2022 BAFTA Children & Young People Award Winners Announced

Magic Light Pictures’ animated special ‘The Snail and the Whale’ garners two awards in the Animation and Director categories; the annual event is a celebration of UK and international content for children and young people spanning film, games, and television.

‘The Snail and the Whale’ image courtesy of Magic Light Pictures

BAFTA announced the winners of this year's BAFTA Children & Young People Awards, a celebration of UK and international content for children and young people spanning film, games, and television. Presenting the awards were a host of stars and content creators, including Alishea Cambell-Drummond; Joseph Coelho; Dani Harmer; Jason Isaacs; Molly Rainford; Ben Shires; Inel Tomlinson; Amir Wilson, and BAFTA Young Presenter competition winners, Maryam, and Jeriah. The ceremony took place at the Old Billingsgate in London.

Here are the winners:

ANIMATION

The Snail and The Whale: Production Team - Magic Light Pictures/BBC One

CONTENT FOR CHANGE

El Deafo - Gilly Fogg, Cece Bell, Will McRobb - Lighthouse Studios in association with Apple/Apple TV+

DIRECTOR

The Snail and the Whale – directors Max Lang and Daniel Snaddon - Magic Light Pictures/ BBC One

FEATURE FILM

Wolfwalkers - Will Collins, Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart - Cartoon Saloon, Melusine Productions in association with Apple/Apple TV+

GAME

Sackboy: A Big Adventure - Development Team – Sumo Sheffield/ Sony Interactive Entertainment

INTERNATIONAL

Bluey - Joe Brumm, Charlie Aspinwall, Sam Moor - Ludo Studio/BBC Studios Kids & Family, Disney

NON-SCRIPTED

FYI Ukraine Invasion Special - Production Team - Fresh Start Media/Sky Kids

PERFORMER

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth - Chris O’Dowd - Studio AKA/Apple TV+

PRE-SCHOOL – ANIMATION

Hey Duggee - Grant Orchard, Sander Jones, Janine Voong - Studio AKA, BBC Studios Kids & Family/CBeebies

PRE-SCHOOL – LIVE ACTION

Lovely Little Farm - Production Team - Darrall Macqueen Ltd/Apple TV+

PRESENTER

CBeebies Presentation - George Webster – BBC/CBeebies

SCRIPTED

Dodger - Rhys Thomas, Lucy Montgomery, Mark Freeland - Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group/CBBC

WRITER

The Amazing World of Gumball - Joe Markham, Mic Graves, Tony Hull - Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe/Cartoon Network

YOUNG PERFORMER

JoJo & Gran Gran - Taiya Samuel - BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions/CBeebies

Last weekend, BAFTA hosted its first-ever Children and Young People’s Festival at its London headquarters. The event, open to the public, was a celebration of content for younger audiences and a showcase of BAFTA’s outreach work and initiatives, underscoring the organization’s mission to nurture and inspire tomorrow’s budding creatives, filmmakers, and talent.

Source: BAFTA