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Summerhill writer Alison Hume receives her award from Chalrie Higson (Photo: BAFTA / Ian West)

BAFTA Children's Awards

The winners have been announced of the 2008 BAFTA Children's Awards. They include:

Writer

Alison Hume - Summerhill
Tiger Aspect Productions/CBBC

Shortlisted:

Tony Collingwood - The Secret Show
Collingwood O’Hare Entertainment/CBBC

Dave Ingham - Charlie and Lola (based on the books by Lauren Child)
Tiger Aspect Productions/CBeebies

Peter Tabern - Clay
Childsplay Television/CBBC

Animation

Charlie And Lola Autumn Special
Claudia Lloyd, Kitty Taylor (Tiger Aspect Productions/CBeebies)

Shortlisted:

Eliot Kid
(Samka & Safari de Ville/CBBC)

Shaun The Sheep
Julie Lockhart, Richard Golezsowski (Aardman Animation/CBBC )

Skunk Fu!
Paul Young, Jordan Gaucher, Aidan Harte (Cake Entertainment/CBBC)

Drama

The Revenge Files Of Alistair Fury
Jamie Rix, Nick Wood (Little Brother Productions/CBBC)

Shortlisted:

The Sarah Jane Adventures
Matthew Bouch, Alice Troughton, Gareth Roberts (BBC Cardiff/CBBC)

Summerhill
Stephen Smallwood, Jon East, Alison Hume (Tiger Aspect Productions/CBBC)

Young Dracula
Mia Jupp, Joss Agnew, Jo Williams (CBBC/CBBC )

Short-form

My Say
Mick Robertson, John Butterworth (WisedUp/CBBC )

Shortlisted:

Eddie Retractorhead
Jean Flynn (Cosgrove Hall Films/Nickelodeon UK)

See Something, Say Something
Jane Laffey (Nickelodeon/Envy/Nickelodeon UK)

Stitch Up Showdown
Adam Shaw (Blue Zoo/Nickelodeon UK )

Pre-School Animation

Charlie And Lola
Claudia Lloyd, Kitty (Taylor Tiger Aspect Productions/Cbeebies)

Shortlisted:

Little Princess
Iain Harvey, Edward Foster (The Illuminated Film Company/Five)

Peppa Pig
Phil Davies, Mark Baker, Neville Astley Astley Baker (Davies Ltd/Rubber Duck Entertainment/Nick Jr/Five)

Roary The Racing Car
Owen Ballhatchet, Tim Harper (Chapman Entertainment/Nick Jr/Five)

Pre-School Live Action

In The Night Garden
Andrew Davenport, Anne Wood, Dirk Campbell (Ragdoll Productions/Cbeebies)

Shortlisted:

Go And Be A Grown Up
Sam Potter (Handle & Spout/Cartoonito)

The Milkshake Show
Clair Duff, Louise Beresford (Milkshake Production/Five)

Space Pirates
Tony Reed, Bridget Caldwell (CBeebies/CBeebies)

Article updated: 01.12.2008

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