It was a fabulous night in Miami for Netflix, which dominated the 2023 Kidscreen Awards ceremony with wins in 15 categories.

Animated preschool series Deepa & Anoop, which Mattel Television produced for the streamer, did particularly well at the 14th-annual event. Its four wins—two Preschool Programming awards (Best New Series and Best Inclusivity) plus a pair of Creative Talent awards for Best Music and Best Voice Talent—made it one of the night’s winningest shows, along with See-Saw Films’ Heartstopper (also for Netflix).

Authentically representing the LGBTQ+ community, Heartstopper came away with trophies for Best New Series, Best Live-Action Series and Best in Class in the Tweens/Teens Programming categories, as well as a Creative Talent award for Best Acting.

After Netflix, Comcast scored eight awards, including three for DreamWorks Animation’s popular series Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight—Best New Series and Best in Class in Kids Programming, and Best Design in Creative Talent.

Meanwhile, Wondery and Amazon Music were big winners in the newest Kidscreen Awards category for Best Podcast, with preschool title Little Stories Everywhere. And Amazon Kids+ took home the Best Kids-Only Streaming Platform award.

Other notable wins included the perennially successful PBS KIDS (Channel of the Year); awards darling Bluey (Best Animated Series—Preschool); and Sesame Workshop’s #ComingTogether Word of the Day (Best Preschool Web/App Series—Branded).

Hosted by drag performers and child educators Fay Slift and Fluffy Soufflé (stars of The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy), the 2023 Kidscreen Awards celebrated the year’s best work in children’s television and digital media. Assessed by two panels of highly respected industry judges, the Programming and Creative Talent winners are as follows:

PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMING

Best New Series
Deepa & Anoop
Mattel Television for Netflix

Best Animated Series
Bluey—Season 3
BBC Studios Kids & Family, Ludo Studio, ABC Australia

Best Live-Action Series
Helpsters
Sesame Workshop for AppleTV+

Best Mixed-Media Series
The Tiny Chef Show
Imagine Kids+Family, Tiny Chef Show Productions, Factory, Nickelodeon Animation, Dunshire Productions

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas
Disney Television Animation

Best Holiday or Special Episode
“Holiday Goose Chase”—Madagascar: A Little Wild
DreamWorks Animation for Hulu and Peacock

Best Podcast
Little Stories Everywhere
Wondery, Amazon Music

Best Inclusivity
Deepa & Anoop
Mattel Television for Netflix

Best in Class
“Holiday Goose Chase”—Madagascar: A Little Wild
DreamWorks Animation for Hulu and Peacock

KIDS PROGRAMMING

Best New Series
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
DreamWorks Animation for Netflix

Best Animated Series
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
Zagtoon, Method Animation, Disney Channel

Best Live-Action Series
Raising Dion
Netflix

Best Mixed-Media Series
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates
TG Entertainment, Wild Child Animation, Black Camel Productions, Sky Kids

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Superworm
Magic Light Pictures for BBC One

Best Holiday or Special Episode
Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), With Love
WildBrain for AppleTV+

Best Podcast
Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest
Pinna

Best Inclusivity
Raising Dion
Netflix

Best in Class
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
DreamWorks Animation for Netflix

TWEENS/TEENS PROGRAMMING

Best New Series
Heartstopper
See-Saw Films for Netflix

Best Animated Series
Central Park
20th Television for Apple TV+

Best Live-Action Series
Heartstopper
See-Saw Films for Netflix

Best Mixed-Media Series
Lost Ollie
21 Laps Entertainment for Netflix

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, Warner Horizon, Casey Patterson Entertainment, Pulse Films for HBO/HBO Max

Best Podcast
Tomorrow—The Continuing Adventures of Annie Warbucks
Gen-Z Media

Best Inclusivity
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Bar Productions, Disney Television Animation, WildBrain, Snipple Animation

Best in Class
Heartstopper
See-Saw Films for Netflix

CREATIVE TALENT

Best Acting
Heartstopper
See-Saw Films for Netflix

Best Animation
Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas
Aardman for Netflix

Best Design
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
DreamWorks Animation for Netflix

Best Directing
The Tiny Chef Show
Imagine Kids+Family, Tiny Chef Show Productions, Factory, Nickelodeon Animation, Dunshire Productions

Best Music
Deepa & Anoop
Mattel Television for Netflix

Best Writing
Central Park
20th Television for Apple TV+

Best Voice Talent
Deepa & Anoop
Mattel Television for Netflix

There is also a set of Kidscreen Awards categories designed to spotlight the best efforts made by broadcasters to build stronger connections with kids and family audiences around the world. These winners were decided through an online vote by Kidscreen readers that took place in December.

BROADCASTING

Channel of the Year
PBS KIDS

Best On-Air Host or Hosting Team
Miranda Cosgrove, Rob Gronkowski—The 2022 Kids’ Choice Awards
Nickelodeon

Best Kids-Only Streaming Service
Amazon Kids+

And rounding out the Kidscreen Awards program is a set of digital categories for preschool (ages zero to five) and kids (ages six and up). Here are the winners:

DIGITAL—PRESCHOOL

Best Website
Donkey Hodie
Fred Rogers Productions, Curious Media for PBS KIDS

Best Web/App Series—Original
Miikshi
Shaftesbury, Gazelle Automations

Best Web/App Series—Branded
#ComingTogether Word of the Day
Sesame Workshop

Best Learning App—Original
Lingokids
Lingokids

Best Game App—Branded
PAW Patrol Rescue World
Budge Studios, Nickelodeon

Best YouTube Channel
Blue’s Clues & You
Nick Jr.

Best Alternative Game
Xavier Riddle Museum Maker
9 Story Media Group, Relish for PBS KIDS

DIGITAL—KIDS

Best Website
CBC Kids
CBC Kids

Best Web/App Series—Original
Feel Your Best Self
University of Connecticut, Puppet Motion, Luminous Creative Agency

Best Web/App Series—Branded
My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale
eOne, Lil Critter Workshop

Best Learning App—Original
ABCmouse Early Learning Academy
Age of Learning

Best Learning App—Branded
Cyberchase: Duck Dash
The WNET Group, Bridge Multimedia, Relish for PBS KIDS

Best Game App—Original
Kuato Dino Tales
Kuato Studios

Best Game App—Branded
Nickverse
Paramount Games, Dubit

Best YouTube Channel
Dodo Kids
The Dodo, Vox Media

Best Alternative Game
Warrior Cats: Ultimate Edition
Coolabi, Aldrich-Callen Studios

A complete list of 2023 nominees and winners is available at awards.kidscreen.com. Detailed information about eligibility, fees, judging and entering next year’s Kidscreen Awards will be updated when the entry window opens in mid-July.

Pictured at top is Deepa and Anoop from Mattel Television.