Celebrating the year’s best work in children’s television and digital media, the 15th annual Kidscreen Awards program is officially accepting entries.

All winners will be announced at a fun and prestigious awards ceremony taking place during Kidscreen Summit 2024 (February 4-7, San Diego), the global kids entertainment industry’s biggest gathering of the year.

Beginning today, programming entries are being accepted in the following categories for projects targeting preschoolers (zero to five), kids (six to 10) and tweens/teens (11 to 15):

Best New Series
Best Animated Series
Best Mixed-Media Series
Best Live-Action Series
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Best Holiday or Special Episode
Best Podcast
Best Inclusivity
Best in Class

A set of Creative Talent awards will also be given out to projects from the programming categories that merit special consideration for excellence in animation, design, writing, directing, music, acting (live action only) and voice talent (animation only).

This year’s broadcasting categories are:

Channel of the Year
Best On-Air Host or Hosting Team
Best Kids-Only Streaming Service

And we’ll also celebrate the industry’s best digital media products and platforms for preschoolers (zero to five) and kids (six and up) in these categories:

Best Alternative Game
Best Game App—Branded
Best Game App—Original
Best Learning App—Branded
Best Learning App—Original
Best Web/App Series—Branded
Best Web/App Series—Original
Best Website
Best YouTube Channel

The deadline to enter is Friday, September 8. Entry fees are US$400 until August 11, and US$500 after that early-bird date. Additional entry into the “Best in Class” category requires an extra fee of US$100. Detailed information on eligibility, judging and entering can be found at awards.kidscreen.com.

Drag performers and child educators Fay Slift and Fluffy Soufflé (stars of The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy) were fabulous as the hosts of last year’s Kidscreen Awards ceremony, where Netflix led the field with a total of 15 wins. Two of the streamer’s kids shows—Deepa & Anoop and Heartbreaker—tied for the most trophies (four apiece). Comcast also had a big year, landing eight awards, including three for DreamWorks Animation’s popular series Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight.