Nickelodeon has received a raft of nominations in the 2025 Kidscreen Awards, which honors the best children's media over the last year!
This year, Nickelodeon has cornered the shortlist with the most nominations (17), thanks in part to live-action series Avatar: The Last Airbender (pictured) and the Loud House brand garnering three nods apiece.
The Kidscreen Awards program is an annual celebration of children’s content excellence paying tribute to outstanding TV and digital media work that keeps kids and families around the world entertained. It boasts more than 30 categories spanning programming, broadcasting and digital games.
All of the following shortlisted entries are moving on to a final round of judging, and the winners will be announced live at an awards ceremony taking place during Kidscreen Summit 2025 in San Diego (February 9 to 12).
Update (2/13): It was Nickelodeon’s night to shine, with the broadcaster scoring 10 wins at the 2025 Kidscreen Awards ceremony, and coming out on top in categories where it faced stiff competition from other multiple winners including Disney (five), BBC Studios (four) and DreamWorks Animation (three).
Nick will share three of its wins with Netflix for Avatar: The Last Airbender, which picked up Best Live-Action Series, Best Inclusivity and Best in Class in the Tweens/Teens Programming category.
And this older-skewing live-action series tied with Bluey for the most wins overall. The preschool sensation from down under took home trophies for Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie with Bluey: The Sign in Preschool Programming, and Best YouTube Channel in the Preschool Digital category.
Last year’s Kidscreen Awards leader Disney did well again with both its existing franchises and new IPs. Disney Frozen: Forces of Nature won Best Podcast in the Kids Programming category, while Percy Jackson and the Olympians was named Best New Series in Tweens/Teens Programming.
The 2025 Kidscreen Awards celebrated the year’s best work in children’s television and digital media at a fun ceremony hosted by comedian, TV personality and chart-topping podcaster Jessi Cruikshank and held during Kidscreen Summit in San Diego.
The awards that Nickelodeon won at at the 2025 Kidscreen Awards can be found below. For a full list of 2025 Kidscreen Awards winners, click here.
Winners in the programming categories, as determined by two separate panels of judges that were predominantly made up of broadcasting execs:
PROGRAMMING – KIDS
Best Live-Action Series
The Really Loud House
Nickelodeon
Best New Series
Max & the Midknights
Nickelodeon Animation Studios
Best Holiday or Special Episode
“‘Twas the Fight Before Christmas” (The Loud House)
Nickelodeon Animation Studios
PROGRAMMING – TWEENS/TEENS
Best Live-Action Series
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Netflix, Nickelodeon
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Super Bowl LVIII: Live from Bikini Bottom
Nickelodeon
Best Inclusivity
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Netflix, Nickelodeon
Best Podcast
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Nickelodeon Podcasts, Nickelodeon Digital Studios, Gideon Media
Best in Class
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Netflix, Nickelodeon
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), as determined by a panel of qualified industry judges. Here are those winners:
DIGITAL – PRESCHOOL
Best Learning App—Branded
PAW Patrol Academy
Spin Master
DIGITAL – KIDS
Best Game App—Branded
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
Paramount Games, GameMill
Best YouTube Channel
SpongeBob SquarePants
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon Nominations in the 2025 Kidscreen Awards:
In the PRESCHOOL category:
- Pop Paper City (LoveLove Films, Milkshake!) has been nominated for "Best Mixed-Media Series";
- Let’s Guess Who with Josh & Blue (Nickelodeon Podcasts) has been nominated for "Best Podcast";
- Mixmups (Mixmups Entertainment, Milkshake!) has been nominated for "Best Inclusivity".
In the KIDS category:
- Max & the Midknights (Nickelodeon Animation Studios) and The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish (Nickelodeon Animation) have both been nominated for "Best New Series";
- The Really Loud House (Nickelodeon) has been nominated for the "Best Live-Action Series" award;
- No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie (Nickelodeon, Paramount Animation, David Kirschner Productions) has been nominated for "Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie";
- The Loud House Holiday special “‘Twas the Fight Before Christmas” (Nickelodeon Animation Studios) has received a nomination for "Best Holiday or Special Episode".
In the TWEENS/TEENS category:
- The live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix, Nickelodeon) has been nominated for the "Best New Series", "Best Live-Action Series", and "Best Inclusivity" awards;
- Nickelodeon dominates the "Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie" award with 2024 Kids’ Choice Awards (Done+Dusted, Nickelodeon), NFL Slimetime (Nickelodeon) and Super Bowl LVIII: Live from Bikini Bottom (Nickelodeon) each receiving a nomination;
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? (Nickelodeon Podcasts, Nickelodeon Digital Studios, Gideon Media) has been nominated for the "Best Podcast" award.
In the PRESCHOOL - DIGITAL category:
- PAW Patrol Academy (Spin Master) has been nominated for "Best Learning App—Branded";
- LEGO DUPLO: Peppa Pig (StoryToys, The LEGO Group, Hasbro) has been nominated for the "Best Game App—Branded" award.
In the KIDS - DIGITAL category:
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Paramount Games, GameMill Entertainment) has been nominated for the "Best Game App—Branded" award;
- SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon) has been nominated for "Best YouTube Channel";
- And SpongeBob SquarePants Simulator (Paramount Games, Gamefam) has been nominated for "Best Alternative Game".
Now in its 16th year, the Kidscreen Awards program typically receives more than 500 entries from around the world in 50-plus categories spanning programming, broadcasting and digital media. Winners will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony during Kidscreen Summit 2025 (February 9-12, San Diego), the global kids entertainment industry’s largest gathering of the year.
For a full list of 2025 Kidscreen Awards nominees, visit https://awards.kidscreen.com.
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Originally published: November 26, 2024.
