FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 I NEW YORK YALE CLUB I 8:30 – 10:30 AM
Cynopsis Kids !magination Awards honored the year’s best in children’s, tween and family programming and marketing at a breakfast celebration on Friday, September 18 at the Yale Club in New York City. We recognized outstanding achievement in content creation across platforms, and the campaigns that promoted it.
Congratulations to our 2015 Content Leadership Winners
These programming pioneers shared their ideas on the State of Kids Content at this year’s !magination Awards.
What does it mean to win a Kids !magination Award?
…here are just some of the benefits:
- Editorial coverage in Cynopsis eNewsletter
- Editorial coverage online: cynopsis.com
- Award logo to use on your site and for marketing
- And most importantly: winning a Kids !magnation Award positions your campaign & people as leaders!
2015 Kids !magination Awards Finalists:
Advertising Campaign
Winner: Kohl’s D-signed Interstitial – Disney Channels Worldwide 
Honorable Mentions:
- Dora and Friends Interactive Trailer – Nickelodeon
- Paw Patrol: The New Pup Special – Nickelodeon
- Wallykazam! Series Launch – Nickelodeon
Brand Website
Winner: Plum Landing – WGBH Educational Foundation
Honorable Mentions:
- Doozers.com – Jim Henson Co. and DHX Media
- Julius Jr. – Saban Brands
- Share the Happiness website –Hallmark Channel
eBook
Winner: Sheriff Callie’s Tales of the Wild West – Disney Publishing Worldwide
Honorable Mentions:
- Disney Story Central – Disney Publishing Worldwide
- Elmo Loves You! – Sesame Workshop
- Snoopy’s All Star Football – Cupcake Digital
Educational Series/Special Parent/Teacher Curriculum
Winner: Channel One News Curriculum
Honorable Mentions:
- Annedroids – Amazon Studios & Sinking Ship Entertainment
- Beyond the Backpack – Nickelodeon
- Plim Plim, a hero of the heart – Smilehood
- Space Racers – Space Race, LLC
- Tumble Leaf – Amazon Studios & BixPix Entertainment
- Words are Here, There, and Everywhere – Sesame Workshop
Interstitial Series
Winner: Disney Junior My Turn Series – Disney Channels Worldwide
Honorable Mentions:
- Cool School – Driver Digital
- Fanny Foozle Apadapalapa Apples – Aether Entertainment & Cosmic Toast Studios
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks – Original Shorts – Hasbro Studios
- NGK’s ’50 Birds, 50 States’ – National Geographic Kids
- The Lil’ Sam & Cat Show – Nickelodeon
- Welcome to the Wayne – Nickelodeon
- Yup Yups – Radical Sheep Productions
Kids 2-11 Series/Special 
Winners: Total Drama Pahkitew Island – Fresh TV
Turbo FAST – DreamWorks Animation
Honorable Mentions:
- Cyberchase – THIRTEEN/WNET
- Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man: Web-Warriors – Ultimate Spider-Man
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic – “Trade Ya” – Hasbro Studios
- Saban’s Power Rangers Super Megaforce – Saban Brands
- Stable Fables – Ride Television Network, Inc.
Kids 2-11 Special/TV Movie
Winner: Kids’ Choice Sports 2014 – Nickelodeon
Honorable Mentions:
- Cyberchase – THIRTEEN/WNET
- Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man: “Halloween Night at the Museum” – Ultimate Spider-Man
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks – Hasbro Studios
- Over The Garden Wall – Cartoon Network Studios
- The Great Treasure Quest – TAT productions
Marketing Campaign for a TV Series or Special/Movie
Winner: Cartoon Network Summer Campaign 2014 – Cartoon Network
Honorable Mentions:
- Dora and Friends Westfield Experiential Tour – Nickelodeon
- Nickelodeon Halo Awards 2014 – Nickelodeon
- Nickelodeon Slime Cup (2014) – Nickelodeon International
- Odd Squad – PBS KIDS
Mobile App – Educational (Free)
Winner: Mickey’s Magical Math World by Disney Imagicademy – Disney Publishing Worldwide
Honorable Mentions:
- Caillou Check Up – Budge Studios
- Care Bears Love to Learn App – Care Bears
- Centsables Dash for Cash – Norm Hill Entertainment
- Cyberchase Shape Quest – THIRTEEN/WNET
- Mickey’s Magical Math World by Disney Imagicademy – Disney Publishing Worldwide
- Mochu Pop- Language Immersion for Babies and Toddlers – Kadho Inc
- Nick Jr. App – Nickelodeon
- Plum’s Photo Hunt – WGBH Educational Foundation
Mobile App – Educational (Paid)
Winner: The Empowered Brain Suite by Brain Power – Brain Power LLC
Honorable Mentions:
- Cookie Monster’s Challenge – PBS KIDS
- Daniel Tiger’s Grr-ific Feelings – PBS KIDS
- PAW Patrol Draw & Play – Nickelodeon
- Planet H – A+E Networks
- The Adventures of Ash and Ollie: ScreenTime – Fingerprint Play & yummico
- Wallykazam! Letter and Word Magic – Nickelodeon
Mobile App – Entertainment (Free)
Winner: Dragons Adventure World Explorer – Microsoft and DreamWorks Animation
Honorable Mentions:
- Barbie Magical Fashion – Budge Studios
- Cartoon Network Anything – Cartoon Network
- My Talking Angela – Outfit7 Limited
- Nick Jr. App – Nickelodeon
- Olaf’s Adventures – Disney Publishing Worldwide
- PlayKids – Movile
Mobile App – Entertainment (Paid)
Winner: Sofia the First Color and Play – Disney Publishing Worldwide
Honorable Mentions:
- Kidoodle.TV – A Parent Media Co. Inc.
- Lalaloopsy Diner – Cupcake Digital
- RIO 2 Sky Soccer! – Cupcake Digital
- Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace – Disney Publishing Worldwide
- Thomas & Friends Watch and Play – PBS KIDS
New Preschool Series
Winners: Doozers – The Jim Henson Company/DHX Media and Space Racers – Space Race, LLC
Honorable Mentions:
- Creative Galaxy – Amazon Studios & Out of the Blue Enterprises
- Tumble Leaf – Amazon Studios & BixPix Entertainment
- VeggieTales In the House – DreamWorks Animation
New Series for 6-11
Winner: Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street – Amazon Studios
Honorable Mentions: 
- All Hail King Julien – DreamWorks Animation
- Annedroids – Amazon Studios & Sinking Ship Entertainment
- NESN Clubhouse – New England Sports Network
- Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, & Dawn – Nickelodeon
- ODD SQUAD – PBS KIDS
- Some Assembly Required – Thunderbird Films Inc.
- Undercover High – General Purpose Entertainment
Online Game
Winner: Paw Patrol Save Their Friends Online Game – Nickelodeon
Honorable Mentions:
- Daniel Tiger Bathtime Helper – PBS KIDS
- Nick Kingdoms – Nickelodeon
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Glove Universe – Nickelodeon
Online Interactive Experience
Winner: Nickelodeon’s Gotta Spot It – Nickelodeon
Honorable Mentions:
- “Skylanders Trap Team” Interactive Video Ad – Fuisz Media
- Captain McFinn’s Swim and Play – Captain McFinn and Friends
- Intel Security Digital Safety Program – Discovery Education/Intel Security
- Nickelodeon’s Whodunnit Game – Nickelodeon
- Sesame Street Go – Sesame Workshop
Online Studio 
Winner: Nick Digital Games – Nickelodeon
Honorable Mentions:
- Budge Studios – Budge Studios
- DreamWorksTV – DreamWorksTV
Preschool Series/Special
Winner: Tumble Leaf – Amazon Studios & BixPix Entertainment
Honorable Mentions: 
- Dance Time Boys – BabyFirst
- Dinosaur Train: Classic in the Jurassic – The Jim Henson Company/Sparky Animation
- Doozers – Hulu
- Dora and Friends: Into the City! – Nickelodeon
- Lily’s Driftwood Bay – Sixteen South
- Plim Plim, a hero of the heart – Smilehood
Program Distribution/Syndication Executive
Winner: Steve Rotfeld – Steve Rotfeld Productions
Honorable Mentions:
- Janice Marinelli – Disney Studios Global
- Edward Catchpole – HIT Entertainment
- Rick Glankler – FremantleMedia
Pro-Social Campaign
Winner: Make Your Mark – Disney Channel & 7ate9 Entertainment
Honorable Mentions:
- Game Changers with Kevin Frazier – Litton Entertainment
- National Geographic Ice Cream Expedition – National Geographic Kids
- Power Rangers emPOWER – Saban Brands
- Share the Joy – Share the Joy/Disney | ABC
- Soar With Reading- A Joint Project of JetBlue and Random House Children’s Books – Random House Childrens Books/JetBlue
- TRYit!: Dancing on Broadway – Disney Channels Worldwide
Promotional Campaign/Sweepstakes/Contest Campaign
Winners: Warren Buffett’s Secret Millionaires Club “Grow Your Own Business Challenge” – Genius Brands International and SportsKid of the Year 2014 – SPORTS ILLUSTRATED Kids
Honorable Mentions:
- FINRA’s Investor Education Foundation sponsored Generation Money Campaign – Channel One News
- Smart Ways to Play – Nickelodeon
Song for a TV Series/Special/Movie
Winner: “Who’s da King” – All Hail King Julien – DreamWorks Animation
Honorable Mentions:
- Fangbone! – Radical Sheep Productions
- Fix&Foxi Rock The Planet – Your Family Entertainment AG
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic – “You’ll Play Your Part” – Hasbro Studios
- Sanjay & Craig, “Hectorman Rap” – Nickelodeon
Tablet-Based App
Winner: Disney Story Central – Disney Publishing Worldwide
Honorable Mentions:
- Cyberchase Shape Quest – THIRTEEN/WNET
- Disney Karaoke: Frozen – Disney Publishing Worldwide
- Dora and Friends – Nickelodeon
- Kidoodle.TV – A Parent Media Co. Inc.
- Nick Jr. App – Nickelodeon
- Wild Kratts World Adventure – PBS KIDS
TV Series Based on Books
Winner: Fangbone! – Radical Sheep Productions
Honorable Mentions:
- Peter Rabbit – Silvergate Media
- Curious George – PBS KIDS
- Peg & Cat – Fred Rogers Co.
- Spooksville, Discovery Family
Tweens 9-14 Series/Special/TV Movie
Winner: R.L. Stien’s The Haunting Hour – Discovery Family 
Honorable Mentions:
- Channel One News
- Chopped – “Short Order Cooks” – Food Network
- Drive, Chip & Putt Championship National Finals – Golf Channel
- Every Witch Way – Nickelodeon
- Extreme Babysitting – General Purpose Entertainment
- Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street – Amazon Studios
- Little Ballers – Nickelodeon
- Max & Shred – Nickelodeon
- Undercover High – General Purpose Entertainment
Tweens 9-14: Animals & Science
Winner: Lucky Dog – Litton Entertainment
Honorable Mentions:
- Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin – Litton Entertainment
- Stable Fables – RIDE TV
- The Wildlife Docs – Natural 9 Entertainment
- Xploration Animal Science – Steve Rotfeld Productions
- Xploration Outer Space – Steve Rotfeld Productions
Video Game for a TV Series/Special
Winner: Sam and Cat: Brain Crush – Nickelodeon
Honorable Mentions:
- Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave – Mattel/Funny Garbage
- Snow Much Fun – Hallmark Channel
Website for a TV Series/Special
Winner: Thomas & Friends Website – Mattel/Funny Garbage
Honorable Mentions:
- Mixels.com – Cartoon Network
- Peter Rabbit’s Treasure Hunt – Nickelodeon
- The Next Star SuperGroup Interactive – Tricon Kids & Family
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