Hosted by beloved children’s presenter Floella Benjamin, the first awards were held at 195 Piccadilly, BAFTA's headquarters, with the prizes including drama, entertainment, factual, pre-school, schools-documentary and schools-drama. Since then the awards have become a key date in the BAFTA calendar, with awards in film, TV and games marking the Academy’s support for the agility and breadth of this vital sector.
Image: Jay Grace of Aardman Animations at work. This portrait is taken from the BAFTA commissioned exhibition: For the Love of Film, celebrating the craft of filmmaking.
Video: Floella Benjamin, presenter of the first Children's Awards in 1996, talks about the importance of having an awards ceremony that celebrates excellence in children's television (Source: BAFTA).