Winner 2023
DIGITAL & OTT
Best Animated Digital Series – 2D
Varsity Junior by Zerodha Broking
Best Animated Digital Series – 3D
Gremlins – Secrets of the Mogwai by 88 Pictures
Best Use of Animation in a Music Video
Aata Senasaata by Plangle Studio
Best Animated Short Film
Bandits of Golak by 88 Pictures
Best Animated Full Length Feature Film
Peter Pan: The Quest For Never Book By Powerkids Entertainment
LICENSING & MERCHANDISING
Best Animated Character Merchandise
Chhota Bheem & Funskool Association from Green Gold Animation
Best Use of Leveraging a Character for Brand Marketing
Chhota Bheem – Bum Tum Association from Green Gold Animation
Best Licensed Animated Series Programme
The Jungle Book Franchise from Powerkids Entertainment
MEDIA ADVERTISING AND MARKETING
Best Channel Packaging
Sony YAY! Rebrand by Sony YAY!
Best Digital Campaign for an Animated Series
The Quiz Time – Spongebob Squarepants by ETV Bal Bharat
Best Experiential Marketing
Olly’s World by Tavrohi Animations
Best Use of Animated Character in a Brand TVC
IPL – Simpoo Singh by Tavrohi Animations
Best Animated Brand Film
Lion and Goat by Tavrohi Animations
Star Mush Detector by Paperboat Design Studios
Best Brand Collaboration
When Chai Met Toast Concert and Van Heusen in Partynite from Gamitronics
Best Innovative Campaign
Baahubali 1 & 2 – Stop Motion by Shemaroo Entertainment
Best Promo
Baahubali 1 & 2 – Stop Motion by Shemaroo Entertainment
PROGRAMMING
Best 2D Animated Series
PaJaMa from Toonz Media Group
Best 3D Animated Series
Pfffirates from philmCGI
Dragonero: Tales Of Paladins Season #1 from Powerkids Entertainment
Best Preschool Show
Gogo Bus by One Take Media Co.
Best Animated Short Film
The Endless Night by Arijit Ghosh
Best Animated Full Length Feature Film
My Fairy Troublemaker by philmCGI
TECHNICAL
Best Animated Project in Metaverse
Gujarat Titans Metaverse by Tavrohi Animations
Best Music Composer
Pfffirates from philmCGI
HappyVerse Song from Sony YAY!
Best Title Song
Abhimanyu from Viacom18 Media (Nickelodeon)
Best Title Design
4AM Worldwide Advertising for Mai
Best Character Design
Roro Aur Hero – Bhoot Mast Zabardast by IN10 Media Network
Tattva_118 by Paperboat Design Studios
Best Production Coordinator
Warner Bros. Discovery – Roohnaz Khan for Little Singham (2D+3D) / Chhota Bheem (2D+3D) / Titoo / Ekans / Baby Little Singham / Simmba / Bunty Billa Babban / Fukrey Boyzzz
Best Compositor
philmCGI for The Karate Sheep
Best Modeller
Kumkum Varma / Frameboxx 2.0 Animation & Visual Effects/FC Road for Sword
Best Editing in an Animated Film
Cosmos Maya for Titoo Ki Vampirepanti
Best Screenplay Writer
Vishal TM for Off-Camera
Best Dialogue Writer
Nupur Sharma for Little Singham_ Naagsingham (Telefeature)
Best Producer
philmCGI for Pfffirates
Best Director of an Animated TV Series
Dhananjay Bhopale from Symbiosys Entertainment
Best Director of a Digital Series
Shyam Wanare & Rajiv Sarkar for Varsity Junior
Best Director of an Animated Film
Dheeraj Berry from Cosmos Maya for Titoo Ki Vampirepanti
Best Animator – Male
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TECHNOLOGY
Best Hardware Used in Animation
Studio56 Animation
Shemaroo Entertainment
Best Software Used in Animation
Shemaroo Entertainment for Baahubali 1 & 2 – Stop Motion
Best Technical Innovation
Carmond Infinity for Jungle Marathon
PARTNERS/SERVICE
Best Effects
Vinay A M / Mikros Animation for Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years
Best Character Design
4AM Worldwide Advertising for character design of Burpy
Best Storyboard Artist
Shresath Tuli from Reliance Animation Studio, for Baby Little Singham – Kite Fun
Best Concept Artist
Aditi Kiran from Zebu Animation Studios for Lego Dreamzzz: Trials of the Dream Chasers (Season 1/ Ep1 – Ep 10)
Best Compositor
philmCGI for The Karate Sheep
Best Art Director
Venky Ramanan from Zebu Animation Studios for Lego Dreamzzz: Trials of the Dream Chasers (Season 1)
Best Producer
Ishani Priyamvada from Zebu Animation Studios for Lego Dreamzzz: Trials of the Dream Chasers (Season 1)
Best Animator – Male
Rakshith A from Mikros Animation for Star Trek: Prodigy
Best Preschool Show
Eureka from Assemblage Entertainment
Best Animated TVC
Puma Nitra: A New Era of Running by Famous Digital Studios
Best Animated Digital Series
Booba by Assemblage Entertainment
Best Animated Series
Mia and Me Season 4 / 100% Wolf: Legend of the Moonstone by Studio56 Animation
Best Animated Short Film
Alvaro: Reignition | Free Fire Tales from SDFX Studios (Company3 Method India)
Best Animated Full Length Feature Film
Mia Movie – The Hero of Centopia by Studio56 Animation
Best Partnered Animation Work
Super Giant Robot Brothers by Assemblage Entertainment
SOCIAL MEDIA
Best Reel With The Use of Animation
Dim Buc Doo by Crazy Cub Animation Studio
Best Social Media Content – Animated
Teen Buddhu by Green Gold Animation
Best Social Media Presence by an Animation Platform/Studio
Cosmos Maya for WowKidz
STUDENTS
Best Student 2D Film
Sreeram J from Indian Institute of Art and Design
Best Student 3D Film
Joy Dust from Maya Academy of Advanced Creativity, MAAC India
SPECIAL AWARDS
Best Syndicated Content
Powerkids Entertainment for The Jungle Book Franchise
Best Use of Animation in a Public Service Message
Off-Camera from Videogyan Studios
India’s Most Loved Animated Character
Chotta Bheem from Green Gold Animation
Popular Character (Global)
Mighty Little Bheem from Green Gold Animation
Best Bollywood Inspired Animated IP
Smashing Simmba from Reliance Animation Studios
Best Ensemble in an Animated Series
Cosmos Maya for Motu Patlu
Young Animator of The Year
Dolly Kela
Hall of Fame 2023
Arjun Madhavan
Contribution to the Animation Industry
Ashish Kulkarni
Animation Personality of the Year
Manoj Mishra, CEO, Powerkids Entertainment
Milind D. Shinde, founder & CEO, 88 Pictures
Best Indie Studio
Tavrohi Animations
Studio of the Year
philmCGI
Winner 2022
PROGRAMMING
Best Preschool Show
Wisdom Tree- Moral Stories (ETV BAL BHARAT)
Oggy Oggy (Philm CGI)
Warner Bros. Discovery: Unbox the Fun packaging
Best Promo
Dragonero (Powerkids Entertainment)
Ekans Pehredaar (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Best 2D animated series
Chhota Bheem Buddhe Bachhe (Green Gold Animation Pvt Ltd)
Akki Jaanbaaz (IN10 Media Network)
Best 3D animated series
Rudra Magical Dreams, Viacom 18 Media Pvt Ltd (Nickelodeon)
Pinocchio & Friends (Toonz Animation India Private Limited)
Best Animated Film
Rudra In The Forgotten World
Little Singham ki Black Shadow se Takkar (Reliance Animation Studio Pvt. Ltd)
Best Animated Short Film
Lust in the Woods (Wackytoon Studio Pvt. Ltd)
Best Music Composer
Ding Dong Bell Title Song (Sony YAY!)
Best Remotely Produced content
Oggy Oggy (Philm CGI)
Best Live Action Kids Programming
Disney Imagine That Season 2 (Disney Broadcasting (India) Pvt Ltd)
DIGITAL/ OTT AWARDS
Best Animated Film
Christmas Thatha (Green Gold Animation Pvt Ltd)
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (88 Pictures Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd)
Best Animated Digital Series
Jungle Book (Powerkids Entertainment)
Chicky– season two (Philm CGI)
Best Animated Music Video
Chhota Bheem title song music video (Green Gold Animation Pvt Ltd)
Best Remotely Produced Content
Smaashhing Simmba (Duty pe Bhoot) (Reliance Animation Studio Pvt. Ltd.)
Best Animated Social Media Brand
Wowkidz (Cosmos-Maya India Pvt Ltd)
Best Reels
Getting too old for this and Champi (Priyanka Tampi)
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Character Animation
Kandittundu (Studio Eeksaurus Productions Pvt. Ltd.)
Oggy Oggy (Philm CGI)
Best Character Design
Kandittundu (Studio Eeksaurus Productions Pvt. Ltd.)
Best Director of an animated TV series
Aashish Mall and Avinash Walzade – Besurdas Chala Khyberpass (Paperboat Design Studios Pvt Ltd)
Best Director of an animated film
Adithi Krishnadas- Kandittundu (Studio Eeksaurus Productions Pvt. Ltd.)
Best Title Song
Bhoot Bandhus Viacom 18 Media Pvt Ltd (Nickelodeon)
Tarak Mehta Ka Chhota Chashmah music video (Sony YAY!)
Best Title Design
Shonar Bengal (Paperboat Design Studios Pvt Ltd.)
Nupur Sharma- Little Singham -Super Squad in Kojima Island
Best Editing in an animated TV series
Deepak Bhanudas Salunke – Titoo (Cosmos-Maya India Pvt Ltd)
Lust in the Woods (Wackytoon Studio Pvt. Ltd.)
L&M – LICENSING AND MERCHANDISING AWARDS
Best animated character merchandise
Chhota Bheem and Rasna association (Green Gold Animation Pvt Ltd)
Best use of leveraging a character for Brand marketing
Chhota Bheem and Cadbury association (Green Gold Animation Pvt Ltd)
Best licensed animated series programme
Billa Jasoos (One Take Media Co)
Best licensed animated character programme
Bablu Dablu Monster Plan (One Take Media Co)
MAM – MEDIA ADVERTISING AND MARKETING
Best Animated Brand Film
Perk Disclaimers Campaign (Paperboat Design Studios Pvt Ltd)
Best experiential marketing
Perk Disclaimers Campaign (Paperboat Design Studios Pvt Ltd)
Best Innovative Campaign
Disney Imagine That season two (Disney Broadcasting (India) Private Limited)
Best use of animated character in a brand TVC
Chhota Bheem and Cadbury association (Green Gold Animation Pvt Ltd)
Best use of animated character in a brand TVC
Pushup Challenge (ETV BAL BHARAT)
Best Brand Collaboration
Disney Imagine That Season 2 x Cello (Disney Broadcasting (India) Private Limited)
SOCIAL MEDIA AWARDS
Best Animation song
Abhimanyu The Young Yodha (ETV BAL BHARAT)
Best Animation Short film
Power of Change (Creative Multimedia College/ Hyderabad)
5 More Sleeps Till Christmas (88 Pictures Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd)
STUDENT AWARDS
Best Student 3D film
The Hero (MAAC)
Long Lost Home (Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute)
Best student 2D film
Long Lost Home (Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute)
THE ARNAB CHAUDHURI DIRECTOR’S AWARD
The Arnab Chaudhuri Animation ACE Award
Upamanyu Bhattacharya (Animator-Ghost Animation)
The Arnab Chaudhuri Young Ace Award
A Haunting that no one else saw – Pivari Kejriwal (Srishti Institute of Art Design and Technology)
SPECIAL AWARDS
Best use of animation in a public service message
Bhookh (Vivi5 Studios)
Best Syndicated Content
Bablu Dablu The Adventure (One Take Media Co)
India's most loved animated character
Chhota Bheem- Veer Bahadur Bheem (Green Gold Animation Pvt Ltd)
Best Bollywood inspired animated IP
Little Singham (Reliance Animation Studio Pvt. Ltd.)
Best Animated Music Video
Bhoot Bandhus Viacom 18 Media Pvt Ltd (Nickelodeon)
Best Animated Project in Metaverse
Vir- The Robot Boy with Yug Metaverse for india’s first holi party in the metaverse by (Cosmos-Maya India Pvt Ltd)
Best Animator – Male
Mukund Bhaleghare –Atram Shatram_Clay Animation_FSSAI_India (Skill Tool Studio)
Animation Personality of the Year
Soumitra Ranade (Paperboat Design Studios Pvt Ltd)
Best Indie Studio
Plangle studio pvt ltd
Studio of the Year
Studio56 Animation
Paperboat Design Studios Pvt Ltd
Winner 2021
PROGRAMMING
Best Preschool Show
Mighty Little Bheem episode – A Royal Festival of Colors (Green Gold Animation)
Best Channel Packaging
Warner Media India – Pogo Festive Packaging
Best Promo
Kris Live Action Stationary (Warner Media India – Pogo)
Toons ki barish (Warner Media India – Cartoon Network)
What’s Your Summer Plan (Sony Pictures Networks India)
Best 2D Animated Series
Fukrey Boyzzz: Vanaar Sena (Discovery Kids India)
Titoo (Cosmos-Maya)
Best 3D animated series
Bhoot Bandhus Family Tree & Bhoot Bandhus Magic Show (Viacom18 – Nickelodeon)
Rudra – Race to the mountain (Viacom18 – Nickelodeon)
Bablu Dablu: Monster Plan (One Take Media)
Motu Patlu (Cosmos-Maya)
KickO and Super Speedo (Sony Pictures Networks India)
Best Animated Film
Bheem In The City (Green Gold Animation)
Little Singham : Kaal ki Shatir Chaal (Discovery Kids India)
Little Singham: Future mein Satakli (Discovery Kids India)
Best Animated Short Film
Lamput – Transfer Gun (Warner Media India)
Best Music Composer
Kicko and Super Speedo vs Benaam Who (Sony Pictures Networks India)
Best Remotely Produced Content
Momo and Tulus (YoBoHo Digital Content)
DIGITAL/ OTT AWARDS
Best Animated Film
Bombay Rose (Paperboat Design Studios)
Titoo Ambulance (Warner Media India – Pogo)
Christmas Ident (Warner Media India – Pogo)
Simmba Biker Gang (Warner Media India – Pogo)
Best Animated Digital Series
Gummy Bear & Friends (Toonz Media Group)
Mighty Little Bheem Episode – Come Out and Play (Green Gold Animation)
Best Animated Music Video
Titoo aisa kyun hain? (Warner Media India)
Har task with a mask (Warner Media India – Pogo)
Best Remotely Produced content
Toons ki barish (Warner Media India – Cartoon Network)
Best Animated Social Media Brand
Cosmos-Maya WowKidz
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Title Design
Fukrey Boyzzz: Vaanar Sena (Discovery Kids India)
Best Title Song
Hope Song – Phhir Dil Bolega YAY! (Sony Pictures Networks India)
Honey Bunny ka Jholmaal title song (Sony Pictures Networks India)
Best Editing in an Animated TV Series
Motu Patlu (Cosmos-Maya)
Best Editing in an Animated Film
Fatak Patak – Sheru Aur Masti Ki Pathshala (Nihodo Media)
Honey Bunny in Ghost Palace (Sony Pictures Networks India)
Best Editing in an Animated Digital Series
Momo and Tulus (YoBoHo Digital Content)
Ace2Three Rummy (Skill Tool Studio)
Best Director of an Animated TV series
Toonz Media Group
Chacha Chaudhary
Cosmos-Maya
Selfie With Bajrangi
Cosmos-Maya
Motu Patlu
Best Director of an Animated Film
A THEOREM (AK RAPOLU THEOREM)
DHIRA
Best Director of a Digital Series
Skill Tool Studio
Ace2Three Rummy
Best Screenplay
Fatak Patak – Sheru Ban Gaya Champion (Nihodo Media)
Honey Bunny and Super Car Race (Sony Pictures Networks India)
Best Character Design
Bapu (Cosmos-Maya)
Best Character Animation
One Take Media Bablu
Dablu: Monster Plan
Best Voice Over Artist for a TV series – Male
Sony Pictures Networks India
Honey Bunny Ka Jholmaal
Best Voice Over Artist for a Digital series – Female
YoBoHo Digital Content Build
A Childrens Playground
Best Technical Innovation
A THEOREM (AK RAPOLU THEOREM)
DHIRA
L&M (Licensing & Merchandising) Awards
Best Animated Character Merchandise
Chhota Bheem Saregama Carvaan Mini (Green Gold Animation)
Best Animated Series Merchandise
Fatak Patak (Nihodo Media)
Best Licensed Animated Character Programme
Chhota Bheem (Green Gold Animation)
Best Licensed Animated Series Programme
Bablu Dablu: Snow Daze (One Take Media)
Best use of Leveraging a Character for Brand Marketing
Chhota Bheem Jelimal Candies (Green Gold Animation)
MAM (Media, Advertising and Marketing) Awards
Best Animated Brand Film
Air India Animated Brand Films (ARTHA Animation)
Ace2Three Rummy (Skill Tool Studio)
TRAQ by Titan (Paperboat Design Studio)
Best Digital Campaign for an Animated Series
Fukreyy Boyzzz Launch (Discovery Kids India)
Kaal ki Shatir Chaal (Discovery Kids India)
Ace2Three Rummy (Skill Tool Studio)
Best use of Animated Character in a Brand TVC
Air India Animated Brand Advertisements (ARTHA Animation)
Best Experiential Marketing
School Contact Programme (Discovery Kids India)
Best Brand Collaboration
Fukrey Boyzzz x Britannia Krunch (Discovery Kids India)
Best Innovative Campaign
SuperHero Academy (Discovery Kids India)
Student Awards
Best Student 3D Film
BOOND (MAAC Malad – Mumbai)
Best Student 2D film
Story of a Beginning
Balaram J (National Institute of Design)
Water Pollution
Vishnu Balal (UNESCO H2Ooooh! – Waterwise Program 2021 by Toonz Media Group)
Best Student 2D film
Story of a Beginning
Balaram J (National Institute of Design)
Water Pollution
Vishnu Balal (UNESCO H2Ooooh! – Waterwise Program 2021 by Toonz Media Group)
Blinding Lights Music Video
Dhruv Dhindale, Sakshi Singh & Aman Singh (DICE VFS)
SPECIAL AWARDS
Best Animator – Female
Meera Latkar (Warner Media India – POGO)
Bheega diya naa
Best Animator – Male
Mukund Bhaleghare (Skill Tool Studio)
ACE2THREE Rummy
Best Indie Studio
Paperboat Design Studios
Young Animator of the Year
Balaram J (National Institute of Design)
Story of a Beginning
Best Animated Music Video
Jazyl Homavazir & Amandeep Singh
Homeless Homeboy Animated Opening
YoBoHo Digital Content
Move it Like the Animals
Discovery Kids India
Little Singham: Kaal ki shatir Chaal
Kiran Venugopalan & Aishwarya Manoj Mankar
The Fortune & Julia Nem – Lost
Best Bollywood inspired animated IP
Fukrey Boyzzz (Discovery Kids India)
Best use of animation in a public service message nominees
Mumbai Police Parivaar (ARTHA Animation)
Fukrey Boyzzz: Swag wali Diwali (Discovery Kids India)
Best Syndicated Content
Bablu Dablu: Sunsational Summer (One Take Media)
EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARDS
Best 3D Series Overall- TV and OTT
Mondo Yan (Toonz Media Group)
Mighty Little Bheem Episode – A Flower For Mom (Green Gold Animation)
Most Expansive Studio of the Year
Cosmos-Maya
The Arnab Chaudhuri Director's Award
The Arnab Chaudhuri Young ACE Award – Short Form
Notun Fasal (New Harvest)
Sovan Dutta (SRFTI)
The Arnab Chaudhuri Young ACE Award – Long Form
Story of a Beginning
Balaram J (National Institute of Design)
The Arnab Chaudhuri Animation ACE Award
Chandra’s Cafe
Krishna Chandran A. Nair
Winner 2019
STUDENT CATEGORY
Best student 2D film
Candra-Sassa (Moon Rabbit) by IDC School of design
Best Student 3D film
The Last Stand – A War Film by Supinfocom Rubika
PROGRAMMING CATEGORY
Best Channel Packaging
YAY! = Playful by Sony Pictures Networks
Best preschool show
MIGHTY LITTLE BHEEM – SPICY SURPRISE by Green Gold Animation
Best Promo
Little Singham Chala London by Discovery Communications India
Best 2D animated series
Little Singham by Discovery Communications India
Best 3D animated series
ANDY PIRKI by AUM Animation Studios and Motu Patlu by Cosmos-Maya
Best Animation Digital Film
Punyakoti by Puppetica Media
Best Animation Digital Series
Kalari Kids- When Warriors Unite by GreenGold Animation
Best Animation Film
Goopi Gawaiyaa Bagha Bajaiyaa (GGBB) by Paperboat Design studios
Best Animation Short Film
Kite : a short film by Sagar Funde
Best Digital Channel
Chotoonz by Toonz Animation India
Special Animation Programming (Non GEC)
So Shayari TV Today Network
Winner 2019
STUDENT CATEGORY
Best student 2D film
Candra-Sassa (Moon Rabbit) by IDC School of design
Best Student 3D film
The Last Stand – A War Film by Supinfocom Rubika
TECHNICAL CATEGORY
Best Character Animation
Tik Tak Tail by Cosmos-Maya
Best Character Design
Punyakoti by Puppetica Media
Best Director of animated TV series
ANDY PIRKI by AUM Animation Studios
Best Editing in an animated series
ANDY PIRKI by AUM Animation Studios.
Best Music Composer
ANDY PIRKI by AUM Animation Studios
Best Screenplay
Punyakoti by Puppetica Media
Best Special Effects
Radha Krishna Vyomasura Promo by Ventana Studios
Best Title Song Rudra
Title Song by Viacom 18 Media (Nickelodeon)
Best Title Design
Smoke (Web series) by Plexus
Best Voice Over Artist
Punyakoti by Puppetica Media
MAM CATEGORY
Best Animated Brand Film
Cadbury 5 Star – Frog Film by Paperboat
Best Digital Campaign for Animated Series
Kung Fu Dhamaka: The Game by Gamitronics
Best Experiential marketing
Little Singham Squad – School Contact Program 2018 by Discovery Communications India
Best Brand Collaboration with Animated Character
Sony YAY! with PVR by Sony Picture
Networks Best Broadcasters Campaign
Go Kicko Campaign by Sony Pictures Networks
L&M CATEGORY
Best licensed and merchandised character
Chhota Bheem Action Plush by Green Gold Animation
Best merchandised & licensed series
The Jungle Book by DQ Entertainment International
EDITOR'S CHOICE CATEGORY
Best Animation Short Film
Daaduji – Sone se pehle brush karna by Viacom 18 Media Pvt Ltd (Nickelodeon)
Best Character Animation
ANDY PIRKI by AUM Animation Studios
Best Regional Show
Bommiyum Thirukkuralum by Sun TV Network
Outstanding Work Globally
Technicolor India and Philm CGI
Digital Shorts
Lapet Te Raho by Sony Pictures Network India
PERSONALITIES CATEGORY
Best Indie Studio
Tavrohi Animations
Animation Studio of the year
Cosmos Maya
Animation Personality of the year
Annu Sikka
Contribution to Indian Animation
Ketan Mohan
Lifetime Achievement Award
Ram Mohan