MUMBAI: The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has announced the winners of the first International Emmy Kids Awards.

Winning programmes from Argentina, Japan, Norway and the UK are: ?Junior High School Diaries?: ?Harmony of Two?, (Kids: Series); ?Energy Survival?, (Kids: Non-Scripted Entertainment); ?El Jard?n de Claril??, (Kids: Pre-School); ?Newsround-My Autism and Me?, (Kids: Factual); ?The Amazing World of Gumball?, (Kids: Animation) and ?Lost Christmas?, (Kids: TV-Movie/Mini-Series).

Academy president, CEO Bruce L. Paisner said, "With this new event solely dedicated to kids programming, the International Academy is proud to be the premiere global platform for excellence in children?s television. We congratulate tonight?s winners for their outstanding achievements."

The Emmy statues were presented on stage by a cast of presenters including: British actor and comedian Eddie Izzard; Canadian actress Vanessa Morgan; Transformer Rescue Bot, Heatwave; Swedish & Danish kids television hosts Ylva Hallen & Jakob Stegelmann; The New York City Children?s Chorus; FDNY firefighter Daniel Glover and Australian Wiggles, Sam Moran.

Over 300 international industry executives attended the inaugural event, held at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, in New York City.

MUMBAI: Nominations for the first International Emmy Kids Awards were announced by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Iatas) at a press conference at the television trade event Mipcom in Cannes, France. There are 24 nominees in 6 categories.

Winners will receive their Emmys at the inaugural International Emmy Kids Awards, on 8 February, 2013 in New York City.

Nominations span 13 countries including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada and France. The 2012 International Emmy competitions have three rounds of judging over a period of 6 months, with participation from jurors across 67 countries.

Iatas president, CEO Bruce L. Paisner said, "One of the great success stories of international television in the last few years has been the explosion of high quality children‘s programming around the globe. In recognition of this, the International Academy is pleased to have created these new awards and we look forward to the first International Emmy Kids Awards ceremony, in February 2013."

The nominees are:
Kids: Preschool

Cloudbread
KBS / GIMC
South Korea

El Jardin de Clarilu
The Walt Disney Company Latin America / Triada / Metrovisi?n
Argentina

Leserkorpset (The Reading Band)
NRK
Norway

Octonauts
BBC Childrens / Silvergate Media / Brown Bag Films / CBeebies
UK

Kids: Animation

The Amazing World of Gumball
Turner Broadcasting
UK

Ask Lara
Tomavistas / Televisi? de Catalunya /
Red Kite Animations / Submarine
Spain

Digimon Xros Wars - The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time
Toei Animation / TV Asahi
Japan

The Jungle Bunch
TAT productions / Master Films / Vanilla Seed
France

Kids: Factual

Christmas Special: The Dreaming Orchestra‘s 180 Days
KBS
South Korea

Coming Out
NPO / Sky High TV
The Netherlands

Mentira la Verdad (Truth Lies)
Mulata Films / Canal Encuentro
Argentina

Newsround - My Autism and Me
BBC Childrens / CBBC
UK

Kids: Non-Scripted Entertainment

Art Attack
Walt Disney Company Latin America
Brazil

Energy Survival
Fabelaktiv / Enova / NRK / Film 3
Norway

In Real Life
Apartment 11 Productions / YTV
Canada

Wittaya Subprayuth
Workpoint Entertainment / Royal Thai Army Radio and Television / Channel 5
Thailand

Kids: Series

Julie and the Phantoms
Mixer / TV Bandeirantes / Nickelodeon
Brazil

Junior High School Diaries
NHK
Japan

SLiDE
Hoodlum / Playmaker Media / Fox 8 / Foxtel
Australia

Stikk (Leave Me Alone)
Nordisk Film TV / NRK / SVT / DR / RUV
Norway

Kids: TV Movie/Mini-Series

Fairy Tales on TV
EBS
South Korea

Lost Christmas
Impact Film & Television Ltd / BBC / Hyde Park Imagenation / Ketchup Entertainment
UK

The Star Talers
S?dwestrundfunk / Bavaria Filmverleih und Produktions GmbH
Germany

The Strongest Man in Holland
NPO / NL Film & TV
The Netherlands