An audience favourite episode of Bluey has won an award at the world's largest competition for outstanding children's television.
Bluey Sleepytime was the only Australian winner of the prestigious Prix Jeunesse International Awards, which were announced during a ceremony in Munich on 15 June.
The episode was awarded the prize in the Up to 6 Fiction category. Sleepytime takes place inside Bingo's dream where Bingo and her toy Floppy have an intergalactic adventure, to the sounds of Gustav Holst's orchestral suite "The Planets" while the rest of her sleep-deprived family try to navigate Bingo's non-stop night-time bedhopping.
ABC ME series Teenage Boss was also nominated in the 11 - 15 Years Non-Fiction category.
The Prix Jeunesse International Awards aim to promote, celebrate and honour the highest quality in children's and youth television from around the world.
Of the win, ABC Head of Children's Libbie Doherty said "Every Bluey episode is created and crafted as a perfectly formed film. Each one bringing incredible moments and connections for children and audiences of all ages.
"Sleepytime is exceptional and redefines what is possible in preschool children's programming. Congratulations to Joe and the creative team at Ludo for this well-deserved award."
The Prix Jeunesse International Award is the latest in a number of high-profile awards for Bluey. In 2021 it was awarded the AACTA Award for Best Children's Program. It was the 2019 Winner of the International Emmy for Kids: Preschool. Bluey is also nominated for the 2022 Logie for Most Outstanding Children's Program.
The ABC was also a winner in the 2020 Prix Jeunesse with Australian series Hardball and drama series The Unlisted both taking home awards. In 2018 ABC ME's First Day won the gender equity prize and What It's Like to Experience A Disability was awarded an international youth jury award. In 2016, ABC series Little Lunch won the award for best fiction program in the 7-10-year-old category.
Watch brand new episodes of Bluey Series 3 at 8am on ABC Kids and ABC iview.
Production credits
This true-blue Australian series is created by creator/showrunner Joe Brumm, Emmy® awarding-winning executive producers Charlie Aspinwall and Daley Pearson, producer Sam Moor and supervising director Richard Jeffery. The series is executive produced by Libbie Doherty, ABC Head of Children's Production, and Henrietta Hurford-Jones, Director of Children's Content for BBC Studios. Bluey series 3 is a Ludo Studio production for ABC Kids. Principal production investment from BBC Studios, in association with the ABC and Screen Australia. Post Production, Digital and Visual Effects work undertaken in Queensland, Australia with funding from The Queensland Government through Screen Queensland and the Australian Government.
