The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Children's Television Drama is awarded annually by the Australian Film Institute as part of the awards in television for excellence in children's drama. The award commenced in 1991 and in 2009 an additional category for Best Children's Television Animation was awarded. [1]
| Year | Winner | Episode | Recipient(s) | Network | Other nominees |
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| 1991 | Round the Twist | "Wunderpants" | Antonia Barnard | Seven Network | |
| 1992 | Lift Off | "Something tells me" | Patricia Edgar | ||
| 1993 | Round the Twist | "Little Squirt" | Patricia Edgar Antonia Barnard | ABC TV | |
| 1994 | Sky Trackers | "Skating the dish" | Patricia Edgar Margot McDonald | ||
| 1995 | The Ferals | "Ratty Ratty Bang Bang" | Wendy Gray | ABC TV | |
| 1996 | Spellbinder | Episode #11 | Noel Price | Nine Network | |
| 1997 | The Wayne Manifesto | "Amy Pastami Day" | Alan Hardy | ABC TV | |
| 1998 | Blabbermouth and Stickybeak | Ann Darrouzet | ABC TV | ||
| 1999 | See How They Run | Episode #1 | Josephine Ward | ||
| 2000 | Eugenie Sandler P.I. | Episode #2 | Margot McDonald | ABC TV | |
| 2001 | Cybergirl | Episode #1 | Jonathan M. Shiff Daniel Scharf | Network Ten | |
| 2002 | Short Cuts | Margot McDonald | |||
| 2003 | Out There | Michael Bourchier | |||
| 2004 | Wicked Science | Jonathan M. Shiff Daniel Scharf | |||
| 2005 | Holly's Heroes | Ann Darrouzet Dave Gibson Jenni Tosi | |||
| 2006 | Mortified | Phillip Bowman Bernadette O’Mahony | |||
| 2007 | Lockie Leonard | Kylie du Fresne | Nine Network | ||
| 2008 | Blue Water High | Series #3 | Noel Price Dennis Kiely | ABC TV | |
| 2009 | The Elephant Princess | Jonathan M. Shiff Joanna Werner | Network Ten | ||
| 2010 | My Place | Series 1 | Penny Chapman | ABC3 |
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| 2011 | Series 2 |
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| 2012 | The Adventures of Figaro Pho | Dan Fill, Frank Verheggen, David Webster |
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| 2013 | Nowhere Boys | Tony Ayres, Beth Frey |
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| 2014 | The Flamin' Thongs | Colin South and Keith Saggers |
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| 2015 | Ready for This | Darren Dale, Miranda Dear, and Joanna Werner | ABC3 |
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| 2016 | Beat Bugs | Josh Wakely, Jennifer Twiner McCarron | 7Two |
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| 2017 | Little Lunch - The Specials | Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope | ABC Me |
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| 2018 | The Bureau of Magical Things | Jonathan M. Shiff and Stuart Wood | Network Ten |
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| 2019 | Bluey | Charlie Aspinwall, Daley Pearson, Sam Moor | ABC Kids |
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| 2025 | Play School: All Together | Bryson Hall, Lyndal Mebberson | ABC Kids |
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