Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet Takes 2009 BAFTA Children's Award

The British Academy of Film and Television has honored Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet with one of its 2009 BAFTA Children's Awards, which recognize kids' entertainment across various categories. Critically-acclaimed PlayStation 3 exclusive LittleBigPlanet beat out Electronic Arts' Boom Blox Bash Party and THQ's De Blob and Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise to earn the award in the video game category. Other BAFTA children's award winners were chosen from among nominees in numerous categories like animation, drama, entertainment, and more; a full list of nominees and winners is available on the official BAFTA site. User-generated content-centric LBP and its UK-based developer, Media Molecule, have won numerous awards since the game's October 2008 launch: For example, it earned the Artistic Achievement nod at the 2008 BAFTAs, received four 2009 Game Developers Choice awards, and led five categories at the 2009 Develop Awards.