Awards & Winners

Janice Burgess

Janice Burgess is the former key person of Nick Jr.. She is the creator and executive producer of The Backyardigans, a CGI-animated series on Nick Jr. running from 2004 to 2008 about five high-spirited friends and their imaginative, musical journeys. Burgess was the project manager for Ghostwriter at Children's Television Workshop. In that position, she co-ordinated the efforts of the magazine, outreach and teacher materials with the content and goals of the television show. She joined Nickelodeon in 1995 as an executive-in-charge of production at Nick Jr. and later became vice president. In this capacity, she oversaw the production of Peabody and Emmy Award-winning Nick Jr. shows including Blue's Clues, Little Bill and Whoopi’s Littleburg. She was also co-executive producer of The Little Bill. Burgess grew up in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from The Ellis School in 1974.

Awards by Janice Burgess

Check all the awards nominated and won by Janice Burgess.

2012


Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation The Backyardigans

2011


Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program The Backyardigans

2010


Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program The Backyardigans

2009


Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program The Backyardigans
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation The Backyardigans

2008


Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
Honored for : The Backyardigans

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Pre-School Program or Series The Backyardigans
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program The Backyardigans

2007


Gemini Award for Best Pre-School Program or Series
Honored for : The Backyardigans

Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Pre-School Program or Series The Backyardigans

2004


Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program
Honored for : Little Bill

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program Little Bill

2002


Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program Little Bill