The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video was named in honor of nineteenth-century American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.^[1] It honored the producer of the most outstanding video production for children.^[1] The Medal was supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and was administered by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), through a Carnegie endowment.^[1]

• The video must have demonstrated excellence in the execution of the special techniques of the medium; in the visual interpretation of story, theme, or concept; in the use of sound; in the delineation of plot, theme, characters, mood setting, or information presented; in the acting, when appropriate; and in the appropriateness of technique or treatment to the story, theme, or concept.^[2]
• The video must have demonstrate excellence of presentation for a child audience (age 0–14 years).
• The video may have been in cassette or DVD format.^[2]
• Only one Medal was presented, regardless of the number of producers involved in the video selected.^[2]
• The video must have been distributed in the United States. Videos originally released in other countries were not eligible.^[2]
• The award was limited to producers who are citizens or residents of the United States.^[2]
• The video could have been feature length, but not a theatrically released feature.^[2]
• The video could have been based on another medium or made for another medium (e.g., television).^[2]
• Adaptations of material originally produced in other mediums should have remained true to, expand, or complement the original work in some way.^[2]
• The video should have been available for use in homes, public libraries, and with community organizations.^[2]
• The award was given only for work produced during the previous year, not for a body of work.^[2]

Out of twenty-six awards:

• Paul R. Gagne has received thirteen Carnegie Medals (always while working for Weston Woods Studios).
• Melissa Reilly has received nine Carnegie Medals (always while working with Paul R. Gagne at Weston Woods Studios).
• Weston Woods Studios has received sixteen Carnegie Medals.