The Television Academy announced today the juried award winners for the 70th Emmy Awards in the categories of Animation and Motion Design. The juried awards for these categories will be presented at the 2018 Creative Arts Awards ceremonies on Saturday, Sept. 8, and Sunday, Sept. 9.
No award was given in the Interactive Programming category this year.
This year’s juried winners are:
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION
Adventure Time “Ketchup” • Cartoon Network • Cartoon Network Studios
Lindsay Small-Butera, Character Animation
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie • Nickelodeon • Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Stu Livingston, Storyboard Artist
The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm • HBO • HBO Documentary Films
Jeff Scher, Production Designer
The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular • Disney Channel • Disney Television Animation
Justin Martin, Background Designer
The Simpsons “Springfield Splendor” • Fox • Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Caroline Cruikshank, Character Animation
Steven Universe “Jungle Moon” • Cartoon Network • Cartoon Network Studios
Patrick Bryson, Background Painter
OUTSTANDING MOTION DESIGN
Broad City “Mushrooms” • Comedy Central • Jax Media
Mike Perry, Animation Director
Isam Prado, Supervising Animator
Eric Perez, Animator
Maya Edelman, Animator
Barbara Benas, Animator
Wasted! The Story of Food Waste! • Starz • Zero Point Zero Films
Mike Houston, Design and Graphics Director
Daniel de Graaf, Art Director
Naoko Saito, Motion Graphics and Visual Effects Artist
Ryan Frost, Motion Graphics and Visual Effects Artist
Chris King, Motion Graphics and Visual Effects Artist
Juried categories require all entrants to be screened by a panel of professionals in the appropriate peer group with the possibility of one, more than one, or no entry being awarded an Emmy. As a consequence, there are no nominees but instead a one-step evaluation and voting procedure. Deliberations include open discussions of each entrant’s work with a thorough review of the merits of awarding the Emmy. Only those with unanimous approval win.
The 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, executive produced by Bob Bain, will be held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles beginning at 5:00 PM PT on Saturday evening and at 4:00 PM PT on Sunday evening. FXX will broadcast the awards on Saturday, Sept. 15, at 8:00 PM ET/PT.
