The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominations for the first annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards, which will be presented on Saturday, December 10 (Creative Arts) and Sunday, December 11 at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles. These awards are the first standalone expansion of the Emmy Award competition since 1979, and mark the successful culmination of the first full year of the realignment between NATAS and the Television Academy.
Netflix leads the top animation category nominations this year, taking a three out of five majority in Outstanding Animated Series and Special Class Animated Program as well as two out of five nominations in Preschool Animated Series. Shows and specials from Apple TV+, Disney+, Nickelodeon, Paramount+ PBS (x2) and Prime Video also made the cut for these races.
Dozens of fully-animated series, specials, feature-length and immersive projects received nominations. Jorge R. Gutierrez’s Netflix event series Maya and the Three was the most-nominated toon with five nods. Receiving four nominations each were Netflix’s City of Ghosts, Go! Go! Cory Carson and Octonauts specials, and Pixar’s Luca short Ciao Alberto (Disney+). Dug Days, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+); Centaurworld, Hilda and the Mountain King and Ada Twist, Scientist (Netflix) earned three nods each .
Mystery-adventure series The Mysterious Benedict Society and original musical movie Sneakerella (both Disney+) scored the most nominations overall with 11 each.
Children’s & Family content represents the fastest-growing genre that NATAS awards, with a 23% increase in related programming the past two years. With more than 3,000 submissions, the competition is now the largest that NATAS oversees.
“Putting a spotlight on children’s & family programming after years of unparalleled growth in content quality and quantity in this space is an exciting moment for the television industry,” said Adam Sharp, President and CEO, NATAS. “These programs entertain, inform and educate family members of all ages, and NATAS is proud to mark this milestone event and give these creators the stage they deserve.”
Information on categories to be presented at Saturday’s Children’s & Family Creative Arts ceremony and Sunday’s Children’s & Family ceremony can be found at theemmys.tv/cafe/ceremony-2022.
Categories with animation, puppetry and mixed-media contenders are:
OUTSTANDING PRESCHOOL ANIMATED SERIES
- Ada Twist, Scientist – Netflix
- Molly of Denali – PBS
- Octonauts: Above & Beyond – Netflix
- Santiago of the Seas – Nickelodeon
- Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum – PBS
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED SERIES
- City of Ghosts – Netflix
- The Cuphead Show! – Netflix
- The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder – Disney+
- Star Trek: Prodigy – Paramount+
- A Tale Dark & Grimm – Netflix
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS ANIMATED PROGRAM
- El Deafo – Apple TV+ H
- ilda and the Mountain King – Netflix
- Hotel Transylvania: Transformania – Amazon Prime Video
- Maya and the Three – Netflix
- Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans – Netflix
OUTSTANDING PRESCHOOL SERIES
- Helpsters – Apple TV+
- The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo: Game Edition – HBO Max
- Sesame Street – HBO Max
- Tab Time – YouTube Originals
- Waffles + Mochi Netflix
OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S OR FAMILY VIEWING SERIES
- The Astronauts – Nickelodeon
- The Baby-Sitters Club – Netflix
- Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock – Apple TV+
- Raising Dion – Netflix
- Secrets of Sulphur Springs – Disney Channel
OUTSTANDING FICTION SPECIAL
- Better Nate Than Ever – Disney+
- Muppets Haunted Mansion – Disney+
- See Us Coming Together: A Sesame Street Special – HBO Max
- Sneakerella – Disney+
- Spin – Disney Channel
- Waffles + Mochi’s Holiday Feast – Netflix
OUTSTANDING NON-FICTION PROGRAM
- Hi I’m Sevy – Magnolia Network
- Kids Baking Championship – Food Network
- Nick News – Nickelodeon
- Sesame Street in Communities: Talking About Race – YouTube.com
- Who Are You, Charlie Brown? – Apple TV+
OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM PROGRAM
- Ciao Alberto – Disney+
- Little Bird Vimeo Rhymes through Times – Noggin
- Sesame Street in Communities: Explaining Race | #ComingTogether – YouTube.com
- We the People – Netflix
OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE MEDIA
- Cat Burglar – Netflix
- In Space with Markiplier – YouTube Originals
- Madrid Noir – Oculus TV
- Namoo – Baobab Studios
- Paper Birds – Oculus TV
OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
- CHOOSE KINDNESS Campaign – ABC
- Dragons: The Nine Realms – Hulu and Peacock
- Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous – Netflix
- Maya and the Three – Netflix
- My Squishy Little Dumplings – Nickelodeon
- PBS KIDS: “You Taught Me” Brand Campaign – PBS
OUTSTANDING VOICE PERFORMANCE IN A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
- David Errigo Jr. as Dudley – Ridley Jones – Netflix
- Eden Espinosa as The Queen of Hearts – Alice’s Wonderland Bakery – Disney Junior
- Michael Luwoye as Wavey Jones – Baby Shark’s Big Show! – Nickelodeon
- Daniel Ross as Donald Duck – Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas – Disney Junior
- Sherri Shepherd as Queen Fastine – Blaze and the Monster Machines – Nickelodeon
OUTSTANDING VOICE PERFORMANCE IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
- Eric Bauza as Bugs Bunny, Marvin the Martian, Daffy Duck, Tweety – Looney Tunes Cartoons – HBO/HBO Max
- Grey Delisle as Lola, Lana, Lily, Meryl, Cheryl, Scoots, Mopes & Mrs. Bernardo – The Loud House – Nickelodeon
- Mark Hamill as Skeletor – Masters of the Universe: Revelation – Netflix
- Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants – SpongeBob SquarePants – Nickelodeon
- Frank Welker as Himself, Fred and Scooby – Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? – Cartoon Network
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER VOICE PERFORMER IN AN ANIMATED OR PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
- Asher Bishop as Lincoln Loud – The Loud House – Nickelodeon
- Tucker Chandler as Alex – Madagascar: A Little Wild – Hulu and Peacock
- Kyrie McAlpin as Emma – Doug Unplugs – Apple TV+
- Amir O’Neil as Marty – Madagascar: A Little Wild – Hulu and Peacock
- Andy Walken as Young Durpleton – Centaurworld – Netflix
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
- Ada Twist, Scientist – Netflix
- Alma’s Way – PBS
- Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood – PBS
- Molly of Denali – PBS
- Muppet Babies – Disney Junior
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
- Amphibia – Disney Channel
- City of Ghosts – Netflix
- Dug Days – Disney+
- Karma’s World – Netflix
- Maya and the Three – Netflix
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
- Ada Twist, Scientist – Netflix
- Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood – PBS
- Go! Go! Cory Carson – Netflix
- Muppet Babies – Disney Junior
- Stillwater – Apple TV+
- Storybots: Learn to Read – Netflix
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
- Arlo the Alligator Boy – Netflix
- Carmen Sandiego – Netflix
- Ciao Alberto – Disney+
- City of Ghosts – Netflix
- Dug Days – Disney+
- Hilda and the Mountain King – Netflix
OUTSTANDING VOICE DIRECTING FOR AN ANIMATED SERIES
- Amphibia – Disney Channel
- Centaurworld – Netflix
- Hilda and the Mountain King – Netflix
- The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder – Disney+
- Summer Camp Island – HBO/HBO Max
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
- Cat Burglar – Netflix
- Looney Tunes Cartoons – HBO/HBO Max
- Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), with Love – Apple TV+
- The Tom & Jerry Show – Boomerang
- The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse – Disney+
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG
- “Friends with a Penguin”: Sesame Street – HBO Max
- “If You Have a Dream”: Fancy Nancy – Disney Junior
- “In Your Shoes”: Sneakerella – Disney+
- “It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown”: It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown – Apple TV+
- “Kicks”: Sneakerella – Disney+
OUTSTANDING EDITING FOR A SINGLE CAMERA PROGRAM
- Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock – Apple TV+
- Sneakerella – Disney+
- Sweet Tooth – Netflix
- The Mysterious Benedict Society – Disney+
- Who Are You, Charlie Brown? – Apple TV+
OUTSTANDING EDITING FOR A MULTIPLE CAMERA PROGRAM
- Making Fun – Netflix
- The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo: Game Edition – HBO Max
- Sesame Street – HBO Max
- The Quest – Disney+
- Top Chef Family Style =Peacock
OUTSTANDING EDITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
- Beepers – Cartoon Network
- Go! Go! Cory Carson – Netflix
- Octonauts & the Ring of Fire – Netflix
- Stillwater – Apple TV+
- Trash Truck – Netflix
OUTSTANDING EDITING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
- Ciao Alberto – Disney+
- Dug Days – Disney+
- Maya and the Three – Netflix
- Monsters at Work – Disney+
- Olaf Presents – Disney+
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING AND SOUND EDITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
- City of Ghosts – Netflix
- Go! Go! Cory Carson – Netflix
- Mecha Builders – HBO Max
- Octonauts & the Ring of Fire – Netflix
- Octonauts: Above & Beyond – Netflix
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING AND SOUND EDITING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
- Ciao Alberto – Disney+
- Hotel Transylvania: Transformania – Amazon Prime Video
- Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales – Disney+
- Maya and the Three – Netflix
- Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans – Netflix
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS FOR A LIVE ACTION PROGRAM
- Endlings – Hulu
- The Mysterious Benedict Society – Disney+
- Raising Dion – Netflix
- Sweet Tooth – Netflix
- Waffles + Mochi – Netflix
OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE AND GRAPHICS
- Big Nate – Paramount+
- The Ghost and Molly McGee – Disney Channel
- Green Eggs and Ham – Netflix
- Hilda and the Mountain King – Netflix
- The Mysterious Benedict Society – Disney+
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
- Big Nate – Paramount+
- Centaurworld – Netflix
- Go! Go! Cory Carson – Netflix
- Monsters at Work – Disney+
- The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder -Disney+
