Children’s & Family Emmys: Muppets Mayhem, Santa Clauses, I Am Groot and XO, Kitty Lead Nominees — See List
The nominees for the second annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards are out, and a lot of familiar faces are among the honorees.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced this year’s nominees on Thursday, with nominated shows featuring The Muppets, Sesame Street and Marvel and Star Wars characters, among others. Disney+’s The Muppets Mayhem scored a nod for best children’s or family viewing series, with Sesame Street nominated for best preschool series, I Am Groot for best short form program and Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures for best preschool animated series.
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“Programming created for children’s and family viewing has a long history of leading the way in innovation and storytelling,” Children’s & Family Emmy Awards head Brent Stanton said in a statement. “In this year specifically, a year so impacted by artists fighting for fair recognition of their true value, it is more important than ever to honor the excellence of their talents and achievements,” A date for this year’s Children’s & Family Emmy Awards ceremony will be announced next week.
Read on to see the list of major nominees — the full nominee list can be found here — and then hit the comments to share your thoughts.
PRESCHOOL SERIES
Blue’s Clues & You!, Nickelodeon
Helpsters, Apple TV+
Sesame Street, HBO Max
Slumberkins, Apple TV+
Waffles + Mochi’s Restaurant, Netflix
CHILDREN’S OR FAMILY VIEWING SERIES
Are You Afraid of the Dark, Nickelodeon
Best Foot Forward, Apple TV+
Jane, Apple TV+
Malory Towers, BYUtv
The Muppets Mayhem, Disney+
YOUNG TEEN SERIES
The Crossover, Disney+
Ghostwriter, Apple TV+
High School Musical: The Musical – The Series, Disney+
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Disney+
XO, Kitty, Netflix
FICTION SPECIAL
Chang Can Dunk, Disney+
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock – Night of the Lights, Apple TV+
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Disney+
Ivy and Bean: Doomed to Dance, Netflix
Prom Pact, Disney Channel
NON-FICTION PROGRAM
1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed, HBO
All-Round Champion, BYUtv
Mamas, Roku
NBC Nightly News: Kids Edition, NBC
Nick News, Nickelodeon
PRESCHOOL ANIMATED SERIES
The Adventures of Paddington, Nick Jr.
Spirit Rangers, Netflix
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Disney+
StoryBots: Answer Time, Netflix
The Tiny Chef Show, Nickelodeon
CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN ANIMATED SERIES
Baymax!, Disney+
Big City Greens, Disney Channel
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Disney Channel
ONI: Thunder God’s Tale, Netflix
Zootopia+, Disney+
ANIMATED SPECIAL
Looney Tunes Cartoons: Bugs Bunny’s Howl-O-Skreem Spooktacular, HBO Max
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Moon Girl Landing, Disney Channel
Reindeer in Here, CBS
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie, Netflix
Snoopy Presents: Lucy’s School, Apple TV+
The Wonderful Summer of Mickey Mouse, Disney+
SHORT FORM PROGRAM
The Big Gathering, PBS Kids
I Am Groot, Disney+
Sesame Street: Wes’ First Barbershop Haircut, YouTube
Sesame Street’s #ComingTogether Word of the Day Series, YouTube
Storyline Online, YouTube
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous: “Season 5 Campaign,” Netflix
Nickelodeon Brand Campaign: “Quarter,” “Car,” “We Make Fun,” Nickelodeon
PBS Kids: “Brand IDs,” PBS Kids
LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
Tim Allen as Scott Calvin/Santa, The Santa Clauses, Disney+
Ella Bright as Darrell Rivers, Malory Towers, BYUtv
Veda Cienfuegos as Emily, Circuit Breakers, Apple TV+
Tony Hale as Mr. Benedict, The Mysterious Benedict Society, Disney+
Gina Rodriguez as Momma, Lost Ollie, Netflix
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
Adeel Akhtar as Dr. Aditya Singh, Sweet Tooth, Netflix
Nonso Anozie as Tommy Jepperd, Sweet Tooth, Netflix
Kal Penn as Simon Choksi/Santa, The Santa Clauses, Disney+
Neil Sandilands as General Abbot, Sweet Tooth, Netflix
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Billie Pearce, National Treasure: Edge of History, Disney+
YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
Mykal-Michelle Harris as Alice Baxter, Raven’s Home, Disney Channel
Marta Kessler as Constance Contraire, The Mysterious Benedict Society, Disney+
Matilda Lawler as Betty, The Santa Clauses, Disney+
Rupali Redd as Grace, The Santa Clauses, Disney+
PUPPETRY PERFORMANCE
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby & Tango, Sesame Street, HBO Max
Frankie Cordero as Purple Panda, Penguin Referee & Gregory, Donkey Hodie, PBS Kids
Ryan Dillon as Elmo, Sesame Street, HBO Max
Haley Jenkins as Donkey Hodie, Donkey Hodie, PBS Kids
Eric Jacobson as Bert, Oscar & Grover, Sesame Street, HBO Max
Eric Jacobson as Animal/Baby Animal, The Muppets Mayhem, Disney+
VOICE PERFORMANCE IN A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
Eric Bauza as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird & Marvin the Martian, Bugs Bunny Builders, Cartoon Network
Erin Fitzgerald as Bo, Eleanor Smartypants, Story StoryBerg, Ranger Dot, Oog the CaveBot & Fun Fact Hairdresser, StoryBots: Answer Time, Netflix
James Monroe Iglehart as Mr. Puppypaws/Announcer, SuperKitties, Disney Junior
Cree Summer as Lizard & DeeDee, Spirit Rangers, Netflix
Fred Tatasciore as Bang, BlimBlam the Barbarian & Chef Pierre, StoryBots: Answer Time, Netflix
VOICE PERFORMANCE IN A CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
Bob Bergen as Porky Pig, Looney Tunes Cartoons, HBO Max
Jack Black as Po, Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, Netflix
Laurence Fishburne as The Beyonder, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Disney Channel
Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants, Nickelodeon
Rob Paulsen as Pinky, Dr. Scratchansniff & Yakko, Animaniacs, Hulu
YOUNGER VOICE PERFORMANCE IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
Talon Proc Alford as Eddy Skycedar, Spirit Rangers, Netflix
Juliet Donenfeld as Piper, Interrupting Chicken, Apple TV+
Maria Nash as Pinecone, Pinecone & Pony, Apple TV+
Melissa Povenmire as Gretel, Hamster & Gretel, Disney Channel
Isis Celilo Rogers as Summer Skycedar, Spirit Rangers, Netflix
Momona Tamada as Onari, ONI: Thunder God’s Tale, Netflix
HOST
Valerie Bertinelli & Duff Goldman, Kids Baking Championship, Food Network
Tabitha Brown, Tab Time, YouTube Originals
Emmanuel Carter, Noggin Knows, Noggin
Taylor Cassidy, Benjamin de Almedia, Kahlil Greene, Tejas Hullur, Jane McManus & Jillian Smith, Nick News, Nickelodeon
Juanpa Zurita, Elmo’s Mindfulness Spectacular!, YouTube
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