The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) unveiled the winners of the 3rd Annual Children’s & Family Emmy® Awards which took place at Television City in Los Angeles on Saturday (3/15). Meryl Streep won the Emmy for Outstanding Children’s Personality (“Storyline Online”), while Christian Slater was recognized as Outstanding Lead Performer in a Preschool, Children’s, or Young Teen Program (“The Spiderwick Chronicles”). Jacob Tremblay earned his first Emmy in the Outstanding Younger Voice Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program category (“Orion and the Dark”).
Other notable winners include Phoenix Laroche, who won Outstanding Younger Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program (“The Velveteen Rabbit”), becoming one of the youngest Emmy winners. Meanwhile, Sesame Street’s Leslie Carrara-Rudolph received her first Emmy for Outstanding Puppetry Performer after seven nominations.
“The producers and craftspeople recognized during the two ceremonies today are serving television’s youngest viewers and their families in creative and important ways. It is an honor to celebrate their exceptional work and achievements,” said Adam Sharp, president and CEO of NATAS. “We are proud to use the Children’s & Family Emmy Awards platform to celebrate them today and everyday.”
Eric Bauza (Voice of “Bugs Bunny” and “Daffy Duck”) served as host. Fran Brill, Emmy® Award-Winning performer and puppeteer (“Sesame Street,” “The Muppet™ Show”) was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Dave Goelz (“The Muppets”).
Presenters at the Children’s & Family Emmy® Awards and the Children’s & Family Creative Arts Emmy® Awards represent a wide variety of children’s entertainment and included Bobby Moynihan (Former Saturday Night Live cast member, voice of “Bobby Boots” in Pupstruction), Mykal-Michelle Harris (“Alice Baxter” in Raven’s Home), Jacob Tremblay and Paul Walter Hauser (voices of “Orion” and “Dark” in Orion and the Dark), Duff Goldman (host, Kids Baking Championship), Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri (“Percy Jackson,” “Annabeth Chase” and “Grover Underwood” in Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Lucia Cunningham (“Jessica Williams” in Jessica’s Big Little World), Donna Kimball and John Tartaglia (Emmy-nominated performers, “Mokey Fraggle” and “Sprocket the Dog” in Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock), Kira Kosarin and Jack Griffo (“Pheobe Thunderman” and “Max” in The Thundermans Return), Noah Cottrell (“Simon” in The Spiderwick Chronicles), Ella Bright and Amanda Lawrence (“Darrell Rivers” and “Matron Shipley” in Malory Towers), Arianna McDonald (voice of “Marcie” in Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie), Terrence Little Gardenhigh (voice of “John Patrick ‘Pat’ Patterson” in Fright Krewe), Kiersten Kelly (voice of “Brooklyn” in Jurassic World: Chaos Theory), Izaac Wang (“Sam Wing” in Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai), Amanda Martinez (voice of “Abuela” in Rosie Rules), and Cree Summer (voice of “Lizard” & “DeeDee” in Spirit Rangers).
The presentation was produced by NATAS with Lisa Armstrong and Adam Sharp, executive producers; Leon Knoles, director; Meggie McFadden, writer; and Rachel Schwartz, Children’s & Family Awards administration.
Here’s a rundown of the winners:
Outstanding Preschool Series
Blue’s Clues & You!
Nickelodeon [9 Story Media Group / Brown Bag Films]
Executive Producer Vince Commisso, Wendy Harris, Traci Paige Johnson, Todd Kessler,
Angela C. Santomero, Jennifer Twomey
Supervising Producer Nisa Contreras, Shevaun Gray, Peter Griffiths
Senior Producer Ana Voci
Producer Jackie Payton
Series Producer Lesley Saliwonchyk
Line Producer Natasha Daly, Patrick R. Quinn, Kyle Whaley
Consulting Producer Steve Burns, M.R. Horhager, Vadim Kapridov, Nora Keely, Marcy
Pritchard, Jennifer Sherman
Associate Producer Maddie Kroll
Outstanding Children’s or Family Viewing Series
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Apple TV+ [The Jim Henson Company in association with Apple]
Executive Producer Alex Cuthbertson, Matt Fusfeld, Lisa Henson, Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan, Halle Stanford, John Tartaglia
Co-Executive Producer Dave Goelz, Karen Prell
Producer Chris Plourde
Co-Producer Tim O’Brien
Outstanding Young Teen Series
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
Executive Producer Jeremy Bell, James Bobin, Anders Engstrom, DJ Goldberg, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Monica Owusu-Breen, Becky Riordan, Rick Riordan, Jim Rowe, Bert Salke, Dan Shotz, Craig Silverstein, Jonathan E. Steinberg, Jet Wilkinson
Co-Executive Producer Shernold Edwards, Andrew Miller, Joe Tracz
Producer John Catron
Associate Producer Zoë Neary
Outstanding Fiction Special
The Velveteen Rabbit
Apple TV+ [Magic Lamp Pictures in association with Apple]
Executive Producer Michael Rose
Producer Martin Pope
Co-Executive Producer / Writer Tom Bidwell
Co-Producer David Collins, Jane Hawley
Director Jennifer Perrott
Animation Producer Simon Quinn
Animation Director Rick Thiele
Outstanding Non-Fiction Program
Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School
HBO | Max [HBO Documentary Films, Get Lifted Film Co.]
Executive Producer Nancy Abraham, Tommy Benjamin, Lisa Heller, Mike Jackson, John Legend, Sara Rodriguez, Ty Stiklorius
Producer / Director Amy Schatz
Outstanding Preschool Animated Series
The Tiny Chef Show
Nickelodeon
Executive Producer Ozlem ‘Ozi’ Akturk, Kristen Bell, Alex Bulkley, Corey Campodonico, Leah Gotcsik, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Rachel Larsen, Adam Reid, Morgan Sackett
Co-Executive Producer Michael Kaufman
Line Producer Sara Crowley, Jason Wyatt
Outstanding Children’s or Young Teen Animated Series
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Disney+ [Flying Bark Productions, Cinema Gypsy Productions]
Executive Producer Laurence Fishburne, Steve Loter, Helen Sugland
Supervising Producer Rodney Clouden, Pilar Flynn
Producer Rafael Chaidez
Line Producer Laura Leganza Reynolds
Associate Producer Cameron Castillo
Co-Producer / Story Editor Jeffrey M. Howard, Kate Kondell
Outstanding Animated Special
Orion and the Dark
Netflix [DreamWorks Animation]
Executive Producer Bonnie Arnold, Walt Dohrn
Producer Peter McCown
Line Producer Ashley Laidlaw
Director Sean Charmatz
Writer Charlie Kaufman
Associate Producer Kristin Brenner
Outstanding Short Form Live Action Program
Elmo and Jesse Remember Uncle Jack | Grief
Sesame Workshop [Sesame Workshop]
Executive Producer Melissa Dino, Sal Perez, Kay Wilson Stallings
Producer Ashmou Etossi Younge
Line Producer Amanda Young
Associate Producer Fiorela Gonzales
Director Frank Campagna
Writer Ayub Arain
Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
Once Upon a Studio
Disney+ [Walt Disney Animation Studios]
Executive Producer Jennifer Lee
Producer Yvett Merino, Bradford Simonsen
Directed / Written by Dan Abraham, Trent Correy
Outstanding Public Service Initiative
La Fuerza-STEM: Engaging Hispanic Families in Science Through Culturally Relevant Media
Univision
Executive Producer Carlos Collazo, Teri Gonzalez Arvesu, Joy Lorenzo Kennedy, Michelle López, Anthony Tassi, Jessica Mercer Young
Producer Alexandra Barrera, Charlie Cartaya, Joy Castañeda, Cecilia Fernandez, Eduardo Forero, Cynthia Hoisington, Temis Laguna, Michelle López, William Melendez, Monica Mola, Katherine Mora, Claudia Prado, Vanessa Pérez Márquez, Alexia Raynal, Rafael Rodriguez, Hernan Torres
Director Charlie Cartaya
Writer Carlos Collazo, Alejandro Reyes, Gloria Rodríguez de los Reyes, Jimena Romero
Well Versed
Nickelodeon
Executive Producer Danielle DeCourcey, Jarrett Moreno, Matthew Segal, Taye Shuayb,
Jessie Surovell, Mike Vainisi, Tom Werner
Executive Vice President, Nickelodeon Animation Eryk Casemiro
Executive in Charge of Production Kelley Gardner
Co-Executive Producer Dennis “Kosh” Jacobs
Supervising Producer Gerry Mattei
*HONORABLE MENTION*
Sesame Workshop: Emotional Well-Being
Sesame Workshop
Executive Producer Melissa Dino, Olexa Hewryk, Sal Perez, Kay Wilson Stallings
Producer Imogen Dentith, Courtney Hindle, Yuewen Jiang, Karyn Leibovich, Magali McDonald, Andrew Moriarty, Alia Nakashima, Justin Simonich, Ashmou Younge
Line Producer Aimee Blackton, Amanda Young
Associate Producer Fiorela Gonzales
Director Shannon Flynn, Joanna Hepworth, Andrew Moriarty, Matt Vogel
Writer Ayub Arain, Samantha Berger, Liz Hara, Andrew Moriarty, Maxwell Nicoll
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program
Christian Slater as Mulgarath – The Spiderwick Chronicles
Roku Channel [20th Television, Paramount Television Studios]
Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program
Amanda Lawrence as Matron Shipley – Malory Towers
BYUtv [King Bert Productions]
Outstanding Younger Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program
Phoenix Laroche as William – The Velveteen Rabbit
Apple TV+ [Magic Lamp Pictures in association with Apple]
Outstanding Puppetry Performer
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby & Tango
– Sesame Street
Max [Sesame Workshop]
Outstanding Voice Performer in a Preschool Program
Kari Wahlgren as Granny Caterina, Ms. Poochytail & Magda – Superkitties
Disney Junior
Outstanding Voice Performer in a Children’s or Young Teen Program
Eric Bauza as Daffy Duck & Bugs Bunny
– Teen Titans Go!
Cartoon Network [Warner Bros. Animation]
Outstanding Younger Voice Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program
Jacob Tremblay as Orion – Orion and the Dark
Netflix [DreamWorks Animation]
Outstanding Children’s Personality
Meryl Streep – Storyline Online
StorylineOnline.net [The Story Garage]
Outstanding Writing for a Children’s or Young Teen Animated Series
“Dancing With Myself”
– Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Disney+ [Cinema Gypsy Productions]
Co-Producer and Story Editor Kate Kondell
Associate Story Editor Halima Lucas
Writer Liz Hara
Outstanding Directing for a Single Camera Live Action Series
“The Big City” – A Real Bug’s Life
National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]
Director Alex Ranken
AND
“I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher”
– Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
Director James Bobin
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation
Background Design
Miho Tomimasu – Visual Development Artist
Orion and the Dark
(Netflix [DreamWorks Animation])
Philip Vose – Background Designer
AND
Merry Little Batman
(Amazon Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios, DC Comics, Warner Bros. Animation])
Character Animation
Elena Najar – Animation Supervisor
Merry Little Batman (Amazon Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios, DC Comics, Warner Bros. Animation])
Character Design
Lesego Vorster – Character Designer
Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire (Disney+)
Color
Lauren Zurcher – Visual Development Artist / Digimatte Artist
Orion and the Dark (Netflix [DreamWorks Animation])
Production Design
Guillaume Fesquet – Art Director
Merry Little Batman (Amazon Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios, DC Comics, Warner Bros. Animation])
Storyboard
David Lux – Storyboard Artist
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin (Apple TV+ [WildBrain Studios in association with Apple])
Outstanding Interactive Media
Cousin Hodie Playdate
Donkey Hodie
PBS Kids [Fred Rogers Productions, Curious Media]
Executive Producer Ellen Doherty
Supervising Producer Kristin DiQuollo
Illustrator Yolanda Martinez
Creative Director Tony Montano
HTML5 Developer Dylan Pope
Interactive Producer Melanie Harke, Johnathan VanDerschaaf
Outstanding Writing for a Preschool or Children’s Series
“Can They Be Friends?” – Sesame Street
Max [Sesame Workshop]
Head Writer Ken Scarborough
Writer Andrew Moriarty, Katherine Sandford
Outstanding Writing for a Young Teen Series
“I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher”
– Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
Written for Television by Rick Riordan, Jonathan E. Steinberg
Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Series
“Not a Mascot” – Molly of Denali
PBS Kids [GBH Kids, Atomic Cartoons]
Writer Xunei Lance Twitchell
Head Writer Raye Lankford
Outstanding Directing for a Multiple Camera Live Action Series
“The Sign Language ABCs” – Sesame Street
Max [Sesame Workshop]
Director Shannon Flynn
Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Series
“Glass” – StoryBots: Answer Time
Netflix [Netflix Animation]
Director Jeff Gill, Colin Lepper, Evan Spiridellis, Nate Theis
Outstanding Directing for an Animated Series
“The Molecular Level”
– Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Disney+ [Flying Bark Productions, Cinema Gypsy Productions]
Director Samantha Suyi Lee
Supervising Director Ben Juwono
Animation Director Jen Dickinson
Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series
Monsters at Work
Disney+
Voice Director Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers-Skelton
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Live Action Program
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
Lead Composer Bear McCreary
Composer Omer Ben-Zvi, Brian Claeys, Alexandre Côté, Bailey Gordon, Jesse Hartov, Kelsey Woods
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for an Animated Program
Frog and Toad
Apple TV+ [Titmouse in association with Apple]
Composer Mark Evitts
Outstanding Original Song for a Preschool Program
“That’s Why We Love Nature” – Sesame Street
Max [Sesame Workshop]
Lyricist Molly Boylan
Composer & Lyricist Benj Pasek, Justin Paul
Outstanding Original Song for a Children’s or Young Teen Program
“My Sails are Set” – One Piece
Netflix [Shueisha / Tomorrow Studios / Netflix]
Composer & Lyricist Sonya Belousova, Giona Ostinelli
Outstanding Show Open
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+ [Imaginary Forces]
Animator Christian Arnsparger, Alex Rupert, Jeffrey Su, Michael Wang
Lead Illustrator Jorge Artola
Art Director / Animator Henry Chang
Editor Lexi Gunvaldson
Designer / Animator Merrill Hall
Themes by Bear McCreary
Designer Brandon Savoy
Creative Director Karin Fong, Tosh Kodama
Illustrator Ruthy Kim, Ella Lee
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Live Action Program
A Real Bug’s Life
National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]
Photography Robert Hollingworth, Alex Jones, Nathan Small
Director of Photography Simon de Glanville
Outstanding Editing for a Single Camera Live Action Program
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
Editor Colleen Rafferty, Stewart Schill, Curtis Thurber
Outstanding Editing for a Multiple Camera Live Action Program
All-Round Champion
BYUtv [marblemedia]
Editor Wyatt Chinn, Marc Fourreau, Craig Passfield, Lindsay Ragone
Outstanding Editing for a Preschool Animated Program
StoryBots: Answer Time
Netflix [Netflix Animation]
Editor Nico Colaleo, Rachael Rusakoff, Evan Spiridellis
Animatic Editor Stella Lightheart
Outstanding Editing for an Animated Program
Orion and the Dark
Netflix [DreamWorks Animation]
Editor Kevin Sukho Lee
Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Live Action Program
A Real Bug’s Life
National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]
Re-Recording Mixer Brian Moseley
Sound Editor David Yapp
Foley Artist Jonathon Cawte
Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
Sound Designer Heather Olsen, MPSE
Re-Recording Mixer Fil Brown, Melissa Ellis
Dialogue Editor Robbi Smith, MPSE
Foley Artist John “J” Lampinen
Foley Mixer David Bonilla, MPSE
Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for an Animated Program
Orion and the Dark
Netflix [DreamWorks Animation]
Sound Designer Jessey Drake, Jeff Halbert, Marc Schmidt
Re-Recording Mixer D.J. Lynch
Supervising Music Editor Rob McIntyre
Sound Editor Laria DeLeon, Matt Festle, Cat Gensler, Grace Stensland
Dialogue Editor Jason Oliver
Foley Artist Vincent Deng, Laura Macius
Foley Mixer Roberto D. Alegria
Outstanding Lighting, Camera and Technical Arts
A Real Bug’s Life
National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]
Camera Technician Josh Kingsley-Jones, Tim Watson
Outstanding Visual Effects for a Live Action Program
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+ [ILM, Raynault VFX, MPC, Storm, M.A.R.Z., Hybride]
Visual Effects Coordinator Yasmin Blake, Jason Neisewander, Emma Orner
Visual Effects Senior Coordinator Derrek Brajkovich-Horn
Virtual Production Supervisor Sonia Contreras
Visual Effects Head of Production Jacinthe Côté
Executive Visual Effects Art Director Yanick Dusseault
Senior VFX Supervisor Erik Henry
Executive Visual Effects Producer Adele Jones-Venables
Animation Supervisor Benoit Moranne
Associate VFX Supervisor Donny Rausch
Executive Visual Effects Supervisor Mathieu Raynault
Senior VFX Producer Matt Robken
Visual Effects Editor Anthony Safariik
Visual Effects On Set Supervisor Rick Sander
Associate Visual Effects Supervisor Daniel Schmid
CG Supervisor Philippe Théroux
VFX Supervisor Justin Bunt, Jose Burgos, Roman Schmidt, Jeff White
VFX Producer Katherine Chambers
SFX Supervisor Joel Whist
Visual Effects Supervisor Luca Bonatti, Simon Marinof, Espen Nordahl, Sylvain Théroux
Visual Effects Producer Mélanie Carignan, Valérie Clément, Stacey MacDonald, Richard
Martin, Jessica-Rose Smith
Associate Visual Effects Producer Amanda Newby Fitzgerald, Shawn Smolensky
Outstanding Casting for a Live Action Program
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
Casting by Candice Elzinga, CSA
Casting By Denise Chamian, CSA, Jordana Sapiurka, CSA
Outstanding Casting for an Animated Program
Gremlins: Secrets of The Mogwai
Max [Warner Bros. Animation]
Casting By Agnes Kim, Sarah Noonan
Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design for a Single Camera Program
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Roku Channel [20th Television, Paramount Television Studios]
Supervising Art Director Andrew Li
Art Director Michael Corrado
Production Designer Elena Albanese
Set Decorator Ide Foyle
Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design for a Multiple Camera Program
Bunk’d
Disney Channel
Production Designer Kelly Hogan
Set Decorator Britt Woods
Outstanding Costume Design/Styling
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Apple TV+ [The Jim Henson Company in association with Apple]
Costumer Gina Bennett, Terri Grant, Kim Lennox
Senior Designer / Fabricator Robert Bennett
Creative Supervisor / Designer Pete Brooke, Jason Weber
Animatronics Supervisor John Criswell
On-Set Wrangling Supervisor Alex “Jürgen” Furguson
Puppet Builder Joel Gennari, Laura Manns, Anney Ozar, Tina Roland, Sierra Schoening
On-Set Puppet Wrangler Dusty Hagerud
Stitcher Sue Hlavenka
Wrangler / Fabricator Kristi Ann Holt, Dina Meschkuleit
Creature Shop Supervisor / Costume Designer Scott Johnson
Fabricator / Animatronic Mechanic Peter Kominek
Puppet Build Supervisor / Lead Fabricator Rollie Krewson
Prop Master Kesar Lacroix
On-Set Animatronic Lead Jason Ward
Lead Animatronic Mechanic Leo Wieser
Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup
The Santa Clauses
Disney+ [20th Television, Disney Branded Television]
Special Effects Makeup Department Head Howard Berger
Special Makeup Effects Co-Department Head Erica Preus
Special Effects Key Makeup Artist Scott Stoddard
Key Hairstylist Nina Adado
Hairstylist Taylor Bennett, Morgan Ferrando, Patricia Pineda Lansingh, Shay Sanford Fong
Key Makeup Artist Stephanie Kae Panek
Makeup Department Head Kathleen Freeman
Hair Department Head Anissa Salazar
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Live Action Program
One Piece
Netflix [Shueisha / Tomorrow Studios / Netflix]
Supervising Stunt Coordinator Franz Spilhaus
Stunt Coordinator Darrell McLean
Outstanding Choreography
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Disney+
Choreographer Zach Woodlee
