The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) unveiled the winners of the very first Children’s & Family Emmy® Awards which took place on Sunday evening (12/11) at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. Leading the way with 15 wins was Netflix followed by Disney+ with four. "Heartstopper" topped the program tally with four wins. "Kid Cosmic" was next with two.
“This weekend’s ceremonies herald an exciting milestone in our Emmy® award history,” said NATAS president and CEO Adam Sharp who noted that the Sunday ceremony marked “the first standalone expansion of the Emmy Award competition since 1979.”
Hosting the proceedings was actor, comedian and three-time Emmy nominee Jack McBrayer who’s best known to audiences as Kenneth the Page on “30 Rock” and for his appearances in more than 80 skits on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien.” McBrayer is also the star of the Apple TV+ series “Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show.”
Among the evening’s highlights was Laurence Fishburne presenting Lifetime Achievement honors to LeVar Burton for his countless contributions to children and the television industry. Plus there was a special performance by the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. With a focus on disenfranchised Black and Latino communities, the world class faculty and staff members of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy use dance, theater, and performance to enrich, inspire and transform the lives of their students.
The Children’s & Family awards drew almost 3,000 entries and marks the successful culmination of the first full year of the realignment between NATAS and the Television Academy.
Here’s a rundown of the evening’s winners:
OUTSTANDING PRESCHOOL SERIES
Sesame Street HBO Max
Executive Producers Benjamin Lehmann, Kay Wilson Stallings
Supervising Producer Sal Perez
Senior Producers Karyn Leibovich, Stephanie Longardo
Coordinating Producer Mindy Fila
Producers Michael J. Cargill, Todd E. James, Andrew Moriarty, Ken Scarborough, Matt Vogel, Kimberly Wright, Autumn Zitani
Associate Producers Christina Elefante, Kelly Ferrara, Bryce-Loren Walker
Line Producer Aimee Blackton
OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S OR FAMILY VIEWING SERIES
The Baby-Sitters Club Netflix
Executive Producers Lucia Aniello, Naia Cucukov, Michael De Luca, Benjamin Forrer, Lucy Kitada, Sascha Rothchild, Rachel Shukert, Frank Smith
Supervising Producer Ryan O’Connell
Producers Matthew Chipera, Ashley Glazier, Ann M. Martin
OUTSTANDING YOUNG TEEN SERIES
Heartstopper Netflix
Executive Producers Iain Canning, Hakan Kousetta, Jamie Laurenson, Euros Lyn, Alice Oseman, Emile Sherman, Patrick Walters
Co-Executive Producer Simon Gillis
Producer Zorana Piggott
Line Producer Dylan Rees
OUTSTANDING FICTION SPECIAL
Sneakerella Disney+
Executive Producers Jane Startz, Rachel Watanabe-Batton
Co-Executive Producers Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum, Tamara Chestna
Producer D.J. Carson
OUTSTANDING NON-FICTION PROGRAM
Who Are You, Charlie Brown? Apple TV+
Executive Producers Sara Bernstein, Stephanie Betts, Michael Bonfiglio, Paige Braddock, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Anne Loi, Josh Scherba, Craig Schulz, Justin Wilkes
Co-Executive Producer Meredith Kaulfers
Producers Kimberly Small, Marcella Steingart
OUTSTANDING PRESCHOOL ANIMATED SERIES
Ada Twist, Scientist Netflix
Executive Producers Andrea Beaty, Mark Burton, Tonia Davis, Cathal Gaffney, Chris Nee, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Darragh O’Connell, David Roberts, Priya Swaminathan
Co-Executive Producer Kerri Grant
Creative Producer Alex Pitz
Supervising Producer Gillian Higgins
Producers Nayanshi Shaw, Peedee Shindell
Consulting Producer Jean Herlihy
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED SERIES
City of Ghosts Netflix
Executive Producer Elizabeth Ito
Co-Executive Producer Joanne Shen
Line Producer Dayla Kennedy
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS ANIMATED PROGRAM
Hilda and the Mountain King Netflix
Executive Producers Kurt Mueller
Co-Executive Producers Luke Pearson, Stephanie Simpson
Supervising Producers Andy Coyle, Bryan Korn
Producers Steve Jacobson, Chantal Ling, Rachel Simon
Associate Producer Emerald Wright-Collie
Line Producer Victor Reyes
OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM PROGRAM
We the People Netflix
Executive Producers Kenya Barris, Tonia Davis, Chris Nee, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Priya Swaminathan
Producers Ada Chiaghana, Erynn Sampson, Peedee Shindell
Directors Peter Ramsey, Tim Rauch
Writers H.E.R. , Ronald Colson, Jeff Gitelman, David Harris, Maxx Moore
OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
Kit Connor, as Nick Nelson
Heartstopper
Netflix
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
Nonso Anozie, as Tommy Jepperd
Sweet Tooth
Netflix
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
Quinn Copeland, as Izzy
Punky Brewster
Peacock
OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMANCE IN PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
Olivia Colman, as Sarah Nelson
Heartstopper
Netflix
OUTSTANDING VOICE PERFORMANCE IN A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
Daniel Ross, as Donald Duck
Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas
Disney Junior
OUTSTANDING VOICE PERFORMANCE IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
Eric Bauza, as Bugs Bunny, Marvin the Martian, Daffy Duck & Tweety
Looney Tunes Cartoons
HBO Max
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER VOICE PERFORMER IN AN ANIMATED OR PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
Andy Walken, as Young Durpleton
Centaurworld
Netflix
OUTSTANDING HOST
Dame Helen Mirren
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses
Cartoon Network | TBS
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
Heartstopper Netflix
Writer Alice Oseman
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A SINGLE CAMERA PROGRAM
The Mysterious Benedict Society Disney+
Directors Greg Beeman, James Bobin, Shannon Kohli, Karyn Kusama, Wendey Stanzler, Mark Tonderai, Glen Winter
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION
WINNERS
Chris Tsirgiotis, Background Designer
Kid Cosmic Netflix
Ron Velasco, Character Designer
Monsters At Work Disney+
Craig McCracken, Character Designer
Kid Cosmic Netflix
Ivan Aguire, Background Painter
The Cuphead Show! Netflix
Alex Konstad, Visual Development Artist
Maya And The Three Netflix
Alessandro Taini, Production Designer
Star Trek: Prodigy Paramount+
Benjamin Arcand, Storyboard Artist
SpongeBob’s Road To Christmas Nickelodeon
