The third Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards, hosted this yr by voiceover actor Eric Bauza (whose credits include Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety and Marvin the Martian) are under way at Television City in Los Angeles. Disney+’s “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” leads this yr’s nominations, with 16 nods, including for young teen series — which it won over competitors resembling Disney+’s “Goosebumps,” Netflix’s “Heartstopper,” Netflix’s “One Piece” and Roku Channel’s “The Spiderwick Chronicles.”
“Percy Jackson” won eight Emmys overall, probably the most of any title. Besides the young teen series prize, it won for writing for a young teen series, directing for a single camera live motion program, editing for a single camera live motion program, visual effects for a live motion program, show open, casting for a live motion program and music direction and composition for a live motion program. “It’s such a privilege to get to create stories that bring joy, magic and wonder to kids and families, and we couldn’t be prouder of everyone at Disney Branded Television and across The Walt Disney Company who pour their hearts into this essential work each day,” said Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television.
Elsewhere, Christian Slater won the Emmy for lead performer in a preschool, children’s or young teen program as Mulgarath in “The Spiderwick Chronicles.” Other big winners included Nickelodeon’s “Blue’s Clues & You” for preschool program, Apple TV+’s “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock” for youngsters’s or family viewing series, and Meryl Streep for “Storyline Online” in the youngsters’s personality category.
Beyond “Percy Jackson,” other programs leading the noms tally heading into Saturday were HBO/Max’s “Sesame Street” (13 noms), “Spiderwick Chronicles” (13 noms), Netflix’s “StoryBots: Answer Time” (10 noms), Apple TV+’s “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock” (10 noms), “One Piece” (9 noms) and “Goosebumps” (9 noms).
Administered by the Recent York-based National Academy of TV Arts & Sciences, the Children’s & Family Emmy Awards launched in 2022 and were previously were held in December — but moved to March for the third edition. The Children’s and Family Emmys kicked off with a few of its marquee series awards within the afternoon, and was set to segue to Creative Arts Children’s and Family Emmys within the evening.
“The Muppets” puppeteer Dave Goetz was set to present the Lifetime Achievement Award to Emmy-winning performer Fran Brill. Additional presenters include Noah Cottrell (“The Spiderwick Chronicles”), Duff Goldman (“Kids Baking Championship”), Paul Walter Hauser (“Orion and the Dark”), Bobby Moynihan (“Pupstruction”), Cree Summer (“Spirit Rangers”), John Tartaglia (“Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock”) and Jacob Tremblay (“Orion and the Dark”).
Listed here are this yr’s winners, continually updated:
CHILDREN’S OR FAMILY VIEWING SERIES
WINNER: Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Apple TV+)
La Fuerza de Creer: Dulce Sazón (Univision)
Jane (Apple TV+)
Malory Towers (BYU TV)
Raven’s Home (Disney Channel)
YOUNG TEEN SERIES
WINNER: Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)
Goosebumps (Disney+)
Heartstopper (Netflix)
One Piece (Netflix)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (Roku Channel)
PRESCHOOL SERIES
WINNER: Blue’s Clues & You (Nickelodeon)
Donkey Hodie (PBS Kids)
Lovely Little Farm (Apple TV+)
Sesame Street (HBO/Max)
FICTION SPECIAL
WINNER: The Velveteen Rabbit (Apple TV+)
Monster High 2 (Nickelodeon)
The Naughty Nine (Disney Channel)
The Slumber Party (Disney Channel)
World’s Best (Disney+)
NON-FICTION PROGRAM
WINNER: Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School (HBO/Max)
All-Round Champion (BYU TV)
Elmo & Tango Holiday Helpers (HBO/Max)
Kids Baking Championship (Food Network)
A Real Bug’s Life (National Geographic)
PRESCHOOL ANIMATED SERIES
WINNER: The Tiny Chef Show (Nickelodeon)
Frog and Toad (Apple TV+)
Interrupting Chicken (Apple TV+)
Rosie’s Rules (PBS Kids)
StoryBots: Answer Time (Netflix)
CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN ANIMATED SERIES
WINNER: Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney+)
CURSES! (Apple TV+)
Hilda (Netflix)
Iwájú (Disney+)
Kiff (Disney Channel)
Summer Camp Island (Cartoon Network)
ANIMATED SPECIAL
WINNER: Orion and the Dark (Netflix)
Merry Little Batman (Prime Video)
Peter and the Wolf (HBO/Max)
Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie (Apple TV+)
The Tiger’s Apprentice (Paramount+)
Tiny Chef’s Marvelous Mish Mesh Special (Nickelodeon)
SHORT FORM LIVE ACTION PROGRAM
WINNER: Elmo and Jesse Remember Uncle Jack (Sesame Workshop)
GIRLS’ VOICES NOW: The Beauty in Being Different; Girls’ Voices Now (Here TV)
Healthy Minds Thriving Kids (Child Mind Institute)
Kid Gloves (Kid Gloves Show)
SHORT FORM ANIMATED PROGRAM
WINNER: Once Upon a Studio (Disney+)
How To not Draw (Disney Channel)
I Am Groot (Disney+)
Take Care with Peanuts (Snoopy – Official Channel)
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly (Disney+)
INTERACTIVE MEDIA
WINNER: Cousin Hodie Playdate; Donkey Hodie (PBS Kids)
Cyberchase: Cyber Sound Quest (PBS Kids)
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood (PBS Kids)
Molly of Denali (PBS Kids)
Stu’s Super Stunts! (PBS Kids)
PUBLIC SERVICE INITIATIVE
WINNERS:
La Fuerza-STEM: Engaging Hispanic Families in Science Through Culturally Relevant Media; La Fuerza de Creer: Dulce Sazón (Univision)
Well Versed (Nickelodeon)
HONORABLE MENTION:
Sesame Workshop: Emotional Well-Being; Sesame Street (Sesame Workshop)
LEAD PERFORMER IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
WINNER: Christian Slater as Mulgarath, The Spiderwick Chronicles (Roku Channel)
Lola Blue as Addie Darrow, A Sort of Spark (BYU TV)
Ella Brilliant as Darrell Rivers, Malory Towers (BYU TV)
Justin Long as Mr. Bratt, Goosebumps (Disney+)
Raven-Symoné as Raven Baxter, Raven’s Home (Disney Channel)
SUPPORTING PERFORMER IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
WINNER: Amanda Lawrence as Matron Shipley, Malory Towers (BYU TV)
Adam Copeland as Ares, Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)
Elizabeth Mitchell as Carol / Mrs. Claus, The Santa Clauses (Disney+)
Sarah Rafferty as Katherine Walter, My Life with the Walter Boys (Netflix)
Lance Reddick as Zeus, Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)
Eric Stonestreet as Magnus Antas / The Mad Santa, The Santa Clauses (Disney+)
YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
WINNER: Phoenix Laroche as William, The Velveteen Rabbit (Apple TV+)
Pyper Braun as Natasha Williams, Erin & Aaron (Nickelodeon)
Noah Cottrell as Simon Grace, The Spiderwick Chronicles (Roku Channel)
Mykal-Michelle Harris as Alice Baxter, Raven’s Home (Disney Channel)
Alaya High as Lay Lay, That Girl Lay Lay (Nickelodeon)
Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth Chase, Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)
PUPPETRY PERFORMER
WINNER: Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby & Tango, Sesame Street (HBO/Max)
Eric Jacobson as Bert, Oscar the Grouch & Grover, Sesame Street (HBO/Max)
Donna Kimball as Mokey, Storyteller & Cotterpin, Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Apple TV+)
Karen Prell as Red & Icy Joe, Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Apple TV+)
David Rudman as Cookie Monster & Baby Bear, Sesame Street (HBO/Max)
VOICE PERFORMER IN A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
WINNER: Kari Wahlgren as Granny Caterina, Ms. Poochytail & Magda, Superkitties (Disney Junior)
Kimiko Glenn as Baby Shark, Baby Shark’s Big Show! (Nickelodeon)
Bobby Moynihan as Bobby Boots, Pupstruction (Disney Junior)
Cree Summer as Lizard & DeeDee, Spirit Rangers (Netflix)
Fred Tatasciore as Bang, BlimBlam the Barbarian, King Hydrogen, Alabama Smith & The Lone Drifter, StoryBots: Answer Time (Netflix)
VOICE PERFORMER IN A CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
WINNER: Eric Bauza as Daffy Duck & Bugs Bunny, Teen Titans Go! (Cartoon Network)
Bob Bergen as Porky Pig, Looney Tunes Cartoons (HBO/Max)
Ben Feldman as Tylor Tuskmon, Monsters at Work (Disney+)
William Shatner as Keldor, Masters of the Universe: Revolution (Netflix)
Paul Walter Hauser as Dark, Orion and the Dark (Netflix)
YOUNGER VOICE PERFORMER IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
WINNER: Jacob Tremblay as Orion, Orion within the Dark (Netflix)
Lucia Cunningham as Jessica Williams, Jessica’s Big Little World (Cartoon Network)
Simisola Gbadamosi as Tola Martins, Iwájú (Disney+)
Terrence Little Gardenhigh as Pat, Fright Krewe (Hulu I Peacock)
Arianna McDonald as Marcie, Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie (Apple TV+)
CHILDREN’S PERSONALITY
WINNER: Meryl Streep, Storyline Online (StorylineOnline.net)
Awkwafina, A Real Bug’s Life (National Geographic)
Gavin Friday, Peter and the Wolf (HBO/Max)
Duff Goldman, Kids Baking Championship (Food Network)
Ian McShane, One Piece (Netflix)
WRITING FOR A PRESCHOOL OR CHILDREN’S SERIES
WINNER: “Can They Be Friends?” Sesame Street (HBO/Max)
“The Big City,” A Real Bug’s Life (National Geographic)
“Brave Bessie by Brave Gabrielle,” Sesame Street (HBO/Max)
“I’m Pogey,” Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Apple TV+)
“This for That,” Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Apple TV+)
WRITING FOR A YOUNG TEEN SERIES
WINNER: “I Unintentionally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher,” Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)
“Admissions,” High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+)
“The Field Guide to Jared Grace,” The Spiderwick Chronicles (Roku Channel)
“Perfect,” Heartstopper (Netflix)
“Say Cheese and Die!” Goosebumps (Disney+)
WRITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED SERIES
WINNER: “Not a Mascot,” Molly of Denali (PBS Kids)
“Glow Toy,” Jessica’s Big Little World (Cartoon Network)
“I’m Grandmaster Flash,” Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (PBS Kids)
“Taxes,” StoryBots: Answer Time (Netflix)
“Tornado,” StoryBots: Answer Time (Netflix)
WRITING FOR A CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN ANIMATED SERIES
WINNER: “Dancing With Myself,” Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney+)
“Abducted,” My Dad the Bounty Hunter (Netflix)
“Heart of the Forest,” Craig of the Creek (Cartoon Network)
“The Fairy Isle,” Hilda (Netflix)
“I Wanna Dance With My Buddy,” Hailey’s On It! (Disney Channel)
DIRECTING FOR A SINGLE CAMERA LIVE ACTION
WINNER: “The Big City,” A Real Bug’s Life (National Geographic)
WINNER: “I Unintentionally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher,” Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)
“Panthera Leo,” Jane (Apple TV+)
“Say Cheese and Die!” Goosebumps (Disney+)
“Welcome to Spiderwick,” The Spiderwick Chronicles (Roku Channel)
DIRECTING FOR A MULTIPLE CAMERA LIVE ACTION
WINNER: “The Sign Language ABCs,” Sesame Street (HBO/Max)
“Gown To The Wire,” Raven’s Home (Disney Channel)
“Pickleball,” All-Round Champion (BYU TV)
DIRECTING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED SERIES
WINNER: “Glass,” StoryBots: Answer Time (Netflix)
“Fractions,” StoryBots: Answer Time (Netflix)
“Ganga,” Ghee Blissful (Ghee Blissful Studio)
“I’m Grandmaster Flash,” Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (PBS Kids)
“Xutash Harvest,” Spirit Rangers (Netflix)
DIRECTING FOR AN ANIMATED SERIES
WINNER: “The Molecular Level,” Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney+)
“Descent Into Fear,” Monsters at Work (Disney+)
“The Fairy Isle,” Hilda (Netflix)
“Kole,” Iwájú (Disney+)
“Morem,” Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire (Disney+)
VOICE DIRECTING FOR AN ANIMATED SERIES
WINNER: Monsters at Work (Disney+)
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood (PBS Kids)
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney+)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Disney+)
Young Love (HBO/Max)
MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A LIVE ACTION PROGRAM
WINNER: Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)
The Naughty Nine (Disney Channel)
One Piece (Netflix)
Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School (HBO/Max)
The Velveteen Rabbit (Apple TV+)
MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
WINNER: Frog and Toad (Apple TV+)
Gremlins: Secrets of The Mogwai (HBO/Max)
Looney Tunes Cartoons (HBO/Max)
Orion and the Dark (Netflix)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Disney+)
ORIGINAL SONG FOR A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
WINNER: “That’s Why We Love Nature,” Sesame Street (HBO/Max)
“Find the Area,” StoryBots: Answer Time (Netflix)
“Keep Swimming Through,” Baby Shark’s Big Movie! (Nickelodeon)
“Let Your Wish Carry You Away,” Alice’s Wonderland Bakery (Disney Junior)
“The Tornado Song,” StoryBots: Answer Time (Netflix)
ORIGINAL SONG FOR A CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
WINNER: “My Sails are Set,” One Piece (Netflix)
“Kiss Your Friend,” Hailey’s On It! (Disney Channel)
“Radishes vs. Strawberries,” Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Apple TV+)
“Speak Out,” High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+)
“Things,” Kiff (Disney Channel)
SHOW OPEN
WINNER: Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)
The Fairly OddParents: A Recent Wish (Nickelodeon)
Hilda (Netflix)
Peter and the Wolf (HBO/Max)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (Roku Channel)
CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE CAMERA LIVE ACTION PROGRAM
WINNER: A Real Bug’s Life (National Geographic)
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Apple TV+)
One Piece (Netflix)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (Roku Channel)
CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A MULTIPLE CAMERA LIVE ACTION PROGRAM
There aren’t any nominees.
EDITING FOR A SINGLE CAMERA LIVE ACTION PROGRAM
WINNER: Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Apple TV+)
Goosebumps (Disney+)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (Roku Channel)
Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School (HBO/Max)
The Velveteen Rabbit (Apple TV+)
EDITING FOR A MULTIPLE CAMERA LIVE ACTION PROGRAM
WINNER: All-Round Champion (BYU TV)
Erin & Aaron (Nickelodeon)
Sesame Street (HBO/Max)
The Thundermans Return (Nickelodeon)
EDITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
WINNER: StoryBots: Super Silly Stories with Bo (Netflix)
Frog and Toad (Apple TV+)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Disney+)
StoryBots: Answer Time (Netflix)
The Tiny Chef Show (Nickelodeon)
EDITING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
WINNER: Orion and the Dark (Netflix)
Hilda (Netflix)
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney+)
Merry Little Batman (Prime Video)
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin (Apple TV+)
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly; The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse (Disney+)
SOUND MIXING AND SOUND EDITING FOR A LIVE ACTION PROGRAM
WINNER: A Real Bug’s Life (National Geographic)
Goosebumps (Disney+)
Jane (Apple TV+)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (Roku Channel)
Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School (HBO/Max)
The Velveteen Rabbit (Apple TV+)
SOUND MIXING AND SOUND EDITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
WINNER: Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Disney+)
Baby Shark’s Big Movie! (Paramount+)
Santiago of the Seas (Nick Jr.)
Shape Island; The Winter Blues (Apple TV+)
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (PBS Kids)
SOUND MIXING AND SOUND EDITING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
WINNER: Orion and the Dark (Netflix)
I Am Groot (Disney+)
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (Netflix)
Mech Cadets (Netflix)
Monsters at Work (Disney+)
Transformers: EarthSpark (Nickelodeon)
LIGHTING, CAMERA AND TECHNICAL ARTS
WINNER: A Real Bug’s Life (National Geographic)
Malory Towers (BYU TV)
Ruby and the Well (BYU TV)
Sesame Street (HBO/Max)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (Roku Channel)
VISUAL EFFECTS FOR A LIVE ACTION PROGRAM
WINNER: Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Apple TV+)
Goosebumps (Disney+)
The Naughty Nine (Disney Channel)
One Piece (Netflix)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (Roku Channel)
CASTING FOR A LIVE ACTION PROGRAM
WINNER: Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)
Heartstopper (Netflix)
One Piece (Netflix)
Pretty Freekin Scary (Disney+)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (Roku Channel)
CASTING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
WINNER: Gremlins: Secrets of The Mogwai (HBO/Max)
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (Netflix)
Monsters at Work (Disney+)
Orion and the Dark (Netflix)
Rock Paper Scissors (Nickelodeon)
Spirit Rangers (Netflix)
Supa Team 4 (Netflix)
ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN FOR A SINGLE CAMERA PROGRAM
WINNER: The Spiderwick Chronicles (Roku Channel)
Malory Towers (BYU TV)
One Piece (Netflix)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)
The Santa Clauses (Disney+)
ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN FOR A MULTIPLE CAMERA PROGRAM
WINNER: Bunk’d (Disney Channel)
Sesame Street (HBO/Max)
The Villains of Valley View (Disney+)
COSTUME DESIGN/STYLING
*Entrants from Puppet Design/Styling were merged here.
WINNER: Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Puppet Design entry) (Apple TV+)
Malory Towers (BYU TV)
Monster High 2 (Nickelodeon)
One Piece (Netflix)
Sesame Street (Puppet Design entry) (HBO/Max)
The Velveteen Rabbit (Apple TV+)
HAIRSTYLING AND MAKEUP
WINNER: The Santa Clauses (Disney+)
Goosebumps (Disney+)
Monster High 2 (Nickelodeon)
One Piece (Netflix)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)
The Really Loud House (Nickelodeon)
STUNT COORDINATION FOR A LIVE ACTION PROGRAM
WINNER: One Piece (Netflix)
Goosebumps (Disney+)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)
The Really Loud House (Nickelodeon)
The Villains of Valley View (Disney Channel)
CHOREOGRAPHY
WINNER: High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+)
Monster High 2 (Nickelodeon)
World’s Best (Disney+)
Other awards included Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation – Storyboard for David Lux, “Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin” (Apple TV+); Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation – Character Design for Lesego Vorster, Disney+’s “Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire”; Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation – Background Design to Miho Tomimasu for Netflix’s “Orion and the Dark”; Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation – Background Design to Philip Vose, Prime Video’s “Merry Little Batman”; Individual Achievement in Animation – Color to Lauren Zurcher, Netflix’s “Orion and the Dark”; Individual Achievement in Animation – Production Design to Guillaume Fesquet for Prime Video’s “Merry Little Batman”; Individual Achievement in Animation – Character Animation to Elena Najar, Prime Video’s “Merry Little Batman”
