Press release from Hasbro:
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Hasbro Studios has collected eight Daytime Emmy Award nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for Transformers Prime, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and Family Game Night.
The Academy also provided Transformers Prime with an early trophy for “Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation,” as well as multiple nominations in three additional categories: “Outstanding Special Class Animated Program,” “Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program” and “Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing–Animation.”
The popular series My Little Pony earned two nods in the “Outstanding Original Song- Children’s and Animation” category, while Family Game Night host Todd Newton garnered his second consecutive nomination for “Outstanding Game Show Host.”
“We are delighted to have the Academy once again recognize these high-quality and highly entertaining series,” said Hasbro Studios President Stephen Davis. “The many talented, hardworking individuals honoured with these multiple nominations and awards have successfully re-imagined our beloved brands into three incredible shows and we couldn’t be more proud of them.”
A full list of The Hub’s Daytime Emmy Award nominees follows:
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS ANIMATED PROGRAM
“Transformers Prime”
Roberto Orci, Executive Producer
Stephen Davis, Executive Producer
Shuzo Shiota, Executive Producer
Alex Kurtzman, Executive Producer
Jeff Kline, Executive Producer
Duane Capizzi, Supervising Producer
Mandy Safavi, Producer
Rafael Ruthchild, Producer
Shinji Santoh, Producer
Meiko Sato, Line Producer
Therese Trujillo, Animation Producer
OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW HOST
TODD NEWTON, as HOST
“Family Game Night”
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
“Transformers Prime”
David Hartman, Supervising Director
Vinton Heuck, Director
Shaunt Nigoghossian, Director
Todd Waterman, Director
Jamie Simone, Voice Director
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION
**WINNER
“Transformers Prime”
Christophe Vacher, Supervising Color Designer
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG - CHILDREN'S AND ANIMATION
“My Little Pony Friendship is Magic”
Every Pony
Daniel Ingram, Composer & Lyricist
“My Little Pony Friendship is Magic”
Find A Pet
Daniel Ingram, Song Writer
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING – ANIMATION
“Transformers Prime”
Robbi Smith, Dialogue Editor
Robert Poole II, Sound Effects Editor
Roy Braverman, Foley Editor
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING – ANIMATION
“Transformers Prime”
Ray Leonard, Re-Recording Mixer
Mike Bieriger, Re-Recording Mixer