Children’s & Family Emmy Nominees Announced

‘Maya and the Three,’ ‘Hilda and the Mountain King,’ and ‘City of Ghosts’ among top nominees in NATAS’ brand-new, standalone awards expansion; inaugural ceremonies slated for December 10-11.

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has announced the nominees for the Children’s & Family Emmys, a standalone award expansion launched earlier this year – the first added since 1979. This establishes a dedicated ceremony separate from the Daytime Emmy Awards, which had been home to children’s and family programming categories. The decision to add the expansion is due to children’s and family content representing the fastest-growing genre that NATAS awards, with a 23% increase in related programming over the past two years. With nearly 3,000 submissions, the competition is now the largest that NATAS oversees.

This year will see the inaugural ceremonies for the Children’s & Family Emmys:

Children's & Family Creative Arts Awards - Saturday, December 10, 2022
Children's & Family Emmy Awards - Sunday, December 11, 2022

“Putting a spotlight on children’s & family programming after years of unparalleled growth in content quality and quantity in this space is an exciting moment for the television industry,” said Adam Sharp, President and CEO, NATAS. “These programs entertain, inform and educate family members of all ages, and NATAS is proud to mark this milestone event and give these creators the stage they deserve.”

With children’s and family programming, comes animation – here is a list of categories that include animated series or specials:

Outstanding Preschool Series

Helpsters - Apple TV+
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo: Game Edition - HBO Max
Sesame Street - HBO Max
Tab Time - YouTube Originals
Waffles + Mochi - Netflix

Outstanding Non-Fiction Program

Hi I’m Sevy - Magnolia Network
Kids Baking Championship - Food Network
Nick News - Nickelodeon
Sesame Street in Communities Talking About Race - YouTube.com
Who Are You, Charlie Brown? - Apple TV+

Outstanding Preschool Animated Series

Ada Twist, Scientist - Netflix
Molly of Denali - PBS
Octonauts: Above & Beyond - Netflix
Santiago of the Seas - Nickelodeon
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - PBS

Outstanding Animated Series

City of Ghosts - Netflix
The Cuphead Show! -Netflix
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder - Disney+
Star Trek: Prodigy - Paramount+
A Tale Dark & Grimm - Netflix

Outstanding Special Class Animated Program

El Deafo - Apple TV+
Hilda and the Mountain King - Netflix
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania - Amazon Prime Video
Maya and the Three - Netflix
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans - Netflix

Outstanding Short Form Program

Ciao Alberto - Disney+
Little Bird - Vimeo
Rhymes through Times - Noggin
Sesame Street in Communities - Explaining Race | #ComingTogether - YouTube.com
We the People - Netflix

Outstanding Interactive Media

Cat Burglar - Netflix
In Space with Markiplier - YouTube Originals
Madrid Noir - Oculus TV
Namoo - Baobab Studios
Paper Birds - Oculus TV

Outstanding Promotional Announcement

CHOOSE KINDNESS Campaign - ABC
Dragons: The Nine Realms - Hulu and Peacock
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous - Netflix
Maya and the Three - Netflix
My Squishy Little Dumplings - Nickelodeon
PBS KIDS “You Taught Me” Brand Campaign - PBS

Outstanding Voice Performance in a Preschool Animated Program

David Errigo Jr. as Dudley: Ridley Jones - Netflix
Eden Espinosa as The Queen of Hearts: Alice’s Wonderland Bakery - Disney Junior
Michael Luwoye as Wavey Jones: Baby Shark’s Big Show! - Nickelodeon
Daniel Ross as Donald Duck: Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas - Disney Junior
Sherri Shepherd as Queen Fastine: Blaze and the Monster Machines - Nickelodeon

Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program

Eric Bauza as Bugs Bunny, Marvin the Martian, Daffy Duck, Tweety: Looney Tunes Cartoons - HBO/HBO Max
Grey Delisle as Lola, Lana, Lily, Meryl, Cheryl, Scoots, Mopes & Mrs. Bernardo: The Loud House - Nickelodeon
Mark Hamill as Skeletor: Masters of the Universe: Revelation - Netflix
Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob SquarePants - Nickelodeon
Frank Welker as Himself, Fred, and Scooby: Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? - Cartoon Network

Outstanding Younger Voice Performer in An Animated or Preschool Animated Program