2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards

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2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards
DateDecember 16–17, 2023
Location Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles
Presented by National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted by Christopher Jackson
Highlights
Most awards Lost Ollie , Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur and Sesame Street (5)
Most nominations Sesame Street (12)
Outstanding Preschool Series Sesame Street
Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series The Muppets Mayhem
Outstanding Young Teen Series The Crossover
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The 2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), to honor the best in American children's and family-oriented television programming in 2022 and 2023, following on from the inaugural ceremony held a year prior. [1] The eligibility period ran from June 1, 2022, to May 31, 2023, mirroring that of the Primetime Emmy Awards.

Contents

The winners were announced during two ceremonies, one focused on creative and technical arts, and the other dedicated to performances and programming, on December 16 and 17, 2023 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. [2] [3] [4] with the latter night being hosted by Christopher Jackson. Nominations were revealed on November 2, 2023, with Sesame Street leading with twelve nominations, followed by Sweet Tooth with eleven.

The second annual Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to voice actor Peter Cullen. [5]

Background

For the 2023 ceremony, the NATAS announced several changes for different categories and eligibility rules: [6]

Winners and nominees

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Peter Cullen, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

Nominations were set to be announced on the week of October 17, 2023, but were postponed due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. The nominees were ultimately announced on November 2, 2023. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Programming

Programming
Outstanding Fiction Special
Outstanding Non-Fiction Program
Outstanding Animated Special
Outstanding Short Form Program
Outstanding Promotional Announcement
Outstanding Interactive Media
Outstanding Public Initiative

Performances

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Tony Hale, Outstanding Lead Performance in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program winner
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Tabitha Brown, Outstanding Host winner
Eric Bauza, Outstanding Voice Performance in a Preschool Animated Program winner Eric Bauza by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Eric Bauza, Outstanding Voice Performance in a Preschool Animated Program winner
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Jack Black, Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program winner
Performer

Writing

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Matt and Mike Chapman (The Brothers Chaps), Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Program co-winners
Writing
Outstanding Writing for a Live Action Preschool or Children's Program
  • Sesame Street – Ken Scarborough, Belinda Arredondo, Molly Boylan, Jessica Carleton, Geri Cole, Joe Fallon, Christine Ferraro, Monique D. Hall, Liz Hara, Ron Holsey, Raye Lankford (HBO Max)
Outstanding Writing for a Young Teen Program
Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Program
  • StoryBots: Answer Time – Edlyn Capulong, Matt Chapman, Mike Chapman, Scott Emmons, Jeff Gill, Chris Harding, Henock Lebsekal, Kendall Nelson, Evan Spiridellis, Gregg Spiridellis, Maha Tabikh, Nate Theis (Netflix)
    • The Adventures of Paddington – Jon Foster, James Lamont (Nick Jr.)
    • Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood – Jill Cozza-Turner, Saurin Choksi, Mary Jacobson, Haley Hoffman, Alexandra Cassel Schwartz, Sara Farber (PBS Kids)
    • Interrupting Chicken – Ron Holsey, Scott Gray, Jennifer Keene, Josh Riley Brown (Apple TV+)
    • Molly of Denali – Peter K. Hirsch, Peter Ferland, June Thiele, Vera Starbard (PBS Kids)
    • The Tiny Chef Show – Jim Nolan, Rebecca Delgado, Ta'riq Fisher, Jordan Gershowitz, Sarah Jenkins, Sara Karimipour, Laura Kleinbaum, Rachel Larsen, Teresa Lee, Sarah Nerboso, Adam Reid, Alec Schwimmer (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program
  • Baymax! – Cirocco Dunlap (Disney+)
    • Craig of the Creek – Matt Burnett, Ben Levin, Jeff Trammell, Dashawn Mahone, Najja Porter, Deena Beck, Ashleigh Hairston (Cartoon Network)
    • Karma's World – Halcyon Person, Keion Jackson, Jehan Madhani (Netflix)
    • Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Lisa Muse Bryant, Jeffrey M. Howard, Kate Kondell, Liz Hara, Halima Lucas, Maggie Rose, Taylor Vaughn Lasley (Disney Channel)
    • My Dad the Bounty Hunter – Everett Downing, Patrick Harpin, Eric Rivera, Shakira Pressley, Adele Williams, Justin Gordon-Montgomery (Netflix)

Directing

Peter Ramsey, Outstanding Directing for a Single Camera Program winner Peter Ramsey by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Peter Ramsey, Outstanding Directing for a Single Camera Program winner
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Sam Riegel, Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series winner
Directing
Outstanding Directing for a Single Camera Program
Outstanding Directing for a Multiple Camera Program
Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Program
Outstanding Directing for an Animated Program
Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series

Animation

Individual Achievement in Animation [12]

Art Direction

Art Direction
Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
Outstanding Puppet Design and Styling

Casting

Casting
Outstanding Casting for a Live-Action Program
Outstanding Casting for an Animated Program

Choreography and Stunts

Choreography
Outstanding Choreography
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Live Action Program

Cinematography and Lighting

Cinematography
Outstanding Cinematography for a Live Action Single-Camera Program
Outstanding Cinematography for a Live Action Multiple-Camera Program
Outstanding Lighting, Camera and Technical Arts
  • Lost Ollie – Blaine Ackerly, Brad Creasser, Junichi Hosoi, Ryan McGregor (Netflix)
    • Jane – Mark Baluk, Sam Lewis, George Lajtai, Gavin Smith (Apple TV+)
    • Malory Towers – Chris Davies, Jordan Hëguy, Jason Webber, Arthur Cooper, Dan Evans, Nelson Rogers, Stephen Evans (BYUtv)
    • Sweet Tooth: Season 2 – Giles Coburn, Sam Jellie (Netflix)
    • Waffles + Mochi's Restaurant – Theodore Rysz III, Daniel Fritz, June Zandona, Dino Dumandan (Netflix)

Costumes, Makeup and Hairstyling

Styling
Outstanding Costume Design/Styling
Outstanding Makeup and Hairstyling

Editing

Editing
Outstanding Editing for a Single Camera Program
Outstanding Editing for a Multiple Camera Program
  • Nick News – Scott Tomaino, Justin Coloma, Mainak Dhar, Aaron Moles, Nix Lynn Ullrich (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Editing for a Preschool Animated Program
  • Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures – Danielle Altura, Zachary Bulman, Pamela Cabrera, Petrus Gammelgard, Brian Dawley, Louis Legge (Disney+)
    • Ada Twist, Scientist – Paul Forde (Netflix)
    • Frog and Toad – Josh Glass, Nicholas Veith, Robby Wells (Apple TV+)
    • Get Rolling With Otis – Michelle Connolly, Fiona Hamilton, Martha Meyler, Ciarán O'Toole, Peter Williams (Apple TV+)
    • StoryBots: Answer Time – Nico Colaleo, Rachael Russakoff, Evan Spiridellis, Edgar Cheung, Stella Lightheart, Martin Wichmann Andersen (Netflix)
Outstanding Editing for an Animated Program

Main Title and Graphics

Main Title
Outstanding Main Title and Graphics

Music

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Brandi Carlile, Outstanding Original Song for a Preschool Program winner
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Joshua Bassett, Outstanding Original Song for a Children’s and Young Teen Program co-winner
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Doug Rockwell, Outstanding Original Song for a Children’s and Young Teen Program co-winner
Music
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Live Action Program
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for an Animated Program
Outstanding Original Song for a Preschool Program
Outstanding Original Song for a Children’s and Young Teen Program

Sound

Sound
Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Live Action Program
  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Ghost Island – David Hernandez, Gord Hillier, Pat Haskill, Dean Giammarco, Bill Sheppard, Julia Graff, Joseph Watts, Maureen Murphy, Gordon Sproule, David Chen (Nickelodeon)
    • Freeridge – Andrew Dawson, Akash Singh, Craig Hunter, Frank Morrone, Derek Syverud (Netflix)
    • Lost Ollie – Jamey Scott, Rob Hanchar, Michael Williamson, Jonathan Stevens, Joshua Winget (Netflix)
    • Monster High: The Movie – Miguel Nunes, Rylan Kerbes, Ryan Thompson, Aaron Olson, Meagan Carsience, Alex Macla, Devon Quelch (Nickelodeon)
    • Waffles + Mochi's Restaurant – Tess Fournier, Jacob Cook, Kate Finan, Logan Romjue, Jessey Drake, Tim Vindigni (Netflix)
    • Zombies 3 – Sandra Portman, Kelly Cole, Bill Mellow, Hugh Wielenga, Henry Embry, Daryl Purdy, Aaron Olson, Phil Mahoney, Mike Flicker, Meagan Carsience, Matt Friedman, Javier Iván Pérez, Tim McCann, Shane Rees (Disney+)
Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program
Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for an Animated Program
  • I Am Groot: Season 1 – Coya Elliott, Tony Villaflor, Kyrsten Mate, Anele Onyekwere, Tom Kramer, James Spencer, Malcolm Fife, Shelley Roden, John Roesch, Scott Curtis (Disney+)
    • Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons – Rob McIntyre, Jeff Halbert, Lawrence Reyes, DJ Lynch, Mark A. Keatts, Kelly Foley Downs, Patrick Foley, Mike Garcia, Jon Abelardo, Mark Mercado, Vincent Guisetti, Aran Tanchum (Warner Bros.)
    • Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight: Seasons 1-2 – Rob McIntyre, DJ Lynch, Anna Adams, Evan Dockter, Marc Schmidt, Monique Reymond, Cat Gensler, Roberto Alegria (Netflix)
    • Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie – Jeff Shiffman, Jacob Cook, Jessey Drake, Brad Meyer, Xinyue Yu, Carol Ma (Netflix)
    • Star Trek: Prodigy: Season 1: Part 2 – Otis Van Osten, Josh Eckberg, Brittany Ellis, Matt Klimek, Ron Salaises, Michael Wessner, Aran Tanchum, Vincent Guisetti, Tommy Sarioglou, Nami Melumad (Nickelodeon)

Visual and Special Effects

Effects
Outstanding Visual Effects for a Live Action Program

Lifetime Achievement Award

Shows with multiple nominations

12 nominations

11 nominations

10 nominations

9 nominations

8 nominations

7 nominations

6 nominations

5 nominations

4 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

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