4th Children's and Family Emmy Awards

4th Children's and Family Emmy Awards
Date	March 1–2, 2026
Location	Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City
Presented by	National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted by	TBA
Highlights
Most awards	TBA
Most nominations	Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (17)
Outstanding Preschool, Children's or Family Viewing Series	TBA
Outstanding Young Teen Series	TBA
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The 4th Children's and Family Emmy Awards are is upcoming awards ceremony 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 2024 and 2025, following on from the 3rd Children's and Family Emmy Awards, which were held in March 2025. The eligibility period ran from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025, mirroring that of the Primetime Emmy Awards. ^[1]

The winners will be announced during two ceremonies held at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on March 1–2, 2026, one focused on creative and technical arts and the other dedicated to performances and programming. ^[2]

Ceremony information

Category changes

A number of changes to categories and eligibility criteria took effect for the 3rd Children's and Family Emmy Awards: ^[3]

• The Outstanding Informational Program is returning.
• The Outstanding Voice Performer in an Animated Program category has been split into two categories each for Single Role Voice Performance and Multiple Role Voice Performance. Entrants into the Single Role Voice Performance category must be voicing only a singular character - they cannot choose only to enter a single voice from a show in which they voice multiple characters. The Outstanding Younger Performer remains unchanged.
• Due to a consistently low number of submissions, the Outstanding Preschool Series category has been merged with Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series. The category has now been renamed Outstanding Preschool, Children’s or Family Viewing Series.
• The Outstanding Interactive Media category has been removed.
• The Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design for a Single Camera Program and Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design for a Multiple Camera Program categories have been merged into a singular category.

Winners and nominees

Nominees were announced on November 18, 2025. ^{[4] [5]}

Programming

Programming

Outstanding Preschool, Children's, or Family Viewing Series Jane (Apple TV+) Kids Baking Championship (Food Network) Ms. Rachel (YouTube) Odd Squad (PBS Kids) Tab Time (YouTube)	Outstanding Young Teen Series Goosebumps: The Vanishing (Disney+) Heartstopper (Netflix) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Disney+) Sweet Tooth (Netflix) Time Bandits (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Preschool Animated Series Carl the Collector (PBS Kids) Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (PBS Kids) Molly of Denali (PBS Kids) The Tiny Chef Show (Nickelodeon) Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (PBS Kids)	Outstanding Children's or Young Teen Animated Series Big City Greens (Disney+) Dream Productions (Disney+) Win or Lose (Disney+) Wolf King (Netflix) Wylde Pak (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Fiction Special Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (Disney+) Descendants: The Rise of Red (Disney+) Girl Haunts Boy (Fifth Season) Henry Danger: The Movie (Nickelodeon)	Outstanding Animated Special An Almost Christmas Story (Disney+) Kiff: The Haunting of Miss McGravy's House (Disney+) Kiff: Lore of the Ring Light (Disney+) That Christmas (Netflix) Ultraman: Rising (Netflix)
Outstanding Live Action Short Form Program Andrew Garfield and Elmo Explain Grief (Sesame Workshop) Girls' Voices Now (Here TV) My Way (PBS Kids) Together We Can (PBS Kids)	Outstanding Animated Short Form Program Acoustic Rooster: Jazzy Jams (PBS Kids) Count on June Bug (Thirteen) Daffy in Wackyland (HBO/HBO Max) Eva the Owlet (Apple TV+) How Not to Draw (Disney+) Road Trip (Disney+)
Outstanding Informational Program Building Outside the Lines (Magnolia Network) Harlem Ice (Disney+) Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World (Netflix) A Real Bug's Life (National Geographic/Disney+) Super Animals (Fox)

Performances

Performer

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program Kit Connor as Nick Nelson on Heartstopper (Netflix) Danya Griver as Gwendoline Mary Lacy on Malory Towers (BYUtv) Lisa Kudrow as Penelope on Time Bandits (Apple TV+) Jude Law as Jod Na Nawood on Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Disney+) Joe Locke as Charlie Spring on Heartstopper (Netflix) David Schwimmer as Anthony Brewer on Goosebumps: The Vanishing (Disney+) Nina Toussaint-White as Sarah Robinson on The Primrose Railway Children (BYUtv)	Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program Nonso Anozie as Tommy Jepperd on Sweet Tooth (Netflix) Rosalind Chao as Helen Zhang on Sweet Tooth (Netflix) Ellie Goldstein as Nancy on Malory Towers (BYUtv) Stefania LaVie Owen as Bear on Sweet Tooth (Netflix) Dara Reneé as Uliana on Descendants: The Rise of Red (Disney+)
Outstanding Younger Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program Ravi Cabot-Conyers as Wim on Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Disney+) Lucian-River Chauhan as Ben on Me (Apple TV+) Christian Convery as Gus on Sweet Tooth (Netflix) Ava Joyce McCarthy as Phoebe Robinson on The Primrose Railway Children (BYUtv) Naledi Murray as Wendy on Sweet Tooth (Netflix) April V. Woods as Felicity Rivers on Malory Towers (BYUtv)	Outstanding Children's Personality Tabitha Brown – Tab Time (YouTube) Yvette Nicole Brown – Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Block Party (HBO Max) Perdita Felicien – All-Round Champion (BYUtv) Alia Pope – Chip Kids (East Tennessee PBS) June Squibb – Storyline Online (YouTube)
Outstanding Voice Performer in a Preschool Program Pamela Adlon as Aunt Lola on SuperKitties (Disney+) Dee Bradley Baker as Nubs & Zeephoz on Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Disney+) Ana Gasteyer as Crabitha on RoboGobo (Disney+) Jay Thomas Manuel as Jeff Mouse on Donkey Hodie (PBS Kids) Amber Riley as Ursula on Ariel (Disney+)	Outstanding Younger Voice Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program Summer Rose Castillo as Alma on Alma's Way (PBS Kids) Vanessa Huszar as Zuri on Wonder Pets: In the City (Apple TV+) Chanel Stewart as Kai on Win or Lose (Disney+) Kensington Tallman as Riley on Dream Productions (Disney+) Alkaio Thiele as Peter Parker / Spidey on Spidey and His Amazing Friends (Disney+) Ja'Siah Young as Dax on RoboGobo (Disney+)
Outstanding Single Voice Role Performer in a Children's or Young Teen Program Erik Dellums as Aaravos on The Dragon Prince (Netflix) Cynthia Erivo as The Slink on RoboGobo (Disney+) Ernie Hudson as Marlon on Angry Birds Mystery Island (Amazon Prime Video) John Lithgow as Bolinar on Spellbound (Netflix) John C. Reilly as The Folk Singer on An Almost Christmas Story (Disney+) Maya Rudolph as Jean on Dream Productions (Disney+)	Outstanding Multiple Role Voice Performer in a Children's or Young Teen Program Eric Bauza as Daffy Duck & The Do-Do on Daffy in Wackyland (HBO/HBO Max) H. Michael Croner as Barry Buns, Rat, Chubbles Wubbington, Soda Jerk & Buffalo Security on Kiff (Disney+) David Errigo Jr. as Hamton J Pig & Plucky Duck on Tiny Toons Looniversity (HBO/HBO Max) Kate Mulgrew as Admiral Janeway & Janeway Hologram on Star Trek: Prodigy (Netflix) Kari Wahlgren as Evelyn & Mrs. Grant on Legends of Evergreen Hills (Chick-fil-A Play App)
Outstanding Puppeteer Performer Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby & Tango on Sesame Street (HBO Max) Frankie Cordero as Purple Panda, Turtle-Lou & Penguin Referee on Donkey Hodie (PBS Kids) Stephanie D'Abruzzo as Duck Duck, Harriet Elizabeth Cow, Mama Panda & Doc Skunk on Donkey Hodie (PBS Kids) Ryan Dillon as Elmo & Felix on Sesame Street (HBO Max) Carmen Osbahr as Rosita on Sesame Street (HBO Max)

Writing

Writing

Outstanding Writing for a Preschool or Children's Program A Real Bug's Life: "Love in the Forest" (National Geographic) Jane : "Pan troglodytes" (Apple TV+) Ms. Rachel : "Potty Training with Ms. Rachel" (YouTube) Odd Squad : "Odd Ones In" (PBS Kids) Secrets at Red Rocks: "People We Care About" (BYUtv) Tab Time : "When We Lose Someone" (YouTube)	Outstanding Writing for a Young Teen Program Goosebumps: The Vanishing : "Stay Out of the Basement, Part I" (Disney+) Heartstopper : "Journey" (Netflix) Me: "Pilot" (Apple TV+) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew : "This Could Be a Real Adventure" (Disney+) Sweet Tooth : "This Is a Story" (Netflix) Time Bandits : "Kevin Haddock" (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Program Carl the Collector : "The Fall" (PBS Kids) Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood : "Daniel Finds Out What's Fair" (PBS Kids) Molly of Denali : "Thanks-For-Giving" (PBS Kids) The Tiny Chef Show : "Tiny Chef's Spooky Stump Spectacular" (Nickelodeon) Wonder Pets: In the City : "Save the Runaway Egg" (Apple TV+)	Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program Goldie : "Frand or Foe" (Apple TV+) Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld : "Worst Birthday Ever" (Netflix) Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur : "Crushed" (Disney+) Star Trek: Prodigy : "The Devourer of All Things, Part I" (Netflix) Win or Lose : "Pickle" (Disney+)

Directing

Directing

Outstanding Directing for a Live Action Series A Real Bug's Life: "Love in the Forest" (Disney+) Goosebumps: The Vanishing : "Stay Out of the Basement, Part I" (Disney+) Heartstopper : "Journey" (Netflix) Malory Towers : "The Chamber" (BYUtv) Sesame Street : "A Trip to the Moon" (HBO Max) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew : "This Could Be a Real Adventure" (Disney+) Time Bandits : "Kevin Haddock" (Apple TV+)	Outstanding Directing for an Animated Series Dream Productions : "Part 4: A Night to Remember" (Disney+) Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld : "Worst Birthday Ever" (Netflix) Max & The Midknights : "Welcome to Byjovia" (Nickelodeon Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur : "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (Disney+) Win or Lose : "Home" (Disney+) Wolf King : "The Rise of the Wolf" (Netflix)
Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Series Batwheels : "The Ulti-Bat Rises" (HBO/HBO Max) The Tiny Chef Show : "Tiny Chef's Spooky Stump Spectacular" (Nickelodeon) Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures : "The Battle of Tenoo" (Disney+) Super Duper Bunny League : "Auntie Freeze!"/"Goin' Camping" (Nickelodeon) Wonder Pets: In the City : "Save Tate?" (Apple TV+)	Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series Goldie : "Petey the Stargazer" – Kristi Reed (Apple TV+) Kiff : "Up All Night"/"Rotten Banana"– H. Michael Croner (Disney Channel) Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur : "Shoot for the Moon" – Sam Riegel (Disney Channel) StuGo : "Francis Want to Be Alone"/"The Sash" – Kristi Reed (Disney Channel) Wonder Pets: In the City : "Save the Roly Poly!" – Holly Gregory & Benjie Randall (Apple TV+) Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man : "If This Be My Destiny..." – Sara Jane Sherman (Disney+)

Animation

Individual Achievement in Animation TBA

Art Direction

Art Direction

Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design Descendants: The Rise of Red (Disney+) Goosebumps: The Vanishing : "Welcome to Camp Nightmare" (Disney+) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew : "You Have a Lot to Learn About Pirates" (Disney+) Surprise and Seek: "Messiest. Episode. Ever!" (Prime Video/Amazon Kids+) Time Bandits : "Kevin Haddock" (Apple TV+) Wizards Beyond Waverly Place : "Everything Is Not What It Seems" (Disney+/Disney Channel)

Casting

Casting

Outstanding Casting for a Live-Action Program Descendants: The Rise of Red (Disney+) Goosebumps: The Vanishing (Disney+) Malory Towers (BYUtv) The Primrose Railway Children (BYUtv) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Disney+) Sweet Tooth (Netflix)	Outstanding Casting for an Animated Program An Almost Christmas Story (Disney+) Dream Productions (Disney+) RoboGobo (Disney+) Spellbound (Netflix) Win or Lose (Disney+)

Choreography and Stunts

Choreography

Outstanding Choreography Beyond Black Beauty (Prime Video) Descendants: The Rise of Red (Disney+) Henry Danger: The Movie (Nickelodeon) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Disney+) Sweet Tooth (Netflix)	Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Live Action Program Descendants: The Rise of Red (Disney+) Henry Danger: The Movie (Nickelodeon) Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2024 (Nickelodeon) XO, Kitty (Netflix)

Cinematography and Lighting

Cinematography

Outstanding Cinematography for a Live Action Single-Camera Program A Real Bug's Life: "Love in the Forest" (National Geographic) A Real Bug's Life: "Tiny Heroes Down Under" (National Geographic) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew : "This Could Be a Real Adventure" (Disney+) Sweet Tooth : "The Road Ends Here" (Netflix)	Outstanding Lighting, Camera and Technical Arts Bunk'd: Learning the Ropes : "Happy Trails" (Disney+/Disney Channel) Sesame Street : "A Trip to the Moon" (HBO Max) Wizards Beyond Waverly Place : "Nigh is Now" (Disney+/Disney Channel)

Costumes, Makeup and Hairstyling

Styling

Outstanding Costume Design/Styling Dandyland: "Joy" (YouTube) Descendants: The Rise of Red (Disney+) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew : "Way, Way Out Past the Barrier" (Disney+) Sweet Tooth : "Here, There Be Monsters" (Netflix) Yo Gabba Gabbaland! : "Me" (Apple TV+)	Outstanding Makeup and Hairstyling Beyond Black Beauty : "Losing My Religion" (Prime Video) Descendants: The Rise of Red (Disney+) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew : "Zero Friends Again" (Disney+) Sweet Tooth : "Here, There Be Monsters" (Netflix) Time Bandits : "Kevin Haddock" (Apple TV+)

Editing

Editing

Outstanding Editing for a Preschool or Children's Live Action Program A Real Bug's Life: "Love in the Forest" (National Geographic) Jane : "Pan troglodytes" (Apple TV+) Secrets at Red Rocks: "People We Care About" (BYUtv) Sesame Street : "Abby Taps into Kindness" (HBO Max) The Primrose Railway Children (BYUtv)	Outstanding Editing for a Young Teen Live Action Program Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World (Netflix) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew : "The Real Good Guys" (Disney+) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew : "We're Gonna Be In So Much Trouble" (Disney+) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew : "You Have a Lot to Learn About Pirates" (Disney+) Sweet Tooth : "This is a Story" (Netflix)
Outstanding Editing for a Preschool Animated Program Batwheels : "The Ulti-Bat Rises" (HBO/HBO Max) Eva the Owlet: "Adventure Night" (Apple TV+) Spidey and His Amazing Friends : "The Spider's Stolen Silk" (Disney+) Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures : "The Battle of Tenoo" (Disney+) The Tiny Chef Show : "Tiny Chef's Spooky Stump Spectacular" (Nickelodeon)	Outstanding Editing for an Animated Program An Almost Christmas Story (Disney+) Dream Productions : "A Night to Remember" (Disney+) Spellbound (Netflix) That Christmas (Netflix) Win or Lose : "Mixed Signals" (Disney+)

Music

Music

Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Live Action Program Descendants: The Rise of Red (Disney+) Goosebumps: The Vanishing : "Welcome to Camp Nightmare" (Disney+) Henry Danger: The Movie (Nickelodeon) A Real Bug's Life: "Love in the Forest" (National Geographic) Secrets at Red Rocks: "Open Your Mind a Little" (BYUtv)	Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for an Animated Program Dream Productions : "A Night to Remember" (Disney+) Gremlins: The Wild Batch : "There’s Always a Fortune in the Cookie Factory" (HBO/HBO Max) Spellbound - Alan Menken (Netflix) That Christmas - John Powell (Netflix) WondLa : "Heart" (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Original Song for a Preschool Program Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band: "I'm on My Way" (PBS Kids) Ariel : "One Colorful Ocean" (Disney+) Kindergarten: The Musical : "I Want To Go Home" (Disney+) Rise Up, Sing Out: "Grow Your World" (Disney+) RoboGobo : "The Show Will Go On" (Disney+) Sesame Street : "Music, Music" (HBO Max)	Outstanding Original Song for a Children’s and Young Teen Program Descendants: The Rise of Red : "Red" (Disney+) Descendants: The Rise of Red : "Red Christmas" (Disney+) Girl Haunts Boy : "Still Haunted By You" (Fifth Season) Spellbound : "The Way It Was Before" - Alan Menken and Glenn Slater (Netflix) Ultraman: Rising : "No Better" (Netflix) Zombies: The Re-Animated Series : "It's Okay" (Disney+)

Show Open

Main Title

Outstanding Show Open Dream Productions (Disney+) Goosebumps: The Vanishing (Disney+) Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld (Netflix) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Disney+) Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (Disney+)

Sound

Sound

Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Live Action Program Goosebumps: The Vanishing : "The Girl Next Door" (Disney+) Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World (Netflix) The Primrose Railway Children (BYUtv) A Real Bug's Life: "Once a Pond a Time" (National Geographic) Sesame Street : "Jam Session Jam Up" (HBO Max) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew : "You Have a Lot to Learn About Pirates" (Disney+)	Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program Batwheels : "Music Meister Mayhem" (HBO/HBO Max) Hot Wheels Let's Race : "Stop Those Cars! / Self-Destruct" (Netflix) Spidey and His Amazing Friends : "Moon Girl and the Dino Dilemma / Hulk's Squirrely Switch" (Disney+) Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures : "The Battle of Tenoo" (Disney+) Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum : "I am Gwen Ifill / I am Matthew Henson" (PBS Kids)
Outstanding Sound Editing and Sound Mixing for an Animated Program The Dragon Prince : "Dying Light" (Netflix) Jurassic World: Chaos Theory : "Dying Light" (Netflix) Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy : "Part Two" (Disney+) Max & The Midknights : "Welcome to Byjovia" (Nickelodeon Ultraman: Rising (Netflix) Win or Lose : "Home" (Disney+)

Visual and Special Effects

Effects

Outstanding Visual Effects for a Live Action Program Goosebumps: The Vanishing (Disney+) Henry Danger: The Movie (Nickelodeon) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Disney+) Sweet Tooth (Netflix) Time Bandits (Apple TV+)

Shows with multiple nominations

Nominations	Series
17	Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
14	Sweet Tooth
11	Descendants: The Rise of Red
10	Goosebumps: The Vanishing
8	A Real Bug's Life
	Dream Productions
	Sesame Street
7	Time Bandits
5	Heartstopper
	Henry Danger: The Movie
	Malory Towers
	RoboGobo
	Spellbound
	The Primrose Railway Children
	Win or Lose
4	An Almost Christmas Story
	Kiff
	Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
	The Tiny Chef Show
	Wonder Pets: In the City
3	Batwheels
	Donkey Hodie
	Jane
	Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld
	Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World
	Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
	Secrets at Red Rocks
	Spidey and His Amazing Friends
	Tab Time
	That Christmas
	Ultraman: Rising
2	Ariel
	Beyond Black Beauty
	Carl the Collector
	Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
	Eva the Owlet
	Girl Haunts Boy
	Max & the Midknights
	Me
	Molly of Denali
	Ms. Rachel
	Odd Squad
	Star Trek: Prodigy
	The Dragon Prince
	Wizards Beyond Waverly Place
	Wolf King
	Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
	Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

References

1. "THE NATAS GENERAL RULES AND PROCEDURES" (PDF). theemmys.tv. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
2. Lewis, Hilary (November 18, 2025). "Children's and Family Emmy Awards Nominations Revealed as Ms. Rachel Scores First Nods, Ceremony Moves to NY". The Hollywood Reporter .
3. "CALL FOR ENTRIES" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
4. "Children's & Family Emmy Nominations Revealed – Full List" (PDF). theemmys.tv. November 18, 2025. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
5. Kewis, Hilary (November 18, 2025). "Children's and Family Emmy Awards Nominations Revealed as Ms. Rachel Scores First Nods, Ceremony Moves to NY". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 20, 2025.

External links

• Children's and Family Emmys website