Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Puppeteer Performance

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Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Puppeteer Performance
Awarded forOutstanding Puppeteer Performance
CountryUnited States
Presented by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded2023
Currently held by Ryan Dillon, Sesame Street , 2023
Website theemmys.tv/childrens/

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Puppeteer Performance, which honors performances in both television series and made-for-television/streaming films. The category was established at the 2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards in 2023, and is open to performers of all genders. It is one of two categories to honor puppetry, alongside the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Puppet Design/Styling.

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The inaugural recipient, and current holder of the award is Ryan Dillon for his work as the puppeteer of Elmo in Sesame Street , which airs on HBO Max.

Background

On November 17, 2021, the NATAS announced the creation of the Children's and Family Emmy Awards to recognize the best in children's and family television. The organization cited an "explosive growth in the quantity and quality of children’s and family programming" as justification for a dedicated ceremony. Many categories of the awards were previously presented at the Daytime Emmy Awards. [1] Performers (including puppeteers) in programming aimed towards children and young people were previously honored with the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming, which was presented under various names however, following the announcement of the establishment of the Children's and Family Emmy Awards, these categories were discontinued.

The category was announced on July 24, 2023. In a statement, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences CEO Adam Sharp explained that “historically, puppetry performers would enter in the live action performer categories, so, if you were the handler of a puppet, then you would go up against a lead actor or lead actress, and that created for some odd pairings. But managing a puppet is a very different kind of performance than a regular live action performance,” and noted that the creation of a specific category designed to award these performers would allow them to receive the overdue recognition they deserve. Beginning with the 3rd Children's and Family Emmy Awards in 2024, performers are encouraged to submit an additional "behind the scenes" video alongside their regular submission which “highlights the human with the puppet(s), demonstrating how the puppet comes alive”. [2]

Winners and nominations

2020s

YearActorRoleProgramNetworkRefs
2023
(2nd)
Ryan Dillon Elmo Sesame Street HBO Max [3] [4]
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph Abby Cadabby & Tango Sesame Street HBO Max
Frankie CorderoPurple Panda, Penguin Referee & Gregory Donkey Hodie PBS Kids
Harley JenkinsDonkey Hodie
Eric Jacobson Bert, Oscar the Grouch & Grover Sesame Street HBO Max
Animal The Muppets Mayhem Disney+

Puppeteers with multiple nominations

Programs with multiple nominations

3 nominations
2 nominations

Networks with multiple nominations

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