Nominees Announced for the 3rd Annual Children’s & Family Emmy® Awards

New York and Los Angeles (December 12, 2024) – The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) unveiled the nominations for the 3rd Annual Children’s & Family Emmy® Awards. The awards ceremonies are scheduled to take place in Los Angeles on March 15, 2025. Now in its third year, this standalone competition spotlights the pinnacle of creativity and innovation in children’s entertainment.

“This year’s nominations are particularly meaningful as much of the work being honored was delayed due to last year’s strikes,” said Rachel Schwartz, Head of the Children’s & Family Emmy Awards. “It is a privilege to have been named Head of a competition that is not only honoring exceptional talent but is also shaping the way children and their families interact with the world. Congratulations to all.”

Two winners and an Honorable Mention in the Juried category, Public Service Initiative, were announced today as well. Winners in the Juried Individual Achievement in Animation categories will be announced in early 2025. The Lifetime Achievement honoree and ceremony host and presenters will be announced in early 2025.

Details and information about events for the Children’s & Family Emmy Awards ceremonies will be released at a later date. All information can be found at https://theemmys.tv/childrens/

The complete list of nominees is also available on the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences website: https://theemmys.tv/childrens/ The press release with individual nominee names will be posted the week of January 6, 2025 to allow for the gratis credits change window.

All voting was tabulated by the accounting firm of Lutz & Carr, LLP.

3RD ANNUAL CHILDREN’S & FAMILY EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS:

PRESCHOOL SERIES

Blue’s Clues & You!
Nickelodeon

Donkey Hodie
PBS Kids

Lovely Little Farm
Apple TV+

Sesame Street
Max

CHILDREN’S OR FAMILY VIEWING SERIES

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Apple TV+

La Fuerza de Creer: Dulce Sazón
Univision

Jane
Apple TV+

Malory Towers
BYUtv

Raven’s Home
Disney Channel

YOUNG TEEN SERIES

Goosebumps
Disney+

Heartstopper
Netflix

One Piece
Netflix

Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+

The Spiderwick Chronicles
Roku Channel

FICTION SPECIAL

Monster High 2
Nickelodeon

The Naughty Nine
Disney Channel

The Slumber Party
Disney Channel

The Velveteen Rabbit
Apple TV+

World’s Best
Disney+

NON-FICTION PROGRAM

All-Round Champion
BYUtv

Elmo & Tango Holiday Helpers
Max

Kids Baking Championship
Food Network

A Real Bug’s Life
National Geographic

Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School
HBO | Max

PRESCHOOL ANIMATED SERIES

Frog and Toad
Apple TV+

Interrupting Chicken
Apple TV+

Rosie’s Rules
PBS Kids

StoryBots: Answer Time
Netflix

The Tiny Chef Show
Nickelodeon

CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN ANIMATED SERIES

CURSES!
Apple TV+

Hilda
Netflix

Iwájú
Disney+

Kiff
Disney Channel

Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Disney+

Summer Camp Island
Cartoon Network

ANIMATED SPECIAL

Merry Little Batman
Amazon Prime Video

Orion and the Dark
Netflix

Peter and the Wolf
Max

Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie
Apple TV+

The Tiger’s Apprentice
Paramount+

Tiny Chef’s Marvelous Mish Mesh Special
Nickelodeon

SHORT FORM LIVE ACTION PROGRAM

Elmo and Jesse Remember Uncle Jack
Sesame Workshop

Girls’ Voices Now: The Beauty in Being Different
Girls’ Voices Now | Here TV

Healthy Minds Thriving Kids
Child Mind Institute

Kid Gloves
Kid Gloves Show

SHORT FORM ANIMATED PROGRAM

How Not to Draw
Disney Channel

I Am Groot
Disney+

Once Upon a Studio
Disney+

Take Care with Peanuts
Snoopy – Official Channel

The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly
Disney+

INTERACTIVE MEDIA

Cousin Hodie Playdate
Donkey Hodie
PBS Kids

Cyberchase: Cyber Sound Quest
PBS Kids

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
PBS Kids

Molly of Denali
PBS Kids

Stu’s Super Stunts!
PBS Kids

PUBLIC SERVICE INITIATIVE

Winners and Honorable Mention Announced

WINNERS:
La Fuerza-STEM: Engaging Hispanic Families in Science Through Culturally Relevant Media
La Fuerza de Creer: Dulce Sazón
Univision

Well Versed
Nickelodeon

HONORABLE MENTION:
Sesame Workshop: Emotional Well-Being
Sesame Street
Sesame Workshop

LEAD PERFORMER IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM

Lola Blue as Addie Darrow
A Kind of Spark
BYUtv

Ella Bright as Darrell Rivers
Malory Towers
BYUtv

Justin Long as Mr. Bratt
Goosebumps
Disney+

Raven-Symoné as Raven Baxter
Raven’s Home
Disney Channel

Christian Slater as Mulgarath
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Roku Channel

SUPPORTING PERFORMER IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM

Adam Copeland as Ares
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+

Amanda Lawrence as Matron Shipley
Malory Towers
BYUtv

Elizabeth Mitchell as Carol / Mrs. Claus
The Santa Clauses
Disney+

Sarah Rafferty as Katherine Walter
My Life with the Walter Boys
Netflix

Lance Reddick as Zeus
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+

Eric Stonestreet as Magnus Antas / The Mad Santa
The Santa Clauses
Disney+

YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM

Pyper Braun as Natasha Williams
Erin & Aaron
Nickelodeon

Noah Cottrell as Simon Grace
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Roku Channel

Mykal-Michelle Harris as Alice Baxter
Raven’s Home
Disney Channel

Alaya High as Lay Lay
That Girl Lay Lay
Nickelodeon

Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth Chase
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+

Phoenix Laroche as William
The Velveteen Rabbit
Apple TV+

PUPPETRY PERFORMER

Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby & Tango
Sesame Street
Max

Eric Jacobson as Bert, Oscar the Grouch & Grover
Sesame Street
Max

Donna Kimball as Mokey, Storyteller & Cotterpin
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Apple TV+

Karen Prell as Red & Icy Joe
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Apple TV+

David Rudman as Cookie Monster & Baby Bear
Sesame Street
Max

VOICE PERFORMER IN A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM

Kimiko Glenn as Baby Shark
Baby Shark’s Big Show!
Nickelodeon

Bobby Moynihan as Bobby Boots
Pupstruction
Disney Junior

Cree Summer as Lizard & DeeDee
Spirit Rangers
Netflix

Fred Tatasciore as Bang, BlimBlam the Barbarian, King Hydrogen, Alabama Smith & The Lone Drifter
StoryBots: Answer Time
Netflix

Kari Wahlgren as Granny Caterina, Ms. Poochytail & Magda
Superkitties
Disney Junior

VOICE PERFORMER IN A CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM

Eric Bauza as Daffy Duck & Bugs Bunny
Teen Titans Go!
Cartoon Network

Bob Bergen as Porky Pig
Looney Tunes Cartoons
Max

Ben Feldman as Tylor Tuskmon
Monsters at Work
Disney+

William Shatner as Keldor
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
Netflix

Paul Walter Hauser as Dark
Orion and the Dark
Netflix

YOUNGER VOICE PERFORMER IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM

Lucia Cunningham as Jessica Williams
Jessica’s Big Little World
Cartoon Network

Simisola Gbadamosi as Tola Martins
Iwájú
Disney+

Terrence Little Gardenhigh as Pat
Fright Krewe
Hulu | Peacock

Arianna McDonald as Marcie
Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Miracle
Apple TV+

Jacob Tremblay as Orion
Orion in the Dark
Netflix

CHILDREN’S PERSONALITY

Awkwafina
A Real Bug’s Life
National Geographic

Gavin Friday
Peter and the Wolf
Max

Duff Goldman
Kids Baking Championship
Food Network

Ian McShane
One Piece
Netflix

Meryl Streep
Storyline Online
StorylineOnline.net

WRITING FOR A PRESCHOOL OR CHILDREN’S SERIES

“The Big City”
A Real Bug’s Life
National Geographic

“Brave Bessie by Brave Gabrielle”
Sesame Street
Max

“Can They Be Friends?”
Sesame Street
Max

“I’m Pogey”
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Apple TV+

“This for That”
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Apple TV+

WRITING FOR A YOUNG TEEN SERIES

“Admissions”
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Disney+
“The Field Guide to Jared Grace”
The Spiderwick Chronicles | Roku Channel
“I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher”
Percy Jackson and the Olympians | Disney+
“Perfect”
Heartstopper | Netflix
“Say Cheese and Die!”
Goosebumps | Disney+

WRITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED SERIES

“Glow Toy”
Jessica’s Big Little World | Cartoon Network
“I am Grandmaster Flash”
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum | PBS Kids
“Not a Mascot”
Molly of Denali | PBS Kids
“Taxes”
StoryBots: Answer Time | Netflix
“Tornado”
StoryBots: Answer Time | Netflix

WRITING FOR A CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN ANIMATED SERIES

“Abducted”
My Dad the Bounty Hunter | Netflix
“Dancing With Myself”
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Disney+
“Heart of the Forest”
Craig of the Creek | Cartoon Network
“The Fairy Isle”
Hilda | Netflix
“I Wanna Dance With My Buddy”
Hailey’s On It! | Disney Channel

DIRECTING FOR A SINGLE CAMERA LIVE ACTION

“The Big City”
A Real Bug’s Life | National Geographic
“I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher”
Percy Jackson and the Olympians | Disney+
“Panthera Leo”
Jane | Apple TV+
“Say Cheese and Die!”
Goosebumps | Disney+
“Welcome to Spiderwick”
The Spiderwick Chronicles | Roku Channel

DIRECTING FOR A MULTIPLE CAMERA LIVE ACTION

“Gown To The Wire”
Raven’s Home | Disney Channel
“Pickleball”
All-Round Champion | BYUtv
“The Sign Language ABCs”
Sesame Street | Max

DIRECTING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED SERIES

“Fractions”
StoryBots: Answer Time | Netflix
“Ganga”
Ghee Happy | Ghee Happy Studio
“Glass”
StoryBots: Answer Time | Netflix
“I am Grandmaster Flash”
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum | PBS Kids
“Xutash Harvest”
Spirit Rangers | Netflix

DIRECTING FOR AN ANIMATED SERIES

“Descent Into Fear”
Monsters at Work | Disney+
“The Fairy Isle”
Hilda | Netflix
“Kole”
Iwájú | Disney+
“The Molecular Level”
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Disney+
“Moremi”
Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire | Disney+

VOICE DIRECTING FOR AN ANIMATED SERIES

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
PBS Kids
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Disney+
Monsters at Work
Disney+
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
Disney+
Young Love
HBO Max

MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A LIVE ACTION PROGRAM

The Naughty Nine
Disney Channel
One Piece
Netflix
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School
HBO Max
The Velveteen Rabbit
Apple TV+

MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM

Frog and Toad
Apple TV+
Gremlins: Secrets of The Mogwai
Max
Looney Tunes Cartoons
Max
Orion and the Dark
Netflix
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
Disney+

ORIGINAL SONG FOR A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM

“Find the Area”
StoryBots: Answer Time | Netflix
“Keep Swimming Through”
Baby Shark’s Big Movie! | Nickelodeon
“Let Your Wish Carry You Away”
Alice’s Wonderland Bakery | Disney Junior
“That’s Why We Love Nature”
Sesame Street | Max
“The Tornado Song”
StoryBots: Answer Time | Netflix

ORIGINAL SONG FOR A CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM

“Kiss Your Friend”
Hailey’s On It! | Disney Channel
“My Sails are Set”
One Piece | Netflix
“Radishes vs. Strawberries”
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock | Apple TV+
“Speak Out”
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Disney+
“Things”
Kiff | Disney Channel

SHOW OPEN

The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish
Nickelodeon
Hilda
Netflix
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
Peter and the Wolf
Max
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Roku Channel

CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE CAMERA LIVE ACTION PROGRAM

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Apple TV+
One Piece
Netflix
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
A Real Bug’s Life
National Geographic
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Roku Channel

CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A MULTIPLE CAMERA LIVE ACTION PROGRAM

No nominees.

EDITING FOR A SINGLE CAMERA LIVE ACTION PROGRAM

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Apple TV+
Goosebumps
Disney+
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Roku Channel
Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School
HBO Max
The Velveteen Rabbit
Apple TV+

EDITING FOR A MULTIPLE CAMERA LIVE ACTION PROGRAM

All-Round Champion
BYUtv
Erin & Aaron
Nickelodeon
Sesame Street
Max
The Thundermans Return
Nickelodeon

EDITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM

Frog and Toad
Apple TV+
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
Disney+
StoryBots: Answer Time
Netflix
StoryBots: Super Silly Stories with Bo
Netflix
The Tiny Chef Show
Nickelodeon

EDITING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM

Hilda
Netflix
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Disney+
Merry Little Batman
Amazon Prime Video
Orion and the Dark
Netflix
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin
Apple TV+
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse | Disney+

SOUND MIXING AND SOUND EDITING FOR A LIVE ACTION PROGRAM

Goosebumps
Disney+
Jane
Apple TV+
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
A Real Bug’s Life
National Geographic
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Roku Channel
Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School
HBO Max
The Velveteen Rabbit
Apple TV+

SOUND MIXING AND SOUND EDITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM

Baby Shark’s Big Movie!
Paramount+
Santiago of the Seas
Nick Jr.
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
Disney+
Shape Island: The Winter Blues
Apple TV+
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
PBS Kids

SOUND MIXING AND SOUND EDITING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM

I Am Groot
Disney+
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory
Netflix
Mech Cadets
Netflix
Monsters at Work
Disney+
Orion and the Dark
Netflix
Transformers: EarthSpark
Nickelodeon

LIGHTING, CAMERA AND TECHNICAL ARTS

Malory Towers
BYUtv
A Real Bug’s Life
National Geographic
Ruby and the Well
BYUtv
Sesame Street
Max
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Roku Channel

VISUAL EFFECTS FOR A LIVE ACTION PROGRAM

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Apple TV+
Goosebumps
Disney+
The Naughty Nine
Disney Channel
One Piece
Netflix
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Roku Channel

CASTING FOR A LIVE ACTION PROGRAM

Heartstopper
Netflix
One Piece
Netflix
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
Pretty Freekin Scary
Disney+
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Roku Channel

CASTING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM

Gremlins: Secrets of The Mogwai
Max
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory
Netflix
Monsters at Work
Disney+
Orion and the Dark
Netflix
Rock Paper Scissors
Nickelodeon
Spirit Rangers
Netflix
Supa Team 4
Netflix

ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN FOR A SINGLE CAMERA PROGRAM

Malory Towers
BYUtv
One Piece
Netflix
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
The Santa Clauses
Disney+
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Roku Channel

ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN FOR A MULTIPLE CAMERA PROGRAM

Bunk’d
Disney Channel
Sesame Street
Max
The Villains of Valley View
Disney+

COSTUME DESIGN/STYLING

(Entries from Puppet Design/Styling were merged here)

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Puppet Design entry)
Apple TV+
Malory Towers
BYUtv
Monster High 2
Nickelodeon
One Piece
Netflix
Sesame Street (Puppet Design entry)
Max
The Velveteen Rabbit
Apple TV+

HAIRSTYLING AND MAKEUP

Goosebumps
Disney+
Monster High 2
Nickelodeon
One Piece
Netflix
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
The Really Loud House
Nickelodeon
The Santa Clauses
Disney+

STUNT COORDINATION FOR A LIVE ACTION PROGRAM

Goosebumps
Disney+
One Piece
Netflix
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
The Really Loud House
Nickelodeon
The Villains of Valley View
Disney Channel

CHOREOGRAPHY

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Disney+
Monster High 2
Nickelodeon
World’s Best
Disney+