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.
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]
Three new categories – Outstanding Public Service Initiative, Outstanding Puppeteer Performance and Outstanding Puppet Design/Styling, were introduced.
Two categories were removed:
Outstanding Guest Performer - these performers are now eligible to compete in the Supporting category.
Outstanding Special Effects Costumes, Makeup and Hairstyling - these "specialty looks" are now eligible to be featured as part of the reels for the Outstanding Costume Design/Styling and/or the Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup categories.
The Outstanding Original Song has been split into two separate categories (Outstanding Original Song for a Preschool Program and Outstanding Original Song for a Children's and Young Teen Program).
The Outstanding Cinematography for a Live Action Single-Camera Program and Outstanding Cinematography for a Live Action Multiple-Camera Program categories will now only award the cinematographer and/or director of photography.
Outstanding Lighting Design for a Live Action Program has been renamed Outstanding Lighting, Camera and Technical Arts and will now honor series, specials and variety shows with technical production teams.
Winners and nominees
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]
Tony Hale, Outstanding Lead Performance in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program winnerTabitha Brown, Outstanding Host winnerEric Bauza, Outstanding Voice Performance in a Preschool Animated Program winnerJack Black, Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program winner
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)
Raven’s Home – Jed Elinoff, Robin Henry, Anthony C. Hill, Scott Thomas, Rick Williams, Molly Haldeman, Jim Martin, Brittany Assaly, Danielle Calvert, Jai Joseph, Nori Reid, Jordan Mitchell (Disney Channel)
Outstanding Writing for a Young Teen Program
Life by Ella – Jeff Hodsden, Tim Pollock, Vincent Brown, Susan Jaffee, Natalie McKearnin, Hernan Barangan, Alyssa DiMari (Apple TV+)
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)
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 Directing for a Multiple Camera Program
Sesame Street – Ken Diego, Shannon Flynn, Todd E. James, Jack Jameson, Benjamin Lehmann, Julie LoRusso, Noel MacNeal, Linda Mendoza, Alan Muraoka, Lily Olszewski, Scott Preston, Brittany Scott Smith, Matt Vogel (HBO Max)
Raven's Home – Raven-Symoné, Monica Marie Contreras, Robbie Countryman, Jade Jenise Dixon, Jed Elinoff, Morenike Joela Evans, Danielle Fishel, Leonard Garner Jr., Victor Gonzalez, Ian Jordan, Ian Reed Kessler and Lynda Tarryk (Disney Channel)
Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Program
Brandi Carlile, Outstanding Original Song for a Preschool Program winnerJoshua Bassett, Outstanding Original Song for a Children’s and Young Teen Program co-winnerDoug 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
Lost Ollie – Scot Stafford, Stephen Spies and Justine von Winterfeldt (Netflix)
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
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures – Fil Brown, Melissa Ellis, Heather Olsen, David Bonilla, John "J" Lampinen, Robbi Smith (Disney+)
Let's Go Luna! – Mike Mancuso, Joe Tetreau, Patrick Mallan, Ryan Eligh, Matt McKenzie (PBS Kids)
Ridley Jones – Ryan Johnston, Ernie Sheesley, James Lafferty, Jamie Simone, Suzanne Goldfish, Terry Reif, Joshua Johnson, Ron Salaises, Taryn Simone (Netflix)
Santiago of the Seas – Brad Meyer, Jacob Cook, Jayson Niner, Vivian Williams, Carol Ma, Kenny Carkeet, Logan Romjue (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for an Animated Program
I Am Groot – 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 – Rob McIntyre, DJ Lynch, Anna Adams, Evan Dockter, Marc Schmidt, Monique Reymond, Cat Gensler, Roberto Alegria (Netflix)
Star Trek: Prodigy – 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
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