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Disney Wins 25 Children’s & Family Emmy Awards

On Saturday, at the third annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards, Disney won 25 awards across 20th Television, Disney Branded Television, Lucasfilm, National Geographic, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and platforms Disney+ and Hulu.

The biggest winner of the night was “Percy Jackson And The Olympians”, which has been one of the most-watched original series on Disney+ and won eight of the 16 awards for which it was nominated.   The second season will arrive on Disney+ in December, and it’s already been renewed for a third season.

National Geographic’s “A Real Bug’s Life ” was also had a successful evening with four wins, and Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur also won three awards.

Other Disney+ Originals picking up awards included “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series”, “The Santa Clauses” and “Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire”.

Here’s the rundown of Disney’s Award wins:

Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+ / 20th Television / Disney Branded Television)

  • Young Teen Series
  • Writing for a Young Teen Series – “I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher”
  • Directing for a Single Camera Live Action
  • Editing for a Single Camera Live Action Program
  • Visual Effects for a Live Action Program
  • Show Open
  • Casting for a Live Action Program
  • Music Direction and Composition for a Live Action Program

A Real Bug’s Life (National Geographic / Disney+)

  • Directing for a Single Camera Live Action Series – “The Big City”
  • Cinematography for a Single Camera Live Action Program
  • Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Live Action Program
  • Lighting, Camera and Technical Arts

Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney Channel / Disney Branded Television)

  • Children’s or Young Teen Animated Series
  • Directing for an Animated Series – “The Molecular Level”
  • Writing for a Children’s or Young Teen Animated Series – “Dancing with Myself”

The Spiderwick Chronicles (20th Television)

  • Lead Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program – Christian Slater
  • Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design for a Single Camera Program

BUNK’D: Learning the Ropes (Disney Channel / Disney Branded Television)

  • Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design for a Multiple Camera Program

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+ / Disney Branded Television)

  • Choreography

Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire (Disney+ / Disney Branded Television)

  • Individual Achievement in Animation – Character Design

Monsters at Work (Disney Channel/ Disney Branded Television)

  •  Voice Directing for an Animated Series

Once Upon a Studio (Walt Disney Animation Studios)

  • Short Form Animated Program

The Santa Clauses (Disney+ / 20th Television / Disney Branded Television)

  • Hairstyling and Makeup

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Lucasfilm Ltd. / Disney Branded Television)

  • Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program

SuperKitties (Disney Jr. / Disney Branded Television)

  • Voice Performer in a Preschool Program – Kari Wahlgren

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Roger Palmer

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