The first-ever Children’s & Family Emmy Awards event took place over the weekend, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.  On the second night, Disney took home multiple awards, including for many Disney+ Originals such as “Sneakerella”, “Monsters At Work”, and “The Mysterious Benedict Society”.  Other winners from the first night from Disney include “The Muppet Babies”, “The Quest”, “Better Nate than Ever”, “Ciao Albert”  and “The Muppets Haunted Mansion”.  Click here for the first night results.

The second night of this event was hosted by Jack McBrayer and the Children’s & Family awards are the first standalone expansion of the Emmy Award competition since 1979, and mark the successful culmination of the first full year of the realignment between NATAS and the Television Academy.

Children’s & Family content represents the fastest-growing genre that NATAS awards, with a 23% increase in related programming over the past two years. With more than 3,000 submissions, the competition is now the largest that NATAS oversees.

Here is the full list of winners:

OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S OR FAMILY VIEWING SERIES

WINNER: “The Baby-Sitters Club”  (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING YOUNG TEEN SERIES

WINNER: “Heartstopper”  (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING FICTION SPECIAL

WINNER: “Sneakerella” (Disney+)

OUTSTANDING NON-FICTION PROGRAM

WINNER: “Who Are You, Charlie Brown?”   (Apple TV+)

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED SERIES

WINNER: “City of Ghosts”  (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS ANIMATED PROGRAM

WINNER: “Hilda and the Mountain King”  (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING PRESCHOOL SERIES

WINNER: “Sesame Street”   (HBO Max)

OUTSTANDING PRESCHOOL ANIMATED SERIES

WINNER: “Ada Twist, Scientist”   (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM PROGRAM

WINNER: “We the People”   (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING HOST

WINNER: Dame Helen Mirren, “Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses”  (Cartoon Network I TBS)

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

WINNER: Kit Connor as Nick Nelson, “Heartstopper” (Netflix)

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

WINNER: Nonso Anozie as Tommy Jepperd, “Sweet Tooth” (Netflix)

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

WINNER: Quinn Copeland as Izzy, “Punky Brewster”  (Peacock)

OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMANCE IN PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM

WINNER: Olivia Colman as Sarah Nelson, “Heartstopper” (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING VOICE PERFORMANCE IN A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM

WINNER: Daniel Ross as Donald Duck, “Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas” (Disney Junior)

OUTSTANDING VOICE PERFORMANCE IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM

WINNER: Eric Bauza as Bugs Bunny, Marvin the Martian, Daffy Duck, Tweety, “Looney Tunes Cartoons” (HBO/HBO Max)

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER VOICE PERFORMER IN AN ANIMATED OR PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM

WINNER: Andy Walken as Young Durpleton, “Centaurworld” (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM

WINNER: “Heartstopper”  (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A SINGLE CAMERA PROGRAM

WINNER: “The Mysterious Benedict Society” (Disney+)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION

• Chris Tsirgiotis, Background Designer (“Kid Cosmic,” Netflix)
• Ron Tolentino Velasco, Character Designer (“Monsters At Work,” Disney+)
• Craig McCracken, Character Designer (“Kid Cosmic,” Netflix)
• Ivan Aguirre, Background Painter (“The Cuphead Show!,” Netflix)
• Alex Konstad, Visual Development Artist  (“Maya And The Three,” Netflix)
• Alessandro Taini, Production Designer (“Star Trek: Prodigy,” Paramount+)
• Benjamin Arcand, Storyboard Artist (“SpongeBob’s Road To Christmas,” Nickelodeon)

Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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