The combo of Disney+/Disney Channel/Disney Jr. dominated Monday’s Children’s & Family Emmys, landing 19 wins — the most of any outlet — thanks to programs like “Descendants: The Rise of Red,” which was the evening’s most-awarded show, with five Emmys (including outstanding fiction special).
Disney also scored four wins for “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew,” which was named outstanding young teen series, and four for “Win or Lose,” which was named outstanding children’s or young teen animated series, among other prizes.
Other big winners for the evening included HBO Max’s “Sesame Street” (which has since moved to Netflix), with four wins — including outstanding preschool, children’s or family viewing series. “Sesame Street” was also recognized for its viral video “Andrew Garfield and Elmo Explain Grief,” which won for short form live action program, and Leslie Carrara-Rudolph (as Abby Cadabby & Tango) won for best puppetry.
Netflix earned the second-most Emmys of the evening, with 10, including five for “Sweet Tooth” (which won the supporting performer prize, for Nonso Anozie, and younger performer Emmy for Christian Convery).
Joe Locke won the Emmy in lead performer in a preschool, children’s or young teen program for playing Charlie Spring on Netflix’s “Heartstopper,” Ana Gasteyer landed the Emmy in outstanding voice performer in a preschool program for Disney+/Disney Jr.’s “RoboGobo,” and John Lithgow won the single role voice performer in a preschool program Emmy for Netflix’s “Spellbound.”
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which administers the Children’s & Family Emmys, moved the 4th Annual Children’s & Family Emmys to New York for the first time this year, at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall. Bill Nye received the Lifetime Achievement Award, and actor, director, writer, puppeteer, producer, and creator for television and theater John Tartaglia hosted.
Honorees, as determined by juried panels, for individual achievement in animation (in each of the six animation disciplines) and outstanding public service initiative were announced last month.
On Monday, here’s how the network tally stacked up: Disney (19), Netflix (10), HBO Max (5), YouTube (4), Nickelodeon (3), Apple TV (2), BYU TV (2), Nat Geo (2), PBS (1).
Here are the 4th Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards nominees and winners:
Outstanding Preschool, Children’s or Family Viewing Series
“Jane” (Apple TV+) [Sinking Ship Entertainment]
“Kids Baking Championship” (Food Network) [Sonic Dog]
“Ms. Rachel” (Ms. Rachel – Toddler Learning Videos YouTube Channel) [Songs For Littles, LLC | Lifeboat Productions]
“Odd Squad” (PBS Kids) [Sinking Ship Entertainment | BBC Studios | Fred Rogers Productions]
WINNER: “Sesame Street” (HBO Max) [Sesame Workshop]
“Tab Time” (Tab Time YouTube Channel) [Kids At Play]
“Goosebumps: The Vanishing” (Disney+) [Sony Pictures Television]
WINNER: “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” (Disney+) [Lucasfilm Ltd.]
“Sweet Tooth” (Netflix) [Warner Bros. Television]
“Time Bandits” (Apple TV+) [Paramount Television Studios | Anonymous Content | MRC Productions]
“Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip” (Disney+)
WINNER: “Descendants: The Rise of Red” (Disney+) [Disney Branded Television]
“Girl Haunts Boy” (Fifth Season) [Wonder Worldwide]
“Building Outside the Lines” (Magnolia Network) [Painless Productions]
“Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World” (Netflix)
WINNER: “A Real Bug’s Life” (National Geographic) [Plimsoll Productions]
“Carl the Collector” (PBS Kids) [Spiffy Pictures | Fuzzytown Productions | Yowza! Animation]
“Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” (PBS Kids) [Fred Rogers Productions]
“Molly of Denali” (PBS Kids) [GBH Kids | Atomic Cartoons]
WINNER: “The Tiny Chef Show” (Nickelodeon)
“Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum” (PBS Kids) [9 Story Media Group | Brown Bag Films]
Outstanding Children’s or Young Teen Animated Series
“Big City Greens” (Disney+ | Disney Channel) [Dream Productions]
WINNER: “Win or Lose” (Disney+) [Pixar Animation Studios]
“Wolf King” (Netflix) [Lime Pictures Limited]
“An Almost Christmas Story” (Disney+) [Cuarón’s Esperanto Filmoj | Titmouse | Maere Studios]
“Kiff: The Haunting of Miss McGravy’s House” (Disney+ | Disney Channel) [Titmouse, Inc.]
“Kiff: Lore of the Ring Light” (Disney+ | Disney Channel) [Titmouse, Inc.]
WINNER: “Ultraman: Rising” (Netflix) [Tsuburaya Productions]
