Children’s & Family Emmys: The Complete Winners List

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UPDATED with all winners: HBO/Max’s Sesame Street, Disney+’s The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and Jack Black and Tony Hale were among the winners Sunday at the Children’s & Family Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

The ceremony capped a full weekend for the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which hosted the Children’s & Family Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday.

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See the full list of winners both nights below.

Sesame Street won for Outstanding Preschool Series as well as for puppetry and direction, giving it five awards across the weekend, tying it with Saturday’s big winner, Netflix’s Lost Ollie. Guardians and Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur from Disney Channel also scored best-in-field wins tonight to bring their tallies to four apiece.

Among the winners tonight in the voice categories, Black wo for reprising Po in Netflix’s Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, while Hale won for playing Mr. Benedict in The Mysterious Benedict Society from Disney+.

Tonight’s ceremony at the Westin Bonaventure, hosted by Christopher Jackson, saw voice performer Peter Cullen honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

PREVIOUSLY, Saturday PM: Netflix’s Lost Ollie was the top winner Saturday at the Children’s & Family Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which took place at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles.

The live-action/CGI fantasy series scored five wins tonight including for directing, editing and lighting. It was followed in the tally by Disney+’s The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and Disney Channel’s Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, which had three wins apiece.

Another of Lost Ollie‘s wins was a tie with Apple TV+’s Jane for Outstanding Visual Effect for a Live Action Program.

Other multiple winners tonight included Disney+’s Baymax! and Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures and Max’s Sesame Street, which nabbed two wins apiece.

Saturday sets the stage for the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Children & Family Emmy Awards’ main ceremony, also at the Westin Bonaventure and beginning at 5 p.m. PT. Check back as Deadline updates those winners.

Here are Sunday’s CAFE winners, followed by Saturday’s Creative Arts winners.

2023 Creative Arts Emmy Awards

OUTSTANDING PRESCHOOL SERIES

Sesame Street (HBO Max)

Executive Producers
Benjamin Lehmann, Sal Perez, Kay Wilson Stallings

Senior Producers
Karyn Leibovich, Stephanie Longardo

Coordinating Producer
Mindy Fila

Producers
Michael J. Cargill, William D’Amico, Christina Elefante, Andrew Moriarty, Ken Scarborough, Matt Vogel, Kimberly Wright, Autumn Zitani

Associate Producers
Kelly Ferrara, Bryce-Loren Walker

Line Producer
Aimee Blackton

OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S OR FAMILY VIEWING SERIES

The Muppets Mayhem (Disney+)

Co-Creators/Executive Producers
Bill Barretta, Adam F. Goldberg, Jeff Yorkes

Executive Producers
Michael Bostick, Kris Eber, David Lightbody, Leigh Slaughter

Co-Executive Producers
Julie Bean, Hannah Friedman

Producer
Michael Steinbach

OUTSTANDING YOUNG TEEN SERIES

The Crossover (Disney+)

Executive Producers
Kwame Alexander, Maverick Carter, Daveed Diggs, Kimberly Ann Harrison, Todd Harthan, Jamal Henderson, Lebron James, Damani Johnson, Jay Marcus, Erin O’Malley, Robert Prinz, Bob Teitel, George Tillman, Jr., Lezlie Wills

Co-Executive Producer
Valerie C. Woods

Supervising Producer
Ali Kinney

Producer
Marsha L. Swinton

OUTSTANDING FICTION SPECIAL

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (Disney+)

Executive Producers
Victoria Alonso, Louis D’Esposito, Kevin Feige, James Gunn, Simon Hatt, Sara Smith, Brad Winderbaum

Line Producer
Nikolas Korda

OUTSTANDING NON-FICTION PROGRAM

1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed (HBO Max)

Executive Producers
Nancy Abraham, W. Kamau Bell, Lisa Heller, Mike Jackson, John Legend, Geraldine L. Porras, Sara Rodriguez, Amy Schatz, Ty Stiklorius

Producer
Kelly Rafferty

Story Producer
Grace Porras

OUTSTANDING PRESCHOOL ANIMATED SERIES

StoryBots: Answer Time (Netflix)

Executive Producers
Gregg Spiridellis, Evan Spiridellis

Supervising Producers Jeff Gill, Nate Theis

Producer
Jason Wyatt

Line Producer
Sunisa Petchpoo

OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN ANIMATED SERIES

Zootopia+ (Disney+)

Executive Producers
Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Jennifer Lee
Producer
Nathan Curtis

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED SPECIAL

Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Moon Girl Landing (Disney Channel)

Executive Producers
Laurence Fishburne, Steve Loter, Helen Sugland

Supervising Producer
Rodney Clouden

Producer
Pilar Flynn

Co-Producers
Jeffrey M. Howard, Kate Kondell

Line Producer
Rafaael Chidez

Consulting Producer
Lisa Muse Bryant

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM PROGRAM

I Am Groot (Disney+)

Executive Producers
Victoria Alonso, Louis D’Esposito, Kevin Feige, James Gunn, Kirsten Lepore, Brad Winderbaum

Supervising Producer
Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt

Producer
Carrie Wassenaar

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

Tony Hale as Mr. Benedict
The Mysterious Benedict Society (Disney+)

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

Adeel Akhtar as Dr. Aditya Singh
Sweet Tooth (Netflix)

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

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

OUTSTANDING PUPPETRY PERFORMANCE

Ryan Dillon as Elmo
Sesame Street (HBO Max)

OUTSTANDING VOICE PERFORMANCE IN A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM

Eric Bauza as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird & Marvin the Martian
Bugs Bunny Builders (Cartoon Network)

OUTSTANDING VOICE PERFORMANCE IN A CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM

Jack Black as Po
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (Netflix)

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

Maria Nash as Pinecone
Pinecone & Pony (Apple TV+)

OUTSTANDING HOST

Tabitha Brown
Tab Time (YouTube Originals)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM

StoryBots: Answer Time (Netflix)

Writers
Edlyn Capulong, Matt Chapman, Mike Chapman, Scott Emmons, Jeff Gill, Chris Harding, Henock Lebsekal, Kendall Nelson, Evan Spiridellis, Gregg Spiridellis, Maha Tabikh, Nate Theis

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MULTIPLE CAMERA PROGRAM

Sesame Street (HBO Max)

Directors
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

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION

WINNERS

Kaz Aiwaza
Color Script Artist/Background Paint Lead
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney Channel)

Carl Anders Beu
Art Director
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (Netflix)

Ellen Coons
Animator
Shape Island (Apple TV+)

Stephen DeStefano
Character Designer
Unicorn: Warriors Eternal (Adult Swim)

Masa Inada
Visual Development Artist
ONI: Thunder God’s Tale (Netflix)

Robert Kondo
Production Designer
ONI: Thunder God’s Tale (Netflix)

Joey Pogoy
Senior Animator
Sonic Prime (Netflix)

Kyle Menke
Storyboard Artist
Hamster & Gretel (Disney Channel)

Lia Tin
Visual Development Artist
ONI: Thunder God’s Tale (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE INITIATIVE

DreamWorks Gabby’s Kid Power Challenge (YouTube)

Executive Producer
Michael Vollman

Co-Executive Producers
Ryan Bradley, Seth Fowler

Senior Producers
Laura Carrillo, Rick Clifton

Coordinating Producers
Lexi Friedman, Amber Kenny, Kristin Schneider

Supervising Producers Alden Ford, Isaac LeFevre

Senior Producers
Kirsten Jensen, Laura Probst

Producers
Taryn Cruz, Elle Gehringer, David James, Sarah Lehman, Matthew Levy, Kimberly Toeg

Graphic Artist
Carey Conley

Editors
Mike Matola, Mark Wolkon

HONORABLE MENTION

Sesame Street: Quest for Health Equity (YouTube)

Executive Producers
Melissa Dino, Sal Perez, Kay Wilson Stallings

Producers
Beth Miranda Botshon, Jeremy Charles, Charla Fonseca, Ashmou Younge

Associate Producer
Fiorela Gonzales

Directors
Brooke Allen, Ken Diego, Matt Leach

Writers
Samantha Berger, Kama Einhorn

Below are Saturday’s Creative Arts winners.

OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE MEDIA

Galactic Catch (Baobab Studios)

Writer/Director
David, Kahn

Executive Producers
Larry Cutler, Eric Darnell, Maureen Fan, Kane Lee, Virginia McArthur

VFX Supervisor & Lead Art Director
Scott Mease

Writer
Richie Solomon

Supervising Producer
Gary Gettys

Creative Director
Justin Cooper

Art Director
Yi-Jen Liu

Producer
Lisa Roth

UI/UX Artists
Elena Busarova, Mark Gettys

Artist
Gia Luc

VFX Supervisor
Nathaniel Dirksen

Composer
Rex Darnell

Cinematics Director
Jony Chandra

Production Coordinator
Danica DiLeonardo

Marketing Producers
Mitchell Rusitzky, Alexandra Tinsman

Cinematography Consultant
Ethan Ingle

Project Lead
Dilun Ho

Lead Programmer
Jean Marais

Lead Artist
Ian Stead

CG Supervisor
Hiren Dodhia

Production Coordinator
Geetanjali Thorat

Surfacing Lead
Kajipuram Ravi Kumar

Modeling Lead
Anup Naik

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Nickelodeon Brand Campaign (Nickelodeon)
“Quartet,” “Car,” “We Make Fun”

Executive Producer
Sabrina Caluori

Chief Creative Officer
Vincent Aricco

Creative Directors
Erica Ottenberg, Michael Waldron

Senior Producer
Joseph Pappalardo

Producers
Ada Dolan-Zalaznick, Deshon Leek

VP Brand Marketing
Jordan Cardinale

VP Brand Design
Sandy Goijburg

VP Brand Animation
Kurt Hartman

Head of Production
Sara Francis

Project Managers
Teresa Belling, Carly Diesen, Danielle Jotham, Alli Kamm, Cyrus Shelhamer, Christine Sielaff

Art Directors
Giancarlo Barrera, Jane Trieu

Editors
Tim Etienne, Joshua Gross

Graphic Artists
Sara Lee, Wenting Wu

Motion Graphics Designers
Amanda Clark, Ben Gableman, Rob Kohr, Tim Lines, Carlos Miguez, Ishraque Nazmi, Victor Sarria, Hannah Segraves, Jason Willmann

Audio Engineer
Jonathan Bloom

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A PRESCHOOL OR CHILDREN’S LIVE ACTION PROGRAM

Sesame Street (HBO Max)

Writers
Belinda Arredondo, Molly Boylan, Jessica Carleton, Geri Cole, Joe Fallon, Christine Ferraro, Monique D. Hall, Liz Hara, Ron Holsey, Raye Lankford

Head Writer
Ken Scarborough

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM

Life by Ella (Apple TV+)

Executive Producers/Creators
Jeff Hodsden, Tim Pollock

Co-Executive Producer
Vincent Brown

Supervising Producer
Susan Jaffee

Story Editor
Natalie McKearnin

Staff Writers
Hernan Barangan, Alyssa DiMari

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR AN ANIMATED CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM

Baymax! (Disney+)

Screenplay by Cirocco Dunlap

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A SINGLE CAMERA PROGRAM

Lost Ollie (Netflix)

Director
Peter Ramsey

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM

The Tiny Chef Show (Nickelodeon)

Directors
Rachel Larsen, Chris Tichborne

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM

The Cuphead Show! (Netflix)

Directors
Clay Morrow, Adam Paloian

OUTSTANDING VOICE DIRECTING FOR AN ANIMATED SERIES

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

Voice Director
Sam Riegel

OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A LIVE ACTION PROGRAM

Lost Ollie (Netflix)

Lead Composer
Scot Stafford

Composer
Stephen Spies

Music Supervisor
Justine von Winterfeldt

OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (Netflix)

Composers
Kevin Lax, Robert Lydecker

Music Supervisors
Vivian Aguiar-Buff, Alexandra Nickson, Clare Yezerski

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM

“One Sacred Thing”
Jam Van (YouTube Kids)

Composer & Lyricist
Brandi Carlile

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM

“Finally Free”
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+)

Composer & Lyricists
Joshua Bassett, Tova Litvin, Doug Rockwell

OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE

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

Production Designer
Sean Jimenez

Art Director
Christopher Whittier

Character Design Lead
Jose Lopez

Supervising Director
Ben Juwono

Animation Lead
Kat Kosmala

Animation Director
Jen Dickinson

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE CAMERA LIVE ACTION PROGRAM

Sweet Tooth (Netflix)

Directors of Photography
John Cavill, Dave Garbett, Rob Marsh

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A MULTIPLE CAMERA LIVE ACTION PROGRAM

Family Reunion (Netflix)

Director of Photography
John Simmons, ASC

OUTSTANDING EDITING FOR A SINGLE CAMERA LIVE ACTION PROGRAM

Lost Ollie (Netflix)

Editors
Ryan Chan, Debby Germino

OUTSTANDING EDITING FOR A MULTIPLE CAMERA LIVE ACTION PROGRAM

Nick News (Nickelodeon)

Supervising Editor
Scott Tomaino

Lead Editor
Justin Coloma

Editors
Mainak Dhar, Aaron Moles, Nix Lynn Ullrich

OUTSTANDING EDITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Disney+)

Editors
Danielle Altura, Zachary Bulman, Pamela Cabrera, Petrus Gammelgard

OUTSTANDING EDITING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM

Baymax! (Disney+)

Editors
Sarah Reimers, Shannon Stein

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING AND SOUND EDITING FOR A LIVE ACTION PROGRAM

Are You Afraid of the Dark? (Nickelodeon)

Production Mixer
David Hernandez

Supervising Sound Editor
Gord Hillier

Sound Designer
Pat Haskill

Re-Recording Mixers
Dean Giammarco, Bill Sheppard

Music Editor
Julia Graff

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING AND SOUND EDITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Disney+)

Re-Recording Mixers
Fil Brown, Melissa Ellis

Supervising Sound Editor
Heather Olsen, MPSE

Foley Mixer
David Bonilla, MPSE

Foley Artist
John “J” Lampinen

Dialogue Editor
Robbi Smith, MPSE

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING AND SOUND EDITING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM

I Am Groot (Disney+)

Supervising Sound Editor
Coya Elliott

Re-Recording Mixer
Tony Villaflor

Sound Designer
Kyrsten Mate

Score Supervisor/Supervising Music Editor
Anele Onyekwere

Music Editor
Tom Kramer

Dialogue Editor and ADR Editor
James Spencer

Sound Effects Editor
Malcolm Fife

Foley Artists
Shelley Roden MPSE, John Roesch MPSE

Foley Mixer
Scott Curtis

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING, CAMERA AND TECHNICAL ARTS

Lost Ollie (Netflix)

Chief Lighting Technician
Blaine Ackerly

Camera Operators
Brad Creasser, Junichi Hosoi

Digital Imaging Technician
Ryan McGregor

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS FOR A LIVE ACTION PROGRAM (TIE)

Jane (Apple TV+)

VFX & Animation Executive Producer
Matthew J.R. Bishop

VFX Supervisor/Head of Studio
Terry Bradley

VFX Producer
Teodora Ilie

VFX Animation Director
Trevor Hunter

VFX Editors
Luba Kukharenko, Rachel Wong

Online Editor
David Hedley

FX Supervisor
Gustavo Fernandes

Head of Assets
James Wallace

Head of Rigging
Sean Kobus

Tracking and Layout Lead
Krishna Ram

VFX Character Finalling Lead
Pedro Vilas

Compositing Supervisor
Tamara Stone

Lead Compositors
Nial McFadyen, Steve Lowry

Lighting Supervisor
Ryan Smith

Lead Roto
Tarl Lambert

Lead FX Compositor
Stephen Curran

AND

Lost Ollie (Netflix)

VFX Supervisor
Hayden Jones

Associate VFX Supervisor
Tania Richard

Executive VFX Producer
Stefan Drury

VFX Producers
Christine Lemon, Jennifer Scheer

CG Supervisor
Christian Waite

Animation Supervisors
Michael Beaulieu, Stafford Lawrence

Lead Compositor
James Moxon

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A LIVE ACTION PROGRAM

Best Foot Forward (Apple TV+)

Casting Directors
Danielle Aufiero, CSA, Amber Horn, CSA

Associate Casting Director
Steven Tylor O’Connor, CSA

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM

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

Casting Directors
Tatiana Bull, Aaron Drown, Jennifer Trujillo

OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN

The Mysterious Benedict Society (Disney+)

Production Designer
Cynthia Charette

Art Director
Nathan Ogilvie

Set Decorator
Amber Haley

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN/STYLING

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (Disney+)

Costume Designer
Judianna Makovsky

OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING AND MAKEUP

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (Disney+)

Hair Department Head
Cassie Russek

Key Hairstylist
Amber Hamilton

Co-Key Hairstylist
Monique Hyman

Hairstylists
Kat Drazen, Stephanie Fenner, Dugg Kirkpatrick, Sean Smith, Linda Traxler, Dawn Turner

Background Supervisor
Raissa Patton

Makeup Department Head
Alexei Dmitriew

Key Makeup Artists
Melissa Meinhart, Scott Stoddard, LuAndra Whitehurst

Makeup Artists
Nicole Amos, Jane Galli, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Michelle Miller, Jon Moore, Mike Ornelaz, Beate Petruccelli, Robin Pritchard, Mark Ross, Matt Sprunger, Cale Thomas, Adam Walls, Samantha Ward

Makeup Artist/Department Coordinator
Amanda Sprunger

Special Effects Designers
Shane Mahan, Lindsay MacGowan

OUTSTANDING PUPPET DESIGN AND STYLING

Sesame Street (HBO Max)

Lead Puppet Wranglers
Michelle Hickey, Lara MacLean

Puppet Wrangler
Ben Durocher

Puppet Designers
Rollie Krewson, Sierra Schoening, Jason Weber

Puppet Costumers
Constance Peterson, Kenneth Rainey

Puppet Prop Artists
Tyler Hall, Laura Manns

OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR A LIVE ACTION PROGRAM

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (Disney+)

Stunt Coordinator
Heidi Moneymaker

Co-Stunt Coordinator
Wayne Dalglish

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY

Monster High: The Movie (Nickelodeon)

Choreographer
Heather Laura Gray

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