The inaugural Children’s & Family Emmys got underway at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles for a two-night gala to award the best in kid-friendly programming. JoJo Siwa hosted the Creative Arts ceremony on Night 1 (Saturday, December 10) and Jack McBrayer took over hosting duties on Night 2 (Sunday, December 11) with the rest of the categories.
On Night 1, it was Maya and the Three, Sneakerella and The Quest that took the most accolades with three trophies each.
Some of the first night’s highlights included a special performance by XOMG POP!, the all-girl group created by Jess and Siwa. There was also an appearance from Martin P. Robinson, the legendary puppeteer who has been with Sesame Street since 1980, providing voices and puppeteering for Mr. Snuffleupagus, Telly Monster, Slimey the Worm, Martians and more. He also built, designed and performed the Audrey II puppets for Little Shop of Horrors.
Night 2 of the ceremony had big wins for Heartstopper with awards for Olivia Colman for her guest appearance on the Netflix series as well as for its lead star Kit Connor. Dame Helen Mirren also received an accolade for her hosting work on Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses. Despite Netflix pulling the plug on The Baby-Sitters Club, the show got some love at the award show recognizing its quality.
See all the winners of the 2022 Children’s & Family Emmys
OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE MEDIA
Madrid Noir (Oculus TV)
Producers: Emmanuel Bernard, Antoine Cayrol, Arnaud Colinart, Luke Gibbard, Corentin Lambot, Craig Skerry, Yelena Rachistky, Dash Spiegelman
Director: James Castillo
Writers: Lawrence Bennett, Lydia Rynne
Performers: Godeliv Brandt, Fernando Guillén Cuervo
CG Supervisor: Thomas Flavelle
Animation Director: Aziz Kocanaogullari
Music Composer: Carlos Rodriguez Rodriguez
OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Maya and the Three (Netflix)
Senior Producer: Carly Machlis
Producer: Morgan Russell
Creative Director: Erika Anaya
Director: Katia Temkin
Associate Director: Savannah Bloch
Editors: Mack Lawrence, Julian Petrohilos
Project Managers: Erin Beckner, Ben Tom George, Hannah Gullixson
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIVE ACTION PRESCHOOL OR CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
The Baby-Sitters Club (Netflix)
Writers: Lisha Brooks, Rheeqrheeq Chainey, Ryan O’Connell, Dan Robert, Sascha Rothchild, Rachel Shukert
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
Muppet Babies (Disney Junior)
Writers: Max Beaudry, Hanah Lee Cook, Sarah Eisenberg, Ghia Godfree, Francisco Paredes, Becky Wangberg
Story Editor: Robyn Brown
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
Maya and the Three (Netflix)
Co-Executive Producer/Writer: Jeff Ranjo
Writer/Producer: Tim Yoon
Writers: Jorge Gutierrez, Candie Langdale, Doug Langdale, Silvia Olivas
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MULTIPLE-CAMERA PROGRAM
The Quest (Disney+)
Directors: Jack Cannon, Harold Cronk, Elise Doganieri, Bertram van Munster
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
Stillwater (Apple TV+)
Supervising Director: Jun Falkenstein
Directors: Roy Burdine, Gary Hartle, Amber Tornquist Hollinger
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
City of Ghosts (Netflix)
Directors: Ako Castuera, Luis Grane, Elizabeth Ito, Bob Logan, Pendleton Ward
OUTSTANDING VOICE DIRECTING FOR AN ANIMATED SERIES
Centaurworld (Netflix)
Voice Director: Kristi Reed
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A LIVE-ACTION PROGRAM
Sneakerella (Disney+)
Composer: Elvin Ross
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
Cat Burglar (Netflix)
Composer: Christopher Willis
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG
“Friends with a Penguin” — Sesame Street (HBO Max)
Composers: Kathryn Raio-Rende, JP Rende
Lyricist: Ken Scarborough
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN FOR A LIVE-ACTION PROGRAM
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses (Cartoon Network I TBS)
Lighting Designer: Simon Miles
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIVE-ACTION SINGLE-CAMERA PROGRAM
Better Nate Than Ever (Disney+)
Director of Photography: Declan Quinn
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIVE-ACTION MULTIPLE-CAMERA PROGRAM
Punky Brewster (Peacock)
Director of Photography: Joe Pennella
Camera Operators: Vance Brandon, Jack Chisholm, Eli Franks, Chris Hinojosa, Bob McCall, Bruce Pasternack, Brian Sweeney
OUTSTANDING EDITING FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA PROGRAM
Sneakerella (Disney+)
Editor: Ishai Setton, ACE
OUTSTANDING EDITING FOR A MULTIPLE-CAMERA PROGRAM
Making Fun (Netflix)
Editors: Patrick Berry, Andy Carney, Brad Haley, Brett McVicker, Jesse Soff, Bryn Vytlacil
OUTSTANDING EDITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
Trash Truck (Netflix)
Editor: Sally Bergom
OUTSTANDING EDITING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
Ciao Alberto (Disney+)
Editor: Jennifer Jew
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING AND SOUND EDITING FOR A LIVE-ACTION PROGRAM
Sweet Tooth (Netflix)
Sound Supervisor: George Haddad, MPSE
Sound Designers: Chad J. Hughes, Alexander Pugh
Re-Recording Mixer/Dialogue Editor: Alex Gruzdev
Dialog Editor: Sean Hessinger
ADR Editor: Julie Altus
Production Mixers: Mark Messenger, Mark Williams
Re-Recording Mixer: Brad Sherman
Foley Mixer: John Sanacore
Foley Artists: Catherine Harper, Rick Owens
Music Editor: Scott Francisco
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING AND SOUND EDITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
Octonauts & the Ring of Fire (Netflix)
Re-Recording Mixer: Ewan Deane
Sound Designers: Jamie Mahaffey, Iain Pattison, J. Martin Taylor
Sound Designer and Sound Effects Editor: Nolan McNaughton
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Dave Peacock
Dialogue Editor: Sarah Faust
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING AND SOUND EDITING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
Maya and the Three (Netflix)
Foley Mixers: Jack Cucci, Tavish Grade
Music Editor: Andres Locsey
Sound Effects Editors: David Barbee, Masanobu “Tomi” Tomita
Foley Artists: John Cucci, Dan O’Connell
Supervising Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer: Scott Martin Gershin
Sound Designers: Chris Richardson, Andrew Vernon
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS FOR A LIVE-ACTION PROGRAM
Endlings (Hulu)
VFX & Animation Executive Producer: Matthew J.R. Bishop
CG Supervisor: Terry Bradley
VFX Producer: Teodora Ilie
On Set VFX Supervisors: Daryl Shail
On Set Data Wrangler: Cody McCaig
VFX Editors: Yulia Kopyttseva, Luba Kukharenko, Alyssa Schmidt, Rachel Wong
Lead Compositors: Steve Lowry, Nial McFadyen
Lead FX Compositor: Stephen Curran
Lighting Leads: Belma Abdicevic, Tom Perry
Animation Directors: Adam Beck, Jeff Robinson
Asset Supervisors: Aravindan Rajasingham, James Wallace
VFX Lead Technical Director: Gustavo Fernandes
Senior Tracking and Layout Artist: Hasanain Rashid
Rigging Lead: Sean Sullivan
Rigging Artist: Michael Johnston
Character Finaling Artist Lead: Pedro Vilas
Rotoscope Artist Lead: Tarl Lambert
OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE AND GRAPHICS
Hilda and the Mountain King (Netflix)
Graphics Producer: Melissa Buisán
Creative Director: Jay Grandin
Animation Director: Conor Whelan
Title Designer/Illustrator: Eric Pautz
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A LIVE-ACTION PROGRAM
Heartstopper (Netflix)
Casting Director: Daniel Edwards
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)
Casting By: Tatiana Bull, Aaron Drown, David H. Wright III
OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN
Muppets Haunted Mansion (Disney+)
Production Designer: Darcy Prevost
Art Director: Kathryn Molenaar
Set Decorator: Jeanine Ringer
Virtual Production Art Director: Mark D. Allen
Virtual Production Art Directors, CG Supervisors: James Dastoli, Robert Dastoli
AND
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Apple TV+)
Production Designer: Tyler Bishop Harron
Art Directors: Brentan Harron, Bill Ives
Set Designer: Evan Spence
Set Decorators: Paul Healy, Alan McCullagh, Ian Nothnagel
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN/STYLING
The Mysterious Benedict Society (Disney+)
Costume Designer: Catherine Adair
OUTSTANDING MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
The Canterville Ghost (BYUtv)
Makeup Department Heads: Paul Boyce, Helen Smith
Key Makeup Artist: Faye Aydin
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL EFFECTS COSTUMES, HAIR AND MAKEUP
The Quest (Disney+)
Costume Designer: Johnny Wujek
Costume Supervisor: Sarah Dixey
Costume Stylists: Alan J. Gonzalez Ramirez, Rose Labarre, Tim Peters
Head Hairstylist: Erica Adams
Key Hairstylist: Alyn Topper
Hairstylists: Lauren McKeever, Jennifer Tremont
Head Makeup Artist: Elle Favorule
Key Makeup Artist: Michelle Sfarzo
Makeup Artists: Sonia Cabrera, Nancy Leonardi
Prosthetic Designer: Mike Elizalde
Makeup Effects Artists: Ozzy Alverez, Kelsey Berk, Koji Ohmura
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Sneakerella (Disney+)
Choreographers: Emilio Dosal, Ebony Williams
OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION
Danger Force (Nickelodeon)
Stunt Coordinator: Vince Deadrick Jr.
WINNERS NIGHT 2
OUTSTANDING PRESCHOOL SERIES
Sesame Street (HBO Max)
Executive Producers: Benjamin Lehmann, Kay Wilson Stallings
Supervising Producer: Sal Perez
Senior Producers: Karyn Leibovich, Stephanie Longardo
Coordinating Producer: Mindy Fila
Producers: Michael J. Cargill, Todd E. James, Andrew Moriarty, Ken Scarborough, Matt Vogel, Kimberly Wright, Autumn Zitani
Associate Producers: Christina Elefante, Kelly Ferrara, Bryce-Loren Walker
Line Producer: Aimee Blackton
OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S OR FAMILY VIEWING SERIES
The Baby-Sitters Club (Netflix)
Executive Producers: Lucia Aniello, Naia Cucukov, Michael De Luca, Benjamin Forrer, Lucy Kitada, Sascha Rothchild, Rachel Shukert, Frank Smith
Supervising Producer: Ryan O’Connell
Producers: Matthew Chipera, Ashley Glazier, Ann M. Martin
OUTSTANDING YOUNG TEEN SERIES
Heartstopper (Netflix)
Executive Producers: Iain Canning, Hakan Kousetta, Jamie Laurenson, Euros Lyn, Alice Oseman, Emile Sherman, Patrick Walters
Co-Executive Producer: Simon Gillis
Producer: Zorana Piggott
Line Producer: Dylan Rees
OUTSTANDING FICTION SPECIAL
Sneakerella (Disney+)
Executive Producers: Jane Startz, Rachel Watanabe-Batton
Co-Executive Producers: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum, Tamara Chestna
Producer: D.J. Carson
OUTSTANDING NON-FICTION PROGRAM
Who Are You, Charlie Brown? (Apple TV+)
Executive Producers: Sara Bernstein, Stephanie Betts, Michael Bonfiglio, Paige Braddock, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Anne Loi, Josh Scherba, Craig Schulz, Justin Wilkes
Co-Executive Producer: Meredith Kaulfers
Producers: Kimberly Small, Marcella Steingart
OUTSTANDING PRESCHOOL ANIMATED SERIES
Ada Twist, Scientist (Netflix)
Executive Producers: Andrea Beaty, Mark Burton, Tonia Davis, Cathal Gaffney, Chris Nee, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Darragh O’Connell, David Roberts, Priya Swaminathan
Co-Executive Producer: Kerri Grant
Creative Producer: Alex Pitz
Supervising Producer: Gillian Higgins
Producers: Nayanshi Shaw, Peedee Shindell
Consulting Producer: Jean Herlihy
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED SERIES
City of Ghosts (Netflix)
Executive Producer: Elizabeth Ito
Co-Executive Producer: Joanne Shen
Line Producer: Dayla Kennedy
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS ANIMATED PROGRAM
Hilda and the Mountain King (Netflix)
Executive Producers: Kurt Mueller
Co-Executive Producers: Luke Pearson, Stephanie Simpson
Supervising Producers: Andy Coyle, Bryan Korn
Producers: Steve Jacobson, Chantal Ling, Rachel Simon
Associate Producer: Emerald Wright-Collie
Line Producer: Victor Reyes
OUTSTANDING SHORT-FORM PROGRAM
We the People (Netflix)
Executive Producers: Kenya Barris, Tonia Davis, Chris Nee, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Priya Swaminathan
Producers: Ada Chiaghana, Erynn Sampson, Peedee Shindell
Directors: Peter Ramsey, Tim Rauch
Writers: H.E.R. , Ronald Colson, Jeff Gitelman, David Harris, Maxx Moore
OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
Kit Connor, as Nick Nelson — Heartstopper (Netflix)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
Nonso Anozie, as Tommy Jepperd — Sweet Tooth (Netflix)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
Quinn Copeland, as Izzy — Punky Brewster (Peacock)
OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMANCE IN PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
Olivia Colman, as Sarah Nelson — Heartstopper (Netflix)
OUTSTANDING VOICE PERFORMANCE IN A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
Daniel Ross, as Donald Duck — Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas (Disney Junior)
OUTSTANDING VOICE PERFORMANCE IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
Eric Bauza, as Bugs Bunny, Marvin the Martian, Daffy Duck & Tweety — Looney Tunes Cartoons (HBO Max)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER VOICE PERFORMER IN AN ANIMATED OR PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
Andy Walken, as Young Durpleton — Centaurworld (Netflix)
OUTSTANDING HOST
Dame Helen Mirren — Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses (Cartoon Network | TBS)
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A YOUNG TEEN PROGRAM
Heartstopper (Netflix)
Writer: Alice Oseman
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA PROGRAM
The Mysterious Benedict Society (Disney+)
Directors: Greg Beeman, James Bobin, Shannon Kohli, Karyn Kusama, Wendey Stanzler, Mark Tonderai, Glen Winter
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION WINNERS
• Chris Tsirgiotis, Background Designer — Kid Cosmic (Netflix)
• Ron Velasco, Character Designer — Monsters At Work (Disney+)
• Craig McCracken, Character Designer — Kid Cosmic (Netflix)
• Ivan Aguire, 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)