Children's and Family Emmy Awards facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Children's and Family Emmy Award |
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| Presented by | National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| Country | United States |
The Children's and Family Emmy Awards are special awards given to the best TV shows and movies made for kids and families in America. They are part of the bigger Emmy Awards family, which celebrates amazing work in television.
These awards are given out by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). They honor great acting, writing, directing, and many other things that make children's and family TV shows awesome. The very first awards show happened on December 10 and 11, 2022, in Los Angeles. Before these awards started, shows for kids used to get their awards at the Daytime Emmys or even the Primetime Emmys.
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History of the Awards
For a long time, most TV shows for kids received their awards at the Daytime Emmy Awards. This was organized by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). They even added a new award for "Outstanding Young Adult Series" in 2021.
The Primetime Emmy Awards also had an award for "Outstanding Children's Program." But this award was a bit different. It wasn't a competition where only one show won. Instead, several shows could get the award if enough judges liked them. This award stopped in 2020. This was because more and more shows were appearing on streaming services like Netflix or Disney+. It became confusing whether a kids' show should be judged with daytime shows or primetime shows.
To make things clearer, on November 17, 2021, NATAS announced something new! They decided to create a brand-new award show just for children's and family TV. This new show would be called the Children's and Family Emmy Awards. It would bring together all the kids' and family categories that were spread out across the other Emmy shows.
NATAS said they created these new awards because there was "explosive growth" in how many great kids' and family shows were being made. The new awards also added seven new categories just for shows made for preschool children. This change was part of a bigger plan to make sure TV shows were judged based on their style and what they were about, not just when they aired on TV.
Award Categories
The Children's and Family Emmy Awards celebrate many different parts of making a TV show. Here are some of the main types of awards given out at the 2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards in 2023:
Program Awards
These awards are for the shows themselves:
- Outstanding Preschool Series (for very young kids)
- Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series (for a wider age range)
- Outstanding Young Teen Series (for older kids)
- Outstanding Fiction Special (a special movie or episode)
- Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (like documentaries or educational shows)
- Outstanding Preschool Animated Series (cartoons for young kids)
- Outstanding Animated Series (cartoons for all ages)
- Outstanding Special Class Animated Program (unique animated shows)
- Outstanding Short Form Program (very short shows)
- Outstanding Interactive Media (shows you can interact with)
- Outstanding Promotional Announcement (best commercials for shows)
Performer Awards
These awards are for the actors and voice actors:
- Outstanding Lead Performance (main actor)
- Outstanding Supporting Performance (other actors)
- Outstanding Younger Performer (young actors)
- Outstanding Voice Performance in a Preschool Animated Program (voice actors in preschool cartoons)
- Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program (voice actors in other cartoons)
- Outstanding Younger Voice Performer in an Animated or Preschool Animated Program (young voice actors)
- Outstanding Host (for show hosts)
- Outstanding Puppeteer Performance (for people who control puppets)
Writing Awards
These awards are for the people who write the scripts:
- Outstanding Writing for a Live Action Preschool or Children's Program
- Outstanding Writing for a Young Teen Program
- Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Program
- Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program
Directing Awards
These awards are for the people who guide the making of the show:
- Outstanding Directing for a Single Camera Program
- Outstanding Directing for a Multiple Camera Program
- Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Program
- Outstanding Directing for an Animated Program
- Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series
Crafts Awards
These awards are for all the other amazing people who work behind the scenes:
- Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Live Action Program (for the music)
- Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for an Animated Program
- Outstanding Original Song for a Preschool Program (best new song for young kids)
- Outstanding Original Song for a Children's and Young Teen Program (best new song for older kids)
- Outstanding Lighting Design for a Live Action Program (for how the show is lit)
- Outstanding Cinematography for a Live Action Single-Camera Program (for how it's filmed)
- Outstanding Cinematography for a Live Action Multiple-Camera Program
- Outstanding Editing for a Single Camera Program (for putting the scenes together)
- Outstanding Editing for Multiple Camera Program
- Outstanding Editing for a Preschool Animated Program
- Outstanding Editing for an Animated Program
- Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Live Action Program (for the sounds)
- Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program
- Outstanding Sound Editing and Sound Mixing for an Animated Program
- Outstanding Visual Effects for a Live Action Program (for special computer effects)
- Outstanding Main Title and Graphics (for the opening credits)
- Outstanding Casting for a Live-Action Program (for choosing the actors)
- Outstanding Casting for an Animated Program (for choosing the voice actors)
- Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design (for the look of the sets)
- Outstanding Costume Design/Styling (for the clothes)
- Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup
- Outstanding Choreography (for the dances)
- Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Live Action Program (for safe stunts)
- Outstanding Public Service Initiative (for shows that help the community)
- Outstanding Puppet Design/Styling (for making puppets look great)
Individual Achievement
- Individual Achievement in Animation (for special talent in animation)
Special Award
- Lifetime Achievement Award (honors someone who has done amazing work in children's and family TV for many years)
List of Ceremonies
Here is a list of the Children's and Family Emmy Awards shows that have happened so far:
| # | Date | Year | Host(s) | Site |
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| 1st | December 10–11, 2022 | 2021–22 |
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Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles |
| 2nd | December 16–17, 2023 | 2022–23 | Christopher Jackson | Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles |
