‘Percy Jackson,’ ‘Orion and the Dark’ Win Big at 3rd Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards

Disney and DreamWorks Animation / Netflix were the big winners this weekend as The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) held its 3rd Annual Children’s & Family Emmys at two separate awards ceremonies this past Saturday afternoon and evening.

Hosted by Eric Bauza, the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig among countless others, the awards ceremony featured presenters including Ella Bright Terrence Little Gardenhigh (voice of “John Patrick ‘Pat’ Patterson” in Fright Krewe), Paul Walter Hauser (voice of “Dark” in Orion and the Dark), Leah Sava Jeffries (“Annabeth Chase” in Percy Jackson and the Olympians ), Kiersten Kelly (voice of “Brooklyn” in Jurassic World: Chaos Theory), Amanda Martinez (voice of “Abuela” in Rosie Rules), Arianna McDonald (Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie), Bobby Moynihan (Former Saturday Night Live cast member, voice of “Bobby Boots” in Pupstruction), Walker Scobell (“Percy Jackson” in Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Aryan Simhadri (“Grover Underwood” in Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Cree Summer (voice of Lizard & DeeDee in Spirit Rangers), Jacob Tremblay (voice of “Orion” in Orion and the Dark), and Izaac Wang (“Sam Wing” in Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai).

Big winners on the day included Percy Jackson and the Olympians, which took home eight Emmys, and Orion and the Dark, which snagged six.

The complete list of winners - is as follows:

Outstanding Preschool Series

Blue's Clues & You!

Nickelodeon [9 Story Media Group / Brown Bag Films]

• Executive Producer: Vince Commisso, Wendy Harris, Traci Paige Johnson, Todd Kessler, Angela C. Santomero, Jennifer Twomey
• Supervising Producer: Nisa Contreras, Shevaun Gray, Peter Griffiths
• Senior Producer: Ana Voci
• Producer: Jackie Payton
• Series Producer: Lesley Saliwonchyk
• Line Producer: Natasha Daly, Patrick R. Quinn, Kyle Whaley
• Consulting Producer: Steve Burns, M.R. Horhager, Vadim Kapridov, Nora Keely, Marcy Pritchard, Jennifer Sherman
• Associate Producer: Maddie Kroll

Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock

Apple TV+ [The Jim Henson Company in association with Apple]

• Executive Producer: Alex Cuthbertson, Matt Fusfeld, Lisa Henson, Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan, Halle Stanford, John Tartaglia
• Co-Executive Producer: Dave Goelz, Karen Prell
• Producer: Chris Plourde
• Co-Producer: Tim O'Brien

Outstanding Young Teen Series

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Disney+

• Executive Producer: Jeremy Bell, James Bobin, Anders Engstrom, DJ Goldberg, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Monica Owusu-Breen, Becky Riordan, Rick Riordan, Jim Rowe, Bert Salke, Dan Shotz, Craig Silverstein, Jonathan E. Steinberg, Jet Wilkinson
• Co-Executive Producer: Shernold Edwards, Andrew Miller, Joe Tracz
• Producer: John Catron
• Associate Producer: Zoë Neary

Outstanding Fiction Special

The Velveteen Rabbit

Apple TV+ [Magic Lamp Pictures in association with Apple]

• Executive Producer: Michael Rose
• Producer: Martin Pope
• Co-Executive Producer / Writer: Tom Bidwell
• Co-Producer: David Collins, Jane Hawley
• Director: Jennifer Perrott
• Animation Producer: Simon Quinn
• Animation Director: Rick Thiele

Outstanding Non-Fiction Program

Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School

HBO | Max [HBO Documentary Films, Get Lifted Film Co.]

• Executive Producer: Nancy Abraham, Tommy Benjamin, Lisa Heller, Mike Jackson, John Legend, Sara Rodriguez, Ty Stiklorius
• Producer / Director: Amy Schatz

Outstanding Preschool Animated Series

The Tiny Chef Show

Nickelodeon

• Executive Producer: Ozlem 'Ozi' Akturk, Kristen Bell, Alex Bulkley, Corey Campodonico, Leah Gotcsik, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Rachel Larsen, Adam Reid, Morgan Sackett
• Co-Executive Producer: Michael Kaufman
• Line Producer: Sara Crowley, Jason Wyatt

Outstanding Children's or Young Teen Animated Series

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Disney+ [Flying Bark Productions, Cinema Gypsy Productions]

• Executive Producer: Laurence Fishburne, Steve Loter, Helen Sugland
• Supervising Producer: Rodney Clouden, Pilar Flynn
• Producer: Rafael Chaidez
• Line Producer: Laura Leganza Reynolds
• Associate Producer: Cameron Castillo
• Co-Producer / Story Editor: Jeffrey M. Howard, Kate Kondell

Outstanding Animated Special

Orion and the Dark

Netflix [DreamWorks Animation]

• Executive Producer: Bonnie Arnold, Walt Dohrn
• Producer: Peter McCown
• Line Producer: Ashley Laidlaw
• Director: Sean Charmatz
• Writer: Charlie Kaufman
• Associate Producer: Kristin Brenner

Outstanding Short Form Live Action Program

Elmo and Jesse Remember Uncle Jack | Grief

Sesame Workshop [Sesame Workshop]

• Executive Producer: Melissa Dino, Sal Perez, Kay Wilson Stallings
• Producer: Ashmou Etossi Younge
• Line Producer: Amanda Young
• Associate Producer: Fiorela Gonzales
• Director: Frank Campagna
• Writer: Ayub Arain

Outstanding Short Form Animated Program

Once Upon a Studio

Disney+ [Walt Disney Animation Studios]

• Executive Producer: Jennifer Lee
• Producer: Yvett Merino, Bradford Simonsen
• Directed / Written by: Dan Abraham, Trent Correy

Outstanding Public Service Initiative

La Fuerza-STEM: Engaging Hispanic Families in Science Through Culturally Relevant Media

Univision

• Executive Producer: Carlos Collazo, Teri Gonzalez Arvesu, Joy Lorenzo Kennedy, Michelle López, Anthony Tassi, Jessica Mercer Young
• Producer: Alexandra Barrera, Charlie Cartaya, Joy Castañeda, Cecilia Fernandez, Eduardo Forero, Cynthia Hoisington, Temis Laguna, Michelle López, William Melendez, Monica Mola, Katherine Mora, Claudia Prado, Vanessa Pérez Márquez, Alexia Raynal, Rafael Rodriguez, Hernan Torres
• Director: Charlie Cartaya
• Writer: Carlos Collazo, Alejandro Reyes, Gloria Rodríguez de los Reyes, Jimena Romero

Well Versed

Nickelodeon

• Executive Producer: Danielle DeCourcey, Jarrett Moreno, Matthew Segal, Taye Shuayb, Jessie Surovell, Mike Vainisi, Tom Werner
• Executive Vice President, Nickelodeon Animation: Eryk Casemiro
• Executive in Charge of Production: Kelley Gardner
• Co-Executive Producer: Dennis "Kosh" Jacobs
• Supervising Producer: Gerry Mattei

*HONORABLE MENTION*

Sesame Workshop: Emotional Well-Being

Sesame Workshop

• Executive Producer: Melissa Dino, Olexa Hewryk, Sal Perez, Kay Wilson Stallings
• Producer: Imogen Dentith, Courtney Hindle, Yuewen Jiang, Karyn Leibovich, Magali McDonald, Andrew Moriarty, Alia Nakashima, Justin Simonich, Ashmou Younge
• Line Producer: Aimee Blackton, Amanda Young
• Associate Producer: Fiorela Gonzales
• Director: Shannon Flynn, Joanna Hepworth, Andrew Moriarty, Matt Vogel
• Writer: Ayub Arain, Samantha Berger, Liz Hara, Andrew Moriarty, Maxwell Nicoll

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program

Christian Slater as Mulgarath - The Spiderwick Chronicles

Roku Channel [20th Television, Paramount Television Studios]

Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program

Amanda Lawrence as Matron Shipley - Malory Towers

BYUtv [King Bert Productions]

Outstanding Younger Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program

Phoenix Laroche as William - The Velveteen Rabbit

Apple TV+ [Magic Lamp Pictures in association with Apple]

Outstanding Puppetry Performer

Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby & Tango - Sesame Street

Max [Sesame Workshop]

Outstanding Voice Performer in a Preschool Program

Kari Wahlgren as Granny Caterina, Ms. Poochytail & Magda - Superkitties

Disney Junior

Outstanding Voice Performer in a Children's or Young Teen Program

Eric Bauza as Daffy Duck & Bugs Bunny - Teen Titans Go!

Cartoon Network [Warner Bros. Animation]

Outstanding Younger Voice Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program

Jacob Tremblay as Orion - Orion and the Dark

Netflix [DreamWorks Animation]

Outstanding Children's Personality

Meryl Streep - Storyline Online

StorylineOnline.net [The Story Garage]

Outstanding Writing for a Children's or Young Teen Animated Series

"Dancing With Myself" - Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Disney+ [Cinema Gypsy Productions]

• Co-Producer and Story Editor: Kate Kondell
• Associate Story Editor: Halima Lucas Writer Liz Hara

Outstanding Directing for a Single Camera Live Action Series

"The Big City" - A Real Bug’s Life

National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]

• Director: Alex Ranken

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"I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher" - Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Disney+

• Director: James Bobin

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation

Background Design

Miho Tomimasu - Visual Development Artist

• Orion and the Dark
• (Netflix [DreamWorks Animation])

Philip Vose - Background Designer

• Merry Little Batman
• (Amazon Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios, DC Comics, Warner Bros. Animation])

Character Animation

Elena Najar - Animation Supervisor

• Merry Little Batman
• (Amazon Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios, DC Comics, Warner Bros. Animation])

Character Design

Lesego Vorster - Character Designer

• Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire
• (Disney+)

Color

Lauren Zurcher - Visual Development Artist / Digimatte Artist

• Orion and the Dark
• (Netflix [DreamWorks Animation])

Production Design

Guillaume Fesquet - Art Director

• Merry Little Batman
• (Amazon Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios, DC Comics, Warner Bros. Animation])

Storyboard

David Lux - Storyboard Artist

• Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin
• (Apple TV+ [WildBrain Studios in association with Apple])

Outstanding Interactive Media

Cousin Hodie Playdate - Donkey Hodie

PBS Kids [Fred Rogers Productions, Curious Media]

• Executive Producer: Ellen Doherty
• Supervising Producer: Kristin DiQuollo
• Illustrator: Yolanda Martinez
• Creative Director: Tony Montano
• HTML5 Developer: Dylan Pope
• Interactive Producer: Melanie Harke, Johnathan VanDerschaaf

Outstanding Writing for a Preschool or Children's Series

"Can They Be Friends?" - Sesame Street

Max [Sesame Workshop]

• Head Writer: Ken Scarborough
• Writer: Andrew Moriarty, Katherine Sandford

Outstanding Writing for a Young Teen Series

"I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher" - Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Disney+

• Written for Television by: Rick Riordan, Jonathan E. Steinberg

Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Series

"Not a Mascot" - Molly of Denali

PBS Kids [GBH Kids, Atomic Cartoons]

• Writer: X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell
• Head Writer: Raye Lankford

Outstanding Directing for a Multiple Camera Live Action Series

"The Sign Language ABCs" - Sesame Street

Max [Sesame Workshop]

• Director: Shannon Flynn

Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Series

"Glass" - StoryBots: Answer Time

Netflix [Netflix Animation]

• Director: Jeff Gill, Colin Lepper, Evan Spiridellis, Nate Theis

Outstanding Directing for an Animated Series

“The Molecular Level” - Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Disney+ [Flying Bark Productions, Cinema Gypsy Productions]

• Director: Samantha Suyi Lee
• Supervising Director: Ben Juwono
• Animation Director: Jen Dickinson

Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series

Monsters at Work

Disney+

• Voice Director: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers-Skelton

Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Live Action Program

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Disney+

• Lead Composer: Bear McCreary
• Composer: Omer Ben-Zvi, Brian Claeys, Alexandre Côté, Bailey Gordon, Jesse Hartov, Kelsey Woods

Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for an Animated Program

Frog and Toad

Apple TV+ [Titmouse in association with Apple]

• Composer: Mark Evitts

Outstanding Original Song for a Preschool Program

"That's Why We Love Nature" - Sesame Street

Max [Sesame Workshop]

• Lyricist: Molly Boylan
• Composer & Lyricist: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul

Outstanding Original Song for a Children's or Young Teen Program

"My Sails are Set" - One Piece

Netflix [Shueisha / Tomorrow Studios / Netflix]

• Composer & Lyricist: Sonya Belousova, Giona Ostinelli

Outstanding Show Open

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Disney+ [Imaginary Forces]

• Animator: Christian Arnsparger, Alex Rupert, Jeffrey Su, Michael Wang
• Lead Illustrator: Jorge Artola
• Art Director / Animator: Henry Chang
• Editor; Lexi Gunvaldson
• Designer / Animator: Merrill Hall
• Themes by: Bear McCreary
• Designer: Brandon Savoy
• Creative Director: Karin Fong, Tosh Kodama
• Illustrator: Ruthy Kim, Ella Lee

Outstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Live Action Program

A Real Bug's Life

National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]

• Photography: Robert Hollingworth, Alex Jones, Nathan Small
• Director of Photography: Simon de Glanville

Outstanding Editing for a Single Camera Live Action Program

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Disney+

• Editor: Colleen Rafferty, Stewart Schill, Curtis Thurber

Outstanding Editing for a Multiple Camera Live Action Program

All-Round Champion

BYUtv [marblemedia]

• Editor: Wyatt Chinn, Marc Fourreau, Craig Passfield, Lindsay Ragone

Outstanding Editing for a Preschool Animated Program

StoryBots: Answer Time

Netflix [Netflix Animation]

• Editor: Nico Colaleo, Rachael Rusakoff, Evan Spiridellis
• Animatic Editor: Stella Lightheart

Outstanding Editing for an Animated Program

Orion and the Dark

Netflix [DreamWorks Animation]

• Editor: Kevin Sukho Lee

Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Live Action Program

A Real Bug's Life

National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]

• Re-Recording Mixe:r Brian Moseley
• Sound Editor: David Yapp
• Foley Artist: Jonathon Cawte

Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

Disney+ [Lucasfilm Ltd.]

• Sound Designer: Heather Olsen, MPSE
• Re-Recording Mixer: Fil Brown, Melissa Ellis
• Dialogue Editor: Robbi Smith, MPSE
• Foley Artist: John “J” Lampinen
• Foley Mixer: David Bonilla, MPSE

Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for an Animated Program

Orion and the Dark

Netflix [DreamWorks Animation]

• Sound Designer: Jessey Drake, Jeff Halbert, Marc Schmidt
• Re-Recording Mixer: D.J. Lynch
• Supervising Music Editor: Rob McIntyre
• Sound Editor: Laria DeLeon, Matt Festle, Cat Gensler, Grace Stensland
• Dialogue Editor: Jason Oliver
• Foley Artist: Vincent Deng, Laura Macius
• Foley Mixer: Roberto D. Alegria

Outstanding Lighting, Camera and Technical Arts

A Real Bug's Life

National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]

• Camera Technician: Josh Kingsley-Jones, Tim Watson

Outstanding Visual Effects for a Live Action Program

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Disney+ [ILM, Raynault VFX, MPC, Storm, M.A.R.Z., Hybride]

• Visual Effects Coordinator: Yasmin Blake, Jason Neisewander, Emma Orner
• Visual Effects Senior Coordinator: Derrek Brajkovich-Horn
• Virtual Production Supervisor: Sonia Contreras
• Visual Effects Head of Production: Jacinthe Côté
• Executive Visual Effects Art Director Yanick Dusseault Senior VFX Supervisor Erik Henry
• Executive Visual Effects Producer: Adele Jones-Venables
• Animation Supervisor: Benoit Moranne
• Associate VFX Supervisor: Donny Rausch
• Executive Visual Effects Supervisor: Mathieu Raynault
• Senior VFX Producer: Matt Robken
• Visual Effects Editor: Anthony Safariik
• Visual Effects On Set Supervisor: Rick Sander
• Associate Visual Effects Supervisor: Daniel Schmid
• CG Supervisor: Philippe Théroux
• VFX Supervisor: Justin Bunt, Jose Burgos, Roman Schmidt, Jeff White
• VFX Producer: Katherine Chambers
• SFX Supervisor: Joel Whist
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Luca Bonatti, Simon Marinof, Espen Nordahl, Sylvain Théroux
• Visual Effects Producer Mélanie Carignan, Valérie Clément, Stacey MacDonald, Richard Martin, Jessica-Rose Smith
• Associate Visual Effects Producer: Amanda Newby Fitzgerald, Shawn Smolensky

Outstanding Casting for a Live Action Program

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Disney+

• Casting by: Candice Elzinga, CSA
• Casting by: Denise Chamian, CSA, Jordana Sapiurka, CSA

Outstanding Casting for an Animated Program

Gremlins: Secrets of The Mogwai

Max [Warner Bros. Animation]

• Casting by: Agnes Kim, Sarah Noonan

Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/ Scenic Design for a Single Camera Program

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Roku Channel [20th Television, Paramount Television Studios]

• Supervising Art Director: Andrew Li
• Art Director: Michael Corrado
• Production Designer: Elena Albanese
• Set Decorator: Ide Foyle

Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/ Scenic Design for a Multiple Camera Program

Bunk'd

Disney Channel

• Production Designer: Kelly Hogan
• Set Decorator: Britt Woods

Outstanding Costume Design/Styling

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock

Apple TV+ [The Jim Henson Company in association with Apple]

• Costumer: Gina Bennett, Terri Grant, Kim Lennox
• Senior Designer / Fabricator: Robert Bennett
• Creative Supervisor / Designer: Pete Brooke, Jason Weber
• Animatronics Supervisor: John Criswell
• On-Set Wrangling Supervisor: Alex "Jürgen" Furguson
• Puppet Builder: Joel Gennari, Laura Manns, Anney Ozar, Tina Roland, Sierra Schoening
• On-Set Puppet Wrangler: Dusty Hagerud
• Stitcher: Sue Hlavenka
• Wrangler / Fabricator: Kristi Ann Holt, Dina Meschkuleit
• Creature Shop Supervisor / Costume Designer: Scott Johnson
• Fabricator / Animatronic Mechanic: Peter Kominek
• Puppet Build Supervisor / Lead Fabricator: Rollie Krewson
• Prop Master: Kesar Lacroix
• On-Set Animatronic Lead: Jason Ward
• Lead Animatronic Mechanic: Leo Wieser

Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup

The Santa Clauses

Disney+ [20th Television, Disney Branded Television]

• Special Effects Makeup Department Head: Howard Berger
• Special Makeup Effects Co-Department Head: Erica Preus
• Special Effects Key Makeup Artist: Scott Stoddard
• Key Hairstylist: Nina Adado
• Hairstylist: Taylor Bennett, Morgan Ferrando, Patricia Pineda Lansingh, Shay Sanford Fong
• Key Makeup Artist: Stephanie Kae Panek
• Makeup Department Head: Kathleen Freeman
• Hair Department Head: Anissa Salazar

Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Live Action Program

One Piece

Netflix [Shueisha / Tomorrow Studios / Netflix]

• Supervising Stunt Coordinator: Franz Spilhaus
• Stunt Coordinator: Darrell McLean

Outstanding Choreography

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series

Disney+

• Choreographer: Zach Woodlee

Source: NATAS