The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has unveiled the nominees for the 2025 Children\u2019s & Family Emmy Awards, which will be presented on March 15.<\/p>\n
Nickelodeon\u2019s Blue\u2019s Clues & You!<\/em>, PBS KIDS\u2019 Donkey Hodie<\/em>, Apple TV+\u2019s Lovely Little Farm<\/em> and Max\u2019s Sesame Street<\/em> are nominated in the preschool series category. The contenders for children\u2019s or family-viewing series are Apple TV+\u2019s Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock<\/em>, Univision\u2019s La Fuerza de Creer: Dulce Saz\u00f3n<\/em>, Apple TV+\u2019s Jane<\/em>, BYUtv\u2019s Malory Towers<\/em> and Disney Channel\u2019s Raven\u2019s Home<\/em>.<\/p>\n For the young teen series category, Disney+\u2019s Goosebumps<\/em>, Netflix\u2019s Heartstopper<\/em>, Netflix\u2019s One Piece<\/em>, Disney+\u2019s Percy Jackson and the Olympians<\/em> and Roku Channel\u2019s The Spiderwick Chronicles<\/em> have been nominated.<\/p>\n In the animated categories, the preschool series nominees are Frog and Toad<\/em> (Apple TV+), Interrupting Chicken<\/em> (Apple TV+), Rosie\u2019s Rules<\/em> (PBS KIDS), StoryBots: Answer Time<\/em> (Netflix) and The Tiny Chef Show<\/em> (Nickelodeon), while the children\u2019s or young teen series nominees are CURSES!<\/em> (Apple TV+), Hilda<\/em> (Netflix), Iw\u00e1j\u00fa<\/em> (Disney+), Kiff<\/em> (Disney Channel), Marvel\u2019s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur<\/em> (Disney+) and Summer Camp Island<\/em> (Cartoon Network).<\/p>\n Up for the fiction special award are Monster High 2<\/em> (Nickelodeon), The Naughty Nine<\/em> (Disney Channel), The Slumber Party<\/em> (Disney Channel), The Velveteen Rabbit<\/em> (Apple TV+) and World\u2019s Best<\/em> (Disney+). The animated special award nominees, meanwhile, are Merry Little Batman<\/em> (Prime Video), Orion and the Dark<\/em> (Netflix), Peter and the Wolf<\/em> (Max), Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie<\/em> (Apple TV+), The Tiger\u2019s Apprentice<\/em> (Paramount+) and Tiny Chef\u2019s Marvelous Mish Mesh Special<\/em> (Nickelodeon).<\/p>\n Contenders for short-form live-action program are Elmo and Jesse Remember Uncle Jack<\/em> (Sesame Workshop), GIRLS\u2019 VOICES NOW: The Beauty in Being Different<\/em> (Girls\u2019 Voices Now<\/em>, Here TV), Healthy Minds Thriving Kids<\/em> (Child Mind Institute) and Kid Gloves<\/em> (Kid Gloves Show). For the short-form animated program prize, How Not to Draw<\/em> (Disney Channel), I Am Groot<\/em> (Disney+), Once Upon a Studio<\/em> (Disney+), Take Care with Peanuts<\/em> (Snoopy\u2014Official Channel) and The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly<\/em> (Disney+) are nominees.<\/p>\n BYUtv\u2019s All-Round Champion<\/em>, Max\u2019s Elmo & Tango Holiday Helpers<\/em>, Food Network\u2019s Kids Baking Championship<\/em>, National Geographic\u2019s A Real Bug\u2019s Life<\/em> and HBO\/Max\u2019s Stand Up & Shout: Songs from a Philly High School<\/em> are nominees for the non-fiction program award.<\/p>\n In the performance categories, Lola Blue (A Kind of Spark<\/em>), Ella Bright (Malory Towers<\/em>), Justin Long (Goosebumps<\/em>), Raven-Symon\u00e9 (Raven\u2019s Home<\/em>) and Christian Slater (The Spiderwick Chronicles<\/em>) are up for the lead performer in a preschool, children\u2019s or young teen program award. The nominees for supporting performer in a preschool, children\u2019s or young teen program are Adam Copeland (Percy Jackson and the Olympians<\/em>), Amanda Lawrence (Malory Towers<\/em>), Elizabeth Mitchell (The Santa Clauses<\/em>), Sarah Rafferty (My Life with the Walter Boys<\/em>), Lance Reddick (Percy Jackson and the Olympians<\/em>) and Eric Stonestreet (The Santa Clauses<\/em>).<\/p>\n Younger performer nominees for a preschool, children\u2019s or young teen program are Pyper Braun (Erin & Aaron<\/em>), Noah Cottrell (The Spiderwick Chronicles<\/em>), Mykal-Michelle Harris (Raven\u2019s Home<\/em>), Alaya High (That Girl Lay Lay<\/em>), Leah Sava Jeffries (Percy Jackson and the Olympians<\/em>) and Phoenix Laroche (The Velveteen Rabbit<\/em>).<\/p>\n Kimiko Glenn (Baby Shark\u2019s Big Show!<\/em>), Bobby Moynihan (Pupstruction<\/em>), Cree Summer (Spirit Rangers<\/em>), Fred Tatasciore (StoryBots: Answer Time<\/em>) and Kari Wahlgren (Superkitties<\/em>) are nominated for their voice performances in preschool programs. Eric Bauza (Teen Titans Go!<\/em>), Bob Bergen (Looney Tunes Cartoons<\/em>), Ben Feldman (Monsters at Work<\/em>), William Shatner (Masters of the Universe: Revolution<\/em>) and Paul Walter Hauser (Orion and the Dark<\/em>) are nominated for their voice acting in children\u2019s or young teen programs.<\/p>\n Younger voice performers nominated are Lucia Cunningham (Jessica\u2019s Big Little World<\/em>), Simisola Gbadamosi (Iw\u00e1j\u00fa<\/em>), Terrence Little Gardenhigh (Fright Krewe<\/em>), Arianna McDonald (Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie<\/em>) and Jacob Tremblay (Orion in the Dark<\/em>).<\/p>\n Nominees for writing, directing, puppetry, music direction, cinematography, editing and more have also been released.<\/p>\n \u201cThis year\u2019s nominations are particularly meaningful, as much of the work being honored was delayed due to last year\u2019s strikes,\u201d said Rachel Schwartz, head of the Children\u2019s & Family Emmy Awards. \u201cIt is a privilege to have been named head of a competition that is not only honoring exceptional talent but is also shaping the way children and their families interact with the world. Congratulations to all.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has unveiled the nominees for the 2025 Children\u2019s & Family Emmy Awards, which will be presented on March 15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":28815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[6277,10328,6278,10329],"class_list":["post-28812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-childrens-family-emmy-awards","tag-childrens-family-emmy-awards-2025","tag-national-academy-of-television-arts-and-sciences","tag-rachel-schwartz","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n