Animated Disney+ shows had a great night at Sunday’s edition of the Children and Family Creative Arts Emmys, as I Am Groot, Zootopia+ and Moongirl and Devil Dinosaur all picked up awards in the top animation categories. Netflix was also a strong performer with its StoryBots: AnswerTime winning the Emmy for Outstanding Animated preschool series. The second night of CAFCA Emmys took place at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles and was hosted by Christopher Jackson. Actor Peter Cullen (Transformers) won the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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
You can read about the previous night Emmy winners here.
