Love, Death & Robots "The Witness"

Juried Emmy Winners: ‘Love, Death & Robots,’ ‘Age of Sail’ & ‘Carmen Sandiego’ Animators Honored

Published on August 23, 2019

The Television Academy announced today the juried award winners for the 71st Emmy Awards in categories from Animation, Choreography, Interactive Programming and Motion Design. The juried awards for these categories will be presented at the 2019 Creative Arts Awards ceremonies on Saturday, Sept. 14, and Sunday, Sept. 15.

In Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation, there were seven first-time winners and one second-time winner from programs across two platforms, YouTube and Netflix. Adult animation anthology Love, Death & Robots earned four awards, followed by VR short Age of Sail with three and kids’ adventure Carmen Sandiego with one.

A full list of winners is available online. A two-part presentation ceremony for the Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be held September 14 and 15 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, broadcast Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. on FXX.

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation
Age of Sail • YouTube • Google Spotlight Stories and Boathouse Studios • Céline Desrumaux, Production Designer
Age of Sail • YouTube • Google Spotlight Stories and Boathouse Studios • Bruno Mangyoku, Character Designer
Age of Sail • YouTube • Google Spotlight Stories and Boathouse Studios • Jasmin Lai, Color
Carmen Sandiego “The Chasing Paper Caper” • Netflix • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media • Elaine Lee, Background Painter
Love, Death & Robots “The Witness” • Netflix • Blur Studio • Alberto Mielgo, Production Designer
Love, Death & Robots ”Good Hunting” • Netflix • Blur Studio • Jun-ho Kim, Background Designer
Love, Death & Robots “The Witness” • Netflix • Blur Studio • David Pate, Character Animator
Love, Death & Robots “Sucker of Souls” • Netflix • Blur Studio • Owen Sullivan, Storyboard Artist

Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Media
Artificial • Twitch • 96 Next • Bernie Su, Executive Producer; Evan Mandery, Executive Producer; Michael Y. Chow, Executive Producer; Bonnie Buckner, Executive Producer; Ken Kalopsis, Executive Producer

Wolves in the Walls: It’s All Over • Oculus Store • Fable Studio, Facebook, Story Studio, Third Rail Projects • Pete Billington, Director and Creator; Jessica Yaffa Shamash, Creative Producer and Creator; Edward Saatchi, Executive Producer

Outstanding Motion Design
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj • Netflix • A Netflix Original Production • Michelle Higa Fox, Creative Director; Jorge L. Peschiera, Creative Director; Yussef Cole, Head of Animation; Brandon Sugiyama, Lead Animator; Paris London Glickman, Lead Animator