Among the big winners this year are Disney Junior’s Elena of Avalor, Disney Channel’s Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure, and HBO’s Sesame Street, all of which won 3 Emmys each. Also, in this year’s crop of Emmy winners is Alan Menken who wins his ‘first’ official Emmy for outstanding original song in a children’s, young adult, or animated program Emmy for Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure composer with lyricist Glen Slater, making him an ‘official’ EGOT (Emmy Grammy Oscar and Tony) winner. Menken had previously gotten an honorary Primetime Emmy.
Outstanding Preschool Children’s Series
Sesame Street (HBO)
Outstanding Children’s or Family Viewing Program
Ghostwriter (Apple TV Plus)
Outstanding Short Format Children’s Program
Sesame Street in Communities: Meet Salia (YouTube.com)
Outstanding Preschool Children’s Animated Series
Ask the StoryBots (Netflix)
Outstanding Children’s Animated Series
Dragon Prince (Netflix)
Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
The Last Kids on Earth (Netflix)
Outstanding Principal Performance in a Daytime Program
Ryan Dillon as Elmo, Lefty the Salesman, Don Music, Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Celebration (HBO)
Outstanding Limited Performance in a Daytime Program
Bill Cobbs as Mr. Hendrickson, Dino Dana (Amazon Prime Video)
Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program
Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Performer in a Preschool Animated Program
Matt Danner as Kermit, Rowlf, Mr. Waldorf, Beaker, Chef, Muppet Babies (Disney Junior)
Outstanding Directing for a Children’s or Young Adult Program
Sesame Street (HBO), Ken Diego, Rick Fernandes, Shannon Flynn, Benjamin Lehmann, Jack Jameson, Linda Mendoza, Liliana Olszewski, Scott Preston, Matt Vogel
Outstanding Original Song in a Children’s, Young Adult’s, or Animated Program
“Waiting in the Wings” from Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure (Disney Channel) by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater
Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Program
Elena of Avalor (Disney Junior) by Craig Gerber, Silvia Olivas, Kate Kondell, Tom Rogers, Rachel Ruderman, Cam Baity
Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program
Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure (Disney Channel) by Jase Ricci, Ricky Roxburgh
Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Program
Disney Mickey Mouse (Disney Channel) by Eddie Trigueros
Outstanding Music Composition and Direction
The Tom and Jerry Show (Boomerang) by Vivek Maddala and Steve Morrell
Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series or Special
Green Eggs and Ham (Netflix)
Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design for a Live Action Program
Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Celebration (HBO)
Outstanding Main Title for an Animated Program
The Casagrandes (Nickelodeon) AND Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure (Disney Channel)
Outstanding Single Camera Editing
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 (Apple TV Plus)
Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Celebration (HBO)
Outstanding Editing for an Animated Program
Disney Mickey Mouse (Disney Channel)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for an Animated Program
Batman: Hush (Amazon Prime Video)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Preschool Animated Program
Elena of Avalor (Disney Junior)
Outstanding Special Effects Costume, Makeup, and Hairstyling
Dino Dana (Amazon Prime Video) and Sesame Street (HBO)