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Disney Wins 22 Children’s & Family Emmy Awards in 2023
Last weekend, the 2023 Children’s & Family Creative Arts Emmys were held by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Disney-affiliated projects achieved remarkable success, securing 22 awards from a record setting total of 94 nominations.
Disney+’s “The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special” and Disney Channel’s “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” emerged as leading winners, each clinching four awards.
“Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures,” “Baymax!,” and Marvel’s “I Am Groot” each earned two wins, contributing to Disney’s impressive overall performance at the event.
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Here is the full list of winners for Disney:
Outstanding Children or Family Viewing Series:
The Muppets Mayhem (Disney+)
Outstanding Young Teen Series
The Crossover (Disney+)
Outstanding Fictional Special
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (Disney+)
Outstanding Children’s or Young Teen Animated Series
Zootopia+ (Disney+)
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Outstanding Animated Special
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Moon Girl Landing (Disney Channel)
Outstanding Short Form Program
I Am Groot (Disney+)
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Preschool Children’s or Young Teen Program
Tony Hale as Mr. Benedict
The Mysterious Benedict Society (Disney+)
Outstanding Younger Performer in a Preschool Children’s or Young Teen Program
Mykal-Michelle Harris as Alice Baxter
Raven’s Home (Disney Channel)
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney Channel)
Kaz Aiwaza – Color Script Artist/Background Paint Lead
Outstanding Writing for an Animated Children’s or Young Teen Program
Baymax! (Disney+)
Screenplay – Cirocco Dunlap
Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney Channel)
Voice Director – Sam Riegel
Outstanding Original Song for a Children’s or Young Teen Program
“Finally Free” – High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+)
Composer & Lyricists – Joshua Bassett, Tova Litvin, Doug Rockwell
Outstanding Main Title
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney Channel)
Production Designer – Sean Jimenez
Art Director – Christopher Whittier
Character Design Lead – Jose Lopez
Supervising Director – Ben Juwono
Animation Lead – Kat Kosmala
Animation Director – Jen Dickinson
Outstanding Editing for a Preschool Animated Program
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Disney+)
Editors – Danielle Altura, Zachary Bulman, Pamela Cabrera, Petrus Gammelgard
Outstanding Editing for an Animated Program
Baymax! (Disney+)
Editors – Sarah Reimers, Shannon Stein
Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Disney+)
Re-Recording Mixers – Fil Brown, Melissa Ellis
Supervising Sound Editor – Heather Olsen, MPSE
Foley Mixer – David Bonilla, MPSE
Foley Artist – John “J” Lampinen
Dialogue Editor – Robbi Smith, MPSE
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Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for an Animated Program
I Am Groot (Disney+)
Supervising Sound Editor – Coya Elliott
Re-Recording Mixer – Tony Villaflor
Sound Designer – Kyrsten Mate
Score Supervisor/Supervising Music Editor – Anele Onyekwere
Music Editor – Tom Kramer
Dialogue Editor and ADR Editor – James Spencer
Sound Effects Editor – Malcolm Fife
Foley Artists – Shelley Roden MPSE, John Roesch MPSE
Foley Mixer – Scott Curtis
Outstanding Casting for an Animated Program
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney Channel)
Casting Directors – Tatiana Bull, Aaron Drown, Jennifer Trujillo
Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
The Mysterious Benedict Society (Disney+)
Production Designer – Cynthia Charette
Art Director – Nathan Ogilvie
Set Decorator – Amber Haley
Outstanding Costume Design/Styling
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (Disney+)
Costume Designer – Judianna Makovsky
Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (Disney+)
Hair Department Head – Cassie Russek
Key Hairstylist – Amber Hamilton
Co-Key Hairstylist – Monique Hyman
Hairstylists – Kat Drazen, Stephanie Fenner, Dugg Kirkpatrick, Sean Smith, Linda Traxler, Dawn Turner
Background Supervisor – Raissa Patton
Makeup Department Head – Alexei Dmitriew
Key Makeup Artists – Melissa Meinhart, Scott Stoddard, LuAndra Whitehurst
Makeup Artists – Nicole Amos, Jane Galli, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Michelle Miller, Jon Moore, Mike Ornelaz, Beate Petruccelli, Robin Pritchard, Mark Ross, Matt Sprunger, Cale Thomas, Adam Walls, Samantha Ward
Makeup Artist/Department Coordinator – Amanda Sprunger
Special Effects Designers – Shane Mahan, Lindsay MacGowan
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Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Live Action Program
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (Disney+)
Stunt Coordinator – Heidi Moneymaker
Co-Stunt Coordinator – Wayne Dalglish
Congratulations to all the winners! You can catch these titles and more streaming on Disney+.
