The winners were announced during two ceremonies held at Television City in Los Angeles on March 15, 2025, one focused on creative and technical arts and the other dedicated to performances and programming. Percy Jackson and the Olympians led all programs with eight wins, including Outstanding Young Teen Series. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to actress and puppeteer Fran Brill.[2]
Ceremony information
In December 2023, NATAS president Adam Sharp revealed that the 3rd Children's and Family Emmy Awards would change its scheduling from December to a later date within the traditional film awards season, citing feedback from industry members who felt that its previous scheduling disrupted the holiday season.[3]
Category changes
A number of changes to categories and eligibility criteria took effect for the 3rd Children's and Family Emmy Awards:[4][5]
All acting categories were renamed from "Outstanding Performance" to "Outstanding Performer".
Outstanding Host was renamed "Outstanding Children's Personality", and was restricted to individuals only. Programs with more than one host, co-host, narrator, or storyteller may enter each person individually.
Outstanding Short Form Program was split into two separate categories for live-action and animated productions, with a time limit of eight minutes for both categories.
Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design was split into two separate categories for single- and multiple-camera productions.
Outstanding Main Title and Graphics was renamed "Outstanding Show Open", and is now inclusive of the opening music and/or theme song. As a result, opening music and songs are no longer eligible in either Outstanding Original Song category.
Submissions in the Outstanding Puppeteer Performer, Outstanding Voice Performance in a Preschool Program, Outstanding Voice Performance in a Children’s or Young Teen Program, Outstanding Younger Voice Performer, Outstanding Single Camera Directing, Outstanding Multiple Camera Directing, and Outstanding Puppet Design/Styling now have the option to include a supplementary behind the scenes or making of video in addition to their required submission video.
The Outstanding Promotional Announcement award was discontinued.
Winners and nominees
Nominees were announced on December 12, 2024.[6][7] Winners were revealed at the ceremony on March 15, 2025.[8][9]
Craig of the Creek: "Heart of the Forest" – Harron Atkins, Lorraine DeGraffenreidt, Matt Burnett, Ben Levin, Dashawn Mahone, Najja Porter, Jason Dwyer, Leiana Nitura, Ifesinachi Orjiekwe, Ashley Tahilan, Jones Wiedle (Cartoon Network)
Hilda: "The Fairy Isle" – Luke Pearson, Stephanie Simpson, Emily Brundige (Netflix)
Hailey's On It!: "I Wanna Dance With My Buddy" – Yolie Cortez, Marty Donovan, Mary Gulino, Lindsey Reckis, Devin Bunje, Nick Stanton, Karen Graci (Disney Channel)
Directing
Directing
Outstanding Directing for a Single Camera Live Action Series
A Real Bug's Life: "The Big City" – Alex Ranken (National Geographic)
One Piece – Jonathan Hely-Hutchinson, Mark Walker, Richard Bridgland, Tom Hannam (Netflix)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians – Chris Beach, Chad Chilibeck, Raymond Garrioch, Craig Humphries, Benoit Waller, Harrison Yurkiw, Dan Hennah, Hamish Purdy (Disney+)
The Santa Clauses – Zak Faust, Amanda Knehans, Melanie Paizis-Jones, Maile Cassara (Disney+)
Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design for a Multiple Camera Program
Bunk'd – Kelly Hogan, Britt Woods (Disney Channel)
Sesame Street – Katie Akana, Melissa Farrar, Keith Olsen, Naomi Munro (HBO / Max)
Sesame Street – Dan Kelley, Richard Drummond, Tom Guadarrama, Howie Rosenzweig, Lewis Rothenberg, Mark Britt, Jerry Cancel, Shaun Harkins, Mark Renaudin (HBO / Max)
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock – Gina Bennett, Terri Grant, Kim Lennox, Robert Bennett, Pete Brooke, Jason Weber, John Criswell, Alex "Jürgen" Furguson, Joel Gennari, Laura Manns, Anney Ozar, Tina Roland, Sierra Schoening, Dusty Hagerud, Stitcher Sue Hlavenka, Kristi Ann Holt, Dina Meschkuleit, Scott Johnson, Peter Kominek, Rollie Krewson, Kesar Lacroix, Jason Ward, Leo Wieser (Apple TV+)
The Santa Clauses – Howard Berger, Erica Preus, Scott Stoddard, Nina Adado, Taylor Bennett, Morgan Ferrando, Patricia Pineda Lansingh, Shay Sanford Fong, Stephanie Kae Panek, Kathleen Freeman, Anissa Salazar (Disney+)
Goosebumps – Felix Fox, Harlow McFarlane, Werner Pretorius, Rita Mooney, Tammy Greggain, Parisa Mamdooh, Stephanie Maxcy, Cody Usak, Krista Hann, Sarah Buckley, Riley Harvey, Alex Holmes, Jessica Wong, Zabrina Matiru, Caroline Dehner (Disney+)
Monster High 2 – Maddi Bisset, Mike Fields, Jennifer Latour, Raj Mariathasan, Kayla Rowand, Harriet Sales, Amelia Smart, Natalie Warnke, Ashley Forshaw, Lori Sandnes, Makeup Effects Department Head Todd Masters, Yukiyo Okajima, Josh Raymond, Alex Roseberry, Tammy Lim, Julie McHaffie, Gila Bois, Leah Ehman, Debra Wiebe (Nickelodeon)
One Piece – Marli Kruger, Amanda Ross-McDonald, Jaco Snyman (Netflix)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians – Michael Fields, Ashley Forshaw, Jessica Glyn-Jones, Amanda Mitchell, McLellan, Alysha McLoughlin, Sam Smith, Megan Harkness, Krista Seller, Ciara Allen, Sarah Keen, Jonah Levy, Madison Mah, Jessica Ratsoy, Naomi Bakstad, Jeannie Chow (Disney+)
The Really Loud House – Shelley D'Apolito, Joe Rivera, Drew Quentin Burrell, Aleka Kastelic, Renee Majour, Alison Smith, Elicia Vazquez, Michael Solano, Alisha Baijounas, Siobhan Carmody, Jennifer McDaniel, Abril Velez, Lauren Weinstein, Sierra Barton, Sheila Trujillo, Charles E. Yusko (Nickelodeon)
Editing
Editing
Outstanding Editing for a Single Camera Live Action Program
Percy Jackson and the Olympians – Christian Arnsparger, Alex Rupert, Jeffrey Su, Michael Wang, Jorge Artola, Henry Chang, Lexi Gunvaldson, Merrill Hall, Bear McCreary, Brandon Savoy, Karin Fong, Tosh Kodama, Ruthy Kim, Ella Lee (Disney+)
Hilda – Andy Coyle, Christopher Goettler, Grace Roe, Jean-Luc Sauve, Katrina Jofre, Larissa Gagnier, Ryan Hobbs, Sara Connelly, Scott Lewis, Shamisa Schroeder, Ness Rowett, David Badour, Gillian Reid-Timms, John McKinnon, Ross Love, Phil Lanoix, Ryan Carlson (Netflix)
Peter and the Wolf – Elliot Dear, Stephen McNally (HBO / Max)
The Spiderwick Chronicles – Jon Block, Dustin Frost, Jason Marconi, Dustin Reno, William Lebeda (The Roku Channel)
Sound
Sound
Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Live Action Program
A Real Bug's Life – Brian Moseley, David Yapp, Jonathan Cawte (National Geographic)
Goosebumps – Rick Bal, Ken Kobett, Vicki Lemar, Ethan Beigel, Christian Buenaventura, Andy Sisul, Chris Rummel, Eric Huezo, Jeremy Olsen, Henry Auerbach, Mike Pipgras, Iris Dutour, Sanaa Kelley, Matt Salib, Erika Koski, Jordan McClain (Disney+)
Jane – David Guerra, Hugo De La Cerda, Sean Karp, Justin Helle, Igor Bezuglov, Paul Williamson, Aravind Sundar, Cailey Milito, Justin Helle, Brandon Bak, Sam Maloney, Patrick Lefler, Ryan Lukasik (Apple TV+)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians – Benjamin L. Cook, Mike McKone, Kelly Zombor, Keith Rogers, Jon Wakeham, Michael Baber, Brandyn Marko, Tim Tuchrello, Shaughnessy Hare, Matt Lapthome, Sam Rogers, Ryan Squires (Disney+)
The Spiderwick Chronicles – Thomas E. de Gorter, Owen Granich-Young, Ian Tarasoff, Kevin Roache, Adam Sawelson, Thomas Milano, Jeena Schoenke, Michael O'Connor, Lyndsey Schenk, Noel Vought, Jacob Mcnaugton (The Roku Channel)
Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School – Lewis Goldstein, Rebecca Lindenfeld, Bennett Kerr (HBO / Max)
Velveteen Rabbit – Adrian Rhodes, Simon J. Willis, Alistair Sirkett, Peter Gates, Franzi Treutler (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures – Heather Olsen, Fil Brown, Melissa Ellis, Robbi Smith, John "J" Lampinen, David Bonilla (Disney+)
Baby Shark's Big Movie! – Ryan Greene, Jacob Cook, Jeff Shiffman, Tess Fournier, Alex Heller, Logan Romjue, Katie Jackson, Jayson Niner, Natalia Saavedra Brychcy, Tim Vindigni, (Paramount+)
Santiago of the Seas – Jacob Cook, Ian Howard, Brad Meyer, Kenny Carkeet, Logan Romjue, Jayson Niner, Vivian Williams, Carol Ma (Nick Jr.)
Shape Island – Kyle O'Neal, Teddy Salas, Brett Hinton, Matt Davies, Brooke Lowrey, Nerses Gezalyan (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Sound Editing and Sound Mixing for an Animated Program
Orion and the Dark – Jessey Drake, Jeff Halbert, Marc Schmidt, D.J. Lynch, Rob McIntyre, Laria DeLeon, Matt Festle, Cat Gensler, Grace Stensland, Jason Oliver, Vincent Deng, Laura Macius, Roberto D. Alegria (Netflix)
I Am Groot – Kyrsten Mate, Danielle Dupre, Jonathan Greber, Anele Onyekwere, Tom Kramer, David Farmer, Devon Kelley, Margie O'Malley, Frank Rinella (Disney+)
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory – Adam Cioffi, Jeff Halbert, D.J. Lynch, Jacob Salerno, Rob McIntyre, Marc Schmidt, Iris Dutour, Sanaa Kelley, Erika Koski (Netflix)
Mech Cadets – Kyle Gaffney, Simon Sampath-Kuman, Mark Kondracki, Vijay Rathinam, Jamey Scott, D.J. Lynch, Rob McIntyre, Derek Swanson, Alexander L. Ephraim, Jason Oliver, Derek Swanson, Sukumar Nallagonda, Liang Gao, Junsheng Han (Netflix)
Monsters at Work – Eric Freeman, Todd Toon, Nicole A. Fletcher, Doc Kane, Mark Kondracki, Paul McGrath, Odin Benitez, Warren Shaw, Bastien Benkhelil (Disney+)
Transformers: EarthSpark – Justin Brinsfield, Ryan Greene, Jordan Griffin, Manny Grijalva, Kody Orris, Jacob Cook, Jeff Shiffman, Brad Meyer, Christine Gamache, Natalia Saavedra Brychcy, Carol Ma (Nickelodeon)
Visual and Special Effects
Effects
Outstanding Visual Effects for a Live Action Program
Percy Jackson and the Olympians – Yasmin Blake, Jason Neisewander, Emma Orner, Derrek Brajkovich-Horn, Sonia Contreras, Jacinthe Côté, Yanick Dusseault, Erik Henry, Adele Jones-Venables, Benoit Moranne, Donny Rausch, Mathieu Raynault, Matt Robken, Amanda Newby Fitzgerald, Anthony Safariik, Rick Sander, Daniel Schmid, Philippe Théroux, Justin Bunt, Jose Burgos, Roman Schmidt, Jeff White, Katherine Chambers, Shawn Smolensky, Joel Whist, Luca Bonatti, Simon Marinof, Espen Nordahl, Sylvain Théroux, Mélanie Carignan, Valérie Clément, Stacey MacDonald, Richard Martin, Jessica-Rose Smith (Disney+)
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock – Seerat Bawa, Colin Campbell, Jenna Gabriel, Michael Key, Lorne Kwechansky, Erin Nicholson, Ken Nielsen, Aditya Sawant, Kevin Chandoo, Matt Hansen, Kathryn Foster (Apple TV+)
Goosebumps – Lawren Bancroft-Wilson, Matthew Whittaker, Cristian Camaroschi, Greg Kegel, Blaine Lougheed, Carlo Monaghan, Eddy Moussa, Justin Reimer, Chris Van Dyck, Matthew Lane, Sara Moore, Bob Dewald (Disney+)
The Naughty Nine – Felix Arsenault, Marie-Pierre Boucher, Kenneth Caines, Hugo Léveillé, Mark Savela, Terry Hutcheson (Disney Channel)
One Piece – Victor Scalise, Jeremy Hattingh, Scott Ramsey, Jason Martorell Parsekian, Machon Du Toit, Michelle Huynh, Nezile Ntutha, Rhett Finch, Cynthia Ludwig and Michelangelo Tegio (Netflix)
The Spiderwick Chronicles – Gazzal Dhami, Andy Ritchie, Kim Savory, Jim Thomson, Michael Blackbourn, Mark Dubeau, Kerrington Harper, Curt Miller, Becky Philpott, Stephen Bahr, Paul Copeland (The Roku Channel)
