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The Children's and Family Emmy Awards, or Children's and Family Emmys, are a part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the Children's and Family Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American children's and family-oriented television programming. The first ceremony took place on December 10 and 11, 2022, at Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles. Awards for children's programming are offshoots of categories that were previously presented at both the Daytime Emmys and the Primetime Emmys.
| Children's and Family Emmy Award | |
|---|---|
| Current: 2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards | |
 | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in children's and family television |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| Website | theemmys |
Previously, the majority of Emmy Awards for children's television fell within the scope of the Daytime Emmy Awards, as organized by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS).[1] The 48th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards introduced a new Outstanding Young Adult Series category as well.[2]
The Primetime Emmy Awards organized by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS, also branded as the Television Academy) featured a non-competitive award for Outstanding Children's Program, which could be shared by multiple nominees that meet a specific voting threshold of academy members. This category was retired in 2020, with the Television Academy citing that the proliferation of streaming services had created confusion over whether children's programs should fall under the Daytime or Primetime awards; the category had already been modified to make primetime specials and spin-offs of a daytime children's program ineligible.[1]
On November 17, 2021, the NATAS announced that it would create a new award presentation for children's and family television in 2022, the Children's and Family Emmy Awards, which would take over categories previously dispersed across the Daytime and Primetime Emmys. The organization cited an "explosive growth in the quantity and quality of children's and family programming" as justification for a dedicated ceremony. The categories featured in the ceremony also include seven new categories for preschool television series.[2]
The introduction of the ceremony is part of a larger re-alignment of the Primetime and Daytime Emmy Awards' eligibility criteria that begun in 2022, with eligibility for the ceremonies now based more on themes and stylistic characteristics rather than strictly the dayparts where a program airs on linear television.[3][4]
The following categories were presented at the 3nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards in 2024: [5]
| # | Date | Eligibility Years | Host(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | December 10–11, 2022 | 2021–22 | JoJo Siwa (December 10) Jack McBrayer (December 11) |
Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles |
| 2nd | December 16–17, 2023 | 2022–23 | Christopher Jackson | Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles |
| 3rd | Q1 2025 | 2023–24 | TBA | TBA |
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