Public broadcaster PBS came out on top with a total of 18 nominations as the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences today announced the nominees for the very first Children’s Programming Emmy Awards. Discovery Kids also made out well with 15 noms, far outpacing other leading kid nets including Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Disney Channel. The kudos will be handed out as part of the 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on June 15.
Among PBS shows, Sesame Street and Reading Rainbow lead with five and three nominations respectively. Also are the newtork’s Arthur and Curious George, which are nominated for Outstanding Children’s Animated Program, along with NBC’s Time Warp Trio and Discovery Kids’ Peep and the Big Wide World and Toddworld.
The Nominees are:
Outstanding Children’s Animated Program
Arthur‘PBS
Curious George‘PBS
Peep And The Big Wide World‘Discovery Kids
Time Warp Trio‘NBC
Toddworld‘Discovery Kids
Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
The Batman‘Kids Wb!
Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks‘Discovery Kids?
Growing Up Creepie‘Discovery Kids
Tutenstein‘Discovery Kids
Outstanding Directing In a Children’s Series
It’s A Big Big World‘PBS
Lazy Town’Nickelodeon
Original Song-Children’s/Animated
‘Shine’ from Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses‘Nickelodeon
‘Q Without U’ from Between The Lions‘PBS
‘So Good’ from Bratz‘Fox ?Theme Song from Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman‘PBS
‘Take A Look Inside’ from Toddworld‘Discovery Kids
Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series
Reading Rainbow‘PBS’Levar Burton, as Levar Burton
Sesame Street‘PBS’Caroll Spinney, as Oscar The Grouch
Sesame Street‘PBS’Kevin Clash, as Elmo
Outstanding Performer In A Children/Youth/Family Special
Christmas and the Civil War‘Discovery’Kera O’bryon, as Louisa May Alcott
Life of the Party‘ Lifetime’Eion Bailey, as Michael Elgin
Saving A Species: The Great Penguin Rescue‘Discovery Kids’Elijah Wood, as Host
Outstanding Performer In An Animated Program
Disney’s The Emperor’s New School‘Disney Channel’Eartha Kitt, as Yzma
Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman‘PBS’Jim Conroy, as Ruff Ruffman
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks‘PBS’Maile Flanagan, as Piggley Winks
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks‘Russi Taylor, as Ferny
The Wonder Pets‘Nickelodeon’Danica Lee, as Ming-Ming Duckling
Outstanding Pre-School Children’s Series
Hi-5‘Discovery Kids
Hip Hop Harry‘Discovery Kids
It’s A Big Big World‘PBS
Paz‘Discovery Kids Sesame Street‘PBS
Outstanding Children’s Series
Assignment Discovery‘Discovery
Endurance: High Sierras‘Discovery Kids
Reading Rainbow‘PBS
Strange Days At Blake Holsey High‘Discovery Kids
Outstanding Children/Youth/Family Special
A Year On Earth‘Discovery Kids
The Great Polar Bear Adventure‘Discovery Kids
Saving A Species: The Great Penguin Rescue‘Discovery Kids
Outstanding Writing In A Children’s Series
Reading Rainbow‘PBSSesame Street‘PBS
Broadband Children’s
Cyberchase‘PBS
Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy‘Cartoon Network
Scooby-Doo: Haunts For The Holidays‘Warnerbros.com
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