Another year, another announcement from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences means more potential Daytime Emmy Awards for some Muppet and Sesame things. This year’s Daytime Creative Arts awards were handled out last week and Sesame Street managed to take home the award of “Outstanding Technical Team” (while also being up for “Outstanding Lighting Direction”).
But today, the Academy has announced the nominations for all the children’s programming, so let’s what other awards are up for grabs:
Outstanding Daytime Program Host
- Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Erica Hill, Van Jones – CNN/Sesame Street Town Halls
Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
- Sesame Street
Outstanding Special Effects, Costumes, Makeup, and Hairstyling
- Sesame Street
Outstanding Preschool, Children’s or Family Viewing Program
- The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
- Sesame Street
Outstanding Educational and Informational Series
- CNN/Sesame Street Town Halls
Outstanding Short Form Children’s Program
- Sesame Street: The Monster at the End of Your Story with Grover and Elmo
- Monster Meditations
Outstanding Principal Performer in a Children’s Program
- Ryan Dillon as Elmo
Outstanding Limited Performance in a Children’s Program
- Jennifer Barnhart as Zoe, Charlie’s Mom, Maggie Cadabby
Outstanding Performer in a Preschool Animated Program
- Erica Bauza as Fozzie, Muppet Babies
- Eric Jacobson as Grover, The Monster at the End of This Story
Outstanding Writing Team for a Preschool, Children’s or Family Viewing Program
- The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
- Sesame Street
Outstanding Directing Team for a Preschool, Children’s or Family Viewing Program
- Sesame Street
- Helpsters
Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program
- The Monster at the End of This Story
- Muppet Babies
Who will win? I have no idea! My crystal ball fell in the sofa and is presumably lost forever. We’ll all have to find out together when the winners are announced on July 17th.
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By Shane Keating
