The 4th Children's and Family Emmy Awards are an awards ceremony presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), to honor the best in American children's and family-oriented television programming in 2024 and 2025, following on from the 3rd Children's and Family Emmy Awards, which were held in March 2025. The eligibility period ran from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025, mirroring that of the Primetime Emmy Awards.
The winners were announced during two ceremonies held at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on March 1–2, 2026, one focused on creative and technical arts and the other dedicated to performances and programming. Star Wars: Skeleton Crew led the nominations, with seventeen, breaking the record of sixteen made by Percy Jackson and the Olympians at the previous ceremony. Skeleton Crew was followed by Sweet Tooth with fourteen nominations, and Descendants: The Rise of Red with eleven. The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to science educator Bill Nye.
Ceremony information Category changes A number of changes to categories and eligibility criteria took effect for the 3rd Children's and Family Emmy Awards: The Outstanding Informational Program is returning. The Outstanding Voice Performer in an Animated Program category has been split into two categories each for Single Role Voice Performance and Multiple Role Voice Performance. Entrants into the Single Role Voice Performance category must be voicing only a singular character - they cannot choose only to enter a single voice from a show in which they voice multiple characters. The Outstanding Younger Performer remains unchanged. Due to a consistently low number of submissions, the Outstanding Preschool Series category has been merged with Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series. The category has now been renamed Outstanding Preschool, Children's or Family Viewing Series. The Outstanding Interactive Media category has been removed. The Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design for a Single Camera Program and Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design for a Multiple Camera Program categories have been merged into a singular category.
Winners and nominees Nominees were announced on November 18, 2025. Winners were announced on March 2, 2026. Programming + Sesame Street (HBO Max) Jane (Apple TV+) Kids Baking Championship (Food Network) Ms. Rachel (YouTube) Odd Squad (PBS Kids) Tab Time (YouTube) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Disney+) Goosebumps: The Vanishing (Disney+) Heartstopper (Netflix) Sweet Tooth (Netflix) Time Bandits (Apple TV+) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | The Tiny Chef Show (Nickelodeon) Carl the Collector (PBS Kids) Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (PBS Kids) Molly of Denali (PBS Kids) Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (PBS Kids) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Win or Lose (Disney+) Big City Greens (Disney+) Dream Productions (Disney+) Wolf King (Netflix) Wylde Pak (Nickelodeon) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Descendants: The Rise of Red (Disney+) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (Disney+) Girl Haunts Boy (Fifth Season) Henry Danger: The Movie (Nickelodeon) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Ultraman: Rising (Netflix) An Almost Christmas Story (Disney+) Kiff: The Haunting of Miss McGravy's House (Disney+) Kiff: Lore of the Ring Light (Disney+) That Christmas (Locksmith Animation and Netflix) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Andrew Garfield and Elmo Explain Grief (Sesame Workshop) Girls' Voices Now (Here TV) My Way (PBS Kids) Together We Can (PBS Kids)
Daffy in Wackyland (HBO/HBO Max) Acoustic Rooster: Jazzy Jams (PBS Kids) Count on June Bug (Thirteen) Eva the Owlet (Apple TV+) How Not to Draw (Disney+) Road Trip (Disney+) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan=2 | A Real Bug's Life'' (National Geographic/Disney+) Building Outside the Lines (Magnolia Network) Harlem Ice (Disney+) Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World (Netflix) Super Animals'' (Fox)
Performances + Joe Locke as Charlie Spring on Heartstopper (Netflix) Kit Connor as Nick Nelson on Heartstopper (Netflix) Danya Griver as Gwendoline Mary Lacy on Malory Towers (BYUtv) Lisa Kudrow as Penelope on Time Bandits (Apple TV+) Jude Law as Jod Na Nawood on Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Disney+) David Schwimmer as Anthony Brewer on Goosebumps: The Vanishing (Disney+) Nina Toussaint-White as Sarah Robinson on The Primrose Railway Children (BYUtv) Nonso Anozie as Tommy Jepperd on Sweet Tooth (Netflix) Rosalind Chao as Helen Zhang on Sweet Tooth (Netflix) Ellie Goldstein as Nancy on Malory Towers (BYUtv) Stefania LaVie Owen as Bear on Sweet Tooth (Netflix) Dara Reneé as Uliana on Descendants: The Rise of Red (Disney+) Christian Convery as Gus on Sweet Tooth (Netflix) Ravi Cabot-Conyers as Wim on Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Disney+) Lucian-River Chauhan as Ben on Me (Apple TV+) Ava Joyce McCarthy as Phoebe Robinson on The Primrose Railway Children (BYUtv) Naledi Murray as Wendy on Sweet Tooth (Netflix) April V. Woods as Felicity Rivers on Malory Towers (BYUtv) Tabitha Brown – Tab Time (YouTube) Yvette Nicole Brown – Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Block Party (HBO Max) Perdita Felicien – All-Round Champion (BYUtv) Alia Pope – Chip Kids (East Tennessee PBS) June Squibb – Storyline Online (YouTube) Ana Gasteyer as Crabitha on RoboGobo (Disney+) Pamela Adlon as Aunt Lola on SuperKitties: Bossy Birdy (Disney+) Dee Bradley Baker as Nubs & Zeephoz on Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Disney+) Jay Thomas Manuel as Jeff Mouse on Donkey Hodie (PBS Kids) Amber Riley as Ursula on Ariel (Disney+) Christopher Sean Cooper Jr. as Tate on Wonder Pets: In the City (Apple TV+) Summer Rose Castillo as Alma on Alma's Way (PBS Kids) Vanessa Huszar as Zuri on Wonder Pets: In the City (Apple TV+) Chanel Stewart as Kai on Win or Lose (Disney+) Kensington Tallman as Riley on Dream Productions (Disney+) Alkaio Thiele as Peter Parker / Spidey on Spidey and His Amazing Friends (Disney+) Ja'Siah Young as Dax on RoboGobo (Disney+) John Lithgow as Bolinar on Spellbound (Netflix) Erik Dellums as Aaravos on The Dragon Prince (Netflix) Cynthia Erivo as The Slink on RoboGobo (Disney+) Ernie Hudson as Marlon on Angry Birds Mystery Island (Amazon Prime Video) John C. Reilly as The Folk Singer on An Almost Christmas Story (Disney+) Maya Rudolph as Jean on Dream Productions (Disney+)
David Errigo Jr. as Hamton J Pig & Plucky Duck on Tiny Toons Looniversity (HBO/HBO Max) Eric Bauza as Daffy Duck & The Do-Do on Daffy in Wackyland (HBO/HBO Max) H. Michael Croner as Barry Buns, Rat, Chubbles Wubbington, Soda Jerk & Buffalo Security on Kiff (Disney+) Kate Mulgrew as Admiral Janeway & Janeway Hologram on Star Trek: Prodigy (Netflix) Kari Wahlgren as Evelyn & Mrs. Grant on Legends of Evergreen Hills (Chick-fil-A Play App) Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby & Tango on Sesame Street (HBO Max) Frankie Cordero as Purple Panda, Turtle-Lou & Penguin Referee on Donkey Hodie (PBS Kids) Stephanie D'Abruzzo as Duck Duck, Harriet Elizabeth Cow, Mama Panda & Doc Skunk on Donkey Hodie (PBS Kids) Ryan Dillon as Elmo & Felix on Sesame Street (HBO Max) Carmen Osbahr as Rosita on Sesame Street (HBO Max)
Writing + Tab Time: "When We Lose Someone" – Sean Presan (YouTube) A Real Bug's Life: "Love in the Forest" – John Capener and Euan McDonald Smith (National Geographic) Jane: "Pan troglodytes" – Tiffany Hsiung and J.J. Johnson (Apple TV+) Ms. Rachel: "Potty Training with Ms. Rachel" – Aron Accurso and Rachel Accurso (YouTube) Odd Squad: "Odd Ones In" – Mark de Angelis (PBS Kids) Secrets at Red Rocks: "People We Care About" – Martha Hardy-Ward (BYUtv) Heartstopper: "Journey" – Alice Oseman (Netflix) Goosebumps: The Vanishing: "Stay Out of the Basement, Part I" – Rob Letterman and Hilary Winston (Disney+) Me: "Pilot" – Barry L. Levy (Apple TV+) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew: "This Could Be a Real Adventure" – Christopher Ford and Jon Watts (Disney+) Sweet Tooth: "This Is a Story" – Jim Mickle (Netflix) Time Bandits: "Kevin Haddock" – Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, and Taika Waititi (Apple TV+) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Carl the Collector: "The Fall" – Adam Rudman and Ava X. Rigelhaupt (PBS Kids) Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: "Daniel Finds Out What's Fair" – Jill Cozza-Turner and Kerry Crowley (PBS Kids) Molly of Denali: "Thanks-For-Giving" – Raye Lankford and Vera Starbard (PBS Kids) The Tiny Chef Show: "Tiny Chef's Spooky Stump Spectacular" – Leah Gotcsik and Lucas Mills (Nickelodeon) Wonder Pets: In the City: "Save the Runaway Egg" – Steve Altiere and Billy Lopez (Apple TV+) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Win or Lose'': "Pickle" – Carrie Hobson and Michael Yates (Disney+) Goldie: "Frand or Foe" – Emily Brundige (Apple TV+) Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld: "Worst Birthday Ever" – James Hamilton and Echo Wu (Netflix) Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: "Crushed" – Liz Hara (Disney+) Star Trek: Prodigy'': "The Devourer of All Things, Part I" – Jennifer Muro (Netflix)
Directing + Sesame Street: "A Trip to the Moon" – Noel MacNeal, Liliana Olszewski, Scott Preston, and Brittany Scott Smith (HBO Max) A Real Bug's Life: "Love in the Forest" – John Capener and Euan McDonald Smith (Disney+) Goosebumps: The Vanishing: "Stay Out of the Basement, Part I" – Rob Letterman (Disney+) Heartstopper: "Journey" – Andy Newbury (Netflix) Malory Towers: "The Chamber" – Jack Jameson (BYUtv) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew: "This Could Be a Real Adventure" – Jon Watts (Disney+) Time Bandits: "Kevin Haddock" – Taika Waititi (Apple TV+) Win or Lose: "Home" – Lou Hamou-Lhadj, Carrie Hobson, and Michael Yates (Disney+) Dream Productions: "Part 4: A Night to Remember" – Mike Jones (Disney+) Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld: "Worst Birthday Ever" – Alexandria Kwan and Natasha Presler-Wicke (Netflix) Max & The Midknights: "Welcome to Byjovia" – David Skelly, Chris Perry, Elizabeth Golan, Paola Lecler, Francis Patterson, and Shay Stone (Nickelodeon) Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" – Samantha Suyi Lee, Annie J. Li, Christine Liu and Jen Dickinson (Disney+) Wolf King: "The Rise of the Wolf" – Tom Brass (Netflix) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | The Tiny Chef Show: "Tiny Chef's Spooky Stump Spectacular" – Rob Shaw (Nickelodeon) Batwheels: "The Ulti-Bat Rises" – Antoine Charreyron and Vaughn Ross (HBO/HBO Max) Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures: "The Battle of Tenoo" – Anthony Bell, Shellie Kvilvang-O'Brien, Casey Lowe, and Elliot M. Bour (Disney+) Super Duper Bunny League: "Auntie Freeze!"/"Goin' Camping" – Daniel Klein and Jasmi Ritola (Nickelodeon) Wonder Pets: In the City: "Save Tate?" – Tom Gray and Pete McEvoy (Apple TV+) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'': "If This Be My Destiny..." – Sara Jane Sherman (Disney+) Goldie: "Petey the Stargazer" – Kristi Reed (Apple TV+) Kiff: "Up All Night"/"Rotten Banana"– H. Michael Croner (Disney Channel) Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: "Shoot for the Moon" – Sam Riegel (Disney Channel) StuGo: "Francis Want to Be Alone"/"The Sash" – Kristi Reed (Disney Channel) Wonder Pets: In the City'': "Save the Roly Poly!" – Holly Gregory, Jeffrey Lesser and Benjie Randall (Apple TV+)
Animation
Carl the Collector – Outstanding Public Service Initiative (PBS Kids)