This is a list of winners and nominees of the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Special, which honors animated programs both in broadcast and streaming television aimed at young viewers from age six to fifteen. The category was established at the 1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards in 2022 under the name Outstanding Special Class Animated Program and the category's name was changed to current one, the subsequent year.
The inaugural recipient of the award was Netflix special Hilda and the Mountain King. The current holder of the award is the Netflix special Ultraman: Rising, which won at the 4th Children's and Family Emmy Awards.
Background On November 17, 2021, the NATAS announced the creation of the Children's and Family Emmy Awards to recognize the best in children's and family television. The organization cited an "explosive growth in the quantity and quality of children’s and family programming" as justification for a dedicated ceremony. Many categories of the awards were previously presented at the Daytime Emmy Awards. Animated programming aimed towards children was honored from 1985 to 2021 with the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program. Following the establishment of the Children's and Family Emmy Awards, this award was discontinued.
Winners and nominations
2020s YearSeriesProducersNetworkRef2022 (1st)Special Class Animated ProgramHilda and the Mountain KingKurt Mueller, executive producer; Luke Pearson and Stephanie Simpson, co-executive producers; Andy Coyle and Bryan Korn, supervising producers; Steve Jacobson, Chantal Ling and Rachel Simon, producers; Emerald Wright-Collie, associate producer; Victor Reyes, line producerNetflixEl DeafoCece Bell, Sara Bottfeld, Clint Eland, Claire Finn and Will McRobb, executive producers; Martin Quaden, line producerApple TV+Hotel Transylvania: TransformaniaSelena Gomez, Michelle Murdocca and Genndy Tartakovsky, executive producers; Alice Dewey Goldstone, producerPrime VideoMaya and the ThreeJorge R. Gutierrez, executive producer; Silvia Olivas and Jeff Ranjo, co-executive producers; Tim Yoon, producer; Lilly Sechrist, line producerNetflixTrollhunters: Rise of the TitansGuillermo del Toro, Marc Guggenheim, Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman and Chad Hammes, executive producers; Jaena Sta. Ana, line producer2023 (2nd)Animated SpecialMarvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Moon Girl LandingLaurence Fishburne, Steve Loter and Helen Sugland, executive producers; Rodney Clouden, supervising producer; Pilar Flynn, producer; Jeffrey M. Howard and Kate Kondell, co-producers; Rafaael Chidez, line producer; Lisa Muse Bryant, consulting producerDisney ChannelLooney Tunes Cartoons: Bugs Bunny’s Howl-O-Skreem SpooktacularPete Browngardt and Sam Register, executive producers; Alex Kirwan, supervising producer; Rebecca Palatnik, producerHBO MaxReindeer in HereGreg Erb, Jonathan Koch, Phil Lafrance, Jamie Leclaire, Kyle MacDougall, Steve Michaels, Brent Montgomery, Jason Oremland, Adam Reed, Lino DiSalvo and Sander Schwartz, executive producers; Tracey Blagdon and Victoria Coulthart, supervising producers; Leslie Thomas, producerCBSRise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The MovieAndy Suriano and Ant Ward, executive producers; Vladimir Radev, line producer; Tony Gama-Lobo and Rebecca May, consulting producers; Tanya Melendez, associate producerNetflixSnoopy Presents: Lucy's SchoolStephanie Betts, Paige Braddock, Anne Loi, Amir Nasrabadi, Josh Scherba, Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz and Cornelius Uliano, executive producers; James Brown, producer; Logan McPherson, creative producerApple TV+The Wonderful Summer of Mickey MousePaul Rudish, executive producer; Philip M. Cohen, producerDisney+2024 (3rd)Orion and the DarkBonnie Arnold, and Walt Dohrn, executive producers; Peter McCown, producer; Ashley Laidlaw, line producer; Sean Charmatz, director; Charlie Kaufman, writer; Kristin Brennerm, associate producerNetflixMerry Little BatmanSam Register, executive producer; Mike Roth, executive producer / director / story by; Rebecca Palatnik, producer; Jase Ricci, screenplay by; Morgan Evans, story by / screenplay by; Andres Salaff, supervising producerPrime VideoPeter and the WolfLucy McPhail, coordinating producer; Bono, Patrick Brennecke, James Stevenson Bretton, Amy Friedman, Ollie Green, Kim Howitt, Benjamin Lole, Alistair Norbury and Stuart Souter, executive producers; Gavin Friday, line producer; Adriana Piasek-Wanski, producerHBO MaxSnoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind MarcieRaymond S. Persi, director; Stephanie Betts, Paige Braddock, Logan McPherson and Josh Scherba, executive producers; Bryan Schulz, Craig Schulz and Cornelius Uliano, executive producers / teleplay by; Angela Belyea, line producer; James Brown, senior producer; Betsy Walters, written byApple TV+The Tiger's ApprenticeRaman Hui, director; Carlos Baena, Maryann Gargerand and Kane Lee, executive producers; Bob Persichetti, Sandra Rabins and Jane Startz, producers; David Magee and Christopher Yost, writersParamount+Tiny Chef’s Marvelous Mish Mesh SpecialMichael Kaufman, co-executive producer; Rob Shaw, director; Ozlem ‘Ozi’ Akturk, Kristen Bell, Alex Bulkley, Corey Campodonico, Leah Gotcsik, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Rachel Larsen, Adam Reid and Morgan Sackett, executive producers; Sara Crowley and Jason Wyatt, line producersNickelodeon2025 (4th)Ultraman: RisingKei Minamitani, Masahiro Onda and Takayuki Tsukagoshi, executive producers; Tom Knott and Lisa M. Poole, producers; Marc Haimes, writer; Shannon Tindle, writer and director; John Aoshima, co-directorNetflixAn Almost Christmas StoryAntonio Canobbio, Parry Creedon, Ben Kalina, Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, and Lila Rawlings, executive producers; Jeanette Jeanenne and Lauren Siller, line producers; Brooke Zachanowich, co-producer; Gabriela Rodriguez, produced by; David Lowery, produced by / directed by / screenplay by; Alfonso Cuaron, produced by / story by; Jack Thorne, screenplay by / story byDisney+Kiff: The Haunting of Miss McGravy’s HouseAntonio Canobbio, Ben Kalina, Chris Prynoski, and Shannon Prynoski, executive producers; Kent Osborne, co-executive producer; Marcy Pritchard, supervising producer; Matt Burns, line producer; Allison Craig, director; Lucy Heavens and Nic Smal, executive producers / written byDisney ChannelKiff: Lore of the Ring LightAntonio Canobbio, Lucy Heavens, Ben Kalina, Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, and Nic Smal, executive producers; Marcy Pritchard, supervising producer; Matt Burns, line producer; Allison Craig, director; Kent Osborne, co-executive producer / written byThat ChristmasBonnie Arnold, Lara Breay, Rebecca Cobb, Mary Coleman, Natalie Fischer, Colin Hopkins, Julie Lockhart, Elisabeth Murdoch, and Sarah Smith, executive producers; Nicole P. Hearon and Adam Tandy, producers; Peter Souter, writer; Simon Otto, director; Kapil Sharma, animation director; Richard Curtis, executive producer / writerNetflix
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