The 1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards were 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 2021 and 2022. The eligibility period ran from January 1, 2021, to May 31, 2022; starting the following year, the eligibility window will be from June 1 to May 31 every year. The winners were announced during two ceremoniesone focused on creative and technical arts, and the other dedicated to performances and programmingthat were held at Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles on December 10 and 11, 2022. Dancer and media personality JoJo Siwa hosted the December 10 ceremony, while the December 11 ceremony was hosted by actor and comedian Jack McBrayer.
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.
Nominations were announced on November 1, 2022, with programs The Mysterious Benedict Society and Sneakerella leading with 11 nods each. American actor and television host LeVar Burton received the inaugural Lifetime Achievement award.
Winners and nominees
The nominees were announced on November 1, 2022.
Programming
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Sesame Street (HBO Max/PBS Kids) Helpsters (Apple TV+) The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo: Game Edition (HBO Max) Tab Time (YouTube Originals) Waffles + Mochi (Netflix) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | The Baby-Sitters Club (Netflix) The Astronauts (Nickelodeon) Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Apple TV+) Raising Dion (Netflix) Secrets of Sulphur Springs (Disney Channel) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Heartstopper (Netflix) Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. (Disney+) First Day (Hulu) High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+) The Mysterious Benedict Society (Disney+) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Sneakerella (Disney+) Better Nate Than Ever (Disney+) Muppets Haunted Mansion (Disney+) See Us Coming Together: A Sesame Street Special (HBO Max) Spin (Disney Channel) Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast (Netflix) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Who Are You, Charlie Brown? (Apple TV+) Hi I'm Sevy (Magnolia Network) Kids Baking Championship (Food Network) Nick News (Nickelodeon) Sesame Street in Communities: Talking About Race (YouTube.com) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Ada Twist, Scientist (Netflix) Molly of Denali (PBS) Octonauts: Above & Beyond (Netflix) Santiago of the Seas (Nickelodeon) Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (PBS) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | City of Ghosts (Netflix) The Cuphead Show! (Netflix) The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+) Star Trek: Prodigy (Paramount+) A Tale Dark & Grimm (Netflix) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Hilda and the Mountain King (Netflix) El Deafo (Apple TV+) Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (Amazon Prime Video) Maya and the Three (Netflix) Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (Netflix) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | We the People (Netflix) Ciao Alberto (Disney+) Little Bird (Vimeo) Rhymes Through Times (Noggin) Sesame Street in Communities: Explaining Race | #ComingTogether (YouTube.com) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Madrid Noir (Oculus TV) Cat Burglar (Netflix) In Space with Markiplier (YouTube Originals) Namoo (Baobab Studios) Paper Birds (Oculus TV) |- | colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Maya and the Three (Netflix) CHOOSE KINDNESS Campaign (ABC) Dragons: The Nine Realms (Hulu and Peacock) Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (Netflix) My Squishy Little Dumplings (Nickelodeon) PBS KIDS: "You Taught Me" Brand Campaign (PBS) |- |}
Performer
Art Direction
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Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock – Tyler Bishop Harron, Brentan Harron, Bill Ives, Evan Spence, Paul Healy, Alan McCullagh, Ian Nothnagel (Apple TV+) Muppets Haunted Mansion – Darcy Prevost, Kathryn Molenaar, Mark D. Allen, Jeanine Ringer (Disney+) The Barbarian and the Troll – Matthew Budgeon, Gary Kordan, John Alvarez, Tricia Robertson, Kelsey Fowler, David Manske (Nickelodeon) Sneakerella – Elisa Suave (Disney+) The Mysterious Benedict Society – Michael Wylie, Marshall McMahen, Ide Foyle (Disney+) |- |}