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The inaugural Children’s & Family Emmys were held over two night over the weekend. JoJo Siwa hosted the Creative Arts ceremony on Night 1 and Jack McBrayer hosted Night 2 with the remainder the categories. And the winners were: OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM: Muppet Babies (Disney Junior) Writers: Max Beaudry, Hanah Lee Cook, Sarah Eisenberg, Ghia Godfree, Francisco Paredes, Becky Wangberg Story Editor: Robyn Brown OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG: Sesame Stree t (HBO Max) “Friends with a Penguin”  Composers: Kathryn Raio-Rende, JP Rende Lyricist: Ken Scarborough OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN: Muppets Haunted Mansion (Disney+) Production Designer: Darcy Prevost Art Director: Kathryn Molenaar Set Decorator: Jeanine Ringer Virtual Production Art Director: Mark D. Allen Virtual Production Art Directors, CG Supervisors: James Dastoli, Robert Dastoli which tied with..... Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Apple TV+) Production Design...

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the first annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards and many Henson-related (both directly and indirectly) received nominations.  The Children’s & Family Emmy Awards are the first standalone expansion of the Emmys competition since 1979.  And the  Henson-related categories are... OUTSTANDING PRESCHOOL SERIES Helpsters, Apple TV+ The Not-Too-Late Show Eith Elmo: Game Edition, HBO Max Sesame Street, HBO Max Tab Time, YouTube Originals Waffles + Mochi, Netflixvision Academy. OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S OR FAMILY VIEWING SERIES The Astronauts, Nickelodeon The Baby-Sitters Club, Netflix Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, Apple TV+ Raising Dion, Netflix Secrets of Sulphur Springs, Disney Channel OUTSTANDING FICTION SPECIAL Better Nate Than Ever, Disney+ Muppets Haunted Mansion, Disney+ See Us Coming Together: A Sesame Street Special, HBO Max Sneakerella, Disney+ Spin, Disney Channel Waffles + ...