Muppets Mayhem and More Win Kidscreen Awards!

Last night, winners of the this year's Kidscreen Awards were announced with The Muppets Mayhem, Sesame Street, and Helpsters taking home trophies.

The Muppets Mayhem took home three awards - Best New Series and Best Live-Action Series in Kids Programming, as well as a Creative Talent Award for Best Music.

Sesame Workshop's Helpsters won Best Live-Action Series beating their other nominated program Sesame Street. 

Former Sesame Street cast member Sonia Manzano's series Alma’s Way won Best Inclusivity

also beating Sesame Street in that category. 

Sesame Street did win for Best Holiday or Special Episode "Grandparents' Day", Best Podcast "Good Night, World!", and best DIGITAL—PRESCHOOL Best Web/App Series—Branded "Tamir on the Street" and Best YouTube Channel

The full list of Henson-Related winners is below:

PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMING

Best Live-Action Series
Helpsters
Sesame Workshop, Apple TV+

Best Inclusivity
Alma’s Way
Fred Rogers Productions, Pipeline Studios, PBS KIDS
(beating Sesame Street)

Best Holiday or Special Episode
Sesame Street
"Grandparents' Day"
Sesame Workshop, Max

Best Podcast
Good Night, World!
Headspace Studios, Sesame Workshop

KIDS PROGRAMMING

Best New Series
The Muppets Mayhem
Adam F. Goldberg Productions, The Muppets Studio, ABC Signature, Disney Branded Television, Disney+


Best Live-Action Series
The Muppets Mayhem
Adam F. Goldberg Productions, The Muppets Studio, ABC Signature, Disney Branded Television, Disney+

CREATIVE TALENT

Best Music
The Muppets Mayhem
Adam F. Goldberg Productions, The Muppets Studio, ABC Signature, Disney Branded Television, Disney+


DIGITAL—PRESCHOOL

Best Web/App Series—Branded
Tamir on the Street
Sesame Workshop


Best YouTube Channel
Sesame Street
Sesame Workshop

Congrats to all the winners!

You can see the full list of nominees and winners at Kidscreen. 

Muppets Mayhem, Fraggles, Sesame Nominated for Kidscreen Awards!

Kidscreen announced their 2024 nominees and The Muppets Mayhem, Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, and Sesame Street have been nominated for multiple awards.

And the Henson-related nominee's are...

PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMING

Best Live-Action Series:

Helpsters
Sesame Workshop

Sesame Street
Sesame Workshop, Max

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie:

Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular
Sesame Workshop

Best Holiday or Special Episode:

Sesame Street
"Grandparents' Day"
Sesame Workshop, Max

Best Podcast:

Good Night, World!
Headspace Studios, Sesame Workshop

The Sesame Street Podcast with Foley & Friends
Sesame Workshop, Audible


Best Inclusivity:

Alma's Way*
Fred Rogers Productions, Pipeline Studios, PBS KIDS

* (Not a Henson produced show, but created by Sesame Street's Sonia Manzano)

Sesame Street
Sesame Workshop, Max


KIDS PROGRAMMING:

Best New Series:

The Muppets Mayhem
Adam F. Goldberg Productions,
The Muppets Studio, ABC Signature, Disney+


Best Live-Action Series:

The Muppets Mayhem
Adam F. Goldberg Productions,
The Muppets Studio, ABC Signature, Disney+


Best Holiday or Special Episode:

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
"Night of the Lights"
The Jim Henson Company, Apple TV+


PRESCHOOL DIGITAL

Best Website:

Alma's Way*
Fred Rogers Productions, Makefully Studios,
PBS KIDS

Best Web/App Series—Branded:

Tamir on the Street
Sesame Workshop


Best YouTube Channel:

Sesame Street
Sesame Workshop YouTube Channel

You can see all the nominees at Kidscreen.

Henson Related Shows Nominated for Multiple Children’s & Family Emmys!

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for this year’s 2nd Annual Children’s & Family Emmys.

While no date or place has been set, last year winners were announced during two ceremonies—one focused on creative and technical arts, and the other to performances and programming on December 10 and 11.

Also of note, earlier this year the Academy created two new Emmy categories - puppetry performance and puppet design/styling and a public service initiative Emmy for campaigns that include both an on-air and off-air component.

Below are all the 2023 Henson- related nominees for Children’s & Family Emmys:

PRESCHOOL SERIES
Helpsters (Apple TV+)
Sesame Street (HBO Max)

Sumberkins (Apple TV+)

CHILDREN’S OR FAMILY VIEWING SERIES
The Muppets Mayhem (Disney+)

FICTION SPECIAL
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock – Night of the Lights (Apple TV+)


SHORT FORM PROGRAM
Sesame Street: Wes’ First Barbershop Haircut (YouTube)
Sesame Street’s #ComingTogether Word of the Day Series (YouTube)


PUPPETRY PERFORMANCE
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby & Tango, “Sesame Street” (HBO Max)
Frankie Cordero as Purple Panda, Penguin Referee & Gregory, “Donkey Hodie” (PBS Kids)*
Ryan Dillon as Elmo, “Sesame Street” (HBO Max)
Haley Jenkins as Donkey Hodie, “Donkey Hodie” (PBS Kids)*
Eric Jacobson as Bert, Oscar & Grover, “Sesame Street” (HBO Max)
Eric Jacobson as Animal/Baby Animal, “The Muppets Mayhem” (Disney+)

*Not nominated for a Henson-related show but is former or current Henson performer.

NOTE: Eric Jacobson is competing against himself in this category for his work on both Sesame Street and The Muppets Mayhem.

WRITING FOR A PRESCHOOL OR CHILDREN’S LIVE ACTION PROGRAM
Helpsters (Apple TV+)

Sesame Street (HBO Max)

DIRECTING FOR A SINGLE CAMERA PROGRAM
The Muppets Mayhem (Disney+)


DIRECTING FOR A MULTIPLE CAMERA PROGRAM
Sesame Street (HBO Max)

ORIGINAL SONG FOR A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
“Community is Everything,” Sesame Street (HBO Max)


EDITING FOR A SINGLE CAMERA LIVE ACTION PROGRAM
The Muppets Mayhem (Disney+)


EDITING FOR A MULTIPLE CAMERA LIVE ACTION PROGRAM
Sesame Street (HBO Max)


SOUND MIXING AND SOUND EDITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
Sesame Street: The Nutcracker, Starring Elmo and Tango (HBO Max)


CASTING FOR A LIVE ACTION PROGRAM
The Muppets Mayhem (Disney+)


PUPPET DESIGN AND STYLING
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock – Night of the Lights (Apple TV+)
Helpsters (Apple TV+)
The Muppets Mayhem (Disney+)
Sesame Street (HBO Max

This is the big one, every nominee in this category but one is a Henson-related show.

Below are the total Emmy nominations for each series:

Sesame Street:12
The Muppets Mayhem: 6
Helpsters: 3
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock: 2

Slumberkins: 1

Last year Muppet Babies won for Outstanding writing for Preschool Animated Program, Muppets Haunted Mansion tied with Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock for Outstanding Art Direction/ Set Decoration/Scenic Design, and Sesame Street won for Outstanding Song and Preschool series.

Congrats to all the talented people behind the these shows and good luck on Emmy night. 

Children’s Programming and Animation Daytime Emmy Awards Winners Announced!

The Daytime Emmy Awards for Children’s Programming and Animation were announced this weekend and Sesame Street took home four awards.

Sesame Street:

• Outstanding Preschool, Children’s or Family Viewing Program (The Power of We)
  
  
• Outstanding Writing Team for a Preschool, Children’s or Family Viewing Program (The Power of We)
  
  
• Outstanding Directing Team for a Preschool, Children’s or Family Viewing Program
  
  
• Outstanding Technical Team

Helpsters:

• Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing

Unfortunately Muppet Babies was completely shut out, as were all the performers nominated.

If you are wondering why Sesame Street didn't win for best Outstanding Preschool, Children’s or Family show it's because it was nominated alongside its Power of We special which won.

To view the full list of awards Sesame Street, Helpsters, and Muppet Babies were nominated  for see our post from June.

Congrats to all everyone involved in these programs reagless if you took home an Emmy or not. 

2021 Daytime Emmy Nominees Announced!

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the nominees for the 48th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards in Children’s & Animation. Both Muppet Babies, Sesame Street, and Sesame Workshop's other shows like Helpsters, Esme & Roy, and their recent collaborations with CNN have been nominated for multiple awards - even going up against each other and themselves in some categories.

And the nominees are: 

Outstanding Preschool, Children’s or Family Viewing Program
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
Sesame Street

Outstanding Writing Team for a Preschool, Children’s or Family Viewing Program
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
Sesame Street

Outstanding Daytime Program Host
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Erica Hill, Van Jones – CNN/Sesame Street Town Halls

Outstanding Educational and Informational Series
CNN/Sesame Street Town Halls

Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
Sesame Street

Outstanding Special Effects, Costumes, Makeup, and Hairstyling
Sesame Street

Outstanding Short Form Children’s Program
Sesame Street: The Monster at the End of Your Story with Grover and Elmo
Monster Meditations

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

Outstanding Preschool Children's Animated Series
Esme & Roy

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

This marks Jennifer Barnhart's first ever Emmy nomination which alone is sometime to celebrate. 

In addition to the awards they are up for, Sesame Street already won a Daytime Creative Arts award last week for “Outstanding Technical Team”, but unfortunately lost for “Outstanding Lighting Direction.”

You can view all the nominees on the Emmy's website.

The Daytime Emmy Awards Children’s Programming and Animation ceremony will be presented in a stand-alone show streaming on NATAS’ Emmy OTT platform on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at 8PM ET.

Sesame Street, Helpsters, and Muppet Babies Rack Up Emmy Nominations!

The Daytime Emmy awards were unveiled and Sesame Street, Muppet Babies and Sesame Workshop's Helpsters and Ghost Writer all scored multiple nominations. 

Below are the awards each series is nominated for and their competition:

Outstanding Preschool Children’s Series

Blue’s Clues & You! (Nickelodeon)
Dino Dana (Amazon Prime Video)
Helpsters (Apple TV Plus)
Ryan’s Mystery Playdate (Nickelodeon)
Sesame Street (HBO)

Outstanding Short Format Children’s Program

Muppet Babies: Play Date (Disney Junior)
Mushroom and the Forest of the World (Cartoon Network)
Sesame Street in Communities: A Place for You (YouTube.com)
Sesame Street in Communities: Meet Salia (YouTube.com)
Snoopy in Space (Apple TV Plus)

Outstanding Special Class Special

93rd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day (NBC)
Hate Among Us (Popstar TV)
Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Celebration (HBO)
This Old House: 40th Anniversary Special (PBS)
The Young and the Restless: Kristoff St. John Tribute (CBS)Outstanding Daytime Promotional Announcement - Brand Image Campaign - Network or Program

Archibald’s Next Big Thing“Series Launch” (Netflix)
Disney Team of Heroes (ABC)
Family Feud “On Pause” (SYN)
Sesame Street “50th Memories: #ThisIsMyStreet Campaign” (YouTube.com)
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power “She-Ra International Women’s Day 2019” (Digital Release)Outstanding Principal Performance in a Daytime Program

Ryan Dillon as Elmo, Lefty the Salesman, Don Music
Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Celebration (HBO)

Liana Liberato as McKenna Brady 

Light as a Feather (Hulu)

Damian Toofeek Raven as Chadwick Williams
The Chadwick Journals, Season 3: Oren (Amazon Prime Video)

Jordan Rodrigues as Trey Emory
Light as a Feather (Hulu)

Brianne Tju as Alex Portnoy
Light as a Feather (Hulu)

Outstanding Performer In a Preschool Animated Program

Eric Bauza as Fozzie, Bunsen, Robin, Mr. Statler
Muppet Babies (Disney Junior)

Matt Danner as Kermit, Rowlf, Mr. Waldorf, Beaker, Chef
Muppet Babies (Disney Junior)

Maurice LaMarche as Sylvester Slapdash
The Rocketeer (Disney Junior)

Kevin Michael Richardson as King Topher
Puppy Dog Pals (Disney Junior)

Christian Simon as Freddy
T.O.T.S (Disney Junior)

Outstanding Host For a Daytime Program

Jeff Corwin
Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin (SYN)

Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Celebration (HBO)

Mo Rocca & Alie Ward
The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation (CBS)

Mike Rowe
Returning the Favor (Facebook Watch)

Andrew Zimmern
The Zimmern List (Travel Channel)

Outstanding Writing For A Children's or Young Adult Program 

Free Rein (Netflix)
Ghostwriter (Apple TV+)
Helpsters (Apple TV+)
Sesame Street (HBO)
Trinkets (Netflix)Outstanding Writing For A Special Class Special

Mind Field: What Is the Scariest Thing? (YouTube Originals)
Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Celebration (HBO)
This Old House: 40th Anniversary Special (PBS)
2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards (IFC)
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish (funnyordie.com)Outstanding Directing For A Preschool Animated Program

Ask the StoryBots (Netflix)
Elena of Avalor (Disney Junior)
Muppet Babies (Disney Junior)
Norman Picklestripes (Universal Kids)
True and the Rainbow Kingdom (Netflix)
Tumble Leaf (Amazon Prime Video)
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (PBS)

Outstanding Original Song
“Hooray Hooray, We’re On Our Way” - 93rd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)

Outstanding Directing For A Children's or Young Adult Program

Ghostwriter (Apple TV+)
Light as a Feather (Hulu)
Pup Academy (Disney Channel)
Sesame Street (HBO)
Trinkets (Netflix)Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design For A Live Action Program

Boom Bust (RT America)
DARK/WEB (Amazon Prime Video)
El Corazon de Sergio Ramos (Amazon Prime Video)
Ghostwriter (Apple TV+)
Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Celebration (HBO)

Outstanding Lighting Direction

Ghostwriter (Apple TV+)
A Holiday Reunion (NBC)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (SYN)
Sesame Street (HBO)
The View (ABC)

Outstanding Technical Team

CBS This Morning (CBS)
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade (ABC)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (SYN)
The Price Is Right (CBS)
Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Celebration (HBO)
The View (ABC)

Outstanding Cinematography

Ghostwriter (Apple TV+)
A Holiday Reunion (NBC)
Just Add Magic (Amazon Prime Video)
The Square Root (squarerootseries.com)
Tumble Leaf (Amazon Prime Video)

Outstanding Single Camera Editing

CBS Sunday Morning (CBS)
Helpsters Apple TV+
MTV News Presents: White Supremacy Destroyed My Life (MTV)

Odd Squad (PBS)
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 (Apple TV+)
Rock the Park (SYN)
This Old House: 40th Anniversary Special (PBS)

Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing

Articulate with Jim Cotter (PBS)
Consumer 101 (NBC)
Milk Street (PBS)
Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Celebration (HBO)
The View (ABC)

Outstanding Sound Mixing

Articulate with Jim Cotter (PBS)
Beyond Your Backyard (PBS)
The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation (CBS)
A Holiday Reunion (NBC)
Mission Unstoppable (CBS)
Sesame Street (HBO)

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Live Action Program 

Dino Dana (Amazon Prime Video)
El Corazon de Sergio Ramos (Amazon Prime Video)
Ghostwriter (Apple TV+)
Odd Squad (PBS)
Trinkets (Netflix)

Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/ Scenic Design

The Ellen DeGeneres Show (SYN)
A Holiday Reunion (NBC)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (SYN)
Sesame Street (HBO)
The View (ABC)

Outstanding Costume Design/Styling

Ghostwriter (Apple TV+)
Helpsters (Apple TV+)
No Good Nick (Netflix)
The Real (SYN)
The Talk (CBS)
Tamron Hall (SYN)

Outstanding Special Effects Costume, Makeup and Hairstyling
Dino Dana (Amazon Prime Video)
Ghostwriter (Apple TV+)
Helpsters (Apple TV+)
Odd Squad (PBS)
Sesame Street (HBO)

In all Sesame Street received 18 nominations including 7 for Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, Ghost Writer 8, Helpsters 5, and Muppet Babies 4. 

The winners will be announced June 26 on CBS, with recipients and guests appearing from home in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.