Updated with all winners: HBO/Max’s Sesame Street, Disney+’s The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and Jack Black and Tony Hale were among the winners Sunday at the Children’s & Family Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
The ceremony capped a full weekend for the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which hosted the Children’s & Family Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday.
See the full list of winners both nights below.
Sesame Street won for Outstanding Preschool Series as well as for puppetry and direction, giving it five awards across the weekend, tying it with Saturday’s big winner, Netflix’s Lost Ollie. Guardians and Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur from Disney Channel also scored best-in-field wins tonight to bring their tallies to four apiece.
Among the winners tonight in the voice categories, Black wo for reprising Po in Netflix’s Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight,...
The ceremony capped a full weekend for the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which hosted the Children’s & Family Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday.
See the full list of winners both nights below.
Sesame Street won for Outstanding Preschool Series as well as for puppetry and direction, giving it five awards across the weekend, tying it with Saturday’s big winner, Netflix’s Lost Ollie. Guardians and Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur from Disney Channel also scored best-in-field wins tonight to bring their tallies to four apiece.
Among the winners tonight in the voice categories, Black wo for reprising Po in Netflix’s Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight,...
- 12/18/2023
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO/Max’s Sesame Street, Disney+’s The Muppets Mayhem and Jack Black were among the winners at the second annual Children’ &’s and Family Emmy Awards, which were handed out Sunday night by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Among its wins, Sesame Street (in its 56th season) was named best preschool series, while The Muppets Mayhem — which was canceled last month after airing only one season — was named best children’s or family viewing series.
Black, meanwhile, won his first-ever Emmy for best voice performance in a children’s or young teen program for his work as Po on Netflix’s Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight.
An excited Black took the stage to accept his award, giving a high kick and belting out “Kung Fu Panda, the dragon knight!”
“I’m really nervous and stoked to be here,” he added, noting that he was cast in the role 20 years ago.
Among its wins, Sesame Street (in its 56th season) was named best preschool series, while The Muppets Mayhem — which was canceled last month after airing only one season — was named best children’s or family viewing series.
Black, meanwhile, won his first-ever Emmy for best voice performance in a children’s or young teen program for his work as Po on Netflix’s Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight.
An excited Black took the stage to accept his award, giving a high kick and belting out “Kung Fu Panda, the dragon knight!”
“I’m really nervous and stoked to be here,” he added, noting that he was cast in the role 20 years ago.
- 12/18/2023
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Storybots: Answer Time is a Netflix educational series created by Gregg Spiridellis from a screenplay by Evan Spiridellis.
Premise
Got a question? The StoryBots have an answer! Join curious friends Beep, Boop, Bing, Bang and Bo on fun adventures to find facts for real kids like you.
Season 1: List of Episodes Multiplication
Something’s not adding up for Giuseppe the pizza guy, but Beep totally knows how to help — multiplication! Danny DeVito guest-stars.
Keys
When a cat burglar has a question about keys, Boop goes to Security Hardware Headquarters to unlock the answer. Zooey Deschanel guest-stars.
Glue
How does glue work? Mr. Wonderful can’t start his show until Bang gets to the bottom of this sticky question. Common guest-stars.
Sand
To build a sandcastle, a royal architect wants to know where sand comes from. It’s up to Bo to get to the nitty gritty. Sophie Turner guest-stars.
Premise
Got a question? The StoryBots have an answer! Join curious friends Beep, Boop, Bing, Bang and Bo on fun adventures to find facts for real kids like you.
Season 1: List of Episodes Multiplication
Something’s not adding up for Giuseppe the pizza guy, but Beep totally knows how to help — multiplication! Danny DeVito guest-stars.
Keys
When a cat burglar has a question about keys, Boop goes to Security Hardware Headquarters to unlock the answer. Zooey Deschanel guest-stars.
Glue
How does glue work? Mr. Wonderful can’t start his show until Bang gets to the bottom of this sticky question. Common guest-stars.
Sand
To build a sandcastle, a royal architect wants to know where sand comes from. It’s up to Bo to get to the nitty gritty. Sophie Turner guest-stars.
- 11/20/2022
- by Elisabeth Plank
- Martin Cid - TV
StoryBots, the Emmy-winning children’s media brand created by Gregg and Evan Spiridellis, has been acquired by Netflix. The overall deal terms were not disclosed, but the announcement indicated plans to significantly expand the brand and build on the characters in the educational content.
Ask The StoryBots is a Netflix original animated series that started streaming in 2016. During that time, it has grown its audience significantly year over year. The series makes use of multiple formats, including 3D, 2D, claymation, stop motion, and live action, and has featured such stars as Snoop Dogg, Edward Norton, Whoopi Goldberg, and Wanda Sykes, Ask The StoryBots answers such questions as, “Why is the sky blue?” and “How does night happen?”
Season three of Ask The StoryBots launches on Netflix this fall, with Netflix and the Spiridellis brothers planning to produce more StoryBots original programming – like series and short form specials – while also expanding the brand into new areas.
Ask The StoryBots is a Netflix original animated series that started streaming in 2016. During that time, it has grown its audience significantly year over year. The series makes use of multiple formats, including 3D, 2D, claymation, stop motion, and live action, and has featured such stars as Snoop Dogg, Edward Norton, Whoopi Goldberg, and Wanda Sykes, Ask The StoryBots answers such questions as, “Why is the sky blue?” and “How does night happen?”
Season three of Ask The StoryBots launches on Netflix this fall, with Netflix and the Spiridellis brothers planning to produce more StoryBots original programming – like series and short form specials – while also expanding the brand into new areas.
- 5/9/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix is investing in animated children's series StoryBots.
The streamer has acquired the property from creators and producers JibJab Bros. Studios and inked co-creators (and brothers) Evan and Gregg Spiridellis to an overall deal to expand the franchise.
StoryBots, an Emmy- and Peabody-winning children's program, started as an online property and amassed more than 1 billion views on YouTube. Netflix teamed with the Spiridellises' JibJab banner for the award-winning animated series Ask the StoryBots in 2016.
With the new deal, Netflix will now own the StoryBots franchise and has brought in the Spiridellises to build upon its well-known characters ...
The streamer has acquired the property from creators and producers JibJab Bros. Studios and inked co-creators (and brothers) Evan and Gregg Spiridellis to an overall deal to expand the franchise.
StoryBots, an Emmy- and Peabody-winning children's program, started as an online property and amassed more than 1 billion views on YouTube. Netflix teamed with the Spiridellises' JibJab banner for the award-winning animated series Ask the StoryBots in 2016.
With the new deal, Netflix will now own the StoryBots franchise and has brought in the Spiridellises to build upon its well-known characters ...
Netflix’s Emmy Award-winning children’s series “Ask the StoryBots” has snagged an A-list cast of characters for its second season, including Snoop Dogg as an Operating System and Ed Norton as Gary the Electronics Salesman, TheWrap can report exclusively.
Starring Judy Greer as the voice of Beep, the JibJab Bros. Studios-produced show follows the StoryBots, a colorful team of little creatures who live in the world beneath our screens and help answer kids’ biggest questions. Each episode follows Beep, Boop, Bing, Bang and Bo on their adventures to answer a question and features a live-action celebrity guest appearance.
Along with Snoop Dogg and Norton, Season 2’s guest stars include Christina Applegate as the Baker, Kristen Schaal as the Biologist, Ali Wong as the Brain, David Koechner as the Pirate, David Cross as the Hippie, and Wanda Sykes as the Doctor.
Also Read: Ava DuVernay's 'Central Park Five...
Starring Judy Greer as the voice of Beep, the JibJab Bros. Studios-produced show follows the StoryBots, a colorful team of little creatures who live in the world beneath our screens and help answer kids’ biggest questions. Each episode follows Beep, Boop, Bing, Bang and Bo on their adventures to answer a question and features a live-action celebrity guest appearance.
Along with Snoop Dogg and Norton, Season 2’s guest stars include Christina Applegate as the Baker, Kristen Schaal as the Biologist, Ali Wong as the Brain, David Koechner as the Pirate, David Cross as the Hippie, and Wanda Sykes as the Doctor.
Also Read: Ava DuVernay's 'Central Park Five...
- 8/14/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the winners of the 45th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Friday night. The gala was held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Southern California.
CBS' The Bold and The Beautiful and HBO's Sesame Street had seven wins apiece to lead all series.
“Tonight’s awards ceremony is a reminder of the depth and breadth of Daytime television,” said Chuck Dages, Chairman, NATAS. “It is with great pleasure that we honor those who work tirelessly to bring us the great programming available on every platform, in every genre, everyday.”
The evening’s star-studded presenters included, David Arquette, David Osmond (Wonderama), Rodrigo Blaas, Marc Guggenheim and Chad Hammes (Trollhunters), Emily Calandrelli (Xploration Outer Space), Steve Spangler, Michael Stevens (Mind Field), Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), Vanessa Lachey, Curtis Stone, and Tiffany Derry (Top Chef Jr.), Michela Luci (Dino Dana...
CBS' The Bold and The Beautiful and HBO's Sesame Street had seven wins apiece to lead all series.
“Tonight’s awards ceremony is a reminder of the depth and breadth of Daytime television,” said Chuck Dages, Chairman, NATAS. “It is with great pleasure that we honor those who work tirelessly to bring us the great programming available on every platform, in every genre, everyday.”
The evening’s star-studded presenters included, David Arquette, David Osmond (Wonderama), Rodrigo Blaas, Marc Guggenheim and Chad Hammes (Trollhunters), Emily Calandrelli (Xploration Outer Space), Steve Spangler, Michael Stevens (Mind Field), Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), Vanessa Lachey, Curtis Stone, and Tiffany Derry (Top Chef Jr.), Michela Luci (Dino Dana...
- 4/29/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
CBS’ The Bold and The Beautiful and HBO’s Sesame Street had seven wins apiece tonight to lead the way at the Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The show, which honor daytime television programming crafts and are put on by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, was held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
The news comes ahead of the 45th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday, with Mario Lopez and Sheryl Underwood as hosts of the digital telecast.
This year, ABC’s General Hospital leads all programs with 26 overall nominations including for Outstanding Drama series, where it will vie against CBS’ The Young and the Restless and NBC’s Days of Our Lives with 25 noms apiece, and Bold and the Beautiful which snagged 18 noms.
CBS again leads all networks with 66 nominations, tying all syndicated shows in the running.
Here is a full list of the Creative Arts winners:...
The news comes ahead of the 45th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday, with Mario Lopez and Sheryl Underwood as hosts of the digital telecast.
This year, ABC’s General Hospital leads all programs with 26 overall nominations including for Outstanding Drama series, where it will vie against CBS’ The Young and the Restless and NBC’s Days of Our Lives with 25 noms apiece, and Bold and the Beautiful which snagged 18 noms.
CBS again leads all networks with 66 nominations, tying all syndicated shows in the running.
Here is a full list of the Creative Arts winners:...
- 4/28/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, the JibJabbers and LucasFilms have collaborated to offer fans a chance to create your own personalizedStar Wars. starring You® Movie! JibJab was founded in 1999 by brothers Evan and Gregg Spiridellis. In 2004, the pair created the online hit "This Land" featuring a singing George Bush and John Kerry. Since then, the brothers have built JibJab into pioneering digital media company powering innovative online entertainment experiences like OfficeMax's ElfYourself campaign. Available today for the first time ever, people everywhere can cast themselves, family and friends in the classic adventures from .a galaxy far, far away. with playful and irreverent two-minute re-tellings of the original Star Wars films by...
- 5/4/2010
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
NEW YORK -- The U.S. Comedy Arts Festival's Film Program will showcase 30 features and 20 shorts in Aspen this year, organizers said Tuesday.
Sponsored by HBO Films, the festival's movie lineup will get launched with opening night film Waitress, directed by the late Adrienne Shelly. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by Fox Searchlight.
World premieres featured at USCAF include Guy Shalem's Cook Off!, Armen Kaprelian's Closing Escrow, Frank Oz's Death at a Funeral, Jim Pasternak's Certifiably Jonathan and Gary Toll's Judy Toll: The Funniest Woman You've Never Heard Of.
The festival's Fireside Chat Series will return this year with Fox Atomic's Debbie Liebling, Netflix's Ted Sarandos, JibJab's Gregg Spiridellis and others. Also back by popular demand is the Mile High Club, which brings together industry executives and filmmakers in 12-minute "speed dating"-type meetings.
Among other film highlights are special screenings of three works in progress. One is John Landis' The Rickles Project, a documentary about legendary comedian Don Rickles. Current footage from The Comebacks, directed by Tom Brady, will also be shown, with Jamie Kennedy's Heckler rounding out the still-in-the-works offers.
Sponsored by HBO Films, the festival's movie lineup will get launched with opening night film Waitress, directed by the late Adrienne Shelly. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by Fox Searchlight.
World premieres featured at USCAF include Guy Shalem's Cook Off!, Armen Kaprelian's Closing Escrow, Frank Oz's Death at a Funeral, Jim Pasternak's Certifiably Jonathan and Gary Toll's Judy Toll: The Funniest Woman You've Never Heard Of.
The festival's Fireside Chat Series will return this year with Fox Atomic's Debbie Liebling, Netflix's Ted Sarandos, JibJab's Gregg Spiridellis and others. Also back by popular demand is the Mile High Club, which brings together industry executives and filmmakers in 12-minute "speed dating"-type meetings.
Among other film highlights are special screenings of three works in progress. One is John Landis' The Rickles Project, a documentary about legendary comedian Don Rickles. Current footage from The Comebacks, directed by Tom Brady, will also be shown, with Jamie Kennedy's Heckler rounding out the still-in-the-works offers.
- 2/14/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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