Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Performer
The Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program is an award that honors performances in both television series and made-for-television/streaming films. The category was established at the 1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards in 2022 and is open to performers of all genders. The current holder of the award is Adeel Akhtar, who won the 2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards for his role as the titular Dr. Aditya Singh in Netflix fantasy series Sweet Tooth.
| Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| First awarded | 2022 |
| Currently held by | Adeel Akhtar, Sweet Tooth (2023) |
| Website | theemmys |
Background
editOn 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.[1] Performers in programming aimed towards children and young people were previously honored with the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming, which was presented under various names however, following the announcement of the establishment of the Children's and Family Emmy Awards, these categories were discontinued.
The original name for the category was Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program, and the award received its current name as of the 3rd Children's and Family Emmy Awards.[2]
Winners and nominations
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2020s
edit| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 (1st) |
Nonso Anozie | Tommy Jepperd | Sweet Tooth | Netflix | [3][4][5][6] |
| Adeel Akhtar | Aditya Singh | Sweet Tooth | Netflix | ||
| Yasmin Finney | Elle Argent | Heartstopper | |||
| William Gao | Tao Xu | ||||
| Lisa Kudrow | Aunt Heidi | Better Nate Than Ever | Disney+ | ||
| 2023 (2nd) |
Adeel Akhtar | Dr. Aditya Singh | Sweet Tooth | Netflix | [7][8] |
| Nonso Anozie | Tommy Jeppard | Sweet Tooth | Netflix | ||
| Kal Penn | Simon Choksi/Santa | The Santa Clauses | Disney+ | ||
| Neil Sandilands | General Abbot | Sweet Tooth | Netflix | ||
| Catherine Zeta-Jones | Billie Pearce | National Treasure: Edge of History | Disney+ |
Performers with multiple nominations
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Programs with multiple nominations
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- 2 nominations
Networks with multiple nominations
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- 3 nominations
Superlatives
edit| Superlative | Performer | Program | Year | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldest Nominee | Lisa Kudrow | Better Nate Than Ever | 2022 | 59 |
| Youngest Nominee | Yasmin Finney | Heartstopper | 19 |
References
edit- ^ Hipes, Patrick (November 17, 2022). "Children's & Family Emmy Awards Set As Stand-Alone Competition Beginning In 2022". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ^ "What's New" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ NATAS ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS FOR FIRST ANNUAL CHILDREN’S & FAMILY EMMYS - The Emmys
- ^ 2022 Children's & Family Emmys: Full List of Nominations – The Hollywood Reporter
- ^ Netflix Leads First-Ever Children's & Family Emmys Nominations Tally – Variety
- ^ Tinoco, Armando (December 11, 2022). "Children's & Family Emmys Complete Winners List: 'Heartstopper' Leads & 'The Baby-Sitters Club' Gets Recognition After Cancellation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ Coates, Tyler (November 2, 2023). "Children's & Family Emmy Awards: Disney Dominates Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (December 17, 2023). "Children's & Family Emmys: The Complete Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved December 18, 2023.