Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming explained

The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming was an Emmy award given to performers in television programming aimed towards children. During the 1970s and 1980s, guest performers in dramatic specials and regular performers on children's series competed in the same category. However, starting in 1989, separate categories for performances in children's series and performances in children's specials were created and used until after 2007 when all categories related to Children's Specials were dropped.[1]

The youngest Emmy nominee, Jodelle Ferland, was nominated in this category in 2001 at the age of six.[2] The youngest Emmy winner, Bindi Irwin, won in 2008 at age nine.[3]

In November 2021, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced that all Daytime Emmy categories honoring children's programming will be retired in favor of a separate Children's & Family Emmy Awards ceremony, to be held starting in 2022.[4]

Winners and Nominees

Winners in bold. For "Individual Achievement" categories, only nominees relevant to this page are listed.

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming

1975

1978

1979

1980

1981

Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Outstanding Performer in a Children/Youth/Family Special

2004

2005

2006

2007

Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (1989-2014)

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Outstanding Performer in a Children's or Pre-School Children's Series (2015-2016)

2015

2016

Outstanding Performer in a Children's, Pre-School Children's or Family Viewing Program

2017

Outstanding Performer in a Children's, Preschool Children's or Educational and Informational Program

2018

Outstanding Performer in a Children's, Family Viewing or Special Class Program

2019

Outstanding Principal Performance in Daytime Program

2020

Outstanding Limited Performance in a Daytime Program

2020

Outstanding Limited Performance in a Children’s Program

2021

Outstanding Principal Performance in a Children’s Program

2021

Outstanding Younger Performer in a Children’s Program

2021

Programs with multiple awards

16 awards
5 awards
3 awards
2 awards

Multiple wins

9 wins

6 wins

5 wins

3 wins

2 wins

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Overview. IMDb. 29 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Jodelle Ferland . 29 July 2014.
  3. Web site: Bindi's Biography . 30 July 2014.
  4. Web site: Patrick. Hipes. Children's & Family Emmy Awards Set As Stand-Alone Competition Beginning In 2022. November 11, 2021. November 11, 2021. Deadline. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117161009/https://deadline.com/2021/11/childrens-and-family-emmy-awards-launch-2022-1234875735/. November 17, 2021. live.