‘Merry Little Batman,’ ‘Orion and the Dark’ Among 3rd Children’s & Family Emmy Animation Winners

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the seven winners in the category of Individual Achievement in Animation, which will be presented at the 3rd Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards on March 15 in Los Angeles. 

​“We are proud to recognize and honor the outstanding work of these talented artists and animators, who were determined by a unanimous jury of experts in each of their specific disciplines in the animation industry,” said Rachel Schwartz, Head of the Children’s and Family. “We can’t wait to show the audience the work of these remarkable artists, whose skillsets are so impressive and add so much to the world of children’s animation.”

The Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation category selected by juried panels included winners in all six animation disciplines: Background Design, Character Animation, Character Design, Color, Production Design and Storyboard. 

WINNERS

Individual Achievement in Animation – Background Design

Philip Vose, Background Designer

Merry Little Batman 

Amazon Prime Video 

Amazon MGM Studios | DC Comics | Warner Bros. Animation

Individual Achievement in Animation – Background Design

Miho Tomimasu, Visual Development Artist

Orion and the Dark 

Netflix | DreamWorks Animation

Individual Achievement in Animation – Character Animation

Elena Najar, Animation Supervisor

Merry Little Batman 

Amazon Prime Video 

Amazon MGM Studios | DC Comics | Warner Bros. Animation

Individual Achievement in Animation – Character Design

Lesego Vorster, Character Designer

Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire 

Disney+

Individual Achievement in Animation – Color

Lauren Zurcher, Digimatte Artist

Orion and the Dark 

Netflix | DreamWorks Animation

Individual Achievement in Animation – Production Design

Guillaume Fesquet, Art Director

Merry Little Batman 

Amazon Prime Video 

Amazon MGM Studios | DC Comics | Warner Bros. Animation]

Individual Achievement in Animation – Storyboard

David Lux, Storyboard Artist

Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin 

Apple TV+ 

WildBrain Studios in association with Apple

The 3rd Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Award ceremonies will be streamed live on NATAS’ dedicated viewing platform powered by Vimeo, available on the web at Watch.TheEmmys.TV and via The Emmys apps for iOS, tvOS, Android, FireTV, and Roku (full list at apps.theemmys.tv). 

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