Star Trek: Prodigy Nominated For An Emmy Award
The STAR TREK: PRODIGY logo. Image: Paramount+.
NOVEMBER 4 2022 - The awards and nominations for Star Trek keep coming in. We turn our attention now to Paramount+/Nickelodeon’s Star Trek: Prodigy. The breakout animated show has been nominated for a Children’s and Family Emmy!
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) have announced the nominations for the first annual Children’s & Family Emmy® Awards. The awards will be presented on Saturday, December 10 (Creative Arts) and Sunday, December 11 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.
These awards are the first standalone expansion of the Emmy Award competition since 1979.
There are 50 categories that are being awarded for various achievements. The category and competition that Prodigy is up against is;
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED SERIES
City of Ghosts
Netflix
The Cuphead Show!
Netflix
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Disney+
Star Trek: Prodigy
Paramount+
A Tale Dark & Grimm
Netflix
About NATAS
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational, and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy Awards for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime, and Children’s & Family programming, as well as achievements in television Technology & Engineering. NATAS membership consists of more than 18,000 broadcast and media professionals represented in 19 regional chapters across the country.
“Putting a spotlight on children’s & family programming after years of unparalleled growth in content quality and quantity in this space is an exciting moment for the television industry,” said Adam Sharp, President and CEO, NATAS. “These programs entertain, inform and educate family members of all ages, and NATAS is proud to mark this milestone event and give these creators the stage they deserve.”
For more Information on the categories being presented at Saturday’s Children’s & Family Creative Arts ceremony and Sunday’s Children’s & Family, follow the link TheEmmys.tv and read up on this and all of the other categories that have been nominated.
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