The Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Personality was established at the 1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards in 2022 under the name Outstanding Host, and is open to performers of all genders. The current holder of the award is Tabitha Brown, who won at the 4th Children's and Family Emmy Awards for Tab Time. The category received its current name at the 3rd Children's and Family Emmy Awards.
Background On 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. While both the Daytime and Primetime Emmy Awards have honored hosting with various categories, there has never been an award specifically dedicated to hosting in children's programming until the establishment of this category.
Winners and nominations Outstanding Host
Year Host Program Network Refs 2022(1st) Helen Mirren Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses Cartoon Network/TBS NATAS ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS FOR FIRST ANNUAL CHILDREN’S & FAMILY EMMYS - The Emmys2022 Children's & Family Emmys: Full List of Nominations – The Hollywood ReporterNetflix Leads First-Ever Children's & Family Emmys Nominations Tally – Variety Tabitha Brown Tab Time YouTube Originals Recker Eans, Dylan Gilmer, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Olivia Perez The Kids Tonight Show Peacock Jack McBrayer Hello Jack! The Kindness Show Apple TV+ Coyote Peterson Coyote Peterson's Wild Field Trip YouTube Originals 2023(2nd) Tabitha Brown Tab Time YouTube Originals Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman Kids Baking Championship Food Network Emmanuel Carter Noggin Knows Noggin Taylor Cassidy, Benjamin De Almeida, Kahlil Greene, Tejas Hullur, Jane McManus & Jillian Smith Nick News Nickelodeon Juanpa Zurita Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular YouTube
Outstanding Children's Personality Year Host Program Network Refs 2024(3rd) Meryl Streep Storyline Online: The Three Questions StorylineOnline.net Awkwafina A Real Bug's Life National Geographic Gavin Friday Peter and the Wolf Max Duff Goldman Kids Baking Championship Food Network Ian McShane One Piece Netflix2025(4th) Tabitha Brown Tab Time YouTube Yvette Nicole Brown Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Block Party HBO Max Perdita Felicien All-Round Champion BYUtv Alia Pope Chip Kids East Tennessee PBS June Squibb Storyline Online YouTube
Individuals with multiple wins 2 wins Tabitha Brown
Individuals with multiple nominations 3 nominations Tabitha Brown
2 nominations Duff Goldman
Programs with multiple nominations 3 nominations Tab Time
2 nominations Kids Baking Championship
Networks with multiple nominations 6 nominations YouTube/YouTube Originals
2 nominations Food Network
Superlatives +SuperlativePerformerProgramYearAgeOldest NomineeHelen MirrenHarry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses202277Youngest NomineeMykal-Michelle HarrisThe Kids Tonight Show10
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