Apr 30, 2017

Trollhunters is the top 6 creative arts emmys on all TV shows

Dreamworks Animation claimed nine awards at the 44th annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, presented last Friday at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

Dreamworks' Trollhunters, based on a book by Guillermo del Toro, topped all individual programs, both animated and live-action, with six wins. It won four of the seven categories it was nominated in, as well as two additional juried awards for individual achievement in animation.

Del Toro tweeted a photo of the winning crew with their Emmys:

More animation notables: Amazon's Lost in Oz: Extended Adventure won three Emmys, while the following animation projects won two apiece: The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, The Snowy Day, and Beat Bugs.

Other projects that we have covered on Cartoon Brew also took home awards, such as Baobab Studio's vr short Invasion!, Jibjab's Storybots, and Moonbot's advertising short Taking Flight.

Here's a list of all the animation-related winners from the Creative Arts Emmys:

Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated ProgramThe Snowy Day (Amazon)

Outstanding Children's Animated ProgramLost in Oz: Extended Adventure (Amazon)

Outstanding Special Class Animated ProgramTaking Flight (Moonbot Studios)

Outstanding Interactive – Enhancement to a Daytime Program or SeriesAsk the StoryBots – Companion App and StoryBots Classroom (Netflix)

Outstanding Interactive – Original Daytime ContentInvasion! (Oculus Rift, Gear VR, HTC Vive, Sony PSVR, Google Daydream) (Baobab Studios)

Outstanding Performer in an Animated ProgramKelsey Grammer, as Blinky, Trollhunters (Netflix/Dreamworks Animation)

Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series or SpecialTrollhunters (Netflix/Dreamworks Animation)

Outstanding Writing in a Preschool Animated ProgramBeat Bugs (Netflix)Writers: Joshua Mapleston, Cleon Prineas, Josh Wakely

Outstanding Writing in an Animated ProgramTrollhunters (Netflix/Dreamworks Animation)Writer: Marc Guggenheim

Outstanding Directing in an Animated ProgramTrollhunters (Netflix/Dreamworks Animation) Directors: Rodrigo Blaas, Guillermo del Toro

Outstanding Directing in a Preschool Animated ProgramTumble Leaf (Amazon)Director: Drew Hodges

Outstanding Main Title and Graphic DesignThe Mind of a Chef (PBS)

Outstanding Sound Mixing – AnimationLost in Oz: Extended Adventure (Amazon)

Outstanding Sound Mixing – Preschool Animated ProgramDisney Sofia the First (Disney Jr.)

Outstanding Sound Editing – AnimationLost in Oz: Extended Adventure (Amazon)

Outstanding Sound Editing – Preschool Animated ProgramDinotrux (Netflix/Dreamworks Animation)

Outstanding Music Direction and CompositionThe Snowy Day (Amazon)

Outstanding Original Song“She's Not Very Nice” Disney 7DMusic by Parry Gripp

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation