THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY DOMINATES ACROSS ALL STUDIOS AND COMPANIES WITH 98 CHILDREN’S & FAMILY EMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS, BEATING PREVIOUS COMPANY RECORD

Breaking all records and dominating the industry, The Walt Disney Company today received 98 Children’s & Family Emmy® Award nominations across its content brands and studios: Disney Branded Television, Disney Television Studios’ 20th Television, Lucasfilm Ltd., Marvel Animation, Marvel Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Walt Disney Studios. Disney+ is the ultimate streaming destination for kids and families, home to 80 nominations.

20th Television and Disney Branded Television’s “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is the most-nominated series overall with 16 nods, including Young Teen Series and nominations for Supporting Performers Adam Copeland and the late Lance Reddick, as well as Younger Performer Leah Sava Jeffries. 20th Television’s “The Spiderwick Chronicles” secured 13 nominations, including Young Teen Series, Lead Performer Christian Slater and Younger Performer Noah Cottrell.

Said Ayo Davis, president, Disney Branded Television: “We are deeply honored by these nominations, which reflect the enduring connection Disney Branded Television’s stories and characters have with children and families around the world. Congratulations to our incredible talent and creative partners who help us bring Disney magic to life every day, and congrats to all of today’s nominees!”

Disney Branded Television fuels Disney+ and the Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Jr. linear networks with live-action, animated, scripted and unscripted content geared toward kids, tweens, teens and families.

A complete list of all The Walt Disney Company nominations can be found here.

Media Contacts:

Disney Branded Television
Katherine Nelson
Senior Vice President, Publicity & Communications
katherine.nelson@disney.com

Disney Entertainment Television
Candice Ashton
Executive Vice President, Publicity
candice.ashton@disney.com

Katherine Taylor
Vice President, Corporate Communications
katherine.taylor@disney.com

Disney Television Studios
Shari Rosenblum
Senior Vice President, Publicity
20th Television and 20th TV Animation
shari.rosenblum@disney.com

DTC Communications
Nicolette Hamm
Director, DTC Communications
nicolette.hamm@disney.com

Networks
Fonda Berosini
VP, Communications, Networks
fonda.berosini@abc.com

Walt Disney Studios
Derek Del Rossi
Senior Vice President, Publicity
derek.del.rossi@disney.com