The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has announced the seven artists who will be honored for individual achievement in animation as part of the third annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards.

While the LA ceremony is still a month away (March 15), the honorees for this special category have been announced early, with winners chosen by a jury of experts for their work in background design, character animation, character design, color, production design and storyboard. 

Animation talent from Prime Video’s 2D-animated movie Merry Little Batman (pictured) had a particularly strong showing, with three wins for background designer Philip Vose, animation supervisor Elena Najar and art director Guillaume Fesquet. Netflix’s Orion and the Dark also fared well, with visual development artist Miho Tomimasu and digimatte artist Lauren Zurcher recognized for their work on the fantasy pic. 

Here’s the full list of winners:

Individual Achievement in Animation – Background Design
Philip Vose, background designer
Merry Little Batman (Prime Video)
Amazon MGM Studios, DC Comics and WB Animation

Individual Achievement in Animation – Background Design
Miho Tomimasu, visual development artist
Orion and the Dark (Netflix)
Netflix and DreamWorks Animation

Individual Achievement in Animation – Character Animation
Elena Najar, animation supervisor
Merry Little Batman (Prime Video)
Amazon MGM Studios, DC Comics and WB 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)
Netflix, DreamWorks Animation

Individual Achievement in Animation – Production Design
Guillaume Fesquet, art director
Merry Little Batman (Prime Video)
Amazon MGM Studios, DC Comics and WB Animation

Individual Achievement in Animation – Storyboard
David Lux, storyboard artist
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin (Apple TV+)
WildBrain Studios in association with Apple

Image courtesy of Prime Video