2021 Daytime Emmy Nominations: Disney And Netflix Stay Dominant As New Streamers Enter Field

The playing field is more crowded this year, with three major streamers making their debuts in these categories: HBO Max (eight nominations), Disney+ (seven), and Peacock (two). New platforms they may be, but their content is tried and tested: of their 17 nominations, 16 are accounted for by spin-offs from well-established franchises, including HBO Max’s Looney Tunes Cartoons, Disney+’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Peacock’s Madagascar: A Little Wild.

In all, streamers took 51 nominations, against 43 for linear broadcasters and other platforms.

Tress MacNeille, who returned to voice Dot in Hulu’s Animaniacs reboot more than two decades after the original series ended, is nominated for her performance — a feat she never managed the first time round. Her competitors include Eric Bauza, the current voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck (in Looney Tunes Cartoons), and regular nominee Tom Kenny, who voices the eponymous character in Spongebob Squarepants.

Another notable nominee: Baba Yaga, a high-profile vr and theatrical experience from Baobab Studios. The project has four nominations, including best special-class daytime animated program.

For the full list of nominees, head to the Emmys’ website. The children’s & animation ceremony will be live-streamed on the Emmy OTT platform on Saturday, July 17 at 8 p.m ET.

Images at top, left to right: “Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts,” “Elena of Avalor,” “Animaniacs”