First Day nominated in Children’s and Family Emmy Awards

ABC ME series First Day has been nominated for a Children’s and Family Emmy Award.

The series about a transgender teen, produced by Epic Films production in association with KOJO Studios for Hulu and the ABC, is up for Outstanding Young Teen Series against the likes of Heartstopper and The Mysterious Benedict Society.

The first ever presentation will take place in two ceremonies to be presented on Dec. 10 and 11 in Los Angeles.

The list of nominees is extensive but includes:

Outstanding Preschool Series
Helpsters (Apple TV+)
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo: Game Edition (HBO Max)
Sesame Street (HBO Max)
Tab Time (YouTube Originals)
Waffles + Mochi (Netflix)

Outstanding Children’s Or Family Viewing Series
The Astronauts (Nickelodeon)
The Baby-Sitters Club (Netflix)
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Apple TV+)
Raising Dion (Netflix)
Secrets of Sulphur Springs (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Young Teen Series
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. (Disney+)
First Day (Hulu)
Heartstopper (Netflix)
High School Musical: The Musical – The Series (Disney Channel)
The Mysterious Benedict Society (Disney+)

Outstanding Fiction Special
Better Nate Than Ever (Disney+)
Muppets Haunted Mansion (Disney+)
See Us Coming Together: A Sesame Street Special (HBO Max)
Sneakerella (Disney+)
Spin (Disney Channel)
Waffles + Mochi’s Holiday Feast (Netflix)

Outstanding Non-Fiction Program
Hi I’m Sevy (Magnolia Network)
Kids Baking Championship (Food Network)
Nick News (Nickelodeon)
Sesame Street in Communities: Talking About Race (YouTube.com)
Who Are You, Charlie Brown? (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Preschool Animated Series
Ada Twist, Scientist (Netflix)
Molly of Denali (PBS)
Octonauts: Above & Beyond (Netflix)
Santiago of the Seas (Nickelodeon)
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (PBS)

Outstanding Animated Series
City of Ghosts (Netflix)
The Cuphead Show! (Netflix)
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)
Star Trek: Prodigy (Paramount+)
A Tale Dark & Grimm (Netflix)

Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
El Deafo (Apple TV+)
Hilda and the Mountain King (Netflix)
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (Amazon Prime Video)
Maya and the Three (Netflix)
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (Netflix)

Outstanding Short Form Program
Ciao Alberto (Disney+)
Little Bird (Vimeo)
Rhymes through Times (Noggin)
Sesame Street in Communities – Explaining Race | #ComingTogether (YouTube.com)
We the People (Netflix)

You can read the full list at the Hollywood Reporter.