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On March 24, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy® Entertainment Awards. PBS and PBS KIDS programs received 44 Daytime Emmy® Award nominations. In addition, APT received a total of 12 nominations, while THIRTEEN and Sesame Workshop each earned one each for a combined total of 58 nominations for public media. Among the PBS programs with multiple nominations are SESAME STREET (10), ODD SQUAD (9), PEG + CAT (5), THE MIND OF A CHEF (5) and A CHEF’S LIFE with two nominations.
The Daytime Emmy® Awards will be presented on May 1, 2016, from the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites. The Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy® Awards Gala will be held April 29, 2016. A complete list of PBS nominees their categories follows. For a complete list of all 43rd Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Award nominations, go to http://emmyonline.com/day_43rd_nominations.
PBS and PBS KIDS programs received a combined 44 nominations:
A CHEF’S LIFE (2)
- Outstanding Directing in a Lifestyle/Culinary/Travel Program
- Outstanding Cinematography
ASK THIS OLD HOUSE
- Outstanding Lifestyle Program
DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD
- Outstanding Writing in a Preschool Animated Program
DESIGN SQUAD
- Outstanding Interactive Media - Original Daytime Program or Series
DINOSAUR TRAIN
- Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program
EARTH’S NATURAL WONDERS
- Outstanding Promotional Announcement - Image
NATURE CAT
- Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program
ODD SQUAD (9)
- Outstanding Children's Series
- Outstanding Interactive Media – Enhancement to a Daytime Program or Series
- Outstanding Performer in a Children's or Pre-School Children's Series, for Sean Michael Kyer as Oscar
- Outstanding Writing in a Children's or Pre-School Children's Series
- Outstanding Directing in a Children's or Pre-School Children's Series
- Outstanding Sound Editing - Live Action
- Outstanding Costume Design/Styling
- Outstanding Hairstyling
- Outstanding Stunt Coordination
OH NOAH!
- Outstanding Special Class - Short Format Daytime Program
PBS Brand Touchstone
- Outstanding Promotional Announcement - Image
PBS 2015 Preview Campaign – Drama, Science, History
- Outstanding Promotional Announcement - Image
PEG + CAT (5)
- Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program
- Outstanding Writing in a Preschool Animated Program
- Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program
- Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
- Outstanding Original Song, for “Fairy Tale Wedding”
SESAME STREET (10)
- Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
- Outstanding Writing in a Children's or Pre-School Children's Series
- Outstanding Directing in a Children's or Pre-School Children's Series
- Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
- Outstanding Technical Team
- Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
- Outstanding Sound Mixing - Live Action
- Outstanding Sound Editing - Live Action
- Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
- Outstanding Costume Design/Styling
THE MIND OF A CHEF (5)
- Outstanding Culinary Host, for Gabrielle Hamilton and David Kinch
- Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation
- Outstanding Directing in a Lifestyle/Culinary/Travel Program
- Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design
- Outstanding Cinematography
THIS OLD HOUSE
- Outstanding Lifestyle Program
VICIOUS: Vicious NYC Pride March 2015
- Outstanding Promotional Announcement - Image
WILD KRATTS
- Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program
WORDGIRL
- Outstanding Children's Animated Program
Other public television programs that received nominations include:
AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN (APT)
- Outstanding Culinary Program
COOK’S COUNTRY (APT)
- Outstanding Culinary Program
CURIOUS TRAVELER (APT)
- Outstanding Lifestyle/Travel/Children’s Series Host, for Christine Van Blokland
DIGGING INTO THE FUTURE (APT)
- Outstanding Directing Special Class
JACQUES PEPIN HEART & SOUL (APT)
- Outstanding Culinary Host, for Jacques Pepin
JOSEPH ROSENDO’S TRAVELSCOPE (2) (APT)
- Outstanding Cinematography
- Outstanding Sound Editing - Live Action
MEXICO ONE PLATE AT A TIME WITH RICK BAYLESS (APT)
- Outstanding Culinary Program
Mission US (THIRTEEN)
- Outstanding Interactive Media - Original Daytime Program or Series
PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE (2) (APT)
- Outstanding Culinary Program
- Outstanding Culinary Host, for Pati Jinich
ROUGH CUT (APT)
- Outstanding Lifestyle Program
SECOND OPINION (APT)
- Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host, for Peter Salgo
Sesame and Autism: See Amazing in All Children! (Sesame Workshop)
- Outstanding Interactive Media - Original Daytime Program or Series
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