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Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network lead Primetime Emmy Children’s nominations

The nominations are in for the 63^rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards and it’s clear Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network are leading the pack of kid-targeted networks. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ annual awards ceremony, which celebrate excellence in national primetime programming, will take place on September 18 in Los Angeles with host Jane Lynch.

The nominees within the children’s categories are:

Outstanding Short-format Animated Program

Adventure Time: It Came From The Nightosphere – Cartoon Network/ Cartoon Network Studios

Disney Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa – ABC/Walt Disney Studios

Regular Show – Mordecai And The Rigbys – Cartoon Network/Cartoon Network Studios

Robot Chicken: Robot Chicken’s DP Christmas Special – Cartoon Network/ShadowMachine and Stoopid Monkey in association with Adult Swim

SpongeBob SquarePants: That Sinking Feeling – Nickelodeon/Nickelodeon

Outstanding Children’s Program

A Child’s Garden Of Poetry – HBO/HBO Family in association with The Poetry Foundation

Degrassi: My Body Is A Cage, Part 2 - TeenNick/Epitome Pictures in association with TeenNick and CTV/MuchMusic

iCarly: iGot A Hot Room – Nickelodeon/ Nickelodeon in association with Schneider’s Bakery and Rocart

Victorious: Freak The Freak Out – Nickelodeon/ Nickelodeon in association with Schneider’s Bakery, Sony Music, and Rocart

Wizards Of Waverly Place: Wizards Vs. Angels – Disney Channel/It’s a Laugh Productions

Outstanding Children’s Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program

Masterclass – HBO/Simon & Goodman Picture Company and YoungArts in association with HBO Family

Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: Under The Influence: Kids Of Alcoholics – Nickelodeon/Nickelodeon in association with Lucky Duck Productions

Source: www.kidscreen.com