72nd Emmy Awards primetime animation and VFX nominees announced

The 72nd Emmy Awards, presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominations. It recognises a host of new programs and up-and-coming talent, along with beloved performers and hit shows.

Netflix dominates the animation and VFX categories with ten nominations. HBO comes second in animation and VFX, with six nominations (none of which are for animated shows). Fox has four nominations, three of those for The Simpsons. Disney+ and Apple TV+ are competing for the first time.

Here is the list of animation and VFX category contenders below:

Animated Program

• Big Mouth, Disclosure the Movie: The Musical! – Netflix
• Bob’s Burgers, Pig Trouble in Little Tina – Fox
• Bojack Horseman, The View from Halfway Down – Netflix
• Rick and Morty, The Vat of Acid Episode – Adult Swim
• The Simpsons, Thanksgiving of Horror – Fox

Short Form Animated Program

• Forky Asks a Question, What Is Love? – Disney+
• Robot Chicken, Santa’s Dead (Spoiler Alert) Holiday Murder Thing Special – Adult Swim
• Steven Universe Future, Fragments – Cartoon Network

Children’s Program

• The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance – Netflix
• Star Wars Resistance – Disney Channel
• We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest – HBO

Special Visual Effects

• Lost in Space, Ninety-Seven – Netflix – Legendary Television
• The Mandalorian, Chapter 2: The Child – Disney+ – Lucasfilm Ltd.
• Stranger Things, Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt – Netflix – Netflix
• Watchmen, See How They Fly – HBO – HBO Entertainment in association with White Rabbit, Paramount Television, Warner Bros. Television & DC Comics
• Westworld, Crisis Theory – HBO – HBO Entertainment in association with Kilter Films, Bad Robot and Warner Bros.

Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role

• Devs, Episode 8 – FX Networks – FX Productions
• The Handmaid’s Tale, Household – Hulu – MGM, Daniel Wilson Productions, The Littlefield Company, White Oak Pictures
• Tales From The Loop – Loop – Prime Video – Fox21 Television Studios and Amazon Studios
• Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Strongman – Prime Video – Paramount Television and Amazon Studios
• Vikings, The Best Laid Plans – History – An Octagon and Take 5 production in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Original Interactive Program

• The Messy Truth VR Experience – Oculus – Magic Labs Media, EAB, RYOT
• Rebuilding Notre Dame – Oculus – Targo in association with Facebook Oculus
• When We Stayed Home – Oculus – Targo in association with Facebook Oculus

Derivative Interactive Program

• Big Mouth Guide To Life – Netflix – Social Life/Netflix
• Doctor Who: The Runaway – BBC America – British Broadcasting Corporation/Passion Animation Studios

Interactive Extension of a Linear Program

• Mr. Robot – Season 4.0 ARG – USA Network – Ralph Interactive, 5th Column Games
• Stranger Things – Scoops Ahoy: Operation Scoop Snoop – Netflix – 22Squared, m ss ng p eces, Baskin Robbins
• Westworld – Free Will Is Not Free Interactive Experience – HBO – HBO Entertainment in association with Kilter Films, Bad Robot and Warner Bros. Television

Main Title Design

• Abstract: The Art of Design – Netflix – A Radical Media Production in association with Tremolo Productions & Godfrey Dadich
• Carnival Row – Prime Video – Legendary Pictures TV and Amazon Studios
• Godfather Of Harlem – Epix – ABC Signature Studios
• The Morning Show – Apple TV+ – Media Res
• The Politician – Netflix – A Fox21 Television Studios Production
• Watchmen – HBO – HBO Entertainment in association with White Rabbit, Paramount Television, Warner Bros. Television & DC Comics
• Westworld – HBO – HBO Entertainment in association with Kilter Films, Bad Robot and Warner Bros. Television

Character Voice-Over Performance

• Maya Rudolph as Connie the Hormone Monstress – Big Mouth, How to Have an Orgasm – Netflix
• Leslie Odom Jr. as Owen – Central Park, Episode One – Apple TV+
• Wanda Sykes as Gladys – Crank Yankers, Bobby Brown, Wanda Sykes & Kathy Griffin – Comedy Central
• Taika Waititi as IG-11 – The Mandalorian, Chapter 8: Redemption – Disney+
• Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson, Nelson, Ralph, Todd – The Simpsons, Better Off Ned – Fox
• Hank Azaria as Professor Frink, Moe, Chief Wiggum, Carl, Cletus, Kirk, Sea Captain – The Simpsons, Frinkcoin – Fox