On June 28, 2021, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the nominees for the 48th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards, Children’s & Animation and Lifestyle Categories. 

PBS and PBS KIDS received 16 nominations. Programs distributed by American Public Television, which aired across PBS stations, received nine nominations.

40 Daytime Emmy categories were televised on June 25, 2021, including ODD SQUAD nominations for Outstanding Lighting Direction, Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design, and Outstanding Costume Design/Storytelling. ODD SQUAD won Outstanding Lighting Direction and Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design.

The Daytime Emmy Awards Children’s Programming and Animation ceremony will be presented in a stand-alone show streaming on the Emmy® OTT platform on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Daytime Emmy Awards Lifestyle Programming ceremony will be presented on the Emmy® OTT platform on Sunday, July 18, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. ET. The full list of nominations is below.

PBS Nominees: 

ASK THIS OLD HOUSE

Outstanding Instructional and How-to Program

PRIDELAND

Outstanding Short Form Daytime Non-Fiction Program

SELF-EVIDENT 

Outstanding Short Form Daytime Non-Fiction Program

THIS OLD HOUSE

Outstanding Instructional and How-to Program

Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Non-Fiction Series

PBS KIDS Nominees: 

ELINOR WONDERS WHY

Outstanding Preschool Children’s Animated Series

Outstanding Directing Team for a Preschool Animated Program

LET’S GO LUNA!

Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program

ODD SQUAD

Outstanding Preschool, Children’s or Family Viewing Program

PBS KIDS TALK ABOUT

Outstanding Educational and Informational Series
 

XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM: I AM MADAM PRESIDENT

Outstanding Special Class Daytime Animated Program
 

XAVIER RIDDER AND THE SECRET MUSEUM

Outstanding Directing Team for a Preschool Animated Program

Outstanding Editing for a Preschool Animated Program

ODD SQUAD(winners previously announced on June 25 as part of the televised categories)

Outstanding Lighting Direction Daytime Emmy Award (winner)

Outstanding Art Direction/ Set Decoration/ Scenic Design Daytime Emmy Award (winner)

Outstanding Costume Design/Styling

APT Nominees:

ARTICULATE WITH JIM COTTER 

Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program

LEGACY LIST WITH MATT PAXTON 

Outstanding Lifestyle Series

LIDIA’S KITCHEN 

Outstanding Culinary Series

LUCKY CHOW

Outstanding Culinary Series

PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE 

Outstanding Culinary Series

REAL RAIL ADVENTURES: SWISS INTERNATIONAL HUBS 

Outstanding Travel, Adventure and Nature Program
 

SAMANTHA BROWN’S PLACES TO LOVE 

Outstanding Travel, Adventure and Nature Program

tasteMAKERS 

Outstanding Culinary Series

THE GOOD ROAD 

Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing