International Emmy Award for Best Kids: Animation

The International Emmy Award for Best Kids: Animation is presented by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS) to the best animated programs intended for young audiences, produced and initially aired outside of the United States. It was first presented in 2012 at the 1st International Emmy Kids Awards.

The International Emmy Kids Awards were presented in a separate annual ceremonies until 2021. In 2022, the kids categories were presented at the 50th International Emmy Awards alongside the rest of the categories.

From 1983 to 2011, productions intended for young audiences compited in a category named Best Children & Young People. In 2012, six kids-specific categories were created including Kids: Animation. From 2012 to 2019, a category named 'Kids: Preschool was also presented.

Rules and regulations
According to the rules of the International Academy, the category is for "any program intended for a young audience in which animation figures in no less than 75 percent of the program, this may include fiction or nonfiction".

2010s

 * Kids - Animation


 * Kids - Preschool

2020s

 * Kids - Animation