# Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Performer

The Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program honors performances in both television series and made-for-television/streaming films and specials. The category was established at the 1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards in 2022, and is open to lead, supporting and guest performers of all genders who are under the age of 18. The category is a counterpart to the Lead and Supporting categories honoring performers in live action series, and is one of two awards specifically designed to award younger actors, alongside the Younger Voice Performer in an Animated or Preschool Animated Program category.
The first winner of the award was Quinn Copeland for her role as Izzy on the Disney+ series Punky Brewster. The current holder of the award is Phoenix Laroche, who won at the 3rd Children's and Family Emmy Awards for his role as William in the Apple TV+ special The Velveteen Rabbit.

## Background

On November 17, 2021, the NATAS announced the creation of the Children's and Family Emmy Awards to recognize the best in children's and family television. The organization cited an "explosive growth in the quantity and quality of children’s and family programming" as justification for a dedicated ceremony. Many categories of the awards were previously presented at the Daytime Emmy Awards. From 1995 to 2021, voice performers were honored with the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program however, this category was discontinued following the announcement of the Children's and Family Emmys.

## Winners and nominations
### 2020s

| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
| 2022 (1st) |
| 2022 (1st) | Quinn Copeland | Izzy | Punky Brewster | Peacock |
| 2022 (1st) | Malia Baker | Mary Anne Spier | The Baby-Sitters Club | Netflix |
| 2022 (1st) | Sammi Haney | Esperanza | Raising Dion | Netflix |
| 2022 (1st) | Momona Tamada | Claudia Kishi | The Baby-Sitters Club | Netflix |
| 2022 (1st) | Ja'Siah Young | Dion Warren | Raising Dion | Netflix |
| 2023 (2nd) | | | | |
| 2023 (2nd) | Mykal-Michelle Harris | Alice Baxter | Raven's Home | Disney Channel |
| 2023 (2nd) | Marta Kessler | Constance Contraire | The Mysterious Benedict Society | Disney+ |
| 2023 (2nd) | Matilda Lawler | Betty | The Santa Clauses | Disney+ |
| 2023 (2nd) | Rupali Redd | Grace | The Santa Clauses | Disney+ |
| 2024 (3rd) |
| 2024 (3rd) | Phoenix Laroche | William | The Velveteen Rabbitt | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 (3rd) | Pyper Braun | Natasha Williams | Erin & Aaron | Nickelodeon |
| 2024 (3rd) | Noah Cottrell | Simon Grace | The Spiderwick Chronicles | The Roku Channel |
| 2024 (3rd) | Mykal-Michelle Harris | Alice Baxter | Raven's Home | Disney Channel |
| 2024 (3rd) | Alaya High | Lay Lay | That Girl Lay Lay | Nickelodeon |
| 2024 (3rd) | Leah Sava Jeffries | Annabeth Chase | Percy Jackson and the Olympians | Disney+ |

## Performers with multiple nominations
### 2 nominations

* Mykal-Michelle Harris

## Programs with multiple nominations
### 2 nominations

* Raising Dion
* Raven's Home
* The Baby-Sitters Club
* The Santa Clauses

## Networks with multiple nominations
### 6 nominations

* Disney+/Disney Channel

### 4 nominations

* Netflix

### 2 nominations

* Nickelodeon