# Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Voice Performer in an Animated or Preschool Animated Program

The Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Voice 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 Preschool and Children's or Young Teen categories honoring performers in animated series, and is one of two awards specifically designed to award younger actors, alongside the Younger Performer category.
The current holder of the award is Jacob Tremblay, who won at the 3rd Children's and Family Emmy Awards for his role as Orion in the Netflix streaming film Orion and the Dark.

## 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) | Andy Walken | Young Durpleton | Centaurworld: Bunch O' Scrunch | Netflix |
| 2022 (1st) | Asher Bishop | Lincoln Loud | The Loud House | Nickelodeon |
| 2022 (1st) | Tucker Chandler | Alex | Madagascar: A Little Wild | Hulu and Peacock |
| 2022 (1st) | Kyrie McAlpin | Emma | Doug Unplugs | Apple TV+ |
| 2022 (1st) | Amir O'Neil | Marty | Madagascar: A Little Wild | Hulu and Peacock |
| 2023 (2nd) | | | | |
| 2023 (2nd) | Maria Nash | Pinecone | Pinecone & Pony: Season 2 | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 (2nd) | Talon Proc Alford | Eddy Skycedar | Spirit Rangers | Netflix |
| 2023 (2nd) | Juliet Donenfeld | Piper | Interrupting Chicken | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 (2nd) | Melissa Povenmire | Gretel | Hamster & Gretel | Disney Channel |
| 2023 (2nd) | Isis Celilo Rogers | Summer Skycedar | Spirit Rangers | Netflix |
| 2023 (2nd) | Momona Tamada | Onari | ONI: Thunder God's Tale | Netflix |
| 2024 (3rd) | | | | |
| 2024 (3rd) | Jacob Tremblay | Orion | Orion and the Dark | Netflix |
| 2024 (3rd) | Lucia Cunningham | Jessica Williams | Jessica's Big Little World | Cartoon Network |
| 2024 (3rd) | Simisola Gbadamosi | Tola Martins | Iwájú | Disney+ |
| 2024 (3rd) | Terrence Little Gardenhigh | Pat | Fright Krewe | Hulu and Peacock |
| 2024 (3rd) | Arianna McDonald | Marcie | Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie | Apple TV+ |

## Programs with multiple nominations
### 2 nominations

* Madagascar: A Little Wild
* Spirit Rangers

## Networks with multiple nominations
### 5 nominations

* Netflix

### 4 nominations

* Apple TV+

### 3 nominations

* Hulu
* Peacock