Beloved CBBC family series Malory Towers receives 5 nominations across the award categories.
Fantastic news for the cast and crew of TV favourite Malory Towers, which is up for 5 awards at this year’s Children’s and Family Emmy Awards. The awards honours excellent in children’s and family television with this year’s nominations also including Sesame Street, Star Wars, Disney’s Descendants, Netflix’s Sweet Tooth and actors Andrew Garfield, Lisa Kudrow, Jude Law and John Lithgow.
Malory Towers has been shortlisted in the following award categories:
- Outstanding Directing for a Live Action Series
- Outstanding Casting for a Live Action Series
- Outstanding Lead Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program (Danya Griver)
- Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program (Ellie Goldstein)
- Outstanding Younger Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program (April V. Woods)
“We’re excited to honor the extraordinary individuals and teams who bring children’s and family television to life every day,” said Rachel Schwartz, head of the Children’s & Family Emmy Awards.
“As the landscape continues to grow – and as studies highlight the positive impact educational programming has on young children – we look forward to coming together to celebrate this meaningful and inspiring work.”
Malory Towers, which is based on Enid Blyton’s books, airs all over the world and is particularly popular in Devon, due to the historical Hartland Abbey & Gardens featuring as the Malory Towers boarding school throughout the seven series.
Scenes were also filmed in Bideford, Hartland Quay, Bodmin and Trevone, near Padstow.
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which presents the Children’s & Family Emmy Awards, revealed that the annual ceremony on March 1 and 2 2026, will take place in New York at Jazz at Lincoln Centre’s Frederick P. Rose Hall.
Malory Tower’s seventh and final season is currently airing on CBBC / BBC iPlayer, as well as various channels around the world.
A huge and well-deserved congratulations to all the cast and crew, from all us at Film Devon 💚
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