Nominee 2024

Spirit Rangers

Laughing Wild / Netflix

Spirit Rangers is an animated series on Netflix that follows three Chumash and Cowlitz siblings who transform into animal heroes to protect their California national park, blending Native stories, environmental themes, and adventure. As the first U.S. kids’ show created and showrun by a Native American, with an all-Native writers’ room and deep tribal collaboration, it offers authentic, joyful, and empowering representation for Indigenous communities.

PRIMARY PRODUCTION CREDITS

Creator: Karissa Valencia. Executive Producers: Karissa Valencia, Chris Nee. Producer: Marshell Becton. Directors: Dominique Etchecopar, Ange La Torre, Dorothée Robert. Writers: Karissa Valencia, Joey Clift, Kris Crenwelge, Lucas Mills, JohnTom Wright, Blake Pickens, Norma P. Sepulveda, Joy Harjo. Editors: Elodie Liger, Antoine Pierda. Talent: Wačíŋyeya Iwáš’aka Yracheta, Isis Celilo Rogers, Talon Proc Alford, Kimberly Guerrero, John Timothy, Cree Summer, Shaun Taylor-Corbett. Score by: Jordan Kamalu.