Emmy hopes for Irish cartoons

The makers of two Irish-made children’s cartoon shows were biting their nails and dreaming of Emmy award success last night as the coveted prizes were handed out in New York.

Brown Bag Films and Boulder Media were in contention for the major awards due to their popular programmes The Octonauts and The Amazing World of Gumball.

Emmy award organisers stayed tight-lipped as to whether the Dublin-based firms had taken home the major accolade, insisting the winners would not be revealed until 10pm New York time — roughly 3am Irish time this morning.