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52nd Annual Daytime Emmys: Daytime Drama Series Nominees
Ahead of Thursday’s full list of nominations for the upcoming 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, some of the major categories were announced on Wednesday via several syndicated television entertainment/news programs including: Entertainment Tonight, Extra and Access Hollywood.
NATAS (National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences) will unveil the rest of the nominations on Thursday at 12 pm ET/9 am PT via their account on X @TheEmmys or @TheEmmysTV.
Meanwhile, Access Hollywood had the exclusive to reveal the nominees in the Outstanding Daytime Drama Series category, which saw only 3 nominees make in through. It should be noted that nominations for the 52nd annual Daytime Emmy Awards are for shows and performances in the 2024 calendar year. Therefore, CBS’ newest soap opera, Beyond the Gates, was not eligible as it had not premiered yet, but will be in the competition in 2026 at the 53rd annual Daytime Emmys.
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And now, here are the nominees for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series:
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
In 2024, General Hospital took home the gold for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series and holds the record with 17 Daytime Emmy wins in this category. Days of our Lives has won the award four times, the last time being in 2018 at the 45th annual Daytime Emmy awards. The Young and the Restless had won in this category 11 times.
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Stay tuned for an update when we reveal what episodes each soap opera submitted that landed them a nod for the biggest award come Emmy night.
So, what do you think of DAYS, GH and Y&R being in the running for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series at this year’s Daytime Emmys? Who are you rooting for to win? Comment below.
I’d love to see Days get it.
Y&R will probably win again even though they don’t deserve it.
GH was somewhere in between.
Me too!!!
Hilarious to me that The Bold and the Beautiful did not get nominated; hoping the Academy is trying to make a point to Bradley Bell that he has sunk this soap beyond repair.
I am angered Neighbours did not earn a well-deserved nomination, as their 2024 episodes held some powerful performances and storytelling.
Thank goodness #Bold didn’t get any noms for lead and drama series.
I know, right? My immediate reaction upon seeing the nominees in this category was to snicker and think “Gee, how must it feel to be Bradley Bell this morning?”
I guess they forgot all about BB on all three categories, wow!
General Hospital of course.
I’m SHOCKED and indignant that Beyond Them Gates didn’t receive a nomination for the Greatest Show On The History of the World!!! What are those Emmy peeps thinking!!!!!
Beyond the Gates is not eligible for nomination in any category because the show started in February 2025. In order to be eligible for nomination, the show/episode airdate has to occurred some time in between January – December 2024. Beyond the Gates will be eligible for nomination at next year’s Emmys.
It wasn’t eligible. Next year. I bet several of the performers will be presenting. It’s a great show, huh?
Dottie, BTG is not eligible for this year since they weren’t on the air last year. They will be eligible NEXT year for material that they aired this year.
Dottie is being sarcastic. She’s been picking on Beyond the Gates since it first aired. And substituting”the” with “ them” is not a typo, it’s willful as she keeps doing it. Seems she’s a bit obsessed with this new soap. Gee, I wonder what it is about Beyond the Gates that threatens Dottie so?
Hmmmmm, yes I wonder????
They didn’t make the deadline and couldn’t be considered based on when it started airing. The will be eligible next year.
It wasn’t eligible.
They’re hot eligible until next year. These are awards for 2024.
Considering BTG didn’t exist for the period that the Emmys covers, it seems pretty appropriate that it’s not nominated. And the “Greatest Show On The History of the World”? Come on now.
If you read the article, you would have seen it was eligible for nomination this year.
BTG is not eligible this year since it started in February. They will get nominations next year because they’ve been heating up with storylines and excellent acting!
They’re not eligible until next year.
what drug are u on?
You guys are giving her to much credit. She always has something nasty/politically incorrect to say about Beyond the Gates. Next year, I am sure you will see the cast and crew nominated in major categories. I can’t wait!
Posthumous awards as it will be cancelled by then
Wishful thinking on your part?
Whatever you say. Dottie.
Thank you, Lewis. I recognize her name from way back when Beyond the Gates was being premiered. She’s very preoccupied with it.
Hey Michael your off on the number of wins for Best show, Love GH but they’ve only won in this category 17 times not 26, but they still hold the record for wins in that category, YR is at 11 not 8 an Dool was at 4, you got that number right.
Beyond the Gates was in February 2025, It can not qualify this year. Voting ending before their premiere
The post says 17 times for GH. Where do you see 26?
his original posting, clearly he saw my posting and corrected the numbers.
Of course there’s a gh pic hopefully days will win What’s with the bold snubs because the weakest honestly was yandr
There’s a DAYS pic too
I love GH! That’s who I’m rooting for, but if DAYS wins I’m fine with that. Not a fan of Y&R!
In case you were wondering why Beyond the Gates didn’t get a single nod. Read this:
I want General Hospital to win yet again – it will be five years in a row if it does win. I honestly think it was the best for 2024.
GH is my fave show but i hated 2024 because of all the people they let go, but they did have a few highlights and considering its only 2 shows that have to be submited, they wont have a problem finding two, now will they pick the right two? , who knows.
Days should win. I watch all three of these soaps and Days is the best of the three consistently.
I have a feeling that General Hospital will probably win again for best daytime drama you never know
How could colleen zenk be ignored for geust star? How could bold not receive any noms in acting lead and supporting.It is so stupid that bold is not nominated for best show.Who is the lifetime achievement winner,it better be Deidre Hall.Three of the courtroom shows, nominated are actors recreating cases.How can they be called legal.Who are the silver circle winners.?Who is going to air this show?
I do NOT want to see GH do a 5peat. I hope DAYS win with the death of Doug Williams!
Ironically, most of Days best material over the last few years is based around the death of long time cast members. First Victor, then Doug, and most recently John Black.
Aside from that, there’s been a lot of mindless filler material. Nurse WIGley. The dumbest serial killer ever (the chick who won some sort of fan club contest to get the part, or whatever it was). ReRon using the tragic deaths to introduce pointless characters like Konstipated & Little Dougie. And worst of all, that complete waste of time “soap within a soap” that they wasted months trying to shove down our collective throats.
So because of that, it’s hard for me to see Days as the best soap overall. If they do the 60th anniversary right, they might have a better shot at it next year.
Not to say that GH hasn’t also had its problems in 2024. They had 666 writer changes with all kinds of schizo writing directions as a result. Some (though unfortunately not all) of that has finally stabilized, but that would be within the 2025 eligibility.
Y&R doesn’t air down here in Hell, so I can’t comment on that. But from what I read here and elsewhere, they seem to be having some writing issues as well.
So… in a “lesser of evils” contest… it’s probably going to be GH again.
We might have dueling memorial episodes submitted. DAYS for Doug and GH for Bobbie.
As I said in another post, I’ll get interested in the “Outstanding Daytime Drama” category again when they make it a possibility for the announcer to say, “And this year’s award goes to . . . no show; the Academy has elected not to give an award in this category this year.” To watch any of them get the award when they’re so much less than they could be, just because they’re, well, how shall we put it, the least mediocre one in the bunch is uninteresting at best. Someday–maybe–the corporate owners will back off and let the creative folks do what they know how to do, and then this category might become relevant once again.
Well said. I’m rather apathetic about the Daytime Emmys specifically for the reason you state.
I am still processing the absence of The Bold and the Beautiful in the Daytime Drama category. I do think it the weakest overall of the four legacy soaps. It looks good but is so empty of compelling and clever storytelling. But I do wonder if bestowing awards within a such a small pool of possibles to be worth doing. It sure was different when 12 or more program were in contention.
I wonder about the absence of any B&B actors in the leading/featured categories. Daytime drams awards are challenging as they are episode specific — right? — and we as viewers consider the overall product. I also do not understand why actors must submit themselves for honors. That to me means someone very worthy who remains outside the fire is forgotten and allows a weaker field.
This year is odd with the calendar year 2024 being the award period and the trophies are not given until October. Might the Academy adjust the nomination window going forth?
Beyond the Gates
53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced: ‘The Young and the Restless’ Tops With 18, ‘Beyond the Gates’ With 16
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the full list of nominees for the upcoming 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, and it was CBS daytime’s The Young and the Restless and broadcast television newest soap opera, Beyond the Gates that racked up the most nominations with 18 and 16, respectively.
The full reveal on Tuesday follows the announcement of several major categories including Lead Actor and Actress on Monday via Extra and Entertainment Tonight and The View today revealing Daytime Drama Series and more.
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmys ceremony is set to take place on Friday, October 30 at the historic Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California.
Photo: CBS
In a statement, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS expressed, “We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television, As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”
“Each year, the Daytime Emmy Awards celebrate the creativity, passion, and dedication that drive this vibrant community of storytellers,” said Rachel Schwartz, Head of the Daytime Emmy Awards. “Congratulations to this year’s nominees, whose work continues to entertain, inspire and connect with audiences every day. We look forward to celebrating their remarkable achievements in Hollywood this October.”
The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of genres, including daytime dramas, talk series, entertainment news, culinary, adventure, instructional and legal/courtroom programming.
This year’s Lifetime Achievement Honoree, Gold & Silver Circle Inductees, and ceremony host will be announced at a later date.
Now below, check out the nominees in the daytime drama, talk show, entertainment news series and creative arts categories and congratulations to all!
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Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Stacy Haiduk (as Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives
Karla Mosley (as Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Michelle Stafford (as Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless
Heather Tom (as Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful
Tamara Tunie (as Anita Williams Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Eric Braeden (as Victor Newman), The Young and the Restless
Steve Burton (as Jason Morgan), General Hospital
Scott Clifton (as Liam Spencer), The Bold and the Beautiful
Thorsten Kaye (as Ridge Forrester), The Bold and the Beautiful
Christian Jules Le Blanc (as Michael Baldwin), The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Linsey Godfrey (as Sarah Horton), Days of Our Lives
Camryn Grimes (as Mariah Copeland), The Young and the Restless
Beth Maitland (as Traci Abbott), The Young and the Restless
Trisha Mann-Grant (as Leslie Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Amanda Setton (as Brook Lynn Quartermaine), General Hospital
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Sean Dominic (as Nate Hastings), The Young and the Restless
Timon Kyle Durrett (as Bill Hamilton), Beyond the Gates
Michael Graziadei (as Daniel Romalotti), The Young and the Restless
Roger Howarth (as Matt Clark), The Young and the Restless
Mike Manning (as Bradley “Smitty” Smith), Beyond the Gates
Lawrence Saint-Victor (as Carter Walton), The Bold and the Beautiful
Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series
Braedyn Bruner (as Emma Scorpio-Drake), General Hospital
Al Calderon (as Javier Hernandez), Days of Our Lives
Alice Halsey (as Rachel Black), Days of Our Lives
Giovanni Mazza (as Gio Palmieri), General Hospital
Ambyr Michelle (as Eva Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Arielle Prepetit (as Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne), Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
Jasmine Burke (as June Hughes), Beyond the Gates
Jeff Kober (as Cyrus Renault), General Hospital
Eva LaRue (as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez), General Hospital
Christopher Sean (as Paul Narita), Days of Our Lives
Ray Wise (as Ian Ward), The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series
3rd Hour of TODAY
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Live With Kelly and Mark
TODAY With Jenna & Friends
The View
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host
Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin & Ana Navarro, The View
Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall
Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri Shepherd, Sherri
Outstanding Entertainment News Series
Access Hollywood
Entertainment Tonight
Extra
Outstanding Daytime Personality (Daily)
Mona Kosar Abdi, Derek Hough & Terri Seymour, Extra
Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith & Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight
Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover & Mario Lopez, Access Hollywood
Star Jones & Corey Jovan, Divorce Court
Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program
Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood — An Entertainment Tonight Special
Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Working In the Theatre
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime
Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
Have Guitar Will Travel World
The Kelly Clarkson Show Episode 5033
Let Frankie Cook,” Getting the Band Back Together
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Outstanding Technical Direction and Video for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates, Episode 104
The Bold and the Beautiful,” Episode 9511
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade”
The Jennifer Hudson Show, ” Episode 4041
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”
Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
General Hospital, Episode 15719
The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Episode 5033
The Young and the Restless,” Episode 13273
So, what do you think of the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations? Who are you happy to see receive a nomination and who do you think was snubbed? Weigh-in via the comment section.
Monday on Entertainment Tonight, the second set of nominations for the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced which included the highly-coveted Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actress and Outstanding Daytime Talk Series.
ET followed suit after Extra announced the nominees, as previously reported, in the Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actor and Outstanding Daytime Talk Host.
Now, five leading ladies of the soaps are vying for the gold for Lead Actress and the category marked the first-ever nominations for CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates when two actresses made the final cut. Only General Hospital is not represented among the actresses this year after Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis) took home the trophy last year.
Photo: NATAS
THE FIVE LEADING LADIES OF THE SOAPS ARE …
The 2026 Lead Actress nominees are: Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives, Karla Mosley (Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates, Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless, Heather Tom (Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful, and Tamara Tunie (Anita Dupree), Beyond the Gates.
This marks the first Daytime Emmy nominations for Karla Mosley and Tamara Tunie. In addition, this marks the first-time in her career that Stacy Haiduk had received a Lead Actress nod after two Supporting Actress nominations.
Meanwhile, Michelle Stafford had previously won 3 Emmys – 2 for Lead Actress and 1 for Supporting, but this recognition makes it her 11th overall nomination.
Heather Tom currently is tied for the most all-time Daytime Emmy wins with One Life to Live alum and General Hospital guest star, Erika Slezak. The B&B star has 19 nominations throughout her career.
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DAYTIME TALK SERIES
In the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series category, the nominees are: 3rd Hour of Today, The Drew Barrymore Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Live with Kelly and Mark, Today with Jenna and Friends and The View.
“We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television,” NATAS president and CEO Adam Sharp said in a statement on the nominations. “As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”
The rest of the nominations will be revealed tomorrow on Tuesday July 14 starting on The View and then the full list of nominees in both the main and creative arts will be released by NATAS. The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are slated for October 30th in Hollywood, California.
So, what do you think about the women who are vying for the Lead Actress Daytime Emmy? Happy with who got in? Who do you feel got snubbed? What do you think of the nominees for Daytime Talk Series? Weigh-in via the comment section.
Monday afternoon, Extra kicked-off the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations with the reveal of two major categories. First, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series — Actor, and second, Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host.
Previous Emmy winners all, the men who will be vying for daytime’s most coveted prize are: Eric Braeden (Victor Newman), The Young and the Restless, Steve Burton (Jason Morgan), General Hospital, Scott Clifton (Liam Spencer), The Bold and the Beautiful, Thorsten Kaye (Ridge Forrester), The Bold and the Beautiful, and Christian Jules Le Blanc (Michael Baldwin), The Young and the Restless.
Let’s take a look at the actors Emmy resumes: Eric Braeden has been nominated nine times for Lead Actor and won once in 1998. Steve Burton is a two-time Daytime Emmy winner, both in the Outstanding Supporting Actor category for GH as Jason Morgan and Y&R as Dylan McAvoy. Today’s nomination makes it his 10th overall, and his third time in the the Lead Actor category.
Photo: NATAS
Scott Clifton has won three times previously in 2011, 2013 and 2017 and has the distinction of being the only actor to win in Younger Actor, Supporting and Lead. This is his 8th nomination.
Thorsten Kaye is a two-time Lead Actor winner in 2023 and 2024. Christian LeBlanc has also won three times as Lead Actor in 2005, 2007 and 2009 and this is his first nod in over a decade.
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TALK SHOW HOSTS
In the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host, the nominees are: Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Ana Navarro, The View, Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall, Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show, and Sherri Shepherd, Sherri.
Both The Kelly Clarkson Show and Sherri have come to their conclusions as Sherri was canceled after 4 seasons and Kelly Clarkson decided to end her talk show after 7 seasons.
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are set to be handed out in a ceremony on October 30 in Hollywood with more details forthcoming. The complete list of 2026 Daytime Emmy nominations will be revealed tomorrow on July 14 beginning at 12pm ET/9am PT via The Emmys.TV social channels and website.
So, what do you think of the race for Lead Actor in a Drama Series? Surprised by any of the nominees? Who are you rooting for? What do you think about the the talk show host category? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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