Your 2026 Complete List of Daytime Emmy Nominees

The nominations for the 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards have been announced. Did your favorites get a nod? Check out the list of nominees, which includes nods for Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, and The Young and the Restless.

And the Daytime Emmy Nominations Go To

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series

Beyond the Gates, CBS

Days of our Lives, Peacock

General Hospital, ABC

The Young and the Restless, CBS

Outstanding Daytime Talk Series

3rd Hour of TODAY, NBC

The Drew Barrymore Show, CBS Media Ventures

The Kelly Clarkson Show, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Live with Kelly and Mark, Disney Entertainment Distribution

TODAY with Jenna & Friends, NBC

The View, ABC

Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program

Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood, An Entertainment Tonight Special, CBS Media Ventures

Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter, The Hollywood Reporter

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors, CNN Digital | Variety

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors, PBS

Working in the Theatre, AmericanTheatreWing.org

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress

Stacy Haiduk as Kristen DiMera, Days of our Lives, Peacock

Karla Mosley as Dani Dupree, Beyond the Gates, CBS

Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers, The Young and the Restless, CBS

Heather Tom as Katie Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

Tamara Tunie as Anita Williams Dupree, Beyond the Gates, CBS

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor

Eric Braeden as Victor Newman, The Young and the Restless, CBS

Steve Burton as Jason Morgan, General Hospital, ABC

Scott Clifton as Liam Spencer, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

Christian Jules Le Blanc as Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless, CBS

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress

Linsey Godfrey as Sarah Horton, Days of our Lives, Peacock

Camryn Grimes as Mariah Copeland, The Young and the Restless, CBS

Beth Maitland as Traci Abbott, The Young and the Restless, CBS

Trisha Mann-Grant as Leslie Thomas, Beyond the Gates, CBS

Amanda Setton as Brook Lynn Quartermaine, General Hospital, ABC

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor

Sean Dominic as Nate Hastings, The Young and the Restless, CBS

Timon Kyle Durrett as Bill Hamilton, Beyond the Gates, CBS

Michael Graziadei as Daniel Romalotti, The Young and the Restless, CBS

Roger Howarth as Matt Clark, The Young and the Restless, CBS

Mike Manning as Bradley "Smitty" Smith, Beyond the Gates, CBS

Lawrence Saint-Victor as Carter Walton, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series

Braedyn Bruner as Emma Scorpio-Drake, General Hospital, ABC

Al Calderon as Javier Hernandez, Days of our Lives, Peacock

Alice Halsey as Rachel Black, Days of our Lives, Peacock

Giovanni Mazza as Gio Palmieri, General Hospital, ABC

Ambyr Michelle as Eva Thomas, Beyond the Gates, CBS

Arielle Prepetit as Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne, Beyond the Gates, CBS

Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series

Jasmine Burke as June Hughes, Beyond the Gates, CBS

Jeff Kober as Cyrus Renault, General Hospital, ABC

Eva LaRue as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez, General Hospital, ABC

Christopher Sean as Paul Narita, Days of our Lives, Peacock

Ray Wise as Ian Ward, The Young and the Restless, CBS

Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host

Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin & Ana Navarro, The View, ABC

Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall, Disney Entertainment Distribution

Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show, Warner Bros. Television

Sherri Shepherd, Sherri, Debmar-Mercury

Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series

Beyond the Gates, CBS

The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

Days of our Lives, Peacock

General Hospital, ABC

Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series

Days of our Lives, Peacock

General Hospital, ABC

The Young and the Restless, CBS

Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime Program

Beyond the Gates (Episode 103), CBS

Have Guitar Will Travel World, The Shetland Sound, PBS

The Kelly Clarkson Show (Episode 5033), NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Let Frankie Cook, Getting the Band Back Together, Tastemade

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC | Peacock

Outstanding Technical Direction and Video for a Daytime Program

Beyond the Gates (Episode 104), CBS

The Bold and the Beautiful (Episode 9511), CBS

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade, ABC

The Jennifer Hudson Show (Episode 4041), Warner Bros. Television

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC | Peacock

Outstanding Cinematography or Camerawork for a Daytime Program

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade, ABC

France Made with Love, PBS

General Hospital (Episode 15719), ABC

Long Way Home, Lost in Lapland, Apple

Superskilled with Eva zu Beck, They Climb in Skirts… I Tried to Keep Up, National Geographic

TrueSouth, Ocean Springs, MS, ESPN | ABC | SEC Network

Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Live Daytime Program

The Bold and the Beautiful (Episode 9658), CBS

The Jennifer Hudson Show (Episode 4039) Warner Bros. Television

The Kelly Clarkson Show (Episode 5007), NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC | Peacock

The Young and the Restless (Episode 13260), CBS

Outstanding Lighting Direction for a Daytime Program

Beyond the Gates (Episode 104), CBS

General Hospital (Episode 15624), ABC

The Jennifer Hudson Show (Episode 4010), Warner Bros. Television

The Kelly Clarkson Show (Episode 6169), NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC | Peacock

Outstanding Art Direction / Set Decoration / Scenic Design for a Daytime Program

The Kelly Clarkson Show (Episode 5033), NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Live with Kelly and Mark (Episode 250414), Disney Entertainment Distribution

The View (Episode 6280), ABC

The Young and the Restless (Episode 13145), CBS

The Young and the Restless (Episode 13244), CBS

Outstanding Costume Design / Styling for a Daytime Program

The Jennifer Hudson Show (Episode 4140), Warner Bros. Television

The Kelly Clarkson Show (Episode 5033), NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC | Peacock

The Young and the Restless (Episode 13149), CBS

The Young and the Restless (Episode 13273), CBS

Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup for a Daytime Program

Beyond the Gates (Episode 103), CBS

General Hospital (Episode 15719), ABC

The Kelly Clarkson Show (Episode 5033), NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

The Young and the Restless (Episode 13273), CBS

Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Program

Beyond the Gates, CBS

General Hospital, ABC

The Young and the Restless, CBS

The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be handed on Friday, October 30, 2026, at the Hollywood Palladium, in Hollywood, Calif.