The 52 Annual Daytime Emmy Nominees: The Complete List

Here’s the full list of the 52nd Annual Daytime nominees. Find out if your favorites from The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, and The Young and the Restless are going to win on October 17, 2025. Unlike past years where there have been separate ceremonies for the Daytime Emmys and the Creative Arts, there will only be one ceremony this year.

The 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominees

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series

Days of our Lives (Peacock)

General Hospital (ABC)

The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress

Sharon Case as Sharon Newman, Y&R, CBS

Eileen Davidson as Ashley Abbott, Y&R, CBS

Melissa Claire Egan as Chelsea Lawson, Y&R, CBS

Nancy Lee Grahn as Alexis Davis, GH, ABC

Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers, Y&R, CBS

Laura Wright as Carly Spencer, GH, ABC

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor

Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott, Y&R, CBS

Eric Martsolf as Brady Black, DAYS, Peacock

Greg Rikaart as Leo Stark, DAYS, Peacock

Paul Telfer as Xander Kiriakis, DAYS, Peacock

Dominic Zamprogna as Dante Falconeri, GH, ABC

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress

Linsey Godfrey as Sarah Horton, DAYS, Peacock

Courtney Hope as Sally Spectra, Y&R, CBS

Kate Mansi as Kristina Corinthos Davis, GH, ABC

Emily O'Brien as Theresa Donovan, DAYS, Peacock

Susan Walters as Diane Jenkins Abbott, Y&R, CBS

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor

Tajh Bellow as TJ Ashford, GH, ABC

Blake Berris as Everett Lynch, DAYS, Peacock

Michael Graziadei as Daniel Romalotti, Y&R, CBS

Gregory Harrison as Gregory Chase, GH, ABC

Jonathan Jackson as Lucky Spencer, GH, ABC

Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series

Olivia d'Abo as Fifi Garrett, The Bay, Popstar! TV

AnnaLynne McCord as Cat Greene, DAYS, Peacock

Ashley Puzemis as Holly Jonas, DAYS, Peacock

Christian Weissmann as Remy Pryce, B&B, CBS

Lisa Yamada as Luna Nozawa, B&B, CBS

Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series

Linden Ashby as Cameron Kirsten, Y&R, CBS

Clint Howard as Tom Starr, B&B, CBS

Jacqueline Lopez as Blaze, GH, ABC

Alley Mills as Heather Webber, GH, ABC

Valarie Pettiford as Amy Lewis, Y&R, CBS

Avery Kristen Pohl as Esme Prince, GH, ABC

Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series

Days of our Lives (Peacock)

General Hospital (ABC)

The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series

Days of our Lives (Peacock)

General Hospital (ABC)

The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Outstanding Daytime Talk Series

The Drew Barrymore Show, CBS Media Ventures

The Jennifer Hudson Show, Warner Brothers Television Distribution

The Kelly Clarkson Show, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Live with Kelly and Mark, Disney Entertainment Distribution

The View, ABC

Outstanding Entertainment News Series

Access Hollywood, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

E! News, E! Entertainment

Entertainment Tonight, CBS Media Ventures

Extra, Warner Brothers Television Distribution

Outstanding Culinary Instructional Series

Be My Guest with Ina Garten, Food Network

Delicious Miss Brown, Food Network

Emeril Cooks, Roku

Lidia's Kitchen, PBS

Selena + Restaurant, Food Network

Outstanding Culinary Cultural Series

BBQ High, Magnolia Network

Chasing Flavor with Carla Hall, HBO | Max

Ingrediente: Mexico, Amazon Prime Video

TrueSouth, ESPN | ABC | SEC Network

Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program

America's Court with Judge Kevin Ross, Entertainment Studios

Divorce Court, FOX

Hot Bench, CBS Media Ventures

Judy Justice, Amazon Prime Video

Justice For The People with Judge Milian, Entertainment Studios

We The People with Judge Lauren Lake, Entertainment Studios

Outstanding Travel and Adventure Program

Expedition Unknown, Discovery Channel

Field Trip with Curtis Stone, Hong Kong PBS

The Good Road, PBS

How I Got Here, BYUtv

Joseph Rosendo's Steppin' Out, PBS

Mexico Made With Love, PBS

Outstanding Science and Nature Program

Living with Leopards, Netflix

National Parks: USA, National Geographic

The Secret Lives of Animals, Apple TV+

Secret Lives of Orangutans, Netflix

Secrets of the Neanderthals, Netflix

Outstanding Instructional/How-To Program

Dime Como Hacerlo, Roku

The Fixers, BYUtv

Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse, Magnolia Network

Going Home with Tyler Cameron, Amazon Prime Video

Married to Real Estate, HGTV

Martha Gardens, Roku

Outstanding Lifestyle Program

George to the Rescue, NBC

Hack Your Health, The Secrets of Your Gut, Netflix

Harlem Globetrotters: Play It Forward, NBC

Homegrown, Magnolia Network

You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment, Netflix

Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program

Black Barbie, Netflix

Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame, PBS

Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter, IFC

The Swift Effect, Peacock

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors, PBS

Outstanding Daytime Special

Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter, An "Entertainment Tonight" Special, CBS

Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés, Amazon Prime Video

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade, ABC

98th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC

Shelter Me: The Cancer Pioneers, PBS

Outstanding Short Form Program

Ballin' Out, Outsports

Billboard Presents, Billboard.com

Catalyst, LinkedIn News

Eat This With Yara, The Chef Preserving Gaza's Cuisine Amid a Genocide, AJ+

Live Like A Champion, Healthline

Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host

Drew Barrymore, The Drew Barrymore Show, CBS Media Ventures

Jenna Bush Hager, Hoda Kotb, TODAY with Hoda and Jenna, NBC

Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Mark Consuelos, Kelly Ripa, Live with Kelly and Mark, Disney Entertainment Distribution

Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show, Warner Brothers Television Distribution

Outstanding Culinary Host

Kardea Brown, Delicious Miss Brown, Food Network

Joanna Gaines, Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines, Magnolia Network [Blind Nil]

Ina Garten, Be My Guest with Ina Garten, Food Network

Emeril Lagasse, Emeril Cooks, Roku [Marquee Brands]

Michael Symon, Symon's Dinners Cooking Out, Food Network

Outstanding Daytime Personality – Daily

Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith & Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight, CBS Media Ventures

Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover & Mario Lopez, Access Hollywood, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Star Jones, Corey Jovan, Divorce Court, FOX

Whitney Kumar, Kevin Rasco, Sarah Rose & Judge Judy Sheindlin, Judy Justice, Amazon Prime Video

Outstanding Daytime Personality – Non-Daily

Sir David Attenborough, Secret Lives of Orangutans, Netflix

Brad Bestelink, Living with Leopards, Netflix

Andi Sweeney Blanco, Courtney Dober, Rob North & Kirin Stone, The Fixers, BYUtv

Anthony Mackie, Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie: Gulf Coast, National Geographic

Martha Stewart, Martha Gardens, Roku

Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Non-Fiction Program

Black Barbie, Netflix

Modern Pioneering with Georgia Pellegrini, PBS

National Parks: USA, National Geographic

Secret Lives of Orangutans, Netflix

Shelter Me: The Cancer Pioneers, PBS

Outstanding Directing Team for a Single Camera Daytime Non-Fiction Program

Living with Leopards, Netflix

Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild, NBC

The Secret Lives of Animals, Apple TV+

Secret Lives of Orangutans, Netflix

Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie: Gulf Coast, National Geographic

Outstanding Directing Team for a Multiple Camera Daytime Non-Fiction Program

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade, ABC

The Drew Barrymore Show, CBS Media Ventures

The Good Road, PBS

The Kelly Clarkson Show, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

The Wizard of Paws, BYUtv

Outstanding Music Direction and Composition

Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors, Netflix

National Parks: USA, National Geographic

The Secret Lives of Animals, Apple TV+

Secret Lives of Orangutans, Netflix

Secrets of the Neanderthals, Netflix

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade, ABC

The Drew Barrymore Show, CBS Media Ventures

Neighbours, Amazon Prime Video

The View, ABC

The Young and the Restless, CBS

Outstanding Cinematography

Living with Leopards, Netflix

Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors, Netflix

National Parks: USA, National Geographic

The Secret Lives of Animals, Apple TV+

Secret Lives of Orangutans, Netflix

Outstanding Single Camera Editing

Hack Your Health, The Secrets of Your Gut, Netflix

Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors, Netflix

The Secret Lives of Animals, Apple TV+

Secret Lives of Orangutans, Netflix

Secrets of the Neanderthals, Netflix

Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade, ABC

The Fixers, BYUtv

How I Got Here, BYUtv

The Kelly Clarkson Show, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Resurrected Rides, Netflix

Outstanding Live Sound Mixing and Sound Editing

The Kelly Clarkson Show, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

The Talk, CBS

The View, ABC

The Young and the Restless, CBS

Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing

Hack Your Health, The Secrets of Your Gut, Netflix

Joseph Rosendo's Steppin' Out, PBS

Living with Leopards, Netflix

National Parks: USA, National Geographic

The Secret Lives of Animals, Apple TV+

Secret Lives of Orangutans, Netflix

Secrets of the Neanderthals, Netflix

Outstanding Lighting Direction

Days of our Lives, Peacock

The Drew Barrymore Show, CBS Media Ventures

The Kelly Clarkson Show, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

The View, ABC

The Young and the Restless, CBS

Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design

Car Masters: Rust to Riches, Netflix

The Drew Barrymore Show, CBS Media Ventures

Hack Your Health, The Secrets of Your Gut, Netflix

Reconnecting Roots, PBS

Tex Mex Motors, Netflix

Outstanding Casting

Days of our Lives (Peacock)

General Hospital (ABC)

The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Making Good, BYUtv

Start Up, PBS

Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design

The Drew Barrymore Show, CBS Media Ventures

The Kelly Clarkson Show, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Live with Kelly and Mark, Disney Entertainment Distribution

Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors, Netflix

The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Outstanding Costume Design/Styling

The Drew Barrymore Show, CBS Media Ventures

General Hospital, ABC

Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors, Netflix

Sherri, Debmar-Mercury

The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup

The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

The Drew Barrymore Show, CBS Media Ventures

General Hospital, ABC

The Jennifer Hudson Show, Warner Brothers Television Distribution

The Kelly Clarkson Show, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Secrets of the Neanderthals, Netflix

Sherri, Debmar-Mercury

Outstanding Regional Content in a Daytime Genre

Chicagoland's Best Bites, WMAQ-TV

createid | SARA: A Life in Dreams and Symbols, Idaho Public Television

Danzando para Sanar, WWDT-TV

Hidden Homicide, WGN-TV

Relish, Twin Cities, PBS

The 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are set to be handed out on Friday, October 17, 2025