2025 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations: ‘Y&R’ Leads in Major Categories — See List of Nominees
The nominees for the 2025 Daytime Emmy Awards have been revealed, and CBS’s The Young and the Restless leads the pack with 19 noms, followed by ABC’s General Hospital with 16 noms, and NBC’s Days of Our Lives with 13 nominations.
Also nominated was CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful with four nominations, Popstar TV’s The Bay with one nom, and Prime Video’s Neighbours also with one nomination.
Viewers should note that CBS’ newest daytime soap opera, Beyond the Gates, was not eligible for Daytime Emmy this year. It will be eligible for the next competition cycle, having premiered in 2025. The nominations window for the 2025 Daytime Emmy Awards is the 2024 calendar year, January 1 to December 31, 2024.
The default nominee target for each category is five nominees and one winner. However, there are some categories (notably, Daytime Drama Program) where the number of nominees is fewer. According to National Awards Committee guidelines, in any category where there are fewer than ten submissions, no more than 50% of submitted entries may be nominated. This is a longstanding rule that the National Awards Committee is enforcing across all competitions to ensure the integrity of NATAS competitions and maintain the reputation of excellence for nominees.
The Daytime Emmys will take place in October on CBS. See the 2025 Daytime Emmy Awards nominees below.
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
Days of our Lives — Peacock
General Hospital — ABC
The Young and the Restless — CBS (Sony Pictures Television)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless — CBS
Eric Martsolf as Brady Black, Days of our Lives — Peacock
Greg Rikaart as Leo Stark, Days of our Lives — Peacock
Paul Telfer as Xander Kiriakis, Days of our Lives — Peacock
Dominic Zamprogna as Dante Falconeri, General Hospital — ABC
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Sharon Case as Sharon Newman, The Young and the Restless — CBS
Eileen Davidson as Ashley Abbott, The Young and the Restless — CBS
Melissa Claire Egan as Chelsea Lawson, The Young and the Restless — CBS
Nancy Lee Grahn as Alexis Davis, General Hospital — ABC
Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers, The Young and the Restless — CBS
Laura Wright as Carly Spencer, General Hospital — ABC
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress
Linsey Godfrey as Sarah Horton, Days of our Lives — Peacock
Courtney Hope as Sally Spectra, The Young and the Restless — CBS
Kate Mansi as Kristina Corinthos Davis, General Hospital — ABC
Emily O’Brien as Theresa Donovan, Days of our Lives — Peacock
Susan Walters as Diane Jenkins Abbott, The Young and the Restless — CBS
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor
Tajh Bellow as TJ Ashford, General Hospital — ABC
Blake Berris as Everett Lynch, Days of our Lives — Peacock
Michael Graziadei as Daniel Romalotti, The Young and the Restless — CBS
Gregory Harrison as Gregory Chase, General Hospital — ABC
Jonathan Jackson as Lucky Spencer, General Hospital — ABC
Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series
Olivia d’Abo as Fifi Garrett, The Bay — Popstar! TV (LANY Entertainment | SheMogul Entertainment)
AnnaLynne McCord as Cat Greene, Days of our Lives — Peacock
Ashley Puzemis as Holly Jonas, Days of our Lives — Peacock
Christian Weissmann as Remy Pryce, The Bold and the Beautiful — CBS
Lisa Yamada as Luna Nozawa, The Bold and the Beautiful — CBS
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
Linden Ashby as Cameron Kirsten, The Young and the Restless — CBS
Clint Howard as Tom Starr, The Bold and the Beautiful — CBS
Jacqueline Lopez as Blaze, General Hospital — ABC
Alley Mills as Heather Webber, General Hospital — ABC
Valarie Pettiford as Amy Lewis, The Young and the Restless — CBS
Avery Kristen Pohl as Esme Prince, General Hospital — ABC
Outstanding Culinary Instructional Series
Be My Guest With Ina Garten — Food Network (Pacific Productions)
Delicious Miss Brown — Food Network (FRANK.)
Emeril Cooks — Roku (Marquee Brands)
Lidia’s Kitchen — PBS (Tavola Productions)
Selena + Restaurant — Food Network (July Moon Productions | Sony Pictures Television’s The Intellectual Property Corporation)
Outstanding Culinary Cultural Series
BBQ High — Magnolia Network [Hit + Run]
Chasing Flavor with Carla Hall — HBO | Max [Max | Fremantle’s Original Productions]
Ingrediente: Mexico — Amazon Prime Video
TrueSouth — ESPN | ABC | SEC Network [Bluefoot Entertainment]
Outstanding Lifestyle Program
George to the Rescue — NBC
Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut — Netflix (Tremolo Productions)
Harlem Globetrotters: Play It Forward — NBC (Hearst Media Production Group)
Homegrown — Magnolia Network (Eclipse Creative)
You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment — Netflix (Netflix | OPS | The Vogt Foundation)
Outstanding Instructional/How-To Program
Dime Como Hacerlo — Roku (This Old House Productions)
The Fixers — BYUtv
Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse — Magnolia Network (Blind Nil)
Going Home With Tyler Cameron — Amazon Prime Video (Amazon MGM Studios | High Noon Entertainment)
Married to Real Estate – HGTV
Martha Gardens — Roku (Marquee Brands)
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series
The Drew Barrymore Show — CBS Media Ventures
The Jennifer Hudson Show — Warner Brothers Television Distribution (JHUD Productions | Warner Bros. Unscripted Television | Telepictures)
The Kelly Clarkson Show — NBCUniversal Syndication Studios
Live With Kelly and Mark — Disney Entertainment Distribution
The View — ABC
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
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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 Travel or Adventure Program
Expedition Unknown — Discovery Channel (Ping Pong Productions)
Field Trip With Curtis Stone Hong Kong — PBS (Sunny Side Up Productions)
The Good Road — PBS (Good All Over)
How I Got Here — BYUtv (FORTÉ Entertainment)
Joseph Rosendo’s Steppin’ Out — PBS
Mexico Made With Love — PBS (Symbio Studios)
Outstanding Entertainment News Series
Access Hollywood — NBCUniversal Syndication Studios
E! News — E! Entertainment
Entertainment Tonight — CBS Media Ventures
Extra — Warner Brothers Television Distribution (Warner Bros. Unscripted Television | Telepictures)
Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program
America’s Court with Judge Kevin Ross — Entertainment Studios (Allen Media Group)
Divorce Court — FOX
Hot Bench — CBS Media Ventures
Judy Justice — Amazon Prime Video (Amazon MGM Studios | Sox Entertainment)
Justice For The People With Judge Milian — Entertainment Studios (Allen Media Group)
We The People With Judge Lauren Lake — Entertainment Studios (Allen Media Group)
Outstanding Science and Nature Program
Living With Leopards — Netflix (Wild Space | Natural History Film Unit Botswana | Freeborne Media | Netflix)
National Parks: USA — National Geographic (Stronghold Studios, LLC)
The Secret Lives of Animals — Apple TV+
Secret Lives of Orangutans — Netflix (Silverback Films)
Secrets of the Neanderthals — Netflix (BBC Studios)
Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program
Black Barbie — Netflix (shondalandmedia)
Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame — PBS (Bright Blue Media Group)
Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter — IFC (The Hollywood Reporter)
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 (Film 45 | Amazon MGM Studios | José Andrés Media)
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade — ABC (Film 45 | EverWonder Studio | Yellow Shoes Studio)
98th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade — NBC (Silent House Productions)
Shelter Me: The Cancer Pioneers — PBS (Steven Latham Productions)
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 (Lucky Tiger Productions)
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 (Amazon MGM Studios | Sox Entertainment)
Outstanding Daytime Personality – Non-Daily
Sir David Attenborough, Secret Lives of Orangutans — Netflix (Silverback Films)
Brad Bestelink, Living With Leopards — Netflix (Wild Space | Natural History Film Unit Botswana | Freeborne Media | Netflix)
Andi Sweeney Blanco, Courtney Dober, Rob North & Kirin Stone, The Fixers — BYUtv
Anthony Mackie, Shark Beach With Anthony Mackie: Gulf Coast — National Geographic (Nutopia)
Martha Stewart, Martha Gardens — Roku (Marquee Brands)
Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Days of our Lives — Peacock
General Hospital — ABC
The Young and the Restless — CBS
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Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Non-Fiction Program
Black Barbie — Netflix (shondalandmedia)
Modern Pioneering With Georgia Pellegrini — PBS (Georgia Pellegrini Media Group, Inc.)
National Parks: USA — National Geographic (Stronghold Studios, LLC)
Secret Lives of Orangutans — Netflix (Silverback Films)
Shelter Me: The Cancer Pioneers — PBS (Steven Latham Productions)
Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Days of our Lives — Peacock
General Hospital — ABC
The Young and the Restless — CBS
Outstanding Casting
Days of our Lives — Peacock
General Hospital — ABC
Making Good — BYUtv
Start Up — PBS (Arcadius Productions)
The Young and the Restless — CBS
2025 Daytime Emmy Awards, October 2025, CBS
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I seriously hope the actress who plays Brook Lynn on GH gets nominated for supporting or younger, if eligible. She deserves a nomination.
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Younger actress nominee??? Amanda Setton is almost 40. And they cancelled that category.
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Melody Thomas Scott had an amazing whole episode with Peter Bergman in the hotel which Jack tried to get Niki to get help with her alcoholism and at the end of that episode he failed as he then called his old drug dealer and relapsed it was a wonderful episode in which ch only those two showed and she deserves an Emmy after years on being on Y&R
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HGTV doesn't know what its doing canceled,
Married to Real Estate just got nominated for a daytime Emmy you idiots!
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HOW COME NO DAYS ACTRESSES WERE NOMINATED FOR LEADING ACTRESS THAT'S RIDICULOUS!
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Actress who plays Sara Horton!!!!
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I agree! But what about Diedra Hall who plays Dr. Marlena Evans? This thing about John (her husband on the show) dying on the show And The fact he passed away in real life? It was a double whammy and Diedra has played the part with grace, heartbreak and talent! They both deserve to WIN a Daytime Emmy! Thank you for letting me rant. I've been watching DOOL since it's inception. Today's my birthday and the best present I could get is at least get these ladies nominated. Are they afraid that they would both win and everyone else would just sink into oblivion?
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She is nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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I think they submit themselves and a clip of the their best scene.
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Why aren’t any actors from Bold and Beautiful nominated this year?
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I think they have to submit themselves and a clip
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I use to be a BIG Young and The Restless fan, but it has become very boring...especially with the Cane return and dragging on how they were stranded on that island and the winding maze.....just ridiculous. I am now a HUGE Beyond The Gates fan! Excitement on that show every single episode!
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I only watch YR. Everyone is great but Sharon Case has by far smashed every crazy scene.
I cant get over 4 women from YR are nominated for best actress.
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I have tried to watch Y & R and it is just boring compared to Days. So many wonderful lead actresses and none of them got nominated this year.
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It's bad writing. The storylines are lame. I watch my local news instead
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I think all of the young and the restless family deserve to win . They are the best soap opera out there . I want to see Jack win and Melissa Claire Egan the whole show ! A shout out to Erin Hailey as Claire she did a great job ! Adam Newman as a nice guy !
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I agree that there are a lot of very talented people on all the soaps, but really; only 2 people got nominated from the Bold & Beautiful and the one guy had a small role, the other just got killed off. Don't get me wrong, I am happy for them, but sometimes many wonderfully talented actors deserved a notification for their work this year. I am so tired of the Bold and the Beautiful not getting the recognition the show deserves.
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I'm a viewer (Y&R) from Day 1 but even though I'm totally bored now, no way I'll watch the gates!
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And ķate mansi!
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Kate is actually a talented performer.... proof of that is "people hate her character". People don't realize it's a talent to play a complex, annoying, unlikable character 😉
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Amanda seat is a great actress and she should be nominated
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It’s last year’s work not this year
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They have to send tapes in of their work in order to get nominated. If they don’t send it in they don’t get nominated is what I understand. I don’t know I could be wrong.
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Willow should have been nominated for Supporting Actress
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I think JI(Steffy) did a great job on B&B, she should have put herself in.
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I hope the girl who plays Luna on the B&B wins, she was outstanding!
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Sharon Case for her grest acting on Y&R this year the storyline where she was set up for killing Danny Romalottis girlfriend Heather. Awesome acting. Sharon deserves best sctress this year.
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Cricket is past the age of having a child unless it's an older one. That would be hard with Danny on tour. Paul and the Powers That Be had a strong disagreement and he said he'd NEVER be back!
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I think that it's nice to finally see Christine Happy she is always angry or mad I like her when she is smiling . Her and Danny should have a child you know anything is possible in the soap world .what ever happened to Paul ? He just disappeared .
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