Daytime Emmys 2025: The Complete Winners List

The Daytime Emmys celebrate the best and brightest of daytime television, and the 52nd annual event crowned this year’s standout hosts, actors, and shows across talk, drama, and lifestyle categories.

Mario Lopez hosted the show and will put a new spin on the Daytime Emmys by premiering clips from the ceremony on Access Hollywood on October 20. Since this year’s awards show doesn’t have a broadcast partner, Access Hollywood aired segments dedicated to the show the week of October 13.

General Hospital won the top award of the night for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series. The long-running soap dominated the night with seven wins. Outstanding Leads in a Daytime Drama Series went to Paul Telfer for Days of Our Lives and Nancy Lee Grahn for her work on General Hospital.

Other notable wins include Sir David Attenborough for Outstanding Daytime Personality (Non-Daily) for Netflix’s Secret Lives of Orangutans; Drew Barrymore for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host for her talk show (but was not there to accept the award); and Lisa Yamada, who was the inaugural winner in the new category Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series for her work in The Bold and the Beautiful.

The show paid homage to the iconic soap Days of Our Lives and its 60 years of storytelling. The beloved residents of Salem assembled onstage and took a bow, celebrating decades of drama, romance, and twists that have captivated audiences for generations.

Deborah Norville received the Lifetime Achievement Award (Daytime Emmys / NATAS)

Seasoned journalist Deborah Norville received the Lifetime Achievement Award for her decades in the industry.

The 2025 Daytime Emmy Awards were held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. Below, see the full winners list, and let us know in the comments section if your favorites won. (Plus, check out the celebrity couples on the red carpet.)

Daytime Emmys / NATAS

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series

Days of our Lives — Peacock

General Hospital — ABC – WINNER

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 – WINNER

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 – WINNER

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 – WINNER

Susan Walters wins for her role as Diane Jenkins Abbott in ‘The Young and the Restless’ (Daytime Emmys / NATAS )

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor

Tajh Bellow as TJ Ashford, General Hospital — ABC

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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 – WINNER

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 – WINNER

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 – WINNER

Valarie Pettiford as Amy Lewis, The Young and the Restless — CBS

Avery Kristen Pohl as Esme Prince, General Hospital — ABC

Alley Mills wins for her turn as Heather Webber in ‘General Hospital’ (ABC)

Outstanding Culinary Instructional Series

Outstanding Lifestyle Program

Outstanding Instructional/How-To Program

Dime Como Hacerlo — Roku (This Old House Productions)

The Fixers — BYUtv

Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse — Magnolia Network (Blind Nil) – WINNER

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 – WINNER

The View — ABC

Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host

Drew Barrymore, The Drew Barrymore Show — CBS Media Ventures – WINNER

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 Bros. Television Distribution

Outstanding Culinary Host

Kardea Brown, Delicious Miss Brown — Food Network – WINNER

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

Daytime Emmy / NATAS

Outstanding Travel or Adventure Program

Expedition Unknown — Discovery Channel (Ping Pong Productions) – WINNER

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 – WINNER

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 – WINNER

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+ – WINNER

Secret Lives of Orangutans — Netflix (Silverback Films)

Secrets of the Neanderthals — Netflix (BBC Studios)

Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program

Black Barbie — Netflix (shondalandmedia) – WINNER

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) – WINNER

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 – WINNER

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 – WINNER

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) – WINNER

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 – WINNER

The Young and the Restless — CBS

Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Non-Fiction Program

Black Barbie — Netflix (shondalandmedia) – WINNER

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 – WINNER

The Young and the Restless — CBS

Outstanding Casting

Days of our Lives — Peacock – WINNER

General Hospital — ABC

Making Good — BYUtv

Start Up — PBS (Arcadius Productions)

The Young and the Restless — CBS

2025 Gold Circle Inductee: Jane Elliott (Performer, General Hospital)

2025 Silver Circle Inductees:

• Greg Barna (Director of Photography, Travels with Darley, Equitrekking, Cyberchase For Reel, Bill Moyers – Close to Home, Beer Geeks, Lidia’s Family Table, Shelia Bridges Designer Living)
• Judy Blye Wilson (Casting Director, The Young and the Restless, All My Children, One Life to Live)
• Star Jones (Host & Executive Producer, Divorce Court, The View)
• Kate Linder (Performer, The Young and the Restless)
• James Reynolds (Performer, Days of our Lives)