2026 Daytime Emmy Nominations (List)

Nominations for the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards, highlighting the best in daytime television, have been released. Read the full list of nominees below.

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series

• “Beyond the Gates” (CBS)
• “Days of Our Lives” (Peacock)
• “General Hospital” (ABC)
• “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series – Actress

• 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 Performer in a Daytime Drama Series – Actor

• 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 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 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 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” (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 Casting for a Daytime Program

• “Beyond the Gates” (CBS)
• “General Hospital” (ABC)
• “The Young and the Restless” (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 Entertainment News Series

• “Access Hollywood” (NBCUniversal Syndication Studios)
• “Entertainment Tonight” (CBS Media Ventures)
• “Extra” (Warner Bros. Television)

Outstanding Culinary Host

• Kardea Brown – “Delicious Miss Brown” (Food Network)
• Danielle Chang – “Lucky Chow” (PBS)
• Ina Garten – “Be My Guest with Ina Garten” (Food Network)
• Pati Jinich – “Pati’s Mexican Table” (PBS)
• Andrew Zimmern – “Andrew Zimmern’s Wild Game Kitchen” (Outdoor Channel)

Outstanding Culinary Instructional Series

• “Andrew Zimmern’s Wild Game Kitchen” (Outdoor Channel)
• “Be My Guest with Ina Garten” (Food Network)
• “Delicious Miss Brown” (Food Network)
• “Magnolia Table: At The Farm” (Magnolia Network)
• “Pati’s Mexican Table” (PBS)

Outstanding Culinary Cultural Series

• “America The Bountiful” (PBS)
• “Best Ever Food Review Show” (Best Ever Food Review Show on YouTube)
• “Fork & Hammer” (American Public Television)
• “Lucky Chow” (PBS)
• “Savor The City” (TV-One)

Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Series

• “Caught in Providence” (Debmar-Mercury)
• “Divorce Court” (Fox)
• “Justice For The People with Judge Milian” (Entertainment Studios)
• “Mathis Court with Judge Mathis” (Entertainment Studios)

Outstanding Travel and Adventure Program

• “Expedition Unknown” (Discovery Channel)
• “Long Way Home” (Apple)
• “The Lovely Lemurs of Madagascar” (Pets.TV)
• “Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross” (Roku)
• “Superskilled with Eva zu Beck” (National Geographic)

Outstanding Instructional/How-to Program

• “Ask This Old House” (PBS | Roku)
• “Fixer Upper: Colorado Mountain House” (Magnolia Network)
• “Home Town Takeover” (HGTV)
• “The Last Wright: Building the Final Home Design of America’s Greatest Architect” (Magnolia Network)
• “This Old House” (PBS | Roku)

Outstanding Lifestyle Program

• “A Different Breed” (InkBlot Narratives)
• “George to the Rescue” (NBC)
• “With Love, Meghan” (Netflix)
• “The Motherhood” (Hallmark Channel | Hallmark+)
• “The Wizard of Paws” (BYUtv)

Outstanding Arts and Culture Program

• “Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood” (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 Daytime Special

• “Critics Choice 2nd Annual Celebration of LBGTQ+ Cinema & Television” (Here TV)
• “Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade” (ABC)
• “Living Proof” (Hulu)
• “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” (NBC | Peacock)
• “Unleashing Hope: The Power of Service Dogs for Children with Autism” (Hulu)

Outstanding Daytime Short Form Program

• “Catalyst” (LinkedIn News)
• “Glam Through The Ages” (KeyTV Network)
• “Most-Ordered” (Eater)
• “The Path with Ryan Roslansky” (LinkedIn News)
• “Stand Up and Do Something with Michael Jr.” (BYUtv)

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 Daytime Personality ~ Non-daily

• Eva zu Beck – “Superskilled with Eva zu Beck”
• Joy Behar, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin & Ana Navarro – “The Weekend View”
• Derrick Campana – “The Wizard of Paws”
• Giada De Laurentiis – “Giada in My Kitchen”
• Keke Palmer – “Glam Through The Ages”
• Joseph Rosendo – “Joseph Rosendo’s Steppin’ Out”

(To view the full list of nominees, visit TVInsider.)

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