Monday, November 2, 2026

2026 Daytime Emmy Winners/Nominations



Soap Opera Categories

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series

Beyond the Gates, CBS

Days of Our Lives, Peacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television]

General Hospital, ABC

The Young and the Restless, CBS [Sony Pictures Television]


Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress

Stacy Haiduk as Kristen DiMera, Days of our Lives, Peacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television]

Karla Mosley as Dani Dupree, Beyond the Gates, CBS

Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers, The Young and the Restless, CBS [Sony Pictures Television]

Heather Tom as Katie Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.]

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 [Sony Pictures Television]

Steve Burton as Jason Morgan, General Hospital, ABC

Scott Clifton as Liam Spencer, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.]

Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.]

Christian Jules Le Blanc as Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless, CBS [Sony Pictures Television]


Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress

Linsey Godfrey as Sarah Horton, Days of our Lives, Peacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television]

Camryn Grimes as Mariah Copeland, The Young and the Restless, CBS [Sony Pictures Television]

Beth Maitland as Traci Abbott, The Young and the Restless, CBS [Sony Pictures Television]

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 [Sony Pictures Television]

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

Michael Graziadei as Daniel Romalotti, The Young and the Restless, CBS [Sony Pictures Television]

Roger Howarth as Matt Clark, The Young and the Restless, CBS [Sony Pictures Television]

Mike Manning as Bradley “Smitty” Smith, Beyond the Gates, CBS

Lawrence Saint-Victor as Carter Walton, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.]


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 [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television]

Alice Halsey as Rachel Black, Days of our Lives, Peacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television]

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 [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television]

Ray Wise as Ian Ward, The Young and the Restless, CBS [Sony Pictures Television]


Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series

Beyond the Gates, CBS

The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.]

Days of our Lives, Peacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television]

General Hospital, ABC


Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series

Days of our Lives, Peacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television]

General Hospital, ABC

The Young and the Restless, CBS [Sony Pictures Television]


Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Program

Beyond the Gates

CBS

General Hospital

ABC

The Young and the Restless

CBS [Sony Pictures Television]


Other Daytime Categories

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 Entertainment News Series

Access Hollywood, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Entertainment Tonight, CBS Media Ventures

Extra, Warner Bros. Television [Telepictures]


Outstanding Culinary Instructional Series

Andrew Zimmern’s Wild Game Kitchen, Outdoor Channel [Intuitive Content]

Be My Guest with Ina Garten, Food Network [Pacific Productions]

Delicious Miss Brown, Food Network [FRANK.]

Magnolia Table: At The Farm, Magnolia Network [Blind Nil]

Pati’s Mexican Table, PBS [Mexican Table LLC | Early Light Media]


Outstanding Culinary Cultural Series

America The Bountiful, PBS [Credo Nonfiction]

Best Ever Food Review Show, Best Ever Food Review Show on YouTube

Fork & Hammer, American Public Television [Susie Films]

Lucky Chow, PBS [Lucky Rice]

Savor The City, TV-One [Powerhouse Productions]


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 [Ping Pong Productions]

Long Way Home, Apple [Long Way Productions]

The Lovely Lemurs of Madagascar, Pets.TV [Allen Media Group]

Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross, Roku [Joy Mill Entertainment | Story Syndicate | Artists First]

Superskilled with Eva zu Beck, National Geographic


Outstanding Instructional / How-To Program

Ask This Old House, PBS | Roku [This Old House Productions]

Fixer Upper: Colorado Mountain House, Magnolia Network [Blind Nil]

Home Town Takeover, HGTV [RTR Media Inc.]

The Last Wright: Building the Final Home Design of America’s Greatest Architect, Magnolia Network [One Traveler | All 3 Media | A | Miziker Entertainment]

This Old House, PBS | Roku [This Old House Productions]


Outstanding Lifestyle Program

A Different Breed, InkBlot Narratives [Purina Films]

George to the Rescue, NBC

With Love, Meghan, Netflix [Sony Pictures Television | Archewell Productions]

The Motherhood, Hallmark Channel | Hallmark+ [Scout Productions | Deep Blue Productions]

The Wizard of Paws, BYUtv [Nomadica Films | The Dodo | Vox Media Studios]


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 [IFC]

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 [Disney Yellow Shoes Studios | Film 45 | EverWonder Studio]

Living Proof, Hulu [The DIVA Foundation | Shivelight LLC | Zables & Associates]

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC | Peacock [Done & Dusted]

Unleashing Hope: The Power of Service Dogs for Children with Autism, Hulu [NY27 Productions | Shivelight LLC | Zables & Associates]


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 [Monument Pictures]


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 [Telepictures]

Sherri Shepherd, Sherri, Debmar-Mercury


Outstanding Culinary Host

Kardea Brown

Delicious Miss Brown

Food Network [FRANK.]

Danielle Chang

Lucky Chow

PBS [Lucky Rice]

Ina Garten

Be My Guest with Ina Garten

Food Network [Pacific Productions]

Pati Jinich

Pati’s Mexican Table

PBS [Mexican Table LLC | Early Light Media]

Andrew Zimmern

Andrew Zimmern’s Wild Game Kitchen

Outdoor Channel [Intuitive Content]


Outstanding Daytime Personality – Daily

Mona Kosar Abdi, Derek Hough & Terri Seymour

Extra

Warner Bros. Television [Telepictures]

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


Outstanding Daytime Personality – Non-Daily

Joy Behar, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin & Ana

Navarro

The Weekend View

ABC News Live

Derrick Campana

The Wizard of Paws

BYUtv [Nomadica Films | The Dodo | Vox Media Studios]

Giada De Laurentiis

Giada in My Kitchen

Prime Video [Butternut]

Keke Palmer

Glam Through The Ages

KeyTV Network

Joseph Rosendo

Joseph Rosendo’s Steppin’ Out

PBS [Joseph Rosendo Presents]

Eva zu Beck

Superskilled with Eva zu Beck

National Geographic


Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Non-Fiction Series

Ask This Old House

Thank You, Roger Cook

PBS | Roku [This Old House Productions]

Expedition Unknown

Searching for World War II’s Lost Hero

Discovery Channel [Ping Pong Productions]

Joseph Rosendo’s Steppin’ Out

Cuba

PBS [Joseph Rosendo Presents]

Lucky Chow

Made in Taiwan

PBS [Lucky Rice]

This Old House

Asheville Rebuilds

PBS | Roku [This Old House Productions]


Outstanding Directing for a Daytime Non-Studio Non-Fiction Series

A Different Breed

The Season Begins

InkBlot Narratives [Purina Films]

Let Frankie Cook

Pasta From Scratch

Tastemade [Linguine Pictures]

Samantha Brown’s Places To Love

Crystal Coast of North Carolina

PBS [Samantha Brown Media]

Superskilled with Eva zu Beck

How I Survived a Trek Through the Desert Alone

National Geographic

The Wizard of Paws

Buster’s New Kicks

BYUtv [Nomadica Films | The Dodo | Vox Media Studios]


Outstanding Directing for a Daytime Studio Non-Fiction Series

Craft Roundtables

Editors

IndieWire.com

The Drew Barrymore Show

Episode 5127

CBS Media Ventures

Entertainment Tonight

Episode 45.7

CBS

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episode 5033

NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

TODAY with Jenna & Friends

Hoda-Bration

NBC


Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime Program

Beyond the Gates, Episode 103, CBS

Have Guitar Will Travel World, The Shetland Sound, PBS [Have Guitar Will Travel World, LLC]

The Kelly Clarkson Show, Episode 5033, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Let Frankie Cook, Getting the Band Back Together, Tastemade [Linguine Pictures]

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC | Peacock [Done & Dusted]


Outstanding Cinematography or Camerawork for a Daytime Program

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade

ABC [Disney Yellow Shoes Studios | Film 45 | EverWonder Studio]

France Made with Love

PBS [Symbio Studios]

General Hospital

Episode 15719

ABC

Long Way Home

Lost in Lapland

Apple [Long Way Productions]

Superskilled with Eva zu Beck

They Climb in Skirts… I Tried to Keep Up

National Geographic

TrueSouth

Ocean Springs, MS

ESPN | ABC | SEC Network [Bluefoot Entertainment]


Outstanding Editing for a Daytime Non-Studio Program

A Different Breed

The Season Begins

InkBlot Narratives [Purina Films]

Expedition Unknown

Great Pyramid Secrets Revealed

Discovery Channel [Ping Pong Productions]

King of Collectibles: The Golden Touch

Ken-ichiwa!

Netflix [Spoke Studios | Omaha Productions | Full Day Productions]

Long Way Home

Deep in the Forest

Apple [Long Way Productions]

The Wizard of Paws

Buster’s New Kicks

BYUtv [Nomadica Films | Vox Media Studios | The Dodo]


Outstanding Editing for a Daytime Studio Program

Craft Roundtables

Editors

IndieWire.com

The Drew Barrymore Show

Episode 5137

CBS Media Ventures

Extra

Extra at the Emmys

Warner Bros. Television Group [Telepictures]

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episode 5033

NBCUniversal Syndication Studios


Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Prerecorded Daytime Program

Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi

Wild Atlantic Way North, Ireland

PBS [Sauce & Liver Productions, LLC]

Dream of Europe

London Part 1 with Abbey Road Studios

PBS [Dream of Italy Productions, LLC]

Expedition Unknown

The Man-Eating Lions of Kenya

Discovery Channel [Ping Pong Productions]

Forever Young with Dr. Pablo Prichard

Wheel Of Age

NBC [Hearst Media Production Group | Agency X]

Long Way Home

Lost in Lapland

Apple [Long Way Productions]


Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Live Daytime Program

The Bold and the Beautiful

Episode 9658

CBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.]

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Episode 4039

Warner Bros. Television [Telepictures]

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episode 5007

NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

NBC | Peacock [Done & Dusted]

The Young and the Restless

Episode 13260

CBS [Sony Pictures Television]


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 [Telepictures]

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episode 6169

NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

NBC | Peacock [Done & Dusted]


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 [Sony Pictures Television]

The Young and the Restless

Episode 13244

CBS [Sony Pictures Television]


Outstanding Costume Design / Styling for a Daytime Program

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Episode 4140

Warner Bros. Television [Telepictures]

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episode 5033

NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

NBC | Peacock [Done & Dusted]

The Young and the Restless

Episode 13149

CBS [Sony Pictures Television]

The Young and the Restless

Episode 13273

CBS [Sony Pictures Television]


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 [Sony Pictures Television]


Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design for a Daytime Program

The Drew Barrymore Show

CBS Media Ventures

The Kelly Clarkson Show

NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Tamron Hall

Disney Entertainment Distribution

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