Daytime Emmy 2025 full list: ‘Young and the Restless' dominates lead acting nominations
NATAS
) has unveiled the first set of nominees for the 52nd annual
Daytime Emmy
Awards. The ceremony is scheduled for October 17, 2025, in Pasadena, California
Only three daytime drama series earned nominations this year: General Hospital (ABC), Days of Our Lives (Peacock), and The Young and the Restless (CBS).
NATAS explained that categories with fewer than ten entries can nominate no more than 50% of submissions, a rule meant to maintain competition integrity.
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Talk Shows in the Race
In the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series category, the nominees are:
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Live with Kelly and Mark
The View
The Kelly Clarkson Show is the returning winner from last year.
Leading Actors and Actresses in Drama
The Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series category includes:
Sharon Case (The Young and the Restless)
Eileen Davidson (The Young and the Restless)
Melissa Claire Egan (The Young and the Restless)
Nancy Lee Grahn (General Hospital)
Michelle Stafford (The Young and the Restless)
Laura Wright (General Hospital)
Nominees for Outstanding Lead Actor are:
Peter Bergman (The Young and the Restless)
Eric Martsolf (Days of Our Lives)
Greg Rikaart (Days of Our Lives)
Paul Telfer (Days of Our Lives)
Dominic Zamprogna (General Hospital)
Lifestyle, Culinary, and Travel Categories
Nominees for Outstanding Lifestyle Program include:
George to the Rescue
Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut
Harlem Globetrotters: Play It Forward
Homegrown
You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment
The Outstanding Travel and Adventure Program nominees are:
Expedition Unknown
Field Trip with Curtis Stone
The Good Road
How I Got Here
Joseph Rosendo's Steppin' Out
Mexico Made With Love
Outstanding Culinary Instructional Series nominees:
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Delicious Miss Brown
Emeril Cooks
Lidia's Kitchen
Selena + Restaurant
Outstanding Instructional/How-To Program nominees:
Dime Como Hacerlo
The Fixers
Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse
Going Home with Tyler Cameron
Married to Real Estate
Martha Gardens
What's New and What's Missing
This year, NATAS replaced the Outstanding Younger Performer category with a new one: Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series.
CBS's new soap Beyond the Gates, which premiered in February 2025, was not eligible for this year's awards due to the official eligibility window ending on December 31, 2024.
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