Following is a complete list of this year's Daytime Emmy winners and nominees in the drama series categories. Additionally, categories that include both soap operas and programming other than soaps are included. Winners are in boldface type and marked with a bullet (•).
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
The Bay
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
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General Hospital
Neighbours)
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor
Eric Braeden (Victor Newman, The Young and the Restless)
Scott Clifton (Liam Spencer, The Bold and the Beautifull)
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Thorsten Kaye (Ridge Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Eric Martsolf (Brady Black, Days of our Lives)
John McCook (Eric Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress
Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali, Days of our Lives)
Finola Hughes (Anna Devane, General Hospital)
Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Annika Noelle (Hope Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful)
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Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers, The Young and the Restless)
Cynthia Watros (Nina Reeves, General Hospital)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor
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Robert Gossett (Marshall Ashford, General Hospital)
Bryton James (Devon Winters, The Young and the Restless)
Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis, Days of our Lives)
A Martinez (Nardo Ramos, The Bay)
Mike Manning (Caleb McKinnon, The Bay)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress
Jennifer Gareis (Donna Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Linsey Godfrey (Sarah Horton, Days of our Lives)
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Courtney Hope (Sally Spectra, The Young and the Restless)
Allison Lanier (Summer Newman Abbott, The Young and the Restless)
Emily O'Brien (Gwen Rizczech, Days of our Lives)
Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series
The Younger Performer category has been discontinued. For more information on this change,
please read here.
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series
Linden Ashby (Cameron Kirsten, The Young and the Restless)
Ashley Jones (Dr. Bridget Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Alley Mills (Heather Webber, General Hospital)
Guy Pearce (Mike Young, Neighbours)
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Dick Van Dyke (Mystery Man/Timothy Robicheaux, Days of our Lives)
Outstanding Writing Team
The Bay (Popstar! TV)
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
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General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Directing Team
The Bay (Popstar! TV)
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
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General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Casting
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African Queens: Njinga (Netflix)
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
Start Up
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
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African Queens: Njinga (Netflix)
The Drew Barrymore Show (Syndicated)
General Hospital
The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated)
The View (ABC)
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Lighting Direction
General Hospital
The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated)
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The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated)
The View
TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
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Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day
The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated)
Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
No daytime dramas were nominated
Family Ingredients (PBS)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated)
Team Rubicon (Roku)
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TrueSouth (ESPN|ABC|SEC Network)
The Wizard of Paws (BYUTV)
Outstanding Live Sound Mixing and Sound Editing
No daytime dramas were nominated
The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated)
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The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated)
The Talk (CBS)
Tamron Hall (Syndicated)
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
No daytime dramas were nominated
African Queens: Njinga (Netflix)
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Live To 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones (Netflix)
Mutual of Omahas' Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild (NBC)
Mysteries of the Faith (Netflix)
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Empire (Netflix)
Outstanding Original Song
"Shine" | General Hospital
"Unexpected Truth" | Unexpected (Hulu)
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"We're Home" | Reconnecting Roots (PBS)
Outstanding Costume Design/Styling
African Queens: Njinga (Netflix)
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The Bold and the Beautiful
The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated)
Sherri (Syndicated)
Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup
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African Queens: Njinga (Netflix)
The Drew Barrymore Show (Syndicated)
Sherri (Syndicated)
The View (ABC)
The Young and the Restless
NOMINATIONS AT A GLANCE
The Bold and the Beautiful: 2 wins - 1 acting, 1 technical
12 nominations: 7 acting, 2 technical, plus Directing, Writing, and Series
The Young and the Restless: 2 wins - 2 acting
12 nominations: 6 acting, 3 technical, plus Directing, Writing, and Series
Days of our Lives: 1 win - 1 acting
11 nominations: 6 acting, 2 technical, plus Directing, Writing, and Series
General Hospital: 4 wins - 1 acting, plus Directing, Writing, and Series
11 nominations: 4 acting, 3 technical, plus Directing, Writing, and Series
The Bay: 5 nominations: 2 acting, plus Directing, Writing, and Series
Neighbours: 2 nominations:1 acting, plus Series
ABC: 4 wins, 11 nominations
CBS: 4 wins, 24 nominations
Peacock: 1 win, 11 nominations
PopStar! TV: 5 nomination
Amazon: 3 nominations
