The 53rd Daytime Emmy Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), is scheduled to take place on October 30, 2026, at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California. During the gala, the NATAS will present Daytime Emmys honoring daytime television in 2025.
Nominees The nominees for the 53rd Daytime Emmy Awards were announced on July 14, 2026.
Programming + Beyond the Gates General Hospital Days of Our Lives The Young and the Restless 3rd Hour Today The Drew Barrymore Show The Kelly Clarkson Show Live with Kelly and Mark Today with Jenna & Friends The View Access Hollywood Entertainment Tonight Extra Andrew Zimmern's Wild Game Kitchen Be My Guest with Ina Garten Delicious Miss Brown Magnolia Table: At The Farm Pati's Mexican Table
Acting + Eric Braeden as Victor Newman on The Young and the Restless Steve Burton as Jason Morgan on General Hospital Scott Clifton as Liam Spencer on The Bold and the Beautiful Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful Christian LeBlanc as Michael Baldwin on The Young and the Restless Stacy Haiduk as Kristen DiMera on Days of Our Lives Karla Mosley as Dani Dupree on Beyond the Gates Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers on The Young and the Restless Heather Tom as Katie Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful Tamara Tunie as Anita Williams Dupree on Beyond the Gates Sean Dominic as Nate Hastings on The Young and the Restless Timon Kyle Durrett as Bill Hamilton on Beyond the Gates Michael Graziadei as Daniel Romalotti on The Young and the Restless Roger Howarth as Matt Clark on The Young and the Restless Mike Manning as Bradley Smith on Beyond the Gates Lawrence Saint-Victor as Carter Walton on The Bold and the Beautiful Linsey Godfrey as Sarah Horton on Days of Our Lives Camryn Grimes as Mariah Copeland on The Young and the Restless Beth Maitland as Traci Abbott on The Young and the Restless Trisha Mann-Grant as Leslie Thomas on Beyond the Gates Amanda Setton as Brook Lynn Quartermaine on General Hospital Braedyn Bruner as Emma Scorpio-Drake on General Hospital Al Calderon as Javier Hernandez on Days of Our Lives Alice Halsey as Rachel Black on Days of Our Lives Giovanni Mazza as Gio Palmieri on General Hospital Ambyr Michelle as Eva Thomas on Beyond the Gates Arielle Prepetit as Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne on Beyond the Gates Jasmine Burke as June Hughes on Beyond the Gates Jeff Kober as Cyrus Renault on General Hospital Eva LaRue as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez on General Hospital Christopher Sean as Paul Narita on Days of our Lives Ray Wise as Ian Ward on The Young and the Restless
Hosting & Daytime Personality + 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 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
Directing/Writing + Days of Our Lives General Hospital The Young and the Restless Beyond the Gates The Bold and the Beautiful Days of Our Lives General Hospital
Lifetime Achievement Awards Genie Francis, long-running actress on General Hospital who has played Laura Spencer at various times since 1977.
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