The 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards is scheduled to take place in October of this year, but fans can still celebrate, as the full list of nominees was announced on Thursday, July 10 at 12 EST.
It’s important to note that these nominations reflect programming between January 1 to December 31, 2024, and Beyond the Gates was not eligible for this year.
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Top Three Categories
The top nominees in the top three categories were announced the day prior, on Wednesday, July 9. Below are the categories and nominations:
Outstanding Lead Performance In A Daytime Drama Series: Actress & Actress
Sharon Case (Sharon Newman, Young and Restless)
Eileen Davidson (Ashley Abbott, Young and Restless)
Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea Lawson, Young and Restless)
Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis, General Hospital)
Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers, Young and Restless)
Laura Wright (Carly Spencer, General Hospital)
Outstanding Lead Performance In A Daytime Drama Series: Actor
Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott, Young and Restless)
Eric Martsolf (Brady Black, Days of Our Lives)
Greg Rikaart (Leo Stark, Days of Our Lives)
Paul Telfer (Xander Kiriakis, Days of Our Lives)
Dominic Zamprogna (Dante Falconeri, General Hospital)
Analyzing The Top Nominees
When it comes to the Lead Actress nominees, all but one – Y&R’s Melissa Claire Egan – have won the statue in the past. Egan has had prior nominations. With that said, Stafford, Wright, and Davidson have all won a Lead Actress award, with Davidson winning twice in the past for her role as Ashley Abbot on the Y&R, as well as her role on DOOL as Kristen DiMera. Grahn is also a two-time Daytime Emmy winner, both in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress.
Meanwhile, for the men, Bergman is the only past actor on this who’s won in the Lead Actor category, while Martsolf and Rikaart have won Daytime Emmy statues in the Supporting Actor category. This is Daytime Emmy nod number 2 for Telfer, who was a nominee in the Supporting Actor category in 2020, and Zamprogna has snagged three previous nominations in the Supporting Actor race and one for Lead Actor.
Supporting Categories
The supporting roles in the land of daytime are key to moving storylines forward, and the 2025 Daytime Emmy nominees in these categories are as follows:
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
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Courtney Hope as Sally Spectra, Y&R
Susan Walters as Diane Jenkins Abbott, Y&R
Linsey Godfrey as Sarah Horton, DAYS
Kate Mansi as Kristina Corinthos Davis, GH
Emily O’Brien as Theresa Donovan, DAYS
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Tajh Bellow as TJ Ashford, GH
Michael Graziadei as Daniel Romalotti, Y&R
Blake Berris as Everett Lynch, DAYS
Jonathan Jackson as Lucky Spencer, GH
Gregory Harrison as Gregory Chase, GH
Emerging Talent + Guest Performance
Below are the nominees in the newest Daytime Emmy category – Outstanding Emerging Talent, as well as Outstanding Guest Performance:
Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series
Christian Weissman as Remy Pryce, The Bold and the Beautiful
Lisa Yamada as Luna Nozawa, B&B
Ashley Puzemis as Holly Jonas, DAYS
AnnaLynne McCord as Cat Greene, DAYS
Olivia d’Abo as Fifi Garrett, The Bay
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
Clint Howard as Tom Starr, B&B
Jacqueline Lopez as Blaze, GH
Linden Ashby as Cameron Kirsten, Y&R
Alley Mills as Heather Webber, GH
Valarie Pettiford as Amy Lewis, Y&R
Avery Kristen Pohl as Esme Prince, GH
Writing, Directing, Etc.
Rounding out the categories in the land of Daytime Emmys (related to soaps), are:
Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Casting
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Making Good
Start Up
It’s interesting to note that The Bold and the Beautiful was left out of many top categories, including Best Daytime Drama, Outstanding Writing, Outstanding Directing, and Outstanding Casting. Could that be because they were too late in presenting submissions, or is there another reason?
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