The 2025 Daytime Emmy nominations are here, with Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, and The Young and Restless all up for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series.
The nominations were rolled out on Wednesday July 9 on Entertainment Tonight, Extra and Access Hollywood, and continued on Thursday July 10, 2025, with Selena Gomez once again nominated for her series in Outstanding Culinary Instructional Series, and Joanna Gaines and husband Chip nominated in Outstanding Instructional/How-To Program for Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse.
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelous will go up against Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager, Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Clarkson, and Drew Barrymore for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host.
© GC ImagesThere are six women named in the Lead Actress category, with all but one previously winning Daytime Emmys.
Sharon Case, Eileen Davidson, Melissa Claire Egan, and Michelle Stafford (Young and Restless) will go up against Nancy Lee Grahn and Laura Wright from General Hospital.
There are five men up for Lead Actor: Eric Martsolf, Greg Rikaart and Paul Telfer from Days of Our Lives, Peter Bergman for The Young and Restless, and Dominic Zamprogna of General Hospital.
2025 Daytime Emmy nominations
Outstanding Drama Series
Days of our Lives (Peacock)
General Hospital (ABC)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)
© CBSOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
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)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
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)
© Disney via Getty ImagesOutstanding Guest Performance In A Daytime Drama Series
Linden Ashby (Cameron Kirsten, The Young and the Restless)
Clint Howard (Tom Starr, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Jacqueline Lopez (Blaze, General Hospital)
Alley Mills (Heather Webber, General Hospital)
Valarie Pettiford (Amy Lewis, The Young and the Restless)
Avery Kristen Pohl (Esme Prince, General Hospital)
Outstanding Emerging Talent In A Daytime Drama Series
Olivia d’Abo (Fifi Garrett, The Bay)
AnnaLynne McCord (Cat Greene, Days of Our Lives)
Ashley Puzemis (Holly Jonas, Days of Our Lives)
Christian Weissmann (Remy Pryce, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Lisa Yamada (Luna Nozawa, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Daytime Drama Series
Tajh Bellow (TJ Ashford, General Hospital)
Blake Berris ( Everett Lynch, Days of our Lives)
Michael Graziadei (Daniel Romalotti, The Young and the Restless)
Gregory Harrison (Gregory Chase, General Hospital)
Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer, General Hospital)
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Daytime Drama Series
© CBSLinsey Godfrey (Sarah Horton, Days of Our Lives)
Courtney Hope (Sally Spectra, The Young and the Restless)
Kate Mansi (Kristina Corinthos Davis, General Hospital)
Emily O’Brien (Theresa Donovan, Days of Our Lives)
Susan Walters (Diane Jenkins Abbott, The Young and the Restless)
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Live with Kelly and Mark
The View
© Getty ImagesOutstanding Daytime Talk Series Host
Drew Barrymore
Jenna Bush Hager, Hoda Kotb
Kelly Clarkson
Mark Consuelos, Kelly Ripa
Jennifer Hudson
Outstanding Instructional/How-To Program
Dime Como Hacerlo, Roku
The Fixers, BYUtv
Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse, Magnolia Network
Going Home with Tyler Cameron, Amazon Prime Video
Married to Real Estate, HGTV
Martha Gardens, Roku
Outstanding Culinary Instructional Series
Be My Guest with Ina Garten, Food Network
Delicious Miss Brown, Food Network
Emeril Cooks, Roku
Lidia’s Kitchen. PBS
Selena + Restaurant, Food Network
Outstanding Daytime Personality – Non-Daily
Sir David Attenborough, Secret Lives of Orangutans
Brad Bestelink, Living with Leopards, Netflix
Anthony Mackie, Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie: Gulf Coast
Martha Stewart, Martha Gardens
Kardea Brown, Delicious Miss Brown
Joanna Gaines, Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines
Ina Garten, Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Emeril Lagasse, Emeril Cooks
Michael Symon, Symon’s Dinners Cooking Out
© Getty ImagesOutstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program
Black Barbie. Netflix
Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame, PBS
Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter. IFC
The Swift Effect, Peacock
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors, PBS
Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program
America’s Court with Judge Kevin Ross, Entertainment Studios
Divorce Court, Fox
Hot Bench, CBS Media Ventures
Judy Justice, Amazon Prime Video
Justice For The People with Judge Milian, Entertainment Studios
We The People with Judge Lauren Lake, Entertainment Studios
Outstanding Entertainment News Series
Access Hollywood, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios
E! News, E! Entertainment
Entertainment Tonight, CBS Media Ventures
Extra, Warner Brothers Television Distribution
Eligibility window
The eligibility window for the 2025 nominations was the 2024 calendar year so Peacock's hit new series Beyond The Gates was not eligible for any categories.
© DisneyNew categories
The Television Academy has also included a brand new category for this year – Best Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series – while the Best Culinary Series contest has been divided into Best Culinary Instructional Series and Best Culinary Cultural Series.
The Best Travel, Nature, and Adventure category has also been split into two different categories: Best Travel and Adventure Program, and Best Nature and Science Program.
Best Original Song has also been eliminated as a category at the Daytime Emmys.
© CBSWhat is considered a Daytime Emmy show?
With so many potential categories across the Daytime Emmys, the Primetime Emmys, and the Children's & Family Emmys, the Academy has also clarified what constitutes a Daytime submission.
No fictional programming, outside of Daytime Dramas (i.e., soap operas) are allowed to be submitted, nor can programming with mature content.
When are the 2025 Daytime Emmys?
The 2025 Daytime Emmys do not yet have a ceremony date but it is expected to take place in Los Angeles in October.
