Daytime Emmys 2026 Nominations Announced (Updating)

The nominations for the 2026 Daytime Emmys will be announced on Tuesday, July 14. Ahead of the complete list of nominees, the Television Academy has announced a few key categories for Outstanding Lead Actor and Lead Actress and others.

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The 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony will take place Oct. 30.

Key Takeaways

• The full slate of this year’s nominees will be announced on Tuesday, July 14 at 12 p.m. ET.
• Beyond the Gates premiered in February 2025
• The ceremony will take place on Friday, October 30 2026.

Check out a few nominees listed below:

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series — Actress

Stacy Haiduk as Kristen DiMera, “Days of Our Lives” (Peacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television])
Karla Mosley as Dani Dupree, “Beyond the Gates” (CBS)
Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers, “The Young and the Restless” (CBS [Sony Pictures Television])
Heather Tom as Katie Logan, “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.])
Tamara Tunie as Anita Williams Dupree, “Beyond the Gates” (CBS)

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Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series — Actor

Eric Braeden as Victor Newman, “The Young and the Restless” (CBS [Sony Pictures Television])
Steve Burton as Jason Morgan, “General Hospital” (ABC)
Scott Clifton as Liam Spencer, “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.])
Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester, “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.])
Christian Jules LeBlanc as Michael Baldwin, “The Young and the Restless” (CBS [Sony Pictures Television])

Outstanding Daytime Talk Series

“3rd Hour of Today” (NBC)
“The Drew Barrymore Show” (CBS Media Ventures)
“The Kelly Clarkson Show” (NBCUniversal Syndication Studios)
“Live with Kelly and Mark” (Disney Entertainment Distribution)
“Today with Jenna & Friends” (NBC)
“The View” (ABC)

Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host

Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin & Ana Navarro, “The View” (ABC)
Kelly Clarkson, “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (NBCUniversal Syndication Studios)
Tamron Hall, “Tamron Hall” (Disney Entertainment Distribution)
Jennifer Hudson, “The Jennifer Hudson Show” (Warner Bros. Television [Telepictures])
Sherri Shepherd, “Sherri” (Debmar-Mercury)

The complete list of nominees will be announced on Tuesday morning, July 14.

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