DAYTIME EMMYS 2024

Daytime Emmys 2024 Nominations: complete list of TV shows and actors

The Daytime Emmys return, recognizing the best in American daytime television programming.

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Sixty years on from the very first ceremony, the Daytime Emmys return. The first nominees for the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards in five categories were revealed on social media and through entertainment outlets as a taster on Thursday and today at noon, the full list dropped.

Multiple Daytime Emmy winners among the nominees

There were multiple nominations for the Netflix-produced series African Queens: Njinga and NBC’s Mutual Of Ohama’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild. Kelly Clarkson, who already has seven Daytime Emmy awards is nominated for the Outstanding Daytime Talk Show Host award with the chance of winning it for a fourth time. She will be up against Whoopi Goldberg, who took home the award in 2009 and another previous winner, Tamron Hall.

2024 Daytime Emmys nominees full list

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series

  • The Bay (Popstar! TV)
  • The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
  • Days of our Lives (Peacock)
  • General Hospital (ABC)
  • Neighbours (Amazon Freevee)
  • The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Outstanding Talk Show

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show (syndicated)
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show (syndicated)
  • Tamron Hall (syndicated)
  • Turning the Tables With Robin Roberts (Disney+)
  • The View (ABC)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

  • Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke, The Bold and the Beautiful) CBS
  • Annika Noelle, (Hope, The Bold and the Beautiful) CBS
  • Michelle Stafford (Phyllis, The Young and the Restless) CBS
  • Tamara Braun (Ava, Days of Our Lives) Peacock
  • Finola Hughes (Anna, General Hospital) ABC
  • Cynthia Watros (Nina, General Hospital) ABC

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

  • Eric Braeden (Victor,The Young and the Restless) CBS
  • Scott Clifton (Liam, The Bold and the Beautiful) CBS
  • Thorsten Kaye (Ridge, The Bold and the Beautiful) CBS
  • John McCook (Eric, The Bold and the Beautiful) CBS
  • Eric Martsolf (Brady, Days of Our Lives) Peacock
  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
  • Jennifer Gareis (Donna Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful) CBS
  • Linsey Godfrey (Sarah Horton, Days of Our Lives) Peacock
  • Courtney Hope (Sally Spectra, The Young and the Restless) CBS
  • Allison Lanier (Summer Newman Abbott, The Young and the Restless) CBS
  • Emily O’Brien (Gwen Rizczech, Days of Our Lives) Peacock

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

  • Robert Gossett (Marshall Ashford, General Hospital) ABC
  • Bryton James (Devon Winters, The Young and the Restless) CBS
  • Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis, Days of Our Lives) Peacock
  • A Martinez (Nardo Ramos, The Bay) Popstar! TV
  • Mike Manning (Caleb McKinnon, The Bay) Popstar! TV

Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series

  • Linden Ashby (Cameron Kirsten, The Young and the Restless) CBS
  • Ashley Jones (Dr. Bridget Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful) CBS
  • Alley Mills (Heather Webber, General Hospital) ABC
  • Guy Pearce (Mike Young, Neighbors) Amazon Freevee
  • Dick Van Dyke (Mystery Man/Timothy Robicheaux, Days of Our Lives) Peacock

Outstanding Talk Show Host

  • Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro: The View (ABC)
  • Kelly Clarkson: The Kelly Clarkson Show (syndicated)
  • Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa, Live With Kelly and Mark (ABC)
  • Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell and Sheryl Underwood: The Talk
  • Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall (syndicated)

Outstanding Entertainment News Program

  • Access Hollywood (Syndicated)
  • Entertainment Tonight (Syndicated)
  • Extra (Syndicated)

Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program

  • Hot Bench (Syndicated)
  • Judy Justice (Amazon Freevee)
  • Justice For The People with Judge Milian (Syndicated)
  • The People’s Court (Syndicated)
  • We The People with Judge Lauren Lake (Syndicated)

Outstanding Culinary Program

  • Be My Guest with Ina Garten (Food Network)
  • Family Dinner (Magnolia Network)
  • Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays (Food Network)
  • Valerie’s Home Cooking (Food Network)
  • What Am I Eating? with Zooey Deschanel (Max)

Outstanding Daytime Travel, Adventure and Nature program

  • Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory (National Geographic)
  • Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper (National Geographic)
  • Guy’s All-American Road Trip (Food Network)
  • Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild (NBC)
  • Street Somm (Tastemade)

Outstanding Daytime Instructional/How-to program

  • Fixer to Fabulous (HGTV)
  • Fixer Upper: The Hotel (Magnolia Network)
  • Hack My Home (Netflix)
  • Martha Gardens (Roku)
  • Windy City Rehab (HGTV)

Outstanding Daytime Lifestyle program

  • Downey’s Dream Cars (Max)
  • George to the Rescue (NBC)
  • Growing Floret (Magnolia Network)
  • Homegrown (Magnolia Network)
  • Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones (Netflix)

Outstanding Daytime Arts and Popular Culture program

  • Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids (Vimeo)
  • King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch (Netflix)
  • Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter (SundanceTV)
  • Oprah and “The Color Purple” Journey (Max)
  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (PBS)
  • Working in the Theatre (AmericanTheatreWing.org)

Oustanding Educational and Informational program

  • African Queens: Njinga (Netflix)
  • Harlem Globetrotters Play It Forward (NBC)
  • Ireland Made with Love (PBS)
  • Leveling Lincoln (PBS)
  • What Really Happened: America’s Wild (National Geographic)

Outstanding Daytime Special

  • Culture Quest: Ukraine (PBS)
  • Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade (ABC)
  • 97th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Recipe for Change: Celebrating Black Men (SpringHill)
  • Unexpected (Hulu)

Outstanding Daytime Short form program

  • Catalyst (LinkedIn News)
  • The Dads (Netflix)
  • Hollywood Atelier: Rob Pickens (The Hollywood Reporter)
  • How Una Pizza Napoletana Became the No.1 Ranked Pizza in the World (Eater)
  • Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre (Netflix)

Outstanding Daytime Personality

  • Frank Caprio - Caught in Providence
  • Kevin Frazier, Nischelle Turner and team - Enterainment Tonight
  • Deborah Norville & team - Inside Edition
  • Robert Hernandez, Star Jones - Divorce Court
  • Judge Judy Sheindlin & team - Judy Justice

Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime non-fiction program

  • African Queens: Njinga
  • Mutual Of Ohama's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild
  • Superanimals
  • Reconnecting Roots

Outstanding Directing Team for a single camera Daytime non-fiction program

  • African Queens: Njinga (Netflix)
  • Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids (Vimeo)
  • Mutual Of Ohama's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild (NBC)
  • Searching for Soul Food (HULU)
  • Truesouth (ESPN, ABC, SEC Network)
  • Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones (Netflix)

Outstanding Directing Team for a multiple camera Daytime non-fiction program

  • Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade (ABC)
  • The Drew Barrymore Show (syndicated)
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show (syndicated)
  • The View (ABC)
  • Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts (Disney+)

Outstanding Culinary Host

  • Lidia Bastianich, 25 Years with Lidia: A Culinary Jubilee (PBS)
  • Valerie Bertinelli, Valerie’s Home Cooking (Food Network)
  • Eduardo Garcia, Big Sky Kitchen with Eduardo Garcia (Magnolia Network)
  • Emeril Lagasse, Emeril Cooks (Roku)
  • Sophia Roe, Counter Space (Tastemade)
  • Buddy Valastro, Legends of the Fork (A&E)

Daytime Personality - Daily 

  • Frank Caprio, Caught in Providence (Facebook Watch)
  • Kevin Frazier, Nischelle Turner Matt Cohen, Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Will Marfuggi, Rachel Smith, Entertainment Tonight (Syndicated)
  • Deborah Norville, Steven Fabian, Lisa Guerrero, Ann Mercogliano, Jim Moret, Les Trent, Inside Edition (Syndicated)
  • Robert Hernandez, Star Jones, Divorce Court (FOX)
  • Judge Judy Sheindlin, Whitney Kumar, Kevin Rasco, Sarah Rose, Judy Justice (Amazon Freevee)

Daytime Personality - Non-daily 

  • Samantha Brown, Samantha Brown’s Places To Love (PBS)
  • Derrick Campana, The Wizard of Paws (BYUtv)
  • Christian Cooper, Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper (National Geographic)
  • Zoë François, Andrew Zimmern, Holiday Party with Andrew & Zoë (Magnolia Network)
  • Jet Tila, Ready Jet Cook (Food Network)

Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series

  • The Bay (Popstar! TV)
  • The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
  • Days of Our Lives (Peacock)
  • General Hospital (ABC)
  • The Young and the Restless (CBS)

General Hospital and The Bold and the Beautiful

The award for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series will be contested by The Bay (Popstar! TV), The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS), Days of our Lives (Peacock), General Hospital (ABC), Neighbours (Amazon Freevee) and The Young and the Restless (CBS).

In the running for this year’s Outstanding Lead Actress are: Finola Hughes, who has four previous nominations in the category, she will be up against Tamara Braun (Days of our Lives), Katherine Kelly Lang (The Bold and the Beautiful), Annika Noelle (The Bold and the Beautiful), Cynthia Watros (General Hospital) and Michelle Stafford (The Young and the Restless).

The Daytime Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence to commemorate excellence in daytime programming. The Daytime Emmy statuette, depicting a winged woman, arms aloft holding an atom, was designed by Louis McManus, who used his wife as the model.

This year’s ceremony will be held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites in Los Angeles on Friday 7 June starting at 8 p.m. EDT / 5 p.m. PT and will be broadcast live on CBS. The awards show will also be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+ as well as the Emmys app and watch.TheEmmys.tv.

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