2026 Daytime Emmy Awards: ‘General Hospital’ Wins Best Daytime Drama

The 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards were presented Friday night. The Young and the Restless led this year’s nominees with 18 nominations, including for best daytime drama series, followed by fellow daytime drama series nominees Beyond the Gates with 16 nods and General Hospital with 13 nods. The final daytime drama series nominee is Days of our Lives, which has a total of eight nominations this year. Other notable winners include Sherri Shepherd, who won best daytime host for emceeing her since-canceled Sherri talk show; Tracee Ellis Ross, who won best travel and adventure program for her Solo Traveling show; and Keke Palmer, who won for her work executive producing Glam Through the Ages. General Hospital‘s Genie Francis received the lifetime achievement award. And NATAS additionally inducted a number of individuals into its Gold and Silver Circle Society, recognizing industry leaders who’ve demonstrated enduring contributions to television through their 50 or 25 years in industry. The 2026 Gold Circle inductees are Allen Media Group CEO Byron Allen, performer Patrika Darbo, actor-director-producer Francesca James and host-producer Meredith Vieira. The Silver Circle inductees are Fox TV Stations executive vp, programming and development Stephen Brown and announcer warm-up host Rubin Ervin. The Hollywood Reporter won its first Daytime Emmy, taking home the award for best arts and popular culture program for THR’s Off Script roundtable series. Fellow PMC brand IndieWire additionally won best editing for a daytime studio program for its craft roundtables, with Trevor Wallace accepting for the brand. The 53rd Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony took place on Friday, Oct. 30 at the Hollywood Palladium. A complete list of the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards winners follows. Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Beyond the GatesCBS Days of our LivesPeacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television] General Hospital (WINNER)ABC The Young and the RestlessCBS [Sony Pictures Television] Outstanding Daytime Talk Series 3rd Hour of TODAYNBC The Drew Barrymore ShowCBS Media Ventures The Kelly Clarkson Show (WINNER)NBCUniversal Syndication Studios Live with Kelly and MarkDisney Entertainment Distribution TODAY with Jenna & FriendsNBC The ViewABC Outstanding Entertainment News Series Access HollywoodNBCUniversal Syndication Studios Entertainment Tonight (WINNER)CBS Media Ventures ExtraWarner Bros. Television [Telepictures] Outstanding Culinary Instructional Series Andrew Zimmern’s Wild Game KitchenOutdoor Channel [Intuitive Content] Be My Guest with Ina Garten (WINNER)Food Network [Pacific Productions] Delicious Miss BrownFood Network [FRANK.] Magnolia Table: At The FarmMagnolia Network [Blind Nil] Pati’s Mexican TablePBS [Mexican Table LLC | Early Light Media] Outstanding Culinary Cultural Series America The BountifulPBS [Credo Nonfiction] Best Ever Food Review ShowBest Ever Food Review Show on YouTube Fork & HammerAmerican Public Television [Susie Films] Lucky Chow (WINNER)PBS [Lucky Rice] Savor The CityTV-One [Powerhouse Productions] Outstanding Legal / Courtroom Series Caught in ProvidenceDebmar-Mercury Divorce CourtFOX Justice For The People with Judge Milian (WINNER)Entertainment Studios Mathis Court with Judge MathisEntertainment Studios Outstanding Travel and Adventure Program Expedition UnknownDiscovery Channel [Ping Pong Productions] Long Way HomeApple [Long Way Productions] The Lovely Lemurs of MadagascarPets.TV [Allen Media Group] Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross (WINNER)Roku [Joy Mill Entertainment | Story Syndicate | Artists First] Superskilled with Eva zu BeckNational Geographic Outstanding Instructional / How-To Program Ask This Old HousePBS | Roku [This Old House Productions] Fixer Upper: Colorado Mountain HouseMagnolia Network [Blind Nil] Home Town Takeover (WINNER)HGTV [RTR Media Inc.] The Last Wright: Building the Final Home Design of America’s Greatest ArchitectMagnolia Network [One Traveler | All 3 Media | A | Miziker Entertainment] This Old HousePBS | Roku [This Old House Productions] Outstanding Lifestyle Program A Different Breed (WINNER)InkBlot Narratives [Purina Films] George to the RescueNBC With Love, MeghanNetflix [Sony Pictures Television | The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC) | Archewell Productions] The MotherhoodHallmark Channel | Hallmark+ [Scout Productions | Deep Blue Productions] The Wizard of PawsBYUtv [Nomadica Films | The Dodo | Vox Media Studios] Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the NeighborhoodAn Entertainment Tonight SpecialCBS Media Ventures Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter (WINNER)The Hollywood Reporter [IFC] Variety & CNN Actors on ActorsCNN Digital | Variety Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsPBS Working in the TheatreAmericanTheatreWing.org Outstanding Daytime Special Critics Choice 2nd Annual Celebration of LBGTQ+ Cinema & TelevisionHere TV Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day ParadeABC [Disney Yellow Shoes Studios | Film 45 | EverWonder Studio] Living ProofHulu [The DIVA Foundation | Shivelight LLC | Zables & Associates] Macy’s Thanksgiving Day ParadeNBC | Peacock [Done & Dusted] Unleashing Hope: The Power of Service Dogs for Children with Autism (WINNER)Hulu [NY27 Productions | Shivelight LLC | Zables & Associates] Outstanding Daytime Short Form Program CatalystLinkedIn News Glam Through The Ages (WINNER)KeyTV Network Most-OrderedEater The Path with Ryan RoslanskyLinkedIn News Stand Up and Do Something with Michael Jr.BYUtv [Monument Pictures] Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress Stacy Haiduk as Kristen DiMeraDays of our LivesPeacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television] Karla Mosley as Dani DupreeBeyond the GatesCBS Michelle Stafford as Phyllis SummersThe Young and the RestlessCBS [Sony Pictures Television] Heather Tom as Katie LoganThe Bold and the BeautifulCBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.] Tamara Tunie as Anita Williams Dupree (WINNER)Beyond the GatesCBS Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor Eric Braeden as Victor NewmanThe Young and the RestlessCBS [Sony Pictures Television] Steve Burton as Jason MorganGeneral HospitalABC Scott Clifton as Liam Spencer (WINNER)The Bold and the BeautifulCBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.] Thorsten Kaye as Ridge ForresterThe Bold and the BeautifulCBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.] Christian Jules LeBlanc as Michael BaldwinThe Young and the RestlessCBS [Sony Pictures Television] Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress Linsey Godfrey as Sarah HortonDays of our LivesPeacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television] Camryn Grimes as Mariah CopelandThe Young and the RestlessCBS [Sony Pictures Television] Beth Maitland as Traci Abbott (WINNER)The Young and the RestlessCBS [Sony Pictures Television] Trisha Mann-Grant as Leslie ThomasBeyond the GatesCBS Amanda Setton as Brook Lynn QuartermaineGeneral HospitalABC Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor Sean Dominic as Nate HastingsThe Young and the RestlessCBS [Sony Pictures Television] Timon Kyle Durrett as Bill HamiltonBeyond the GatesCBS Michael Graziadei as Daniel RomalottiThe Young and the RestlessCBS [Sony Pictures Television] Roger Howarth as Matt Clark (WINNER)The Young and the RestlessCBS [Sony Pictures Television] Mike Manning as Bradley “Smitty” SmithBeyond the GatesCBS Lawrence Saint-Victor as Carter WaltonThe Bold and the BeautifulCBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.] Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series Braedyn Bruner as Emma Scorpio-DrakeGeneral HospitalABC Al Calderon as Javier HernandezDays of our LivesPeacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television] Alice Halsey as Rachel BlackDays of our LivesPeacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television] Giovanni Mazza as Gio PalmieriGeneral HospitalABC Ambyr Michelle as Eva Thomas (WINNER)Beyond the GatesCBS Arielle Prepetit as Naomi Hamilton HawthorneBeyond the Gates Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series Jasmine Burke as June HughesBeyond the GatesCBS Jeff Kober as Cyrus Renault (WINNER)General HospitalABC Eva LaRue as Natalia Rogers-RamirezGeneral HospitalABC Christopher Sean as Paul NaritaDays of our LivesPeacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television] Ray Wise as Ian WardThe Young and the RestlessCBS [Sony Pictures Television] Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin & Ana NavarroThe ViewABC Kelly ClarksonThe Kelly Clarkson ShowNBCUniversal Syndication Studios Tamron HallTamron HallDisney Entertainment Distribution Jennifer HudsonThe Jennifer Hudson ShowWarner Bros. Television [Telepictures] Sherri Shepherd (WINNER)SherriDebmar-Mercury Outstanding Culinary Host Kardea BrownDelicious Miss Brown Food Network [FRANK.] Danielle ChangLucky ChowPBS [Lucky Rice] Ina Garten (WINNER)Be My Guest with Ina GartenFood Network [Pacific Productions] Pati JinichPati’s Mexican TablePBS [Mexican Table LLC | Early Light Media] Andrew ZimmernAndrew Zimmern’s Wild Game KitchenOutdoor Channel [Intuitive Content] Outstanding Daytime Personality – Daily Mona Kosar Abdi, Derek Hough & Terri SeymourExtraWarner Bros. Television [Telepictures] Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith & Nischelle TurnerEntertainment TonightCBS Media Ventures Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover & Mario LopezAccess HollywoodNBCUniversal Syndication Studios Star Jones & Corey Jovan (WINNER)Divorce CourtFOX Outstanding Daytime Personality – Non-Daily Eva zu BeckSuperskilled with Eva zu BeckNational Geographic Joy Behar, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin & Ana NavarroThe Weekend ViewABC News Live Derrick CampanaThe Wizard of PawsBYUtv [Nomadica Films | The Dodo | Vox Media Studios] Giada De Laurentiis (WINNER)Giada in My KitchenPrime Video [Butternut] Keke PalmerGlam Through The AgesKeyTV Network Joseph RosendoJoseph Rosendo’s Steppin’ OutPBS [Joseph Rosendo Presents] Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series Beyond the GatesCBS The Bold and the BeautifulCBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.] Days of our LivesPeacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television] General Hospital (WINNER)ABC Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Non-Fiction Series Ask This Old HouseThank You Roger CookPBS | Roku [This Old House Productions] Expedition Unknown (WINNER – TIE)Searching for World War II’s Lost HeroDiscovery Channel [Ping Pong Productions] Joseph Rosendo’s Steppin’ OutCubaPBS [Joseph Rosendo Presents] Lucky ChowMade in TaiwanPBS [Lucky Rice] This Old House (WINNER – TIE)Asheville RebuildsPBS | Roku [This Old House Productions] Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series Days of our Lives (WINNER)Peacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television] General HospitalABC The Young and the RestlessCBS [Sony Pictures Television] Outstanding Directing for a Daytime Non-Studio Non-Fiction Series A Different Breed (WINNER)The Season BeginsInkBlot Narratives [Purina Films] Let Frankie CookPasta From ScratchTastemade [Linguine Pictures] Samantha Brown’s Places To LoveCrystal Coast of North CarolinaPBS [Samantha Brown Media] Superskilled with Eva zu BeckHow I Survived a Trek Through the Desert AloneNational Geographic The Wizard of PawsBuster’s New KicksBYUtv [Nomadica Films | The Dodo | Vox Media Studios] Outstanding Directing for a Daytime Studio Non-Fiction Series Craft RoundtablesEditorsIndieWire.com The Drew Barrymore ShowEpisode 5127CBS Media Ventures Entertainment TonightEpisode 45.7CBS The Kelly Clarkson Show (WINNER)Episode 5033NBCUniversal Syndication Studios TODAY with Jenna & FriendsHoda-BrationNBC Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime Program Beyond the GatesEpisode 103CBS Have Guitar Will Travel WorldThe Shetland SoundPBS [Have Guitar Will Travel World, LLC] The Kelly Clarkson ShowEpisode 5033NBCUniversal Syndication Studios Let Frankie CookGetting the Band Back TogetherTastemade [Linguine Pictures] Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (WINNER)NBC | Peacock [Done & Dusted] Outstanding Technical Direction and Video for a Daytime Program Beyond the GatesEpisode 104CBS The Bold and the BeautifulEpisode 9511CBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.] Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day ParadeABC [Disney Yellow Shoes Studios | Film 45 | EverWonder Studio] The Jennifer Hudson ShowEpisode 4041Warner Bros. Television [Telepictures] Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (WINNER)NBC | Peacock [Done & Dusted] Outstanding Cinematography or Camerawork for a Daytime Program Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day ParadeABC [Disney Yellow Shoes Studios | Film 45 | EverWonder Studio] France Made with LovePBS [Symbio Studios] General HospitalEpisode 15719ABC Long Way Home (WINNER)Lost in LaplandApple [Long Way Productions] Superskilled with Eva zu BeckThey Climb in Skirts… I Tried to Keep UpNational Geographic TrueSouthOcean Springs, MSESPN | ABC | SEC Network [Bluefoot Entertainment] Outstanding Editing for a Daytime Non-Studio Program A Different Breed (WINNER)The Season BeginsInkBlot Narratives [Purina Films] Expedition UnknownGreat Pyramid Secrets RevealedDiscovery Channel [Ping Pong Productions] King of Collectibles: The Goldin TouchKen-ichiwa!Netflix [Spoke Studios | Omaha Productions | Full Day Productions] Long Way HomeDeep in the ForestApple [Long Way Productions] The Wizard of PawsBuster’s New KicksBYUtv [Nomadica Films | Vox Media Studios | The Dodo] Outstanding Editing for a Daytime Studio Program Craft Roundtables (WINNER)EditorsIndieWire.com The Drew Barrymore ShowEpisode 5137CBS Media Ventures ExtraExtra at the EmmysWarner Bros. Television Group [Telepictures] The Kelly Clarkson ShowEpisode 5033NBCUniversal Syndication Studios Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Prerecorded Daytime Program Bare Feet with Mickela MallozziWild Atlantic Way North, IrelandPBS [Sauce & Liver Productions, LLC] Dream of EuropeLondon Part 1 with Abbey Road StudiosPBS [Dream of Italy Productions, LLC] Expedition UnknownThe Man-Eating Lions of KenyaDiscovery Channel [Ping Pong Productions] Forever Young with Dr. Pablo PrichardWheel Of AgeNBC [Hearst Media Production Group | Agency X] Long Way Home (WINNER)Lost in LaplandApple [Long Way Productions] Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Live Daytime Program The Bold and the BeautifulEpisode 9658CBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.] The Jennifer Hudson ShowEpisode 4039Warner Bros. Television [Telepictures] The Kelly Clarkson Show (WINNER)Episode 5007NBCUniversal Syndication Studios Macy’s Thanksgiving Day ParadeNBC | Peacock [Done & Dusted] The Young and the RestlessEpisode 13260CBS [Sony Pictures Television] Outstanding Lighting Direction for a Daytime Program Beyond the Gates (WINNER)Episode 104CBS General HospitalEpisode 15624ABC The Jennifer Hudson ShowEpisode 4010Warner Bros. Television [Telepictures] The Kelly Clarkson ShowEpisode 6169NBCUniversal Syndication Studios Macy’s Thanksgiving Day ParadeNBC | Peacock [Done & Dusted] Outstanding Art Direction / Set Decoration / Scenic Design for a Daytime Program The Kelly Clarkson Show (WINNER)Episode 5033NBCUniversal Syndication Studios Live with Kelly and MarkEpisode 250414Disney Entertainment Distribution The ViewEpisode 6280ABC The Young and the RestlessEpisode 13145CBS [Sony Pictures Television] The Young and the RestlessEpisode 13244CBS [Sony Pictures Television] Outstanding Costume Design / Styling for a Daytime Program The Jennifer Hudson ShowEpisode 4140Warner Bros. Television [Telepictures] The Kelly Clarkson ShowEpisode 5033NBCUniversal Syndication Studios Macy’s Thanksgiving Day ParadeNBC | Peacock [Done & Dusted] The Young and the RestlessEpisode 13149CBS [Sony Pictures Television] The Young and the Restless (WINNER)Episode 13273CBS [Sony Pictures Television] Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup for a Daytime Program Beyond the Gates (WINNER – TIE)Episode 103CBS General HospitalEpisode 15719ABC The Kelly Clarkson Show (WINNER – TIE)Episode 5033NBCUniversal Syndication Studios The Young and the RestlessEpisode 13273CBS [Sony Pictures Television] Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Program Beyond the GatesCBS General Hospital (WINNER)ABC The Young and the RestlessCBS [Sony Pictures Television] Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design for a Daytime Program The Drew Barrymore Show (WINNER)CBS Media Ventures The Kelly Clarkson ShowNBCUniversal Syndication Studios Tamron HallDisney Entertainment Distribution