52nd Daytime Emmy Awards

52nd Daytime Emmy Awards
Date	October 17, 2025 [1]
Location	Pasadena Civic Auditorium Pasadena, California
Presented by	National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS)
Hosted by	Mario Lopez
Most nominations	Main: All: The Young and the Restless (19)
Television/radio coverage
Network	watch.theemmys.tv
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The 52nd Daytime Emmy Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), will honor the best in U.S. daytime television programming in 2024. The award ceremony will be held on October 17, 2025, moving from its traditional May/June scheduling. ^[1]

Actor and television host Mario Lopez is scheduled to host the ceremony for the fourth time, after previously co-hosting with Sheryl Underwood from 2017 to 2019; this will mark his first time hosting the awards alone. ^[2]

Nominations were announced on July 10, 2025, ^{[3] [4]} with some of the top key categories being unveiled on July 9 on programs such as Access Hollywood , Entertainment Tonight , Extra and E! News . ^[5]

The ceremony will be streamed on the NATAS' website watch.theemmys.tv. ^[6] On September 4, it was announced the 52nd Daytime Emmys and Creative Arts Emmys would be held at Pasadena Civic Auditorium. ^[7]

Ceremony information

In January 2025, NATAS president Adam Sharp revealed that the 52nd Daytime Emmy Awards would change its scheduling from its traditional May/June date to October, switching places with the 46th News and Documentary Emmy Awards to highlight the "timely nature" of news and documentary programming. ^[1]

This year, the NATAS strictly enforced a longstanding rule that "in any category where there are fewer than ten (10) submissions, no more than 50% of submitted entries may be nominated". This meant that only three daytime dramas qualified to earn nominations: Days of Our Lives , General Hospital , and The Young and the Restless . The newest daytime drama, Beyond the Gates , was also disqualified because it premiered on February 24, 2025, after the December 31, 2024, eligibility window deadline. ^[8]

Category changes

• A new category, Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series, honors performers who are in their first two years on their first daytime drama series. Unlike the retired Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series and its gender-specific predecessors, there would be no maximum age limit. However, one who wins it once would be disqualified from winning it a second time. ^[9]
• Outstanding Culinary Program was divided into two specific categories: Outstanding Culinary Instructional Series honoring those shows more instructive in food preparation and cooking, and Outstanding Culinary Cultural Series honoring those shows focused more on the cultural aspects of food. ^[10]
• Outstanding Travel, Adventure and Nature Program was divided into two specific categories: Outstanding Travel and Adventure Program honoring those shows focused more on travel, and Outstanding Nature and Science Program honoring those shows focused more on the science of the natural world. ^[10]

Nominees

See also: 52nd Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle Emmy Awards

Programming

Programming

Outstanding Drama Series Days of Our Lives (Peacock) General Hospital (ABC) The Young and the Restless (CBS)	Outstanding Daytime Talk Series The Drew Barrymore Show (Syndicated) The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated) The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated) Live with Kelly and Mark (Syndicated) The View (ABC)
Outstanding Entertainment News Series Access Hollywood (Syndicated) E! News (E!) Entertainment Tonight (Syndicated) Extra (Syndicated)	Outstanding Culinary Series Be My Guest with Ina Garten (Food Network) Delicious Miss Brown (Food Network) Emeril Cooks (The Roku Channel) Lidia's Kitchen (PBS) Selena + Restaurant (Food Network)

Acting

Acting

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott on The Young and the Restless (CBS) Eric Martsolf as Brady Black on Days of Our Lives (Peacock) Greg Rikaart as Leo Stark on Days of Our Lives (Peacock) Paul Telfer as Xander Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives (Peacock) Dominic Zamprogna as Dante Falconeri on General Hospital (ABC)	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Sharon Case as Sharon Newman on The Young and the Restless (CBS) Eileen Davidson as Ashley Abbott on The Young and the Restless (CBS) Melissa Claire Egan as Chelsea Lawson on The Young and the Restless (CBS) Nancy Lee Grahn as Alexis Davis on General Hospital (ABC) Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers on The Young and the Restless (CBS) Laura Wright as Carly Spencer on General Hospital (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Tajh Bellow as TJ Ashford on General Hospital (ABC) Blake Berris as Everett Lynch on Days of Our Lives (Peacock) Michael Graziadei as Daniel Romalotti on The Young and the Restless (CBS) Gregory Harrison as Gregory Chase on General Hospital (ABC) Jonathan Jackson as Lucky Spencer on General Hospital (ABC)	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Linsey Godfrey as Sarah Horton on Days of Our Lives (Peacock) Courtney Hope as Sally Spectra on The Young and the Restless (CBS) Kate Mansi as Kristina Corinthos-Davis on General Hospital (ABC) Emily O'Brien as Theresa Donovan on Days of Our Lives (Peacock) Susan Walters as Diane Jenkins Abbott on The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Drama Series Olivia d'Abo as Fifi Garrett on The Bay (Popstar! TV) AnnaLynne McCord as Cat Greene on Days of Our Lives (Peacock) Ashley Puzemis as Holly Jonas on Days of Our Lives (Peacock) Christian Weissmann as Remy Pryce on The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) Lisa Yamada as Luna Nozawa on The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series Linden Ashby as Cameron Kirsten on The Young and the Restless (CBS) Clint Howard as Tom Starr on The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) Jacqueline Grace Lopez as Blaze on General Hospital (ABC) Alley Mills as Heather Webber on General Hospital (ABC) Valarie Pettiford as Amy Lewis on The Young and the Restless (CBS) Avery Kristen Pohl as Esme Prince on General Hospital (ABC)

Directing/Writing

Directing/Writing

Outstanding Directing Team for a Drama Series Days of Our Lives (Peacock) General Hospital (ABC) The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Outstanding Writing Team for a Drama Series Days of Our Lives (Peacock) General Hospital (ABC) The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Hosting & Daytime Personality

Hosting

Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host Drew Barrymore – The Drew Barrymore Show (Syndicated) Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb – Today with Hoda & Jenna (NBC) Kelly Clarkson – The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated) Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa – Live with Kelly and Mark (Syndicated) Jennifer Hudson – The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated)

Outstanding Daytime Personality – Daily Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Nischelle Turner, Rachel Smith – Entertainment Tonight (Syndicated) Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover, Mario Lopez – Access Hollywood (Syndicated) Robert Hernandez, Star Jones – Divorce Court (Fox) Whitney Kumar, Kevin Rasco, Sarah Rose, Judge Judy Sheindlin – Judy Justice (Amazon Prime Video)

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Deborah Norville, long-running anchor of Inside Edition from 1995 to 2025. ^[11]

Programs with multiple nominations

Programs with the Most Nominations

Program	Noms	Genre
The Young and the Restless	19	Daytime Drama Series
General Hospital	16
Days of Our Lives	13
The Drew Barrymore Show	9	Daytime Talk Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show	8

References

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11. Verhoeven, Beatrice (August 18, 2025). "'Inside Edition' Anchor Deborah Norville to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2025 Daytime Emmys". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved August 18, 2025.