Daytime Emmy Awards: Complete Nominations List 2025

It’s the time of year that fans gather around for — ta-da! — the Daytime Emmy Awards nominations! This year’s 52nd annual ceremony will take place in October, and we can’t wait to kick off the excitement with our readers by relaying the complete list of nominees, which were just announced by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Below, you’ll find The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless actors and actresses who were nominated in various categories based for their work that aired in 2024 — and remember, since Beyond the Gates didn’t premiere until February 24, 2025, no one from the show was eligible to be on the list since the period ran from January 1 to December 31, 2024.

And we even have a new category to look forward to this time around… Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Program. There is no age restriction, but a performer must have been on a soap for two years or less with their first daytime contract in a speaking role with at least one multi-episode story arc — and with no previous Daytime Emmy nominations.

We won’t make you wait any longer… Here are your soap opera nominees…

Outstanding Drama

Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
Young & Restless

Outstanding Drama Writing Team

Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
Young & Restless

Outstanding Drama Directing Team

Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
Young & Restless

Outstanding Lead Actor

Peter Bergman (Jack, Young & Restless)
Eric Martsolf (Brady, Days of Our Lives)
Greg Rikaart (Leo, Days of Our Lives)
Paul Telfer (Xander, Days of Our Lives)
Dominic Zamprogna (Dante, General Hospital)

Outstanding Lead Actress

Sharon Case (Sharon, Young & Restless)
Eileen Davidson (Ashley, Young & Restless)
Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea, Young & Restless)
Michelle Stafford (Phyllis, Young & Restless)
Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis, General Hospital)
Laura Wright (Carly, General Hospital)

Outstanding Supporting Actor

Tajh Bellow (ex-TJ, General Hospital)
Gregory Harrison (ex-Gregory, General Hospital)
Jonathan Jackson (ex-Lucky, General Hospital)
Blake Berris (ex-Everett, Days of Our Lives)
Michael Graziadei (Daniel, Young & Restless)

Outstanding Supporting Actress

Linsey Godfrey (Sarah, Days of Our Lives)
Emily O’Brien (Theresa, Days of Our Lives)
Courtney Hope (Sally, Young & Restless)
Susan Walters (Diane, Young & Restless)
Kate Mansi (Kristina, General Hospital)

Outstanding Guest Performer

Linden Ashby (ex-Cameron, Young & Restless)
Clint Howard (ex-Tom, Bold & Beautiful)
Jacqueline Grace Lopez (ex-Blaze, General Hospital)
Alley Mills (ex-Heather, General Hospital)
Avery Kristen Pohl (ex-Esme, General Hospital)
Valarie Pettiford (Amy, Young & Restless)

Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Program

Olivia d’Abo (Fifi, The Bay)
AnnaLynne McCord (Cat, Days of Our Lives)
Ashley Puzemis (Holly, Days of Our Lives)
Christian Weissmann (Remy, Bold & Beautiful)
Lisa Yamada (Luna, Bold & Beautiful)

We can’t help but notice that Bold & Beautiful was shut out of nearly every category, scoring only nods in Outstanding Guest Performer and Outstanding Emerging Talent. Maybe, just maybe we’re onto something when we suggest that the repetitive dialogue and questionable continuity is dragging the show down. And the competition is only to get stiffer in 2026, when we fully expect Beyond the Gates to win nominations for Ambyr Michelle (Eva), Trisha Mann-Grant (Leslie) and more.

Be sure to share your thoughts on the nominations by leaving us a comment or two in the section below. However, please be respectful of the opinions of your fellow soap fan.