‘The Young and the Restless’ leads the 2025 Daytime Emmy nominations (so far) with top bids for series, actress, and actor

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Nominations for the Daytime Emmys in eight categories were announced on Wednesday evening: Best Drama Series, Best Drama Actress, Best Drama Actor, Best Culinary Instructional Series, Best Talk Series, Best Travel and Adventure Program, Best Instructional and How-To Program, and Best Lifestyle Program.

The remaining nominations for the 52nd annual ceremony will be announced Thursday at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET. Typically, the noms are unveiled in April or May by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), but this year the timeline was swapped with the News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The Daytime Emmys ceremony will take place Oct. 17 in Pasadena, Calif.

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The Best Drama Series category is back to just three nominees — Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, and The Young and the Restless — after last year's record-tying six contenders vied for the top prize. As Gold Derby previously reported, buzzy new soap opera Beyond the Gates was not eligible this year but will contend at the 2026 kudos.

The six-person lineup for Best Drama Actress includes four from The Young and the Restless — Sharon Case, Eileen Davidson, Melissa Claire Egan, and Michelle Stafford — plus Nancy Lee Grahn and Laura Wright from General Hospital.

The five Best Drama Actor nominees hail from all three nominated soaps: Days of Our Lives' Eric Martsolf, Greg Rikaart, and Paul Telfer; The Young and the Restless' Peter Bergman; and General Hospital's Dominic Zamprogna.

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Several new categories were introduced this year: Best Emerging Talent (see the specific criteria), Best Regional Content in a Daytime Genre, Best Culinary Instructional Series, Best Culinary Cultural Series, Best Travel and Adventure Program, and Best Nature and Science Program. Note that the two culinary categories replace the former Best Culinary Series contest, and the two categories for travel/adventure and nature/science replace the former Best Travel, Nature, and Adventure race.

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At the same time NATAS welcomed new categories to the awards show, the organization said goodbye to Best Original Song and Best Educational and Informational Program.

Here are the 2025 Daytime Emmy nominations (so far):

Best Drama SeriesDays of Our LivesGeneral HospitalThe Young and the Restless

Best Drama ActressSharon Case as Sharon Newman, The Young and the RestlessEileen Davidson as Ashley Abbott, The Young and the RestlessMelissa Claire Egan as Chelsea Lawson, The Young and the RestlessNancy Lee Grahn as Alexis Davis, General HospitalMichelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers, The Young and the RestlessLaura Wright as Carly Spencer, General Hospital

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Best Drama ActorPeter Bergman as Jack Abbott, The Young and the RestlessEric Martsolf as Brady Black, Days of Our LivesGreg Rikaart as Leo Stark, Days of Our LivesPaul Telfer as Xander Kiriakis, Days of Our LivesDominic Zamprogna as Dante Falconeri, General Hospital

Best Culinary Instructional SeriesBe My Guest with Ina GartenDelicious Miss BrownEmeril CooksLidia's KitchenSelena + Restaurant

Best Talk SeriesThe Drew Barrymore ShowThe Jennifer Hudson ShowThe Kelly Clarkson ShowLive with Kelly and MarkThe View

Best Travel and Adventure ProgramExpedition UnknownField Trip with Curtis Stone: Hong KongThe Good RoadHow I Got HereJoseph Rosendo's Steppin' OutMexico Made With Love

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Best Instructional and How-To ProgramDime Como HacerloThe FixersFixer Upper: The LakehouseGoing Home with Tyler CameronMarried to Real EstateMartha Gardens

Best Lifestyle ProgramGeorge to the RescueHack Your Health: The Secrets of Your GutHarlem Globetrotters: Play It ForwardHomegrownYou Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment

The full list of nominations will be announced on Thursday, July 10 at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET. Watch this space!

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