Here’s a Full List of 2025 Daytime Emmy Winners
The 2025 Daytime Emmy Awards were held on Friday, October 17, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. The live event celebrated the top shows in daytime television, including soap operas, talk shows, and other fan favorites.
Mario Lopez, co-host of the nominated talk show Access Hollywood, returned to host the ceremony for the fourth time. The evening saw major wins for shows like General Hospital and marked a milestone for stars such as Drew Barrymore, who earned her first Daytime Emmy.
The awards recognized the hard work and talent of performers and programs across the daytime TV landscape, from long-running soaps to newer hits that have captured viewers’ attention.
OUTSTANDING DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
- Days of Our Lives
- General Hospital – WINNER
- The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING DAYTIME TALK SERIES
- The Drew Barrymore Show
- The Jennifer Hudson Show
- The Kelly Clarkson Show
- Live With Kelly and Mark – WINNER
- The View
OUTSTANDING DAYTIME TALK SERIES HOST
- Drew Barrymore, The Drew Barrymore Show — WINNER
- Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb, Today With Hoda and Jenna
- Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show
- Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa, Live With Kelly and Mark
- Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show
OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS SERIES
- Access Hollywood
- E! News
- Entertainment Tonight – WINNER
- Extra
OUTSTANDING CULINARY SERIES
- Be My Guest With Ina Garten
- Delicious Miss Brown – WINNER
- Emeril Cooks
- Lidia’s Kitchen
- Selena + Restaurant
OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTRESS
- Sharon Case as Sharon Newman, The Young and the Restless
- Eileen Davidson as Ashley Abbott, The Young and the Restless
- Melissa Claire Egan as Chelsea Lawson, The Young and the Restless
- Nancy Lee Grahn as Alexis Davis, General Hospital – WINNER
- Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers, The Young and the Restless
- Laura Wright as Carly Spencer, General Hospital
OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTOR
- Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless
- Eric Martsolf as Brady Black, Days of Our Lives
- Greg Rikaart as Leo Stark, Days of Our Lives
- Paul Telfer as Xander Kiriakis, Days of Our Lives – WINNER
- Dominic Zamprogna as Dante Falconeri, General Hospital
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTRESS
- Linsey Godfrey as Sarah Horton, Days of Our Lives
- Courtney Hope as Sally Spectra, The Young and the Restless
- Kate Mansi as Kristina Corinthos Davis, General Hospital
- Emily O’Brien as Theresa Donovan, Days of Our Lives
- Susan Walters as Diane Jenkins Abbott, The Young and the Restless – WINNER
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTOR
- Tajh Bellow as TJ Ashford, General Hospital
- Blake Berris as Everett Lynch, Days of Our Lives
- Michael Graziadei as Daniel Romalotti, The Young and the Restless
- Gregory Harrison as Gregory Chase, General Hospital
- Jonathan Jackson as Lucky Spencer, General Hospital – WINNER
OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
- Linden Ashby as Cameron Kirsten, The Young and the Restless
- Clint Howard as Tom Starr, The Bold and the Beautiful
- Jacqueline Lopez as Blaze, General Hospital
- Alley Mills as Heather Webber, General Hospital – WINNER
- Valarie Pettiford as Amy Lewis, The Young and the Restless
- Avery Kristen Pohl as Esme Prince, General Hospital
OUTSTANDING DAYTIME PERSONALITY – DAILY
- Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith and Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight – WINNER
- Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover and Mario Lopez, Access Hollywood
- Star Jones and Corey Jovan, Divorce Court
- Whitney Kumar, Kevin Rasco, Sarah Rose and Judge Judy Sheindlin, Judy Justice
OUTSTANDING WRITING TEAM FOR A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
- Days of Our Lives
- General Hospital – WINNER
- The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING TEAM FOR A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
- Days of Our Lives
- General Hospital – WINNER
- The Young and the Restless
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