50th Annual Daytime Emmys Postponed Until After Writers Strike Ends

The 2023 Daytime Emmys won’t go forward as previously planned. With the ongoing writers’ strike, the National Academy of TV Arts & Sciences (NATAS) confirmed on Tuesday, May 16, that this year’s 50th Daytime Emmys would move from its planned June 16 ceremony to an undetermined later date.

In a statement made by NATAS President/CEO Adam Sharp, “The Creative Arts & Lifestyle ceremony, planned for Saturday, June 17, has been postponed pending a strike resolution. We look forward to our community gathering together as one to celebrate our Golden Anniversary and all of the talented nominees and honorees at a later date.” The change comes as the Tony Awards aims to adjust its June 11 show due to the Writers Guild of America (WGA) denying a request for a strike waiver from the show’s producers. The decision to picket the show was laid down after discussing changes to the telecast. Earlier this month, the MTV Movie & TV Awards switched to a pre-taped clip special after the WGA announced it would picket a live broadcast from Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar, and host Drew Barrymore dropped out in solidarity with the writers’ strike.

The Daytime Emmys' key categories focus on soap operas, which come under WGA criteria, and talk shows, the majority of which also employ WGA members. Nominees are unlikely to cross picket lines to attend the show while the strike is still in effect.