People of Color Winners of 2022 Daytime Emmy Awards
CBS
Lead Actress: Mishael Morgan as Amanda on The Young and the Restless.
She is the first Black and first woman of color actress to win a lead actress Emmy since the inception of the awards in 1974. Morgan was previously twice nominated in the supporting actress category in 2018 and 2019. Read the full tribute here.
ABC
Daytime Drama: General Hospital
Has the most diverse cast percentage-wise of the four daytime soaps with four Asian American and Pacific Islanders and eleven African Americans among its contract and recurring cast members and fully integrated into the stories. The series also bolsters two African Americans on their writing team.
NBC
Writing Team: Days of Our Lives
The series has one African American and the only Asian American writer among the four daytime soap operas. Plus, the African American characters have been written as a front and center driving storyline and fully integrated into the canvas.
Game Show Host: Steve Harvey
Ninth nomination and third win. He previously won in 2014 and 2017. He has also been nominated in the years 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2021.
Informative Talk Show Host: Tamron Hall
Third nomination and second win. She first won in 2020 and was previously nominated in 2021.
Informative Talk Show: Turning The Tables With Robin Roberts
First nomination and first win for the informative Disney+ series.
Lifestyle Program: Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo
First nomination and first win for this series.
Entertainment Series: Entertainment Tonight
The first and only entertainment program that has two people of color, Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner, who are both African American as the co-anchors of the series.
Hairstyling: Red Table Talk: The Estefans
First nomination and first win for this series.
Makeup: The Real
Fifth nomination and first win. Previously nominated in 2015, 2016, 2020, and 2021.
Short Form Daytime Programming: Cornerstones: Founding Voices of the Black Church
First nomination and first win for this series.
Daytime Special: Shelter Me: Soul Awakened
First nomination and first win for this series.