The 49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations

James Reynolds - Days of our Lives/NBC, Mishael Morgan & Jordi Vilasuso - The Young and the Restless/CBS, Naomi Matsuda The Bold and the Beautiful/CBS.

The 49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Friday, June 24, on CBS and streamed on Paramount+. The Daytime Emmy Awards is an award bestowed by NATAS in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. For 2022, the drama series The Young and the Restless leads with 18 nominations with General Hospital trailing behind with 17. In an interesting twist, The Kelly Clarkson Show and The View are tied for the most nominations for a talk show.

Nomination breakdown

Ethnic breakdown of nominations. * Stats are as close to accurate based on our analysis as possible.

 Notes:

• Diverse refers to programming that has a mix of people from various racial/ethnic backgrounds as a part of the cast or as hosts and correspondents.

• While there were nominations of diverse programming featuring AAPIs as a part of the diverse cast or as a cohost or correspondent. A single nomination represented an individual AAPI actor appearing on a soap opera in 2021.

• Among Hispanic programming nominated there was a smaller mix of programming featuring Hispanic Americans at the center and Hispanic Americans as a part of diverse programming.

• There was no specific programming nominated featuring Native Americans. People of other non-white ethnicities were slightly visible as a part of a diverse cast or host and correspondents positions.

• The predominant non-white nominations went to those from the African American community or those from Black immigrant backgrounds.

The full list of nominees is below.

Note: Nominees of productions featuring people of color appear in bold text in each category.

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series

• The Bold and the Beautiful

• Days of Our Lives

• General Hospital

• The Young and the Restless

• Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem

Outstanding Lead Performance by Actor in a Drama Series

• Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott - The Young and the Restless

• Eric Martsolf as Brady Black - Days of Our Lives

• John McCook as Eric Forrester - The Bold and the Beautiful

• James Reynolds as Abe Carver - Days of Our Lives

• Jason Thompson as Billy Abbott - The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Marci Miller as Abigail Deveraux - Days of Our Lives

• Mishael Morgan as Amanda Sinclair - The Young and the Restless

• Cynthia Watros as Nina Reeves - General Hospital

• Laura Wright as Carly Corinthos - General Hospital

• Arianne Zucker as Nicole Walker - Days of Our Lives

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Kimberlin Brown as Sheila Carter - The Bold and the Beautiful

• Nancy Lee Grahn as Alexis Davis - General Hospital

• Stacy Haiduk as Kristen Blake - Days of Our Lives

• Melissa Ordway as Abby Newman - The Young and the Restless

• Kelly Thiebaud as Britt Westbourne - General Hospital

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Bryton James as Devon Hamilton - The Young and the Restless

• Jeff Kober as Cyrus Renault - General Hospital

• Aaron D. Spears as Justin Barber - The Bold and the Beautiful

• James Patrick Stuart as Valentin Cassadine - General Hospital

• Jordi Vilasuso as Rey Rosales - The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series

• Alyvia Alyn Lind - The Young and the Restless

• Lindsay Arnold - Days of Our Lives

• Nicholas Chavez - General Hospital

• Sydney Mikayla - General Hospital

• William Lipton - General Hospital

Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series

• Robert Gossett - General Hospital

• Ted King - The Bold and the Beautiful

• Michael Lowry - Days of Our Lives

• Naomi Matsuda - The Bold and the Beautiful

• Ptosha Storey - The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Writing Team for a Drama Series

• Beyond Salem

• Days of Our Lives

• General Hospital

• The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Directing Team for a Drama Series

• Beyond Salem

• Days of Our Lives

• General Hospital

• The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Game Show

• Family Feud

• Jeopardy!

• Let's Make a Deal

• The Price is Right

• Wheel of Fortune

Outstanding Game Show Host

• Wayne Brady - Let's Make a Deal

• Steve Harvey - Family Feud

• Leah Remini - People Puzzler

• Pat Sajak - Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

• Pat Sajak - Wheel of Fortune

Outstanding Informative Talk Show

• GMA3: What You Need to Know

• Peace of Mind with Taraji

• Red Table Talk

• Red Table Talk: The Estefans

• Tamron Hall

Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host

• Gloria Estefan, Emily Estefan, Lili Estefan, Red Table Talk: The Estefans

• Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Meghan McCain, The View

• Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall

• Taraji P. Henson, Tracie Jade, Peace of Mind with Taraji

• Robin Roberts, Turning the Tables With Robin Roberts

Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show

• The Drew Barrymore Show

• Hot Ones

• The Kelly Clarkson Show

• Today Show with Hoda and Jenna

Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host

• Drew Barrymore, The Drew Barrymore Show

• Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show

• Hoda Kotb, Jenna Bush-Hager, Today Show With Hoda & Jenna

• Kelly Ripa, Ryan Seacrest, Live With Kelly and Ryan

Outstanding Culinary Series

• Barefoot Contessa: Modern Comfort Food

• Counter Space

• Guy’s Ranch Kitchen

• Mary McCartney Serves It Up

• Valerie’s Home Cooking

Outstanding Culinary Host

• Lidia Bastianich, Lidia’s Kitchen

• Frankie Celenza, Struggle Meals

• Daym Drops, Fresh, Fried & Crispy

• Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa: Modern Comfort Food

• Christopher Kimball, Milk Street

Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Series

• Caught in Providence

• Judge Mathis

• Judy Justice

• The People’s Court

Outstanding Entertainment News Series

• Access Hollywood

• Entertainment Tonight

• Extra

• Inside Edition