The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards took place on Friday, October 30, 2026, live at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles—and Soap Opera News has the complete, updated list of winners!
Heading into the night, The Young and the Restless led all programs with 18 nominations, followed by Beyond the Gates with an impressive 15 nominations in its debut year, and General Hospital close behind with 13 nominations.
In a historic moment, General Hospital icon Genie Francis (Laura Spencer) was honored with the Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by her real-life husband, Jonathan Frakes!
See the full list of nominees and winners below!
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
WINNER: General Hospital
- Beyond the Gates
- Days of our Lives
- General Hospital
- The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
WINNER: Tamara Tunie
- Stacy Haiduk as Kristen DiMera, Days of Our Lives
- Karla Mosley as Dani Dupree Richardson, Beyond the Gates
- Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers, The Young and the Restless
- Heather Tom as Katie Logan Spencer, The Bold and the Beautiful
- Tamara Tunie as Anita Dupree, Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
WINNER: Scott Clifton
- Eric Braeden as Victor Newman, The Young and the Restless
- Steve Burton as Jason Morgan, General Hospital
- Scott Clifton as Liam Spencer, The Bold and the Beautiful
- Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful
- Christian LeBlanc as Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
WINNER: Beth Maitland
- Linsey Godfrey as Sarah Horton, Days of Our Lives
- Camryn Grimes as Mariah Copeland, The Young and the Restless
- Beth Maitland as Traci Abbott, The Young and the Restless
- Trisha Mann-Grant as Leslie Thomas, Beyond the Gates
- Amanda Setton as Brook Lynn Quartermaine, General Hospital
Beth Maitland taking home her second Daytime Emmy 41 years after her first win in 1985 is an absolute full-circle moment! Winning Outstanding Supporting Actress for playing Traci Abbott back in 1985 made history as The Young and the Restless‘s very first acting Emmy win.
Securing a second win four decades later is such a huge, well-deserved milestone for a daytime legend!
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
WINNER: Roger Howarth
- Sean Dominic as Nate Hastings, The Young and the Restless
- Timon Kyle Durrett as Bill Hamilton, Beyond the Gates
- Michael Graziadei as Daniel Romalotti, The Young and the Restless
- Roger Howarth as Matt Clark, The Young and the Restless
- Mike Manning as Bradley Smith “Smitty”, Beyond the Gates
- Lawrence Saint-Victor as Carter Walton, The Bold and the Beautiful
Roger Howarth’s 32-year gap between Daytime Emmy wins—from winning Outstanding Younger Actor as Todd Manning on One Life to Live back in 1994 to taking home an award again decades later—is such an incredible stat!
Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series
WINNER: Ambyr Michelle
- Braedyn Bruner as Emma Scorpio-Drake, General Hospital
- Al Calderon as Javi Hernandez, Days of Our Lives
- Alice Halsey as Rachel Black, Days of Our Lives
- Giovanni Mazza as Gio Palmieri, General Hospital
- Ambyr Michelle as Eva Thomas, Beyond the Gates
- Arielle Prepetit as Naomi Hawthorne, Beyond the Gates
Ambyr Michelle taking home the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series is monumental! Playing Eva Thomas on Beyond the Gates, she officially becomes the very first actress from the show to win a Daytime Emmy!
On top of that historic milestone for the brand-new soap, she also becomes only the second actress ever to win in this category. What an absolute game-changer for her career and a massive moment for Beyond the Gates!
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
WINNER: Jeff Kober
- Jasmine Burke as June Hughes, Beyond the Gates
- Jeff Kober as Cyrus Renault, General Hospital
- Eva LaRue as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez, General Hospital
- Christopher Sean as Paul Narita, Days of Our Lives
- Ray Wise as Ian Ward, The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
WINNER: General Hospital
- Beyond the Gates
- Days of our Lives
- General Hospital
- The Bold and the Beautiful
Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
WINNER: Days of Our Lives
- Days of our Lives
- General Hospital
- The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Casting
WINNER: General Hospital
- Beyond the Gates
- General Hospital
- The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless took home the trophy for Outstanding Costume Design and Styling, and it’s such a huge moment for Mandi Line and her team! Ever since she stepped into Genoa City to revamp the show’s wardrobe, the high-fashion upgrades have been impossible to miss.
Meanwhile, what an historic milestone for Beyond the Gates! Scoring their very first Daytime Emmy win for Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup in 2026—and sharing that big moment in a tie with The Kelly Clarkson Show—is absolute magic for the brand-new daytime drama. The beauty team came out swinging right from the start! BTG also won for Outstanding Lighting.
General Hospital was crowned winners for Outstanding Casting for a daytime program.
Did your favorite soap star take home an Emmy? Were you happy with the results, or do you think someone else deserved to win?
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