The nominations for the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards have been announced, spotlighting a mix of established and new contenders in various categories.
Netflix's documentary series "African Queens: Njinga" and three long-standing daytime dramas, CBS's "The Bold and the Beautiful" and "The Young and the Restless," along with Peacock's "Days of Our Lives," lead with a dozen nominations each.
ABC's enduring soap opera "General Hospital" follows closely behind with 11 nominations.
In the talk show category, "The Kelly Clarkson Show" leads with nine nominations, while "The View" trails with seven nominations.
Among the newcomers to the Emmy scene are "Downey's Dream Cars" on Max for Best Lifestyle Program, "Selena Chef: Home for the Holidays" on Food Network for Culinary Series, "Neighbours" on Amazon Freevee for Daytime Drama, and "Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper" on Nat Geo for Travel, Adventure, and Nature. Christian Cooper also received a nod for Best Daytime Personality in a non-daily format.
A noteworthy surprise is the nomination of Eric Braeden, marking his first Emmy nod in 20 years for his role as Victor Newman on "The Young and the Restless." Braeden had previously declined submissions for consideration and last won the award in 1998.
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has made several changes to this year's categories. They have eliminated the Outstanding Younger Performer in a Daytime Drama and Outstanding Promotional Announcement categories.
Additionally, they merged the categories for Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Non-Fiction Series and Outstanding Writing for Daytime Non-Fiction Special into Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Non-Fiction Programme. The Daytime Programme Host category has been split into Daytime Personality Daily and Daytime Personality Non-Daily.
Here's a detailed look at the nominees across various categories:
Daytime Drama Series Nominations:
"The Bay" on Popstar! TV
"The Bold and the Beautiful" on CBS
"Days of our Lives" on Peacock
"General Hospital" on ABC
"Neighbours" on Amazon Freevee
"The Young and the Restless" on CBS
Daytime Talk Series Nominations:
"The Jennifer Hudson Show" on Syndicated
"The Kelly Clarkson Show" on Syndicated
"Tamron Hall" on Syndicated
"Turning The Tables with Robin Roberts" on Disney
"The View" on ABC
Entertainment News Series Nominations:
"Access Hollywood" on Syndicated
"Entertainment Tonight" on Syndicated
"Extra" on Syndicated
Culinary Series Nominations:
"Be My Guest with Ina Garten" on Food Network
"Family Dinner" on Magnolia Network
"Selena Chef: Home for the Holidays" on Food Network
"Valerie's Home Cooking" on Food Network
"What Am I Eating? with Zooey Deschanel" on Max
Legal/Courtroom Programme Nominations:
"Hot Bench" on Syndicated
"Judy Justice" on Amazon Freevee
"Justice For The People with Judge Milian" on Syndicated
"The People's Court" on Syndicated
"We The People with Judge Lauren Lake" on Syndicated
Travel, Adventure, and Nature Program Nominations:
"Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory" on National Geographic
"Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper" on National Geographic
"Guy's All-American Road Trip" on Food Network
"Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild" on NBC
"Street Somm" on Tastemade
Instructional/How-To Program Nominations:
"Fixer to Fabulous" on HGTV
"Fixer Upper: The Hotel" on Magnolia Network
"Hack My Home" on Netflix
"Martha Gardens" on Roku
"Windy City Rehab" on HGTV
Lifestyle Program Nominations:
"Downey's Dream Cars" on Max
"George to the Rescue" on NBC
"Growing Floret" on Magnolia Network
"Homegrown" on Magnolia Network
"Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones" on Netflix
Arts and Popular Culture Program Nominations:
"Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids" on Vimeo
"King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch" on Netflix
"Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter" on SundanceTV
"Oprah and "The Color Purple" Journey" on Max
"Variety Studio: Actors on Actors" on PBS
"Working in the Theatre" on AmericanTheatreWing.org
Educational and Informational Program Nominations:
"African Queens: Njinga" on Netflix
"Harlem Globetrotters Play It Forward" on NBC
"Ireland Made with Love" on PBS
"Leveling Lincoln" on PBS
"What Really Happened: America's Wild" on National Geographic
Daytime Special Nominations:
"Culture Quest: Ukraine" on PBS
"Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade" on ABC
"97th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" on NBC
"Recipe for Change: Celebrating Black Men" on SpringHill
"Unexpected" on Hulu
Short Form Program Nominations:
"Catalyst" on LinkedIn News
"The Dads" on Netflix
"Hollywood Atelier: Rob Pickens" on The Hollywood Reporter
"How Una Pizza Napoletana Became the No.1 Ranked Pizza in the World" on Eater
"Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre" on Netflix
Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series - Female Actor Nominations:
Tamara Braun as Ava Vitali in "Days of our Lives"
Finola Hughes as Anna Devane in "General Hospital"
Katherine Kelly Lang as Brooke Logan in "The Bold and the Beautiful"
Annika Noelle as Hope Logan in "The Bold and the Beautiful"
Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers in "The Young and the Restless"
Cynthia Watros as Nina Reeves in "General Hospital"
Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series - Male Actor Nominations:
Eric Braeden as Victor Newman in "The Young and the Restless"
Scott Clifton as Liam Spencer in "The Bold and the Beautiful"
Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester in "The Bold and the Beautiful"
Eric Martsolf as Brady Black in "Days of Our Lives"
John McCook as Eric Forrester in "The Bold and the Beautiful"
Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series - Female Actor Nominations:
Jennifer Gareis as Donna Logan in "The Bold and the Beautiful"
Linsey Godfrey as Sarah Horton in "Days of our Lives"
Courtney Hope as Sally Spectra in "The Young and the Restless"
Allison Lanier as Summer Newman Abbott in "The Young and the Restless"
Emily O'Brien as Gwen Rizczech in "Days of our Lives"
Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series - Male Actor Nominations:
Robert Gossett as Marshall Ashford in "General Hospital"
Bryton James as Devon Winters in "The Young and the Restless"
Wally Kurth as Justin Kiriakis in "Days of our Lives"
A Martinez as Nardo Ramos in "The Bay"
Mike Manning as Caleb McKinnon in "The Bay"
Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series Nominations:
Linden Ashby as Cameron Kirsten in "The Young and the Restless"
Ashley Jones as Dr. Bridget Forrester in "The Bold and the Beautiful"
Alley Mills as Heather Webber in "General Hospital"
Guy Pearce as Mike Young in "Neighbours"
Dick Van Dyke as Mystery Man/Timothy Robicheaux in "Days of our Lives"
Daytime Talk Series Host Nominations:
Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, Ana Navarro for "The View"
Kelly Clarkson for "The Kelly Clarkson Show"
Mark Consuelos, Kelly Ripa for "Live with Kelly and Mark"
Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O'Connell, Sheryl Underwood for "The Talk"
Tamron Hall for "Tamron Hall"
Culinary Host Nominations:
Lidia Bastianich for "25 Years with Lidia: A Culinary Jubilee"
Valerie Bertinelli for "Valerie's Home Cooking"
Eduardo Garcia for "Big Sky Kitchen with Eduardo Garcia"
Emeril Lagasse for "Emeril Cooks"
Sophia Roe for "Counter Space"
Buddy Valastro for "Legends of the Fork"
Daytime Personality - Daily Nominations:
Frank Caprio for "Caught in Providence"
Kevin Frazier, Nischelle Turner, Matt Cohen, Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Will Marfuggi, Rachel Smith for "Entertainment Tonight"
Deborah Norville, Steven Fabian, Lisa Guerrero, Ann Mercogliano, Jim Moret, Les Trent for "Inside Edition"
Robert Hernandez, Star Jones for "Divorce Court"
Judge Judy Sheindlin, Whitney Kumar, Kevin Rasco, Sarah Rose for "Judy Justice"
Daytime Personality - Non-Daily Nominations:
Samantha Brown for "Samantha Brown's Places To Love"
Derrick Campana for "The Wizard of Paws"
Christian Cooper for "Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper"
Zoe Francois, Andrew Zimmern for "Holiday Party with Andrew & Zoe"
Jet Tila for "Ready Jet Cook"
Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series Nominations:
"The Bay" on Popstar! TV
"The Bold and the Beautiful" on CBS
"Days of our Lives" on Peacock
"General Hospital" on ABC
"The Young and the Restless" on CBS
Writing Team for a Daytime Non-Fiction Program Nominations:
"African Queens: Njinga" on Netflix
"Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild" on NBC
"Reconnecting Roots" on PBS
"Super Animals" on Syndicated
"Team Rubicon" on Roku
Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series Nominations:
"The Bay" on Popstar! TV
"The Bold and the Beautiful" on CBS
"Days of our Lives" on Peacock
"General Hospital" on ABC
"The Young and the Restless" on CBS
Directing Team for a Single-Camera Daytime Non-Fiction Program Nominations:
"African Queens: Njinga" on Netflix
"Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids" on Vimeo
"Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones" on Netflix
"Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild" on NBC
"Searching for Soul Food" on Hulu
Directing Team for a Multiple Camera Daytime Non-Fiction Program Nominations:
"Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade" on ABC
"The Drew Barrymore Show" on Syndicated
"The Kelly Clarkson Show" on Syndicated
"Turning The Tables with Robin Roberts" on Disney
"The View" on ABC
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition Nominations:
"African Queens: Njinga" on Netflix
"Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones" on Netflix
"Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild" on NBC
"Mysteries of the Faith" on Netflix
"Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre" on Netflix
Original Song Nominations:
"Shine" from "General Hospital" on ABC
"Unexpected Truth" from "Unexpected" on Hulu
"We're Home" from "Reconnecting Roots" on PBS
Lighting Direction Nominations:
"General Hospital" on ABC
"The Jennifer Hudson Show" on Syndicated
"The Kelly Clarkson Show" on Syndicated
"The View" on ABC
Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Nominations:
"The Bold and the Beautiful" on CBS
"Days of our Lives" on Peacock
"Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade" on ABC
"The Kelly Clarkson Show" on Syndicated
Cinematography Nominations:
"African Queens: Njinga" on Netflix
"Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory" on National Geographic
"Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones" on Netflix
"Living For The Dead" on Hulu
"Oracles of God: The Story of the Old Testament" on CBN
Single Camera Editing Nominations:
"African Queens: Njinga" on Netflix
"Drive with Swizz Beatz" on Hulu
"Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones" on Netflix
"Oprah and The Color Purple Journey" on Max
"Searching for Soul Food" on Hulu
Multiple Camera Editing Nominations:
"Family Ingredients" on PBS
"The Kelly Clarkson Show" on Syndicated
"Team Rubicon" on Roku
"TrueSouth" on ESPN|ABC|SEC|Network
"The Wizard of Paws" on BYUtv
Outstanding Live Sound Mixing and Sound Editing Nominations:
"The Jennifer Hudson Show" on Syndicated
"The Kelly Clarkson Show" on Syndicated
"The Talk" on CBS
"Tamron Hall" on Syndicated
Sound Mixing and Sound Editing Nominations:
"African Queens: Njinga" on Netflix
"Downey's Dream Cars" on Max
"Drive with Swizz Beatz" on Hulu
"Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones" on Netflix
"Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre" on Netflix
Main Title and Graphic Design Nominations:
"African Queens: Njinga" on Netflix
"Car Masters: Rust to Riches" on Netflix
"Searching for Soul Food" on Hulu
"Super Animals" on Syndicated
"Tex Mex Motors" on Netflix
Casting Nominations:
"African Queens: Njinga" on Netflix
"Days of our Lives" on Peacock
"General Hospital" on ABC
"Start Up" on PBS
"The Young and the Restless" on CBS
Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design Nominations:
"African Queens: Njinga" on Netflix
"The Drew Barrymore Show" on Syndicated
"General Hospital" on ABC
"The Kelly Clarkson Show" on Syndicated
"The View" on ABC
"The Young and the Restless" on CBS
Costume Design/Styling Nominations:
"African Queens: Njinga" on Netflix
"The Bold and the Beautiful" on CBS
"The Jennifer Hudson Show" on Syndicated
"Sherri" on Syndicated
Hairstyling and Makeup Nominations:
"African Queens: Njinga" on Netflix
"The Drew Barrymore Show" on Syndicated
"Sherri" on Syndicated
"The View" on ABC
"The Young and the Restless" on CBS
The ceremony, set to air live on June 7 on CBS and Paramount, promises to be an exciting celebration of excellence in daytime television. Updates on the lifetime achievement honorees, hosts, presenters, and Silver and Gold Circle honorees will be announced soon.