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Nominees for the CBS broadcast of The 48th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards

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Daytime Children’s & Animation and Lifestyle Categories to be presented on July 17/18

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (MAY 25, 2021) – The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the television broadcast of the 48th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards which will be presented on Friday, June 25 (8:00-10:00PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and streamed on Paramount+.

More than forty categories will be given out on the broadcast and on social media.  Categories to be presented are:

  • Outstanding Drama Series
  • Outstanding Morning Show
  • Outstanding Game Show
  • Outstanding Game Show Host
  • Outstanding Culinary Host
  • Outstanding Informative Talk Show
  • Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host
  • Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show
  • Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
  • Outstanding Entertainment News Program
  • Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Drama Series
  • Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor in a Drama Series
  • Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
  • Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
  • Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series
  • Outstanding Younger Performer in A Drama Series
  • Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program
  • Outstanding Limited Drama Series
  • Outstanding Daytime Special Event
  • Outstanding Daytime Non-Fiction Special
  • Outstanding Writing Team for a Drama Series
  • Outstanding Directing Team for a Drama Series
  • Outstanding Daytime Promotional Announcement
  • Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime Program
  • Outstanding Original Song
  • Outstanding Lighting Direction for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program
  • Outstanding Lighting Direction
  • Outstanding Technical Team for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program
  • Outstanding Technical Team
  • Outstanding Multi Cam Editing for Drama or Digital
  • Outstanding Sound Mixing and Editing for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program
  • Outstanding Live and Direct-to-Tape Sound Mixing
  • Outstanding Casting for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program
  • Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program
  • Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
  • Outstanding Costume Design/Styling for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program
  • Outstanding Costume Design/Styling
  • Outstanding Hairstyling for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program
  • Outstanding Hairstyling
  • Outstanding Makeup for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program
  • Outstanding Makeup

Final determination of categories presented on the broadcast vs social media will be announced closer to airdate.  Totals by Network and by Program will be available with the June 28th press release.

Nominees for both the Daytime Children’s Programming & Animation Emmy® Awards and the Daytime Lifestyle Programming Emmy® Awards will be announced on Monday, June 28th, 2021.

The Daytime Children’s Programming and Animation Emmy® Awards will be presented in a stand-alone show streaming on our Emmy® OTT platform on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at 8p.m ET.

The Daytime Lifestyle Programming Emmy® Awards will be presented on our Emmy® OTT platform on Sunday, July 18, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET.

The live-stream of the July 17/18 Daytime Emmy® ceremonies will be available on the web at Watch.TheEmmys.TV and via The Emmy® apps for iOS, tvOS, Android, FireTV, and Roku (full list at apps.theemmys.tv). The program and many other Emmy® Award events can be watched anytime & anywhere on this platform powered by Vimeo.

The Daytime Emmy® Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in daytime television programming since 1974. The awards are presented to individuals and programs broadcast between 2:00 am and 6:00 pm, as well as certain categories of digital and syndicated programming of similar content.

This year’s awards honor content from more than 3,000 submissions that originally premiered in calendar-year 2020. The submissions were judged by a pool of more than 1,000 peer professionals from across the television industry whose confidential ballots were then tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Lutz & Carr, LLP. The June 25th telecast will mark the 15th time CBS has broadcast the Daytime Emmys®, more than any other network. The telecast will be produced by the National Academy and Associated Television International (ATI), which previously produced Daytime Emmy® ceremonies on The CW in 2009 and on CBS in 2010, 2011, and 2020.  David McKenzie will produce and direct for ATI and Adam Sharp and Steve Ulrich of NATAS will be Executive Producers of the show

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CBS PHOTO CONTACT
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ABOUT NATAS
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational, and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy® Awards for News & Documentary, Sports, and Daytime television programming, as well as achievements in television Technology & Engineering. NATAS membership consists of more than 18,000 broadcast and media professionals represented in 19 regional chapters across the United States. Beyond awards, NATAS provides extensive educational programs through its foundation, including regional and national scholarships and Student Production Awards.

ABOUT ASSOCIATED TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL (ATI)
ATI is an Emmy Award-winning company whose television series, specials and feature films have aired on all U.S. broadcast networks, major cable channels and with television partners all over the world. Current series in production include: “Christmas Caroler Challenge,” “World Funniest Animals,” “The Hollywood Christmas Parade,” “Masters of Illusion,” and the Emmy® Award-nominated “Laura McKenzie’s Traveler.

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OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

   The Bold and the Beautiful                                                                CBS
   Days of Our Lives                                                                               NBC
   General Hospital                                                                                 ABC
   The Young and the Restless                                                              CBS

OUTSTANDING LIMITED DRAMA SERIES

   The Bay                                                                                                Popstar TV
   Beacon Hill                                                                                           reelwomensnetwork.com
   A House Divided                                                                                 UMC
   Studio City                                                                                           Amazon Prime Video

OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW

   Family Feud                                                                                         SYNDICATED
   Jeopardy!                                                                                             SYNDICATED
   Let’s Make a Deal                                                                               CBS
   The Price Is Right                                                                               CBS
   Wheel of Fortune                                                                                SYNDICATED

OUTSTANDING LEGAL/COURTROOM PROGRAM

   Caught in Providence                                                                         SYNDICATED
   Divorce Court                                                                                      FOX
   Judge Judy                                                                                           SYNDICATED
   Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court                                                           SYNDICATED
   The People’s Court                                                                             SYNDICATED

OUTSTANDING MORNING SHOW

   CBS Sunday Morning                                                                          CBS
   Good Morning America                                                                       ABC
   Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist                                                       NBC
   Today Show                                                                                          NBC

OUTSTANDING INFORMATIVE TALK SHOW

   The 3rd Hour of TODAY                                                                      NBC
   GMA3: What You Need to Know                                                        ABC
   Red Table Talk                                                                                      Facebook Watch
   Red Table Talk: The Estefans                                                             Facebook Watch
   Tamron Hall                                                                                          SYNDICATED

OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT TALK SHOW

   The Drew Barrymore Show                                                                 SYNDICATED
   The Ellen DeGeneres Show                                                                SYNDICATED
   The Kelly Clarkson Show                                                                    SYNDICATED
   Live with Kelly and Ryan                                                                     SYNDICATED
   Today Show with Hoda & Jenna                                                        NBC

OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS PROGRAM

   Access Hollywood                                                                               SYNDICATED
   E!’s Daily Pop                                                                                       E! Entertainment
   Entertainment Tonight                                                                        SYNDICATED
   Extra                                                                                                      SYNDICATED
   Inside Edition                                                                                        SYNDICATED

OUTSTANDING DAYTIME SPECIAL EVENT

94th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade                                   NBC
2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards                                                 IFC       
David Blaine Ascension                                                                         YouTube Originals
Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time                                                      SYNDICATED
Space Launch Live: America Returns to Space                                   Discovery and Science Channel

OUTSTANDING DAYTIME NON-FICTION SPECIAL

   Call Your Mother                                                                                   Comedy Central

   Creators for Change on Girls’ Education with
   Michelle Obama                                                                                    YouTube Originals

   I Am Patrick                                                                                          CBN
   The Manhattan Project – Electronic Field Trip                                  Digital Release
   Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock                                          vimeo.com

   Red Table Talk: Will Smith’s Red Table
   Takeover: Resolving Conflict                                                              Facebook Watch

   TIME’s Kid of the Year                                                                         Nickelodeon

OUTSTANDING DAYTIME PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT

   The Astronauts                                                                                    Nickelodeon
               The Astronauts Launch

   The Drew Barrymore Show                                                                SYNDICATED
               The Drew Barrymore Show

   Good Morning America                                                                       ABC
              Sunshine 

   Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous                                                      Netflix
               Launch Campaign

   Kid of the Year                                                                                     Nickelodeon
               Kid of the Year

   Kids’ Choice Awards                                                                           Nickelodeon
               2020 Kids’ Choice Awards

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

   Melissa Claire Egan as Chelsea Lawson                                            CBS
               The Young and the Restless

   Genie Francis as Laura Collins                                                            ABC
               General Hospital

   Nancy Lee Grahn as Alexis Davis                                                        ABC
              General Hospital

   Finola Hughes as Anna Devane/Alex Marick                                      ABC
               General Hospital

   Jacqueline MacInnes Wood as Steffy Forrester                                 CBS
             The Bold and the Beautiful

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

   Maurice Benard as Sonny Corinthos                                                    ABC
               General Hospital 

   Steve Burton as Jason Morgan                                                             ABC
               General Hospital 

   Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester                                                        CBS
               The Bold and the Beautiful                                                              

   Wally Kurth as Justin Kiriakis                                                                 NBC
               Days of Our Lives

   Dominic Zamprogna as Dante Falconeri                                              ABC
               General Hospital 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

   Marla Adams as Dina Mergeron                                                            CBS
               The Young and the Restless

   Tamara Braun as Ava Vitali                                                                     NBC
               Days of Our Lives

   Carolyn Hennesy as Diane Miller                                                           ABC
               General Hospital 

   Briana Henry as Jordan Ashford                                                             ABC
               General Hospital 

   Courtney Hope as Sally Spectra                                                             CBS
               The Bold and the Beautiful

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

   Darin Brooks as Wyatt Spencer                                                               CBS
               The Bold and the Beautiful 

   Max Gail as Mike Corbin                                                                            ABC
               General Hospital

   Bryton James as Devon Hamilton                                                            CBS
               The Young and the Restless 

   Jeff Kober as Cyrus Renault                                                                     ABC
               General Hospital 

   James Patrick Stuart as Valentin Cassadine                                          ABC
               General Hospital 

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES

  Tajh Bellow as TJ Ashford                                                                         ABC
               General Hospital

   Victoria Konefal as Ciara Brady                                                               NBC
               Days of Our Lives

   Alyvia Alyn Lind as Faith Newman                                                           CBS
               The Young and the Restless

   Katelyn MacMullen as Willow Tait                                                            ABC
               General Hospital

   Sydney Mikayla as Trina Robinson                                                           ABC
               General Hospital

   OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES

   Kim Delaney as Jackie Templeton                                                            ABC
               General Hospital 

   George DelHoyo as Orpheus                                                                    NBC
               Days of Our Lives 

   Briana Lane as Brooklynn Ashton                                                             ABC
               General Hospital 

   Cady McClain as Jennifer Horton-Devereaux                                         NBC
               Days of Our Lives

   Victoria Platt as Dr. Amanda Raynor                                                         NBC
               Days of Our Lives

  OUTSTANDING CULINARY HOST

   Valerie Bertinelli                                                                                          Food Network
               Valerie’s Home Cooking

   Giada De Laurentiis                                                                                    Food Network
               Giada at Home 2.0 

   Edward Delling-Williams                                                                            Recipe TV
               Paris Bistro Cooking with Edward Delling-Williams                                  

   Ina Garten                                                                                                    Food Network
               Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro

   Sophia Roe                                                                                                  VICE TV
               Counter Space

   Michael Symon                                                                                           Food Network
               Symon’s Dinners Cooking Out

OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW HOST

   Wayne Brady                                                                                            CBS
               Let’s Make a Deal

   Steve Harvey                                                                                            SYNDICATED
               Family Feud

   Alfonso Ribeiro                                                                                         Game Show Network
               Catch 21

   Pat Sajak                                                                                                    SYNDICATED
               Wheel of Fortune

   Alex Trebek                                                                                               SYNDICATED
               Jeopardy!

OUTSTANDING INFORMATIVE TALK SHOW HOST

   Gloria Estefan, Emily Estefan, Lili Estefan                                             Facebook Watch
               Red Table Talk: The Estefans                                                                                                                            

   Tamron Hall                                                                                              SYNDICATED
               Tamron Hall

   Taraji P. Henson, Tracie Jade                                                                 Facebook Watch
               Peace of Mind with Taraji

   Larry King                                                                                                Ora TV
               Larry King Now

   Rachael Ray                                                                                            SYNDICATED
               Rachael Ray

   Amy Robach, Dr. Jennifer Ashton, TJ Holmes                                     ABC
               GMA3: What You Need to Know

   Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris           Facebook Watch
             Red Table Talk

OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT TALK SHOW HOST

   Drew Barrymore                                                                                   SYNDICATED
               The Drew Barrymore Show

   Kelly Clarkson                                                                                       SYNDICATED
               The Kelly Clarkson Show

   Sean Evans                                                                                           First We Feast
                Hot Ones                                                                                  (Complex Networks)

   Hoda Kotb, Jenna Bush Hager                                                            NBC
               Today Show with Hoda & Jenna

   Kelly Ripa, Ryan Seacrest                                                                    SYNDICATED
               Live with Kelly and Ryan

OUTSTANDING WRITING TEAM FOR A DRAMA SERIES

   The Bold and the Beautiful                                                                  CBS
   General Hospital                                                                                   ABC
   The Young and the Restless                                                                CBS

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING TEAM FOR A DRAMA SERIES

   The Bold and the Beautiful                                                                 CBS
   Days of Our Lives                                                                                NBC
   General Hospital                                                                                  ABC
   The Young and the Restless                                                              CBS

OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A DAYTIME PROGRAM

   Dash & Lily                                                                                         Netflix
   Endlings                                                                                              Hulu
   Ghostwriter                                                                                         Apple TV+
   I Am Patrick                                                                                         CBN
   The Letter for the King                                                                       Netflix

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG

“Cabana Boy Troy”                                                                                SYNDICATED
               The Kelly Clarkson Show

“I Got the Music”                                                                                   Netflix
               Julie and the Phantoms

“More Than a Vow”                                                                              CBS
               The Young and the Restless

“The Other Side of Hollywood”                                                          Netflix
               Julie and the Phantoms

“Unsaid Emily”                                                                                     Netflix
               Julie and the Phantoms

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA OR DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM

    The Bold and the Beautiful                                                             CBS
     Endlings                                                                                             Hulu
    Ghostwriter                                                                                       Apple TV+
    Studio City                                                                                        Amazon Prime Video
    Trinkets                                                                                              Netflix
    The Young and the Restless                                                           CBS

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION

   The Ellen DeGeneres Show                                                             SYNDICATED
   The Kelly Clarkson Show                                                                 SYNDICATED
   Odd Squad                                                                                        PBS
   Sesame Street                                                                                   HBO
   The Talk                                                                                              CBS

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM FOR A DRAMA OR DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM

   Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love**                                                    Netflix
   Bold and the Beautiful                                                                    CBS
   Days of Our Lives                                                                            NBC
   General Hospital                                                                              ABC

 OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM

  
   CBS This Morning                                                                            CBS
   Sesame Street                                                                                  HBO
   Space Launch Live: America Returns to Space                            Discovery and Science Channel
   The Talk                                                                                            CBS
   Wheel of Fortune                                                                            SYNDICATED

OUTSTANDING MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING FOR A DRAMA OR DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM

   Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love                                                       Netflix
   The Gaze                                                                                          Facebook Watch, YouTube
Julie and the Phantoms**                                                                  Netflix

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING AND EDITING FOR A DRAMA OR DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM

   Endlings                                                                                            Hulu
   Ghostwriter                                                                                      Apple TV+
   The Letter for the King                                                                   Netflix 
   Trinkets                                                                                             Netflix

OUTSTANDING LIVE AND DIRECT-TO-TAPE SOUND MIXING

   Family Feud                                                                                     SYNDICATED
   The Kelly Clarkson Show                                                               SYNDICATED
   Let’s Make a Deal                                                                           CBS
   Tamron Hall                                                                                     SYNDICATED
   The View                                                                                         ABC

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA OR DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM

   Dash & Lily                                                                                    Netflix
   Days of Our Lives                                                                         NBC
   General Hospital                                                                           ABC
   Julie and the Phantoms                                                                Netflix
   Trinkets                                                                                           Netflix

OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN FOR A DRAMA OR DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM

   Dash & Lily                                                                                    Netflix
   Endlings                                                                                         Hulu
   Ghostwriter                                                                                   Apple TV+
   The Letter for the King                                                                 Netflix 
   Trinkets                                                                                          Netflix
   #WASHED                                                                                     Amazon Prime Video

OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN

   Craftopia                                                                                       HBO Max
   The Kelly Clarkson Show                                                            SYNDICATED
   The New Legends of Monkey                                                    Netflix
   Odd Squad                                                                                   PBS
   Weird But True                                                                            National Geographic Kids

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN/STYLING FOR A DRAMA OR DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM

   Alexa & Katie                                                                               Netflix
   Dash & Lily                                                                                  Netflix
   Days of Our Lives                                                                       NBC
   Julie and the Phantoms                                                             Netflix
  Trinkets                                                                                        Netflix

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN/STYLING

   The Baby-Sitters Club                                                            Netflix
   The Healing Powers of Dude                                                 Netflix
   Helpsters                                                                                 Apple TV+
   Odd Squad                                                                              PBS

OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A DRAMA OR DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM

   Dash & Lily                                                                             Netflix
   Ghostwriter                                                                            Apple TV+
   Julie and the Phantoms                                                         Netflix
   The Letter for the King                                                           Netflix
   Trinkets                                                                                    Netflix

 OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING

   The Big Fib                                                                             Disney+
   The Real                                                                                 SYNDICATED
   Red Table Talk                                                                       Facebook Watch
   The Talk                                                                                  CBS
   The Wendy Williams Show                                                  SYNDICATED

OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A DRAMA OR DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM

   Dash & Lily                                                                             Netflix
   Julie and the Phantoms                                                        Netflix
   The Letter for the King                                                         Netflix
   Trinkets                                                                                   Netflix
   The Young and the Restless                                                CBS

  OUTSTANDING MAKEUP

   All That                                                                                   Nickelodeon
   The Real                                                                                  SYNDICATED
   Red Table Talk                                                                        Facebook Watch
   The Talk                                                                                  CBS
   The Wendy Williams Show                                                 SYNDICATED

**This press release corrects an error in the previous nomination announcement, which did not list [show title] as a nominee in this category. Administration regrets the error