Plot Synopsis

The Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards has been honoring excellence in all fields of daytime broadcast production since 1974. The Emmy is awarded in more than 60 categories, including acknowledgements for series, performers and all other technical and creative areas. The Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy, which honors the crafts behind the shows, are typically awarded in an untelevised ceremony one or two days before the Daytime Emmy Awards, which honors lead, supporting, and younger actor/actress in a drama series, as well as many other categories. The Daytime Creative Arts and Entertainment Emmy Awards, which honors the crafts behind the shows, were given out on Friday, June 20, 2014 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles in a non-televised ceremony, where Russell Morash, the creator of how-to television, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement award. Two days later on Sunday, June 22, 2014, Kathy Griffin hosted the 41st DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS, which took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and was streamed live online at www.daytimeemmys.net beginning at 8pm ET/5pm PT with red-carpet coverage beginning two hours earlier: 6pm ET/3pm PT. At this year's ceremony, Emmy Awards were handed out for 25 categories, including several new ones, including: Entertainment News; Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series; Outstanding Morning Program in Spanish; Outstanding Entertainment Program in Spanish; and Outstanding Daytime Talent in a Spanish-Language Program.
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Hosted by Nischelle Turner and Kevin Frazier, the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards premiered on Friday, June 7, 2024 from 8-10pm ET (live)/PT (tape) on CBS from the Westin Bonaventure Los Angeles. The two-hour program is available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

Multi-award-winning actress Melody Thomas Scott and Daytime Emmy-winning producer Edward J. Scott will receive Lifetime Achievement honors for their contributions to the world of Daytime television.

Presenters include: Kristos Andrews (THE BAY), Lidia Bastianich ("25 Years with Lidia: A Culinary Jubilee"), Lauralee Bell (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS), Eric Braeden (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS), Steve Burton (GENERAL HOSPITAL), Derrick Camana (WIZARD OF PAWS), Kelly Clarkson (THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW), Stefan Dennis (NEIGHBOURS), Zooey Deschanel (WHAT AM I EATING WITH ZOOEY DESCHANEL), Scott Evans (ACCESS HOLLYWOOD), Jackee Harry (DAYS OF OUR LIVES), Amelia Heinle (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS), Annie Jones (NEIGHBOURS), Star Jones (DIVORCE COURT), Christel Khalil (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS), Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL), Eric Martsolf (DAYS OF OUR LIVES), Kiara Liz Ortega (THE BAY), Danielle Pinnock (GHOSTS), Melvin Robert (EXTRA), Lawrence Saint-Victor (THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL), Jonathan Scott (BACKED BY THE BROS), Laura Wright (GENERAL HOSPITAL), and Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant WILD KINGDOM). In addition, THE TALK hosts Amanda Kloots and Jerry O'Connell will make a special appearance.

The 2024 Gold and Silver Circle Honorees, recognizing admired individuals who have made enduring contributions to daytime television. Inductees are exceptional professionals who have performed distinguished service within the television industry, setting standards for achievement, mentoring, leadership and professional accolades for 50 or 25 years, respectively. They represent the best and brightest in the industry.

2024 Gold Circle Inductees: writer Jerome Dobson (GUIDING LIGHT; AS THE WORLD TURNS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; SANTA BARABARA); actor A Martinez (THE BAY; SANTA BARBARA); and actress Suzanne Rogers (DAYS OF OUR LIVES).

2024 Silver Circle Inductees: former hair and makeup department head Patricia Denney (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS); chairman and CEO Kathleen Finch; set master props Linda Grand (THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL); co-executive produced Janet Spellman-Drucker (DAYS OF OUR LIVES); casting director Mark Teschner (GENERAL HOSPITAL); and talk show host Rolonda Watts (SHERRI; DIVORCE COURT).

Nominations include:

DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
The Bay (Popstar! TV)
The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Days of our Lives (Peacock)
General Hospital (ABC)
Neighbours (Amazon Freevee)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)

DAYTIME TALK SERIES
The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated)
Tamron Hall (Syndicated)
Turning The Tables with Robin Roberts (Disney+)
The View (ABC)

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS SERIES
Access Hollywood (Syndicated)
Entertainment Tonight (Syndicated)
Extra (Syndicated)

CULINARY SERIES
Be My Guest with Ina Garten (Food Network)
Family Dinner (Magnolia Network)
Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays (Food Network)
Valerie's Home Cooking (Food Network)
What Am I Eating? with Zooey Deschanel (Max)

LEGAL/COURTROOM PROGRAM
Hot Bench (Syndicated)
Judy Justice (Amazon Freevee)
Justice For The People with Judge Milian (Syndicated)
The People's Court (Syndicated)
We The People with Judge Lauren Lake (Syndicated)

TRAVEL, ADVENTURE AND NATURE PROGRAM
Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory (National Geographic)
Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper (National Geographic)
Guy's All-American Road Trip (Food Network)
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild (NBC)
Street Somm (Tastemade)

INSTRUCTIONAL/HOW-TO PROGRAM
Fixer to Fabulous (HGTV)
Fixer Upper: The Hotel (Magnolia Network)
Hack My Home (Netflix)
Martha Gardens (Roku)
Windy City Rehab (HGTV)

LIFESTYLE PROGRAM
Downey's Dream Cars (Max)
George to the Rescue (NBC)
Growing Floret (Magnolia Network)
Homegrown (Magnolia Network)
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones (Netflix)

ARTS AND POPULAR CULTURE PROGRAM
Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids (Vimeo)
King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch (Netflix)
Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter (SundanceTV)
Oprah and "The Color Purple" Journey (Max)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (PBS)
Working in the Theatre (AmericanTheatreWing.org)

EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL PROGRAM
African Queens: Njinga (Netflix)
Harlem Globetrotters Play It Forward (NBC)
Ireland Made with Love (PBS)
Leveling Lincoln (PBS)
What Really Happened: America's Wild (National Geographic)

DAYTIME SPECIAL
Culture Quest: Ukraine (PBS)
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade (ABC)
97th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
Recipe for Change: Celebrating Black Men (SpringHill)
Unexpected (Hulu)

SHORT FORM PROGRAM
Catalyst (LinkedIn News)
The Dads (Netflix)
Hollywood Atelier: Rob Pickens (The Hollywood Reporter)
How Una Pizza Napoletana Became the No.1 Ranked Pizza in the World (Eater)
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre (Netflix)

LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTRESS
Tamara Braun as Ava Vitali (Days of our Lives)
Finola Hughes as Anna Devane (General Hospital)
Katherine Kelly Lang as Brooke Logan (The Bold and the Beautiful)
Annika Noelle as Hope Logan (The Bold and the Beautiful)
Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers (The Young and the Restless)
Cynthia Watros as Nina Reeves (General Hospital)

LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTOR
Eric Braeden as Victor Newman (The Young and the Restless)
Scott Clifton as Liam Spencer (The Bold and the Beautiful)
Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester (The Bold and the Beautiful)
Eric Martsolf as Brady Black (Days of our Lives)
John McCook as Eric Forrester (The Bold and the Beautiful)

SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTRESS
Jennifer Gareis as Donna Logan (The Bold and the Beautiful)
Linsey Godfrey as Sarah Horton (Days of our Lives)
Courtney Hope as Sally Spectra (The Young and the Restless)
Allison Lanier as Summer Newman Abbott (The Young and the Restless)
Emily O'Brien as Gwen Rizczech (Days of our Lives)

SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTOR
Robert Gossett as Marshall Ashford (General Hospital)
Bryton James as Devon Winters (The Young and the Restless)
Wally Kurth as Justin Kiriakis (Days of our Lives)
A Martinez as Nardo Ramos (The Bay)
Mike Manning as Caleb McKinnon (The Bay)

GUEST PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
Linden Ashby as Cameron Kirsten (The Young and the Restless)
Ashley Jones as Dr. Bridget Forrester (The Bold and the Beautiful)
Alley Mills as Heather Webber (General Hospital)
Guy Pearce as Mike Young (Neighbours)
Dick Van Dyke as Mystery Man/Timothy Robicheaux (Days of our Lives)

DAYTIME TALK SERIES HOST
Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, Ana Navarro (The View)
Kelly Clarkson (The Kelly Clarkson Show)
Mark Consuelos, Kelly Ripa (Live with Kelly and Mark)
Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O'Connell, Sheryl Underwood (The Talk)
Tamron Hall (Tamron Hall)

CULINARY HOST
Lidia Bastianich (25 Years with Lidia: A Culinary Jubilee)
Valerie Bertinelli (Valerie's Home Cooking)
Eduardo Garcia (Big Sky Kitchen with Eduardo Garcia)
Emeril Lagasse (Emeril Cooks)
Sophia Roe (Counter Space)
Buddy Valastro (Legends of the Fork)