52nd Daytime Emmys: Full Winners List

The 52nd Daytime Emmy Awards celebrated the best in American daytime television for 2024, with the ceremony held on October 17, 2025, at Pasadena Civic Auditorium, California. Actor and television host Mario Lopez presided over the event, which was moved from its traditional May-June slot to October this year.

‘General Hospital’ emerged as the night’s biggest winner, claiming seven awards, including Best Daytime Drama Series, Best Drama Actress (Nancy Lee Grahn), Best Supporting Drama Actor (Jonathan Jackson), and Daytime Drama Writing.

Long-running series ‘The Young and the Restless’ received the most nominations, appearing in 19 categories across the main awards.

A historic moment occurred as Sir David Attenborough became the oldest-ever Daytime Emmy winner at 99 for hosting Secret Lives of Orangutans, surpassing Dick Van Dyke’s record set last year at 98.

Other notable wins included:

• ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ and ‘The Secret Lives of Animals’ – three awards each

• ‘Black Barbie’ and ‘Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade’ – two awards each

• Paul Telfer, Best Actor for Xander Kiriakis in Days of Our Lives

• Lisa Yamada, Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series for The Bold and the Beautiful

Full List of Key Winners

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series: General Hospital
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series: Live With Kelly and Mark
Outstanding Entertainment News Series: Entertainment Tonight
Outstanding Culinary Instructional Series: Delicious Miss Brown
Outstanding Culinary Cultural Series: Chasing Flavor with Carla Hall
Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: Hot Bench
Outstanding Travel and Adventure Program: Expedition Unknown
Outstanding Science and Nature Program: The Secret Lives of Animals
Outstanding Instructional/How-To Program: Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse
Outstanding Lifestyle Program: You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment
Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program: Black Barbie
Outstanding Daytime Special: Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
Outstanding Short Form Program: Ballin’ Out

Lead Performance – Actress: Nancy Lee Grahn (General Hospital)
Lead Performance – Actor: Paul Telfer (Days of Our Lives)
Supporting Performance – Actress: Susan Walters (The Young and the Restless)
Supporting Performance – Actor: Jonathan Jackson (General Hospital)
Emerging Talent: Lisa Yamada (The Bold and the Beautiful)
Guest Performance: Alley Mills (General Hospital)
Daytime Talk Series Host: Drew Barrymore (The Drew Barrymore Show)
Culinary Host: Kardea Brown (Delicious Miss Brown)
Daytime Personality – Non-Daily: Sir David Attenborough (Secret Lives of Orangutans)
Writing Team – Daytime Drama Series: General Hospital
Directing Team – Daytime Drama Series: General Hospital

Technical and Creative Awards:

• Music Direction & Composition: Secret Lives of Orangutans

• Cinematography: National Parks: USA

• Editing: The Secret Lives of Animals

• Sound Mixing & Editing: The Secret Lives of Animals

• Lighting Direction: The Kelly Clarkson Show

• Main Title & Graphic Design: Hack Your Health

• Casting: Days of our Lives

• Art Direction/Set Decoration: Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors

• Costume Design/Styling: General Hospital

• Hairstyling & Makeup: The Drew Barrymore Show

The 2025 Daytime Emmys celebrated diverse genres across drama, talk shows, lifestyle, and technical achievements, marking a night of record-breaking wins and memorable milestones.