2023 Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees

The soap categories are listed below:

The Winners Have an X beside them
Our picks have a * beside them
Fan Voted Picks (In Our Weekly Poll) Have a Y beside them

The golden anniversary ceremony was set for Friday, June 16 but has been postponed

Here are the nominees for the 50th annual Daytime Emmy Awards:

Daytime Drama Series
The Bay (Popstar! TV)
The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Days of Our Lives (NBC/Peacock)
General Hospital (ABC)* Y X
The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor
Maurice Benard as Sonny Corinthos, General Hospital (ABC) Y
Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Billy Flynn as Chad DiMera, Days of Our Lives (NBC | Peacock)*
Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) X
Jason Thompson as Billy Abbott, The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress
Sharon Case as Sharon Newman, The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Melissa Claire Egan as Chelsea Lawson, The Young and the Restless (CBS)*
Finola Hughes as Anna Devane, General Hospital (ABC)
Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers, The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood as Steffy Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) Y X

Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress
Krista Allen as Dr. Taylor Hayes, The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Sonya Eddy as Epiphany Johnson, General Hospital (ABC) Y X
Stacy Haiduk as Kristen DiMera, Days of Our Lives (NBC/Peacock)
Brook Kerr as Dr. Portia Robinson, General Hospital (ABC)*
Kelly Thiebaud as Dr. Britt Westbourne, General Hospital (ABC)

Supporting Performance In a Daytime Drama Series: Actor
Nicholas Chavez as Spencer Cassadine, General Hospital (ABC) Y
Chad Duell as Michael Corinthos, General Hospital (ABC)
Daniel Feuerriegel as EJ DiMera, Days of Our Lives (NBC/Peacock)*
Robert Gossett as Marshall Ashford, General Hospital (ABC) X
Jon Lindstrom as Dr. Kevin Collins/Ryan Chamberlain, General Hospital (ABC)

Younger Performer in a Daytime Drama Series
Cary Christopher as Thomas DiMera, Days of Our Lives (NBC/Peacock)*
Eden McCoy as Josslyn Jacks, General Hospital (ABC) X
Henry Joseph Samiri as Douglas Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) Y

Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
Steve Burton as Harris Michaels, Beyond Salem (Peacock) Y
Cassandra Creech as Dr. Grace Buckingham, The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Alley Mills as Heather Webber, General Hospital (ABC) X
Robert Newman as Ashland Locke, The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Kevin Spirtas as Dr. Craig Wesley, Days of Our Lives (NBC/Peacock)*

Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
The Bay (Popstar! TV)
Beyond Salem: Chapter Two (Peacock)
The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Days of our Lives (NBC/Peacock)
General Hospital (ABC)* Y
The Young and the Restless (CBS) X

Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
The Bay (Popstar! TV)
Beyond Salem: Chapter Two (Peacock)
The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Days of our Lives (NBC/Peacock)*
General Hospital (ABC) X
The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Music Direction and Composition
The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)*
The Hidden Lives of Pets (Netflix)
Home (Apple TV+)
Island of the Sea Wolves (Netflix)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated)

Original Song
“Darling Darling,” General Hospital (ABC)*
“Everyone Dances,” The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
“Life Is Sweet,” American Anthems (PBS) X
“Only There,” Joni Table Talk (Daystar)
“Pocket Change,” American Anthems (PBS)

Lighting Direction
The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
The Drew Barrymore Show (Syndicated)
General Hospital (ABC)*
The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated) X
The View (ABC)

Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video
The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day (ABC)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated) X
The Talk (CBS)
The View (ABC)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)*

Outstanding Live Sound Mixing and Sound
Days of Our Lives (NBC/Peacock)
* The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Syndicated)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Casting
Book of Queer (Discovery+)
Days of our Lives (NBC/Peacock)*
General Hospital (ABC) X
Start Up (PBS)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
General Hospital (ABC)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated)
The Talk (CBS)
The View (ABC) X
The Young and the Restless (CBS)*

Costume Design/Styling
The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) X
Book of Queer (Discovery+)
General Hospital (ABC)*
Sherri! (Syndicated)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated)

Hairstyling and Makeup
The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)*
The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated)
Red Table Talk Facebook Watch X
Sherri! (Syndicated)
Tamron Hall (Syndicated)