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General Hospital was the biggest winner at the 2025 Daytime Emmy Awards, taking Outstanding Daytime Drama Series and six additional awards. Nancy Lee Grahn, Jonathan Jackson and Alley Mills also won for the ABC soap, while Paul Telfer, Susan Walters, Drew Barrymore, Sir David Attenborough and Deborah Norville were among the other major honorees.
The 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were held on October 17, 2025, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. Mario Lopez hosted the ceremony.
2025 Daytime Emmys: The major winners
- Top drama: General Hospital
- Lead actor: Paul Telfer, Days of Our Lives
- Lead actress: Nancy Lee Grahn, General Hospital
- Talk series: Live with Kelly and Mark
- Talk series host: Drew Barrymore, The Drew Barrymore Show
- Emerging talent: Lisa Yamada, The Bold and the Beautiful
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Deborah Norville
General Hospital led the night with seven awards. It won the main drama prize along with acting, writing, directing, costume and guest-performance honors. Lisa Yamada made history as the first recipient of the new Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series award.
Complete 2025 Daytime Emmy winners list
Drama and acting awards
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Outstanding Daytime Drama Series | General Hospital — ABC |
| Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor | Paul Telfer as Xander Kiriakis, Days of Our Lives — Peacock |
| Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress | Nancy Lee Grahn as Alexis Davis, General Hospital — ABC |
| Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor | Jonathan Jackson as Lucky Spencer, General Hospital — ABC |
| Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress | Susan Walters as Diane Jenkins Abbott, The Young and the Restless — CBS |
| Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series | Alley Mills as Heather Webber, General Hospital — ABC |
| Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series | Lisa Yamada as Luna Nozawa, The Bold and the Beautiful — CBS |
| Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series | General Hospital — ABC |
| Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series | General Hospital — ABC |
| Outstanding Casting | Days of Our Lives — Peacock |
| Outstanding Costume Design/Styling | General Hospital — ABC |
Talk, news, legal and daily personality awards
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Outstanding Daytime Talk Series | Live with Kelly and Mark — Disney Entertainment Distribution |
| Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host | Drew Barrymore, The Drew Barrymore Show — CBS Media Ventures |
| Outstanding Entertainment News Series | Entertainment Tonight — CBS Media Ventures |
| Outstanding Daytime Personality—Daily | Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith and Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight — CBS Media Ventures |
| Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program | Hot Bench — CBS Media Ventures |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Deborah Norville |
Non-daily, lifestyle, instructional and culinary awards
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Outstanding Daytime Personality—Non-Daily | Sir David Attenborough, Secret Lives of Orangutans — Netflix/Silverback Films |
| Outstanding Lifestyle Program | You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment — Netflix |
| Outstanding Instructional/How-To Program | Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse — Magnolia Network |
| Outstanding Culinary Cultural Series | Chasing Flavor with Carla Hall — HBO/Max |
| Outstanding Culinary Host | Kardea Brown, Delicious Miss Brown — Food Network |
| Outstanding Culinary Instructional Series | Delicious Miss Brown — Food Network |
| Outstanding Travel and Adventure Program | Expedition Unknown — Discovery Channel |
| Outstanding Science and Nature Program | The Secret Lives of Animals — Apple TV+ |
| Outstanding Regional Content in a Daytime Genre | createid: SARA: A Life in Dreams and Symbols — Idaho Public Television/Northwest Chapter |
Technical, craft and special-program awards
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing | The Secret Lives of Animals — Apple TV+ |
| Outstanding Single Camera Editing | The Secret Lives of Animals — Apple TV+ |
| Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing | Resurrected Rides — Netflix |
| Outstanding Music Direction and Composition | Secret Lives of Orangutans — Netflix/Silverback Films |
| Outstanding Directing Team for a Single Camera Daytime Non-Fiction Program | Secret Lives of Orangutans — Netflix/Silverback Films |
| Outstanding Directing Team for a Multiple Camera Daytime Non-Fiction Program | The Drew Barrymore Show — CBS Media Ventures |
| Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video | Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade — ABC |
| Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design | Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut — Netflix |
| Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design | Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors — Netflix |
| Outstanding Cinematography | National Parks: USA — National Geographic |
| Outstanding Lighting Direction | The Kelly Clarkson Show — NBCUniversal Syndication Studios |
| Outstanding Live Sound Mixing and Sound Editing | The Kelly Clarkson Show — NBCUniversal Syndication Studios |
| Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup | The Drew Barrymore Show — CBS Media Ventures |
| Outstanding Daytime Special | Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade — ABC |
| Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program | Black Barbie — Netflix |
| Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Non-Fiction Program | Black Barbie — Netflix |
| Outstanding Short Form Program | Ballin’ Out — Outsports |
What stood out at the 2025 ceremony?
General Hospital dominated the drama categories
The ABC series won seven awards, including Outstanding Daytime Drama Series. Its other victories covered lead acting, supporting acting, guest performance, writing, directing and costume design. Nancy Lee Grahn won lead actress as Alexis Davis; Jonathan Jackson won supporting actor as Lucky Spencer; and Alley Mills won guest performance as Heather Webber.
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The Emmys introduced an emerging-talent category
Lisa Yamada won the inaugural Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series award for playing Luna Nozawa on CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful. The category recognizes newer performers in daytime drama and was the most significant addition to the drama awards in 2025.
Drew Barrymore earned her first Daytime Emmy
Drew Barrymore won Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host for The Drew Barrymore Show. The series also won the multiple-camera directing award and the hairstyling and makeup award. Live with Kelly and Mark took the separate Outstanding Daytime Talk Series prize.
Nature programming had a strong showing
The Secret Lives of Animals won Outstanding Science and Nature Program as well as awards for sound mixing and editing and single-camera editing. Secret Lives of Orangutans also performed strongly, winning Outstanding Daytime Personality—Non-Daily for Sir David Attenborough, music direction and composition, and single-camera nonfiction directing.
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Deborah Norville received the Lifetime Achievement Award
Deborah Norville was honored for a television journalism career spanning more than 45 years. The award recognized her long career in broadcast journalism and daytime television.
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The winning programs represented a broad range of daytime and nonfiction distributors. Netflix programs won in lifestyle, documentary, editing, design, arts and popular culture categories. Apple TV+ won science-and-nature and editing awards, while Peacock’s Days of Our Lives won lead acting and casting honors. Broadcast, cable, syndication and regional television programs also received awards.
Current viewing access is title-specific and can change by country, platform and subscription status. The distributor named beside each winner identifies the outlet associated with the award entry; it should not be treated as a guarantee that every episode or the ceremony replay is currently available in every location.
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Do not confuse the Daytime Emmys with the Primetime Emmys
These results are from the 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) on October 17, 2025. They are separate from the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, which are administered by the Television Academy and honor primetime programming.
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When were the 2025 Daytime Emmy Awards held?
The 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were held on Friday, October 17, 2025, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. Mario Lopez hosted.
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General Hospital led the ceremony with seven awards, including Outstanding Daytime Drama Series.
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Who won Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host?
Drew Barrymore won Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host for The Drew Barrymore Show.
Who won the first Emerging Talent Daytime Emmy?
Lisa Yamada won the inaugural Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series award for playing Luna Nozawa on The Bold and the Beautiful.
Are the Daytime Emmys the same as the Primetime Emmys?
No. The Daytime Emmys and Primetime Emmys are separate awards programs administered by different television organizations and honoring different areas of television.
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General Hospital was the defining winner of the 2025 Daytime Emmys, but the ceremony also recognized new talent, talk-show hosts, documentary and nature programming, craft teams, regional television and longtime journalist Deborah Norville.
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