Overview

• The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences unveiled the first nominations for the 52nd Daytime Emmy Awards on July 9–10 alongside announcements of category expansions and splits.
• Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless vie for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series.
• The Young and the Restless leads early acting nods with four nominations, including Peter Bergman in Lead Actor and Sharon Case in Lead Actress.
• Selena Gomez’s Selena + Restaurant and Joanna and Chip Gaines’s Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse earned nods in the Culinary Instructional and Instructional/How-To categories.
• The ceremony is set for October 17, 2025, in Pasadena, marking a permanent shift from summer to autumn.