‘General Hospital’ leads 2021 Daytime Emmy Awards nominations with 21 nominations

The 2021 Daytime Emmy Awards nominations were announced on Tuesday by the National Academy of Television Art and Sciences. ‘General Hospital’ bagged the most number of nominations, 21. They are followed by ‘The Young and the Restless’ and ‘Days of our Lives’ – they both scored 11 nominations each. All of these four shows were nominated in the ‘outstanding drama series’ category.

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Apart from them ‘Trinkets and Julie and the Phantoms’, ‘Dash and Lily’ and the ‘Kelly Clarkson Show’ got six nods each.

The 48th edition of the award show will air on June 25, starting at 8PM ET. The Daytime Emmys are given to individuals and programs broadcast between 2am and 6pm.

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Here’s the complete list of nominations:

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

The Bold and the Beautiful

Days of Our Lives

General Hospital 

The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING LIMITED DRAMA SERIESThe Bay

Beacon Hill

A House Divided

OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW

Family Feud

Jeopardy! 

Let’s Make a Deal

The Price Is Right

Wheel of Fortune

OUTSTANDING LEGAL/COURTROOM PROGRAM

Caught in Providence

Divorce Court 

Judge Judy 

Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court 

The People’s Court 

OUTSTANDING MORNING SHOW

CBS Sunday Morning 

Good Morning America 

Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist 

Today Show

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OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT TALK SHOW

The Drew Barrymore Show 

The Ellen DeGeneres Show 

The Kelly Clarkson Show 

Live with Kelly and Ryan 

Today Show with Hoda & Jenna NBC

OUTSTANDING DAYTIME NON-FICTION SPECIAL

Call Your Mother 

Creators for Change on Girls’ Education with Michelle Obama 

I Am Patrick

The Manhattan Project – Electronic Field Trip

Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock 

Red Table Talk: Will Smith’s Red Table Takeover: Resolving Conflict 

TIME’s Kid of the Year

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Melissa Claire Egan as Chelsea Lawson, The Young and the Restless

Genie Francis as Laura Collins, General Hospital

Nancy Lee Grahn as Alexis Davis, General Hospital

Finola Hughes as Anna Devane/Alex Marick, General Hospital

Jacqueline MacInnes Wood as Steffy Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Maurice Benard as Sonny Corinthos, General Hospital

Steve Burton as Jason Morgan, General Hospital

Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful

Wally Kurth as Justin Kiriakis, Days of Our Lives

Dominic Zamprogna as Dante Falconeri, General Hospital

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Marla Adams as Dina Mergeron, The Young and the Restless

Tamara Braun as Ava Vitali, Days of Our Lives

Carolyn Hennesy as Diane Miller, General Hospital

Briana Henry as Jordan Ashford, General Hospital

Courtney Hope as Sally Spectra, The Bold and the Beautiful

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Darin Brooks as Wyatt Spencer, The Bold and the Beautiful

Max Gail as Mike Corbin, General Hospital

Bryton James as Devon Hamilton, The Young and the Restless

Jeff Kober as Cyrus Renault, General Hospital

James Patrick Stuart as Valentin Cassadine, General Hospital

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OUTSTANDING YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES

Tahj Bellow as TJ Ashford, General Hospital

Victoria Konefal as Ciara Brady, Days of Our Lives

Alyvia Alyn Lind as Faith Newman, The Young and the Restless

Katelyn MacMullen as Willow Tait, General Hospital

Sydney Mikayla as Trina Robinson, General Hospital

OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES

Kim Delaney as Jackie Templeton, General Hospital

George DelHoyo as Orpheus, Days of Our Lives

Briana Lane as Brooklynn Ashton, General Hospital

Cady McClain as Jennifer Horton-Devereaux, Days of Our Lives

Victoria Platt as Dr. Amanda Raynor, Days of Our Lives

OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT TALK SHOW HOST

Drew Barrymore, The Drew Barrymore Show

Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show

Sean Evans First We Feast, Hot Ones

Hoda Kotb, Jenna Bush Hager, Today Show with Hoda & Jenna

Kelly Ripa, Ryan Seacrest, Live with Kelly and Ryan

OUTSTANDING WRITING TEAM FOR A DRAMA SERIES

The Bold and the Beautiful

General Hospital

The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING TEAM FOR A DRAMA SERIES

The Bold and the Beautiful

Days of Our Lives

General Hospital

The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A DAYTIME PROGRAM

Dash & Lily

Endlings

Ghostwriter

I Am Patrick

The Letter for the King

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG

“Cabana Boy Troy”, The Kelly Clarkson Show

“I Got the Music”, Julie and the Phantoms

“More Than a Vow”, The Young and the Restless

“The Other Side of Hollywood”, Julie and the Phantoms

“Unsaid Emily”, Julie and the Phantoms

The rest of the nominations can be checked here.