Who’s your pick to win for the 52nd annual Daytime Emmy Awards? Remember these nominations are based off reels the actor put together for peer voting and not your personal faves. 
 

Outstanding Lead Actress : 

Sharon  Case as Sharon Newman, The Young and the Restless
Eileen Davidson as Ashley Abbott, The Young and the Restless
Melissa Claire Egan as Chelsea Lawson, The Young and the Restless
Nancy Lee Grahn as Alexis Davis, General Hospital
Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers, The Young and the Restless
Laura Wright as Carly Spencer, General Hospital

Outstanding Lead Actor: 
Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless
Eric Martsolf as Brady Black, Days of Our Lives
Greg Rikaart as Leo Stark, Days of Our Lives
Paul Telfer as Xander Kiriakis, Days of Our Lives
Dominic Zamprogna as Dante Falconeri, General Hospital

Outstanding Supporting Actress:  
Linsey Godfrey as Sarah Horton, Days of Our Lives
Courtney Hope as Sally Spectra, The Young and the Restless
Kate Mansi as Kristina Corinthos Davis, General Hospital
Emily O'Brien as Theresa Donovan, Days of Our Lives
Susan Walters as Diane Jenkins Abbott, The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Supporting Actor: 
Tajh Bellow as TJ Ashford, General Hospital
Blake Berris as Everett Lynch, Days of Our Lives
Michael Graziadei as Daniel Romalotti, The Young and the Restless
Gregory Harrison as Gregory Chase, General Hospital
Jonathan Jackson as Lucky Spencer, General Hospital

Outstanding Emerging Talent: 
Olivia d'Abo as Fifi Garrett, The Bay
AnnaLynne McCord as Cat Greene, Days of Our Lives
Ashley Puzemis as Holly Jonas, Days of Our Lives
Christian Weissmann as Remy Pryce, The Bold and the Beautiful
Lisa Yamada as Luna Nozawa, The Bold and the Beautiful

Outstanding Guest Performer:
Linden Ashby as Cameron Kirsten, The Young and the Restless
Clint Howard as Tom Starr, The Bold and the Beautiful
Jacqueline Lopez as Blaze, General Hospital
Alley Mills as Heather Webber, General Hospital
Valarie Pettiford as Amy Lewis, The Young and the Restless
Avery Kristen Pohl as Esme Prince, General Hospital

Drama Series Writing Team: 
Days of Our Lives (Ron Carlivati) 
General Hospital (Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten) 
The Young and the Restless (Josh Griffith)

Drama Series Directing Team: 

Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
 

Outstanding Drama Series: 

Days of Our Lives (Ken Corday)
General Hospital (Frank Valentini) 
The Young and the Restless (Josh Griffith) 

 

Here’s Michael Fairman’s 2025 Emmy special if yall need some help with what each actor put on their reels 

Here’s Alan Locher’s interview with all the Days of our Lives Emmy nominees