The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were doled out to the dolled-up deserving on Friday during a ceremony held at the historic Westin Bonaventura in Los Angeles, California.
Daytime Emmy Awards 2024
The Bold and the Beautiful, which led the pack with 10 nominations across the eight categories netted Thorsten Kaye the trophy for Outstanding Lead Actor while General Hospital, who trailed behind with but 7 nominations won, amongst others, Outstanding Daytime Drama, Outstanding Writing, and Outstanding Directing.
Days of our Lives and The Young and the Restless, which racked up nine nominations a piece took home, respectively, Outstanding Guest Performance (collected by “Living Legend” Dick Van Dyke) and Outstanding Supporting Actress and Outstanding Lead Actress.
Other highlights of the ceremony included the bestowing of the Lifetime Achievement Award on real-life “supecouple” Ed Scott and Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman, The Young and the Restless).
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Eric Braeden (Victor Newman, The Young and the Restless)
Scott Clifton (Liam Spencer, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Thorsten Kaye (Ridge Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful) – WINNER
John McCook (Eric Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Eric Martsolf (Brady Black, Days of our Lives)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali, Days of our Lives)
Finola Hughes (Anna Devane, General Hospital)
Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers, The Young and the Restless) – WINNER
Cynthia Watros (Nina Reeves, General Hospital)
Annika Noelle (Hope Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
The Bay
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our lives
General Hospital – WINNER
Neighbours
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Series
Jennifer Gareis (Donna Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Linsey Godfrey (Sarah Horton, Days of our Lives)
Courtney Hope (Sally Spectra, The Young and the Restless) – WINNER
Allison Lanier (Summer Newman, The Young and the Restless)
Emily O’Brien (Gwen Rizczech, Days of our Lives)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Series
Robert Gossett (Mashall Ashford, General Hospital) – WINNER
Bryton James (Devon Winters, The Young and the Restless)
Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis, Days of our Lives)
A. Martinez (Nardo Ramos, The Bay)
Mike Manning (Caleb McKinnon, The Bay)
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama
Linden Ashby (Cameron Kirsten), The Young and the Restless)
Ashley Jones (Bridget Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Alley Mills (Heather Webber, General Hospital)
Guy Pearce (Mike Young, Neighbours)
Dick Van Dyke (Timothy Robicheaux, Days of our Lives) – WINNER
Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Drama
The Bay, Popstar! TV
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Days of our Lives, Peacock
General Hospital, ABC – WINNER
The Young and the Restless, CBS
Outstanding Directing for a Daytime Drama
The Bay, Popstar! TV
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Days of our Lives, Peacock
General Hospital, ABC – WINNER
The Young and the Restless, CBS
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