Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series

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Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series
Awarded forOutstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series
CountryUnited States
Presented by
First award2025
Websitetheemmys.tv/daytime

The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It will be first awarded at the 52nd Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony in October 2025. It is presented to honor an actor or actress who has delivered an outstanding performance as an “emerging talent” while working within the daytime drama industry.

To be considered for this category, performers must meet all of the following criteria:[1]

  • Be on their first Daytime contract with no previous Daytime Emmy acting nominations.
  • Have been part of their Daytime Drama for two years or less at the time of consideration.
  • Appear in a speaking role with at least one multi-episode story arc.

This category differs from the retired Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series—and its earlier gender-specific counterparts—which imposed an age restriction on nominees. By contrast, the new category has no age restriction, shifting the focus away from a performer’s age and instead highlighting their status as a newcomer to daytime television.[1]

Winners and nominees

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Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.

Table key
‡ Indicates the winner
Year Actor Program Role Network Ref.
2025
(52nd) 		*Winner will be announced on October 17, 2025
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Olivia d'Abo The Bay Fifi Garrett
Popstar! TV
AnnaLynne McCord Days of Our Lives Cat Greene
Peacock
Ashley Puzemis Days of Our Lives Holly Jonas
Peacock
Christian Weissmann The Bold and the Beautiful Remy Pryce
CBS
Lisa Yamada The Bold and the Beautiful Luna Nozawa
CBS

References

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  1. ^ a b Lewis, Errol (July 10, 2025). "DAYTIME EMMYS: Ceremony Date Announced, Rule Enforcement & New Categories". Soap Opera Network. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  2. ^ "The 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations" (PDF). New York/Los Angeles: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2025. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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