2026 Daytime Emmy Awards Predictions

On Daytime Confidential episode 1216, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe, Joshua Baldwin and Melodie Aikels reveal their 2026 Daytime Emmy Award Predictions for soap opera's biggest categories. Share your predictions in the comments on Daytime Confidential! All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Bluesky: @DCConfidential, LukeKerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify. Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series Braedyn Bruner as Emma Scorpio-Drake – General Hospital Al Calderon as Javier Hernandez – Days of our Lives Alice Halsey as Rachel Black – Days of our Lives Giovanni Mazza as Gio Palmieri – General Hospital Ambyr Michelle as Eva Thomas – Beyond the Gates Arielle Prepetit as Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne – Beyond the Gates Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Drama Series: Actress Linsey Godfrey as Sarah Horton – Days of our Lives Camryn Grimes as Mariah Copeland – The Young and the Restless Beth Maitland as Traci Abbott – The Young and the Restless Trisha Mann-Grant as Leslie Thomas – Beyond the Gates Amanda Setton as Brook Lynn Quartermaine – General Hospital Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Drama Series: Actor Sean Dominic as Nate Hastings – The Young and the Restless Timon Kyle Durrett as Bill Hamilton – Beyond the Gates Michael Graziadei as Daniel Romalotti – The Young and the Restless Roger Howarth as Matt Clark – The Young and the Restless Mike Manning as Bradley "Smitty" Smith – Beyond the Gates Lawrence Saint-Victor as Carter Walton – The Bold and the Beautiful Outstanding Lead