The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the television broadcast of the 48th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards which will be presented on Friday, June 25 (8:00- 10:00PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and streamed on Paramount+.
This year’s awards honor content from more than 3,000 submissions that originally premiered in calendar-year 2020. The submissions were judged by a pool of more than 1,000 peer professionals from across the television industry whose confidential ballots were then tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Lutz & Carr, LLP.
Cheryl Underwood is this year’s host and has been a host on THE TALK for 10 years, in addition to being a multi-faceted entrepreneur who is considered one of today’s hardest working comediennes and a sought-after media personality. She holds four honorary doctorates, including an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Benedict College in Columbia, S.C., South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, S.C., the University of Illinois-Chicago and Voorhees College in Denmark, S.C. Also, she hosts “Sheryl Underwood Radio” which has 511 domestic and international affiliates, and “The World According to Sheryl – The Podcast of Sheryl Underwood Radio.” Underwood has guest-starred in the daytime dramas THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS and THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, both on the Network. Her film credits include “Bulworth,” “I Got the Hook Up” and “Beauty Shop,” starring Queen Latifah.
More than forty categories will be given out on the broadcast and on social media. Categories to be presented are:
- Outstanding Drama Series
- Outstanding Morning Show
- Outstanding Game Show
- Outstanding Game Show
- Host Outstanding Culinary Host
- Outstanding Informative Talk Show
- Outstanding Informative Talk Show
- Host Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show
- Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
- Outstanding Entertainment News Program
- Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series
- Outstanding Younger Performer in A Drama Series
- Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program
- Outstanding Limited Drama Series
- Outstanding Daytime Special Event
- Outstanding Daytime Non-Fiction Special
- Outstanding Writing Team for a Drama Series
- Outstanding Directing Team for a Drama Series
- Outstanding Daytime Promotional Announcement
- Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime Program
- Outstanding Original Song
- Outstanding Lighting Direction for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program
- Outstanding Lighting Direction
- Outstanding Technical Team for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program
- Outstanding Technical Team Outstanding Multi Cam Editing for Drama or Digital
- Outstanding Sound Mixing and Editing for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program
- Outstanding Live and Direct-to-Tape Sound Mixing
- Outstanding Casting for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program
- Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program
- Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
- Outstanding Costume Design/Styling for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program
- Outstanding Costume Design/Styling
- Outstanding Hairstyling for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program
- Outstanding Hairstyling Outstanding Makeup for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program
- Outstanding Makeup
Nominees for both the Daytime Children’s Programming & Animation Emmy® Awards and the Daytime Lifestyle Programming Emmy® Awards will be announced on Monday, June 28th, 2021.
The Daytime Children’s Programming and Animation Emmy® Awards will be presented in a stand-alone show streaming on our Emmy® OTT platform on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at 8p.m ET.
The Daytime Lifestyle Programming Emmy® Awards will be presented on our Emmy® OTT platform on Sunday, July 18, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET.
The live-stream of the July 17/18 Daytime Emmy® ceremonies will be available on the web at Watch.TheEmmys.TV and via The Emmy® apps for iOS, tvOS, Android, FireTV, and Roku (full list at apps.theemmys.tv). The program and many other Emmy® Award events can be watched anytime & anywhere on this platform powered by Vimeo.
The Daytime Emmy® Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in daytime television programming since 1974. The awards are presented to individuals and programs broadcast between 2:00 am and 6:00 pm, as well as certain categories of digital and syndicated programming of similar content.
The June 25th telecast will mark the 15th time CBS has broadcast the Daytime Emmys®, more than any other network. The telecast will be produced by the National Academy and Associated Television International (ATI), which previously produced Daytime Emmy® ceremonies on The CW in 2009 and on CBS in 2010, 2011, and 2020. David McKenzie will produce and direct for ATI and Adam Sharp and Steve Ulrich of NATAS will be Executive Producers of the show.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational, and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy® Awards for News & Documentary, Sports, and Daytime television programming, as well as achievements in television Technology & Engineering. NATAS membershipconsists of more than 18,000 broadcast and media professionals represented in 19 regional chaptersacross the United States. Beyond awards, NATAS provides extensive educational programs through its foundation, including regional and national scholarships and Student Production Awards.
