Michelle Obama, Tamron Hall and more score 2021 Daytime Emmy nominations

"Red Table Talk" and "Red Table Talk: The Estefans" are also recognized among this year's nominees for Emmy honors.

The 2021 daytime Emmy Award nominations are officially here, and they highlight some major talents, listing still-popular former First Lady Michelle Obama, talk show hostess Tamron Hall and a host of others.

Set to air June 25 on CBS and Paramount Plus, The 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are set to celebrate the best and most successful during-daylight television offerings. From talk shows and game shows to soap operas and legal courtroom episodes, the picks for possible daytime Emmys are stacked. Highlights from this year’s nominees include Obama’s Creators for Change on Girls’ Education with Michelle Obama; Hall, for her hosting of Tamron Hall, which got its own Outstanding Informative Talk Show nomination, plus game-show helmers Steve Harvey, Wayne Brady and Alfonso Ribeiro.

Nominees for 2021 Daytime Emmy Awards include “Creators for Change on Girls’ Education with Michelle Obama” and Tamron Hall for the hosting of “Tamron Hall,” which got its own Outstanding Informative Talk Show nomination. (Photos by Scott Olson/Getty Images and Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Hall’s morning talk show, Tamron Hall, has been a ratings hit for Disney. Showing solid ratings growth deep into its second season, the program seems to be hitting its stride, and the Daytime Emmys have certainly recognized that. It won Hall the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host last year, for which she is nominated again.

Obama’s YouTube docuseries Creators for Change on Girls’ Education with Michelle Obama featured celebrities and YouTube creators sitting down to discuss the importance of women’s education across the globe. With appearances from celebrities like Lana Condor, Ngô Thanh Vân and Julia Roberts, the series premiered last March.

Also nominated for Daytime Emmys are both iterations of the hit Facebook Watch series, Red Table Talk. Featuring frank conversations with actress Jada Pinkett Smith and her family, the show has been extremely successful for the streamer, leading to a spin-off with Gloria Estefan‘s family entitled Red Table Talk: The Estefans. Both are nominated for Outstanding Informative Talk Show.

Check out the full list of nominees below:

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Days of Our Lives (NBC)
General Hospital (ABC)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)

OUTSTANDING LIMITED DRAMA SERIES

The Bay (Popstar TV)
Beacon Hill (reelwomensnetwork.com)
A House Divided (UMC)
Studio City (Amazon Prime Video)

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OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW

Family Feud (syndicated)
Jeopardy! (syndicated)
Let’s Make a Deal (CBS)
The Price Is Right (CBS)
Wheel of Fortune (syndicated)

Caught in Providence (syndicated)
Divorce Court (FOX)
Judge Judy (syndicated)
Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court (syndicated)
The People’s Court (syndicated)

OUTSTANDING MORNING SHOW

CBS Sunday Morning (CBS)
Good Morning America (ABC)
Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist (NBC)
Today Show (NBC)

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OUTSTANDING INFORMATIVE TALK SHOW

The 3rd Hour of TODAY (NBC)
GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC)
Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch)
Red Table Talk: The Estefans (Facebook Watch)
Tamron Hall (syndicated)

OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT TALK SHOW

The Drew Barrymore Show (syndicated)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (syndicated)
Live with Kelly and Ryan (syndicated)
Today Show with Hoda & Jenna (NBC)

OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS PROGRAM

Access Hollywood (syndicated)
E!’s Daily Pop (E! Entertainment)
Entertainment Tonight (syndicated)
Extra (syndicated)
Inside Edition (syndicated)

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OUTSTANDING DAYTIME SPECIAL EVENT

94th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards (IFC)
David Blaine Ascension (YouTube Originals)
Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time (syndicated)
Space Launch Live: America Returns to Space (Discovery and Science
Channel)

OUTSTANDING DAYTIME NON-FICTION SPECIAL

Call Your Mother (Comedy Central)
Creators for Change on Girls’ Education with Michelle Obama (You Tube Originals)
I Am Patrick (CBN)
The Manhattan Project – Electronic Field Trip (Digital Release)
Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock (vimeo.com)
Red Table Talk: Will Smith’s Red Table Takeover: Resolving Conflict (Facebook Watch)
TIME’s Kid of the Year (Nickelodeon)

OUTSTANDING DAYTIME PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT

The Astronauts (Nickelodeon)
for The Astronauts Launch
The Drew Barrymore Show (syndicated)
for The Drew Barrymore Show
Good Morning America (ABC)
for Sunshine
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (Netflix)
for Launch Campaign
Kid of the Year (Nickelodeon)
for Kid of the Year
Kids’ Choice Awards (Nickelodeon)
for 2020 Kids’ Choice Awards

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OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Melissa Claire Egan as Chelsea Lawson (CBS)
The Young and the Restless
Genie Francis as Laura Collins (ABC)
General Hospital
Nancy Lee Grahn as Alexis Davis (ABC)
General Hospital
Finola Hughes as Anna Devane/Alex Marick (ABC)
General Hospital
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood as Steffy Forrester (CBS)
The Bold and the Beautiful

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Maurice Benard as Sonny Corinthos (ABC)
General Hospital 
Steve Burton as Jason Morgan (ABC)
General Hospital
Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester (CBS)
The Bold and the Beautiful
Wally Kurth as Justin Kiriakis (NBC)
Days of Our Lives
Dominic Zamprogna as Dante Falconeri (ABC)
General Hospital

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Marla Adams as Dina Mergeron (CBS)
The Young and the Restless 
Tamara Braun as Ava Vitali (NBC)
Days of Our Lives 
Carolyn Hennesy as Diane Miller (ABC)
General Hospital 
Briana Henry as Jordan Ashford (ABC)
General Hospital
Courtney Hope as Sally Spectra (CBS)
The Bold and the Beautiful

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OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Darin Brooks as Wyatt Spencer (CBS)
The Bold and the Beautiful 
Max Gail as Mike Corbin (ABC)
General Hospital
Bryton James as Devon Hamilton (CBS)
The Young and the Restless
Jeff Kober as Cyrus Renault (ABC)
General Hospital
James Patrick Stuart as Valentin Cassadine (ABC)
General Hospital

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES

Tahj Bellow as TJ Ashford (ABC)
General Hospital
Victoria Konefal as Ciara Brady (NBC)
Days of Our Lives
Alyvia Alyn Lind as Faith Newman (CBS)
The Young and the Restless
Katelyn MacMullen as Willow Tait (ABC)
General Hospital
Sydney Mikayla as Trina Robinson (ABC)
General Hospital

OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES

Kim Delaney as Jackie Templeton (ABC)
General Hospital 
George DelHoyo as Orpheus (NBC)
Days of Our Lives 
Briana Lane as Brooklynn Ashton (ABC)
General Hospital 
Cady McClain as Jennifer Horton-Devereaux (NBC)
Days of Our Lives 
Victoria Platt as Dr. Amanda Raynor (NBC)
Days of Our Lives

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OUTSTANDING CULINARY HOST

Valerie Bertinelli (Food Network)
Valerie’s Home Cooking 
Giada De Laurentiis (Food Network)
Giada at Home 2.0 
Edward Delling-Williams (Recipe TV)
Paris Bistro Cooking with Edward Delling-Williams 
Ina Garten (Food Network)
Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro 
Sophia Roe (VICE TV)
Counter Space 
Michael Symon (Food Network)
Symon’s Dinners Cooking Out

OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW HOST

Wayne Brady (CBS)
Let’s Make a Deal
Steve Harvey (syndicated)
Family Feud 
Alfonso Ribeiro (Game Show Network)
Catch 21 
Pat Sajak (syndicated)
Wheel of Fortune
Alex Trebek (syndicated)
Jeopardy!

OUTSTANDING INFORMATIVE TALK SHOW HOST

Gloria Estefan, Emily Estefan, Lili Estefan (Facebook Watch)
Red Table Talk: The Estefans 
Tamron Hall (syndicated)
Tamron Hall 
Taraji P. Henson, Tracie Jade (Facebook Watch)
Peace of Mind with Taraji 
Larry King (Ora TV)
Larry King Now 
Rachael Ray (syndicated)
Rachael Ray 
Amy Robach, Dr. Jennifer Ashton, TJ Holmes (ABC)
GMA3: What You Need to Know
Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris (Facebook Watch)
Red Table Talk

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OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT TALK SHOW HOST

Drew Barrymore (syndicated)
The Drew Barrymore Show 
Kelly Clarkson (syndicated)
The Kelly Clarkson Show 
Sean Evans (First We Feast / Complex Networks)
Hot Ones 
Hoda Kotb, Jenna Bush Hager (NBC)
Today Show with Hoda & Jenna 
Kelly Ripa, Ryan Seacrest (SYNDICATED)
Live with Kelly and Ryan

OUTSTANDING WRITING TEAM FOR A DRAMA SERIES

The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
General Hospital (ABC)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING TEAM FOR A DRAMA SERIES

The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Days of Our Lives (NBC)
General Hospital (ABC)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)

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OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A DAYTIME PROGRAM

Dash & Lily (Netflix)
Endlings (Hulu)
Ghostwriter (Apple TV Plus)
I Am Patrick (CBN)
The Letter for the King (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG

“Cabana Boy Troy” (syndicated)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
“I Got the Music” (Netflix)
Julie and the Phantoms
“More Than a Vow” (CBS)
The Young and the Restless
“The Other Side of Hollywood” (Netflix)
Julie and the Phantoms
“Unsaid Emily” (Netflix)
Julie and the Phantoms

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA OR DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM

The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Endlings (Hulu)
Ghostwriter (Apple TV+)
Studio City (Amazon Prime Video)
Trinkets (Netflix)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION

The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (syndicated)
Odd Squad (PBS)
Sesame Street (HBO)
The Talk (CBS)

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OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM FOR A DRAMA OR DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM

The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Days of Our Lives (NBC)
General Hospital (ABC)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM

Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love (Netflix)
CBS This Morning (CBS)
Sesame Street (HBO)
Space Launch Live: America Returns to Space (Discovery and Science Channel)
The Talk (CBS)
Wheel of Fortune (syndicated)

OUTSTANDING MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING FOR A DRAMA OR DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM

Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love (Netflix)
The Gaze (Facebook Watch, YouTube)

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING AND EDITING FOR A DRAMA OR DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM

Endlings (Hulu)
Ghostwriter (Apple TV Plus)
The Letter for the King (Netflix)
Trinkets (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING LIVE AND DIRECT-TO-TAPE SOUND MIXING

Family Feud (syndicated)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (syndicated)
Let’s Make a Deal (CBS)
Tamron Hall (syndicated)
The View (ABC)

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA OR DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM

Dash & Lily (Netflix)
Days of Our Lives (NBC)
General Hospital (ABC)
Julie and the Phantoms (Netflix)
Trinkets (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN FOR A DRAMA OR DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM

Dash & Lily (Netflix)
Endlings (Hulu)
Ghostwriter (Apple TV Plus)
The Letter for the King (Netflix)
Trinkets (Netflix)
#WASHED (Amazon Prime Video)

OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN

Craftopia (HBO Max)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (syndicated)
The New Legends of Monkey (Netflix)
Odd Squad (PBS)
Weird But True (National Geographic Kids)

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN/STYLING FOR A DRAMA OR DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM

Alexa & Katie (Netflix)
Dash & Lily (Netflix)
Days of Our Lives (NBC)
Julie and the Phantoms (Netflix)
Trinkets (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN/STYLING

The Baby-Sitters Club (Netflix)
The Healing Powers of Dude (Netflix)
Helpsters (Apple TV Plus)
Odd Squad (PBS)

OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A DRAMA OR DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM

Dash & Lily (Netflix)
Ghostwriter (Apple TV Plus)
Julie and the Phantoms (Netflix)
The Letter for the King (Netflix)
Trinkets (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING

The Big Fib (Disney Plus)
The Real (syndicated)
Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch)
The Talk (CBS)
The Wendy Williams Show (syndicated)

OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A DRAMA OR DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM

Dash & Lily (Netflix)
Julie and the Phantoms (Netflix)
The Letter for the King (Netflix)
Trinkets (Netflix)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)

OUTSTANDING MAKEUP

All That (Nickelodeon)
The Real (syndicated)
Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch)
The Talk (CBS)
The Wendy Williams Show (syndicated)

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