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General Hospital and The Kelly Clarkson Show Lead the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards

General Hospital won daytime drama series and The Kelly Clarkson Show won daytime talk series at the 53rd Daytime Emmy Awards on October 30 in Los Angeles, with Sherri Shepherd, Tamara Tunie and Scott Clifton among the acting and hosting winners.

By admin Oct. 31, 2026 · 10:43 AM ET 1 min read

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The 53rd Daytime Emmy Awards took place Friday, October 30, at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, with General Hospital winning outstanding daytime drama series and The Kelly Clarkson Show winning outstanding daytime talk series, according to USA Today.

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General Hospital entered the night with 13 nominations and won the drama series award for the sixth consecutive year, its 19th win in the category, according to HOLR Magazine. The Kelly Clarkson Show collected five awards, including the talk series award, even though the show ended its seven-season run in August, HOLR Magazine reported. Its other wins covered directing, sound mixing and sound editing, art direction and set decoration, and hairstyling and makeup.

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Acting and hosting winners

The hosting award went to Sherri Shepherd for Sherri, while Kelly Clarkson was among the nominees in that category, according to USA Today. Tamara Tunie won lead actress in a daytime drama series for her role as Anita Dupree on Beyond the Gates, and Scott Clifton won lead actor for his role as Liam Spencer on The Bold and the Beautiful, USA Today reported.

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Beth Maitland and Roger Howarth of The Young and the Restless won the supporting actress and supporting actor awards, Ambyr Michelle of Beyond the Gates won emerging talent, and Jeff Kober won the guest performance award for General Hospital, according to USA Today. Genie Francis, who has starred on General Hospital for 50 years, received the Lifetime Achievement Honor, USA Today reported.

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Other winners included Entertainment Tonight for entertainment news series, Be My Guest with Ina Garten for culinary instructional series, and Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross for travel and adventure program, according to USA Today and HOLR Magazine.

Reporting based on coverage by USA Today and HOLR Magazine.

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