While the 2020 Emmy Awards were certainly affected by the pandemic, this year’s ceremony will be largely defined by the shows that helped us get through the dark days of quarantine. On Tuesday morning, the Emmy-winning father-daughter duo Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us) and Jasmine Cephas Jones (#FreeRayshawn) unveiled the nominations for the 73rd Emmy Awards.
The Television Academy's Board of Governors recently announced a small but notable rule change for this year's Emmys to be more inclusive of gender-noncomforming individuals: A nominee or winner of any acting category can request they be recognized with the more gender-neutral title "Performer" on their nomination certificate and Emmy statuette, although the categories themselves relating to Actor and Actress won't change. Last year's show went almost fully virtual amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but this year's ceremony was hosted by Cedric the Entertainer. The ceremony was live-streamed on Emmy® OTT platform powered by Vimeo with more than twenty-five categories celebrated on the telecast and on social media. The Daytime Emmy® Awards Fiction & Lifestyle ceremony was hosted by Emmy® award-winning talk show host, author and comedian Loni Love. This was her second time hosting one of our Daytime programs. Other presenters on the telecast included boxing world champion, author and lifestyle TV personality Laila Ali, Francisco Hernández Cáceres (Un Nuevo Dia, Telemundo), Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (A House Divided, UMC [ALLBLK]) and Jodi Long (Dash & Lily, Netflix).
Below, we dive into the biggest winners from Tuesday’s nominees.
Outstanding Performance By a Lead Actress in a Daytime Fiction Program
Sarah Joy Brown
Midori Francis
Jade Harlow
Sharon Lawrence
Karrueche Tran
Outstanding Performance By a Lead Actor in a Daytime Fiction Program
Kristos Andrews
Gjis Blom
Lawrence Hilton Jacobs
Sean Kanan
Mark Christopher Lawrence
Outstanding Performance By a Supporting Actress in a Daytime Fiction Program
Carolyn Hennesy
Alicia Leigh Willis
Jodi Long
Tiffani Thiessen
Jacklyn Zeman
Outstanding Younger Performer in a Daytime Fiction Program
Isaac Arellanes
Arista Arhin
Bianca D'Ambrosio
Chiara D'Ambrosio
Madison Reyes
Amir Wilson Outstanding Guest Performer in a Daytime Fiction Program
Anna Maria Horsford
A Martinez
Ronn Moss
Andy Serkis
Wanda Sykes
Randy Wayne
Outstanding Culinary Host
Valerie Bertinelli
Giada De Laurentiis
Edward Delling-Williams
Ina Garten
Sophia Roe
Michael Symon
Outstanding Game Show Host
Wayne Brady
Steve Harvey
Alfonso Ribeiro
Pat Sajak
Alex Trebek
Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host
Amy Robach, Dr. Jennifer Ashton, TJ Holmes
Gloria Estefan, Emily Estefan, Lili Estefan
Tamron Hall
Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris
Larry King
Rachael Ray
Taraji P. Henson, Tracie Jade
Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
Drew Barrymore
Kelly Clarkson
Sean Evans
Hoda Kotb, Jenna Bush Hager
Kelly Ripa, Ryan Seacrest
Outstanding Daytime Talent in a Spanish Language Program
Guillermo Arduino
Francisco Hernández Cáceres, Nicole Suarez
Diego Luna
Alejandro Rodriguez
Outstanding Daytime Program Host
Carly Ciarrocchi
Jeff Corwin
Zac Efron
Charlie Engelman
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Erica Hill
Van Jones
Brandon McMillan
Outstanding Principal Performance in a Children’s Program
Emilie Cocquerel
Jace Chapman
Ryan Dillon
Nathan Lovejoy
Tyler Sanders
Outstanding Limited Performance in a Children’s Program
Jennifer Barnhart
Derek Gaines
Lupita Nyong'o
Alicia Silverstone
Tom Wilson
Outstanding Younger Performer in a Children’s Program
Issac Ryan Brown
Sophie Grace
Sky Katz
Navia Robinson
Christian J Simon
Outstanding Performer in a Preschool Animated Program
Eric Bauza
Juliet Donenfeld
Mark Hamill
Eric Jacobson
Patrick Warburton
Eric Petersen
Patrick Warburton
Outstanding Performer in a Daytime Animated Program
Eric Bauza
Tom Kenny
Tress MacNeille
Sir Jonathan Pryce
Parker Simmons
