Daytime Emmy Awards 2026 Poll Results: See Who You Picked to Win From GH, Y&R, BTG, DAYS and B&B!

Jasmine Burke (June, BTG)
Jeff Kober (Cyrus, GH)
Eva LaRue (Natalia, GH)
Christopher Sean (Paul, DAYS)
Ray Wise (Ian, Y&R)

This is Kober's third Daytime Emmy nomination and first in the Guest Performance category after taking home the Supporting Actor trophy at last year's ceremony. And fans thought he should take home another award for Cyrus's murderous reign of terror and brutal end.

Ray Wise (Ian, Y&R) [19%]
Eva LaRue (Natalia, GH) [14%]
Jasmine Burke (June, BTG) [13%]
Christopher Sean (Paul, DAYS) [11%]

Braedyn Bruner (Emma, GH)
Al Calderon (Javi, DAYS)
Alice Halsey (Rachel, DAYS)
Giovanni Mazza (Gio, GH)
Ambyr Michelle (Eva, BTG)
Arielle Prepetit (Naomi, BTG)

Mazza's powerful performance as Gio discovered that Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) were his real parents at the 2025 Nurses Ball had more than half of the fans voting for him to take home the Emmy.

Ambyr Michelle (Eva, BTG) [12.1%]
Braedyn Bruner (Emma, GH) [11.9%]
Alice Halsey (Rachel DAYS) [10%]
Al Calderon (Javi, DAYS) [6%]
Arielle Prepetit (Naomi, BTG) [4%]

Sean Dominic (Nate, Y&R)
Timon Kyle Durrett (Bill, BTG)
Michael Graziadei (Daniel, Y&R)
Roger Howarth (Matt, Y&R)
Mike Manning (Smitty, BTG)
Lawrence Saint-Victor (Carter, B&B)

Howarth, who won his first Daytime Emmy in 1994 for his work as Todd Manning on One Life to Live, was the viewer pick to come in first this year for his portrayal of the twisted villain Matt Clark.

Timon Kyle Durrett (Bill, BTG) [12%]
Michael Graziadei (Daniel, Y&R) [11%]
Lawrence Saint-Victor (Carter, B&B) [8%]
Sean Dominic (Nate, Y&R) [7%]
Mike Manning (Smitty, BTG) [4%]

Linsey Godfrey (Sarah, DAYS)
Camryn Grimes (Mariah, Y&R)
Beth Maitland (Traci, Y&R)
Tricia Mann-Grant (Leslie, BTG)
Amanda Setton (Brook Lynn, GH)

As with Mazza, fans felt Setton should be awarded the Emmy for her work in the emotional scenes where Brook Lynn's secret son was revealed and the dramatic fallout.

Beth Maitland (Traci, Y&R) [20%]
Tricia Mann-Grant (Leslie, BTG) [14%]
Linsey Godfrey (Sarah, DAYS) [12%]
Camryn Grimes (Mariah, Y&R) [6%]

Eric Braeden (Victor, Y&R)
Steve Burton (Jason, GH)
Scott Clifton (Liam, B&B)
Thorsten Kaye (Ridge, B&B)
Christian LeBlanc (Michael, Y&R)

Fans overwhelmingly believe that Burton should bring home a Lead Actor Daytime Emmy to add to his collection that includes his 1998 Supporting Actor trophy for GH and his 2017 Supporting Actor award for his work as Y&R's Dylan McAvoy.

Eric Braeden (Victor, Y&R) [21%]
Christian LeBlanc (Michael, Y&R) [12%]
Scott Clifton (Liam, B&B) [6%]
Thorsten Kaye (Ridge, B&B) [3%]

Stacy Haiduk (Kristen, DAYS)
Karla Mosley (Dani, BTG)
Michelle Stafford (Phyllis, Y&R)
Heather Tom (Katie, B&B)
Tamara Tunie (Anita, BTG)

Stafford has earned three Daytime Emmys for her work on Y&R, and the majority of you think she deserves another one for her portrayal of Phyllis's PTSD and fractured relationship with her son, Daniel (Michael Graziadei).

Heather Tom (Katie, B&B) [21%]
Stacy Haiduk (Kristen, DAYS) [17%]
Tamara Tunie (Anita, BTG) [15%]
Karla Mosley (Dani, BTG) [8%]

Beyond the Gates
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Between the emotional funeral for Monica Quartermaine (Leslie Charleson), the mystery of "Who Shot Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison)?" and the very public reveal that Gio is really Dante and Brook Lynn's secret son (and she knew all along), the drama in Port Charles in 2025 had the majority of fans voting for the ABC soap to take home Outstanding Drama Series for the sixth year in a row.

The Young and the Restless [21%]
Beyond the Gates [13%]
Days of Our Lives [11%]