Billboard, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson & More Nominated for 2025 Daytime Emmys

Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, Drew Barrymore and the husband-and-wife team of Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are competing in both of the marquee talk show categories at the 2025 Daytime Emmy Awards – outstanding daytime talk series and outstanding daytime talk series host.

The only difference in the lineup in the two categories is that The View was the fifth nominee for outstanding daytime talk series, while Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb took the fifth slot in the nominations for outstanding talk series host for their work on TODAY With Hoda and Jenna.

Selena Gomez’s Food Network series Selena + Restaurant was nominated for outstanding culinary instructional series, but Gomez was not nominated for outstanding culinary host.

Three top entertainment media brands – Billboard, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter – were recognized in the nominations. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors and Off Script With the Hollywood Reporter were both nominated for outstanding arts and popular culture program. Billboard Presents, on Billboard.com, was nominated for outstanding short form program. Billboard Presents are the video cover profiles that Billboard produces for some of its cover artists.

Entertainment Tonight and Access Hollywood were both nominated for outstanding entertainment news series, while hosts of both shows are vying for outstanding daytime personality – daily. The other nominees for outstanding entertainment news series are E! News and Extra. The other nominees for outstanding daytime personality – daily are from Divorce Court and Judy Justice.

A program remembering a TV legend, Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter, An Entertainment Tonight Special, is vying for outstanding daytime special. Before he made his mark on TV, Bob Newhart was one of the kings of comedy albums. He topped the Billboard 200 twice and won three Grammy Awards.

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 52nd annual Daytime Emmy Awards in 42 categories on Thursday (July 10).

“We’re excited to recognize the exceptional individuals and teams who make daytime television great every year and in some cases, every day,” Adam Sharp, president and CEO of NATAS, said in a statement. “As the Daytime landscape continues to expand, we’re excited to introduce new categories to recognize the boundary-pushing work being done.”

The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974. This year marks the debut of several new categories, including outstanding culinary cultural series, outstanding emerging talent in a daytime drama series, and outstanding regional content in a daytime genre.

The 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be held as a single ceremony on Friday, Oct. 17, in Pasadena, Calif. The show will be produced by NATAS. Sharp and Lisa Armstrong are executive producers with Rachel Schwartz serving as Head of the Daytime Emmy Awards.

Here’s a list of nominees in categories most relevant to the music industry.

Outstanding Daytime Talk Series

The Drew Barrymore Show, CBS Media Ventures

The Jennifer Hudson Show, Warner Brothers Television Distribution [JHUD Productions | Warner Bros. Unscripted Television | Telepictures]

The Kelly Clarkson Show, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Live With Kelly and Mark, Disney Entertainment Distribution

The View, ABC

Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host

Drew Barrymore, The Drew Barrymore Show, CBS Media Ventures

Jenna Bush Hager, Hoda Kotb, TODAY With Hoda and Jenna, NBC

Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Mark Consuelos, Kelly Ripa, Live With Kelly and Mark, Disney Entertainment Distribution

Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show, Warner Brothers Television Distribution

Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program

Black Barbie, Netflix [shondalandmedia]

Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame, PBS [Bright Blue Media Group]

Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter, IFC [The Hollywood Reporter]

The Swift Effect, Peacock

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors, PBS

Outstanding Short Form Program

Ballin’ Out, Outsports

Billboard Presents, Billboard.com

Catalyst, LinkedIn News

Eat This With Yara, The Chef Preserving Gaza’s Cuisine Amid a Genocide, AJ+

Live Like a Champion, Healthline [Lucky Tiger Productions]

Outstanding Music Direction and Composition

Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors, Netflix

National Parks: USA, National Geographic [Stronghold Studios, LLC]

The Secret Lives of Animals, Apple TV+

Secret Lives of Orangutans, Netflix [Silverback Films]

Secrets of the Neanderthals, Netflix [BBC Studios]

Outstanding Entertainment News Series

Access Hollywood, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

E! News, E! Entertainment

Entertainment Tonight, CBS Media Ventures

Extra, Warner Brothers Television Distribution [Warner Bros. Unscripted Television | Telepictures]

Outstanding Daytime Personality – Daily

Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith & Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight, CBS Media Ventures

Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover & Mario Lopez, Access Hollywood, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios

Star Jones, Corey Jovan, Divorce Court, FOX

Whitney Kumar, Kevin Rasco, Sarah Rose & Judge Judy Sheindlin, Judy Justice, Amazon Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios | Sox Entertainment]

Outstanding Daytime Special

Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter, An Entertainment Tonight Special CBS

Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés, Amazon Prime Video [Film 45 | Amazon MGM Studios | José Andrés Media]

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade, ABC [Film 45 | EverWonder Studio | Yellow Shoes Studio]

98th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC [Silent House Productions]

Shelter Me: The Cancer Pioneers, PBS [Steven Latham Productions]

Outstanding Daytime Personality – Non-Daily

Sir David Attenborough, Secret Lives of Orangutans, Netflix [Silverback Films]

Brad Bestelink, Living With Leopards, Netflix [Wild Space | Natural History Film Unit Botswana | Freeborne Media | Netflix]

Andi Sweeney Blanco, Courtney Dober, Rob North & Kirin Stone, The Fixers, BYUtv

Anthony Mackie, Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie: Gulf Coast, National Geographic [Nutopia]

Martha Stewart, Martha Gardens, Roku [Marquee Brands]

Outstanding Culinary Instructional Series

Be My Guest With Ina Garten, Food Network [Pacific Productions]

Delicious Miss Brown, Food Network [FRANK.]

Emeril Cooks, Roku [Marquee Brands]

Lidia’s Kitchen, PBS [Tavola Productions]

Selena + Restaurant, Food Network [July Moon Productions | Sony Pictures Television’s The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC)]

Outstanding Culinary Cultural Series

BBQ High, Magnolia Network [Hit + Run]

Chasing Flavor With Carla Hall, HBO | Max [Max | Fremantle’s Original Productions]

Ingrediente: Mexico, Amazon Prime Video

TrueSouth, ESPN | ABC | SEC Network [Bluefoot Entertainment]

Outstanding Culinary Host

Kardea Brown, Delicious Miss Brown, Food Network

Joanna Gaines, Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines, Magnolia Network [Blind Nil]

Ina Garten, Be My Guest With Ina Garten, Food Network

Emeril Lagasse, Emeril Cooks, Roku [Marquee Brands]

Michael Symon, Symon’s Dinners Cooking Out, Food Network