CBS Leads with 48 Daytime Emmy® Awards Nominations

CBS, CBS Studios, and CBS Media Ventures earned a combined 48 nominations for the 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards, leading all networks and beating last year's total of 37.

Highlights include 18 nominations for The Young and the Restless, the most of any daytime drama, including Outstanding Daytime Drama Series. First-year drama Beyond the Gates earned 15 nominations, including Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, while The Bold and the Beautiful received seven nominations, including acting recognition for Thorsten Kaye, Scott Clifton and Heather Tom. CBS Media Ventures earned eight nominations, with The Drew Barrymore Show and Entertainment Tonight receiving four nominations each, including recognition for Beyond the Gates: An Entertainment Tonight Special.

Winners will be announced at the 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards on October 30.

A complete list of CBS, CBS Studios, and CBS Media Ventures' Daytime Emmy nominations follows.

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS (18):

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress (Michelle Stafford)
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor (Eric Braeden, Christian Jules LeBlanc)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress (Camryn Grimes, Beth Maitland)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor (Sean Dominic, Michael Graziadei, Roger Howarth)
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series (Ray Wise)
Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Live Daytime Program
Outstanding Art Direction / Set Decoration / Scenic Design for a Daytime Program (Episodes 13145 and 13244)
Outstanding Costume Design/Styling for a Daytime Program (Episodes 13149 and 13273)
Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup for a Daytime Program
Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Program

BEYOND THE GATES (15):

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress (Karla Mosley, Tamara Tunie)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress (Trisha Mann-Grant)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor (Timon Kyle Durrett, Mike Manning)
Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series (Ambyr Michelle, Arielle Prepetit)
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series (Jasmine Burke)
Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime Program
Outstanding Technical Direction and Video for a Daytime Program
Outstanding Lighting Direction for a Daytime Program
Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup for a Daytime Program
Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Program

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (7):

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress (Heather Tom)
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor (Scott Clifton, Thorsten Kaye)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor (Lawrence Saint-Victor)
Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Outstanding Technical Direction and Video for a Daytime Program
Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Live Daytime Program

THE DREW BARRYMORE SHOW (4):

Outstanding Daytime Talk Series
Outstanding Directing for a Daytime Studio Non-Fiction Series
Outstanding Editing for a Daytime Studio Program
Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design for a Daytime Program

ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT (4):

Outstanding Entertainment News Series
Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program (Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood, An Entertainment Tonight Special)
Outstanding Daytime Personality – Daily (Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith and Nischelle Turner)
Outstanding Directing for a Daytime Studio Non-Fiction Series