The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards took place in Los Angeles on Oct. 30 and some of our favs took home trophies while others worked the red carpet!
It’s your girl! Keke Palmer took home the Emmy for her show “Glam Through The Ages” which won Outstanding Daytime Short Form Program, marking the third for the budding entertainment mogul. Everyone’s favorite child-free and fabulous actress turned reality host, Tracee Ellis Ross, also won big, taking home the Outstanding Travel and Adventure Program Emmy for her show “Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross.” She was previously nominated five other times for her role as Bow on ABC’s blackish but never took home the award. Ain’t that something?
It was even sweeter as Tracee also celebrated her birthday on Oct. 30, making the Emmy a one-of-a-kind gift. The first season of her show saw the actress and daughter of icon Diana Ross flying off to beautiful locations while showing women that they can enjoy the lives they’ve created for themselves without waiting on a partner to do it with. Many women saw themselves reflected back to them through the series and it’s already been renewed for a second season. Go, Tracee!
Another magical moment came when Beyond The Gates actress and veteran entertainer, Tamara Tunie, took home her first Emmy win nearly 40 years since she first made her daytime acting debut. She thanked her mother, who is 92 years old, for her support throughout her career which includes being the first Black woman to portray a medical examiner on the long-running show Law & Order: SVU.
She joins rare air as one of the few Black women to take home the trophy for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series. Beyond The Gates marks her return to daytime TV as she previously appeared on As The World Turns as attorney Jessica Griffin.
Tunie’s Beyond The Gates co-star Ambyr Michelle also took home a major award for Emerging Talent as Eva, the new girl on the block stirring up delicious drama in Fairmont Crest with bombshell secrets.
Congratulations to all of the winners and our favs!
Check out more red carpet looks from the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards after the jump!
