# 51st Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle Emmy Awards

The 51st Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), honored the best in US daytime television programming in 2023. The award ceremony took place on June 8, 2024, at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles.
The nominations were announced on April 19, 2024, alongside the nominees for the main ceremony categories. Netflix's docudrama series African Queens: Njinga led the creative arts nominations with twelve, followed by the miniseries Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones and the talk show The Kelly Clarkson Show, both with six nominations each.
The ceremony was streamed on the NATAS OTT channel at Watch. TheEmmys. TV and via The Emmys apps for iOS, tvOS, Android, FireTV, and Roku.

## Winners and nominees

The nominations for both the 51st Daytime Emmy Awards and the 51st Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle Emmy Awards were announced on April 19, 2024.

### Programming

Programming :
| Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program Judy Justice (Freevee) Hot Bench (Syndicated) Justice for the People with Judge Milan (Syndicated) The People's Court (Syndicated) We the People (Syndicated) | Outstanding Lifestyle Program Downey's Dream Cars (Max) George to the Rescue (NBC) Growing Floret (Magnolia Network) Homegrown (Magnolia Network) Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones (Netflix) |
| Outstanding Travel, Adventure and Nature Program Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory (National Geographic) Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper (National Geographic) Guy's All-American Road Trip (Food Network) Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild (NBC) Street Somm (Tastemade) | Outstanding Instructional and How-To Program Hack My Home (Netflix) Fixer to Fabulous (HGTV) Fixer Upper: The Hotel (Magnolia Network) Martha Gardens (Roku) Windy City Rehab (HGTV) |
| Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program Oprah and The Color Purple Journey (Max) Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids (Vimeo) King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch (Netflix) Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter (SundanceTV) Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (PBS) Working in the Theatre (AmericanTheatreWing.org) | Outstanding Daytime Special Culture Quest: Ukraine (PBS) Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day (ABC) 97th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day (NBC) Recipe for Change: Celebrating Black Men (SpringHill) Unexpected (Hulu) |
| Outstanding Short Form Daytime Program The Dads (Netflix) Catalyst (LinkedIn News) Hollywood Atelier: Rob Pickens (The Hollywood Reporter) How Una Pizza Napoletana Became the No.1 Ranked Pizza in the World (Eater) Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre (Netflix) | Outstanding Educational and Informational Program Leveling Lincoln (PBS) African Queens: Njinga (Netflix) Harlem Globetrotters Play It Forward (NBC) Ireland Made with Love (PBS) What Really Happened: America's Wild West (National Geographic) |

### Hosting & Daytime Personality

Crafts :
| Outstanding Culinary Show Host Buddy Valastro – Legends of the Fork (A&E) Lidia Bastianich – 25 Years with Lidia: A Culinary Jubilee (PBS) Valerie Bertinelli – Valerie's Home Cooking (Food Network) Eduardo Garcia – Big Sky Kitchen with Eduardo Garcia (Magnolia Network) Emeril Lagasse – Emeril Cooks (Roku) Sophia Roe – Counter Space (Tastemade) | Outstanding Personality – Non Daily Christian Cooper – Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper (National Geographic) Samantha Brown – Samantha Brown's Places to Love (PBS) Derrick Campana – The Wizard of Paws (BYUtv) Zoë François, Andrew Zimmern – Holiday Party with Andrew and Zoë (Magnolia Network) Jet Tila – Ready Jet Cook (Food Network) |

### Crafts

Crafts :
| Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design African Queens: Njinga – Warren Gray (Netflix) The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated) The Drew Barrymore Show (Syndicated) General Hospital (ABC) The View (ABC) The Young and the Restless (CBS) | Outstanding Casting African Queens: Njinga – Olissa Rogers and Christa Schamberger (Netflix) Days of Our Lives - Marnie Saitta and Bob Lambert (Peacock) General Hospital - Mark Teschner and Lisa Booth (ABC) Start Up - Jenny Feterovich (PBS) The Young and the Restless - Nancy Nayor and Greg Salmon (CBS) |
| Outstanding Cinematography Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory – Bertie Gregory and Sam Stewart (National Geographic) African Queens: Njinga (Netflix) Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones (Netflix) Living for the Dead (Hulu) Oracles of God: The Story of the Old Testament (CBN) | Outstanding Costume Design/Styling The Bold and the Beautiful – Jeresa Featherstone, Anabel Schuckhart, Lucy Flores, Jennifer Johns, Patrice Johnson, Ross Fuentes, Gail Mosley, and Angelo Santos (CBS) African Queens: Njinga (Netflix) The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated) Sherri (Syndicated) |
| Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup African Queens: Njinga – Gale Shepherd (Netflix) The Drew Barrymore Show (Syndicated) Sherri (Syndicated) The View (ABC) The Young and the Restless (CBS) | Outstanding Directing Team for a Single Camera Daytime Non-Fiction Program Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones – Clay Jeter (Netflix) African Queens: Njinga (Netflix) Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids (Vimeo) Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild (NBC) Searching for Soul Food (Hulu) TrueSouth (ESPN / ABC / SEC Network) |
| Outstanding Directing Team for a Multiple Camera Daytime Non-Fiction Program The View – Sarah de la O, Jenean Elkins, John Keegan, Craig Viechec, Christopher Wayne, Rob Bruce Baron, Paul Tarascio, and Edward Valk (ABC) Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day (ABC) The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated) The Drew Barrymore Show (Syndicated) Turning The Tables with Robin Roberts (Disney+) | Outstanding Single Camera Editing Drive with Swizz Beatz – Max Rosenfeld, Lauren Staller, Sujit Agrawal, Jared Aston, Ben Bolton, Jordan Browne, Katie Covell, Sherman Pascoe, Lyric Ramsey, Ashley Rath, and Matt Valdez (Hulu) African Queens: Njinga (Netflix) Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones (Netflix) Oprah and The Color Purple Journey (Max) Searching for Soul Food (Hulu) |
| Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing TrueSouth – Joe Canali, Timothy Horgan, and Dave Lynch (ESPN / ABC / SEC Network) Family Ingredients (PBS) The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated) Team Rubicon (Roku) The Wizard of Paws (BYUtv) | Outstanding Music Direction and Composition Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones – Steve Gernes, Tyler Sabbag, and Duncan Thum (Netflix) African Queens: Njinga (Netflix) Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild (NBC) Mysteries of the Faith (Netflix) Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre (Netflix) |
| Outstanding Original Song Reconnecting Roots: "We're Home" – Heidi Feek, Dillon Hodges, and Mandy McCauley (PBS) General Hospital: "Shine" (ABC) Unexpected: "Unexpected Truth" (Hulu) | Outstanding Lighting Direction The Kelly Clarkson Show – Darren Langer and John Daniels (Syndicated) The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated) General Hospital (ABC) The View (ABC) |
| Outstanding Technical Direction, Camera Work, Video Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day – Ryan Balton, John Diperna, Travis Elkins, Tony Martin, Rick Siegel, Billy Butler, James Coker, Deb Brozina, Chris Ferguson, Ricky Fontanez, Shaun Harkins, Travis Hays, Tom Hildreth, Jill Sager, and Fed Wetherbee (ABC) The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) Days of Our Lives (Peacock) The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated) | Outstanding Live Sound Mixing and Sound Editing The Kelly Clarkson Show – James Slanger, Bob Lewis, Omalati Beckett, Eddie Marquez, Robert Venable, Danny Cruz, Jeff Hickman, Rosa Howell Thornhill, Jennifer Vannoy-Rounsaville, Bryan Smith, Marilyn Vigilante, Rachel Orscher, and Kevin Shannon (Syndicated) The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated) The View (ABC) Tamron Hall (Syndicated) |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones – Phil Detolve, A. Josh Reinhardt, Graham Barclay, and Louie Recinos (Netflix) African Queens: Njinga (Netflix) Downey's Dream Cars (Max) Drive with Swizz Beatz (Hulu) Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre (Netflix) | Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design Searching for Soul Food – Carson Hood, Kristen Pritchett, Eun Sung Do, Paolo Garcia, Sohyun Park, Mark Thompson, Addy Afzali, Lui Chia-lung, and Carl Dempsey (Hulu) African Queens: Njinga (Netflix) Car Masters: Rust to Riches (Netflix) Super Animals (Syndicated) Tex Mex Motors (Netflix) |
| Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Non-Fiction Program Reconnecting Roots – Dave Boyd, Ryan Estabrooks, Joel McAfee, Gabe McCauley, Josh Childs, Emma King, Asia Mechikoff, Ben Oddo, Julian Vaca, and Wesley Vis (PBS) African Queens: Njinga (Netflix) Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild (NBC) Super Animals (Syndicated) Team Rubicon (Roku) ||

### Nominations and wins by program

Shows with multiple Creative Arts nominations :
| Nominations | Show | Network |
| 12 | African Queens: Njinga | Netflix |
| 6 | Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones | Netflix |
| 6 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Syndicated |
| 5 | The View | ABC |
| 4 | Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild | NBC |
| 4 | General Hospital | ABC |
| 3 | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 3 | Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day | ABC |
| 3 | Searching for Soul Food | Hulu |
| 3 | Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre | Netflix |
| 3 | The Drew Barrymore Show | Syndicated |
| 3 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Syndicated |
| 2 | Days of Our Lives | Peacock |
| 2 | Downey's Dream Cars | Max |
| 2 | Oprah and The Color Purple Journey | Max |
| 2 | Unexpected | Hulu |
| 2 | Drive with Swizz Beatz | Hulu |
| 2 | Reconnecting Roots | PBS |
| 2 | The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS |
| 2 | Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory | National Geographic |
| 2 | Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper | National Geographic |
| 2 | Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids | Vimeo |
| 2 | Team Rubicon | Roku |
| 2 | TrueSouth | ESPN / ABC / SEC Network |
| 2 | The Wizard of Paws | BYUtv |
| 2 | Sherri | Syndicated |
| 2 | Super Animals | Syndicated |