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THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF

THE 48TH ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS

CBS TELEVISION BROADCAST

NEW YORK, JUNE 25, 2021 - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) tonight announced the winners of the 48th ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS broadcast on the CBS Television Network and Paramount+. The presentation was hosted by Sheryl Underwood of the CBS Daytime Emmy® Award-winning show “THE TALK.” “Tonight, we honor the Daytime community for helping us find our way through the turbulence of the pandemic, increased racial unrest and the chaos of the presidential election as America faced one of its most trying years in our history,” said Adam Sharp, President & CEO, NATAS. “This evening celebrated not only the best programming and performances of this year, but reflected on some of Daytime’s biggest icons that have left an indelible mark on our medium.”

In addition to Sheryl Underwood, presenters and others who appeared included Dr. Jennifer Ashton, Amy Roback, T.J. Holmes (“GMA3: What You Need to Know”), Drew Barrymore (“The Drew Barrymore Show”), Nate Burleson (“CBS Sports”/“EXTRA”), Giada De Laurentiis (“Giada at Home”), Gloria Estefan (“Red Table Talk: The Estefans”), Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner (“Entertainment Tonight”), Deidre Hall (“Days of Our Lives”), Tamron Hall (“Tamron Hall”), Jackée Harry and Robert Scott Wilson (“Days of Our Lives”), Bryton James and Brytni Sarpy (“The Young and the Restless”), Sean Kanan (“Studio City”), Rachel Lindsay (“Extra”), Mario Lopez (“Access Hollywood”), Jacqueline MacInnes Wood and Tanner Novlan (“The Bold and the Beautiful”), Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest (“Live with Kelly and Ryan”), Al Roker (“The Today Show”), Michelle Stafford (“The Young and the Restless”), Heather Tom (“The Bold and the Beautiful”), Kelly Thiebaud, Donnell Turner and Cynthia Watros (“General Hospital”).

Others appearing in special segments were Kathie Lee Gifford, Ken Jeong, Robin Roberts, Martha Stewart, and surprise guest appearances by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. Diamond White (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) sang the original composition for the “In Memoriam” segment.

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Twenty-two categories including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Morning Show, Outstanding Culinary Host, Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show, Outstanding Actor and Actress in a Drama Series, plus many more were presented on the CBS broadcast. Many additional categories and winners were announced prior to the show on social media including Outstanding Makeup, Outstanding Hairstyling, Outstanding Costume Design and many more.

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Nominees for both the Daytime Emmy® Awards Children’s Programming & Animation and the Daytime Emmy® Awards Lifestyle Programming categories will be announced on Monday, June 28th, 2021 at 12pm ET/9am PT. The Daytime Emmy Awards Children’s Programming and Animation ceremony will be presented in a stand-alone show streaming on our Emmy® OTT platform on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at 8p.m ET. The Daytime Emmy Awards Lifestyle Programming ceremony will be presented on our Emmy® OTT platform on Sunday, July 18, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET. The live-stream of the July 17/18 Daytime Emmy® ceremonies will be available on the web at Watch.TheEmmys.TV and via The Emmy® apps for iOS, tvOS, Android, FireTV, and Roku (full list at apps.theemmys.tv). The program and many other Emmy® Award events can be watched anytime & anywhere on this platform powered by Vimeo.

The 48th ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS is produced by NATAS and Associated Television International (ATI), which previously produced Daytime Emmy® Award ceremonies on The CW in 2009 and on CBS in 2010, 2011 and 2020. Adam Sharp and Steve Ulrich are Executive Producers from NATAS, while David McKenzie is Executive Producer and Director from ATI. All voting was tabulated by the accounting firm of Lutz & Carr, LLP. A full list of tonight’s winners follows and is also available on our website, www.emmyonline.tv

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ABOUT NATAS

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational, and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy® Awards for News & Documentary, Sports, and Daytime television programming, as well as achievements in television Technology & Engineering. NATAS membership consists of more than 18,000 broadcast and media professionals represented in 19 regional chapters across the United States Beyond awards, NATAS provides extensive educational programs through its Foundation, including regional and national scholarships and Student Production Awards.

NATAS Contact: Paul Pillitteri ppillitteri@emmyonline.tv (NATAS) B. Harlan Boll (BHB PR) Harlan@bhbpr.com 626-296-3757

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Index

Categories Announced on Telecast PROGRAMS Drama Series ..............................................................................................................................6

Limited Drama Series .................................................................................................................6

Game Show ................................................................................................................................7

Legal/Courtroom Program ..................................................................................................... 7-8

Morning Show ...................................................................................................................... 9-10

Informative Talk Show ............................................................................................................ 11

Entertainment Talk Show........................................................................................................ 12

Entertainment News Program ........................................................................................... 13-14

Daytime Special Event............................................................................................................. 14 Daytime Non-Fiction Special ................................................................................................... 14 DRAMA PERFORMERS Performance By a Lead Actress in a Drama Series………………………… ...................................... 15

Performance By a Lead Actor in a Drama Series…………………………… ...................................... 15

Performance By a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series ....................................................... 15

Performance By a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series .......................................................... 15

Younger Performer in a Drama Series .................................................................................... 16

Guest Performer in a Drama Series ........................................................................................ 16 HOSTS Culinary Host ........................................................................................................................... 16

Game Show Host ..................................................................................................................... 16

Informative Talk Show Host .................................................................................................... 16 Entertainment Talk Show Host ............................................................................................... 16 WRITING Writing Team for a Drama Series ............................................................................................ 17

DIRECTING Directing Team for a Drama Series ......................................................................................... 17

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Categories Announced on Social Media CRAFTS Daytime Promotional Announcement .................................................................................... 17

Music Direction and Composition for Daytime Program ....................................................... 18

Original Song ........................................................................................................................... 18

Lighting Direction for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program .................................................. 18

Lighting Direction .................................................................................................................... 18

Technical Team for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program ..................................................... 19

Technical Team ....................................................................................................................... 19

Multiple Camera Editing for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program ....................................... 19

Sound Mixing and Editing for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program ..................................... 19

Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing .................................................................................... 20

Casting for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program ................................................................... 20

Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design for a Drama or

Daytime Fiction Program ...................................................................................................... 20

Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design .......................................................................... 20

Costume Design/Styling for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program ........................................ 21

Costume Design/Styling .......................................................................................................... 21

Hairstyling for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program ............................................................. 21

Hairstyling ............................................................................................................................... 21

Makeup for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program ................................................................. 22

Makeup ................................................................................................................................... 22

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Outstanding Drama Series

General Hospital ABC

Executive Producer

Frank Valentini Senior Producers Mary Kelly Weir, Michelle Henry Producer Jennifer Whittaker Brogdon Coordinating Producer Nneka Garland

Outstanding Limited Drama Series

Studio City Amazon Prime Video

Executive Producers

Timothy Woodward Jr, Sean Kanan, Lauren De Normandie, Brian Levine, Jason Antognoli,

Michele Kanan

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Outstanding Game Show

Jeopardy! SYNDICATED

Executive Producer/Writer

Mike Richards, Harry Friedman

Editorial Producer/Writer

Billy Wisse, Michele Loud

Supervising Producers

Lisa Broffman, Rocky Schmidt

Consulting Producer

Ken Jennings

Senior Producer

Deb Dittmann

Coordinating Producer

Bob Sofia

Producers

Brett Schneider, Maggie Speak

Senior Segment Producer

Rebecca Erbstein

Segment Producers

Grant Loud, Sarah Whitcomb Foss

Contestant Producers

Corina Nusu, John Barra

Writers

Debbie Griffin, Jim Rhine, Mark Gaberman, John Duarte, Robert McClenaghan,

Matt Caruso

Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program

The People's Court SYNDICATED

Executive Producers

Stu Billett, David Scott

Co-Executive Producer

Jeff Kopp

Supervising Producer

Philip Vandervort

Senior Producer

Michele Eppolito

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Producers

Theresa Milana, Lori Mooney, Kristi Nizzo, Kathryn Posch, Lauren Ahmadi

Segment Producers

Monique Gallo, Giulia Milana

Line Producer

Rob Cahoon

Host

Judge Marilyn Milian

Co-Hosts

Judge John Schlesinger, Douglas McIntosh, Doug Llewelyn, Harvey Levin

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Outstanding Morning Show

CBS Sunday Morning CBS

Executive Producer

Rand Morrison

Anchor

Jane Pauley

Executive Editor and Special Coverage

Jason Sacca

Senior Producers

Ed Forgotson, Ramon Parkins, Amy Rosner

Broadcast Producers

Jon Carras, Alan Golds

Editorial Producer

Cathy Lewis

Planning Producer

Robin Sanders

Booking Producer

Emily Lazar

Producer/Director

Nora Gerard

Producer/Head Writer

Tom Harris

Senior Contributing Correspondent

Ted Koppel

Correspondents

Serena Altschul, Rita Braver, Luke Burbank, Lee Cowan, Seth Doane,

Nancy Giles, Conor Knighton, David Pogue, Mo Rocca, Faith Salie,

Tracy Smith, Susan Spencer, Martha Teichner

Contributing Correspondents

John Dickerson, Jim Gaffigan, Steve Hartman, Dr. Jon Lapook,

David Martin, Erin Moriarty, Kelefa Sanneh, Jill Schlesinger

Producers

Sari Aviv, Mikaela Bufano, Deirdre Cohen, Kate D'Arcy Coleman, Gabriel

Falcon, John Goodwin, Mark Hudspeth, Jay Kernis, Michelle Kessel, Young Kim,

Julie Kracov, Sara Kugel, Kay M. Lim, Robbyn McFadden, Amol Mhatre, Anthony

Laudato, Reid Orvedahl, Mary Raffalli, David Rothman, Aria Shavelson, Dustin

Stephens, Mary Lou Teel, Amy Wall, Mary Walsh, Amiel Weisfogel

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Producers/Editors

Lauren Barnello, David Bhagat, Chad Cardin, Joseph L. Frandino, Ed Givnish,

Remington Korper, Henry Ledesma, Mike Levine, Ben McCormick, George Pozderec

Brian Robbins, Carol A. Ross, Emanuele Secci, David Small, Steven Tyler

Segment Producers

Robert Marston, Charis Satchell, Juan Torres-Falcon

Field Producers

Mike Hernandez, Efrain Robles, Henry Bautista

Coordinating Producer

Larry Elardo

Visual Arts Producers

Jessica Frank, Brian Lapreziosa, Mitch Butler, Bob Pook, Diane Robinson

Digital Producer

Roman Feeser

Web Producer

David S. Morgan

Communications Producer

Richard Huff

Operations Producer

Cliff Vreeland

Videotape Operations Producer

Neal Kassner

Meteorologist Producer

Addison Green

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Outstanding Informative Talk Show

Red Table Talk Facebook Watch

Executive Producers

Jada Pinkett Smith, Ellen Rakieten, Miguel Melendez,

Jack Mori, Mashawn Nix

Co-Executive Producers

Gene Bernard, Meghan Hoffman, Omar Lugones

Supervising Producers

Jen Friesen, Felicia Miller-Stehr

Senior Producer

Jillian King

Senior Content Producer

Jordan Pease

Line Producers

Martha Chaput, Lucy Yu

Segment Producers

Lesley Corral, Sevan Hovannisian, Camille Jordan, Glenn Milley,

Hope Nash, Carlellé Mercedes Parr, Jax Tobias

Consulting Producer Suzanne Hayward

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Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show SYNDICATED

Executive Producers

Kelly Clarkson, Alex Duda

Co-Executive Producers

Kareen Gunning, Kevin Burke

Supervising Producers

Nik Robinson, Gina Sprehe, Chris Lamson, Austin Mills

Coordinating Producers

Robert Willrich, Jason Halbert

Senior Producers

Kevin Hurley, Christina Starzak, Bob Read

Producers

Karl Newton, Ashley Reynolds, Craig Tomashoff, Dan Sterchele,

Jeanne-Marie Bremer, Anthony Caleca, Dave Hettrick

Segment Producers

Brandon Harris, Courtney Jackson, Caesar Rivera, Megan Barry

Consulting Producer

Jordan Watland

Senior Line Producer

Jonna Walsh

Line Producer

Tegan Kinane

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Outstanding Entertainment News Program

Entertainment Tonight SYNDICATED

Executive Producer

Erin Johnson

Senior Supervising Producer

Mylin Watkins

Supervising Producers

Scott Barton, Claudia Cagan, Brianna Campbell, Carolyn Greenspan Rosen,

Daniel A. Henry Jr., Joseph Jerome, Steve Noble, Amy Purnell Silberman,

Andy Reyes, Dan Schanks, Joe Siyam, Jama Suchomel, Kelsey Tlush, Donna Barns

Senior Producers

Felidette Blasucci, Ron Glines, Leslie Kawaguchi, Whitney Nevill-Wallace,

Jacob Pickar, John Rizzotti, Brenda Rodriguez, Ray Slaboda

Coordinating Producers

Andy Ackland, Charlotte Blain, Greg Bowyer, Oscar Branham,

Kurt Braun, Paul Buscemi, Paola Casanova, Bridget Fallon, Brendan Gill,

Tom Girskis, Jason Gomez, Shawn Gordon, Steve Hamre, Michael Hanson,

Bary Hiba, Joe Hindin, Fadi Khabbaz, Karen Ok, Aareon Payne, Paul Pearman,

Kyra Rickert, Matthew Rueger, Chanel Sassoon, William Schwartz, Russ Simon,

Gillian Smith, Rachel Stern, Michael Stewart, Jack Swiker, Ben Wallace,

Steve Watson, Katie Wolski

Senior Field Producer

Michael De Lazzer

Senior Graphics Producer

Erik Photenhauer

Producers

Jeff Angulo, Andrew Bartlett, Andre Bonilla, Fernando Jr. Buccat, Brian Campbell,

Frank Caponegro, Patrick Chapman, Leon Coleman, Shannon Duston, Kevin Gershan,

Karlo Gharabegian, Larry Haro, Adam Hayes, John Kornarens, Brad Magon, Faviola

Munguia, Michael Novitz, Christopher Perez, Robert Phillips, Michael Probert, Victor

Ruiz Torrescano, Sean Skinder, Daniel Sublett, Mike Trahan, Christopher Wiard

Segment Producers

Kelly Agnes, Elise Backus, Tiffini Bauder Traylor, Alexandra Blair, Jonathan Brauninger,

Ben Carpino, Rebecca Dingilian, Simone Corbett, Joseph Corral, Brendon Geoffrion,

Helen Gomez, Mannie Holmes, Jillian Higley, Rande Iaboni, Sarah Kim (solowey),

Amber Kincaid, Marina Knapp, Emily Lefkowitz, Elizabeth Mortham, Marcus Mulick,

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Darla Murray, Heidi Ortlip, Gillian Perdeau, Christina Robinson-Wong, Nikki Snook,

Debbie St. John

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Host

Kevin Frazier

Correspondents

Nischelle Turner, Keltie Knight, Lauren Zima, Matt Cohen, Rachel Smith

Outstanding Daytime Special Event

Space Launch Live: America Returns to Space Discovery and Science Channel

Executive Producers

Aaron Fishman, Michael J. Miller, Scott Lewers, Caroline Perez,

Gretchen Eisele, Todd Hoffman

Co-Executive Producers

Eddie Delbridge, Kevin Harding, Tarin Laughlin

Supervising Producer

Lindsey Foster Blumberg

Producer

Andrew Lessner

Supervising Story Producer

Jessica Tomke

Segment Producer

Madison Williams

Consulting Producers

Gayle Depoli, Dave Boone, Rachel A. Steinman, Sarah Barker

Co-Host/Consulting Producer

Christian Davenport

Host

Chris Jacobs

Outstanding Daytime Non-Fiction Special

Creators for Change on Girls' Education with YouTube Originals Michelle Obama

Executive Producers

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Joanna Forscher, Chad Mumm, Dana Olkkonen, Mark W. Olsen

Co-Executive Producer

Chloe Chapman

Line Producer

Stef Gordon

Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, as Steffy Forrester The Bold and the Beautiful CBS

Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Maurice Benard, as Sonny Corinthos General Hospital ABC

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Marla Adams, as Dina Mergeron The Young and the Restless CBS

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Max Gail, as Mike Corbin General Hospital ABC

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Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series

Victoria Konefal, as Ciara Brady Days of Our Lives NBC

Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series

Cady McClain, as Jennifer Horton-Deveraux Days of Our Lives NBC

Outstanding Culinary Host

Ina Garten Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro Food Network

Outstanding Game Show Host

Alex Trebek Jeopardy! SYNDICATED

Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host

Larry King Larry King Now Ora TV

Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host

Kelly Clarkson The Kelly Clarkson Show SYNDICATED

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Outstanding Writing Team for a Drama Series

The Young and the Restless CBS

Head Writer

Josh Griffith

Associate Head Writers

Amanda L. Beall, James Harmon Brown, Sara Endsley

Writers

Jeff Beldner, Sara Bibel, Brent Boyd, Michael Conforti,

Christopher Dunn, Janice Ferri Esser, Lynn Martin, Natalie

Minardi Slater, Teresa Zimmerman

Outstanding Directing Team for a Drama Series

General Hospital ABC

Directors

Frank Valentini, Larry Carpenter, William Ludel, Gary Tomlin,

Phideaux Xavier, Denise Van Cleave, Tina Keller

Associate Director

Allison Reames Smith, Teresa Cicala, Christine Magarian Ucar,

Marika Kushel, Peter Fillmore, Paul Glass, Dave MacLeod

Stage Managers

Craig McManus, Rob Markham, Kyle Bell

Production Associates

Jillian Dedote, Nate Hapke

Outstanding Daytime Promotional Announcement

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous Netflix

Executive Producer

Michael Vollman Creative Director Laura Carrillo Senior Producer Rick Clifton Associate Producers Ryan Bradley, Seth Fowler Producers Travis Young, Bryan Parill, Jesse Warshal Editors Jeff Hinman, Rachel Parker, Joe Vallero

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Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime Program

The Letter for the King Netflix

Composer Brandon Campbell

Outstanding Original Song "Unsaid Emily" Julie and the Phantoms Netflix

Composer & Lyricist Michelle Lewis Dan Petty

Outstanding Lighting Direction for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program

Studio City Amazon Prime Video

Lighting Director

Pablo Diez

Outstanding Lighting Direction

Odd Squad PBS

Director of Photography Gayle Ye

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Outstanding Technical Team for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program

General Hospital ABC

Technical Directors

Kevin Carr, Chuck Abate

Camera Operators

Craig Camou, Barbara Langdon, Dean Cosanella, Vicki Walker

Video Control

Antonio Simone

Outstanding Technical Team

Sesame Street HBO

Technical Director

Tom Guadarrama

Senior Video

James Meek

Camera Operators

Frank Biondi, Jerry Cancel, Shaun Harkins, Mark Britt

Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program

Julie and the Phantoms Netflix

Editors

Don Brochu, Dan Krieger, Austin Andrews

Outstanding Sound Mixing and Editing for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program

The Letter for the King Netflix

Re-Recording Mixer Howard Bargroff

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Outstanding Live and Direct-to-Tape Sound Mixing

The Kelly Clarkson Show SYNDICATED

Production Mixer, Pre-Production Mixer, Post-Production Mixer

James Slanger

Production Mixer

Bob Lewis

FOH MIXER

Eddie Marquez

Music Mixer

Robert Venable

Pre-Production Mixers

Danny Cruz, Jennifer Vannoy-Rounsaville, Jeff Hickman

PL Comms/Pre-Production Mixer

Kevin Shannon

Outstanding Casting for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program

General Hospital ABC Casting Director

Mark Teschner

Casting Coordinator

Lisa Booth

Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program

Endlings Hulu

Production Designer

Ron Stefaniuk

Art Director

Jim Goodall

Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design

Odd Squad PBS

Production Designer

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Amanda Vernuccio

Art Directors

Sean Moore, Stephen Depko

Set Decorator

Darren Pickering

Outstanding Costume Design/Styling for a Drama

or Daytime Fiction Program

Julie and the Phantoms Netflix

Costume Designers

Soyon An Halpin, Eilidh McAllister

Outstanding Costume Design/Styling

The Baby-Sitters Club Netflix

Costume Designer

Cynthia Ann Summers

Assistant Costume Designer

Kelsey Chobotar

Costumers

Sanchia Wong, Anthony Lewis, Daria Magnusson

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program

The Letter for the King Netflix

Head Hairstylist

Frances Hounsom

Outstanding Hairstyling

The Real SYNDICATED Head Hairstylist

Roberta Gardener-Rogers

Hairstylists

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Ray Dodson, Noogie Thai, Rachel Mason, Robear Landeros,

Outstanding Makeup for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program

Dash & Lily Netflix Head Makeup Artist

Liz Coakley

Key Makeup Artist

Jacqueline Bensaid

Makeup Artist

Rebecca Levine

Outstanding Makeup

The Real SYNDICATED Head Makeup Artist

Melanie Mills

Makeup Artists

Glen Alen, Motoko Clayton, Julie Jules