“The Young and the Restless”’ Beth Maitland Tears Up After First Daytime Emmy Win in 41 Years

The actress reflected on being embraced by the daytime television community for more than four decades during her emotional acceptance speech

NEED TO KNOW

• Beth Maitland won Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series at the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, Oct. 30 for The Young and the Restless
• The actress teared up onstage as she collected her second trophy — her first win since 1985
• Maitland has played Traci Abbott on The Young and the Restless on and off since 1982

Beth Maitland got choked up onstage as she collected her second Daytime Emmy Award more than four decades after her first win.

The Young and the Restless star won Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series for her portrayal of Traci Abbott on Friday, Oct. 30. Maitland, who has played the character on and off since 1982, reflected on the 41 years since she last took home a trophy.

“I was equally as gobsmacked back then as a young actress, and I can’t tell you how meaningful it is to be [here],” she said. “There’s a lot of talk about the community that is daytime, and they have embraced me for four-and-a-half decades.”

She expressed her gratitude to her castmates and the show’s writers, “past and present,” before paying tribute to her fellow nominees and peers. “Every one of you a winner, every one of you a part of the contribution daytime makes in a world gone mad, offering just a few minutes of relief — to laugh, to cry and to celebrate,” she said.

“I am so honored, and I am so grateful,” she concluded. “Thank you all very much.”

Days of Our Lives’ Linsey Godfrey, The Young and the Restless’ Camryn Grimes, Beyond the Gates’ Trisha Mann-Grant and General Hospital’s Amanda Setton were also nominated in the category.

Godfrey, who has played Sarah Horton on Days of our Lives since 2018, previously starred as Caroline Spencer on The Bold and the Beautiful. She celebrated her nomination on Instagram, writing that she was “truly honored” by the recognition.

In an Instagram post, she said she is “truly honored” to be nominated this year. “Thank you so much and congratulations to all the other nominees,” she wrote.

Grimes, meanwhile, has previously won two Daytime Emmys, in 2000 and 2018. The actress, who plays Mariah Copeland on The Young and the Restless, told Soap Opera Digest that her latest nomination came as a surprise.

“I didn’t even consider myself in contention in any capacity, so it just wasn’t on my radar,” she said.

Mann-Grant earned her first nomination for playing Leslie Thomas on Beyond the Gates, which premiered in February 2025 and received 15 nominations overall. “Grateful is an understatement,” she wrote on social media. “Truly a happy moment to be a part of this journey and this production.”

“Thank you to all who voted for me to be nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress on Beyond the Gates and Congratulations to all of my BTG FAMILY who were also nominated!!” she wrote in a post shared on Facebook. “Grateful and Blessed!! Truly a happy moment to be a part of this journey and this production. Hugs N Love to the fans for watching and cheering us on! I love my Hubby, friends and family for always supporting and believing in me.”

Beyond the Gates earned 15 nominations overall.

Setton is a first-time nominee. She has played Brook Lynn Quartermaine on General Hospital since 2019. She told Michael Fairman that she and her husband cried when she learned of the nomination.

“Frank Valentini called me, our boss. It was such a beautiful, moving moment. I’ve known Frank for 20 years and to share this with him, I’m indebted to him on a lot of levels,” she said. “To share that moment with Frank, to share that moment with my husband, it was the best. We cried and I’m just so grateful.”