{"id":1237,"date":"2026-10-31T01:07:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T01:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/10\/31\/the-young-and-the-restless-beth-maitland-tears-up-after-first-daytime-emmy-win-in-41-years\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T01:07:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T01:07:05","slug":"the-young-and-the-restless-beth-maitland-tears-up-after-first-daytime-emmy-win-in-41-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/10\/31\/the-young-and-the-restless-beth-maitland-tears-up-after-first-daytime-emmy-win-in-41-years\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Young and the Restless\u201d\u2019 Beth Maitland Tears Up After First Daytime Emmy Win in 41 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The actress reflected on being embraced by the daytime television community for more than four decades during her emotional acceptance speech<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/q3CdbV0c8LIRqb8fxBgof_uAGcE=\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)\/Beth-Maitland-daytime-emmy-awards-103026-2017f83ad6214d6096e155a021b4c22e.jpg\" alt=\"Beth Maitland at the 2026 Daytime Emmy AwardsCredit: The Emmy Awards\" title=\"Beth Maitland winning best supporting actress in a daytime drama at the Daytime Emmys 2026\" \/><figcaption><i>Beth Maitland at the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards<br \/>Credit: The Emmy Awards<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Beth Maitland won Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series at the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, Oct. 30 for <em>The<\/em> <em>Young and the Restless<\/em><\/li>\n<li>The actress teared up onstage as she collected her second trophy \u2014 her first win since 1985<\/li>\n<li>Maitland has played Traci Abbott on <em>The<\/em> <em>Young and the Restless<\/em> on and off since 1982<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Beth Maitland got choked up onstage as she collected her second Daytime Emmy Award more than four decades after her first win.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-young-and-the-restless-new-head-writers-revealed-12030870\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>Young and the Restless<\/em><\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was equally as gobsmacked back then as a young actress, and I can\u2019t tell you how meaningful it is to be [here],\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of talk about the community that is daytime, and they have embraced me for four-and-a-half decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She expressed her gratitude to her castmates and the show\u2019s writers, \u201cpast and present,\u201d before paying tribute to her fellow nominees and peers. \u201cEvery 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 \u2014 to laugh, to cry and to celebrate,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/XnuzSgjY-ikkqQKR-lkel3xA4P8=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/Beth-Maitland-2-daytime-emmy-awards-103026-33aa3459fa85472ba6bf4fac2d4a3960.jpg\" alt=\"Beth Maitland wins at the 2026 Daytime Emmy AwardsCredit: The Emmy Awards\" title=\"Beth Maitland winning best supporting actress in a daytime drama at the Daytime Emmys 2026\" \/><figcaption><i>Beth Maitland wins at the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards<br \/>Credit: The Emmy Awards<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am so honored, and I am so grateful,\u201d she concluded. \u201cThank you all very much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Days of Our Lives<\/em>\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/days-of-our-lives-actress-linsey-godfrey-opens-up-about-life-with-mental-illness\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Linsey Godfrey<\/a>, <em>The Young and the Restless<\/em>\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-young-and-the-restless-star-camryn-grimes-marries-brock-powell-wedding-exclusive-11847224\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Camryn Grimes<\/a>, <em>Beyond the<\/em> <em>Gates<\/em>\u2019 Trisha Mann-Grant and <em>General Hospital<\/em>\u2019s Amanda Setton were also nominated in the category.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/5_pdCb637wGVtxZQcVpqhSPs6lI=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/linsey-godfrey-days-of-our-lives-102926-009a8b54a06b4cc49ec59f6abf505c9d.jpg\" alt=\"Linsey Godfrey on \u2018Days of Our Lives\u2019Credit: JPI\" title=\"Linsey Godfrey on Days of Our Lives\" \/><figcaption><i>Linsey Godfrey on \u2018Days of Our Lives\u2019<br \/>Credit: JPI<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Godfrey, who has played Sarah Horton on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/stars-on-days-of-our-lives-11980549\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>Days of our Lives<\/em><\/a> since 2018, previously starred as Caroline Spencer on The Bold and the Beautiful. She celebrated her nomination on Instagram, writing that she was \u201ctruly honored\u201d by the recognition.<\/p>\n<p>In an Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dax8pv4MdYm\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">post<\/a>, she said she is \u201ctruly honored\u201d to be nominated this year. \u201cThank you so much and congratulations to all the other nominees,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/y0Vj0EEb7_sWbs2U-qtIYRJJebE=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/Camryn-Grimes-the-young-and-the-restless-102926-b04d474774fe4b9bb3c30832114f2936.jpg\" alt=\"Camryn Grimes on \u2018The Young and the Restless\u2019Credit: Sonja Flemming\/CBS via Getty\" title=\"Camryn Grimes from the CBS original daytime series THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS\" \/><figcaption><i>Camryn Grimes on \u2018The Young and the Restless\u2019<br \/>Credit: Sonja Flemming\/CBS via Getty<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Grimes, meanwhile, has previously won two Daytime Emmys, in 2000 and 2018. The actress, who plays Mariah Copeland on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/don-diamont-gets-emotional-remembering-stars-who-embraced-him-after-he-was-fired-from-the-young-and-the-restless-12064346\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>The Young and the Restless<\/em><\/a>, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soapoperadigest.com\/content\/the-young-and-the-restless-camryn-grimes-says-her-emmy-nomination-came-out-of-left-field-excl\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Soap Opera Digest<\/a> that her latest nomination came as a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t even consider myself in contention in any capacity, so it just wasn\u2019t on my radar,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/uie1a_sH03S-1eIs5LjTTmCyZDs=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/beyond-the-gates-Trisha-Mann-Grant-030625-d7aa1872b1584e2d9c252e70827d3004.jpg\" alt=\"Trisha Mann-Grant as Leslie Thomas on \u2018Beyond the Gates\u2019Credit: Quantrell Colbert\/CBS\" title=\"Trisha Mann-Grant as Leslie Thomas in BEYOND THE GATES\" \/><figcaption><i>Trisha Mann-Grant as Leslie Thomas on \u2018Beyond the Gates\u2019<br \/>Credit: Quantrell Colbert\/CBS<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mann-Grant earned her first nomination for playing Leslie Thomas on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/beyond-the-gates-clifton-davis-challenge-life-lesson-exclusive-11992889\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>Beyond the Gates<\/em><\/a>, which premiered in February 2025 and received 15 nominations overall. \u201cGrateful is an understatement,\u201d she wrote on social media. \u201cTruly a happy moment to be a part of this journey and this production.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to all who voted for me to be nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress on <em>Beyond the Gates<\/em> and Congratulations to all of my BTG FAMILY who were also nominated!!\u201d she wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/trishalmanngrant\/videos\/grateful-is-an-understatement-thank-you-to-all-who-voted-for-me-to-be-nominated-\/1387369463294711\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">post<\/a> shared on Facebook. \u201cGrateful 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Beyond the Gates<\/em> earned 15 nominations overall.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/e0q1241H_8OgvGwvP3n7PEb7Zv8=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/Amanda-Setton-general-hospital-102926-b7b8619291d3485d9902c748fe279187.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda Setton on \u2018General Hospital\u2019Credit: Christine Bartolucci\/Disney via Getty\" title=\"Amanda Setton on General Hospital\" \/><figcaption><i>Amanda Setton on \u2018General Hospital\u2019<br \/>Credit: Christine Bartolucci\/Disney via Getty<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Setton is a first-time nominee. She has played Brook Lynn Quartermaine on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/remembering-general-hospital-stars-who-have-died-12161001\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>General Hospital<\/em><\/a> since 2019. She told <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelfairmantv.com\/general-hospital-amanda-setton-daytime-emmy-nomination-interview\/2026\/07\/16\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow\">Michael Fairman<\/a> that she and her husband cried when she learned of the nomination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrank Valentini called me, our boss. It was such a beautiful, moving moment. I\u2019ve known Frank for 20 years and to share this with him, I\u2019m indebted to him on a lot of levels,\u201d she said. \u201cTo share that moment with Frank, to share that moment with my husband, it was the best. We cried and I\u2019m just so grateful.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The actress reflected on being embraced by the daytime television community for more than four decades during her emotional acceptance speech Beth Maitland at the 2026 Daytime Emmy AwardsCredit: The Emmy Awards NEED TO KNOW Beth Maitland won Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series at the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, Oct. 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