CBS’ Beyond the doors triumphed at the 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in its first year of eligibility, with big wins in the Outstanding Lead Actor and Emerging Actress categories on Friday.
In all, Beyond the doors won four Emmy Awards during the ceremony broadcast on YouTube. The Michele Val Jean-written sudser debuted on CBS on February 24, 2025, meaning it missed the cutoff window for the 2025 awards.
But Doorswhich takes place in one of the wealthiest black counties in the United States, made up for lost time Friday as stars Tamara Tunie and Ambyr Michelle received Daytime Emmys for the first time for their roles as Anita Dupree and Eva Thomas, respectively.
“It’s the best welcome ever,” Tunie said after accepting the Emmy. (She is a former student of As the world turns And The days of our lives). “There are a multitude of black actresses who have paved the way for me and I feel them as I stand here tonight, starting with Cicely Tyson, the first black woman to appear on the daytime television show The Guiding Light.”
The CBS sudser also won Emmys for lighting direction, hair and makeup. He earned 13 nominations in his first year of eligibility.
Beyond the doorsthe first daytime soap opera to feature a primarily black cast since Generations in 1989, was renewed for the 2027-28 season. The first project comes from CBS Studios/NAACP Venture.
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