Heather Tom could make history this Friday at the 53rd annual Daytime Emmys. As it now stands, “The Bold and the Beautiful” star is tied with Erika Slezak (“One Life to Live”) at six each. Tom scored a nomination this year in the outstanding lead actress in a daytime drama field (her first nod in the category since 2020, when she won) for playing Katie Logan on “B&B.” But that’s not all: This year, Tom is also nominated as part of the writing staff on “Bold and the Beautiful,” in the outstanding writing team for a daytime drama series category.
It’s always nice to be recognized and to go and hang, and two in one night seems insane!” READ MORE: Daytime Emmys Announce 2026 Nominations: ‘The Young and the Restless’ Leads, ‘Beyond the Gates’ Thrives In Its First Year (Full Nominations List) Tom won her first Daytime Emmy in 1993 in the outstanding younger actress in a drama series category for “The Young and the Restless,” followed by another one for “Y&R” in the same category in 1999. As part of “The Bold and the Beautiful,” she won the Daytime Emmy for supporting actress in 2011, followed by lead actress wins in 2012, 2013 and 2020. She’s the only performer to ever win Daytime Emmys in all three classifications of younger, supporting and lead.
Slezak won all six of her Daytime Emmys in lead actress (for “One Life to Live” in 1984, 1986, 1992, 1995, 1996 and 2005) and will continue to hold the most acting wins in a single category. But when all acting categories are counted, Tom could surpass Slezak this year for most overall wins. But Tom stresses that she doesn’t feel like she’s in competition with the daytime icon.
I had the honor working with her and I just loved every single second. She always just brought it. There was never a day where she phoned it in.
I certainly cannot feel like I’m in the rivalry with her because I would just have to say that she’s already won.” Tom notes that her favorite Daytime Emmy tradition was actually started by Slezak and another former winner, Susan Flannery (“Bold and the Beautiful”): an annual actress nominees’ lunch, organized by whoever won the previous year. We let our hair down and dish a little bit and run up the bill for whomever’s paying. It’s really my favorite part about being nominated.” As for her other nomination in writing, Tom credits “Bold and the Beautiful” executive producer and head writer Brad Bell for giving her the opportunity behind the camera.
Along the way I kind of wanted to start trying other things. I write extensively outside of the show and have a bunch of things that I’m pitching right now. Brad allowed me to do a spec script because he knows that I’ve been wanting to write for the show for a while.
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