On Friday, October 30, “The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards” will take place at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California, with “Love Island USA” and “Cheap A$$ Beach Houses” narrator Matthew Hoffman serving as the ceremony’s announcer. (aka Voice of God).
Though appearing off-screen, his role includes being the voice who introduces presenters, nominee lists, and upcoming segments. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the governing body behind the awards, notes that Hoffman will bring his signature comedic narration to the evening’s celebrations.
In previous years, a few names have served in the role, including Claudine Ohayon, Sylvia Villagrán, and Christian Lanz, among others.
On Instagram, the “Fame to Table” host commented on his announcer duties, saying, “Thrilled to be joining ‘The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards’ as this year’s announcer and narrator. An honor to be part of a night celebrating the very best in daytime television. See you Friday, @theemmys.tv!”
The post included several behind-the-scenes photos of Hoffman suited up and ready to go.
Not to be confused with the current iteration of “Love Island” on Peacock, Hoffman was the original narrator for the show during its original three-season run on CBS (2019-2021). More recently, he created and executive produces the popular podcast series, “Two Peas on a Pod,” hosted by Miriam Kirmayer.
In addition to Hoffman, in addition to all the nominees, fans can look forward to seeing several stars from Daytime past and present, including Eva zu Beck (“Superskilled with Eva zu Beck”), Danielle Chang (“Lucky Chow”), Sunny Hostin (“The View”), Derek Hough (“Extra”), Pati Jinich (“Pati’s Mexican Table”), Star Jones (“Divorce Court”), Michael Jr. (“Stand Up and Do Something”), Katelyn MacMullen (“General Hospital”), Judge Greg Mathis (“Mathis Court with Judge Mathis”), Delon de Metz (“The Bold and the Beautiful”), Keke Palmer (“Glam Through the Ages”), James Preston (“The Bay”), Paul Telfer (“Days of our Lives”), Tamara Tunie (“Beyond the Gates”), Nischelle Turner (“Entertainment Tonight”), Susan Walters (“The Young and the Restless”) and Andrew Zimmern (“Andrew Zimmern’s Wild Game Kitchen”), with Crystal Chappell (“Guiding Light”), Lesli Kay (“As the World Turns”), Joe Lando (“One Life to Live”), Eva LaRue (“All My Children”), A Martinez (“Santa Barbara”), Juliet Mills (“Passions”), and Alicia Leigh Willis (“Another World”) on hand to pay tribute to some of the most beloved daytime dramas of yesterday.
This year’s Lifetime Achievement honoree will be Genie Francis (“General Hospital”), who will be presented the award by her husband, Jonathan Frakes.
The ceremony, which is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT on October 30, will encompass all categories, including creative arts, with “The Young and the Restless” leading all shows with 18 nominations, followed by “Beyond the Gates” with 15, “General Hospital” with 13, “Days of our Lives” with eight, and “The Bold and the Beautiful” with seven.
As previously reported, this year’s ceremony will stream live on the NATAS YouTube channel at YouTube.com/@theemmys and watch.TheEmmys.tv.
The Daytime Emmy Awards on YouTube marks the fourth time this year that NATAS has streamed an Emmy Awards telecast on the service, starting with “The 47th Annual Sports Emmy Awards” and the multi-night presentation of “The 47th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards” in May.
No television provider will be required, as viewers at home can access the telecast for free on a wide range of devices, including mobile, Smart TVs, Apple TV, Roku, Android TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, iPhone, iPad, and Android, among others.
Since 1974, the Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts, honoring work in a variety of genres, including daytime dramas, talk series, entertainment news, culinary, adventure, instructional, and legal/courtroom programming.
NATAS Productions is producing “The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards,” presented as a single ceremony. Adam Sharp and Lara Gates are executive producers, with Leon Knoles returning to direct for a fifth straight year. Rachel Schwartz serves as Head of Daytime, and the firm of Lutz & Carr, LLP, provides accounting services for the competition