Sunday evening, the winners of the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced with Tyra Banks hosting for the first time. Broadcast live from Stage 16 at the Warner Bros studios in Hollywood, on the Pop Network in the U.S., with a host of daytime tv’s who’s who in attendance. Talk Shows, Game Shows, Dramas, Food and Entertainment programs were celebrated and a Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed on Betty White, the first female to win Outstanding Game Show Host.
The main winners of the broadcast were:
Outstanding Drama Series: Days of Our Lives (NBC)
Outstanding Culinary Program: Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics (Food Network)
Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show: Jeopardy! (Syndicated)
Outstanding Morning Program: CBS News Sunday Morning (CBS)
Outstanding Morning Program in Spanish: Un Nuevo Dia (Telemundo)
Outstanding Talk Show/Informative: Steve Harvey (Syndicated)
Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Syndicated)
Outstanding Entertainment News Program: Entertainment Tonight (CBS)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Maura West as Ava Jerome on General Hospital (ABC)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Anthony Geary as Luke Spencer on General Hospital (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Amelia Heinle as Victoria Newman on The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Chad Duell as Michael Corinthos on General Hospital (ABC)
Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series: Hunter King as Summer Newman on The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series: Freddie Smith as Sonny Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives (NBC)
Outstanding Game Show Host: Craig Ferguson, Celebrity Name Game (Syndicated)
Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host: Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan – Live! with Kelly and Michael (Syndicated)
Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host: Mario Batali, Carla Hall, Clinton Kelly, Daphne Oz and Michael Symon – The Chew (ABC)
Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team: The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team: The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Lifetime Achievement Award: Betty White
For the full list of broadcast & creative arts winners, visit emmyonline.com/daytime