The 49th edition of the Daytime Emmys returned to a live event in person on Friday night, and the news of the day — the cancellation of Roe v. Wade and the assault on women’s rights by a rogue Supreme Court threatened to overshadow the event. But the two-hour broadcast, presented by “Entertainment Tonight” presenters Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner for the first time, began smoothly from the Pasadena Convention Center.
Overall, this year, CBS’s “The Young and the Restless” received the most daytime Emmy nominations, with 18, followed closely by ABC’s “General Hospital,” with 17. Among the outlets, the syndicated rate got the best number, with 48 nominations for various program distributors, followed by two stations tied at the top: ABC and CBS, both with 31. (Netflix was next, with 27).
Among other highlights this year: The Daytime Drama category, which has been shrinking since broadcast networks reduced their mass production, has expanded to five nominees for the first time since 2014, thanks to the incorporation of the spin-off “Days of Our Lives”. “Beyond Salem.”
Previously, the 49th edition of the Emmy Awards for Creative Arts and Day Lifestyles was held June 18 at the Pasadena Convention Center “Kelly Clarkson” collected five awards, while “Penguin Town” was next, with three. Beyond syndication (with 10), Netflix was the big winner of the network, getting nine in total, split between “Penguin Town”, “Cat People”, “Headspace: Guide to Meditation” and “You vs. “Wild: Out Cold.” ”CBS and PBS then tied, with three each.
It’s also worth noting that during the Creative Arts Emmys, the final season of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show’s” got a Daytime Emmy for a team of outstanding writers for a non-fiction daytime show. And in its first season, Judge Judy Sheindlin’s new series, “Judy Justice,” for IMDbTV (now Amazon Freevee) won for the legal / courtroom program. (He also performed the first Daytime Emmy for IMDbTV / Freevee).
Check out the winners of last week’s ceremony here.
Receiving a lifelong success during the broadcast: the icon of the soap opera John Aniston (“Days of Our Lives”). And here are the winners of this year’s Daytime Emmys in 15 key categories, as it aired Friday night:
EXCELLENT DRAMA SERIES DURING THE DAY
“Beyond Salem” (Peacock)
“The Brave and the Beautiful” (CBS)
“Days of Our Lives” (NBC)
“General Hospital” (ABC)
“Young People and the Restless” (CBS)
(Last year’s winner: “General Hospital”)
EXCEPTIONAL MAIN PERFORMANCE IN A HARD DRAMA SERIES: ACTRESS
Marci Miller as Abigail DiMera “Days of Our Lives” (NBC)
Mishael Morgan as Amanda Sinclair “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
Cynthia Watros as Nina Reeves “General Hospital” (ABC)
Laura Wright as Carly Corinthos “General Hospital” (ABC)
Arianne Zucker as Nicole Walker “Days of Our Lives” (NBC)
(Last year’s winner: Jacqueline MacInnes Wood as Steffy Forrester, “The Bold and the Beautiful”)
OUTSTANDING MAIN PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMA SERIES WILL LAST THE DAY: ACTOR
Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
Eric Martsolf as Brady Black “Days of Our Lives” (NBC)
John McCook with Eric Forrester “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS)
James Reynolds as Abe Carver “Days of Our Lives” (NBC)
Jason Thompson as Billy Abbott “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
(Last year’s winner: Maurice Benard as Sonny Corinthos, “General Hospital”)
EXCEPTIONAL PARTICIPATION IN A DRAMA SERIES: ACTRESS
Kimberlin Brown as Sheila Carter “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS)
Nancy Lee Grahn as Alexis Davis “General Hospital” (ABC)
Stacy Haiduk as Kristen DiMera “Days of Our Lives” (NBC)
Melissa Ordway with Abby Newman “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
WINNER: Kelly Thiebaud as Dr. Britt Westbourne “General Hospital” (ABC)
(Last year’s winner: Marla Adams as Dina Mergeron, “The Young and the Restless”)
PERFORMANCE OF STILL HIGHLIGHTED IN A DRAMA SERIES: ACTOR
Bryton James as Devon Hamilton “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
WINNER: Jeff Kober as Cyrus Renault “General Hospital” (ABC)
Aaron D. Spears with Justin Barber “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS)
James Patrick Stuart as Valentin Cassadine “General Hospital” (ABC)
Jordi Vilasuso as Rey Rosales “The young and the restless” (CBS)
(Last year’s winner: Max Gail as Mike Corbin, “General Hospital”)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES
Lindsay Arnold as Allie Horton “Days of Our Lives” (NBC)
WINNER: Nicholas Chavez with Spencer Cassadine “General Hospital” (ABC)
Alyvia Alyn Lind as Faith Newman “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
William Lipton as Cameron Webber “General Hospital” (ABC)
Sydney Mikayla as Trina Robinson “General Hospital” (ABC)
(Last year’s winner: Victoria Konefal as Ciara Brady, “Days of Our Lives”)
EXCELLENT GAME SHOW
“Family Feud” (TRADE UNION)
WINNER: “Jeopardy!” (TRADE UNION)
“Let’s make a deal” (CBS)
“The price is right” (CBS)
“Wheel of Fortune” (TRADE UNION)
(Last year’s winner: “Jeopardy”)
EXCELLENT HOST OF THE GAME SHOW
Wayne Brady “Let’s Make a Deal” (CBS)
WINNER: Steve Harvey “Family Feud” (TRADE UNION)
Leah Remini “People Puzzler” (Network of game programs)
Pat Sajak “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” (ABC)
Pat Sajak “Wheel of Fortune” (TRADE UNION)
(Last year’s winner: Alex Trebek, “Jeopardy!”)
EXCELLENT TALK INFORMATIVE SHOW
“GMA3: What You Need to Know” (ABC)
“Peace of mind with Taraji” (Facebook Watch)
“Red Table Talk” (Facebook Watch)
“Red Table Talk: The Stephenians” (Facebook Watch)
“Tamron Hall” (UNION)
WINNER: “Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts” (Disney +)
(Last year’s winner: “Red Table Talk”)
EXCELLENT INFORMATION EXHIBITION HOST
Gloria Estefan, Emily Estefan, Lili Estefan “Red Table Talk: The Estefans” (Facebook Watch)
Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Meghan McCain “The View” (ABC)
WINNER: Tamron Hall “Tamron Hall” (TRADE UNION)
Taraji P. Henson, Tracie Jade “Tranquility with Taraji” (Facebook Watch)
Robin Roberts “Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts” (Disney +)
(Last year’s winner: Larry King, “Larry King Now”)
EXCELLENT TRAINING LAND SHOW
“The Drew Barrymore Show” (SINDICAT)
“Hot Ones” (complex networks)
WINNER: “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (TRADE UNION)
“Live with Kelly and Ryan” (UNION)
“Today Show with Hoda & Jenna” (NBC)
(Last year’s winner: “The Kelly Clarkson Show”)
EXCEPTIONAL ENTERTAINMENT OF ENTERTAINMENT
Drew Barrymore “The Drew Barrymore Show” (SINDICAT)
WINNER: Kelly Clarkson “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (SINDICAT)
Hoda Kotb, Jenna Bush-Hager “Today Show with Hoda & Jenna” (NBC)
Kelly Ripa, Ryan Seacrest “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (SINDICAT)
(Last year’s winner: Kelly Clarkson, “The Kelly Clarkson Show”)
EXCEPTIONAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS SERIES
“Access Hollywood” (TRADE UNION)
WINNER: “Entertainment Tonight” (TRADE UNION)
“Extra” (TRADE UNION)
“Inside Edition” (SINDICAT)
(Last year’s winner: “Entertainment Tonight”)
OUTSTANDING WRITING TEAM FOR A DRAMA SERIES
“Beyond Salem” (Peacock)
WINNER: “Days of Our Lives” (NBC)
“General Hospital” (ABC)
“Young People and the Restless” (CBS)
(Last year’s winner: “The young and the restless”)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION TEAM FOR A DRAMA SERIES
“Beyond Salem” (Peacock)
“Days of Our Lives” (NBC)
WINNER: “General Hospital” (ABC)
“Young People and the Restless” (CBS)
(Last year’s winner: “General Hospital”)
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 show was virtual and was filmed in the homes of the host, presenters and winners. Last year, a pre-recorded and reduced event was held in Burbank.
Meanwhile, this represents the first year under the agreement between the two major television academies in which various categories have been readjusted to focus on gender, rather than the daily parts, as a way to divide the eligibility between Primetime (administered by the LA-based TV Academy). ) and Daytime Emmys (managed by NATAS, based in New York). It is also the first year that the children’s and family programming categories have been removed from both shows and moved to a new contest and ceremony for the children’s and family Emmy Awards, the first new Emmy program since 1979. event will take place in December).