'The Young and the Restless' and 'General Hospital' lead in terms of numbers with four prizes each, sharing the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series honor.
- Apr 27, 2015
AceShowbiz - Following Saturday's Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, the winners of big categories at the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were unveiled on Sunday, April 26. In a surprising twist, there were two winners for the coveted title of Outstanding Drama Series, with "Days of Our Lives" sharing the honor with "The Young and the Restless".
"Days of Our Lives" won another prize in Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series category for Freddie Smith's performance as Sonny Kiriakis. "Y&R", meanwhile, was a big winner in terms of number with a total of four, including Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Amelia Heinle, Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for Hunter King and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for Ray Wise.
Wise was tied with Donna Mills of "General Hospital" and Fred Willard of "The Bold and the Beautiful" for the best guest actor title. "General Hospital", which led the nominations with 28, scored two other nods for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Maura West) and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Anthony Geary).
"Bold and the Beautiful" also took home multiple prizes. In addition to the best guest actor award, the show won accolades for its writing team and directing team.
"The Ellen DeGeneres Show" was named Outstanding Talk Show / Entertainment. The best entertainment talk show host, meanwhile, went to Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan of "Live! with Kelly and Michael". "Steve Harvey" nabbed the Outstanding Game Show Outstanding Talk Show / Informative title, while "Jeopardy!" won Outstanding Game Show.
Also at the ceremony hosted by Tyra Banks, Betty White was presented with Lifetime Achievement Award.
Bob Mauro, President of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) said of the 2015 Daytime Emmys, "What an eclectic mix of the magnificent bounty that is Daytime Television. So many stars lighting up the red carpet at the iconic Warner Bros. Studio Lot in addition to the indefatigable, unparalleled Betty White as our Lifetime Achievement Award honoree. This is a terrific showcase of the power of Daytime Television that will be remembered for years to come!"
The show was broadcast live on Pop, marking Daytime Emmys' return to television after it only streamed online last year.
- Outstanding Drama Series: "Days of Our Lives", "The Young and the Restless" (tie)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Maura West - "General Hospital"
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Anthony Geary - "General Hospital"
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Amelia Heinle - "The Young and the Restless"
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesS: Chad Duell - "General Hospital"
- Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series: Hunter King - "The Young and the Restless"
- Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series: Freddie Smith - "Days of Our Lives"
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Donna Mills - "General Hospital", Fred Willard - "The Bold and the Beautiful" and Ray Wise - "The Young and the Restless" (tie)
- Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team: "The Bold and the Beautiful"
- Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team: "The Bold and the Beautiful"
- Outstanding Culinary Program: "Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics"
- Outstanding Morning Program: "CBS Sunday Morning"
- Outstanding Morning Program in Spanish: "Un Nuevo Dia"
- Outstanding Talk Show / Informative: "Steve Harvey"
- Outstanding Talk Show / Entertainment: "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
- Outstanding Entertainment News Program: "Entertainment Tonight"
- Outstanding Game Show: "Jeopardy!"
- Outstanding Game Show Host: Craig Ferguson, "Celebrity Name Game"
- Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host: Mario Batali, Carla Hall, Clinton Kelly, Daphne Oz, Michael Symon, The Chew
- Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host: Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan, "Live! with Kelly and Michael"
- Lifetime Achievement: Betty White"