‘General Hospital’ Dominates at 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Art Emmy Awards

(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — On Friday, June 17, the Daytime community celebrated the work of many of the men and women who work generally behind the scenes at various programming on daytime television. The 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Awards Gala was held at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles and was hosted by Steve Wilkos of “The Steve Wilkos Show.”

ABC’s “General Hospital” won 6 of the 13 nominations they earned at the 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Art Emmy Awards. With 6 wins, the last ABC soap standing effectively took home half the available awards for the Drama Series categories that evening. CBS’ “The Young and the Restless” followed going 3 for 11. CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful” and ABC’s “All My Children” wrapped up the wins going, respectively, 2 for 8 and 1 for 7. ABC’s “One Life to Live,” nominated for 9 Creative Art Emmy Awards, and NBC’s “Days of Our Lives,” nominated for 2 Creative Art Emmy Awards, went home empty handed. CBS “As The World Turns” was not nominated for any Creative Art Emmy Awards. ABC Daytime also won the category of New Approaches Daytime for the “What If” internet promotion that crossed-over their three Daytime Drama Series.

The following is a list of the winners in the drama series category at the 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Awards:

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design For A Drama Series: General Hospital

Outstanding Achievement for a Casting Director- For A Drama Series: General Hospital

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design For A Drama Series: The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling For A Drama Series: All My Children

Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction For A Drama Series: General Hospital

Outstanding Achievement in Live & Direct To Tape Sound Mixing For A Drama Series:The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Achievement in Makeup For A Drama Series: The Bold and the Beautiful

Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing For A Drama Series:The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction And Composition For A Drama Series: The Bold and the Beautiful

Outstanding Original Song for a Drama Series: General Hospital “Bad For You”

Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control For A Drama Series: General Hospital

Outstanding Stunt Coordination: General Hospital

Actors, Writing Teams, Directing Teams and Complete Ensembles will be rewarded at the The 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards which airs on CBS on Sunday, June 19 from 8:00 – 10:00 PM ET/PT (live on the east coast, recorded for the west coast). The annual awards show returns to the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada for the second consecutive year.