On Sunday, May 5, The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) held “The 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards,” which took place at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, CA.
“The Young and the Restless” continued to lead the pack with three additional wins, bringing its total to eight overall when adding in wins from the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. “General Hospital” took home five additional Daytime Emmys, bringing its overall total to six. “Days of our Lives” took home the win for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series via Kyler Pettis (ex-Theo Carver), bringing its total wins four. “The Bold and the Beautiful” took up the rear with a total of three wins with the addition of Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy Forrester) taking home the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
“The National Academy is pleased to be honoring the men and women who make Daytime television one of the staples of the entertainment industry,” said Terry O’Reilly, Chairman,
NATAS. “In addition to those honored tonight with the prestigious Emmy Award, we are especially pleased to be highlighting the careers of two of our television icons, ‘Judge Judy’ Sheindlin and Chef Jacques Pepin with our Lifetime Achievement Award. With our tributes to the wonderful career of Kathie Lee Gifford and the remarkable 50-year achievement of ‘Sesame Street,’ it’s a wonderful evening to celebrate Daytime television.”
With the most nominations going into the Emmy weekend, CBS took home an additional five Daytime Emmy Awards, bringing its overall total to 17. Amazon Prime Video followed with two more trophies, bringing its total to 12 Emmys. Netflix and PBS followed with 10, and NBC brought home two more Emmys to end Emmy weekend with seven overall. ABC took home five Emmy Awards over the weekend, all of which came from winnings for “General Hospital.”
What follows is a breakdown of the winners in each category as presented during “The 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Winner:
- Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos, “General Hospital”)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Winner:
- Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy Forrester, “The Bold and the Beautiful”)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Winner:
- Vernee Watson (Stella Henry, “General Hospital”)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Winner:
- Max Gail (Mike Corbin, “General Hospital”)
Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series Winner:
- Kyler Pettis (Theo Carver, “Days of our Lives”)
Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series Nominees:
- Hayley Erin (Kiki Jerome, “General Hospital”)
Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series Winner:
- Patricia Bethune (Nurse Mary Pat, “General Hospital”)
Outstanding Writing Team for a Drama Series Winner:
- “The Young and the Restless” (CBS): Head Writer Mal Young; Writers Amanda Beall, Jeff Beldner, Sara Bibel, Matt Clifford, Michael Conforti, Susan Dansby, Christopher Dunn, Janice Ferri Esser, Christian McLaughlin, Beth Milstein, Dave Rupel, Anne Schoettle, Natalie Minardi Slater and Teresa Zimmerman
Outstanding Directing Team for a Drama Series Winner:
- “The Young and the Restless” (CBS): Directors Michael Eilbaum, Sally McDonald and Owen Renfroe; Associate Directors Derek Berlatsky, Andrew Hachem, and Robbin Phillips; Stage Managers Fritz Brekeller, Brendan Higgins and Tom McDermott; Production Associates Ericka Chavez, Rebekah McCurry and Nancy Ortenberg
Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series:
- “After Forever” (Amazon Prime Video): Executive Producers Michael Slade and Kevin Spirtas; Producer Allison Vanore
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Winner:
- “The Young and the Restless” (CBS): Executive Producer Mal Young; Supervising Producers Lisa De Cazotte, John Fisher, Josh Griffith and Anthony Morina; Producers Jonathan Fishman, James Freeman and Matthew J. Olsen
