Daytime TV’s best and brightest took to downtown Los Angeles on Friday for the 50th annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
Susan Lucci was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor presented by Shemar Moore, who also presented Lucci with her first Daytime Emmy in 1999 after 19 nominations for her portrayal of Erica Kane on All My Children.
In the meantime, The Kelly Clarkson Show, General Hospital and Brave and beautiful were big winners with several statuettes each.
Sonya Eddy, who died on December 19, 2022, aged 55, won a posthumous award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for her performance on General Hospital.
Check out the winners below.
Susan Lucci at the 50th Daytime Emmy Awards.
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EXTRAORDINARY DAILY DRAMA SERIES
Cove (Popstar! TV)Brave and beautiful (CBS)Days of our lives (NBC/Peacock)WINNER: General Hospital (ABC)Young and restless (CBS)
EXTRAORDINARY SERIES FOR DAILY CONVERSATIONS
The Drew Barrymore Show (Syndicated)Show Jennifer Hudson (Syndicated) WINNER: The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated)Living with Kelly and Ryan (Syndicated)Today with Hoda and Jenna (NBC)
AN EXTRAORDINARY HOST OF THE DAILY TALK SERIES
Drew Barrymore, The Drew Barrymore ShowWINNER: Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson ShowTamron Hall, Tamron HallKelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest, Living with Kelly and RyanSherri Shepherd, Sherri
EXTRAORDINARY ENTERTAINMENT NEWS SERIES
Access to HollywoodHey! News (E! Entertainment) WINNER: Party tonightExtraInside Edition
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood at the 50th Daytime Emmy Awards.
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OUTSTANDING LEADING ROLE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTRESS
Sharon Case as Sharon Newman, Young and restless (CBS) Melissa Claire Egan as Chelsea Lawson, Young and restless (CBS)Finola Hughes as Anna Devane, General Hospital (ABC) WINNER: Jacqueline Macinnes Wood as Steffy Forrester, Brave and beautiful (CBS) Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers, Young and restless (CBS)
OUTSTANDING LEADING ROLE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTOR
Maurice Benard as Sonny Corinthos, General Hospital (ABC) Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott, Young and restless (CBS) Billy Flynn as Chad DiMera, Days of our lives (NBC/Peacock) WINNER: Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester, Brave and beautiful (CBS) Jason Thompson as Billy Abbott, Young and restless (CBS)
‘General Hospital’ wins big at the 50th Daytime Emmys.
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OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ROLE IN A DRAMA SERIES: ACTRESS
Krista Allen as Dr. Taylor Hayes, Brave and beautiful (CBS)WINNER: Sonya Eddy as Epiphany Johnson, General Hospital (ABC) Stacy Haiduk as Kristen DiMera, Days of our lives (NBC) Brook Kerr as Dr. Portia Robinson, General Hospital (ABC) Kelly Thiebaud as Dr. Britt Westbourne, General Hospital (ABC)
Sonya Eddy won a posthumous Daytime Emmy Award for General Hospital 1 year after her death
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ROLE IN A DRAMA SERIES: ACTOR
Nicholas Chavez as Spencer Cassadine, General Hospital (ABC) Chad Duell as Michael Corinthos, General Hospital (ABC) Daniel Feuerriegel as EJ DiMera, Days of our lives (NBC/Peacock) WINNER: Robert Gossett as Marshall Ashford, General Hospital (ABC) Jon Lindstrom as Dr. Kevin Collins/Ryan Chamberlain, General Hospital (ABC)
OUTSTANDING YOUNG ACTOR IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
Cary Christopher as Thomas DiMera, Days of our lives (NBC/Peacock) Victoria Grace as Wendy Shin, Days of our lives (NBC/Peacock) WINNER: Eden McCoy as Josslyn Jacks, General Hospital (ABC) Henry Joseph Samiri as Douglas Forrester, Brave and beautiful (CBS)
GUEST IN THE DAILY DRAMA SERIES
Steve Burton as Harris Michaels, Behind Salem (Peacock)Cassandra Creech as Dr. Grace Buckingham, Brave and beautiful (CBS) WINNER: Alley Mills as Heather Webber, General Hospital (ABC) Robert Newman as Ashland Locke, Young and restless (CBS) Kevin Spirtas as Dr. Craig Wesley, Days of our lives (NBC/Peacock)
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OUTSTANDING STAGE TEAM FOR DAILY DRAMA SERIES
Cove (Popstar! TV)Out of Salem: Chapter Two (Peacock)Brave and beautiful (CBS)Days of our lives (NBC/Peacock)General Hospital (ABC) WINNER: Young and restless (CBS)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR’S TEAM FOR A DAILY DRAMA SERIES
Cove (Popstar! TV)Out of Salem: Chapter Two (Peacock)Brave and beautiful (CBS)Days of our lives (NBC/Peacock) WINNER: General Hospital (ABC)Young and restless (CBS)
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The 2023 Daytime Emmy Awards aired live on CBS and Paramount+.
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