The 50th Daytime Emmy Awards lit up Los Angeles last year after being delayed for six months because of a Hollywood strike. Hosted by Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner from Entertainment Tonight, the event saw “General Hospital” winning the top prize, shown live on CBS.
As the 51st Daytime Emmy Awards approaches in June 2024, let’s take a look back at the 50th Daytime Emmy Awards highlights, including the key winners of the 2023 Emmy Awards, hosts, and much more.
Daytime Television excellence honored: Key winners of the 2023 Emmy Awards
Major Wins and Highlights
ABC’s General Hospital was a big winner with six awards, including Best Drama. Sonya Eddy won Best Supporting Actress for playing Epiphany Johnson, and Robert Gossett won Best Supporting Actor for his role as Marshall Ashford. Eden McCoy took home the award for Younger Performer, and Alley Mills won in the Guest Performance category.
Advertisement CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful had big wins with Jacqueline MacInnes Wood as Steffy Forrester and Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester, both taking home lead performance awards.
The Kelly Clarkson Show stood out by winning the award for Best Daytime Talk Show, and Kelly Clarkson was named the Best Daytime Talk Show Host. Veteran talk show host Maury Povich received a special award for his many years of great work on TV.
Other Notable Winners
The Young and the Restless won an Emmy for its amazing writing, and Entertainment Tonight won for Best Entertainment News Series.
The awards showed how diverse daytime TV is, with shows ranging from dramas to talk shows, cooking, and lifestyle programs. Family Dinner took home the award for Best Cooking Show, while Eat This With Yara won the title of top Lifestyle Program.
Down to Earth With Zac Efron won for its cool travel and adventure stuff, and Instant Dream Home took home the prize for Best How-To Show.
ABC’s Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade won a special award for its awesome Christmas show. Kardea Brown won for being a great cooking host on Delicious Miss Brown.
Who hosted the 50th Daytime Emmy Awards last year?
Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner from Entertainment Tonight hosted the 2023 Daytime Emmy Awards. They came back for the second year in a row after hosting the 2022 Daytime Emmys.
Who got the special Lifetime Achievement Award at the 50th Daytime Emmy Awards?
Shemar Moore presented the Lifetime Achievement Honor to Susan Lucci at the awards show. In 1999, Moore famously presented Lucci with her first Daytime Emmy Award after she had received 19 nominations for her role as Erica Kane in “All My Children.”
2023 Daytime Emmy Awards Red Carpet look
Here’s a tweet capturing all the buzz-worthy looks spotted at the 2023 Daytime Emmy Awards!
Conclusion
Since 1974, the Daytime Emmy Awards have celebrated the best in daytime TV. Over the past 50 years, the awards have changed with the times, honoring soap opera stars, talk show hosts, and many other talents. The 50th Daytime Emmy Awards highlights these incredible achievements and the evolution of daytime television. From nominees to winners and more, check out Emmy Awards’ finest articles here on our website only for you to know everything about the event.
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