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 | awarded_for = Excellence in [[daytime television]]
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 | year = {{start date and age|1974|5|21}}
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The '''Daytime Emmy Awards''', or '''Daytime Emmys''', are part of the extensive range of [[Emmy Awards]] for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York-based [[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]] (NATAS), the Daytime Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American [[daytime television]] programming. The first ceremony was held in [[1st Daytime Emmy Awards|1974]], expanding what was originally a [[prime time]]-themed Emmy Award. Ceremonies generally are held in May or June, but starting in 2025, the ceremony will be held in October.

==History==
{{See also|Emmy Awards#History}}

The first [[Emmy Award]] ceremony took place on January 25, 1949. The first daytime-themed Emmy Awards were given out at the [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] ceremony in 1972, when ''[[The Doctors (1963 TV series)|The Doctors]]'' and ''[[General Hospital]]'' were nominated for [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Achievement in a Daytime Drama]]. That year, ''The Doctors'' won the first Best Show Daytime Emmy. In addition, the award for Outstanding Achievement by an Individual in a Daytime Drama was given to [[Mary Fickett]] from ''[[All My Children]]''. A previous category "Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Programming" was added once in 1968 with individuals like ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' star [[Macdonald Carey]] nominated. Due to voting rules of the time, judges could opt to either award one or no Emmy, and in the end they decided that no one nominated was deserving of the golden statuette. This snub outraged then-''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' writer [[Agnes Nixon]], causing her to write in ''[[The New York Times]]'', "...after viewing the recent fiasco of the Emmy awards, it may well be considered a mark of distinction to have been ignored by this group."<ref>Eckhardt Nixon, Agnes: "They're Happy to Be Hooked" ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 7, 1968 :D13.</ref>

Longtime ''General Hospital'' star [[John Beradino]] became a leading voice to have daytime talent honored with special recognition for their work. The first separate awards show made just for daytime programming was broadcast in 1974 from the [[Channel Gardens]] at [[Rockefeller Center]] in New York. The hosts that year were [[Barbara Walters]] and [[Peter Marshall (game show host)|Peter Marshall]]. For years, the gala was held in New York, usually at nearby [[Radio City Music Hall]], with occasional broadcasts from [[Madison Square Garden]]. In 2006, the Daytime Emmys was moved to the [[Kodak Theatre]] in [[Los Angeles]], the first time they had ever been held outside of New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/soapcentral/news/2005/0912-emmy_hollywood.php |title=The Daytime Emmys Go Hollywood!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051013062530/http://www.soapcentral.com/soapcentral/news/2005/0912-emmy_hollywood.php |website=[[SoapCentral]] |date=September 9, 2005 |archive-date=October 13, 2005}}</ref> The Kodak Theatre also hosted the 2007 and 2008 ceremonies, before it was moved again in 2009 to the [[Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles)|Orpheum Theatre]] across town. In 2010 and 2011, the Daytime Emmys were instead held in [[Las Vegas]]. From 2012 onward, the Daytime Emmys have been held at various venues in Los Angeles, never to return again to New York (most likely as a reflection of the current state of American daytime dramas, where all New York-produced network soap operas have since been cancelled, and the ones left on the air are being recorded in Los Angeles).

In 2007, child voice actress Danica Lee, the voice for Ming-Ming in ''[[Wonder Pets!]]'' became the first Asian nominee overall in Daytime Emmy history while [[Eric Bauza]] became the first adult Asian nominee in Daytime Emmy history.

Due to the relatively small talent pool in daytime television, it has become common for the same people to be nominated repeatedly. The most infamous of these is ''All My Children'' star [[Susan Lucci]], whose name became synonymous with being nominated for an award and never winning, after having been nominated 18 times without receiving an award before finally winning a Daytime Emmy for Best Actress in 1999.<ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{cite news|first=Lisa|last=de Moraes|title=For the Primetime Emmys, a Series of Changes|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=July 6, 2006|access-date=August 26, 2008|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/05/AR2006070501599.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106221404/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/05/AR2006070501599.html|archive-date=November 6, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2003, in response to heavy criticism of [[Voting bloc|bloc voting]] in favor of shows with the largest casts, an additional voting round was added to all the drama acting categories.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.soapcentral.com/soapcentral/news/2003/0312-emmy_changes.php | title=Emmy nominations process changed to level the field | website=[[SoapCentral]] | date=March 12, 2003 | access-date=March 15, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605003542/http://www.soapcentral.com/soapcentral/news/2003/0312-emmy_changes.php | archive-date=June 5, 2009 | url-status=live }}</ref> Known as the "pre-nominations", one or two actors from each show is selected to then move on and be considered for the primary nominations for the awards.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=2010 Daytime Emmy Pre-Nominations Announced |url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/features/1948_daytime_emmy_pre_nominations_announced/ |magazine=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |quote=Those are the names put forth by each show for consideration to be nominated for the awards. |access-date=March 15, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

With the rise of [[cable television]] in the 1980s, cable programs first became eligible for the Daytime Emmys in 1989.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-30-ca-3020-story.html | title=NBC's 'Santa Barbara' Is Top Daytime Emmy Winner | newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=June 30, 1989 | access-date=September 22, 2015 | quote=In the first year that they were eligible for Daytime Emmys, cable programs did not win any during Thursday's ceremonies. But the cable industry had picked up four of the golden statuettes at the non-televised [Creative Arts Emmy Award] event last Saturday | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923175118/http://articles.latimes.com/1989-06-30/entertainment/ca-3020_1_brandon-capwell-lighting-direction-daytime-emmys | archive-date=September 23, 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, in response to ''All My Children'' being moved from broadcast to [[streaming television]], NATAS began accepting nominations to web-only series.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/natas-hopes-make-40th-daytime-emmys-winner/113943 | title=NATAS Hopes to Make 40th Daytime Emmys a Winner | website=[[Broadcasting & Cable]] | date=December 24, 2012 | access-date=September 22, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923172949/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/natas-hopes-make-40th-daytime-emmys-winner/113943 | archive-date=September 23, 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] (ATAS) also began accepting original online-only streaming television programs in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/watching-for-the-2013-primetime-emmy-nominations/|title=Netflix Does Well in 2013 Primetime Emmy Nominations|access-date=July 18, 2013|date=July 18, 2013|work=[[The New York Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721034126/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/watching-for-the-2013-primetime-emmy-nominations/|archive-date=July 21, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2019, as part of several initiatives regarding gender identity, the NATAS decided to replace both the younger actor and actress in a drama categories with a single gender-neutral one for 2020.<ref name="Variety2019">{{cite news|author-first1=Michael|author-last1=Schneider|title=Daytime Emmys Combine Young Performer Categories, Clarify Gender Identity Rules|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/daytime-emmys-rules-gender-young-performer-categories-2020-1203388913/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=November 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105032637/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/daytime-emmys-rules-gender-young-performer-categories-2020-1203388913/|archive-date=November 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[47th Daytime Emmy Awards]] were postponed to June 26, 2020, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], with the traditional in-person ceremony being replaced by a television special featuring remote appearances, and the announcement of winners in leading categories.<ref name="deadline20200520">{{cite news|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=May 20, 2020|title=Daytime Emmys To Air Live Virtual Ceremony On CBS In June; Nominations Coming Thursday|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|location=United States|url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/daytime-emmy-awards-2020-cbs-date-schedule-1202939440/|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>

In December 2021, the ATAS and NATAS announced major realignments to the Emmy Awards, accounting for the growth of [[streaming service]]s by aligning their categories and the ceremonies' scopes around factors such as the themes and frequency of such programming, rather than dayparts. This resulted in most dramas (besides soap operas) now falling exclusively under the scope of the Primetime Emmy Awards, and categories for children's television being spun out into the newly established [[Children's and Family Emmy Awards]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Hill|first=Libby|date=December 14, 2021|title=Television Academies Announce Overhaul of Primetime and Daytime Emmy Award Categories|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/12/tv-academy-natas-overhaul-primetime-emmys-daytime-categories-1234685438/|url-status=live|access-date=December 15, 2021|website=[[IndieWire]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214160842/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/12/tv-academy-natas-overhaul-primetime-emmys-daytime-categories-1234685438/ |archive-date=December 14, 2021 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=December 14, 2021|title=Emmys: Primetime & Daytime Awards Get Realigned Based On Genre Not Airtime; Dramas, Talk Shows & Game Shows Impacted|url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/emmys-primetime-daytime-awards-realignment-genre-not-airtime-dramas-talk-shows-game-shows-1234890534/|url-status=live|access-date=December 15, 2021|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214160449/https://deadline.com/2021/12/emmys-primetime-daytime-awards-realignment-genre-not-airtime-dramas-talk-shows-game-shows-1234890534/ |archive-date=December 14, 2021 }}</ref>

NATAS has periodically awarded the Chairman's Crystal Pillar Award, for special achievement in daytime television, including a 2011 award for [[Oprah Winfrey]] and her [[The Oprah Winfrey Show|eponymous syndicated talk show]].<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://theemmys.vhx.tv/videos/daytime-48th-lifestyle-programming|title=Oprah Winfrey – Crystal Pillar Chairman's Award|website=The Emmys®|date=June 19, 2011|time=00:50:00|access-date=June 7, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/05/us/oprah-winfrey-fast-facts/index.html|title=Oprah Winfrey Fast Facts|author=((CNN Editorial Research))|date=August 5, 2013|website=[[CNN]]|access-date=June 7, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lasvegassun.com//media.lasvegassun.com/media/img/photos/2011/06/19/0619_SUN_DaytimeEmmyAwards_24.jpg|title=2011 Daytime Emmy Awards|website=[[Las Vegas Sun]]|date=June 19, 2011|access-date=June 7, 2023}}</ref> In 2021, the Crystal Pillar was awarded to 16 daytime television professionals who "envisioned and implemented procedures that made safe production of media possible during the COVID pandemic" as part of the [[48th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://theemmys.vhx.tv/videos/daytime-48th-lifestyle-programming|title=Daytime Emmy® Awards – Fiction & Lifestyle|website=The Emmys®|date=June 25, 2021|time=00:30:02|access-date=February 2, 2022}}</ref>

In January 2025, NATAS president Adam Sharp stated that beginning with the 52nd ceremony, the Daytime Emmy Awards would move from its previous May/June scheduling to October, switching places with the [[News and Documentary Emmy Awards]] to highlight the "timely nature" of news and documentary content.<ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=Peter|title=Daytime, News & Documentary Emmys Move Dates|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/daytime-news-documentary-emmys-dates-1236250779/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=January 8, 2025|access-date=May 31, 2025}}</ref>

==Rules==
Among the Daytime Emmy rules, a show must originally air on American television during the eligibility period between January 1 and December 31. Historically, in order to be considered a ''national daytime'' show, the program was required to air between 2 a.m. and 6 p.m., and to at least 50 percent of the country.<ref name="EmmyRules">{{cite web | url=http://www.daytimeemmys.tv/ | title=39th Daytime Emmys Rules and Procedures | publisher=National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences | access-date=February 29, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301180603/http://daytimeemmys.tv/ | archive-date=March 1, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Broadcast syndication|Shows in syndication]], whose air times vary between media markets, could either be entered in the Daytime or Primetime Emmys (provided they still reach the 50 percent national reach), but not in both.<ref name="PrimetimeEmmyRules">{{cite web | url=http://www.emmys.tv/sites/emmys.tv/files/pte11_rulesandproced_rev6.pdf | title=63rd Primetime Emmys Rules and Procedures | publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences | access-date=March 2, 2012 | quote=Syndicated programs that have reached a cumulative audience of at least 50% of the total potential U.S. television audience during the eligibility period, but not 50% exclusively in Daytime or Primetime, may enter either in Daytime or Primetime, but not in both | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815115025/http://www.emmys.tv/sites/emmys.tv/files/pte11_rulesandproced_rev6.pdf | archive-date=August 15, 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Game shows that reached the 50 percent threshold could be entered into the Daytime Emmys if they normally aired before 8 p.m.; otherwise, they were only eligible for the Primetime Emmys.<ref name="EmmyRules"/>

[[Web television]] shows must be available for downloading or streaming to more than 50 percent of the country, and like shows in syndication they can only enter in one of the national Emmy competitions. A show that enters into the Daytime Emmys cannot also be entered into the [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s or any other national Emmy competition. Entries must be submitted by late December. Most award categories also require entries to include DVDs or tape masters of the show. For example, most series categories require the submitted DVD to include any one or two episodes that originally aired during the eligibility period.<ref name="EmmyRules" />

Voting is done by peer judging panels. Any active Academy member who has national credits for at least two years and within the last five years is eligible to be a judge. Depending on the category, voting is done using either a ratings score criteria or a preferential scoring system.<ref name="EmmyRules" />

As of the [[49th Daytime Emmy Awards|49th edition]], eligibility for the Daytime Emmy Awards is now based on factors such as thematics and broadcasting frequency, with certain categories having been moved to other Emmy presentations. In particular:<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

* Only daytime serial dramas—defined as an [[Soap opera|episodic, multi-camera drama that airs on a weekday basis]], or a [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] or [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] of such a series—are eligible for drama awards at the Daytime Emmy Awards. All other scripted comedies and dramas now fall under the ATAS and Primetime Emmy Awards, regardless of scheduling.
* Programming targeting viewers aged 15 and younger were spun out into the new [[Children's and Family Emmy Awards]], also organized by the NATAS.
* [[Talk show]]s are divided between the Daytime and Primetime Emmy Awards based on "format and style characteristics reflective of current programming in the daytime or [[Late-night talk show|late night]] space".
* Categories for [[morning show]]s were moved to the [[News & Documentary Emmy Awards]].
* Categories for [[game show]]s and instructional/do it yourself (DIY) programming remained split between the Daytime and Primetime Emmy Awards for 2022. Most game show categories were then moved to the Primetime Emmys in 2023, while those game shows featuring children as contestants were moved to the Children's and Family Emmys.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/news/awards-news/game-shows-220810|title=Emmy Awards Update: Game Show Categories|website=Television Academy|date=August 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811022029/https://www.emmys.com/news/awards-news/game-shows-220810|archive-date=August 11, 2022}}</ref>

==Telecast==
The show originally aired during the daytime hours (except for the 1983 and 1984 awards, which weren't televised) but moved to primetime in 1991. For many years, the show was produced by one of its own Lifetime Achievement honorees, [[Dick Clark]]. Each show from 2006 to 2008 was produced by White Cherry Entertainment.

[[NBC]] often aired special primetime episodes of its soaps (such as ''[[Another World: Summer Desire]]'') as a [[Hammocking|lead-in]] to the ceremony. In 2002, 2005, and 2007, CBS aired special primetime editions of ''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]'' as a lead-in (the first of which tying into its then-host [[Bob Barker]] being host of the ceremony, and the last being a primetime encore of his final episode as host, which aired earlier in the day).

In August 2009, [[The CW]] broadcast the Daytime Emmys for the first time, due to the other networks declining to carry it (at the time the network did have [[The CW Daytime|one daytime program]], ''[[Judge Jeanine Pirro]]''). The airing delivered the ceremony's lowest ratings ever (0.6/2 in 18–49, 2.72m),<ref name=Pigskin>{{cite web|url = https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/pigskin-s-kicking-in-1118007988/|title = Pigskin's kicking in|work =Variety|date = September 1, 2009|first = Rick|last = Kissell}}</ref> but it did outperform The CW's weak averages on the night that summer. The second time around, [[Associated Television International]] brought the 37th Daytime Emmy Awards to CBS, as well as the 38th, the following year. On May 3, 2012, it was announced and confirmed that [[HLN (TV channel)|HLN]] would air the 39th ceremony on June 23, 2012.<ref name="39thDaytimeEmmys">{{cite web |url=http://soapoperadigest.com/content/daytime-emmy-update |title=Daytime Emmy Update |work=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |access-date=May 3, 2012 |date=May 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506035617/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/daytime-emmy-update |archive-date=May 6, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> In that ceremony, an additional non-Emmy award was awarded by the program's social media partner, [[AOL]], for Best [[Viral Video]] Series.{{Citation needed|date=October 2012}} With 912,000 viewers (not counting four repeat broadcasts which brought the total to 2 million), the broadcast was "the most watched regularly scheduled, non-news telecast" ever on HLN, but by far the least-watched Daytime Emmy ceremony ever.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/daytime-emmy-awards-912000-viewers-sets-record-for-hln-and-franchise--high-and-low-respectively/2012/06/25/gJQA3IHU2V_blog.html |title=Daytime Emmy Awards' 912,000 viewers sets record for HLN and franchise — high and low, respectively |last=de Moraes |first=Lisa |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=August 4, 2012 |date=June 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705094617/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/daytime-emmy-awards-912000-viewers-sets-record-for-hln-and-franchise--high-and-low-respectively/2012/06/25/gJQA3IHU2V_blog.html |archive-date=July 5, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

For the first time in the event's four-decade history, the 2014 Daytime Emmy ceremony was not broadcast on TV and instead aired only online,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/syndication-and-distribution/daytime-emmys-be-streamed-online/131605 |title=Daytime Emmys to Be Streamed Online |work=Broadcasting & Cable |date=June 5, 2014 |access-date=June 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608222343/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/syndication-and-distribution/daytime-emmys-be-streamed-online/131605 |archive-date=June 8, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> but the Daytime Awards telecast eventually returned to television the following year thanks to a two-year deal with basic cable channel [[Pop (U.S. TV network)|Pop]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/daytime-emmy-awards-return-tv-multi-year-deal-pop-1201384383 |title=Daytime Emmy Awards Return To TV With Multi-Year Deal At Pop |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=May 21, 2015 |date=March 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502142900/http://deadline.com/2015/03/daytime-emmy-awards-return-tv-multi-year-deal-pop-1201384383/ |archive-date=May 2, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, for 2016, the academy announced that ceremony would not be televised for the second time, citing the "current climate for awards shows".<ref name="bandc-nodaytimetv">{{cite web|title=No Televised Awards Ceremony for Daytime Emmys|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/no-televised-awards-ceremony-daytime-emmys/154946|website=Broadcasting & Cable|date=March 24, 2016 |access-date=March 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327135053/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/no-televised-awards-ceremony-daytime-emmys/154946|archive-date=March 27, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2020, the remotely-produced "virtual" ceremony for the 47th Daytime Emmy Awards aired on CBS, marking its return to both broadcast TV and CBS for the first time since 2011.<ref name="deadline20200520" /> On April 1, 2021, the NATAS subsequently announced a two-year deal with CBS, covering the [[48th Daytime Emmy Awards|48th]] and 49th Daytime Emmy Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|date=April 1, 2021|title=Daytime Emmys: CBS & NATAS Ink Two-Year Broadcast Deal For Awards Show|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/daytime-emmy-cbs-two-year-broadcast-deal-1234725863/|url-status=live|access-date=April 2, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401130137/https://deadline.com/2021/04/daytime-emmy-cbs-two-year-broadcast-deal-1234725863/ |archive-date=April 1, 2021 }}</ref>

==Award categories==
===Daytime Emmys===
Daytime Emmys are awarded in the following categories:

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;Programming
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]]
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series|Outstanding Daytime Talk Series]]<ref name="talk show split" group=lower-alpha /><ref name="50th rules">{{Cite web|title=50th Daytime Emmy Awards: Call for Entries|url=https://theemmys.tv/daytime/rules/|website=National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|access-date=March 1, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program|Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program]]
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Culinary Program|Outstanding Culinary Program]]
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment News Program|Outstanding Entertainment News Program]]

;Acting
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]]
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]]
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]]
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]]
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series]]

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;Hosting
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host|Outstanding Talk Show Host]]<ref name="talk show host split" group=lower-alpha /><ref name="50th rules"/>
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Show Host|Outstanding Culinary Host]]

;Writing/Directing
*[[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team|Directing for a Drama Series]]
*[[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team|Writing for a Drama Series]]

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===Daytime Creative Arts Emmys===
[[Creative Arts Emmy Award]]s are awarded in the following categories:

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;Art Direction
* Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design 

;Casting
* Casting

;Costumes
* Costume Design/Styling

;Directing
* Directing in a Lifestyle/Culinary/Travel Program
* Directing in a Talk Show/Morning Program
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Directing|Special Class Directing]]

;Editing
* Multiple Camera Editing for a Drama Series
* Multiple Camera Editing for a Series
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Camera Editing|Single Camera Editing for a Series]]

;Hairstyling
* Hairstyling for a Drama Series
* Hairstyling for a Series

;Lighting Direction
* Lighting Direction for a Drama Series
* Lighting Direction for a Series

;Main Title and Graphic Design

;Makeup
* Makeup

;Music
* Music Direction and Composition

;Performance
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Show Host|Host in a Lifestyle/Culinary Program]]

;Programming
* Outstanding Lifestyle Program
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Series|Outstanding Special Class Series]]
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Special|Outstanding Special Class Special]]
* Outstanding Special Class – Short Format Daytime Program
* Outstanding Travel Program

;Promotional Announcement
* Promotional Announcement – Episodic
* Promotional Announcement – Institutional

;Sound Editing and Mixing
* Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing
* Sound Mixing and Sound Editing

;Stunt Coordination

;Technical Direction
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography|Single Camera Photography]]
* Technical Team

;Writing
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Writing|Special Class Writing]]
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=== Retired categories ===
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;Programming
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special|Outstanding Children/Youth/Family Special]] (1974–2007)
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program|Outstanding Children's Animated Program]]<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program|Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program]]<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series|Outstanding Children's Series]]<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series|Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series]]<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* Outstanding Special Class Animated Program<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series|Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series]] (2011–2021)<ref name="primetime" group=lower-alpha />
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show|Outstanding Game Show]] (1974–2022)<ref name="game show" group=lower-alpha/>
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Morning Program|Outstanding Morning Program]] (2007–2021)<ref name="news" group=lower-alpha />

;Acting
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series]] (1985–2019)<ref name="younger" group=lower-alpha /><ref name="Variety2019"/>
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series]] (1985–2019)<ref name="younger" group=lower-alpha /><ref name="Variety2019"/>
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series|Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series]] (2020–2023)
;Art Direction

;Hosting
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host|Outstanding Game Show Host]] (1974–2022)<ref name="game show" group=lower-alpha/>

;Casting
* Casting for an Animated Series or Special<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* Casting for a Children's Program<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* Casting for a Drama or Daytime Fiction program
;Costumes
* Costume Design for a Drama Series
;Directing
* Directing in an Animated Program<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* Directing in a Preschool Animated Program<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing For A Children's Series|Directing in a Children's Series]]<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* Directing Team for a Daytime Fiction Program<ref name="primetime" group=lower-alpha/>
* Voice Directing for a Daytime Animated Series<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* Directing in a Game/Audience Participation Show (removed in 2006)
* Directing in a Game Show (2015–2020)

;Editing
* Editing for an Animated Program<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* Editing for a Preschool Animated Program<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>

;Individual Achievement in Animation<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>

;Art Direction
* Art Direction/Set Direction/Scenic Design for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program 

;Lighting Direction
* Lighting Direction for a Drama Series
;Music
* Music Direction and Composition for a Preschool, Children's or Animated Program<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* Original Song in a Children's, Young Adult or Animated Program<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* Original Song for a Preschool, Children's or Animated Program<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* Outstanding Original Song
* Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series
* Original Song – Drama
* Original Song for a Series
* Original Song – Main Title and Promo
* Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series
;New Approaches
* New Approaches – Enhancement to a Daytime Program or Series<ref name="primetime" group=lower-alpha/>
* New Approaches – Original Daytime Program or Series<ref name="primetime" group=lower-alpha/>

;Performance
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming|Performer in a Children/Youth/Family Special]] (1989–2007)
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program|Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program]] (2016–2019)
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program|Performer in an Animated Program]]<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* Performer in a Preschool Animated Program<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming|Performer in a Children's Series]]<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* Younger Performer in a Children's Program<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>

;Sound Editing and Mixing
* Film Sound Editing (1985–1995)
* Film Sound Mixing (1985–1995) 
* Sound Editing (1996–2002)
* Sound Mixing (1996–2002)
* Sound Editing – Special Class (1996–2002)
* Sound Mixing – Special Class (1996–2002)
* Sound Editing – Live Action or Animation (2003–2011)
* Sound Mixing – Live Action or Animation (2003–2011)
* Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for an Animated Program<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* Sound Editing – Animation<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* Sound Mixing – Animation<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* Sound Mixing for a Preschool Animated Program<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* Sound Editing – Live Action
* Sound Mixing – Live Action
* Sound Mixing and Editing for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program
* Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing for a Drama Series

;Technical Direction
* Technical Team for a Drama Series


;Writing
* Writing in an Animated Program (1992–1994, 2009–2021)<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For A Children's Series|Writing in a Children's Series]]<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>
* Writing in a Preschool Animated Program<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha/>

;Spanish programming/talent
* Outstanding Morning Program in Spanish<ref name="news" group=lower-alpha /><ref name="non-english" group=lower-alpha />
* Outstanding Entertainment Program in Spanish<ref name="non-english" group=lower-alpha />
* Outstanding Daytime Talent in Spanish<ref name="non-english" group=lower-alpha />
{{colend}}

==Ratings==
<ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/28/record-low-ratings-loom-for-daytime-emmy-awards/25599 Record low ratings loom for Daytime Emmy Awards - Ratings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218222423/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/28/record-low-ratings-loom-for-daytime-emmy-awards/25599/ |date=February 18, 2014 }}. TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com. Retrieved on May 11, 2014.</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! No. !! Air date !! Network !! [[Nielsen ratings|Household <br />rating]] !! Viewers<br />(millions)
|-
| [[18th Daytime Emmy Awards|18th]] || June 27, 1991 || CBS || 13.5 || 18.9
|-
| [[19th Daytime Emmy Awards|19th]] || June 23, 1992 || NBC || 15.3 || 20.2
|-
| [[20th Daytime Emmy Awards|20th]] || May 26, 1993 || rowspan="2" | ABC || 16.4 || 22
|-
| [[21st Daytime Emmy Awards|21st]] || May 25, 1994 || 14.1 || 18.9
|-
| [[22nd Daytime Emmy Awards|22nd]] || May 19, 1995 || NBC || 10.2 || 13.7
|-
| [[23rd Daytime Emmy Awards|23rd]] || May 22, 1996 || CBS || 11.4 || 15.1
|-
| [[24th Daytime Emmy Awards|24th]] || May 21, 1997 || ABC || 11.8 || 15.9
|-
| [[25th Daytime Emmy Awards|25th]] || May 15, 1998 || NBC || 10.2 || 13
|-
| [[26th Daytime Emmy Awards|26th]] || May 21, 1999 || CBS || 10.4 || 14.2
|-
| [[27th Daytime Emmy Awards|27th]] || May 19, 2000 || ABC || 9.1 || 13
|-
| [[28th Daytime Emmy Awards|28th]] || May 18, 2001 || NBC || 7.9 || 10.3
|-
| [[29th Daytime Emmy Awards|29th]] || May 17, 2002 || CBS || 6.9 || 10.1
|-
| [[30th Daytime Emmy Awards|30th]] || May 16, 2003 || ABC || 6.3 || 8.6
|-
| [[31st Daytime Emmy Awards|31st]] || May 21, 2004 || NBC || 6 || 8.4
|-
| [[32nd Daytime Emmy Awards|32nd]] || May 20, 2005 || CBS || 5.5 || 7.6
|-
| [[33rd Daytime Emmy Awards|33rd]] || April 28, 2006 || ABC || 4.5 || 6.1
|-
| [[34th Daytime Emmy Awards|34th]] || June 15, 2007 || CBS || 5.9 || 8.3
|-
| [[35th Daytime Emmy Awards|35th]] || June 20, 2008 || ABC || 4 || 5.4
|-
| [[36th Daytime Emmy Awards|36th]] || August 30, 2009 || The CW || 2 || 2.7<ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/31/daytime-emmy-awards-draws-record-low-2-68-million/25761 Daytime Emmy Awards draws record-low 2.68 million on CW - Ratings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218211038/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/31/daytime-emmy-awards-draws-record-low-2-68-million/25761/ |date=February 18, 2014 }}. TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com. Retrieved on May 11, 2014.</ref>
|-
| [[37th Daytime Emmy Awards|37th]] || June 27, 2010 || rowspan="2" | CBS || 3.8 || 5.6
|-
| [[38th Daytime Emmy Awards|38th]] || June 19, 2011 || 3.7 || 5.5<ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/21/sunday-final-ratings-miss-usa-daytime-emmy-awards/96162 Sunday Final Ratings: Miss USA, Daytime Emmy Awards - Ratings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204043016/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/21/sunday-final-ratings-miss-usa-daytime-emmy-awards/96162/ |date=February 4, 2014 }}. TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com (June 21, 2011). Retrieved on 2014-05-11.</ref>
|-
| [[39th Daytime Emmy Awards|39th]] || June 23, 2012 || rowspan="2" | [[HLN (TV channel)|HLN]] ||N/A|| 2 <small>(cumulative of original show and 4 same-night reruns)</small><ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/06/25/hlns-live-broadcast-of-the-39th-annual-daytime-emmy-awards-garners-912000-total-viewers-and-327000-among-adults-25-54/139310 HLN's Live Broadcast of the 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Garners 912,000 Total Viewers and 327,000 Among Adults 25-54 - Ratings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218234613/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/06/25/hlns-live-broadcast-of-the-39th-annual-daytime-emmy-awards-garners-912000-total-viewers-and-327000-among-adults-25-54/139310/ |date=February 18, 2014 }}. TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com (June 25, 2012). Retrieved on 2014-05-11.</ref>
|-
| [[40th Daytime Emmy Awards|40th]] || June 16, 2013 ||N/A|| 1.8
|-
| [[41st Daytime Emmy Awards|41st]] || June 22, 2014 || (Internet Broadcast) ||N/A|| N/A
|-
| [[42nd Daytime Emmy Awards|42nd]] || April 26, 2015 || [[Pop (American TV channel)|Pop]] ||N/A|| 9 [https://web.archive.org/web/20150501025724/http://deadline.com/2015/04/daytime-emmy-awards-pop-ratings-1201417055/]
|-
| [[43rd Daytime Emmy Awards|43rd]] || May 1, 2016 || rowspan="2" |YouTube, Facebook,<br>Periscope || N/A || 0.298
|-
| [[44th Daytime Emmy Awards|44th]] || April 30, 2017 || N/A || 0.295
|-
| [[45th Daytime Emmy Awards|45th]] || April 29, 2018 || YouTube, Facebook,<br>Periscope, KNEKT-TV || N/A || 0.426
|-
| [[46th Daytime Emmy Awards|46th]] || May 5, 2019 ||YouTube, Facebook,<br>KNEKT-TV || N/A || 0.143
|-
| [[47th Daytime Emmy Awards|47th]] || June 26, 2020 ||rowspan=5| CBS ||0.3 || 3.1
|-
| [[48th Daytime Emmy Awards|48th]] || June 25, 2021 || 0.2 || 2.4
|-
| [[49th Daytime Emmy Awards|49th]] || June 24, 2022 || 0.2 || 2.9
|-
| [[50th Daytime Emmy Awards|50th]] || December 15, 2023 || 1.43 || 2.12
|-
| [[51st Daytime Emmy Awards|51st]] || June 7, 2024 || 1.87 || 2.917
|}

==See also==
* [[List of American television awards]]
* [[List of Daytime Emmy Award winners in acting and drama]]
* [[List of Primetime Emmy Award winners]]
* {{section link|Primetime Emmy Award|Retired categories}}

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha
|refs=
<ref name="talk show split" group=lower-alpha>Between 2008 and 2022, was split into separate [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment|Talk Show–Entertainment]] and [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Informative|Talk Show–Informative]] awards.</ref>
<ref name="talk show host split" group=lower-alpha>Between 2015 and 2022, was split into separate [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host|Entertainment Talk Show Host]] and [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host|Informative Talk Show Host]] awards.</ref>
<ref name="children" group=lower-alpha>Replaced in 2022 by similar category(ies) in the [[Children's & Family Emmy Awards]].</ref>
<ref name="primetime" group=lower-alpha>Replaced in 2022 by similar category(ies) in the [[Primetime Emmy Awards]].</ref>
<ref name="news" group=lower-alpha>Replaced in 2022 by similar category(ies) in the [[News & Documentary Emmy Awards]].</ref>
<ref name="younger" group=lower-alpha>Replaced in 2020 by the gender-neutral [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series|Younger Performer]] category.</ref>
<ref name="non-english" group=lower-alpha>In 2022, non-English programs became eligible in the existing award categories.</ref>
<ref name="game show" group=lower-alpha>Moved in 2023 to the [[Primetime Emmy Awards]].</ref>
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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