45th Daytime Emmy Awards

45th Daytime Emmy Awards
45th Daytime Emmy Awards
Awarded for	Outstanding achievement in daytime television
Date	April 29, 2018
Location	Pasadena Civic Auditorium; Pasadena, California, U.S.
Country	United States
Presented by	NATAS; ATAS;
Hosted by	Mario Lopez; Sheryl Underwood;
Most nominations	General Hospital (26)
Website	emmyonline.org
Television/radio coverage
Network	Webcast
	← 44th; Daytime Emmy Awards; 46th →;

The 45th Daytime Emmy Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), "recognizes outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television production and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. during the 2017 calendar year". The ceremony took place on April 29, 2018 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California.^[1]

The drama pre-nominees were announced on January 25, 2018, and the standard nominations were announced on March 21, 2018, during an episode of The Talk.^[2] ABC's General Hospital has the most nominations with 26.^[3] The 45th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony, for extended Daytime Emmy categories, were held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on April 27, 2018.^[1]

Mario Lopez and Sheryl Underwood returned to host the ceremony, which was broadcast as a live webcast via various live streaming and social networking services (including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube), forgoing a traditional television broadcast for the third year in a row.^[4]

Winners and nominees[]

Eileen Davidson, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner

James Reynolds, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winner

Greg Vaughan, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner

Wayne Brady, Outstanding Game Show Host winner

Steve Harvey, Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host winner

Sid and Marty Krofft, Lifetime Achievement Award winners

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Category	Nominees
Outstanding Drama Series	Days of Our Lives (NBC) The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) The Young and the Restless (CBS) General Hospital (ABC)
Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series	The Bay: The Series (Amazon Studios) EastSiders (Netflix) Ladies of the Lake (Amazon Studios) Tainted Dreams (Amazon Studios) Venice: The Series (venicetheseries.com) Zac & Mia (Verizon go90)
Outstanding Game Show	The Price Is Right (CBS) Family Feud (various) Jeopardy! (ABC) Let's Make a Deal (CBS) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (ABC)
Outstanding Morning Program	Good Morning America (ABC) CBS Sunday Morning (CBS) CBS This Morning (CBS) Today (NBC)
Outstanding Talk Show/Informative	The Dr. Oz Show (various) The Chew (ABC) Larry King Now (Ora TV) Megyn Kelly Today (NBC) Steve (NBC)
Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment	The Talk (CBS) Ellen (Syndicated) Live with Kelly and Ryan (Syndicated) The Real (Syndicated) The View (ABC)
Outstanding Entertainment News Program	Entertainment Tonight (CBS) Access Hollywood (NBC) Daily Mail TV (various) E! News (E!) Extra (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Eileen Davidson as Ashley Abbott, The Young and the Restless Nancy Lee Grahn as Alexis Davis, General Hospital Marci Miller as Abigail Deveraux DiMera, Days of Our Lives Maura West as Ava Jerome, General Hospital Laura Wright as Carly Corinthos, General Hospital
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	James Reynolds as Abe Carver, Days of Our Lives Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless Michael Easton as Dr. Hamilton Finn, General Hospital John McCook as Eric Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful Billy Miller as Jason Morgan/Drew Cain, General Hospital
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Camryn Grimes as Mariah Copeland, The Young and the Restless Marla Adams as Dina Mergeron Abbott, The Young and the Restless Susan Seaforth Hayes as Julie Olson Williams, Days of Our Lives Elizabeth Hendrickson as Chloe Mitchell, The Young and the Restless Mishael Morgan as Hilary Curtis, The Young and the Restless Jacqueline MacInnes Wood as Steffy Forrester Spencer, The Bold and the Beautiful
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Greg Vaughan as Eric Brady, Days of Our Lives Wally Kurth as Ned Quartermaine, General Hospital Chandler Massey as Will Horton, Days of Our Lives Anthony Montgomery as Dr. Andre Maddox, General Hospital Greg Rikaart as Kevin Fisher, The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series	Chloe Lanier as Nelle Benson, General Hospital Reign Edwards as Nicole Avant Forrester-Dominguez, The Bold and the Beautiful Hayley Erin as Kiki Jerome, General Hospital Cait Fairbanks as Tessa Porter, The Young and the Restless Olivia Rose Keegan as Claire Brady, Days of Our Lives
Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series	Rome Flynn as Zende Forrester-Dominguez, The Bold and the Beautiful Lucas Adams as Tripp Dalton, Days of Our Lives Tristan Lake Leabu as Reed Hellstrom, The Young and the Restless Casey Moss as JJ Deveraux, Days of Our Lives Hudson West as Jake Spencer, General Hospital
Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series	Vernee Watson as Stella Henry on General Hospital Ryan Ashton as Zach Sinnett on The Young and the Restless Robb Derringer as Scooter Nelson on Days of Our Lives John Enos as Roger on Days of Our Lives Morgan Fairchild as Anjelica Deveraux on Days of Our Lives
Outstanding Game Show Host	Wayne Brady, Let's Make a Deal (CBS) Chris Harrison, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (ABC) Steve Harvey, Family Feud (various) Pat Sajak, Wheel of Fortune (ABC) Alex Trebek, Jeopardy! (ABC)
Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host	Steve Harvey, Steve (NBC) Kit Hoover and Natalie Morales, Access Hollywood Live (NBC) Dr. Mehmet Oz, The Dr. Oz Show (various) Larry King, Larry King Now (Ora TV) Kellie Pickler and Ben Aaron, Pickler and Ben (CMT)
Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host	Adrienne Houghton, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai and Tamera Mowry-Housley, The Real (FOX) Harry Connick Jr., Harry (NBC) Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest, Live With Kelly and Ryan (ABC) Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain, Paula Faris and Jedediah Bila, The View (ABC) Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood, The Talk (CBS)
Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team	Days of Our Lives (NBC) The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) General Hospital (ABC) The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team	Days of Our Lives (NBC) The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) General Hospital (ABC) The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Lifetime Achievement Awards[]

The NATAS announced the following winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award on February 1, 2018:^[1]

Bill and Susan Seaforth Hayes, long-running actors on Days of Our Lives
- The Hayes were honored during the main ceremony on April 29
Sid and Marty Krofft, who were influential in children's television and variety show programs
- The Kroffts were honored during the Creative Arts ceremony on April 27.

Presenters and performances[]

The following individuals presented awards or performed musical acts.

Presenters (in order of appearance)[]

Mario Lopez served as one of the hosts and a presenter during the ceremony

Sheryl Underwood served as one of the host and a presenter during the ceremony

Name	Role
Christian Lanz	Announcer for the 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
Debbie Matenopoulos Mark Steines	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
Gloria Allred	Presenter of the award for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program
Gaby Natale	Presenter of the special tribute of 35th Anniversary of Wheel of Fortune
Adrienne Houghton Loni Love Jeannie Mai Tamera Mowry-Housley	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series
Sharon Case Kristoff St. John	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Talk Show/Informative
Sal Stowers Greg Vaughan	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team
Chris Van Etten Brandon McMillan	Presenter of the award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
Finola Hughes Michelle Stafford	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Culinary Show Host
Jamie Farr Loretta Swit	Presenters of the special tribute of the 55th Anniversary of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Mario Lopez Gia Francessca Lopez	Presenters of the awards for Outstanding Entertainment Program in Spanish Outstanding Morning Program in Spanish, and Outstanding Daytime Talent in a Spanish Language Program
Peter Marshall Tom Bergeron	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Game Show Host and Outstanding Game Show
Laura Wright	Presenter of the special tribute of the 55th Anniversary of General Hospital
Suzanne Rogers	Presenter of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Molly Burnett James Bland	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series
AJ Gibson Vivica A. Fox	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Morning Program
Kellie Pickler Ben Aaron	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Deidre Hall	Presenter of the Lifetime Achievement Award
David Osmond Marie Osmond	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment
Jesse Palmer Valerie Bertinelli	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host
Bradley Bell Lauralee Bell	Presenters of the special tribute of the 45th Anniversary of The Young and the Restless
Kevin Frazier Nancy O'Dell	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Culinary Program
Chuck Dages (NATAS Chairman)	Special presentation highlighting the benefits of daytime television and diversity
Mario Lopez	Introducer of Joely Fisher and In Memoriam tribute
Katherine Kelly Lang Rena Sofer Heather Tom	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sara Gilbert Eve Julie Chen Sheryl Underwood	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Entertainment News Program
Kristos Andrews Anne Marie Cummings	Highlighters of the Creative Arts Lifetime Achievement Awards
Chris Harrison	Presenter of the award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
Elizabeth Hubbard Martha Byrne	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Jane Pauley	Presenter of the award for Outstanding Drama Series

Performers[]

Name(s)	Role	Performed
Caleb Martin & The Remotres	Music Director	Band
N/A	Performers/Dancers	"I Gotta Feeling" as opening acts
Joely Fisher	Performer	"Astonishing" during the annual In Memoriam tribute

In Memoriam[]

Joely Fisher performed "Astonishing" from Little Women as the following people were honored:^[8]

Monty Hall
Della Reese
Patti Deutsch
Carole Hart
Lin Bolen
Bud Luckey
David Ogden Stiers
Clay Virtue
Bill Turner
Mark LaMura
Ed Greene
Donnelly Rhodes
John Morris
Warren Burton
Rose Marie
Heather North
Anne Jeffreys
Bradford Dillman
Harry Anderson
Chuck McCann
Robert Guillaume
John Conboy
Ann Wedgeworth
Jim Nabors
Frank Avruch
June Foray

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Pedersen, Erik (February 1, 2018). "Daytime Emmys Career Honorees: Bill Hayes, Susan Seaforth Hayes, Sid & Marty Krofft". Deadline Hollywood. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
^ "Drame Performer Pre-nominations for the 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards". Daytime Emmy Awards. New York City: National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. January 25, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
^ Variety Staff (March 21, 2018). "Daytime Emmy Awards: ABC's General Hospital Leads With 26 Nominations". Variety. Los Angeles: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
^ Haring, Bruce (April 29, 2018). "How To Watch The 2018 Daytime Emmy Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
^ Schwartz, Ryan (March 21, 2018). "Daytime Emmy Nominations: GH Leads Soap Opera Pack". TVLine. United States: TVLine Media, LLC. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved March 21, 2018.
^ "2018 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominees" (PDF). Daytime Emmy Awards. New York City: National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (April 29, 2018). "Daytime Emmy Awards Complete Winners List: Days Of Our Lives, The Talk, GMA Among Honorees" (PDF). Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
^ Daytime Emmys 2018 ceremony. YouTube.

[deadline-1] Pedersen, Erik (February 1, 2018). "Daytime Emmys Career Honorees: Bill Hayes, Susan Seaforth Hayes, Sid & Marty Krofft". Deadline Hollywood. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

[NATAS_Dates-2] "Drame Performer Pre-nominations for the 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards". Daytime Emmy Awards. New York City: National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. January 25, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

[Variety-3] Variety Staff (March 21, 2018). "Daytime Emmy Awards: ABC's General Hospital Leads With 26 Nominations". Variety. Los Angeles: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

[4] Haring, Bruce (April 29, 2018). "How To Watch The 2018 Daytime Emmy Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 30, 2018.

[Noms1-5] Schwartz, Ryan (March 21, 2018). "Daytime Emmy Nominations: GH Leads Soap Opera Pack". TVLine. United States: TVLine Media, LLC. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved March 21, 2018.

[Noms2-6] "2018 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominees" (PDF). Daytime Emmy Awards. New York City: National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 27, 2018.

[Wins-7] Ramos, Dino-Ray (April 29, 2018). "Daytime Emmy Awards Complete Winners List: Days Of Our Lives, The Talk, GMA Among Honorees" (PDF). Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 30, 2018.

[8] Daytime Emmys 2018 ceremony. YouTube.

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v t Daytime Emmy Awards categories
Program	Animated Program Children's Series Culinary Program Digital Daytime Drama Series Directing Team Drama Series Entertainment News Program Game Show Legal/Courtroom Program Morning Program Pre-School Children's Animated Program Pre-School Children's Series Special Class Series Special Class Special Talk Show Entertainment Informative Writing Team
Acting	Lead Actor – Drama Series Lead Actress – Drama Series Supporting Actor – Drama Series Supporting Actress – Drama Series Guest Performer – Drama Series Younger Performer – Drama Series
Hosting	Culinary Show Host Game Show Host Lifestyle/Travel Host Talk Show Host Entertainment Informative
Creative Arts	Cinematography Directing for a Children’s Series Directing for a Special Class Performer in an Animated Program Performer in a Children’s Series Single Camera Editing Writing for a Children’s Series Writing for a Special Class
Retired	Children/Youth/Family Special Musical Performance in a Daytime Program Performer in a Children/Youth/Family Special Younger Actor – Drama Series Younger Actress – Drama Series