‘General Hospital’ claimed the top honour at the 53rd Daytime Emmy Awards, while ‘Beyond the Gates’ and ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ also emerged among the night’s biggest winners.
The ceremony took place on Friday, 30 October, at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. ‘General Hospital’ won Outstanding Daytime Drama Series for the sixth consecutive year and collected three awards overall.
The awards recognised achievements across daytime drama, talk shows, entertainment news, lifestyle programmes and other television categories.
‘Beyond the Gates’ secured four awards, including Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series for Tamara Tunie. It was her first Daytime Emmy win. Ambyr Michelle also won for Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series.
‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ took home four awards, including Outstanding Daytime Talk Series. Sherri Shepherd won Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host for her work on ‘Sherri’, while Scott Clifton received the Outstanding Lead Performer award in a Daytime Drama Series for his role in ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’.
Other acting winners included Beth Maitland and Roger Howarth of ‘The Young and the Restless’, and Jeff Kober of ‘General Hospital’. ‘Entertainment Tonight’ won Outstanding Entertainment News Series.
The ceremony also marked a milestone for The Hollywood Reporter, which won its first Daytime Emmy. Its roundtable programme ‘Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter’ received the award for Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program.
Veteran ‘General Hospital’ actor Genie Francis received the Lifetime Achievement Award. The series also won awards for drama writing and casting, taking its overall tally to four, including the top drama prize.
