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| The Real co-hosts Tamera Mowry-Housley, Jeannie Mai, Loni Love and Adrienne Houghton |
The 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were handed out Sunday Evening in for a live streaming audience in downtown Pasadena. The evening’s show was hosted by Mario Lopez of “EXTRA” and Sheryl Underwood of CBS’s “The Talk.”
It was a night of nostalgia with Television icon Peter Marshall, who hosted the very first Emmy Awards show, joining Lopez and Underwood for the show’s opening.
“Days of our Lives” was the big winner in the Outstanding Drama Category taking home the “big awards” of the night, Outstanding Drama, Outstanding Writing Team, Outstanding Directing Team, Outstanding Lead Actor and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama.
“The Real” co-hosts won their first Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Adrienne Houghton, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Loni Love, and Jeannie Mai all expressed surprise and joy for their win noting backstage what a great honor it was to be nominated and win the same award that Oprah Winfrey has won.
Presenters for the evening included Marie & David Osmond, Jane Pauley (CBS Sunday Morning), Loretta Swit and Jamie Farr, Tom Bergeron (Dancing with the Stars), Peter Marshall, Larry King (Larry King Now), Chris Harrison (Who Wants to be a Millionaire/The Bachelor), Nancy O’Dell and Kevin Frazier (ET), Valerie Bertinelli (Valerie’s Home Cooking), Julie Chen, Eve, Sara Gilbert (The Talk), Adrienne Houghton, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Loni Love, and Jeannie Mai (The Real), Gaby Natale (Super Latina), Mark Steines, Debbie Matanopoulis (Home and Family), A.J. Gibson, Viveca A. Fox, Martha Byrne and Elizabeth Hubbard, and Gloria Allred, plus Brandon McMillan (Lucky Dog), Kellie Pickler and Ben Aaron (Pickler & Ben).
Also presenting were cast members from the four daytime soaps, including Deidre Hall, Suzanne Rogers, Sal Stowers and Greg Vaughan (Days of Our Lives), Carolyn Hennesy, Finola Hughes, Michelle Stafford, Chris Van Etten and Laura Wright (General Hospital), Katherine Kelly Lang, Heather Tom and Rena Sofer (The Bold & the Beautiful), and Sharon Case and Kristoff St. John (The Young & the Restless) and from the digital soaps, James Bland (Giants), Molly Burnett (Relationship Status), Anne Marie Cummings (Conversations in LA) and Kristos Andrews (The Bay). There was a special musical performance by Joely Fisher. Caleb Nelson and The Remotes provided music.
The Daytime Emmy Awards recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast from 2:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. during the 2017 calendar year.
Check out the winners’ list below:
Outstanding Morning Program:
“Good Morning America” (ABC)
Outstanding Entertainment News Program:
“Entertainment Tonight” (CBS)
Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Hosts:
Adrienne Houghton, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Co-Hosts, “The Real”
Outstanding Drama Series:
“Days of Our Lives” (NBC)
Outstanding Digital Drama Series
“The Bay The Series”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama:
Eileen Davidson, as Ashley Abbott, “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama:
James Reynolds, as Abe Carver, “Days of Our Lives” (NBC)
Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment:
“The Talk” (CBS)
Outstanding Talk Show/Informative:
“The Dr. Oz Show” (syndicated)
Outstanding Culinary Program”
“A Chef’s Life” (PBS)
Outstanding Game Show:
“The Price Is Right” (CBS)
Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program:
“Judge Mathis”
Outstanding Morning Program in Spanish:
“Despierta America” (Univision)
Outstanding Entertainment Program in Spanish:
“Destinos” (CNN en Español)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Camryn Grimes, as Mariah Copeland, “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Greg Vaughan, as Eric Brady, “Days of our Lives” (NBC)
Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
Chloe Lanier, as Nelle Benson, “General Hospital” (ABC)
Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
Rome Flynn, as Zende Forrester Dominquez, “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS)
Outstanding Culinary Host
Lidia Bastianich, Host, “Lidia’s Kitchen” (PBS)
Outstanding Game Show Host
Wayne Brady, Host, “Let’s Make a Deal” (CBS)
Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host
Steve Harvey, Host, “Steve” (syndicated)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes
