45th Daytime Emmy Awards

45th Daytime Emmy Awards
45th Daytime Emmy Awards
Description	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

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

File:SidAndMartyKrofftEmmy.jpg

Sid and Marty Krofft, Lifetime Achievement Award winners

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

Programs

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 Real (FOX) Ellen (NBC) Live with Kelly and Ryan (ABC) The Talk (CBS) The View (ABC)
Outstanding Entertainment News Program	Entertainment Tonight (CBS) Access Hollywood (NBC) Daily Mail TV (various) E! News (E!) Extra (NBC)

Acting

Category	Nominees
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 Special 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

Hosting

Category	Nominees
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)

Production

Category	Nominees
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.

In Memoriam

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

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 e Daytime Emmy Awards categories
Program	Culinary Program Daytime Talk Series Directing Team Drama Series Entertainment News Program Legal/Courtroom Program Special Class Series Special Class Special Writing Team
Acting	Lead Actor – Drama Series Lead Actress – Drama Series Supporting Actor – Drama Series Supporting Actress – Drama Series Guest Performer – Drama Series
Hosting	Culinary Show Host Daytime Talk Series Host Lifestyle/Travel Host
Creative Arts	Cinematography Directing for a Special Class Single Camera Editing Writing for a Special Class
Retired	Animated Program Digital Daytime Drama Series Children's Series Children/Youth/Family Special Directing for a Children's Series Game Show Game Show Host Morning Program Musical Performance in a Daytime Program Performer in an Animated Program Performer in a Children/Youth/Family Special Performer in a Children's Series Pre-School Children's Animated Program Pre-School Children's Series Talk Show Entertainment Talk Show Informative Talk Show Host – Entertainment Talk Show Host – Informative Writing for a Children's Series Younger Actor – Drama Series Younger Actress – Drama Series Younger Performer – Drama Series
Emmy categories Primetime Daytime International Sports Children's and Family