“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and “Steve Harvey” grabbed the top talkshow wins while “The Young and the Restless” was named best drama series Sunday at the 41st annual Daytime Emmy Awards, which proved to be a raucous affair as the kudocast grappled with the transition to a streaming-only format.
A high volume of no-shows among top winners and bumpy moments underscored the unusual nature of this year’s ceremony, which was unable to land a TV deal. At times, presenters struggled with their stage instructions and the camera work was jumpy. Without the timetable and content constraints of airing live on advertiser-supported TV, winners and presenters let the salty language fly, and some winners took their sweet time with acceptance remarks on the Beverly Hilton stage.
Host Kathy Griffin (pictured) and others made light of the situation. Griffin ended the nearly two-hour ceremony by walking on stage yelling “say goodnight!” while “Young and the Restless” exec producer Jill Farren Phelps ran through a long list of thank-yous.
CBS’ “Y&R” was the night’s top winner with six awards in total. NBC’s “Days of Our Lives” grabbed three wins.
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“Ellen DeGeneres” won for entertainment talkshow. Steve Harvey took two trophies — gameshow host for his work on “Family Feud,” and for informative talkshow for his syndicated “Steve Harvey” daytime yakker. Harvey was among many top winners who were not on hand. “Feud” exec producer and longtime Harvey associate Rushion McDonald said the host was on vacation in Bali as he did not expect to win.
Undoubtedly the lack of TV coverage put a dent in the turnout among nominees. And the perceived lack of a timetable imposed by a broadcast led to some drawn-out speeches and blue moments.
“I feel like I’ve been here for five fucking hours and I only just got here,” presenter Sharon Osbourne said after one winner — Linda Bell Blue of “Entertainment Tonight” — hogged the microphone for several minutes while accepting her award. “It’s not being televised — just fucking get pissed and have a good time.”
Osbourne proceeded with more R-rated remarks that would have prompted a string of bleeps on ad-supported TV.
The award for talkshow host was a tie between Dr. Mehmet Oz, of “Dr. Oz,” and Katie Couric, of the now-defunct “Katie.” Neither Oz nor Couric were around to collect their awards, prompting a brief chorus of “boos” from some in the audience. Griffin was shown giving the “thumbs down” signal to the camera.
ABC’s “Good Morning America” won for morning show. “Entertainment Tonight” and “Extra” tied for the win the first-ever entertainment news program award. Bobby Flay took the culinary host trophy for Food Network’s “Bobby Flay’s Barbecue Addiction.”
On the soap front, Billy Miller of “Young and the Restless” won for lead drama actor. “Days of Our Lives’ ” Eileen Davidson scored lead drama actress. And those two soaps divvied up the remaining acting categories.
Eric Martsolf was recognized for “Days”; Amelia Heinle won supporting for “Y&R.” “Y&R’s” Hunter King prevailed in the young actress category while “Days'” Chandler Massey triumphed for young actor.
“Soap community thank you — the resurgence of soap operas,” Martsolf enthused. Heinle dedicated her win to her sister who is fighting cancer.
“Y&R” also won for daytime drama writing and a special-class award for the show’s hourlong tribute special to the late star Jeanne Cooper. The short-lived online revival of one-time ABC soap “One Life to Live” on TOLN.com won for drama directing.
The indie online “Venice the Series” won in the new approaches drama category.
“The People’s Court” was the verdict in the legal/courtroom category. “Jeopardy” won for gameshow.
In the Daytime Emmy’s new Spanish-lingo categories, Rodner Figueroa from Univision’s “El Gordo y la Flaca” won for daytime talent. Telemundo’s “Un Nuevo Dia” won for morning show and CNN en Espanol’s “Clix” won for entertainment program.
Here’s a complete list of winners:
Drama Series
The Young and the Restless CBS
Executive Producer
Jill Farren Phelps
Supervising Producers
John Fisher, Tony Morina
Producer
Mary O’Leary
New Approaches – Drama Series
Venice The Series Executive Producer
Crystal Chappell
Co-Executive Producer
Christa Morris
Supervising Producer
Hillary B Smith
Culinary Program
The Mind of a Chef PBS Executive Producers
Anthony Bourdain, Joseph Caterini, Chris Collins, Lydia Tenaglia
Co-Executive Producer
Michael Steed
Producers
Jared Adrukanis, Alexandra Chaden, Jonathan Cianfrani , Nari Kye
Game Show
Jeopardy!
Executive Producer
Harry Friedman
Supervising Producers
Lisa Broffman, Rocky Schmidt
Senior Producer
Deb Dittmann
Coordinating Producer
Bob Sofia
Producer
Brett Schneider
Director
Kevin McCarthy
Editorial Supervisors/Writers
Michele Loud, Billy Wisse
Writers
John Duarte, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Steve D. Tamerius
SYNDICATED
Legal/Courtroom Program
The People’s Court
Executive Producers Stu Billett, David Scott
Supervising Producer
Philip Vandervort
Senior Producer
Michele Eppolito
Producers
Liz Marley, Theresa Milana, Kathryn Posch
Host
Judge Marilyn Milian
Co-Hosts
Curt Chaplin, Harvey Levin, J. Douglas McIntosh
SYNDICATED
Morning Program
Good Morning America ABC
Anchors
Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Josh Elliott, Lara Spencer,
Sam Champion, Ginger Zee
Senior Executive Producer
Tom Cibrowski
Executive Broadcast Producer
Chris Vlasto
Executive Editorial Producer
Santina Leuci
Senior Broadcast Producers
Margo Baumgart, John Ferracane, Denise Rehrig
Senior Producers
Sandra Aiken, Tracey Marx Bernstein, Angela Ellis, Seth Fenton, Kenneth Kneeland,
Alberto Orso, Sarah Ruth, Kristin Sebastian, Simone Swink, Maureen White, Morgan Zalkin
Senior Producer, Washington
Sara Just
Senior Editorial Producer
Mark Robertson
Deputy Editorial Producers
Kaitlyn Folmer, Justin Weaver
Coordinating Producers
Cathy Becker, Sam Brooks, Carolyn Durand, Elena Genovese-Picard, Karen Leo,
Yoni Mintz, Patty Neger, Brian O’Keefe, Lourdes Leahy, Ronnie Reiss
Producers
Joanne Amato, Jesus Ayala, Taylor Behrendt, Clark Bentson, Tara Berardi, Kim Berryman,
Brandon Bodow, Carlos Boettcher, Darcy Bonfils, Cameron Brock, Kristopher Campbell, Brandon Chase, Jessica Church, Stephan Cohen, Kirstyn Crawford, Bill Cunningham, Michael Del Moro,
Patrick Doherty, Elizabeth Drew, Ross Eichenholz, Monica Escobedo, Caitlin Fallon,
Joanne Fuchs, Mosheh Gains, Cliff Gelb, Matt German, Harvey Goldberg, Lora Grassilli,
Joan Griffin, Rashid Haddou, Kelly Hagan, Jennifer Harrison, Elizabeth Hartfield, Brian Hartman,
Josh Haskell, Angus Hines, Ray Homer, Matt Hosford, Josh Hoyos, KC Ifeanyi, Katie Kastens,
Cole Kazdin, Amanda Keegan, Bryan Keinz, Alison Kenworthy, Erin Keohane, Josh Kleinman, Matt Knox,
Ben Krolowitz, Sarah Kunin, Cody LaGrow, Roger Lee, Sandra Lee, Danielle Librizzo,
Beth Loyd, Melissa Lustrin, Alex Marino, Marlei Martinez, Peter Martinez Jr., Scott McCartney,
Jamie McCarty, Greg McCown, Matthew McGarry, Rich McHugh, Kelly McKelvey,
Bonnie McLean, Kevin McMillen, Wendy McNeal, David Meyers, Shardé Miller, Sonny Mullen,
Phoebe Natanson, Bruno Nota, Emily O’Donnell, Bethany Owings, Sabrina Parise,
Felicia Patinkin, Sabrina Peduto, Jennifer Pereira, Margaret Pergler, Sandy Petryskowski,
Mary Pflum, George Pilla, Carole Podell, Jessica Polizzi, Bartley Price, Kim Randolph, David Reisner,
Matthew Reynard, Daisha Riley, Bruno Roeber, Robert Rudman, Michael Ryan,
James Scholz, Faryn Shiro, Scott Shulman, Natasha Singh, Liz Sintay, Emily Stanitz,
David Stephens, Cari Strassberg, Gina Sunseri, Mallory Thompson, Seniboye Tienabeso,
Thea Trachtenberg, Doug Vollmayer, James Wang, Vanessa Weber, Robyn Weil,
Ariella Weintraub, Anna Wild, Toni Wilson, Samantha Wnek, Gary Wynn, Suzanne Yeo
Producer/Writers
Maryalice Aymong, Dave Bloch, Anna Boyd, Jacqueline Calayag, Ellen Carl, Karen Compton, Alisha Davis, Chris Elam, Mitch Gallob, Raquel Hecker, Debbie Humes, Cherry Key, Edmund Levin, Brett Levy, Teri Mariani, Michael Milhaven, Dennis Murray, Matt Nelko, Noreen O’Donnell, Adriana Pratt, Joseph Reid, Molly Shaker, Jack Sheahan, Joe Tuzzo, Laura Zaccaro
Segment Producers
Jaclyn Aronson, Courtney Condron, Katie Conway, Ali Ehrlich, Will Ganss, Emily Gertler,
Sabina Ghebremedhin, Eric Jones, John Kapetaneas, Mi Seon Lee, Jennifer Leong,
Shah Rahmanzadeh, John Santucci, Lisa Sivertsen, Jason Stine, Elsie Swank, Jim Vojtch. Meteorologist Producers
Max Golembo, Melissa Griffin, Gerard McNiff, George Wright
Operations Producers
Julie Amar, Kyle Morris, Jennifer Colantonio, Antoinette Dean, Robert Dominguez,
Matt Jakl, Cameron Jones, Cindy Shiftan, Maria Stefanopoulos, Kimberly Titone, Larry Peterson
Morning Program in Spanish
Un Nuevo Dia
Sr Executive Producer
Maria Lopez-Alvarez
Executive Producer
Maria Garcia-Marquez
Supervisor Line Producer
Aidé Devis
Supervisor Line Producer
Sylmarie Vazquez
Line Producer
Jorge Torres-Sojo
Sr Creative Producer
Magda Rodriguez
Producers
Alexander Aguiar, Carlos Alzate, Alejandro Cacho, Annette Calvo, Christine Castrillon, Maria Cepeda, Paula Echevarria, Johan Gonzalez Francisco Haro, Osvaldo Hernandez, Andrea Jaime, Irisbell Lopez, Miguelangel Lopez, Marcelo Maselli, Angel Román, Noel Ramos, Steven Rodríguez, Manfredo Schmidt, Patricia Sena, Paloma Veloz, Christian Vila Producer/Writer
Javier Soto-George
Writer
Eugenia Betancur
Director
Jose Corzo
Anchor
Edgardo Del Villar
Hosts
Ana Maria Canseco, Rashel Diaz, Adamari Lopez, Daniel Sarcos, Diego Schoening
Co-Hosts
James Tahhan, Alessandra Villegas
Senior Correspondent
Azucena Cierco
Correspondent
Karina Monroy
Reporters
Veronica Albornoz, Maria del Carmen Gonzalez, Iran Daniel
Weather Reporter
Denise Isaac
Telemundo
Talk Show / Informative
Steve Harvey
Executive Producers
Steve Harvey, Alex Duda, Rushion McDonald
Co-Executive Producer
Jason Kurtz
Senior Supervising Producer
Kareen Gunning
Supervising Producers
Kevin Boyer, Kevin Burke, Kim Gagne
Senior Producers
Tracey La’Stell Slates, Sushupti Yalamanchili
Producers
Michelle Barnard, Kevin Hurley, Leah Kaplan Kohn, Melinda Leonas,
Julie Maddox, Suzie Munson, Brooke Turner, Nancy Vaden
Field Producers
Jock Hedblade, Anneke Mills, Rachel Winn
SYNDICATED
Talk Show / Entertainment
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Executive Producers
Ellen DeGeneres, Mary Connelly, Ed Glavin, Andy Lassner
Co-Executive Producers
Melissa Geiger Schrift, Kevin A. Leman II, Jonathan Norman, Derek Westervelt
Coordinating Producer
Ross Williams
Senior Producers
Kara Hogan Leonardo, Corey Palent, Matthew Wright, Andy Zenor
Producers
SYNDICATED
Lori Blackman, Claudia Gharibian, Alissa Cote, Chris Cucci, Jason Gelles, Travis Helwig, Paul Horne, Suzanne Luna, Liz
Patrick, Aaron Pinkston, Lauren Pomerantz, Amy Rhodes, Gil Rief, Hilary Robe, Ellen Rocamora, Adam Yenser
Line Producer
Nicole Collins
Entertainment Program in Spanish
Clix CNNE
Executive Producer
David Gamez
Senior Producers
Marcela Andrade, Magdalena Cabral
Director
Victoria Schlissel
Host/Writer
Guillermo Arduino
Entertainment News Program (tie)
Entertainment Tonight
Executive Producers
Linda Bell Blue, DJ Petroro
Co-Executive Producer
Linda Fuller
Senior Producers
Sharlette Hambrick, Ray Slaboda, Bonnie Tiegel
Senior Broadcast Producer
Eliza Cost
Senior Supervising Producers
Chris Clark, Bridgette Jones, Clay Smith, Mylin Watkins
Supervising Producers
Steven Baker, Carolyn Greenspan-Rosen, Amy Purnell, Dan Schanks, Jama Suchomel
Coordinating Producers
Jen Antonelli, Michael De Lazzer, Ben Wallace
SYNDICATED
Hosts
Nancy O’Dell, Rob Marciano
Correspondents
Brooke Anderson, Rocsi Diaz
Extra
Senior Executive Producer
Lisa Gregorisch-Dempsey
Executive Producers
Theresa Coffino, Jeremy Spiegel
New York Bureau Chief
Marie Hickey
Senior Broadcasting Producer
Seth Katz
Senior Supervising Producers
Matt Ferrell, Mike Miller
Supervising Producers
Scott Eldridge, Steve Weiser
Managing editor
Fatana Nawabi
Senior Assignment Editor
Chris Liss
Senior Coordinating Producer
Scott Jones
Senior Producers
SYNDICATED
Jen Aguillon, Yvette Corporon, David Geha, Reed Grinsell, Lynne Lester,
Omar Lugones, Terry Murphy, Larry Stern, Steve Sunshine, Adam Weissler
Segment Producers
Kelly Ankwicz, Carlo DeSantis, Kevin Keefer, Sharon Levin-Grabow,
Mark Mottern, Stefan Richardson, Sarah Rickert, Christina Torres, Jody Weintraub
Hosts
Mario Lopez, Maria Menounos
Correspondents
Hilaria Baldwin, AJ Calloway, Michael Corbett, Jerry Penacoli, Terri Seymour
Weekend Co-Host/Correspondent
Renee Bargh
Special Class Special
The Young and the Restless: Jeanne Cooper Tribute CBS
Executive Producer
Jill Farren Phelps
Supervising Producers
John Fisher, Tony Morina
Producer
Mary O’Leary
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
EILEEN DAVIDSON, as Kristen DiMera
Days of Our Lives NBC
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
BILLY MILLER, as Billy Abbott
The Young and the Restless CBS
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
AMELIA HEINLE, as Victoria Newman
The Young and the Restless CBS
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
ERIC MARTSOLF, as Brady Black
Days of Our Lives NBC
Younger Actress in a Drama Series
HUNTER KING, as Summer Newman
The Young and the Restless CBS
Younger Actor in a Drama Series
CHANDLER MASSEY, as Will Horton
Days of Our Lives NBC
Outstanding Culinary Host
Bobby Flay’s Barbecue Addiction
Food Network
BOBBY FLAY, Host
Daytime Talent in Spanish
El Gordo y la Flaca
Univision
RODNER FIGUEROA, Correspondent
Game Show Host
Family Feud
SYNDICATED
STEVE HARVEY, Host
Talk Show Host (tie)
The Dr. Oz Show
DR. MEHMET OZ. Host
SYNDICATED
Katie
KATIE COURIC, Host
SYNDICATED
Drama Series Writing Team
The Young and the Restless CBS
Head Writers
Shelly Altman, Josh Griffith
Co-Head Writer
Tracey Thomson
Associate Writers
Amanda Beall, Jeff Beldner, Brent Boyd, Susan Dansby, Janice Ferri Esser, Beth Milstein, Natalie Minardi Slater, Anne Schoettle, Lisa Seidman
Drama Series Directing Team
One Life To Live
Directors
Habib Azar, Gary Donatelli, Christopher Goutman, Jill Mitwell
Associate Directors
Tracey Casper Lang, Mary Ryan, Shirley Simmons
Stage Managers
Fritz Brekeller, Keith Greer, Brendan M. Higgins
Production Associates
Ilene Frankel, Dana Randles
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