Daytime Emmy Results: "Days of our Lives" Wins Best Drama for the First Time in 38 Years!

My prediction that Days of our Lives would win the award for Best Daytime Drama came true in a ceremony broadcast last night on HLN. The last time Days won the award was in 1975, so the second win was long overdue and certainly justified. Days was also honored in the Younger Actor category, with Chandler Massey picking up his second Emmy. Three other shows; General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless also won multiple awards. The Bold and the Beautiful won four; Directing Team, Writing Team, Lead Actress (Heather Tom) and Supporting Actor (Scott Clifton).

Scott Clifton tied with Billy Miller from The Young and the Restless in the Supporting Actor race (and yes, I predicted both would win in a tie!!!!). Y&R was also honored in Lead Actor category, with Doug Davidson winning his first Emmy in 35 years of playing Paul Williams. Good for him! General Hospital picked up two awards as well, for Supporting Actress (Julie Marie Berman) and Younger Actress (Kristen Alderson).

While I was pleased with many of the awards, the telecast experienced countless production problems, including an ongoing issue with losing the live feed, which resulted in a frozen screen for minutes at a time. In addition, the crowd noise was overwhelming all throughout the show, as the presenters and hosts had to shout in order to be heard. I am not sure who was responsible for the many technical glitches, but the overall telecast was rather embarrassing.

Here is a list of the Daytime Drama winners (I predicted four of nine correctly; Series, Writing Team, Lead Actor and Supporting Actor(s)):

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES - Days of Our Lives

WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES - The Bold and the Beautiful

DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES - The Bold and the Beautiful

LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA - Heather Tom (Katie, The Bold and the Beautiful)

LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA - Doug Davidson (Paul, The Young and the Restless)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA - Julie Marie Berman (Lulu, General Hospital)

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA - Scott Clifton (Liam, The Bold and the Beautiful) & Billy Miller (Billy, The Young and the Restless)

YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DRAMA - Kristen Alderson (Starr, General Hospital)

YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DRAMA - Chandler Massey (Will, Days of Our Lives)

Other winners:

GAME SHOW - The Price is Right

GAME SHOW HOST - Ben Bailey, Cash Cab

TALK SHOW (Informative) - The Dr. Oz Show 

TALK SHOW (Entertainment) - The Ellen DeGeneres Show

MORNING PROGRAM - CBS Sunday Morning - I was so pleased to see Sunday Morning win this award. It is a consistently great program that deserves to be recognized.