#Daytime Emmys: ‘General Hospital,’ ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ Among Top Winners

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the winners of the 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards during an in-person ceremony, hosted by Entertainment Tonight’s Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner (whose show won the prize for best entertainment news series), that aired on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.

ABC’s General Hospital led with six wins, including for best daytime drama series.

The Kelly Clarkson Show won its second consecutive Daytime Emmy for best daytime talk series, as did Clarkson for best daytime talk series host.

The ceremony was originally scheduled to air June 17, but was postponed due to the Writers Guild strike. During the event, NATAS chairman Terry Reilly noted that it was the first major awards show since the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes ended in September and November, respectively.

The show opened with a tribute to General Hospital star Sonya Eddy, who died in December. Eddy also won a posthumous Daytime Emmy for best supporting actress. The ceremony also paid tribute to Daytime Emmy-winning General Hospital star Tyler Christopher, who died in October.

In addition to Eddy, three performers from General Hospital picked up acting prizes: Robert Gossett (supporting actor), Eden McCoy (younger performer) and Alley Mills (guest performer). The Bold and the Beautiful‘s Thorsten Kaye and Jacqueline MacInnes won the Daytime Emmys for best actor and actress, respectively.

The ceremony, held at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles, also saw Susan Lucci receive a lifetime achievement award for her legendary role as Erica Kane on ABC’s All My Children, a part she played from 1970 until the drama’s cancellation in 2011. Infamously, Lucci received 21 Daytime Emmy nominations for lead actress in a daytime drama, winning once in 1999 after her 19th nomination.

The winners of the Creative Arts Daytime Emmys will be revealed on Dec. 16.

The full list of winners and nominees follows.

DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
General Hospital (ABC) – WINNER
The Bay (Popstar! TV)
The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Days of Our Lives (NBC/Peacock)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)

DAYTIME TALK SERIES
The Kelly Clarkson Show (SYNDICATED) – WINNER
The Drew Barrymore Show (SYNDICATED)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (SYNDICATED)
Live with Kelly and Ryan (SYNDICATED)
Today with Hoda and Jenna (NBC)

DAYTIME TALK SERIES HOST
Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show (SYNDICATED) – WINNER
Drew Barrymore, The Drew Barrymore Show (SYNDICATED)
Tamron Hall. Tamron Hall (SYNDICATED)
Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest, Live with Kelly and Ryan (SYNDICATED)
Sherri Shepherd, Sherri! (SYNDICATED)

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS SERIES
Entertainment Tonight (SYNDICATED) – WINNER
Access Hollywood (SYNDICATED)
E! News (E! Entertainment)
Extra (SYNDICATED)
Inside Edition (SYNDICATED)

LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTRESS
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood as Steffy Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) – WINNER
Sharon Case as Sharon Newman, The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Melissa Claire Egan as Chelsea Lawson, The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Finola Hughes as Anna Devane, General Hospital (ABC)
Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers, The Young and the Restless (CBS)

LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTOR
Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) – WINNER
Maurice Benard as Sonny Corinthos, General Hospital (ABC)
Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Billy Flynn as Chad DiMera, Days of Our Lives (NBC/Peacock)
Jason Thompson as Billy Abbott, The Young and the Restless (CBS)

SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTRESS
Sonya Eddy as Epiphany Johnson. General Hospital (ABC) – WINNER
Krista Allen as Dr. Taylor Hayes. The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Stacy Haiduk as Kristen DiMera, Days of Our Lives (NBC/Peacock)
Brook Kerr as Dr. Portia Robinson, General Hospital (ABC)
Kelly Thiebaud as Dr. Britt Westbourne, General Hospital (ABC)

SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTOR
Robert Gossett as Marshall Ashford, General Hospital (ABC) – WINNER
Nicholas Chavez as Spencer Cassadine, General Hospital (ABC)
Chad Duell as Michael Corinthos, General Hospital (ABC)
Daniel Feuerriegel as EJ DiMera, Days of Our Lives (NBC/Peacock)
Jon Lindstrom as Dr. Kevin Collins/Ryan Chamberlain, General Hospital (ABC)

YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
Eden McCoy as Josslyn Jacks, General Hospital (ABC) – WINNER
Cary Christopher as Thomas DiMera, Days of Our Lives (NBC/Peacock)
Henry Joseph Samiri as Douglas Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)

GUEST PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
Alley Mills as Heather Webber, General Hospital (ABC) – WINNER
Steve Burton as Harris Michaels, Days of Our Lives (NBC/Peacock)
Cassandra Creech as Dr. Grace Buckingham, The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Robert Newman as Ashland Locke, The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Kevin Spirtas as Dr. Craig Wesley, Days of Our Lives (NBC/Peacock)

WRITING TEAM FOR A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
The Young and the Restless (CBS) – WINNER
The Bay (Popstar! TV)
Beyond Salem: Chapter Two (Peacock)
The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Days of Our Lives (NBC/Peacock)
General Hospital (ABC)

DIRECTING TEAM FOR A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
General Hospital (ABC) – WINNER
The Bay (Popstar! TV)
Beyond Salem: Chapter Two (Peacock)
The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Days of Our Lives (NBC/Peacock)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)