The Daytime Emmy Award is an American accolade bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. The first ceremony was held in 1974, expanding what was originally a primetime-themed Emmy Award. Ceremonies generally are held in May or June.
Ceremonies[]
| Edition | Date | Venue | Host(s) | Network | Most awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | May 28, 1974 | Channel Gardens, Rockefeller Center, New York City, New York | Barbara Walters and Peter Marshall | NBC | The Hollywood Squares (3) |
| 2nd | May 15, 1975 | S.S. Dayliner, Hudson River, New York/New Jersey | Monty Hall and Stephanie Edwards | ABC | The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (3) |
| 3rd | May 11, 1976 | Vivian Beaumont Theater, New York City, New York | Bob Barker | CBS | The $20,000 Pyramid, Another World, Days of Our Lives, One Life to Live, Password, Ryan's Hope, and Search for Tomorrow (1 each) |
| 4th | May 12, 1977 | Tavern on the Green, New York City, New York | Peter Marshall, Chuck Woolery, Victoria Wyndham, Jack Gilford and Soupy Sales | NBC | Ryan's Hope (4) |
| 5th | June 7, 1978 | New York Hilton, New York City, New York | Richard Dawson | ABC | Another World, Days of Our Lives, The Doctors, Donahue, The Hollywood Squares, Ryan's Hope and The Young and the Restless (1 each) |
| 6th | May 17, 1979 | Vivian Beaumont Theater, New York City, New York | Bob Barker | CBS | Ryan's Hope (3) |
| 7th | June 4, 1980 | Studio 8H, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, New York | Ed McMahon and Susan Seaforth Hayes | NBC | All My Children, The Hollywood Squares and Ryan's Hope (2 each) |
| 8th | May 21, 1981 | Grand Hyatt New York, New York City, New York | Dick Clark | ABC | General Hospital (3) |
| 9th | June 11, 1982 | Waldorf Astoria New York, New York City, New York | Bob Barker | CBS | |
| 10th | June 8, 1983 | Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, New York City, New York | none | N/A | ABC Afterschool Specials, All My Children, One Life to Live and Ryan's Hope (2 each) |
| 11th | June 27, 1984 | As the World Turns (2) | |||
| 12th | August 1, 1985 | Unknown | Bob Barker | CBS | Guiding Light and The Young and the Restless (3 each) |
| 13th | July 17, 1986 | Waldorf Astoria New York, New York City, New York | none | NBC | The $25,000 Pyramid, All My Children and The Young and the Restless (2 each) |
| 14th | June 30, 1987 | Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, New York City, New York | Oprah Winfrey | ABC | As the World Turns (4) |
| 15th | June 29, 1988 | Waldorf Astoria New York, New York City, New York | Phil Donahue | CBS | All My Children (3) |
| 16th | June 29, 1989 | none | NBC | Santa Barbara (6) | |
| 17th | June 28, 1990 | New York Marriott Marquis, New York City, New York | Oprah Winfrey | ABC | Santa Barbara (4) |
| 18th | June 27, 1991 | Unknown | Bob Barker | CBS | Tiny Toon Adventures (3) |
| 19th | June 23, 1992 | Phil Donahue and Susan Lucci | NBC | The Young and the Restless (4) | |
| 20th | May 26, 1993 | New York Marriott Marquis, New York City, New York | Susan Lucci and Walt Willey | ABC | Guiding Light (3) |
| 21st | May 25, 1994 | Unknown | Susan Lucci | Guiding Light and One Life to Live (4) | |
| 22nd | May 19, 1995 | Leeza Gibbons and Deidre Hall | NBC | General Hospital (4) | |
| 23rd | May 22, 1996 | Eric Braeden and Melody Thomas Scott | CBS | Adventures in Wonderland, Animaniacs, Another World, Batman: The Animated Series, Bill Nye the Science Guy, General Hospital and Guiding Light (2 each) | |
| 24th | May 21, 1997 | Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York | Susan Lucci and Regis Philbin | ABC | The Young and the Restless (4) |
| 25th | May 15, 1998 | Leeza Gibbons, Peter Reckell, Joe Barbara and Jason George | NBC | Bill Nye the Science Guy (5) | |
| 26th | May 21, 1999 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York | Oprah Winfrey | CBS | General Hospital (5) |
| 27th | May 19, 2000 | Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York | Susan Lucci | ABC | Bill Nye the Science Guy (5) |
| 28th | May 18, 2001 | Kathie Lee Gifford | NBC | As the World Turns (4) | |
| 29th | August 29, 2002 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York | Bob Barker | CBS | Sesame Street (3) |
| 30th | May 16, 2003 | Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York | Wayne Brady | ABC | Bang Bang You're Dead and General Hospital (4 each) |
| 31st | May 21, 2004 | Vanessa Marcil | NBC | General Hospital (4) | |
| 32nd | May 20, 2005 | Deidre Hall, Eric Braeden and Susan Lucci | CBS | General Hospital and The Young and the Restless (3 each) | |
| 33rd | April 28, 2006 | Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles, California | Tom Bergeron, Cameron Mathison and Kelly Monaco | ABC | Guiding Light (4) |
| 34th | June 15, 2007 | none | CBS | Sesame Street (4) | |
| 35th | September 21, 2008 | Cameron Mathison and Sherri Shepherd | ABC | The Batman, Everyday Italian, General Hospital, Guiding Light, One Life to Live and The Young and the Restless (2 each) | |
| 36th | August 30, 2009 | Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, California | Vanessa L. Williams | The CW | Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and One Life to Live (2 each) |
| 37th | June 27, 2010 | Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada | Regis Philbin | CBS | The Bold and the Beautiful and General Hospital (5 each) |
| 38th | June 19, 2011 | Wayne Brady | The Penguins of Madagascar (6) | ||
| 39th | June 23, 2012 | The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California | none | HLN | General Hospital (5) |
| 40th | June 16, 2013 | Sam Champion, A.J. Hammer and Robin Meade | The Bold and the Beautiful (4) | ||
| 41st | June 22, 2014 | Kathy Griffin | DaytimeEmmys.net | The Young and the Restless (5) | |
| 42nd | April 26, 2015 | Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, California | Tyra Banks | Pop TV | General Hospital and The Young and the Restless (3) |
| 43rd | May 1, 2016 | Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California | none | YouTube, Facebook, Periscope | General Hospital (5) |
| 44th | April 30, 2017 | Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California | Mario Lopez and Sheryl Underwood | General Hospital (4) | |
| 45th | April 29, 2018 | YouTube, Facebook, Periscope, KNEKT-TV | Days of Our Lives (5) | ||
| 46th | May 5, 2019 | YouTube, Facebook, KNEKT-TV | General Hospital (5) | ||
| 47th | June 26, 2020 | Virtual ceremony | Carrie Ann Inaba, Eve, Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood and Marie Osmond | CBS | The Young and the Restless (4) |
| 48th | June 25, 2021 | Sheryl Underwood | CBS, Paramount+ | General Hospital (4) | |
| 49th | June 24, 2022 | Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California | Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner | General Hospital (5) | |
| 50th | December 15, 2023 | Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California | General Hospital (6) |