Daytime Emmys 2023: General Hospital Named Best Drama — Plus, Creative Arts Winners Revealed

Daytime Emmys 2023: General Hospital Named Best Drama — Plus, Creative Arts Winners Revealed
Daytime Emmys 2023: General Hospital Named Best Drama — Plus, Creative Arts Winners Revealed

The 2023 Daytime Emmy Awards were handed out on Friday night in a ceremony held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles and that aired on CBS.

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Heading into this year’s strikes-delayed Daytime Emmys ceremony, ABC’s General Hospital led the soap opera pack with 19 total nomination. On Friday night, the long-running sudser converted on a half-dozen of those, including wins for Best Drama and in both supporting actor categories.

GH boss Frank Valentini dedicated their Best Drama win to the late Sonya Eddy, who earlier in the night won a posthumous Daytime Emmy for her role as head nurse Epiphany Johnson.

CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful meanwhile claimed two big wins, in the lead actor categories.

Courtesy of NATAS
Courtesy of NATAS

Other highlights from this year’s Daytime Emmys included Young and the Restless alum/S.W.A.T. star Shemar “The Streak Is Over!” Moore presenting All My Children icon Susan Lucci with the Lifetime Achievement Honor. Lucci gave a lovely and ultimately very emotional speech, with former TV daughter Eden Riegel on hand and her real-life son Andreas Huber also in attendance.

Among non-soaps programming, The Kelly Clarkson Show swept the two major talk show categories.

The Creative Arts ceremony were held on Saturday afternoon, where dozens more Daytime Emmys were also awarded honoring The People’s Court, Italy Made With Love and more.

TVLine has noted Friday night’s winners below. Have opinions, soap fans!

Daytime Drama Series

Daytime Drama Series
Daytime Drama Series

The Bay
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General HospitalWINNER
The Young and the Restless 

Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress

Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress
Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress

Sharon Case as Sharon Newman, The Young and the Restless
Melissa Claire Egan as Chelsea Lawson, The Young and the Restless
Finola Hughes as Anna Devane, General Hospital
Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers, The Young and the Restless
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood as Steffy Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful — WINNER

Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor

Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor
Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor

Maurice Benard as Sonny Corinthos, General Hospital 
Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless
Billy Flynn as Chad DiMera, Days of Our Lives
Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful — WINNER
Jason Thompson as Billy Abbott, The Young and the Restless

Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress

Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress
Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress

Krista Allen as Dr. Taylor Hayes, The Bold and the Beautiful
The late Sonya Eddy as Epiphany Johnson, General Hospital — WINNER
Stacy Haiduk as Kristen DiMera, Days of Our Lives 
Brook Kerr as Dr. Portia Robinson, General Hospital
Kelly Thiebaud as Dr. Britt Westbourne, General Hospital

Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor

Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor
Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor

Nicholas Chavez as Spencer Cassadine, General Hospital 
Chad Duell as Michael Corinthos, General Hospital
Daniel Feuerriegel as EJ DiMera, Days of Our Lives
Robert Gossett as Marshall Ashford, General Hospital — WINNER
Jon Lindstrom as Dr. Kevin Collins/Ryan Chamberlain, General Hospital

Younger Performer in a Daytime Drama Series

Younger Performer in a Daytime Drama Series
Younger Performer in a Daytime Drama Series

Cary Christopher as Thomas DiMera, Days of Our Lives
Eden McCoy as Josslyn Jacks, General Hospital 
Henry Joseph Samiri as Douglas Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful

Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series

Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series

Steve Burton as Harris Michaels, Beyond Salem: Chapter Two
Cassandra Creech as Dr. Grace Buckingham, The Bold and the Beautiful
Alley Mills as Heather Webber, General Hospital — WINNER
Robert Newman as Ashland Locke, The Young and the Restless
Kevin Spirtas as Dr. Craig Wesley, Days of Our Lives

Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series

Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series

The Bay
Beyond Salem: Chapter Two
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless — WINNER

Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series

Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series

The Bay
Beyond Salem: Chapter Two
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital — WINNER
The Young and the Restless

Daytime Talk Series

Daytime Talk Series
Daytime Talk Series

The Drew Barrymore Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show 
The Kelly Clarkson Show — WINNER
Live With Kelly and Ryan
Today With Hoda and Jenna

Daytime Talk Series Host

Daytime Talk Series Host
Daytime Talk Series Host

Drew Barrymore, The Drew Barrymore Show
Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show  — WINNER
Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall
Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest, Live With Kelly and Ryan
Sherri Shepherd, Sherri

Entertainment News Series

Entertainment News Series
Entertainment News Series

Access Hollywood
E! News
Entertainment Tonight — WINNER
Extra
Inside Edition

Select Creative Arts Ceremony Winners

Select Creative Arts Ceremony Winners
Select Creative Arts Ceremony Winners

Culinary Series: José Andrés and Family in Spain (Discovery+)

Legal/Courtroom Program: The People’s Court (Syndicated)

Travel, Adventure and Nature Program: Wild Babies (Netflix)

Instructional/How-To Program: Instant Dream Home (Netflix)

Lifestyle Program: Eat This With Yara (AJ+)

Arts and Popular Culture Program: Variety Power of Women: Changemakers (Lifetime)

Educational and Informational Program: Italy Made With Love (PBS)

Daytime Special: Recipe for Change: Standing Up to Anti-Semitism (YouTube Originals)

Culinary Host: Justin Sutherland, Taste the Culture (TBS/TNT/TruTV)

Daytime Program Host: Mike Corey, Uncharted Adventure (The Weather Channel)

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