The 42nd Annual Creative Arts and Entertainment Daytime Emmy Awards were presented on Friday, April 24, at a gala held at the Universal Hilton.
"Tonight's gala is a tribute to the hundreds of nominees that work behind the scenes to make Daytime television the most sophisticated combination of talk, cooking, animation, courtroom, children's programing and episodic drama on the planet" said Bob Mauro, President, NATAS. "With over 1,200 in attendance, the iconic Alex Trebek and Florence Henderson as our hosts, and our Lifetime Achievement for Craft going to Producer/Director Michael Gargiulo, it was a great evening for Daytime television!"
The Creative Arts portion of the Daytime Emmys honors excellence in mostly non-acting categories -- the behind-the-scenes technology that makes it possible for there to be episodes of the soaps: Outstanding Technical Direction, Outstanding Achievement in Make-up, Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design, and more. Awards are also handed out to non-soap programming, including categories likes Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series.
CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful picked up the most wins for the second year in a row, taking home eight golden statuettes. But it was a three-way tie that had everyone talking.
In its first year on the ballot in more than 30 years, the Outstanding Guest Performer had six nominees and, when the envelope was opened, three winners. General Hospital's Donna Mills, The Bold and the Beautiful's Fred Willard, and The Young and the Restless' Ray Wise each took home a trophy.
The star-studded cast of The Bay took home this year's Outstanding New Approaches (Drama Series) win. As the World Turns fave Martha Byrne picked up her third Daytime Emmy as the first-ever winner in the Outstanding Performer in a New Approaches Drama Series for playing Alexis/Joanne in the series Anacostia.
General Hospital and The Young and the Restless each won three awards -- two technical and one acting. And Days of our Lives won two Emmys.
The Daytime Emmy Awards are presented to daytime television programs that are broadcast nationally between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 p.m. The eligibility period for this year's Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards was January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2014.
NOMINATIONS AT A GLANCE
General Hospital: 3 wins; 1 acting, 2 technical
14 nominations: 2 acting, 12 technical
The Young and the Restless: 3 wins; 1 acting, 2 technical
13 nominations: 2 acting, 11 technical
Days of our Lives: 2 wins, 2 technical
9 nominations: 9 technical
CBS: 11 wins, 26 nominations
ABC: 3 wins, 14 nominations
NBC: 2 wins, 9 nominations
