At the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday night, ABC’s long‑running soap General Hospital secured the Outstanding Drama Series trophy for a record‑setting 19th time overall and the sixth year in a row. The win underscores the show’s enduring popularity and its continued impact on daytime television.
Acting honors highlight the ceremony
Scott Clifton, who portrays Liam Spencer on CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful, captured his second lead‑actor Emmy, joining his earlier wins as a younger and supporting actor. Clifton said he was “speechless” and grateful for the recognition from his peers.
Tamara Tunie, starring as matriarch Anita Dupree on CBS’s Beyond the Gates, received a lead‑acting award, noting, “My heart is so full right now… This is the best welcome back to daytime ever.” The series, which debuted last year, features the first primarily Black cast on a network soap since the 1990s.
Veteran performers also celebrated
Roger Howarth and Beth Maitland of The Young and the Restless swept the supporting categories, each winning decades after their initial triumphs. Howarth, now playing Matt Clark, first won in 1994, while Maitland was honored for her long‑running role as Traci Abbott.
Genie Francis, a General Hospital veteran since 1977, accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented by her husband, actor‑director Jonathan Frakes, Francis reflected on five decades of work, saying, “If you love what you do you don’t work a day in your life.”
Additional awards across the daytime slate
Jeff Kober earned a guest‑performance trophy for his work on General Hospital, and the show also received a writing award. Peacock’s Days of Our Lives took home directing honors.
Other notable winners included Tracee Ellis Ross for travel and adventure programming, Ambyr Michelle for emerging talent, and culinary personalities Giada De Laurentiis, Ina Garten, Star Jones and Corey Jovan for various daytime personality categories.
The ceremony, held at the Hollywood Palladium, was streamed live for the second consecutive year after a five‑year run on CBS, allowing fans nationwide to celebrate the achievements of daytime television.
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