The 45th Annual Creative Arts and Entertainment Daytime Emmy Awards were presented on Friday, April 27, at a gala held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California.
"Tonight's awards ceremony is a reminder of the depth and breadth of Daytime television," said Chuck Dages, Chairman, NATAS. "It is with great pleasure that we honor those who work tirelessly to bring us the great programming available on every platform, in every genre, everyday."
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 Makeup, 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.
In recent years, as the number of digital series has increased, the Daytime Emmys have created a number of categories to honor excellence in those categories. This year, the Academy added categories to honor Directing, Writing, and Guest Performers in Digital Dramas. As in years past, the star-studded The Bay took home the most awards in the digital categories. The show's creative force, Gregori J. Martin, won the first-ever award for Directing in a Digital Series. Kristos Andrews pulled a threepeat in the Lead Actor in a Digital Series category.
The Bold and the Beautiful took home the most awards on the night, tying Sesame Street with seven wins. One of B&B's winners, Mike Cassidy, was awarded for coordinating the fight scenes between Quinn and Sheila (played by Rena Sofer and Kimberlin Brown.)
General Hospital won three Emmys, including one for Outstanding Original Song. The Young and the Restless picked up two awards. Though it had a whopping 11 nominations, Days of our Lives ended the night empty-handed.
Sid and Marty Krofft were the recipients of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award in the Creative Arts field. "
"Sid and Marty Krofft, our Daytime Creative Arts honorees, are masters of children's television programming and have been part of my family viewing since the creation of H.R. Pufnstuf, Sigmund & the Sea Monsters and Land Of The Lost," said David Michaels, SVP, Daytime Emmy Awards, NATAS. "Their terrific variety programs such as The Donny and Marie Series on ABC and Barbara Mandrell & the Mandrell Sisters have only solidified the breadth of their talent across the television spectrum."
The Daytime Emmy Awards are presented to daytime television programs that are broadcast nationally between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. The eligibility period for this year's Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards was January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2017.
To view photos and video from this year's Creative Arts ceremony, be sure to visit Soap Central's Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook social media feeds.Following are the Creative Arts categories in which soap operas were nominated. Winners are noted in boldface type.
Days of our Lives
Mark Teschner, General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
"End of Time," Bradley Bell, Casey Kasprzyk, Anthony Ferrari [Composers and Lyricists]; Matt Pavolaitis, Brett Cookingham, and Kylie Dean [Composers]
"Sun Still Shines" (Days of Our Lives)
"Perfume Smoke" (General Hospital)
"Who I Am," Composers & Lyricists: Max Matuck, Eve Nelson, Andrew Rollins (General Hospital)
"Moon and Back" (The Young and the Restless)
The Bold and the Beautiful
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Mike Cassidy, The Bold and the Beautiful
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
Days of Our Lives
Free Rein
The Young and the Restless
Mary Beth Evans (Sara Garrett, The Bay The Series | Amazon)
Vanessa Kelly (Journee, Giants | YouTube.com)
Lilly Melgar (Janice Ramos, The Bay The Series | Amazon)
Alicia Minshew (Angelica Caruso, Tainted Dreams | Amazon)
Anne Winters (Mia Phillips, Zac & Mia | Verizon go90)
Kristos Andrews (Pete Garrett , The Bay The Series | Amazon)
James Bland (Malachi, Giants | YouTube.com)
Richard Brooks (Augustus Barringer , The Rich and the Ruthless | UMC)
Van Hansis (Thom , Eastsiders | Netflix)
Kian Lawley (Zac Meier , Zac & Mia | Verizon go90)
Molly Burnett (Laura , Relationship Status | Verizon go90)
Jade Harlow (Lianna Ramos, The Bay The Series | Amazon)
Terri Ivens (Orchid , The Bay The Series | Amazon)
Kira Reed Lorsch (Jo Connors, The Bay The Series | Amazon)
Alexis G. Zall (Bec Meier , Zac & Mia | Verizon go90)
Brandon Beemer (Evan Blackwell , The Bay The Series | Amazon)
Stephen Guarino (Quincy, Eastsiders | Netflix)
John Halbach (Ian , Eastsiders | Netflix)
Eric Nelsen (Daniel Garrett , The Bay The Series | Amazon)
Derrell Whitt (Will Campbell, The Bay The Series | Amazon)
Jennifer Bassey (Beverly Newman, Anacostia | YouTube.com)
Thomas Calabro (Arthur Tobin, The Bay The Series | Amazon)
Patrika Darbo (Mickey Walker, The Bay The Series | Amazon)
Chad Duell (Adam Kenway, The Bay The Series | Amazon)
Mike E. Winfield (Jeremy, Conversations in L.A. | conversationsinla.com)
The Bay The Series (Amazon)
Conversations in L.A. (conversationsinla.com)
Eastsiders (Netflix)
Relationship Status (Verizon go90)
Allen Clary and Andrew Rothschild, Zac & Mia (Verizon go90)
Gregori J Martin, The Bay The Series (Amazon)
Eastsiders (Netflix)
Relationship Status (Verizon go90)
Venice The Series (venicetheseries.com)
Zac & Mia (Verizon go90)
The Bold and the Beautiful
7 wins, 11 technical nominations
General Hospital
3 wins, 12 technical nominations
The Young and the Restless
2 wins, 12 technical nominations
Days of our Lives
11 technical nominations
ABC: 3 wins, 12 nominations
CBS: 9 wins, 23 nominations
NBC: 11 nominations
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