Exiting 'World'
wins big at 'Daytime Emmys'
Soon-to-end soap wins three acting awards
By Toni Fitzgerald
Jun 28, 2010
Last night's "Daytime Emmy Awards" turned into a de facto tribute to CBS's "As the World Turns," the 53-year-old show that is going off the air in September.
"World" won three of the four major acting awards, including lead actor and actress in a drama series for Michael Park and Maura West, during the ceremony, which took place at the Las Vegas Hilton.
Backstage, the actors lamented the end of the soap, which wrapped production last week and will air its final episode on Sept. 17, a year after "Guiding Light" drew to an end and at a time when the very future of soap operas is in question what with falling ratings and budgetary cutbacks.
But "World" at least got a proper goodbye, after earning 13 Emmy nominations for its final season. In addition to Park and West, Julie Pinson earned best supporting actress.
The exiting show got the biggest buzz at last night's ceremony, but it did not receive the best daytime drama award. That went to "The Bold and the Beautiful" for the second straight year.
Rookie talk show host Mehmet Oz won best host for "Dr. Oz," while "The Doctors" won best informative talk show. Ellen DeGeneres, who took her name out of the running for best talk show host after winning several times, did take home best entertainment talk show.
"Cash Cab" collected two awards, one for best game show and one for best game show host.
And "All My Children" creator Agnes Nixon received a lifetime achievement award and Dick Clark was also feted for contributions to daytime over the years.
Below is a list of last night's major winners:
Daytime drama series
"The Bold & The Beautiful"
Lead actress in a drama series
Maura West, "As the World Turns"
Lead actor in a drama series
Michael Park, "As the World Turns"
Supporting actress in a drama series
Julie Pinson, "As the World Turns"
Supporting actor in a drama series
Billy Miller, "The Young and the Restless"
Game show
"Cash Cab"
Informative talk show
"The Doctors"
Younger actor in a drama series
Drew Tyler Bell, "The Bold & The Beautiful"
Younger actress in a drama series
Julie Berman, "General Hospital"
Entertainment talk show
"The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
Drama series directing team
"General Hospital"
Drama series writing team
"The Bold & The Beautiful"
Talk show host
Mehmet Oz, "The Dr. Oz Show"
Game show host
Ben Bailey, "Cash Cab"
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