A high volume of no-shows among top winners and bumpy moments underscored the unusual nature of this year’s ceremony, which was unable to land a TV deal. At times, presenters struggled with their stage instructions and the camera work was jumpy. Without the timetable and content constraints of airing live on advertiser-supported TV, winners and presenters let the salty language fly, and some winners took their sweet time with acceptance remarks on the Beverly Hilton stage.
Host Kathy Griffin and others made light of the situation. Griffin ended the nearly two-hour ceremony by walking on stage yelling “say goodnight!” while Young and the Restless exec producer Jill Farren Phelps ran through a long list of thank-yous.
Undoubtedly the lack of TV coverage put a dent in the turnout among nominees. And the perceived lack of a timetable imposed by a broadcast led to some drawn-out speeches and blue moments.
“I feel like I’ve been here for five fucking hours and I only just got here,”presenter Sharon Osbourne said after one winner — Linda Bell Blue of Entertainment Tonight — hogged the microphone for several minutes while accepting her award. “It’s not being televised — just fucking get pissed and have a good time.”
Osbourne proceeded with more R-rated remarks that would have prompted a string of bleeps on ad-supported TV.
Once a major television event that drew as many as 20 million people to witness the ritual sacrifice of Susan Lucci, the Daytime Emmy Awards have fallen on hard times.
Mishael Morgan
Ashlyn Pearce
Sharon Case
Suzanne Quast
Zack Conroy
Dominic Zamprogna
Eileen Davidson
Finola Hughes
Arianne Zucker
Lauren Koslow
Freddie Smith
Adamari Lopez
Kelly Thiebald
Natalia Livingston
Maura West
Galen Gering
Jason Thompson
Greg Vaughan
Casey Moss
Max Enrich
Melissa Reeves
Donna Mills
Guy Wilson
Tyler Christopher
Bryton
Chad Duell
Kristos Andrews
Lawrence St. Victor
Shawn Christian
Robert Scott Wilson
Matthew Atkinson
Melody Thomas Scott
Kim Matula
Elizabeth Hendrickson
Scott Clifton
Darin Brooks
Kelly Krueger
Michelle Stafford
Kristian Alfonso
Chrishell Strause & Justin Hartley
Steve Burton
Sean Kanan
Cady McClain
Eric Marstolf
Kate Mansi
Guiliana Ranic
Mario Lopez
Katherine Kelly Lang
Kathy Griffin
Tracey Bregman
Kristen Alderson
Redaric Williams
Burgess Jenkins
Hunter King
Illene Kristen
Camryn Grimes
Sean Carrigan
Jacob Young
Sharon Case
Jessica Collins
Jess Walton
Ryan Paevey
41st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Winners List
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
sources: Variety, YouTube, Zimbio