2010 Emmy Prime Time Award Winners
Drama Series: Mad Men
Comedy Series: Modern Family
Acting
Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Jane Lynch, Glee
Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack
Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: David Strathairn, Temple Grandin
Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin
Directing
Drama Series: Steve Shill, Dexter
Comedy Series: Ryan Murphy, Glee
Variety, Music or Comedy Special: Bucky Gunts, Vancouver 2010: XXI Olympic Winter Games
Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: Mick Jackson, Temple Grandin
Writing
Drama Series: Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy, Mad Men
Comedy Series: Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, Modern Family
Variety, Music or Comedy Special: 63rd Annual Tony Awards
Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: Adam Mazer, You Don’t Know Jack
Made for Television Movie: Temple Grandin
Miniseries: The Pacific
Reality Competition Program: Top Chef
Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Bob Hope Humanitarian Award: George Clooney
Daytime Emmy Awards
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. Ceremonies generally are held in May or June. The first daytime-themed Emmy Awards were given out at the primetime ceremony in 1972, when The Doctors and General Hospital were nominated for Outstanding Achievement in a Daytime Drama.
2010 Daytime Emmy Award winners
The 2010 Daytime Emmy Award winners were announced at the Las Vegas Hiltion on June 27, 2010. Regis Philbin, Live With Regis and Kelly, hosted the awards, which featured a special tribute to TV icon Dick Clark.
Outstanding Drama Series
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful won for the second year in the row. It has now won this category twice.
Outstanding Lead Actress
Maura West as Carly Tenney Snyder on As the World Turns
Maura West was nominated last year. The award went to Susan Haskell from One Life to Live.
Outstanding Lead Actor
Michael Park as Jack Snyder on As the World Turns
Christian LeBlanc won in this category last year. He also won in 2007 and 2005.
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Julie Pinson as Janet Ciccone on As the World Turns
Julie Pinson was nominated last year, but lost to Tamara Braun. She won for her stint on Days of Our Lives.
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Billy Miller as Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless
There was a tie in this category last year, with both Vincent Irizarry and Jeff Branson winning. Billy Miller wasn’t nominated.
Outstanding Younger Actress
Julie Marie Berman as Lulu Spencer on General Hospital
This is the second year in a row that Julie Marie Berman has won an Emmy in this category. She was pre-nominated in the category with fellow General Hospital star Kirsten Storms.
Outstanding Younger Actor
Drew Tyler Bell as Thomas Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful
Darin Brooks from Days of Our Lives won last year. This is the first Emmy for Bell.
Outstanding Writing Team
The Bold and the Beautiful
General Hospital won last year.
Outstanding Directing Team
General Hospital
One Life to Live won last year.
Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Rachael Ray won last year. The Ellen DeGeneres Show started in 2003.
Outstanding Informative Talk Show
The Doctors
The Doctors started in 2008. The Tyra Banks Show won this last year.
Outstanding Talk Show Host
Dr. Mehmet Oz on The Dr. Oz Show
The women of The View won this award last year. The View started in 1997.
Outstanding Morning Program
The Today Show (NBC)
Good Morning America won last year. The popular morning show started in 1975.
Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show
Cash Cab
Cash Cab won last year and in 2008 as well. The show started in 2005.
Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program
Cristina’s Court
Cristina’s Court won last year as well. The show started in 2006.
Outstanding Game Show Host
Ben Bailey, Cash Cab
Meredith Viera, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, won this award last year. This is Bailey’s first Emmy as host.
Outstanding Children’s Animated Program
Curious George
Word World won this award last year. It started in 2007.
