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Daytime Emmy Awards: A Night of Bold and the Beautiful Victory, Ellen Excellence and Lots of Ties

Not everyone is ready to joke about the cancellation of All My Children and One Life to Live...particularly the crowd at the 38th Annual Daytime Emmys.
/ Source: E!online

Not everyone is ready to joke about the cancellation of All My Children and One Life to Live...particularly the crowd at the 38th Annual Daytime Emmys.

Host Wayne Brady opened the show with a rather awkward monologue that garnered him more boos than laughs...

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"Oprah retired, Regis retired. All My Children and One Life to Live, Erica Kane, forced retirement," Brady said, while the camera panned to a shot of a stone-faced Susan Lucci in the audience. "Don't boo me," Brady said after the crowd let out a few jeers. "I didn't write this crap."

Thankfully, the tension eased up when Rachael Ray and company stepped on stage next to present the award to General Hospital's Jonathan Jackson for Best Supporting Actor.

Lucci, who later presented the Outstanding Actress Award, also lightened up, saying daytime soap watchers "are alive and well. Look at all the talent in this building tonight. We got fans on fire, thank you so much for being there for all of us."

And then it was on with the show.

But not even a cancellation could garner a sympathy vote for All My Children or One Life to Live in the Outstanding Drama Category, which The Bold and the Beautiful took home. The soap dominated the night, taking home Emmys for Supporting Actress, Directing and Outstanding Younger Actor, as well.

And while Oprah Winfrey removed herself from some of the award show's top categories, her protg Dr. Oz represented for the Harpo team in her absence, taking home the award for Outstanding Informative Talk Show and Talk Show Host, for which he tied with Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. The show also paid tribute to Winfrey with a performance by Gladys Knight and honored her with Crystal Pillar Award, although Winfrey wasn't in attendance.

Ellen DeGeneres and her crew nabbed Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show.

Also honored were Pat Sajak and Alex Trebek, who took home Lifetime Achievement Awards and tied for an Emmy for their respective game shows, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!

But that wasn't the only tie of the evening. Check out the list of major winners from the 38th Annual Daytime Emmys:

Outstanding Drama Series: The Bold and the Beautiful Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Laura Wright, General Hospital Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Michael Park, As the World Turns Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Heather Tom, The Bold and the Beautiful Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Jonathan Jackson, General Hospital Game Show: Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune Informative Talk Show: The Dr. Oz Show Younger Actor in a Drama Series: Scott Clifton, The Bold and the Beautiful Younger Actress in a Drama Series: Brittany Allen, All My Children Drama Series Directing Team: The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless Drama Series Writing Team: The Young and the Restless Talk Show Host: The Dr. Oz Show and Live With Regis and Kelly Game Show Host: Ben Bailey, Cash Cab Entertainment Talk Show: The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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