U.S. TV chatshow queens ELLEN DeGENERES and TYRA BANKS emerged triumphant at the Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday (20Jun08).
The two stars - who both have hit talkshows in the U.S. - scooped gongs at the annual event, with DeGeneres winning the Outstanding Talk Show Host award, while former supermodel Banks took the gong in the
Outstanding Talk Show - Informative category.
Other main winners at the ceremony included veteran TV star Regis Philbin, host of breakfast show Live With Regis And Kelly, who was presented with the Lifetime Achievement award for more than 40 years' service to daytime television.
The 35th annual awards show was held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood and attracted a host of stars of the small screen, including Sherri Shepherd, Montel Williams and Heather Tom.
The full list of winners is as follows:
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Gina Tognoni, CBS' Guiding Light
Outstanding Talk Show - Informative: The Tyra Banks Show
Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series: Tom Pelphrey, CBS' Guiding Light
Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series: Jennifer Landon, CBS' As the World Turns
Outstanding Talk Show Host: Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team: One Life to Live
Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: Cristina's Court
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Kristoff St. John, CBS' The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team: One Life to Live
Outstanding Talk Show - Entertainment: Rachael Ray
Lifetime Achievement Award: Regis Philbin.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Jeanne Cooper, CBS' The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Anthony Geary, ABC's General Hospital
Outstanding Drama Series: ABC's General Hospital
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