40th Daytime Emmy Awards
The 40th Daytime Emmy Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, "recognizes outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television production and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. during the 2012 calendar year". The ceremony took place on June 16, 2013 at The Beverly Hilton, in Beverly Hills, California beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. The ceremony was televised in the United States by HLN and executive produced by Gabriel Gornell.
The evening was hosted by Sam Champion, A. J. Hammer and Robin Meade for the first time and the pre-show ceremony was hosted by Hammer and Christi Paul. The drama pre-nominees were announced on February 27, 2013, and the nominations were announced during an episode of Good Morning America on May 1, 2013.
The acceptance speech format was altered to add live on-stage interviews with recipients directly following their acceptance speeches for the first time in award show history. In related events, the 40th Annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles on June 14, 2013.
The Bold and the Beautiful won the most awards, with four trophies including for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team and five other Creative Arts Emmy Awards out of their 11 nominations. Days of Our Lives won two awards including Outstanding Drama Series. The Ellen DeGeneres Show won its fourth award in the Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment category. The Young and the Restless had received the most nominations, with a total of 23. Steve Harvey received two nominations for hosting duties, one in Outstanding Game Show Host for Family Feud and the other in Outstanding Talk Show Host for Steve Harvey.
The Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to Monty Hall and Bob Stewart. The ceremony attracted 913,000 viewers.
Winners and nominees
In the lists below, the winner of the category is shown first, with a double-dagger, followed by the other nominees.| Category | Winners and nominees |
| Outstanding Drama Series |
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| Outstanding Game Show | |
| Outstanding Morning Program | |
| Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | |
| Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment | |
| Outstanding Talk Show Informative | |
| 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 | |
| Outstanding Game Show Host | |
| Outstanding Talk Show Host | |
| Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team | |
| Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team | |
| Outstanding Original Song | |
| Outstanding Culinary Host |
Lifetime Achievement Award
Presenters and performances
Presenters
| Name | Role |
| Hunter King Lindsey Morgan Jacqueline MacInnes Wood | Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
| Jess Walton | Presenters of the In memoriam tribute and introducers of the performance of Il Volo |
| Presenter of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Monty Hall | |
| Sara Gilbert Sharon Osbourne Aisha Tyler Sheryl Underwood | Presenters of the award for Outstanding Talk Show Informative |
Nancy Lee Grahn | Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
| Bryton James Chandler Massey Freddie Smith | Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
| Presenter of the award for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | |
| Presenter of the award for Outstanding Culinary Host & Culinary Program | |
| Presenter of the award for Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team | |
| Presenter of the award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series | |
| Presenter of the award for Outstanding Morning Program | |
| Presenter of the award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | |
| Presenter of the award for Outstanding Talk Show Host | |
| Presenter of the award for Outstanding Original Song | |
| Jason Thompson | Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
| Presenter of the award for Outstanding Game Show & Game Show Host | |
| Presenter of the award for Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment | |
| Presenter of the award for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team | |
| Presenter of the award for Outstanding Drama Series | |
| Presenter of the Smithsonian | |
| Presenter of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Bob Stewart |