46th Daytime Emmy Awards
The 46th Daytime Emmy Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, honored the best in U.S. daytime television programming in 2018. The ceremony was held on May 5, 2019, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. Actors and television hosts Mario Lopez and Sheryl Underwood hosted the ceremony for the third consecutive time.
The drama pre-nominees were announced on January 24, 2019, and the standard nominations were announced on March 20, 2019.
Rule changes
Changes were made to the Daytime Emmys rules and procedures to avoid a repeat of the previous year when the NATAS had to rescind the awarding of the Outstanding Guest Performer in a Digital Daytime Drama Series Emmy to Patrika Darbo, after it was determined that she appeared in a prior season of The Bay and entered scenes from multiple episodes for judging, both violations of the submission guidelines. The four network daytime dramas had threatened a boycott if no changes to the rules were made.Winners and nominees
Nominations were announced on March 20, 2019. Winners in each category are listed first, in boldface.Lifetime Achievement Awards
- Judge Judy Sheindlin, Judge Judy
- Jacques Pépin
Presenters and performances
Presenters (in order of appearance)
| Name | Role |
| Christian Lanz | Announcer for the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards |
| John Michael Higgins | Presenter of the award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series |
| Debbie Matenopoulos Cameron Mathison | Presenters of the award for Outstanding Talk Show/Informative |
| Mario Lopez Camila Banus | Presenters of the awards for Outstanding Entertainment Program in Spanish, Outstanding Morning Program in Spanish, and Outstanding Daytime Talent in a Spanish Language Program |
| Don Diamont Darin Brooks | Presenters of the awards for Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team and Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team |
| Lou Diamond Phillips | Presenter of the award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series |
| Terry O'Reilly | Special presentation highlighting the benefits of daytime television and diversity |
| Amy Poehler | Presenter of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Judge Judy Sheindlin |
| Alex Trebek | Presenter of the award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series |
| | Presenters of the award for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program |
| Rachael Ray | Presenter of the award for Outstanding Culinary Program |
| Mario Lopez Sheryl Underwood | Tribue to Daytime Television Bloopers |
| Robin Givens Scott Evans | Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
| Sara Gilbert Sharon Osbourne Eve Carrie Ann Inaba Sheryl Underwood | Special tribute to Kathie Lee Gifford |
| AJ Gibson Mo Rocca | Presenters of the award for Outstanding Culinary Show Host |
| Wink Martindale Anita Gillette | Presenters of the award for Outstanding Game Show Host and Outstanding Game Show |
| Kristos Andrews James Bland | Presenters of the award for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host |
| Billy Flynn Kate Mansi Marci Miller | Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
| David Osmond Joely Fisher | Introducers of Roslyn Kind and In Memoriam tribute |
| Lee Cowan | Special tribute of the 40th Anniversairy of CBS Sunday Morning |
| Abby Cadabby Elmo Mario Lopez Sheryl Underwood Alan Muraoka | Special tribute to the 50th Anniversairy of Sesame Street |
| Mario Lopez Nico Lopez Abby Cadabby Elmo Alan Muraoka | Presenters of the award for Outstanding Morning Program |
| Steve Burton Ingo Rademacher | Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
| Jesse Palmer Brandon McMillan | Presenters of the award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host |
| Kellie Pickler Ben Aaron | Presenters of the award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series |
| Mario Lopez Dayna Devon Charissa Thompson | Special tribute to the 25th Anniversairy of Extra |
| Kevin Frazier Nancy O'Dell | Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
| Daniel Goddard Melissa Ordway | Presenters of the award for Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment |
| Shemar Moore | Presenter of the award for Outstanding Drama Series |