4th Daytime Emmy Awards
The 4th Daytime Emmy Awards were held Thursday, May 12, 1977, on NBC to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year. The live coverage held from Tavern on the Green restaurant in Central Park, New York. The fourth awards only had three categories, and thus three awards were given. Hosts were Peter Marshall, Chuck Woolery, Victoria Wyndham, Jack Gilford, and Soupy Sales with a special guest appearance by Gilda Radner of Saturday Night Live. Telecast from 3-4:30 p.m., the awards preempted Another World and The Gong Show.
Winners in each category are in bold.- All My Children
- Another World
- Days of Our Lives
- The Edge of Night
- Ryan's Hope
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
- Larry Keith
- James Pritchett
- Farley Granger
- Val Dufour
- Larry Haines
Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
- Ruth Warrick
- Beverlee McKinsey
- Nancy Addison
- Helen Gallagher
- Mary Stuart
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Writing
- All My Children
- Ryan's Hope
- As the World Turns
- Another World
- Days of our Lives
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Directing
- Another World
- Days of our Lives
- As the World Turns
- Ryan's Hope
- The Edge of Night
- Family Feud - A Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production for ABC
- The $20,000 Pyramid - A Bob Stewart Production for ABC
- The Hollywood Squares - A Heatter-Quigley Production for NBC
- Match Game - A Mark-Goodson-Bill Todman Production for CBS
- Tattletales - A Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production for CBS
- Bert Convy
- Dick Clark
- Gene Rayburn
