Scott Clifton, Tamara Tunie win Daytime Emmys; 'General Hospital' claims 19th title
The 53rd annual Daytime Emmys crowned soap opera acting champions and cemented General Hospital's dominance with a record sixth consecutive drama series win.
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- Scott Clifton ('The Bold and the Beautiful') and Tamara Tunie ('Beyond the Gates') won lead acting honors at the 53rd Daytime Emmy Awards on October 31.
- 'General Hospital' claimed its record 19th outstanding drama series Emmy and sixth consecutive win, cementing its dominance in daytime television.
- Tamara Tunie's win marked her return to daytime after 17 years away, while 'Beyond the Gates' made history as the first primarily Black cast soap since the 1990s.
- Genie Francis received the Lifetime Achievement Award after 50 years on 'General Hospital,' while supporting acting winners Roger Howarth and Beth Maitland both returned to victory decades after their first wins.
“Every one of you a winner, every one of you a part of the contribution daytime makes in a world gone mad, offering just a few minutes of relief.”
Beth Maitland, Supporting actress, 'The Young and the Restless' · Philadelphia Inquirer ↗
Scott Clifton Lead actor, 'The Bold and the Beautiful'Tamara Tunie Lead actress, 'Beyond the Gates'General Hospital Outstanding drama seriesRoger Howarth Supporting actor, 'The Young and the Restless'Genie Francis Daytime television veteran, 'General Hospital'
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Genie Francis receives Lifetime Achievement Award at Daytime Emmys — Francis, who began her role on 'General Hospital' at age 14 in 1977, received the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by her husband Jonathan Frakes. She attended despite recovering from a broken right ankle, supported by her two children.
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Roger Howarth and Beth Maitland sweep supporting acting awards — Howarth, who plays Matt Clark on 'The Young and the Restless,' won decades after his 1994 younger actor win for 'One Life to Live.' Maitland won for playing Traci Abbott, a role she originated in 1982 and has played off and on since, marking her return to the winner's circle.
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Tamara Tunie returns to daytime after 17-year absence — Tunie, who made her daytime debut in 1987 on 'As the World Turns' and left in 2009, now plays matriarch Anita Dupree on 'Beyond the Gates,' which is the first primarily Black cast soap since 'Generations' in the 1990s and the first new network soap since 1999.
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'General Hospital' wins record 19th outstanding drama series Daytime Emmy — 'General Hospital' earned the outstanding drama series award for the 19th time overall and sixth consecutive year. The show also won trophies for writing and guest performance in a daytime drama for Jeff Kober.
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Scott Clifton and Tamara Tunie win lead acting Daytime Emmys
At the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Scott Clifton of 'The Bold and the Beautiful' won his second lead actor trophy, and Tamara Tunie of 'Beyond the Gates' won lead actress. Clifton is the first male actor to sweep all three acting categories after previous wins as younger actor and supporting actor.
“I'm speechless. This means so much to me, not the thing, the atta boy from my peers.”
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