The 46th Daytime Emmy Awards, presented by the

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(NATAS), honored the best in

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programming in 2018. The ceremony was held on May 5, 2019, at the

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, California. Actors and television hosts

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and

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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

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, 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 (''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'') had threatened a boycott if no changes to the rules were made.

Winners and nominees

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Nominations were announced on March 20, 2019. Winners in each category are listed first, in boldface.

Lifetime Achievement Awards

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Presenters and performances

The following individuals presented awards or performed musical acts.

Presenters (in order of appearance)

Performers

References

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