The 45th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony, which honors the

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s behind American

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programming, were held at the

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on April 27, 2018. The event was presented in conjunction with the

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by the

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. The nominations were announced on March 21, 2018, during a live episode of

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's '' The Talk''. Two new categories for digital drama series— Outstanding Writing in a Digital Drama Series and Outstanding Directing in a Digital Drama Series—were added this year. The Outstanding Guest Performer in a Digital Daytime Drama Series category was also split out from the Supporting Actress and

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categories for digital drama series.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

Performers

Crafts

Notes

References

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