The 40th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, presented by the

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(NATAS), "recognizes outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television production and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. during the 2012 calendar year". The ceremony was held at the

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on June 14, 2013. The 40th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards was hosted by Teresa Ganzel,

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, Voice-over Actress and

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of '' The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson'' fame and Voice-over Actor,

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, the voice of "

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" and others. They were joined by an illustrious group of presenters such as

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and John McCook of ''

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'';

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and

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of ''

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'';

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and James Scott of ''

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'';

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and Marc Anthony Samuel of ''

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''; Robert Scott Wilson and Denyse Tontz of ''

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'';

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of ''

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''; David Rudman of '' Sesame Street Workshop''; Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Tara Perry and Thomas Hobson of '' Fresh Beat Band''; and Christina Ferrare and

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of ''

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''. In addition, there were several special presenters such as

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of '' The Facts of Life'', Mary Elizabeth McDonough of ''

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'', Leslie Miller of Prospect Park's version of ''One Life to Live'', and ''All My Children'', and Tippi Hedren, the iconic actress from

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's '' The Birds''. ''

'' won the most awards, with four trophies including for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team and five other Creative Arts Emmy Awards out of their 11 nominations.

Winners and nominees

In the lists below, the winner of the category is in bold.

References

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