The 2nd Daytime Emmy Awards were held on Thursday, May 15, 1975, and broadcast on
ABC to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year (1974). The event was hosted by
Monty Hall and
Stephanie Edwards. It was uniquely held on board the S.S. Dayliner in the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey. It had cast off from New York's Pier 81 with 600 invited guests being accommodated for a luncheon before the awards telecast between 1:30-3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The telecast preempted ''
Let's Make a Deal'', ''
The $10,000 Pyramid'' and ''
The Big Showdown
''The Big Showdown'' is an American game show that aired on the ABC television network from December 23, 1974 to July 4, 1975. Jim Peck (in his national television debut) hosted the program and Dan Daniel (then a disc jockey on New York City's W ...
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Winners in each category are in bold.
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
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Another World''
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Days of Our Lives
''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...
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The Young and the Restless''
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
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Macdonald Carey (
Dr. Tom Horton
Dr. Thomas Horton is a fictional character and patriarch of the Horton family on the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. He was played by Macdonald Carey from 1965 until his death in 1994.
Storylines
Tom Horton was born in 1910, married hi ...
, ''Days of our Lives'')
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Bill Hayes (
Doug Williams, ''Days of our Lives'')
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John Beradino (
Dr. Steve Hardy, ''
General Hospital
''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...
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Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
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Ruth Warrick (Phoebe Tyler, ''
All My Children
''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 20 ...
'')
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Susan Flannery
Susan Flannery (born July 31, 1939) is an American actress and director known for her roles in the daytime dramas ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' and ''Days of Our Lives''.
Early life
Flannery was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on July 31, 19 ...
(
Laura Spencer, ''Days of our Lives'')
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Susan Seaforth (
Julie Olson, ''Days of our Lives'')
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Rachel Ames (
Audrey Hardy, ''General Hospital'')
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Special
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Bradford Dillman (''
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak'' - episode "Last Bride of Salem" (#2.6))
Best Actress in a Daytime Drama Special
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Kay Lenz (''
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak'')
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Diane Baker (''
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak'')
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Julie Kavner (''
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak'')
Outstanding Individual Director in a Daytime Drama Series
*Ira Cirker (''Another World'')
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Joseph Behar (''Days of our Lives'')
*Richard Dunlap (''The Young and the Restless'')
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Writing
* ''Another World''
* ''Days of our Lives''
* ''The Young and the Restless''
Outstanding Daytime Drama Special
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The ABC Afternoon Playbreak'': Ira Barmak (executive producer);
Lila Garrett (producer); ABC - for episode "The Girl Who Couldn't Lose".
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The ABC Afternoon Playbreak''
Robert Michael Lewisexecutive producer); George Paris (producer); ABC - for episode "The Last Bride of Salem".
Outstanding Game or Audience Participation Show
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The Hollywood Squares'' - Heatter & Quigley; NBC
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Jeopardy!'' - Robert Rudin; NBC
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The $10,000 Pyramid'' - Bob Stewart; ABC
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Let's Make a Deal'' - Stefan Hatos; ABC
Outstanding Host in a Game Show or Audience Participation Show
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Peter Marshall (''
The Hollywood Squares'', NBC)
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Gene Rayburn (''
Match Game '73'', CBS)
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Monty Hall (''
Let's Make a Deal'', ABC)
Outstanding Entertainment - Children's Series
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Star Trek: The Animated Series
''Star Trek: The Animated Series'' (''TAS''), is an American animated science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry. It originally aired under the title simply as ''Star Trek'', subtitled ''Created by Gene Roddenberry'', on Satu ...
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Lou Scheimer,
Norm Prescott (producers); NBC
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Captain Kangaroo'' - Jim Hirschfeld (producer); CBS
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The Pink Panther Show'' -
Friz Freleng
Isadore "Friz" Freleng (August 21, 1905May 26, 1995), credited as I. Freleng early in his career, was an American animator, cartoonist, director, producer, and composer known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and '' ...
(producer); NBC
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1975 television awards