The 6th Daytime Emmy Awards were held in 1979 to commemorate excellence in American daytime programming from the previous year (1978). The 1979 Emmy awards introduced the supporting actor and actress categories, meaning that five awards were given out that year, a first in the awards show's history. The outstanding individual achievement in technical and design excellence for daytime drama series category made its debut also (which includes video, audio, music, lighting, art and scenic directors, designers, makeup artists, hair dressers, graphic and title sequence designers). The ceremony was telecast at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 17 on CBS. ''

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'', normally scheduled for 2:30-3:30 p.m., aired a half-hour episode. '' Love of Life'', normally scheduled for 4 p.m., was preempted. Winners in each category are in bold.

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series

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All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2013, via Hulu, Hulu Plus, and ...

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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 (streaming service), Peacock. The soap, which aired on ...

'' *'' Ryan's Hope'' *''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City ...

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

*Nicholas Benedict (Phil Brent, ''All My Children'') * Jed Allan (Don Craig, ''Days of our Lives'') * John Clarke ( Mickey Horton, ''Days of our Lives'') * Joel Crothers (Dr. Miles Cavanaugh, ''

The Edge of Night ''The Edge of Night'' is an American television mystery crime drama series and soap opera, created by Irving Vendig and produced by Procter & Gamble Productions. It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that networ ...

'') *

Al Freeman, Jr. Albert Cornelius Freeman Jr. (March 21, 1934 – August 9, 2012) was an American actor, director, and educator. A life member of The Actors Studio, Freeman appeared in a wide variety of plays, ranging from Leroi Jones' ''Slave/Toilet'' to Joe Pa ...

( Ed Hall, '' One Life to Live'') * Michael Levin (Jack Fenelli, ''Ryan's Hope'')

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

* Irene Dailey (Liz Matthews, '' Another World'') * Beverlee McKinsey ( Iris Carrington, '' Another World'') * Victoria Wyndham (Rachel Cory, '' Another World'') * Susan Seaforth Hayes ( Julie Williams, ''

'') * Nancy Addison (Jill Coleridge, '' Ryan's Hope'') * Helen Gallagher (Maeve Ryan, '' Ryan's Hope'')

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

* Joseph Gallison (Dr. Neil Curtis, ''

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Mandel Kramer Mandel Kramer (March 12, 1916 – January 29, 1989) was an American actor. As a voice actor, he is best known as the last Johnny Dollar from '' Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar'' radio show. Early years Kramer grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, where his ...

(Bill Marceau, ''

'') * Peter Hansen ( Lee Baldwin, '' General Hospital'') *

Bernard Barrow Bernard Elliott "Bernie" Barrow (December 30, 1927 – August 4, 1993) was an American actor and collegiate drama professor. He was best known as an actor for his role as Johnny Ryan, a publican and the patriarch of an Irish-American family ...

(Johnny Ryan, '' Ryan's Hope'') * Ron Hale (Dr. Roger Coleridge, '' Ryan's Hope'') *

Lewis Arlt Lewis Arlt is an American director, actor, and writer. He has been nominated for Daytime Emmys (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime, 1979, and Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team, 1995), and four Writers Guild of America Awards (he has won ...

(David Sutton, '' Search for Tomorrow'')

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

* Frances Reid (

Alice Horton Alice Horton is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'', portrayed by Frances Reid from the show's debut on November 8, 1965 until December 26, 2007. In her role as matriarch of the Horton family, Alice's storylines focus ...

, ''

'') *

Suzanne Rogers Suzanne Rogers (born Suzanne Cecelia Crumpler; July 9, 1943) is an American actress with film and television credits. Her stage name was inspired by Ginger Rogers, whom she cites as a personal inspiration for joining the entertainment industry. ...

( Maggie Horton, ''

'') * Lois Kibbee (Geraldine Whitney, ''

'') * Rachel Ames (Audrey March, '' General Hospital'') *Susan Brown (Dr. Gail Adamson Baldwin, '' General Hospital'')

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Writing

* ''Days of our Lives'' * ''The Young and the Restless'' * ''All My Children'' * ''Ryan's Hope''

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Directing

* ''All My Children'' * ''Ryan's Hope'' * ''The Edge of Night'' * ''Another World'' * ''Days of our Lives'' * ''The Young and the Restless''

Outstanding Game Show

*'' The Hollywood Squares'' - A Heatter-Quigley Production for NBC *''

Family Feud ''Family Feud'' is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson. It features two families who compete to name the most popular answers to survey questions in order to win cash and prizes. The show has had three separate runs, the ...

'' - A Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production for ABC *'' The $20,000 Pyramid'' - A Bob Stewart Production for ABC

Outstanding Game Show Host

Dick Clark Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929April 18, 2012) was an American radio and television personality, television producer and film actor, as well as a cultural icon who remains best known for hosting ''American Bandstand'' from 1956 to 198 ...

('' The $20,000 Pyramid'') *

Bob Barker Robert William Barker (born December 12, 1923) is an American retired television game show host. He is known for hosting CBS's ''The Price Is Right'' from 1972 to 2007, making it the longest-running daytime game show in North American telev ...

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The Price Is Right ''The Price Is Right'' is a television game show franchise created by Bob Stewart, originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman; currently it is produced and owned by Fremantle. The franchise centers on television game shows, but also i ...

'') (Disqualified. A submitted episode aired after cutoff date.) * Peter Marshall ('' The Hollywood Squares'')

References

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