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Daytime Emmy Awards: 1978

Daytime Emmy

Date:	7 June
Host:	Richard Dawson (I) (New York City)
Location:	Hilton Hotel, New York, New York, USA
Notes:	The awards are presented to shows that were broadcast between March 1977 and March 1978.

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"Doctors, The" (1963) - James Pritchett; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"All My Children" (1970) - Matthew Cowles; ABC "All My Children" (1970) - Larry Keith (I); ABC "One Life to Live" (1968) - Michael Storm (I); ABC "Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Michael Levin (II); ABC "Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Andrew Robinson (I); ABC

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"Another World" (1964) - Laurie Heineman; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"All My Children" (1970) - Mary Fickett; ABC "All My Children" (1970) - Susan Lucci; ABC "Another World" (1964) - Beverlee McKinsey; NBC "Another World" (1964) - Victoria Wyndham; NBC "Days of Our Lives" (1965) - Susan Seaforth Hayes; NBC "One Life to Live" (1968) - Jennifer Harmon; ABC

Outstanding Individual Director for a Game or Audience Participation Show


Winner:
	"$10,000 Pyramid, The" (1973) - Mike Gargiulo (I); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Family Feud" (1976) - Paul Alter; ABC - For episode "Valentine's Day Celebration Special".

Outstanding Individual Director for a Variety Program


Winner:
	"Over Easy" (1977) - Martin Haig Mackey; PBS
Other Nominees:
	"Dinah!" (1974) - Glen Swanson; Syndicated - For episode "Dinah and the Philadelphians". "Mike Douglas Show, The" (1961) - Don Roy King; Syndicated - For episode "Mike In Hollywood".

Outstanding Individual Director for a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"Young and the Restless, The" (1973) - Richard Dunlap; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Another World" (1964) - Ira Cirker; NBC "As the World Turns" (1956) - Richard T. McCue; CBS "Days of Our Lives" (1965) - Al Rabin; NBC "Love of Life" (1951) - Robert Myhrum; CBS "Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Lela Swift; ABC

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Claire Labine; Paul Avila Mayer; Mary Munisteri; Allan Leicht; Judith Pinsker; ABC
Other Nominees:
	"All My Children" (1970) - Agnes Nixon; Cathy Chicos; Doris Frankel; Kenneth Harvey; Kathryn McCabe; Wisner Washam; Mary K. Wells; Jack Wood (II); ABC "Days of Our Lives" (1965) - William J. Bell; Kay Lenard; Bill Rega; Patricia Falken Smith; Margaret Stewart (III); NBC "Days of Our Lives" (1965) - Ann Marcus (I); Ray Goldstone; Joyce Perry (I); Michael Robert David; Laura Olsher; Rocci Chatfield; Elizabeth Harrower; NBC "Guiding Light, The" (1952) - Jerome Dobson; Bridget Dobson; Nancy Ford (III); Jean Rouverol; Robert White (VI); Phyllis White (I); CBS

Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Game or Audience Participation Show


Winner:
	"Family Feud" (1976) - Richard Dawson (I); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"$10,000 Pyramid, The" (1973) - Dick Clark (I); ABC "Match Game 73" (1973) - Gene Rayburn; CBS "Wheel of Fortune" (1975) - Chuck Woolery; Susan Stafford (I); NBC

Outstanding Game or Audience Participation Show


Winner:
	"Hollywood Squares, The" (1965) - Merrill Heatter (executive producer); Bob Quigley (executive producer); Jay Redack (producer); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"$10,000 Pyramid, The" (1973) - Bob Stewart (V) (executive producer); Anne-Marie Schmitt (producer); ABC "Family Feud" (1976) - Howard Felsher; ABC

Outstanding Religious Programming


Nominees:
	"Directions" (1960) - Sid Darion (executive producer); ABC

Outstanding Children's Informational Special


Winner:
	"ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) - Martin Tahse (producer); ABC - For episode "Very Good Friends" (aka "Beat The Turtle Drum").
Other Nominees:
	"CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People, The" (1973) - Daniel Wilson (III); CBS - For episode "Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare".

Outstanding Talk, Service or Variety Series


Winner:
	"Phil Donahue Show, The" (1970) - Richard Mincer (executive producer); Patricia McMillen (producer); Syndicated
Other Nominees:
	"Dinah!" (1974) - Henry Jaffe (executive producer); Fred Tatashore (producer); Syndicated "Merv Griffin Show, The" (1962) - Bob Murphy (III); Syndicated "Mike Douglas Show, The" (1961) - Frank Miller (XVII) (executive producer); Brad Lachman (producer); Syndicated

Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series


Winner:
	"Phil Donahue Show, The" (1970) - Phil Donahue; Syndicated
Other Nominees:
	"Crockett's Victory Garden" (1975) - James Underwood Crockett; PBS "Dinah!" (1974) - Dinah Shore; Syndicated "Jim Nabors Show, The" (1978) - Jim Nabors; Syndicated

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Daytime Programming


Winners:
	"Family Feud" (1976) - Joyce Grossman (video tape editing); ABC "Mike Douglas Show, The" (1961) - David M. Clark (lighting director); Syndicated "Search for Tomorrow" (1951) - Connie Wexler (costume designer); CBS "Young and the Restless, The" (1973) - Steve Cunningham (III) (technical director); Fred Gough (cameraman); Mike Stitch (cameraman); Joe Vicens (cameraman); CBS After Hours: Singin', Swingin' and All That Jazz (1977) (TV) - Steve Cunningham (III) (technical director); Hector Ramirez (I) (cameraman); Sheldon Mooney (cameraman); Marty Wagner (cameraman); David Finch (IV) (cameraman); CBS

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"Days of Our Lives" (1965) - Betty Corday (executive producer); Wes Kenney (executive producer); Jack Herzberg (producer); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"All My Children" (1970) - Bud Kloss (producer); Agnes Nixon (producer); ABC "Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Claire Labine (executive producer); Paul Avila Mayer (executive producer); Robert Costello (producer); ABC "Young and the Restless, The" (1973) - John Conboy (I) (executive producer); Patricia Wenig (producer); CBS

Outstanding Children's Instructional Series


Winner:
	"Schoolhouse Rock!" (1973) - Tom Yohe (executive producer); Radford Stone (producer); George Newall (producer); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Sesame Street" (1969) - Al Hyslop; PBS

Outstanding Children's Informational Series


Winner:
	"Animals, Animals, Animals" (1976) - Lester Cooper (executive producer); Peter Weinberg (producer); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Villa Alegre" (1973) - Claudio Guzm�n (executive producer); Larry Gottlieb (producer); PBS

Outstanding Children's Entertainment Special


Winner:
	"ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) - Daniel Wilson (III) (executive producer); Fran Sears (producer); ABC - For episode "Hewitt's Just Different".
Other Nominees:
	"ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) - Martin Tahse; ABC - For episode "The Pinballs". "NBC Special Treat" (1975) - Charles Andrews (I) (executive producer); Ken Greengrass (executive producer); NBC - For episode "How The Beatles Changed The World". "NBC Special Treat" (1975) - Marilyn Olin; Lee Polk (II); NBC - For episode "A Piece Of Cake". "Once Upon a Classic" (1976) - Jay Rayvid (executive producer); Shep Greene (producer); PBS - For episode "Man From Nowhere". "Winners, The" (1973) - Robert Guenette (executive producer); Paul Asselin (II) (producer); Diane Asselin (producer); CBS - For episode "I Can". "Winners, The" (1973) - Robert Guenette (executive producer); Paul Asselin (II) (producer); Diane Asselin (producer); CBS - For episode "Journey Together".

Special Classification of Outstanding Program Achievement


Winner:
	"Live from Lincoln Center" (1976) - John Goberman (executive producer); PBS - For episode "Recital Of Tenor Luciano Pavarotti From The Met".
Other Nominees:
	"Camera Three" (1956) - John Musilli (executive producer/producer); Roger Englander (producer); CBS "Good Morning America" (1975) - Woody Fraser (executive producer); George Merlis (producer); Merrill M. Mazuer (producer); Bob Blum (producer); ABC "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" (1963) - Don Meier (executive producer); Syndicated

Outstanding Children's Entertainment Series


Winner:
	"Captain Kangaroo" (1955) - Jim Hirschfeld (producer); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Once Upon a Classic" (1976) - Jay Rayvid (executive producer); Shep Greene (producer); PBS - For episode "Robin Hood". "Zoom" (1972) - Terri Payne Francis (executive producer); Bob Glover (II) (producer); Janet Weaver (producer); PBS

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming


Winners:
	"ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) - Jan Hartman (I) (writer); ABC - For episode "Hewitt's Just Different". "CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People, The" (1973) - Tom Aldredge (performer); CBS - For episode "Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare". "CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People, The" (1973) - Tony Di Girolamo (lighting director); CBS - For episode "Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare" "NBC Special Treat" (1975) - Brianne Murphy (cinematographer); NBC - For episode "Five Finger Discount". Big Apple Birthday (1978) - Bonnie Karrin (film editor); Syndicated Magic Hat, The (1977) - David Wolf (I) (writer); Syndicated