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Daytime Emmy Awards: 1980

Daytime Emmy

Location:	NBC Studio 811, New York, New York, USA
Notes:	The awards are presented to shows that were broadcast between 6 March 1979 and 5 March 1980.

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"Another World" (1964) - Douglass Watson; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"All My Children" (1970) - James Mitchell (I); ABC "All My Children" (1970) - William Mooney; ABC "Doctors, The" (1963) - Franc Luz; NBC "Ryan's Hope" (1975) - John Gabriel (I); ABC "Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Michael Levin (II); ABC

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"One Life to Live" (1968) - Judith Light; ABC
Other Nominees:
	"All My Children" (1970) - Julia Barr; ABC "All My Children" (1970) - Kathleen Noone; ABC "Another World" (1964) - Beverlee McKinsey; NBC "Edge of Night, The" (1956) - Kim Hunter (I); ABC "General Hospital" (1963) - Leslie Charleson; ABC

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"All My Children" (1970) - Warren Burton; ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Another World" (1964) - Julius LaRosa; NBC "Edge of Night, The" (1956) - Vasili Bogazianos; ABC "Love of Life" (1951) - Shepperd Strudwick; CBS "Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Ron Hale; ABC "Search for Tomorrow" (1951) - Larry Haines; CBS

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"All My Children" (1970) - Francesca James; ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Days of Our Lives" (1965) - Deidre Hall; NBC "Doctors, The" (1963) - Elaine Lee (IV); NBC "Doctors, The" (1963) - Valerie Mahaffey; NBC "Edge of Night, The" (1956) - Lois Kibbee; ABC "Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Louise Shaffer; ABC

Outstanding Direction for a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Lela Swift; Jerry Evans (III); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"All My Children" (1970) - Henry Kaplan (I); Jack Coffey (II); Sherrell Hoffman; J�rn Winther; ABC "Another World" (1964) - Ira Cirker; Melvin Bernhardt; Robert Calhoun (I); Barnet Kellman; Jack Hofsiss; Andrew D. Weyman; NBC "Edge of Night, The" (1956) - John Sedwick; Richard Pepperman (I); ABC "General Hospital" (1963) - Marlene Laird; Alan Pultz; Phil Sogard; ABC "Love of Life" (1951) - Larry Auerbach; Robert Scinto; CBS

Outstanding Individual Direction for a Talk, Service or Variety Series


Winner:
	"Good Morning America" (1975) - Duke Struck; ABC - For episode "Henry Fonda Tribute".

Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Claire Labine; Paul Avila Mayer; Mary Munisteri; Judith Pinsker; Jeffrey Lane (I); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"All My Children" (1970) - Agnes Nixon; Wisner Washam; Jack Wood (II); Caroline Franz; Mary K. Wells; Cathy Chicos; Clarice Blackburn; Anita Jaffe; Kenneth Harvey; ABC "Edge of Night, The" (1956) - Henry Slesar; Steve Lehrman; ABC "One Life to Live" (1968) - Gordon Russell (I); Sam Hall (I); Peggy O'Shea; Don Wallace (I); Lanie Bertram; Cynthia Benjamin; Marisa Gioffre; ABC

Outstanding Children's Informational/Instructional Programming - Short Form


Winners:
	"In the News" (1971) - Joel Heller (II) (executive producer); Walter Lister (producer); CBS "Schoolhouse Rock!" (1973) - Tom Yohe (executive producer); George Newall (producer); Radford Stone (producer); ABC

Outstanding Religious Programming - Series/Specials


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

Outstanding Talk, Service or Variety Series


Winner:
	"Phil Donahue Show, The" (1970) - Richard Mincer (executive producer); Patricia McMillen (senior producer); Darlene Hayes (producer); Sheri Singer (producer); Syndicated

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


Winner:
	"Phil Donahue Show, The" (1970) - Phil Donahue; Syndicated
Other Nominees:
	"Dinah!" (1974) - Dinah Shore; Syndicated

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"Guiding Light, The" (1952) - Allen Potter (executive producer); Leslie Kwartin (producer); Joe Willmore (producer); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"All My Children" (1970) - Agnes Nixon (executive producer); J�rn Winther (producer); ABC "Another World" (1964) - Paul Rauch (I) (executive producer); Mary S. Bonner (producer); Robert Costello (producer); NBC

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Religious Programming


Winners:
	"Directions" (1960) - Justus Taylor (sound recordist); ABC - For episode "Seeds of Revolution". "This Is the Life" (1952) - Thomas Azzari (art director); Syndicated - For episode "Stable Boy's Christmas". "This Is the Life" (1952) - Dean Jagger (performer); Syndicated - For episode "Independence and 76". "This Is the Life" (1952) - Richard F. Morean (writer); Syndicated - For episode "If No Birds Sang".
Other Nominees:
	"This Is the Life" (1952) - William Schallert (performer); Syndicated - For episode "Stable Boy's Christmas".

Outstanding Design for a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"All My Children" (1970) - William Mickley (scenic director); Bill Itkin (lighting director); Donna Larson (lighting director); Mel Handelsman (lighting director); Carol Luiken (costume designer); Sylvia Lawrence (make-up designer); Michael Huddle (hair designer); Hy Bley (graphic designer); ABC

Outstanding Guest/Cameo Appearance in a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"Days of Our Lives" (1965) - Hugh McPhillips (I); NBC - For playing "Hugh Pearson".
Other Nominees:
	"All My Children" (1970) - Eli Mintz; ABC - For playing a locksmith. "Doctors, The" (1963) - Kathryn Harrow; NBC - For playing "Pat Reyerson". "One Life to Live" (1968) - Sammy Davis Jr.; ABC - For playing "Chip Warren". "Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Joan Fontaine; ABC - For playing "Page Williams".

Outstanding Children's Entertainment Special


Winner:
	"ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) - Daniel Wilson (III) (executive producer); Linda Marmelstein (producer); ABC - For episode "The Late Great Me: Story of a Teenage Alcoholic".

Outstanding Children's Informational/Instructional Series/Specials


Winners:
	"30 Minutes" (1978) - Joel Heller (II) (executive producer); Madeline Amgott (producer); Diego Echevarria (producer); Horace Jenkens (producer); Elizabeth Lawrence (VI) (producer); Patti Obrow White (producer); Robert Rubin (III) (producer); CBS "CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People, The" (1973) - Kirk Browning (executive producer); ABC - For episode "Why a Conductor". "Sesame Street" (1969) - Al Hyslop (executive producer); David Freyss (producer); PBS

Outstanding Achievement in Technical Excellence for a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"All My Children" (1970) - Joseph Solomito (technical director); Howard Zweig (technical director); Lawrence Hammond (electronic camera); Robert Ambrico (electronic camera); Diane Cates-Cantrell (electronic camera); Christopher Mauro (electronic camera); Larry Strack (electronic camera); Vincent Senatore (electronic camera); Albin S. Lemanski (audio engineer); Len Walas (video engineer); Diana Wenman (associate director); Jean Dadario-Burke (associate director); Roger Haenelt (videotape editor); John Grella (videotape editor); Irving Robbin (music composer); James Reichert (music composer); Teri Smith (music director); ABC

Outstanding Children's Entertainment Series


Winner:
	"Hot Hero Sandwich" (1979) - Bruce Hart (I) (executive producer); Carole Hart (executive producer); Howard G. Malley (producer); NBC

Outstanding Children's Anthology/Dramatic Programming


Winners:
	"ABC Weekend Specials" (1977) - Linda Gottlieb (executive producer); Doro Bachrach (producer); ABC - For episode "The Gold Bug". "CBS Library" (1979) - Diane Asselin (executive producer); Paul Asselin (II) (producer); CBS - For episode "Animal Talk". "CBS Library" (1979) - Paul Asselin (II) (producer); Diane Asselin (producer); CBS - For episode "Once Upon a Midnight Dreary". "Once Upon a Classic" (1976) - Jay Rayvid (executive producer); Bob Walsh (II) (producer); PBS - For episode "Leatherstocking Tales".

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming


Winners:
	"3-2-1 Contact" (1980) - Ron Baldwin (I) (art director); PBS "3-2-1 Contact" (1980) - Nat Mongioi (set decorator); PBS "3-2-1 Contact" (1980) - Jack Sholder (film editor); PBS "3-2-1 Contact" (1980) - Merle Worth (film editor); PBS "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) - George Alch (audio engineer); ABC - For episode "A Special Gift". "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) - Robert E. Collins (II); ABC - For episode "The Heartbreak Winner". "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) - Maia Danziger (performer); ABC - For episode "The Late Great Me! Story of a Teenage Alcoholic". "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) - Jan Hartman (I) (writer); ABC - For episode "The Late Great Me! Story of a Teenage Alcoholic". "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) - Anthony Lover (director); ABC - For episode "The Late Great Me! Story of a Teenage Alcoholic". "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) - Butterfly McQueen (performer); ABC - For episode "Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid". "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) - Vincent Sklena (film editor); ABC - For episode "The Late Great Me! Story of a Teenage Alcoholic" "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) {Which Mother Is Mine? (#8.1)} - Melissa Sue Anderson (performer); ABC "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) {Which Mother Is Mine? (#8.1)} - Arthur Allan Seidelman (director); ABC "ABC Weekend Specials" (1977) - Steve Atha (makeup and hair designer); ABC - For episode "The Gold Bug". "ABC Weekend Specials" (1977) - Alex Thomson (I) (cinematographer); ABC - For episode "The Gold Bug". "Big Blue Marble, The" (1974) - Lee Dichter (film sound mixer); Syndicated "CBS Library" (1979) - David Sanderson (I) (cinematographer); CBS - For episode "Once Upon a Midnight Dreary". "Hot Hero Sandwich" (1979) - David Axlerod (writer); Joseph A. Bailey (writer); Andy Breckman (writer); Richard Camp (writer); Sherry Coben (writer); Bruce Hart (I) (writer); Carole Hart (writer); Marianne Meyer (writer); NBC "MisteRogers' Neighborhood" (1968) - Fred Rogers (I) (performer); PBS "Sesame Street" (1969) - Steve Zink (director of photography); PBS
Other Nominees:
	"Captain Kangaroo" (1955) - Robert Keeshan (performer); CBS "CBS Library" (1979) - Rene Auberjonois (performer); CBS - For episode "Once Upon a Midnight Dreary".