2012 Daytime Emmy Awards Winners List

The soap opera General Hospital received a healthy dose of respect Saturday at the 39th annual Daytime Emmy Awards, checking out with five victories.

Retired talk show host Regis Philbin also had a good night, winning two Emmys as a parting gift. Philbin's longtime Live! With Regis & Kelly won best entertainment talk show, and he and co-host Kelly Ripa were selected best talk show hosts.

The gala ceremony was held at the , marking a return to Southern California after two years in Las Vegas. It was presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which operates independently of the North Hollywood-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which conducts the Primetime Emmy Awards.

Cable's HLN channel televised the show, following two years on CBS.

All My Children, which ended its nearly 42-year run on ABC on Sept. 23, didn't win any Emmys, but did receive a tribute, as did One Life to Live, another canceled ABC daytime drama.

Bill Geddie, executive producer of The View, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions as a writer, producer and director in his more than 30-year television career.

Here is a complete list of winners:

• Outstanding Drama Series: General Hospital, ABC 
• Outstanding Children's Animated Program: Penguins Of Madagascar, Nickelodeon 
• Outstanding Culinary Program: Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction, Food Network 
• Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show: Jeopardy, Syndicated
• Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: Last Shot with Judge Gunn, Syndicated 
• Outstanding Morning Program: Today Show, NBC 
• Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment: Live! With Regis & Kelly, Syndicated 
• Outstanding Talk Show/Informative: The Dr. Oz Show, Syndicated
• Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series: Heather Tom, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS 
• Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series: Anthony Geary, General Hospital, ABC 
• Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series: Nancy Lee Gann, General Hospital, ABC 
• Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series: Jonathan Jackson, General Hospital, ABC  
• Outstanding Younger Actress In A Drama Series: Christel Khalil, The Young And The Restless, CBS 
• Outstanding Younger Actor In A Drama Series: Chandler Massey, Days Of Our Lives, NBC 
• Outstanding Game Show Host: Todd Newton, Family Game Night, The Hub 
• Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Host: Sandra Lee, Semi-Homemade Cooking With Sandra Lee, Food Network 
• Outstanding Talk Show Host: Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, Live! With Regis & Kelly, Syndicated

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