Ellen Degeneres, Tyra Banks and Rachael Ray were some of the winners in the recently concluded 35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards held at The Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Friday, June 20, 2008 on ABC.

2008 Daytime Emmy Award Nominees & Winners
(Winners are marked with an asdterisk *)

Outstanding Drama Series:

* General Hospital (ABC) – WINNER
Guiding Light (CBS)
One Life to Live (ABC)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series:

* Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer, General Hospital) – WINNER
David Canary (Ada/Stuart Chandler, All My Children)
Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless)
Christian Jules LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless)
Thaao Penghlis (Anthony DiMera, Days of Our Lives)

Lead Actress in a Drama Series:

* Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor, The Young and the Restless) – WINNER
Nicole Forester (Cassie Layne, Guiding Light)
Maura West (Carly Tenney, As the World Turns)
Crystal Chappell (Olivia Spencer, Guiding Light)
Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers, The Young and the Restless)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:

* Kristoff St. John (Neil Winters, Y&R) – WINNER
Trent Dawson (Henry Coleman, ATWT)
Daniel Cosgrove (Bill Lewis, GL)
Brian Kerwin (Charlie Banks, OLTL)
Greg Rikaart (Kevin Fisher, Y&R)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
* Gina Tognoni (Dinah Marler, GL) – WINNER
Kelly Menighan Hensley (Emily Stewart, ATWT)
Heather Tom (Katie Logan, B&B)
Judi Evans (Bonnie Lockhart/Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis, DAYS)
Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren Fenmore Baldwin, Y&R)

Outstanding Younger Actor
* Tom Pelphrey (Jonathan Randall, GL) – WINNER
Van Hansis (Luke Snyder, ATWT)
Jesse Soffer (Will Munson, ATWT)
Darin Brooks (Max Brady, DAYS)
Bryton McClure (Devon Hamilton, Y&R)

Outstanding Younger Actress
* Jennifer Landon (Gwen Norbeck, ATWT) – WINNER
Rachel Melvin (Chelsea Benson, DAYS)
Vail Bloom (Heather Stevens, Y&R)
Emily O’Brien (Jana Hawkes, Y&R)
Tammin Sursok (Colleen Carlton, Y&R)

Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team
* One Life to Live – WINNER
The Bold and the Beautiful
General Hospital
Guiding Light
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Drama Series Directing
* One Life to Live – WINNER
All My Children
The Bold and the Beautiful
General Hospital

Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment:
* Rachael Ray – WINNER
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The View

Outstanding Talk Show/Informative:
* The Tyra Banks Show – WINNER
Dr. Phil
A Place of Our Own

Outstanding Talk Show Host:
* Ellen DeGeneres – WINNER
Cast of The View
Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa