The 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

Sandra Oh and the cast of Sesame Street at the 2009 Daytime Emmy Awards.

Susan Lucci attending the 2009 Daytime Emmy Awards

Tamara Braun attending the 2009 Daytime Emmy Awards

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Anthony Geary attending the 2009 Daytime Emmy Awards.

THE NATIONAL ACADEMY
OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES
ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF
The 36th ANNUAL DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT
EMMY® AWARDS
Sesame Street Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
For 40 Years of Educational Television
New York – August 30th, 2009 – The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
(NATAS) today announced the winners of the 36th Annual Daytime Entertainment
Emmy® Awards televised live on The CW Television Network from the historic
Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. The show was a unique partnership between
Associated Television International (ATI), NATAS and MGM Worldwide Television,
which is handling distribution of the telecast.
The telecast was hosted by television and music star Vanessa Williams and included
several musical numbers, a special tribute to “Guiding Light” for its many years of
daytime drama programming and the presentation of the “Lifetime Achievement
Emmy® Award to “Sesame Street.” The award proclaimed: “On the occasion of Sesame
Street’s 40th anniversary, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences proudly
honors the acclaimed series as a pioneer of the contemporary standard, and presents
this Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of its place as the most highly
regarded and most watched educational television show for children around the
world.”
Other featured presenters included, Tyra Banks (“The Tyra Banks Show”), Jennie Garth
(“90210″), Bindi Irwin (“Bindi the Jungle Girl”), Lori Loughlin (“Melrose Place”), Gilles
Marini (Dancing with the Stars), Kyle Massey (“That’s So Raven”), Chris Massey (“Zoey
101″), Dr. Phil McGraw (“Dr. Phil”), Sandra Oh (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Rachael Ray (“The
Rachael Ray Show”), Dr. Travis Stork (“The Doctors”) and Alex Trebek (“Jeopardy!”),
along with many of the stars from “All My Children,” “As the World Turns,” “The Bold
and the Beautiful,” “Days of Our Lives,” “General Hospital,” “Guiding Light,” “One
Life to Live,” and “The Young and the Restless.”
The Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards recognize outstanding achievement in all
fields of daytime television production and are presented to individuals and programs
broadcast from 2:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. during the 2008 calendar year.
The 36th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards is a presentation of the National Academy of
Television Arts & Sciences in cooperation with the Academy of Television Arts and
Sciences.