General Hospital was the biggest winner at the 2012 Daytime Emmy Awards, which aired live from the Beverly Hilton tonight on the HLN channel. The venerable soap pulled in five trophies, including Best Drama and three acting categories. But the night’s most poignant awards went to Regis Philbin, the daytime TV icon who shot his final episode of Live with Regis and Kelly in November after nearly 30 years on the air. That show won for Best Entertainment Talk Show, while Philbin and co-host Kelly Ripa won side-by-side awards for Outstanding Talk Show Host. Check out all of the night’s big winners below.
Drama series: General Hospital
Children’s animated program: Penguins of Madagascar
Culinary program: Bobby Flay’s Barbecue Addiction
Game/audience participation show: Jeopardy!
Legal/courtroom program: Last Shot with Judge Gunn
Morning program: Today Show
Talk show – Entertainment: Live with Regis and Kelly
Talk show – Informative: The Dr. Oz Show
Lead actress: Heather Tom, The Bold and the Beautiful
Lead actor: Anthony Geary, General Hospital
Supporting actress: Nancy Lee Grahn, General Hospital
Supporting actor: Jonathan Jackson, General Hospital
Younger actress: Christel Khalil, The Young and the Restless
Younger actor: Chandler Massy, Days of Our Lives
Game show host: Todd Newton, Family Game Night
Lifestyle/culinary host: Sandra Lee, Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee
Performer in a children’s series: Kevin Clash as Elmo, Sesame Street
Talk show host: Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, Live with Regis and Kelly
