2nd Daytime Emmy Awards

The 2nd Daytime Emmy Awards were held on May 15, 1975 and broadcast on CBS to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year (1974). The event was hosted by Monty Hall and Stephanie Edwards.

Winners in each category are in bold.

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series

• Another World
• Days of our Lives
• The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

• Macdonald Carey (Dr. Tom Horton, Days of our Lives)
• Bill Hayes (Doug Williams, Days of our Lives)
• John Beradino (Dr. Steve Hardy, General Hospital)

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

• Ruth Warrick (Phoebe Tyler Wallingford, All My Children)
• Susan Flannery (Laura Spencer, Days of our Lives)
• Susan Seaforth (Julie Olson, Days of our Lives)
• Rachel Ames (Audrey Hardy, General Hospital)

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Special

• The ABC Afternoon Playbreak {Last Bride of Salem (#2.6)} - Bradford Dillman; ABC

Best Actress in a Daytime Drama Special

• The ABC Afternoon Playbreak - Kay Lenz; ABC
• The ABC Afternoon Playbreak - Diane Baker; ABC
• The ABC Afternoon Playbreak - Julie Kavner; ABC

Outstanding Individual Director in a Daytime Drama Series

• Another World - Ira Cirker; NBC
• Days of our Lives - Joseph Behar
• The Young and the Restless - Richard Dunlap

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Writing

• Another World
• Days of our Lives
• The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Daytime Drama Special

• The ABC Afternoon Playbreak: Ira Barmak (executive producer); Lila Garrett (producer); ABC- For episode "The Girl Who Couldn't Lose".
• The ABC Afternoon Playbreak: Robert Michael Lewis [1](executive producer); George Paris (producer); ABC- For episode "The Last Bride of Salem".

Outstanding Game or Audience Participation Show

• The Hollywood Squares - Heatter & Quigley; NBC
• Match Game - Goodson-Todman; CBS
• Pyramid - Bob Stewart; ABC

Outstanding Host in a Game Show or Audience Participation Show

• The Hollywood Squares - Peter Marshall; NBC
• The Price Is Right - Bob Barker; CBS
• Split Second - Tom Kennedy; ABC

References

• "Daytime Emmy Awards". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000206/1975.