26th Daytime Emmy Awards


The 26th Daytime Emmy Awards were held in 1999 to commemorate excellence in daytime television programming from the previous year. The main ceremonies were held May 21, 1999, at The Theater in Madison Square Garden in New York City and were televised live by CBS.
Memorable moments that occurred at the ceremonies included the ABC soap opera General Hospital winning a record number of Daytime Emmys with a total of eight, and Susan Lucci's first-ever win in the Outstanding Lead Actress category after losing a total of 18 times.
Winners in each category are in bold.

Outstanding Drama Series

All My Children: Jean Dadario BurkeDays of Our Lives: Ken CordayGeneral Hospital: Wendy RicheThe Young and the Restless: William J. Bell & Edward Scott

Outstanding Lead Actor

Outstanding Lead Actress

Outstanding Supporting Actor

Stuart Damon

Outstanding Supporting Actress

Outstanding Younger Actor

Outstanding Younger Actress

Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team

All My ChildrenDays of Our LivesGeneral HospitalGuiding Light

Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team

All My ChildrenDays of Our LivesGeneral Hospital'The Young and the Restless'''''

Outstanding Music Direction and Composition

Richard Stone, Steven Bernstein, Tim Kelly, Julie Bernstein and Gordon Goodwin

Outstanding Sound Mixing – Special Class

Tom Maydeck, Robert Hargreaves, Pat Rodman and John Hegedes
  • Benoît Coaillier and Jean Christophe Verbert
  • Dick Maitland and Blake Norton
  • Tom Maydeck and Pat Rodman

Outstanding Sound Editing

Dave Howe, Thomas McGurk and Michael McAuliffe
  • Christopher Harvengt, Kim Naves, James A. Williams, Jason W. Jennings and Tiffany S. Griffith
  • Neil Cedar
  • Tim Isle and George Haddad
  • David Appleby, Tim O'Connell, Todd Beckett and Tony Van den Akker
  • Yuri Reese, George Haddad and Dick Hansen

Outstanding Single-Camera Editing

Felicity Oram, John Reul, Michael Gross and Darrell Suto
  • Jeff Warren, Mike Lee and Rik Morden
  • Gary Stephenson
  • Dena Mermelstein, Juantxo Royo, Douglas Schuetz and Steve Pequignot
  • Bill Howe

Outstanding Game Show">Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show">Outstanding Game Show

Hollywood SquaresJeopardy!Wheel of FortuneThe Price is Right'Win Ben Stein's Money'''''

[Daytime [Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host|Outstanding Game Show Host]]

Ben Stein & Jimmy Kimmel

Outstanding Children's Series">Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series">Outstanding Children's Series

Erren Gottlieb, James McKenna, Elizabeth Brock, Jamie Hammond, Hamilton McCulloch and Bill Nye

Outstanding Directing for a Children's Series">Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing For A Children's Series">Outstanding Directing for a Children's Series

Michael Gross and Darrell Suto
  • Steve Feldman, Fred Holmes and Jim Rowley
  • Alan Zdinak and Paul Zehrer
  • Ed Wiseman, Larry Lancit and Mark Mannucci
  • Lisa Simon, Emily Squires, Ted May, Steve Feldman, Reggie Life and Victor DiNapoli

Outstanding Children's Animated Program">Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program">Outstanding Children's Animated Program

Arthur101 Dalmatians: The SeriesDougAnimaniacs

Outstanding Special Class Animated Program

Steven Spielberg, Tom Ruegger, Rusty Mills, Liz Holzman, Charles M. Howell, Gordon Bressack, Jed Spingarn, Wendell Morris, Tom Sheppard, Earl Kress, Andrea Romano, Russell Calabrese, Kirk Tingblad, Mike Milo, Nelson Recinos and Charles Visser

Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program">Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer In An Animated Program">Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program

Rob Paulsen

Outstanding Makeup

Anna Lujan, Chanty La Grana and Keith Crary
  • Richard Penna and Gina Riggi

Lifetime achievement award