30th Daytime Emmy Awards


The 30th Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony, commemorating excellence in American daytime programming from 2002, was held on May 16, 2003 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Hosted by Wayne Brady, it was televised in the United States by ABC.
Creative Arts Emmy Awards were presented on May 10, 2003.

Nominations and winners

The following is a partial list of nominees, with winners in bold:

Outstanding Drama Series

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series

Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series

Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team

Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team

  • All My Children
  • As the World Turns
  • Days of Our Lives
  • ''Passions''

Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show

Outstanding Game Show Host

Outstanding Talk Show

Two winners were recorded in the Outstanding Talk Show category, as a tie was recorded in the race between The View and The Wayne Brady Show.

Outstanding Talk Show Host

Outstanding Service Show

Outstanding Service Show Host

Outstanding Special Class Series

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Outstanding Sound Editing - Live Action and Animation

  • Robert Hargreaves, George Brooks and Giovanni Moscardino
  • Rick Hinson, Gary Falcone, Joe Pizzulo, Elizabeth Hinso, Devon Bowman, Mark Mercado, Jeremy Pitts, Sanaa Cannella, Gregory Cathcart and Josh Mancell
  • Otis Van Osten, Jason Oliver, Rick Hammel and David Lynch
  • Mark Keatts, Kelly Ann Foley, Kerry Iverson, Mark Keefer, Jason Freedman, Cecil Broughton and Joe Sandusky
  • Rick Livingstone and Dave Novak

Outstanding Sound Mixing - Live Action and Animation

  • Marie-Pierre Lacombe, Benoît Coaillier and Stéphane Bergeron
  • Patrick Sellars and Neal Anderson
  • Devon Bowman, Dan Cubert, Jeremy Pitts and Gregory Cathcart
  • Juan Aceves
  • Blake Norton, Dick Maitland and Bob Schott

Outstanding Special Class Animated Program

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Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series

Outstanding Children's Series

Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series

  • Mitchell Kriegman and Dean Gordon
  • Lisa Simon, Emily Squires, Richard A. Fernandes and Bill Berner
  • Bruce Caines, Alan Zdinak, Koyalee Chanda and Dave Palmer
  • Ed Wiseman
  • Ted May, Emily Squires, Victor DiNapoli, Ken Diego, Lisa Simon and Jim Martin

Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series

Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special

Outstanding Children's Special

  • William Mastrosimone, Norman Stephens, Paul Hellerman and Deboragh Gabler
  • Joseph Stern, Angela Bassett, Eda Godel Hallinan and Armand Leo
  • Jane Paley and Larry Price
  • Kate Taylor, Jim Johnston, Kathleen Shugrue, Paul Serafini, Marcy Gunther and Kathy Waugh

Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special

Outstanding Writing in a Children's Special

Outstanding Single Camera Photography (Film or Electronic)

  • Ernest R. Dickerson
  • Garry Nardilla, Stephen Murello and Frankie DeJoseph
  • Joel Shapiro Ari Haberberg and Jimmy O'Donnell
  • Stephen J. D'Onofrio

Lifetime Achievement Award