35th Daytime Emmy Awards


The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were held on Friday, June 20, 2008 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, and were televised in the United States on ABC., this was the last Daytime Emmys telecast to air on ABC. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards were presented seven days earlier on June 13 at the Frederick P. Rose Hall.
The ceremony was hosted by Sherri Shepherd and Cameron Mathison, and the nominations were announced on April 30, 2008 on The View.
For the first time, all voting and entries for the awards were made online via a dedicated web site.

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

Outstanding Morning Program

American Morning Good Morning America

Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Rachael Ray

Outstanding Talk Show Host

Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show

Cash Cab Jeopardy!

Outstanding Game Show Host

Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program

Cristina's Court Judge David Young Judge Hatchett Judge Judy

Outstanding Lifestyle Program

Everyday Italian Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie Lidia's Italy Nigella Express
  • ''Witch Crafts''

Outstanding Lifestyle Host

Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series

Between the Lions Blue's Room Jack's Big Music Show Sesame Street

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Arthur Charlie and Lola Curious George Little Einsteins

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Outstanding Special Class Series

Cause Effect Instant Beauty Pageant Made Samantha Brown: Passport to Latin America
  • ''Split Ends''

Outstanding Children's Series

There was a tie for the win.Design Squad Greatest Inventions with Bill Nye Jack Hanna's Into the Wild

Outstanding Performer In A Children's Series

Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition

Wonder Pets!
Outstanding Special Class Animated ProgramBack at the Barnyard The Backyardigans The Batman Ben 10

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation

Outstanding Sound Editing - Live Action and Animation

  • Timothy J. Borquez, Thomas Syslo, Doug Andham, Keith Dickens, Erik Foreman, Eric Freeman, Tony Orozco, Mark Keatts, Mike Garcia and Mark Keefer
  • Nick Nolan, Robbi Smith, Robert Poole II
  • Bob Schott
  • Mike Garcia, Mark Keatts, Mark Keefer and Robert Hargreaves
  • Timothy Borquez, Tom Syslo, Doug Andham, Keith Dickens, Daisuke Sawa, Mark Keatts, Michael Garcia, Mark Keefer and George Nemzer

Outstanding Sound Mixing - Live Action and Animation

  • Doug Andham, Timothy J. Borquez and Eric Freeman
  • Bob Schott, Gary Silver, Michael Croiter and Matthias Winter
  • Blake Norton, Bob Schott, Jim Czak and Dick Maitland
  • Robert Hargreaves and John Hegedes
  • Alexander Hall, Robert Hargreaves and John Hegedes

Lifetime Achievement Award