Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host, originally called Outstanding Talk Show Host, is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences to honor daytime talk show hosts.
It was first presented as the Outstanding Talk Show Host award at the 1st Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony held in 1974. From the 42nd Daytime Emmy Awards in 2015 to the 49th Daytime Emmy Awards in 2022, the award was divided into two specific categories: Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host, honoring hosts of talk shows that were more informative in nature, and Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host, honoring hosts of talk shows that were more entertainment in nature. In 2023, the NATAS merged the two specific categories back into one, under the new official name Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host.
In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees.
1970s
- 1974: Dinah Shore, Dinah's Place
- 1975: Barbara Walters, Today
- 1976: Dinah Shore, Dinah!
- 1977: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show
- 1978: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show
- 1979: Phil Donahue, ''The Phil Donahue Show''
1980s
- 1980: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show
- 1981: Hugh Downs, Over Easy
- 1982: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show
- 1983: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show
- 1984: Gary Collins, Hour Magazine
- 1985: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show
- 1986: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show
- 1987: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show
- 1988: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show
- 1989: Sally Jessy Raphael, ''Sally Jessy Raphael''
1990s
- 1990: Joan Rivers, The Joan Rivers Show
- 1991: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show
- 1992: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show
- 1993: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show
- 1994: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show
- 1995: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show
- 1996: Montel Williams, The Montel Williams Show
- 1997: Rosie O'Donnell, The Rosie O'Donnell Show
- 1998: Rosie O'Donnell, The Rosie O'Donnell Show and Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show
- 1999: Rosie O'Donnell, ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show''
2000s
- 2000: Rosie O'Donnell, The Rosie O'Donnell Show
- 2001: Regis Philbin, Live with Regis and Rosie O'Donnell, The Rosie O'Donnell Show
- 2002: Rosie O'Donnell, The Rosie O'Donnell Show
- 2003: Wayne Brady, The Wayne Brady Show
- 2004: Wayne Brady, The Wayne Brady Show
- 2005: Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- 2006: Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- 2007: Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- 2008: Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- 2009: Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd & Barbara Walters, ''The View''
2015–2022
The award was split into Talk Show Host—Informative and Talk Show Host—Entertainment.2023–present
The two separate Informative and Entertainment awards were merged back into a single Daytime Talk Series Host award.Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals received two or more wins in this category:| Wins | Host |
| 9 | Phil Donahue |
| 7 | Oprah Winfrey |
| 6 | Rosie O'Donnell |
| 4 | Ellen DeGeneres |
| 3 | Mehmet Oz |
| 3 | Regis Philbin |
| 2 | Wayne Brady |
| 2 | Kelly Ripa |
| 2 | Dinah Shore |
The following individuals received two or more nominations in this category:
| Nominations | Actor |
| 9 | Phil Donahue |
| 7 | Oprah Winfrey |
| 6 | Rosie O'Donnell |
| 6 | Kelly Ripa |
| 5 | - |
| 5 | Whoopi Goldberg |
| 5 | Mehmet Oz |
| 5 | Rachael Ray |
| 5 | Sherri Shepherd |
| 5 | Barbara Walters |
| 4 | Joy Behar |
| 3 | Kelly Clarkson |
| 3 | Elisabeth Hasselback |
| 2 | Drew Barrymore |
| 2 | Mark Consuelos |
| 2 | Tamron Hall |
| 2 | Dr. Lisa Masterson |
| 2 | Dr. Andrew Ordon |
| 2 | Dr. Jim Sears |
| 2 | Dr. Travis Stork |
| 2 | Sheryl Underwood |