Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host was an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. It was given to honor the outstanding work of a game show host who has appeared in at least 19% of total episodes for the calendar year.
The 1st Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony was held in 1974 with Peter Marshall receiving the award for his hosting duty on the panel game show Hollywood Squares. The award category was originally called Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Game or Audience Participation Show before changing to its current title in 1985. The awards ceremony was not aired on television in 1983 and 1984, having been criticized for voting integrity.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 18 hosts. In 1983, Betty White became the first woman to win the award and eventually was joined by Meredith Vieira 22 years later as the only two females to have garnered the award. Steve Harvey and Wayne Brady are the only African American game show hosts to have won the Emmy. In 1990, Bob Barker and Alex Trebek tied for the award, which was the first tie in this category. Also in 1990, Barker became the host with the most wins in the category when he won a fifth time, surpassing Marshall's previous record of four; Barker went on to win in nine additional years, ultimately receiving fourteen wins. Trebek has since received five additional wins. Trebek last won the award at the 2021 ceremony, which was accepted posthumously due to his death in November 2020. Trebek also has been nominated on 32 occasions, more than any other host.
At the 2022 ceremony, Harvey became the last awarded host in this category for his hosting duties on Family Feud. In 2023, this category was moved to the Primetime Emmy Awards as part of a re-alignment of categories between NATAS and ATAS and was renamed Outstanding Host for a Game Show.
Winners and nominees
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.| Indicates the winner | |
| † | Indicates a posthumous winner |
File:Peter Marshall game show host.JPG|right|thumb|120px|Peter Marshall was the first consecutive winner in this category for hosting Hollywood Squares.|alt=Publicity photo of Peter Marshall in 1965.
File:Allen Ludden Stumpers 1976.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Allen Ludden won in 1976 for hosting Password.|alt=Publicity photo of Allen Ludden in 1976.
File:Richard Dawson Hogan Hero headshot 1968.png|right|thumb|120px|Richard Dawson won once in 1977 for hosting Family Feud.|alt=Photo of Richard Dawson as Newkirk from the television program Hogan's Heroes.
File:Dick Clark American Bandstand 1961.JPG|right|thumb|120px|Dick Clark won three for hosting several versions of Pyramid.|alt=Publicity photo of Dick Clark in 1961.
File:Betty White 2010.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Betty White won in 1983 for hosting Just Men! becoming the first woman to win in this category.|alt=Photo of Betty White at the Time 100 gala in 2010.
File:Pat-Sajak.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Pat Sajak has won three awards for hosting Wheel of Fortune|alt=Photo of Pat Sajak in 2006.
File:Ben Stein.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Ben Stein has won once in 1999 from four nominations for his hosting duty on Win Ben Stein's Money.|alt=Photo of Ben Stein speaking at Miami University in 2003.
File:Jimmy Kimmel in 2015.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Jimmy Kimmel has won once in 1999 from two nominations, sharing both honors with co-host, Ben Stein on Win Ben Stein's Money.|alt=Photo of Jimmy Kimmel in 2015.
File:TomBergeronApr09.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Tom Bergeron won in 2000 and was nominated for hosting Hollywood Squares.|alt=Photo of Tom Bergeron at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books in 2009.
File:Regis Philbin at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Regis Philbin received two consecutive nominations, winning in 2001 for hosting the ABC version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.|alt=Photo of Regis Philbin at the Vanity Fair kickoff party for the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.
File:Meredithv.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Meredith Vieira earned seven nominations for hosting the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.|alt=Photo of Meredith Vieira in NYC, 2009.
File:Ben Bailey 2012.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Ben Bailey won three times for hosting Cash Cab|alt=Photo of Ben Bailey in Bad Parents World Premier at the MontClair Film Festival.
File:Todd Newton 2010.png|right|thumb|120px|Todd Newton received four nominations, winning once in 2012 for hosting Family Game Night.|alt=Photo of Todd Newton hosting the live-on-stage edition of the Price is Right at the Jubilee theater in Las Vegas, 2010.
File:Steve Harvey September 2008.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Steve Harvey received nine consecutive nominations, winning three times for hosting Family Feud.|alt=Photo of Steve Harvey in 2008.
File:Wayne Brady 2015.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Wayne Brady received twelve nominations, winning in 2018, for hosting Let's Make a Deal.|alt=Photo of Wayne Brade in 2015.
File:Craig Ferguson by Gage Skidmore.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Craig Ferguson garnered two consecutive wins out of three nominations for hosting Celebrity Name Game.|alt=Photo of Craig Ferguson
File:ChrisHarrisonMay09.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Chris Harrison garnered two consecutive nominations for hosting Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.|alt=Photo of Harrison in 2009.
File:John Michael Higgins 2018.jpg|right|thumb|120px|John Michael Higgins was nominated in 2019, for hosting duty on America Says|alt=Photo of John Michael Higgins in 2018
File:Alfonso_Ribeiro.JPG|right|thumb|120px|Alfonso Ribeiro was nominated in 2020 and 2021 for hosting duty on Catch 21.
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1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Hosts with multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals received two or more Game Show Host awards:| Wins | Host |
| 14 | Bob Barker |
| 8 | Alex Trebek |
| 4 | Peter Marshall |
| 3 | Ben Bailey |
| 3 | Dick Clark |
| 3 | Pat Sajak |
| 3 | Steve Harvey |
| 2 | Craig Ferguson |
| 2 | Meredith Vieira |
File:Bob Barker at WWE crop.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Bob Barker has the most wins in this category for his hosting duty on The Price Is Right.|alt=Photo of Bob Barker at WWE live in 2009.
The following individuals received two or more Game Show Host nominations:
| Nominations | Host |
| 32 | Alex Trebek |
| 23 | Bob Barker |
| 21 | Pat Sajak |
| 12 | Wayne Brady |
| 10 | Dick Clark |
| 9 | Steve Harvey |
| 7 | Ben Bailey |
| 7 | Richard Dawson |
| 7 | Meredith Vieira |
| 6 | Peter Marshall |
| 4 | Tom Bergeron |
| 4 | Ben Stein |
| 3 | Gene Rayburn |
| 3 | Craig Ferguson |
| 3 | Todd Newton |
| 2 | Alfonso Ribeiro |
| 2 | Bill Cullen |
| 2 | Chris Harrison |
| 2 | Jimmy Kimmel |
| 2 | Vicki Lawrence |
| 2 | Allen Ludden |
| 2 | Regis Philbin |
| 2 | Betty White |