The 2015 Daytime Emmy Awards returned to television on
Sunday, April 26, with a live broadcast on Pop (formerly TV Guide Network)
that, for the first time ever, went about 15 minutes over its scheduled time.
Read on for a soap-centered recap of highlights, lowlights, and host Tyra
Banks’ periodic lack of pants.
Matt Lauer and Ellen DeGeneres open the show with a
pre-recorded segment, followed by a live Tyra rapping, and Steve Harvey
presenting the Outstanding Supporting Actress trophy to Amelia Heinle
(Victoria; The Young & the Restless). She is the first actress to win back
to back statues in this category, but viewers at home might not know that,
since this show doesn’t have the backstage Voice of God spouting factoids while
the winners walk up to the stage. (Maybe I’m the only who noticed, since I used
to be the one to write those for the Dick Clark Productions telecasts.)
Leeza Gibbons and Alex Trebek present the next award, and we
have to wait until 8:24 PM for a pair of soap-opera presenters, General
Hospital’s Ryan Paevey (Nathan) and Kirsten Storms (Maxie) to hand out
Outstanding Morning Program.
Fans vote on their favorite Bitch Slap. The winner is: Quinn
smacks Brooke on The Bold & the Beautiful.
Tyra loses her pants.
Daniel Goddard (Cane; Y&R) surprises a fan and invites
her to present on stage with him. They do.
Chad Duell (Michael; GH) wins for Outstanding Supporting
Actor. The show must already be overtime, since they’ve dropped the clip
packages with scenes from the nominees. (Again, maybe I’m the only one who
notices, after way too many years spend in the production truck, listening to
the director scream at actors for taking too long with their acceptance
speeches.)
We get a montage of soaps’ greatest love stories, set to A
Chorus Line’s “What I Did For Love” (psst… it’s a song about loving your work,
not loving another person). Those in the audience see the montage on a pair of
screens. Those at home see the montage whenever the camera isn’t on the singer.
The camera is on the singer quite a bit.
The Daytime Emmys fulfills the requirement of having every
award show honor Betty White for being the last living Golden Girl. (Fred
Willard mentions that she was also on B&B.)
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