Daytime Emmys: Zac Efron, ‘Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time’ Among Winners

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences continued handing out its Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday.

This weekend, the organization presented statuettes in the children’s & animation and fiction & lifestyle categories in two live-streamed events. The Hollywood Reporter was among the nominees, landing a nom for best arts and popular culture program for its roundtable series, Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter, which aired on SundanceTV. (The Daytime Emmy Awards in several other categories, including daytime drama series, talk show, game show and morning news program, were handed out last month.)

The children’s and animation ceremony on Saturday was hosted by Raven-Symoné, a previous Daytime Emmy nominee. The Raven’s Home actress was joined by guest presenter and Odd Squad star Millie Davis.

The fiction and lifestyle ceremony was hosted by Loni Love on Sunday, marking her second hosting gig for one of NATAS’ Daytime Emmy ceremonies. Presenters joining Love included boxing world champion and TV personality Laila Ali, Francisco Hernández Cáceres (Un Nuevo Dia), Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (A House Divided) and Jodi Long (Dash & Lily).

Among the winners Sunday evening were the Netflix series Dash & Lily, which won the outstanding writing team award as well as outstanding supporting actress for Long for her portrayal of Mrs. Basil E. Zac Efron won for outstanding daytime program host for his Netflix series, Down to Earth With Zac Efron.

There was a tie in the outstanding writing team for a daytime nonfiction special category, with both the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards (Aubrey Plaza hosted) and Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time awarded. During their acceptance speech, writer Michele Loud dedicated the award to late Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.

Popstar TV’s The Bay secured multiple wins throughout the night. Stars Mike Manning, Chiara D’Ambrosio, Kristos Andrews and Karrueche Tran each won an award, with Manning winning for outstanding supporting actor, D’Ambrosio for outstanding young performer, Andrews for outstanding performance by a lead actor and Tran for lead actress.

Top performance wins for Saturday evening included Mark Hamill being honored with outstanding performer in a preschool animated program for his role as Vuli in Elena of Avalor, Sophie Grace winning outstanding younger performer in a children’s program for her role as Kristy Thomas in The Baby-Sitters Club, and Lupita Nyong’o landing an outstanding limited performance in a children’s program win for Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices.

Throughout both broadcasts, the hosts and guest presenters asked winners questions following their acceptance speeches, ranging from where actors drew inspiration for their roles to differences in decision-making based on working with children instead of adults.

When asked what he enjoyed about voiceover work, Hamill shared: “I love the fact they cast with their ears and their eyes!” The famed Star Wars actor added that “it’s a character actor’s dream, and I love the anonymity of it. I love the fact that they can’t see you. It liberates you to make bold choices you probably wouldn’t make if the camera were on you. I love the voiceover community. They’re some of the most gracious, welcoming and talented people I’ve ever encountered in all my years in this business.”

Concluding Saturday evening was the outstanding preschool, children’s or family program category — won by The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special. Producer Todd James expressed the importance of such a win after 2020 being a year of “great social unrest,” noting that Sesame Workshop “decided to make this show to address those issues.”

James added that “Sesame Street is there for children to react, to address current needs for all our children worldwide. Sesame is always there to do that work.”

The Daytime Emmys are presented to individuals and programs broadcast between 2 a.m. and 6 p.m., as well as certain categories of digital and syndicated programming of similar content.

Organizers said this year’s awards honor content from more than 3,000 submissions that originally premiered in calendar year 2020. The submissions were judged by a pool of more than 1,000 peer professionals from across the television industry.

See the complete list of winners below.

OUTSTANDING SHORT-FORM DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM
Doomsday
Finding Love in Quarantine
The Girl in Apartment 15 (WINNER)
Rekindling Christmas
Take My Heart 

OUTSTANDING YOUNG ADULT SERIES
Alexa & Katie
Dash & Lily
The Hardy Boys
Julie and the Phantoms
Trinkets (WINNER)

OUTSTANDING CULINARY SERIES
Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro (WINNER)
Lidia’s Kitchen
Lucky Chow
Mise En Place
Pati’s Mexican Table
tasteMAKERS
Trisha’s Southern Kitchen

OUTSTANDING LIFESTYLE SERIES
George to the Rescue (WINNER)
Home Made Simple with Laila Ali
Legacy List with Matt Paxton
Open House
Skin Decision: Before and After
Small Business Revolution

OUTSTANDING TRAVEL, ADVENTURE AND NATURE PROGRAM
Down to Earth with Zac Efron 
Long Way Up
Real Rail Adventures: Swiss International Hubs
Samantha Brown’s Places To Love
Tiny Creatures (WINNER)

OUTSTANDING INSTRUCTIONAL AND HOW-TO PROGRAM
Ask This Old House
Dream Home Makeover
Get Organized with The Home Edit 
I Like to Make Stuff
This Old House (WINNER) 

OUTSTANDING ARTS AND POPULAR CULTURE PROGRAM
The American Athlete
Articulate with Jim Cotter
Behind the FX (WINNER)
Broadway Master Class
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter

OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM IN SPANISH
Café CNN
Despierta America
Destinos
El Gordo y la Flaca
Nuestro Mundo
Un Nuevo Dia
Pan Y Circo (WINNER) 

OUTSTANDING SHORT-FORM DAYTIME NONFICTION PROGRAM
9 Months with Courteney Cox
Booktube
Fundamental. Gender Justice. No Exceptions.
Prideland (WINNER) 
Self-Evident

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM
Sarah Joy Brown, as Laurie Smith, Studio City
Midori Francis, as Lily, Dash & Lily 
Jade Harlow, as Lianna Ramos, The Bay
Sharon Lawrence, as Miranda Cryer, The Gaze
Karrueche Tran, as Vivian Johnson-Garrett, The Bay (WINNER) 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM
Kristos Andrews, as Pete Garrett, The Bay (WINNER)
Gjis Blom, as Prince Viridian, The Letter for the King
Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, as Cameran Sanders, A House Divided
Sean Kanan, as Sam Stevens / Dr Pierce Hartley, Studio City
Mark Christopher Lawrence, as Hector, $tack$

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM
Carolyn Hennesy, as Gloria Winton, Studio City
Alicia Leigh-Willis, as Avery Garrett, The Bay
Jodi Long, as Mrs. Basil E, Dash & Lily (WINNER)
Tiffani Thiessen, as Lori Mendoza, Alexa & Katie
Jacklyn Zeman, as Sofia Madison, The Bay

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM
Neil Crone, as Mr. Leopold, Endlings
Cheyenne Jackson, as Caleb Covington, Julie and the Phantoms
Mike Manning, as Caleb McKinnon, The Bay (WINNER)
Eric Nelsen, as Daniel Garrett, The Bay
Tristan Rogers, as Daniel DOC Smith, Studio City

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM
Isaac Arellanes, as Ruben Reyna, Ghostwriter
Arista Arhin, as Sam, Lockdown
Bianca D’Ambrosio, as Frankie Sanders, The Bay
Chiara D’Ambrosio, as Regan Sanders, The Bay (WINNER)
Madison Reyes, as Julie, Julie and the Phantoms
Amir Wilson, as Tiuri, The Letter for the King

OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMER IN A DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM
Wanda Sykes, as Noah’s Mom, Noah’s Arc: The ‘Rona Chronicles
Anna Maria Horsford, as Jolene Hernandez, Studio City
A Martinez, as Nardo Ramos, The Bay
Ronn Moss, as Ronn Moss, Studio City
Andy Serkis, as Mayor of Mistrinaut, The Letter for the King (WINNER)
Randy Wayne, as Matthew Johnson, The Bay

OUTSTANDING DAYTIME TALENT IN A SPANISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM
Guillermo Arduino, Encuentro
Francisco Cáceres, Un Nuevo Dia
Nicole Suarez, Un Nuevo Dia
Diego Luna, Pan Y Circo (WINNER) 
Alejandro Rodriguez, Suelta la sopa

OUTSTANDING DAYTIME PROGRAM HOST
Carly Ciarrocchi and Charlie Engelman, Weird But True, National Geographic Kids
Jeff Corwin, Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin
Zac Efron, Down to Earth with Zac Efron (WINNER)
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Erica Hill and Van Jones, CNN/Sesame Street Town Halls
Brandon McMillan, Lucky Dog with Brandon McMillan

OUTSTANDING WRITING TEAM FOR A DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM
The Bay
Dash & Lily (WINNER)
Ghostwriter
Julie and the Phantoms
Stuck With You

OUTSTANDING WRITING TEAM FOR A DAYTIME NONFICTION SERIES
The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation
Life 2.0
Lucky Dog with Brandon McMillan
This Old House
Rock the Park
Xploration Outer Space (WINNER)

OUTSTANDING WRITING TEAM FOR A DAYTIME NONFICTION SPECIAL
94th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards (WINNER)
I Am Patrick
Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time (WINNER)
Tournament of Roses Parade

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING TEAM FOR A DAYTIME FICTION PROGRAM
Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love
Dash & Lily
Ghostwriter
The Letter for the King (WINNER)
Trinkets

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING TEAM FOR A SINGLE CAMERA DAYTIME NONFICTION PROGRAM
Creators for Change on Girls’ Education with Michelle Obama
Eater’s Guide to the World
Fundamental. Gender Justice. No Exceptions.
I Am Patrick
Lucky Dog with Brandon McMillan
Saluting Everyday Heroes (WINNER)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING TEAM FOR A MULTIPLE CAMERA DAYTIME NONFICTION PROGRAM
94th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
American Music Spotlight (WINNER)
CBS This Morning
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
Space Launch Live: America Returns to Space

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Baby-Sitters Club
Dash & Lily
Ghostwriter
The Letter for the King
Tiny Creatures (WINNER)

OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA EDITING
The At Home Pasta Series
Eater’s Guide to the World
Giada at Home 2.0
The Letter for the King (WINNER)
Rock the Park
Trinkets

OUTSTANDING MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
The Good Road
Helpsters (WINNER)
Long Way Up
Pan Y Circo
Sesame Street
Trisha’s Southern Kitchen

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING AND EDITING
Julie and the Phantoms
Life 2.0
Long Way Up
The New Legends of Monkey (WINNER)
Xploration Outer Space

OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE AND GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR A LIVE-ACTION DAYTIME PROGRAM
Dear Class of 2020 (WINNER)
Dino Dana The Movie
The Drew Barrymore Show
Mo Willems and the Storytime All-Stars Present: Don’t Let the Pigeon Do Storytime!
The Talk

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL EFFECTS COSTUMES, MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Aliens Stole My Body (WINNER)
All That
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Healing Powers of Dude
The Letter for the King
Sesame Street

OUTSTANDING PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR FAMILY VIEWING PROGRAM
The Baby-Sitters Club
Dino Dana The Movie
Mo Willems and the Storytime All-Stars Present: Don’t Let the Pigeon Do Storytime!
Odd Squad
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special Sesame Street (WINNER)
Sesame Street

OUTSTANDING PRESCHOOL CHILDREN’S ANIMATED SERIES
The Adventures of Paddington (WINNER)
Elinor Wonders Why
Esme & Roy
Stillwater
Trash Truck

OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S ANIMATED SERIES
Amphibia
Craig of the Creek
Hilda (WINNER)
ipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
Tales of Arcadia: Wizards

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS DAYTIME ANIMATED PROGRAM
Adventure Time: Distant Lands OBSIDIAN
Angela’s Christmas Wish
Baba Yaga Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth (WINNER)
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I am Madam President

OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL SERIES
CNN/Sesame Street Town Halls
Deadly Engineering
Glad You Asked
The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation
Life 2.0
PBS KIDS Talk About (WINNER)

OUTSTANDING SHORT-FORM CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
Girls’ Voices Now (WINNER)
Helpsters Help You
Imagination Trips
Monster Meditations
Sesame Street: The Monster at the End of Your Story With Grover and Elmo

OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE IN A CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
Jace Chapman, as Noah, The Healing Powers of Dude (WINNER)
Emilie Cocquerel, as Sandy, The New Legends of Monkey
Ryan Dillon, as Elmo, Sesame Street
Nathan Lovejoy, as Principal Swift, Gabby Duran & the Unsittables
Tyler Sanders, as Leo, Just Add Magic: Mystery City

OUTSTANDING LIMITED PERFORMANCE IN A CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
Jennifer Barnhart, as Zoe, Charlie’s Mom, Maggie Cadabby, Sesame Street
Derek Gaines, as Isaac Ice, Helpsters
Lupita Nyong’o, as Self – Storyteller, Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices (WINNER)
Alicia Silverstone, as Elizabeth Thomas-Brewer, The Baby-Sitters Club
Tom Wilson, as Doug Reynolds, Sydney to the Max

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
Issac Ryan Brown, as Booker, Raven’s Home
Sophie Grace, as Kristy Thomas, The Baby-Sitters Club (WINNER)
Sky Katz, as Tess, Raven’s Home
Navia Robinson, as Nia, Raven’s Home
Christian J. Simon, as Leo, Sydney to the Max

OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
Eric Bauza, as Fozzie, Muppet Babies
Mark Hamill, as Vuli, Elena of Avalor (WINNER)
Juliet Donenfeld, as Sally Squirrel, Pete the Cat
Eric Jacobson, as Grover, The Monster at the End of This Story: A Sesame Street Special
Eric Peterson, as Ant’ney, Madagascar: A Little Wild
Patrick Warburton, as Grand Macaw, Elena of Avalor

OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN A DAYTIME ANIMATED PROGRAM
Eric Bauza, as Bugs Bunny / Daffy Duck, Looney Tunes Cartoons
Tom Kenny, as SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants
Tress MacNeille, as Dot, Animaniacs
Sir Jonathan Pryce, as Grandpa Sid, Piney: The Lonesome Pine
Parker Simmons, as Mao Mao, King, Snugglemagne, Slim Pigguns, Guard, Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart (WINNER)

OUTSTANDING WRITING TEAM FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
The Adventures of Paddington (WINNER)
Doc McStuffins
Elena of Avalor
Octonauts & the Great Barrier Reef
Stillwater
Trash Truck

OUTSTANDING WRITING TEAM FOR A DAYTIME ANIMATED PROGRAM
Adventure Time: Distant Lands OBSIDIAN
Big City Greens
Hilda
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (WINNER)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

OUTSTANDING WRITING TEAM FOR A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR FAMILY VIEWING PROGRAM
The Baby-Sitters Club
Blue’s Clues & You!
Just Add Magic: Mystery City
Nick News
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special (WINNER)
Sesame Street

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING TEAM FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
The Adventures of Paddington
Elinor Wonders Why
Go! Go! Cory Carson (WINNER)
Stillwater
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING TEAM FOR A DAYTIME ANIMATED PROGRAM
Baba Yaga (WINNER)
DC Super Hero Girls
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Hilda
Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING TEAM FOR A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR FAMILY VIEWING PROGRAM
The Baby-Sitters Club
Blue’s Clues & You!
Dino Dana
Dino Dana The Movie
The Healing Powers of Dude
Helpsters
Sesame Street (WINNER)

OUTSTANDING VOICE DIRECTING FOR A DAYTIME ANIMATED SERIES
Animaniacs (WINNER)
Hilda
The Mighty Ones
SpongeBob SquarePants
Summer Camp Island

OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR ANIMATED PROGRAM
Animaniacs
Elena of Avalor
Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure S
tar Wars: The Clone Wars
The Tom & Jerry Show (WINNER)

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A PRESCHOOL, CHILDREN’S OR ANIMATED PROGRAM
“Monster” — Adventure Time: Distant Lands OBSIDIAN
“Nothing Left To Lose” — Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure
“Something in the Air” — Elena of Avalor
“Such a Beautiful Day” — Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
“Suffragette Song” — Animaniacs (WINNER)

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A LIVE-ACTION CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
All That
The Astronauts
Bunk’d
The Healing Powers of Dude (WINNER)
Raven’s Home

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DAYTIME ANIMATED PROGRAM
Baba Yaga
Baby Shark’s Big Show!
Bubble Guppies
Duck Tales
Elena of Avalor (WINNER)

OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE FOR A DAYTIME ANIMATED PROGRAM
Madagascar: A Little Wild
Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun
The Owl House
Summer Camp Island
Tales of Arcadia: Wizards (WINNER)

OUTSTANDING EDITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
Elena of Avalor
Go! Go! Cory Carson
Puppy Dog Pals
Stillwater (WINNER)
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

OUTSTANDING EDITING FOR A DAYTIME ANIMATED PROGRAM
Animaniacs (WINNER)
Baba Yaga
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Hilda (WINNER)
Looney Tunes Cartoons Tales of Arcadia: Wizards
Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING AND SOUND EDITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
Dragons Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing (WINNER)
Elena of Avalor
Let’s Go Luna!
Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures
The Monster at the End of this Story: A Sesame Street Special Muppet Babies

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING AND SOUND EDITING FOR A DAYTIME ANIMATED PROGRAM
Angela’s Christmas Wish
Fast & Furious: Spy Racers
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Lego DC Shazam: Magic and Monsters
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (WINNER)
Tales of Arcadia: Wizards