The 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), "recognizes outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television production and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast from 2:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m. during the 2011 calendar year". The ceremony took place on June 23, 2012 at the

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beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. The ceremony was televised in the United States by HLN and produced by LocoDistro and Executive Producer Gabriel Gornell. The evening was not hosted however the pre-show ceremony was hosted by A.J. Hammer and

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. The drama pre-nominees were announced on March 2, 2012, and the nominations were announced during an episode of ''

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'' on May 9, 2012. In related events, the 39th Annual

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ceremony was held at the

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on June 17, 2012. '' General Hospital'' won the most awards, with a total of five wins including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team and other Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The

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also had the most awards with a total of 23 (including Creative Arts Emmy Awards). Anthony Geary won its seventh win in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series category. ''

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'' won in the Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment category for its last season. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to

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. The ceremony attracted 912,000 viewers (not counting four repeat broadcasts which brought the total to 2 million), the broadcast was "the most watched regularly scheduled, non-news telecast" ever on HLN, but by far the least-watched Daytime Emmy ceremony ever.

Winners and nominees

In the lists below, the winner of the category is shown first, followed by the other nominees.

Lifetime Achievement Award

In Memoriam

Deidre Hall presented the filmed tribute to the TV artists and producers who died in 2011: *

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* Leonard B. Stern *

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* David Pressman *

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* Patricia Breslin * Sue Mengers *

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* Nick Santino *

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* Bob Stewart *

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* Judy Freudberg

Special Tributes

* '' All My Children'' * '' One Life to Live''

References

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