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Ellen Steals the Show at Daytime Emmys
18 June 2007 (WENN)
Ellen DeGeneres stole the show at Friday night's Daytime Emmys, winning the Best Talk Show Host award for the third year running. After picking up her first prize - the comedienne's show also won the Best Talk Show award - DeGeneres praised presenter Rosie O'Donnell, who quit talk show The View after a fight with co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck. She said, "I liked what she did. This was the year she should have won. I wanted to acknowledge Rosie because she has done a lot." Other winners included the newly-retired Bob Barker for Best Game Show Host. The Best Soap Award was split between two nominees for the first time ever - after judges couldn't decide a winner from Guiding Light and The Young And The Restless. The Best Performer in a Children's Series category was also split - between Sesame Street's Oscar the Grouch and Elmo, played by Carroll Spinney and Kevin Clash. Friday's ceremony took place at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre - the home of the Academy Awards.

DeGeneres Triumphs at Daytime Emmys
1 May 2006 (WENN)
Funnywoman Ellen DeGeneres triumphed at the Daytime Emmys on Friday for a second year running, scooping two awards for her talk show Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The TV award ceremony, held in Los Angeles for the first time ever, saw DeGeneres collect honors for Best Talk Show and Best Talk Show Host. DeGeneres publicly praised partner Portia De Rossi when she took to the stage at the legendary Kodak Theatre, declaring, "Portia, I love you." Meanwhile, hit soap opera General Hospital bagged an impressive nine nods, and won awards for Best Daytime Drama, Best Actor for Anthony Geary and Best Directing Team. Kids show Sesame Street won its 25th trophy for Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series. Caroll Spinney, who voices dustbin-dwelling muppet Oscar The Grouch, said, "I would have been happy if we lost." Spinney also won a lifetime achievement award.