The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host, originally called Outstanding Talk Show Host, is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) to honor daytime talk show hosts.
It was first presented as the Outstanding Talk Show Host award at the 1st Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony held in 1974. From the 42nd Daytime Emmy Awards in 2015 to the 49th Daytime Emmy Awards in 2022, the award was divided into two specific categories: Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host, honoring hosts of talk shows that were more informative in nature, and Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host, honoring hosts of talk shows that were more entertainment in nature. In 2023, the NATAS merged the two specific categories back into one, under the new official name Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host.
In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees.
1970s 1974: Dinah Shore, Dinah's Place 1975: Barbara Walters, Today 1976: Dinah Shore, Dinah! 1977: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show 1978: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show 1979: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show
1980s 1980: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show 1981: Hugh Downs, Over Easy 1982: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show 1983: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show 1984: Gary Collins, Hour Magazine 1985: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show 1986: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show 1987: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show 1988: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show 1989: Sally Jessy Raphael, Sally Jessy Raphael
1990s 1990: Joan Rivers, The Joan Rivers Show 1991: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show 1992: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show 1993: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show 1994: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show 1995: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show 1996: Montel Williams, The Montel Williams Show 1997: Rosie O'Donnell, The Rosie O'Donnell Show 1998: Rosie O'Donnell, The Rosie O'Donnell Show and Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show (tie) 1999: Rosie O'Donnell, The Rosie O'Donnell Show
2000s 2000: Rosie O'Donnell, The Rosie O'Donnell Show 2001: Regis Philbin, Live with Regis and Rosie O'Donnell, The Rosie O'Donnell Show (tie) 2002: Rosie O'Donnell, The Rosie O'Donnell Show 2003: Wayne Brady, The Wayne Brady Show 2004: Wayne Brady, The Wayne Brady Show 2005: Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2006: Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2007: Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2008: Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2009: Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd & Barbara Walters, The View
2010–2014 Year Host(s) Program NetworkRef 2010 (37th) Mehmet Oz The Dr. Oz ShowBonnie Hunt The Bonnie Hunt ShowRegis Philbin & Kelly RipaLive! with Regis and Kelly Rachael Ray Rachael Ray Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselback, Sherri Shepherd & Barbara WaltersThe View 2011 (38th)Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa (tie)Live! with Regis and Kelly Mehmet Oz (tie) The Dr. Oz ShowDr. Lisa Masterson, Dr. Andrew Ordon Dr. Jim Sears & Dr. Travis Stork The Doctors Rachael Ray Rachael Ray Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd & Barbara Walters The View 2012 (39th)Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa Live! with Regis and Kelly Anderson Cooper AndersonDr. Lisa Masterson, Jillian Michaels, Dr. Andrew Ordon, Dr. Jim Sears, Dr. Travis Stork & Dr. Wendy Walsh The Doctors Rachael Ray Rachael Ray Mehmet Oz The Dr. Oz Show 2013 (40th)Ricki Lake The Ricki Lake Show Anderson Cooper AndersonSteve Harvey Steve Harvey Mehmet Oz The Dr. Oz Show Rachael Ray Rachael Ray 2014 (41st)Katie Couric (tie)Katie Mehmet Oz (tie) The Dr. Oz ShowJulie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler & Sheryl UnderwoodThe Talk Whoopi Goldberg, Jenny McCarthy, Sherri Shepherd & Barbara WaltersThe View Rachael RayRachael Ray
2015–2022 The award was split into Talk Show Host—Informative and Talk Show Host—Entertainment.
2023–present The two separate Informative and Entertainment awards were merged back into a single Daytime Talk Series Host award.
Year Host(s) Program NetworkRef 2023 (50th) Kelly Clarkson The Kelly Clarkson Show Drew Barrymore The Drew Barrymore Show Tamron Hall Tamron Hall Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest Live with Kelly and Ryan Sherri Shepherd Sherri 2024 (51st) Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa Live with Kelly and Mark Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, Ana Navarro The View Kelly Clarkson The Kelly Clarkson Show Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O'Connell, Sheryl Underwood The Talk Tamron Hall Tamron Hall 2025 (52nd) Drew Barrymore The Drew Barrymore Show Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb Today with Hoda & Jenna Kelly Clarkson The Kelly Clarkson Show Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa Live with Kelly and Mark Jennifer Hudson The Jennifer Hudson Show 2026 (53rd) *Winner(s) will be announced on October 30, 2026 Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, Ana Navarro The View Kelly Clarkson The Kelly Clarkson Show Tamron Hall Tamron Hall Jennifer Hudson The Jennifer Hudson Show Sherri Shepherd Sherri
Multiple wins and nominations The following individuals received two or more wins in this category: Wins Host9Phil Donahue7Oprah Winfrey6Rosie O'Donnell4Ellen DeGeneres3Mehmet OzRegis Philbin2 Wayne BradyKelly RipaDinah Shore
The following individuals received two or more nominations in this category: Nominations Host16Joy Behar9Phil Donahue7Sherri ShepherdOprah Winfrey6Whoopi GoldbergRosie O'DonnellKelly Ripa5Mehmet OzRachael RayBarbara Walters4Kelly Clarkson3Tamron HallElisabeth Hasselback2Drew BarrymoreMark ConsuelosAlyssa Farah GriffinSarah HainesSunny HostinJennifer HudsonDr. Lisa MastersonDr. Andrew OrdonDr. Jim SearsDr. Travis StorkSheryl Underwood
References
"The Emmy Awards." The 2003 People Almanac. New York: Cader Books, 2002.