Culture May 6, 2019

Alex Trebek, 'Live with Kelly and Ryan' among 2019 Daytime Emmy winners

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The 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards took place Sunday at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium and big winners included "The Young and the Restless," Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest, and "Jeopardy!" icon Alex Trebek.

Trebek's win came in the wake of his announcement in March that he has stage four pancreatic cancer. Accepting the award, Trebek, who has hosted the syndicated show for more than 30 years, admitted worrying about how the sympathy vote would impact his win.

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"I’m not a big fan of sympathy votes. We should be judged on the merits of our work," he explained. "However, last year, I had just had major surgery to remove two life-threatening blood clots. You think that would elicit a certain amount of sympathy. But I didn’t win, so maybe I’ve been worrying about the wrong thing."

"So I’ll do what Sally Field did [at the Oscars]," he continued. "You guys like me, and you value my work. I tell you if that’s the case, I can live with that.”

Other winners from Sunday's ceremony included Ellen DeGeneres, Rachel Ray and more.

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Here's the complete list of winners:

Outstanding Drama Series

Outstanding Entertainment News Program

Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series

Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Outstanding Morning Program

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host

Outstanding Game Show

Outstanding Game Show Host

Outstanding Culinary Host

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Outstanding Culinary Program

Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program

Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series

Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series

Outstanding Writing Team for a Drama Series

Outstanding Directing Team for a Drama Series

Outstanding Morning Program in Spanish

Outstanding Entertainment Program in Spanish

Outstanding Informative Talk Show

Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series