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| 26th Daytime Emmy Awards | |
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| Location | The Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York City |
| Presented by | National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| Hosted by | Oprah Winfrey |
| Highlights | |
| Outstanding Drama Series | General Hospital |
| Outstanding Game Show | Win Ben Stein's Money |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS |
The 26th Daytime Emmy Awards were held in 1999 to commemorate excellence in daytime television programming from the previous year (1998). The main ceremonies were held May 21, 1999, at The Theater in Madison Square Garden in New York City and were televised live by CBS. Memorable moments that occurred at the ceremonies included the ABC soap opera General Hospital winning a record number of Daytime Emmys with a total of eight, and Susan Lucci's first-ever win in the Outstanding Lead Actress category after losing a total of 18 times. Winners in each category are in bold.[1]
- ^ "The Twenty-Sixth Annual Daytime Emmy Awards". Soap Central and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. New York City. Retrieved February 9, 2016.