GENERAL HOSPITAL Takes Top Honors at 2012 Daytime Emmys; Full List of Winners!

The 39th Daytime Emmy awards took place yesterday, June 23. Top honors for Drama Series went to ABC's General Hospital and its leading man Anthony Geary. General Hospital's Jonathan Jackson and Nancy Lee Grahn also took the awards for Best Supporting Actor/Actress in a Drama Series.

Outside the drama category, NBC's The Today Show scooped up a win for Best Morning Show. Syndicated programs Live With Regis and Kelly and The Doctor Oz Show won for Best Talk Show, and Jeopardy! took home the win for game show.

Held in Beverly Hills, Calif., the 2012 Daytime Emmy Awards aired on the HLN channel. The awards are presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

The full list of winners follows!

Best Drama Series
General Hospital (ABC)

Best Drama Series Directing Team
General Hospital (ABC)

Best Writing in a Drama Series
Days of Our Lives (NBC)

Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Anthony Geary (as Luke Spencer in ABC's General Hospital)

Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Heather Tom (as Katie Logan Spencer in CBS' ?The Bold and the Beautiful)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Jackson (as Lucky Spencer in ABC's General Hospital)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Nancy Lee Grahn (as Alexis Davis in ABC's General Hospital)

Best Younger Actor in a Drama Series
Chandler Massey (as Will Horton in NBC's Days Of Our Lives)

Best Younger Actress in a Drama Series
Christel Khalil (as Lily Winters in CBS' The Young and the Restless)

Best Talk Show - Informative
The Doctor Oz Show (Syndicated)

Best Morning Show
The Today Show (NBC)

Best Talk Show - Entertainment
Live with Regis and Kelly (Syndicated)

Best Talk Show Host (s)
Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa (Live with Regis and Kelly)

Best Game/Audience Participation Show
Jeopardy! (Syndicated)

Best Game Show Host
Todd Newton (Family Game Night)

Best Culinary Program
Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction (Food Network)

Best Culinary/Lifestyle Host
Sandra Lee (Semi-Homemade Cooking on Food Network)

Best Children's Animated Program
Penguins of Madagascar (Nickelodeon)

Best Performer in a Children's Series
Kevin Clash (as Elmo in PBS' Sesame Street)

Best Legal/Courtroom Program
Last Show with Judge Gunn

AOL Viral Video Awards
Kids React - Fine Brothers Productions (YouTube)

New Approaches in Daytime Entertaiment
Take This Lollipop (Online)

Lifetime Achievement Award
Bill Geddie (Executive Producer of The View)

For more about the Daytime Emmys, visit www.emmyonline.tv.