12th Daytime Emmy Awards

The 12th Daytime Emmy Awards were held in 1985 to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year (1984). Two new categories were added: Outstanding Young Man in a Daytime Drama Series and Outstanding Ingenue in a Daytime Drama Series. Seven awards were given in all.

Winners in each category are in bold.

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series

*"All My Children"
*"Days of Our Lives"
*"General Hospital"
*"Guiding Light"
*"The Young and the Restless"

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

*David Canary ("All My Children")
*James Mitchell ("All My Children")
*Darnell Williams ("All My Children")
*Larry Bryggman ("As the World Turns")
*Terry Lester ("The Young and the Restless")

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

*Susan Lucci ("All My Children")
*Gillian Spencer ("All My Children")
*Deidre Hall ("Days of Our Lives")
*Kim Zimmer ("Guiding Light")
*Robin Strasser ("One Life to Live")

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

*Louis Edmonds ("All My Children")
*Robert LuPone ("All My Children")
*David Lewis ("General Hospital")
*Larry Gates ("Guiding Light")
*Anthony Call ("One Life to Live")

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

*Eileen Herlie ("All My Children")
*Elizabeth Lawrence ("All My Children")
*Norma Connolly ("General Hospital")
*Maeve Kinkead ("Guiding Light")
*Beth Maitland ("The Young and the Restless")

Outstanding Young Man in a Daytime Drama Series

*Steve Caffrey ("All My Children")
*Michael E. Knight ("All My Children")
*Brian Bloom ("As the World Turns")
*Jack Wagner ("General Hospital")
*Michael O'Leary ("Guiding Light")

Outstanding Ingenue in a Daytime Drama Series

*Melissa Leo ("All My Children")
*Tasia Valenza ("All My Children")
*Kristian Alfonso ("Days of Our Lives")
*Lisa Trusel ("Days of Our Lives")
*Tracey E. Bregman ("The Young and the Restless")

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Writing

* "Another World"
* "Days of Our Lives": Sheri Anderson, Michael Robert David [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2659589/awards] , Leah Laiman, Margaret DePriest, Maralyn Thoma, Dana Soloff, Anne M. Schoettle, Leah Markus, Thom Racina,
* "Guiding Light"
* All My Children

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Directing

* "All My Children"
* "One Life To Live"
* "As The World Turns"
* Guiding Light
* "Days of Our Lives"

Outstanding Game Show

*The $25,000 Pyramid - A Bob-Sande Stewart Production for CBS
*Family Feud - A Mark Goodson Production for ABC
*Jeopardy! - A Merv Griffin Production for CBS
*The Price Is Right - A Mark Goodson Production for CBS
*Wheel of Fortune - A Merv Griffin Production for NBC

Outstanding Game Show Host

*Dick Clark ("The $25,000 Pyramid")
*Bob Barker ("The Price Is Right")
*Bill Cullen ("Hot Potato")
*Richard Dawson ("Family Feud")
*Pat Sajak ("Wheel of Fortune")

Lifetime Achievement Award

* "Charita Bauer"
* "Larry Haines"
* "Mary Stuart"