43rd Daytime Emmy Awards
The 43rd Daytime Emmy Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), "recognizes outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television production and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. during the 2015 calendar year". The ceremony took place on May 1, 2016, at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites in Los Angeles, California.
| 43rd Daytime Emmy Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television |
| Date | May 1, 2016 |
| Location | Westin Bonaventure Hotel Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Presented by | National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| Highlights | |
| Outstanding Drama Series | General Hospital |
| Outstanding Game Show | The Price Is Right |
| Website | emmyonline.org |
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The drama pre-nominees were announced on January 27, 2016, and the standard nominations were announced on March 24, 2016, during an episode of The Talk for a second year in a row. The 43rd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony, for extended Daytime Emmy categories, was held on April 29, 2016, with the venue also being the Westin Bonaventure Hotel. On March 24, 2016, the NATAS announced that despite the success of the previous year's ceremony on Pop, that the 2016 ceremony will forgo a traditional television broadcast for the second time citing "the current climate for awards shows". The 2014 ceremony also forwent a traditional television broadcast due to a lack of a suitable broadcast partner in time for the ceremony. On April 6, 2016, it was announced that the Lifetime Achievement Award would be presented to Sonia Manzano.