The 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, recognizing excellence in daytime television programming.   The event was broadcast on the CW channel and was hosted by gorgeous actress Vanessa Williams.

See Primetime Emmy Award Winners 2009 , Photos, Red Carpet HERE.

Best Drama Series:  The Bold and the Beautiful

Best Lead Actor:  Christian LeBlanc from The Young and the Restless

Best Morning Program:  Good Morning America

Best Game Show Host: Meredith Vieira from Who Wants to be a Millionaire

Best Talk Show Host:  Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd from The View

Best Talk Show – Entertainment:  Rachael Ray

Best Talk Show – Informative:  Tyra Banks

See complete winners list here.

Check out the television celebs with their trophies: Jeff Branson, Julie Berman, Kevin Clash, Tamara Braun, Sandra Oh, Susan Haskell, Christina LeBlanc, Rachael Ray and Tyra Banks.

Among those walking the red carpet were Cameron Mathison, Sean Kanan, Tracey Bregman, Kirsten Storms, Lesli Kay, Tatyana Ali, Jennie Garth, Portia de Rossi, Ellen DeGeneres, Rachael Ray, John Cusimano, and Darin Brooks – view gallery below.

Photos:  WENN-Fayes Visions

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