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38th Daytime Emmy Winners and Press Room Photo Gallery!
Photo Credit: Steven Bergman
Last night at the 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, the winners in the Daytime Drama categories and various other daytime programming categories were escorted from the stage through the press room, where they were greeted by photographers and journalists from across the globe. In addition, many of the soap star presenters also took some time and posed for some photos and chatted with the press corp.
On-Air On-Soaps put together a photo gallery of some backstage winning moments. Who was not thrilled for GH’s Laura Wright’s first Lead Actress Emmy? Or, Jonathan Jackson’s win for this sensational performance as Lucky, in the scenes where he confronted Liz and Nik about their affair? In addition, B&B’s Scott Clifton finally shed his Susan Lucci-esque curse winning Younger Actor, and a surprised Heather Tom won for Supporting Actress from the same series!
The Bell family had a huge night! Brad Bell and The Bold and the Beautiful won their third Daytime Emmy in a row with their victory in Sin City for Drama Series and tied with Y&R for Directing Team. Brad’s sister-in-law, Y&R’s Maria Arena Bell, took home her first Emmy ever, for Y&R’s victory as Outstanding Writing Team.
After the jump view our Winners/Presenters gallery!
Remember to view the complete Winners/Press Room photos, make sure to hit the NEXT GROUP button next to the + sign, or just let it play as a slideshow.
So, who are you most happy about winning the gold last night? Let us know!
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Alan Dysert, who played Sean Cudahy on ABC’s All My Children has died. He was 75-years-old. The news of his passing came from his wife Michele who shared via a Facebook post that Dysert died back on October 23.
“My heart is broken as I share that my beloved husband, Alan, passed away on October 23, 2026. While I am struggling to imagine life without him, I am forever grateful to have experienced what so many people spend their lives searching for — the love of a lifetime,” Michele expressed.
While a cause of death was not made public at this time, Michele admitted that Alan, “faced more than his share of health challenges over the years, yet he continued to approach life with determination, humor, and gratitude.”
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Dysert wrote about his battle with a rare, aggressive and incurable cancer in his 2023 autobiography, Lights, Camera, Cancer! He spoke of having undergone four major cancer-related surgeries, and many rounds of chemotherapy and CT scans.
SEAN CUDAHY WAS ‘BAD GUY’ PERSONFIED
On All My Children, Dysert played Sean Cudahy, the con man villain to his brother, good guy, Tom Cudahy played by Richard Shoberg. Dysert played the role between 1980 and 1990 returning for multiple story arcs, which included being revealed to be the murderer of Sybil Thorne. He was also involved in several affairs including with the impressionable Devon McFadden (Tricia Pursley).
THE LIVES HE TOUCHED
Alan’s longtime agent Melinda Eisnagule told PEOPLE his death is a “loss to our community and to the acting community at large. He touched so many lives and made the industry and the world a better place every day with his positive energy and kindness.”
Dysert leaves behind his wife, Michele and his two sons Cody and Cooper and will be remembered by those who knew him for a career that spanned the theatre, film, TV and performance coaching, and of course being a part of the legacy of All My Children.
Share your remembrances and condolences on the passing of Alan Dysert, All My Children’s Sean Cudahy, via the comment section below.
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Mark Consuelos Celebrates Kelly Ripa’s 56th Birthday on ‘Live,’ But Remember When Wendy Williams Outed the Couple as Married Before Anyone at ‘All My Children’ Knew?
On the Friday, October 2 episode of Live with Kelly and Mark, the morning talk show marked the 56th birthday of Kelly Ripa (ex-Hayley Vaughan Santos, All My Children).
During the opening segment, Mark Consuelos (ex-Mateo Santos, All My Children) humorously comparing his wife to both Gandhi and Groucho Marx, reflecting on both her comedic ability and peaceful ways.
Later, they went on to discuss the origins of her name and the most popular picks to name babies back in the year she was born, 1970. They were Kimberly, Lisa, and Jennifer for girls and Michael, David, and James for the boys.
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Ripa recalled that she learned she was almost named Kim. However, their neighbors at the time had two daughters Kelly and Kim, which is what her parents wanted to call them, but they settled on Kelly and and her younger sister, Linda.
At the conclusion of the episode, Mark rolled out a huge cake for his wife. It was, “Happy birthday from all of us here at Live and at home.” Next, he cut the cake, and Ripa grabbed his face and gave him a “thank you” kiss.
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KELLY AND MARK TRIED TO KEEP THEIR VEGAS WEDDING ON THE DOWN LOW
All of this brings back memories of how Kelly and Mark’s Las Vegas wedding ceremony went public in 1996 while the two were still on All My Children playing Mateo Santos and Hayley Vaughan. In essence, they were outed by then radio host Wendy Williams! They discussed it on the talk show back in 2024.
In fact, the duo hid their marriage from their All My Children castmates for months, until they found out Williams got wind of the nuptials and spread the intel on the airwaves.
The two recalled their secret wedding on a 2024 episode of Live! “We’d eloped. It’d been a few months at that point. We’d been married for three months, nobody at All My Children knew we were even dating, much less married to each other. We’re brushing our teeth and we’ve got Wendy Williams’ radio show on. We’re listening, and she’s like, ‘I’ve got celebrity dish!”
EYEWITNESS
Next Ripa continued, “The celebrities,’ I guess they had a broad use of the term back then, was the fact that ‘two soap stars from All My Children, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos eloped in Las Vegas.’ There was this eyewitness that worked in the Clark County courthouse that said we eloped, and the news broke, and we had to tell everybody we were married.”
Live With Kelly and Mark airs weekdays in syndication. Check your local listings for times in your area.
Share your birthday wishes for Kelly in the comment section, and let us know your thoughts on how Wendy Williams broadcast the news, unbeknownst to the All My Children newlyweds, that they tied the knot in Vegas? Check out Mark and the ‘Live’ studio audience singing ‘happy birthday’ to Kelly in the post below.
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‘All My Children’ Movie Writers for Lifetime Revealed: Ron Carlivati, Jamey Giddens and Leo Richardson
This week began and as reported with a spotlight article on Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos and how their production entity, Milojo, has been teeing up the All My Children reboot with Lifetime.
The L.A. Times featured the married couple, co-hosts of Live with Kelly and Mark, and former All My Children cast members (where they met and fell in love) about their plans to bring two All My Children movies to Lifetime and how they are working with the Agnes Nixon estate to make it come to fruition,
On Wednesday, it was revealed by Daytime Confidential, that All My Children reboot producer, Andrew Stearn handpicked none other than Ron Carlivati (ex-head writer, One Life to Live, General Hospital and Days of our Lives) and Jamey Giddens (who is the new co-head writer of The Young and the Restless, following his tenures on the writing teams of Beyond the Gates and Days of Our Lives), as the two scribes who will bring the first of two of Kelly and Mark’s All My Children movies to the page.
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RON CARLIVATI AND JAMEY GIDDENS CONFIRM THEIR BOARDING THE ALL MY CHILDREN MOVIE PROJECT
The second installment is said to be written by primetime writer Leo Richardson whose credits include: Star, Katy Keene and more recently the Penn Badgley (ex-Phillip Chancellor IV, The Young and the Restless) starring series, You.
Richardson also wrote for three years on the U.K.’s long-running soap, EastEnders. All My Children revival fans will recall Richardson’s name was attached as the writer for the first incarnation of the All My Children movies, entitled, Pine Valley.
Ron Carlivati took to X and confirmed he is indeed boarding the All My Children movie project. Carlivati shared, “So excited to share this news! Thanks to Andrew Stearn, Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos, Albert Bianchini and the Agnes Nixon estate for entrusting Jamey Giddens and me with the first of two planned All My Children movies for Lifetime! Stay tuned!”
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Jamey Giddens confirmed DC’s announcement by taking to his account on X and expressing, “I’ve been booked and busy in 2026. Thanks to Andrew Stearn, the Agnes Nixon estate, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos for entrusting Ron Carlivati, and me with the first of two planned All My Children movies for Lifetime!”
Some fans seemed to question how Giddens could be writing for the first All My Children movie at Lifetime, when he is the new co-head writer at The Young and the Restless with Dan O’Connor. Jamey answered that head on via X and explained, “We turned in our All My Children script months ago. My sole focus as of this past Monday, is Genoa City, Wisconsin! #YR”
ERICA KANE, MARIA SANTOS AND HAYLEY AND MATEO SANTOS TO APPEAR IN THE ALL MY CHILDREN MOVIE REVIVAL?
In the planned stories, Susan Lucci’s Erica Kane and Eva LaRue’s Maria Santos will be two characters whose lives we will get to see for the first time since the series was canceled by ABC back in 2011 after 41 years on the air. As well, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos confirmed they will make brief appearances on-screen; one could assume as Hayley and Mateo Santos.
“It’d be wonderful to give the fans something that they’ve been yearning for so many years,” shared Mark Consuelos to the LA Times. “All My Children gave me my family. I met my wife there. It gave me my start in the business. It gave us so much. It would be a dream to be able to give back.”
So, what do you think of Ron Carlivati and Jamey Giddens getting nod to write the All My Children movie #1 script and Leo Richardson #2? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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Laura Wright was the best part of the entire show! so deserving!
..Too bad they didn’t announce the lead actor category earlier. I guess they knew with those results, people would be switching channels real fast. It was terrible..not even clips from the hard work the actors were nominated for..a real slap in the face
James was robbed of the Emmy last night to MP, a guy who wasn’t even expected to be in the running as a serious winner. The whole show sucked and I should have known that once again NBC DOOL would be snubbed and the other soaps pimped. And what was with the two Emmy tie thing? Did they think if one winner won, they could piss off someone else? Doesn’t matter…in my eyes James WAS the winner not only this year, but the last. He deserved it on the merit he is the best daytime saop actor and makes gold into the sh*t he was given to work with. James was the WINNER
~~I so AGREE with you~~no one compares to him,in television land or even on the big screen~Love that MAN~~CC~~
Good for her. Thought she got a bad deal from AMC. Finally she was able to do something with her hair. HA HA
Phyliss from Young & The Restless should have won instead of Laura 🙁
Yes Michelles taltent makes Laura wrights talent look like a dead horse.
James indeed had the best reel. But I’m not surprised. The Emmys are all about politics. Hopefully next year he will be up for it again
, I watched all the clips and he deserved the win!!!! That really sucks James really did deserve it doesn’t these people understand that it takes real talent to turn crappy writing into gold like James has done
I’m a lapsed GH fan and while I didn’t appreciate the scene JJ won for I do think he is a good actor–he cries too much–sorry.
I love Y&R my fav soap and I really loved all their wins and they should have won best show but B&B is okay also.
My favorite win of the night Michael Park for Jack on ATWT!!!!
Woohoo!!! Still so happy Laura Wright won!!! That is the best kind of a win when someone is so talented and has worked for 20 years without a win. So happy! Congratulations Laura!!!
Laura Wright is a great and talented actress. She really deserved to win an Emmy last night.
Laura Wright won didn’t see that one coming. I would like to know what the actors picked for their second tapes.
Remember when no one thought that couldn’t be played by anyone other than Sarah Brown. now Sarah, Tamara and Laura have emmys!!!!!!!! Tamara should have won in 2004 she was robbed!!
i ment to say CARLY
! am thrilled for Laura Wright and Jonathan Jackson. It was very cute and wonderful when Jonathan brought his two children on stage with him. I wonder what they were experiencing with Dad. I did not like the show because I felt I was at some fundraisers. What was that all about. This award show should have been about entertainment, and seeing stars, etc. But to ask for money on an award show is a no-no to me. Granted the charities all were deserving, but then have a show of their own. I think the fans were disappointed. There is a time and place for everything!…
Very happy to see Laura Wright and Jonathan Jackson win. I was also happy for Scott Clifton. Sorry that Lexi Ainsworth did not win, especially since her scenes were riveting, but I am sure she will have lots of sensational storylines to come. Very disappointed in the broadcast overall though, as it seemed more like a live advertisement for Las Vegas, as opposed to a celebration of daytime television. What happened to the days where we (the fans) were able to see snippets of the clips the stars entered, when their names were read during the nominations, as well as the clips from each of the top nominated shows? How do we expect to get more interest back into the soaps if we don’t take advantage of shows, such as the Daytime Emmys to showcase all the talent in our soaps? Congrats to all the winners!!!!
go spencers, congrats to laura and jonathan of GH , the biggest dissappointment was that awful chick from amc winning in the young actress category, what the hell did she win for?
James deserved to win, hopefully he would get this Emmy soon.
Next time they can held a marathon for all those fund raise projects they was showing all night. They should have focus only on the soaps. Glad that LW won the Emmy and I agree that JS should have won an emmy.
Woohoo!!! Congratulations Laura! Love being able to watch the win… thanks Michael!
OMG been watching for years and this was the Worst daytime Emmys show. Just one big informercial!!!! Laura Wright and Jonathan Jackson the Best!!!! Didn’t even see Clips!!! Very disappointed!!!!
38th Annual daytime emmys awards were over all rush and somewhat boring. Bold and beautiful winning drama series was no shocker, michael park winning again left a sour taste in mouth, laura wright win for lead actress was awesome!, heather tom win was a shocker as well over many talented ladies(I love her anyway), johnthan jackson win I saw coming but I wish. Doug davidsion would have won, brittany allen beating lexi and emily was a huge slap in the face and scott cliftion win ov er chad duell and even days chamdler was a shocker, not really, days is always robbed!!!!!