Winners and nominees
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
| Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Performance of a Musical Artist and the Program’s production |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | |
| First awarded | 2016 |
| Last awarded | 2019 |
| Currently held by | The cast of The Band's Visit , Today Show (2019) |
| Website | emmyonline.org/daytime |
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program was an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).
It was first awarded at the 43rd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 2016 when the award was originally called Outstanding Musical Performance in a Talk Show/Morning Program and was first presented to Rachel Platten for her performance of her hit single "Fight Song" on the morning program Good Morning America . [1] [2] [3] The Award honors the work of a musical artist and the Program’s production of the performance. [4] With the current title award name that was established in 2017, on-camera musical performances from any appropriate Daytime show and several entries for performances by different musical artists appearing on a program are eligible to enter the competition, rather than just a talk show or morning program. [5]
The award was removed in November of 2019 after category changes were announced. [6]
The Emmy was named after an "Immy", an affectionate term used to refer to the image orthicon camera tube. [7] The statuette was designed by Louis McManus, who modeled the award after his wife, Dorothy. [7] The Emmy statuette is fifteen inches tall from base to tip. The statuette weighs 5 pounds and is composed of iron, pewter, zinc and gold. [7]
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
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