The 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards took place Sunday at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium and big winners included "The Young and the Restless," Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest, and "Jeopardy!" icon Alex Trebek.
Trebek's win came in the wake of his announcement in March that he has stage four pancreatic cancer. Accepting the award, Trebek, who has hosted the syndicated show for more than 30 years, admitted worrying about how the sympathy vote would impact his win.
(MORE: Alex Trebek on his cancer treatment: 'I'm fighting through it')"I’m not a big fan of sympathy votes. We should be judged on the merits of our work," he explained. "However, last year, I had just had major surgery to remove two life-threatening blood clots. You think that would elicit a certain amount of sympathy. But I didn’t win, so maybe I’ve been worrying about the wrong thing."
"So I’ll do what Sally Field did [at the Oscars]," he continued. "You guys like me, and you value my work. I tell you if that’s the case, I can live with that.”
Other winners from Sunday's ceremony included Ellen DeGeneres, Rachel Ray and more.
(MORE: What you might not know about 'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek)Here's the complete list of winners:
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Entertainment News Program
Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series
Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Outstanding Morning Program
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host
Outstanding Game Show
Outstanding Game Show Host
Outstanding Culinary Host
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Culinary Program
Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program
Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series
Outstanding Writing Team for a Drama Series
Outstanding Directing Team for a Drama Series
Outstanding Morning Program in Spanish
Outstanding Entertainment Program in Spanish
Outstanding Informative Talk Show
Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
