Roger Howarth and Beth Maitland Take Home Trophies at the Daytime Emmys

Roger Howarth and Beth Maitland of the show "The Young and the Restless" won the supporting acting awards at the 53rd annual Daytime Emmys on Friday night in Los Angeles.

Winners

Howarth plays Matt Clark on the CBS soap now and won his first trophy back in 1994 for his role as Todd Manning on "One Life to Live." Maitland was honored for playing Traci Abbott, a part she started playing in 1982 when she won her first supporting actress award. Other winners included Tracee Ellis Ross for her Roku travel show, Ambyr Michelle for emerging talent in a daytime drama for "Beyond the Gates," and Sherri Shepherd as daytime talk series host for "Sherri," which ended its run in May.

Context

The Daytime Emmys are held every year to celebrate excellence in American daytime television programming, including soap operas, talk shows, and travel programs. The ceremony took place at the Hollywood Palladium and was streamed live for the second straight year.