12th Daytime Emmy Awards

{{Emmys short description|1984|1985}}

{{Infobox award

| name = 12th Daytime Emmy Awards

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| date = August 1, 1985

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| presenter = National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

| host = Bob Barker

| award1_type = Outstanding Drama Series

| award1_winner = The Young and the Restless

| award2_type = Outstanding Game Show

| award2_winner = The $25,000 Pyramid

| network = CBS

| previous = 11th

| main = {{nowrap|Daytime Emmy Awards}}

| next = 13th

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The 12th Daytime Emmy Awards were held on Thursday, August 1, 1985, on CBS to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from March 6, 1984, to March 5, 1985. Two new categories were added: Outstanding Young Man in a Daytime Drama Series and Outstanding Ingenue in a Daytime Drama Series. Of the 13 categories (including Lifetime Achievement) available that year, the broadcast showed the presentation of awards in seven categories.

Broadcast from 3-4:30 p.m., it preempted Guiding Light and Body Language. The telecast marked the last time the Daytime Emmys would preempt any network programming airing at 4 p.m. EST.

Winners in each category are in bold.{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/emmys/archives/1984.php|access-date=April 11, 2016|work=Soapcentral|title=The Twelfth Annual Daytime Emmy Awards}}

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

Outstanding Young Man in a Daytime Drama Series

Outstanding Ingenue in a Daytime Drama Series

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Writing

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Directing

  • All My Children
  • One Life to Live
  • As the World Turns
  • Guiding Light
  • Days of our Lives

Outstanding Game Show

Outstanding Game Show Host

[[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program|Outstanding Animated Program]]

Outstanding Film Sound Editing

  • Richard C. Allen, Robert T. Gillis, Richard Bruce Elliott, Michael L. DePatie, Michael Tomack and Ron Fedele (Muppet Babies)
  • David Gelfand (ABC Afterschool Specials)

Lifetime achievement award

References

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  • {{cite web | title =Daytime Emmy Awards | publisher =Internet Movie Database | url =https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000206/1985}}

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