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{{Emmys short description|2011}}

{{Infobox award

| name = 39th Daytime Emmy Awards

| image = 39th Daytime Emmy Awards.jpg

| alt = Promotional poster of the 39th Daytime Emmy Awards in black and yellow.

| caption = Promotional poster

| awarded_for = Outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television

| sponsor =

| date = June 23, 2012

| location = Beverly Hilton Hotel

| country = United States

| presenter = National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

| preshow_host = A.J. Hammer
Nischelle Turner

| most_wins = General Hospital (5)

| most_nominations = General Hospital (23)

| award1_type = Outstanding Drama Series

| award1_winner = General Hospital

| award2_type = Outstanding Game Show

| award2_winner = Jeopardy!

| website = [http://www.emmyonline.org/daytime/ emmyonline.org]

| network = HLN

| producer = Gabriel Gornell
Executive Producer

| previous = 38th

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

| next =40th

}}

The 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), "recognizes outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television production and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast from 2:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m. during the 2011 calendar year".{{cite web|url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_39th_nominations.pdf |title=The 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=May 5, 2013 |date=May 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010122909/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_39th_nominations.html |archive-date=October 10, 2013 |location=New York City |url-status=live }} The ceremony took place on June 23, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST.{{cite web|url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_39th_winners_telecast.pdf|title=The 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Winners|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|access-date=September 15, 2013|date=June 23, 2013|location=New York|archive-date=November 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110053347/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/daytime-emmy-awards-2012-winners-nominees-341308|url-status=dead}} The ceremony was televised in the United States by HLN and produced by LocoDistro and Executive Producer Gabriel Gornell.{{cite web|last=Fairman|first=Michael|title=BREAKING NEWS: Daytime Emmy Awards to be Televised on HLN!|url=http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/breaking-news-daytime-emmy-awards-to-be-televised-on-hln/2012/05/24/|publisher=On-Air On-Soaps|access-date=September 15, 2013|date=May 24, 2012|location=Los Angeles}}

The evening was not hosted however the pre-show ceremony was hosted by A.J. Hammer and Nischelle Turner. The drama pre-nominees were announced on March 2, 2012,{{cite web|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/_pdf/39th%20Annual%20Daytime%20Emmy%20Awards%20Drama%20Performer%20Pre-nominations-Final.pdf|title=The 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Pre-Nominations|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|access-date=February 27, 2013|date=May 13, 2013|location=New York|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000349/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/_pdf/39th%20Annual%20Daytime%20Emmy%20Awards%20Drama%20Performer%20Pre-nominations-Final.pdf|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} and the nominations were announced during an episode of The Today Show on May 9, 2012. In related events, the 39th Annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles on June 17, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_39th_creative_winners.html|title=The 39th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award Winners|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|access-date=June 20, 2013|date=June 14, 2013|location=New York}}

General Hospital won the most awards, with a total of five wins including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team and other Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The soap opera also had the most awards with a total of 23 (including Creative Arts Emmy Awards). Anthony Geary won its seventh win in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series category. Live! with Regis and Kelly won in the Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment category for its last season. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to television producer Bill Geddie.{{cite web|url=http://day39th.emmyonline.org/day_39th_telecast_program.pdf|title=The 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|access-date=September 15, 2013|date=May 9, 2013|location=New York|pages=14–16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710142700/http://day39th.emmyonline.org/day_39th_telecast_program.pdf|archive-date=July 10, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} The ceremony attracted 912,000 viewers (not counting four repeat broadcasts which brought the total to 2 million), the broadcast was "the most watched regularly scheduled, non-news telecast" ever on HLN, but by far the least-watched Daytime Emmy ceremony ever.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/daytime-emmy-awards-912000-viewers-sets-record-for-hln-and-franchise--high-and-low-respectively/2012/06/25/gJQA3IHU2V_blog.html |title=Daytime Emmy Awards' 912,000 viewers sets record for HLN and franchise — high and low, respectively |last=de Moraes |first=Lisa |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=September 15, 2013|date=June 25, 2012}}