31st Daytime Emmy Awards


The 31st Daytime Emmy Awards, commemorating excellence in American daytime programming from 2003, was held on May 21, 2004 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Vanessa Marcil hosted. Creative Arts Emmy Awards were presented on May 15, 2004., it is the last Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony to have aired on NBC. The nominees were announced on May 4, 2004.

Nominations and winners

The following is a partial list of nominees, with winners in bold:

Outstanding Drama Series

The Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to 10 veteran soap opera performers in recognition of their many years of service to the genre:
  1. Rachel Ames
  2. John Clarke
  3. Jeanne Cooper
  4. Eileen Fulton
  5. Don Hastings
  6. Anna Lee*
  7. Ray MacDonnell
  8. Frances Reid
  9. Helen Wagner
  10. Ruth Warrick
* - Anna Lee died a week before the awards ceremony and was honored with a brief moment during the telecast. Her award was accepted on her behalf by her son, actor Jeffrey Byron.