Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host was an award given every year at the Daytime Emmys ceremony from 1974 to 2014 until the award was divided into two categories: Informative and Entertainment.
In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees.1970s
- 1974: Dinah Shore, Dinah's Place
- 1975: Barbara Walters, Today
- 1976: Dinah Shore, Dinah!
- 1977: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show
- 1978: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show
- 1979: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show
1980s
- 1980: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show
- 1981: Hugh Downs, Over Easy
- 1982: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show
- 1983: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show
- 1984: Gary Collins, Hour Magazine
- 1985: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show
- 1986: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show
- 1987: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show
- 1988: Phil Donahue, The Phil Donahue Show
- 1989: Sally Jessy Raphael, Sally Jessy Raphael
1990s
- 1990: Joan Rivers, The Joan Rivers Show
- 1991: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show
- 1992: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show
- 1993: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show
- 1994: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show
- 1995: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show
- 1996: Montel Williams, The Montel Williams Show
- 1997: Rosie O'Donnell, The Rosie O'Donnell Show
- 1998: Rosie O'Donnell, The Rosie O'Donnell Show and Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show
- 1999: Rosie O'Donnell, The Rosie O'Donnell Show
2000s
- 2000: Rosie O'Donnell, The Rosie O'Donnell Show
- 2001: Regis Philbin, Live with Regis and Rosie O'Donnell, The Rosie O'Donnell Show
- 2002: Rosie O'Donnell, The Rosie O'Donnell Show
- 2003: Wayne Brady, The Wayne Brady Show
- 2004: Wayne Brady, The Wayne Brady Show
- 2005: Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- 2006: Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- 2007: Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- 2008: Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- 2009: Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd & Barbara Walters, The View
2010s
