First awarded 1974 Most nominations Alex Trebek, (27) Country United States of America Currently held by Craig Ferguson | Most awards Bob Barker, (14) Official website emmyonline.org/daytime Instituted 1974 Category of Daytime Emmy Award | |
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Awarded for Outstanding Host in a Game Show Presented by National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences People also search for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show / Informative Winners & Nominees Craig FergusonCelebrity Name Game, Craig Ferguson, Winner, Billy GardellMonopoly Millionaires' Club, Billy Gardell, Nominee, Steve HarveyFamily Feud, Steve Harvey, Nominee, Brooke BurnsThe Chase, Brooke Burns, Nominee, Wayne BradyLet's Make a Deal, Wayne Brady, Nominee, Craig FergusonCelebrity Name Game, Craig Ferguson, Winner, Pat SajakWheel of Fortune, Pat Sajak, Nominee, Steve HarveyFamily Feud, Steve Harvey, Nominee, Todd NewtonFamily Game Night, Todd Newton, Nominee, Steve HarveyFamily Feud, Steve Harvey, Winner, Jeff FoxworthyThe American Bible Challenge, Jeff Foxworthy, Nominee, Todd NewtonFamily Game Night, Todd Newton, Nominee, Wayne BradyLet's Make a Deal, Wayne Brady, Nominee, Ben BaileyCash Cab, Ben Bailey, Winner, Billy EichnerBilly on the Street, Billy Eichner, Nominee, Steve HarveyFamily Feud, Steve Harvey, Nominee, Alex TrebekJeopardy!, Alex Trebek, Nominee, Wayne BradyLet's Make a Deal, Wayne Brady, Nominee, Todd NewtonFamily Game Night, Todd Newton, Winner, Meredith VieiraWho Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Meredith Vieira, Nominee, Ben BaileyCash Cab, Ben Bailey, Nominee, Wayne BradyLet's Make a Deal, Wayne Brady, Nominee | ||
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It is given to honor the outstanding work of a game show host who has appeared in at least 19% of total episodes for the calendar year.
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The 1st Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony was held in 1974 with Peter Marshall receiving the award for his hosting duty on the panel game show Hollywood Squares. The award category was originally called Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Game or Audience Participation Show before changing to its current title in 1985. The awards ceremony was not aired on television in 1983 and 1984, having been criticized for voting integrity. The Emmy was named after an "Immy", an affectionate term used to refer to the image orthicon camera tube. The statuette was designed by Louis McManus, who modeled the award after his wife, Dorothy. The Emmy statuette is fifteen inches tall from base to tip, weighing five pounds and is composed of iron, pewter, zinc and gold.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 18 hosts. In 1983, Betty White became the first woman to win the award. White also joins Meredith Vieira as the only two females to have garnered the award. In 1990, Bob Barker and Alex Trebek tied for the award, which was the first tie in this category. Also in 1990, Barker became the host with the most wins in the category when he won a fifth time, surpassing Marshall's previous record of four; Barker went on to win in nine additional years, ultimately receiving fourteen wins. Trebek has since received four additional wins. Trebek also has been nominated on 27 occasions, more than any other host. As of the 2016 ceremony, Craig Ferguson is the most recent winner in this category for his hosting duty on the syndicated game show Celebrity Name Game.
Winners and nominees
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.
Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals received two or more Game Show Host awards:
The following individuals received two or more Game Show Host nominations: