PASADENA, Calif. (AP) \u2014 Sir David Attenborough broke Dick Van Dyke\u2019s record for oldest Daytime Emmy winner on Friday, taking the trophy for daytime personality, non-daily as host of Netflix\u2019s \u201cSecret Lives of Orangutans.\u201d<\/p>\n
Attenborough, who is 99, wasn\u2019t on hand. The Brit\u2019s career as a writer, host and narrator spans eight decades.<\/p>\n
Van Dyke was 98 when he won as guest performer in a daytime drama series for \u201cDays of Our Lives\u201d in 2024. He is the oldest actor to win a Daytime Emmy.<\/p>\n
Jonathan Jackson of \u201cGeneral Hospital\u201d and first-time nominee Susan Walters of \u201cThe Young and the Restless\u201d won supporting acting honors.<\/p>\n
Jackson accepted the trophy for playing Lucky Spencer, a role he originated in 1993 and has played on and off ever since.<\/p>\n
The ABC show also claimed trophies for Alley Mills as guest performer in a daytime drama and its writing team.<\/p>\n
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It was Mills’ second career win for playing Heather Webber. The 74-year-old, who first won in 2023, is best known as the mom on \u201cThe Wonder Years.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’re living in really dark times right now. Everything’s crazy,\u201d Mills told the audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. \u201cWe just got to keep our spirits high.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walters plays Diane Jenkins on CBS’ \u201cY&R,\u201d which she has appeared in during three different stints.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so happy that I won so I can thank my husband of 40 years,\u201d she said, singling out Linden Ashby, who has appeared on the same show.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Young and the Restless\u201d brought a leading 19 nominations into the 52nd annual show. It is just one of three shows nominated for best daytime drama, along with \u201cGeneral Hospital\u201d and \u201cDays of Our Lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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