4th Daytime Emmy Awards

The 4th Daytime Emmy Awards were held in 1977 to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year (1976). The fourth awards only had three categories, and thus three awards were given.

Winners in each category are in bold.

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series

*"All My Children"
*"Another World"
*"Days of Our Lives"
*"The Edge of Night"
*"Ryan's Hope"

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

*Lawrence Keith (Nick Davis, "All My Children")
*James Pritchett (Dr. Matt Powers, "The Doctors")
*Farley Granger (Dr. Will Vernon, "One Life to Live")
*Val Dufour (John Wyatt, "Search for Tomorrow")
*Larry Haines (Stuart Bergman, "Search for Tomorrow")

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

*Frances Heflin (Mona Kane, "All My Children")
*Beverlee McKinsey (Iris Carrington, "Another World")
*Nancy Addison (Jill Coleridge, "Ryan's Hope")
*Helen Gallagher (Maeve Ryan, "Ryan's Hope")
*Mary Stuart (Joanne Vincente, "Search for Tomorrow")

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Writing

* "All My Children"
* Ryan's Hope
* "As The World Turns"
* "Another World"
* "Days of Our Lives"

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Directing

* "Another World"
* "Days of Our Lives"
* "As The World Turns"
* Ryan's Hope
* "The Edge of Night"

Outstanding Game Show

*Family Feud - A Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production for ABC
*The $20,000 Pyramid - A Bob Stewart Production for ABC
*The Hollywood Squares - A Heatter-Quigley Production for NBC
*Match Game - A Mark-Goodson-Bill Todman Production for CBS
*Tattletales - A Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production for CBS

Outstanding Game Show Host

*Bert Convy ("Tattletales")
*Dick Clark ("The $20,000 Pyramid"}
*Gene Rayburn ("Match Game")