Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host

The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host, originally called Outstanding Talk Show Host, is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) to honor daytime talk show hosts.

It was first presented as the Outstanding Talk Show Host award at the 1st Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony held in 1974. From the 42nd Daytime Emmy Awards in 2015 to the 49th Daytime Emmy Awards in 2022, the award was divided into two specific categories: Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host, honoring hosts of talk shows that were more informative in nature, and Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host, honoring hosts of talk shows that were more entertainment in nature. In 2023, the NATAS merged the two specific categories back into one, under the new official name Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host.

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 (tie)
 * 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 (tie)
 * 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

2015–2022
The award was split into Talk Show Host—Informative and Talk Show Host—Entertainment.

2023–present
The two separate Informative and Entertainment awards were merged back into a single Daytime Talk Series Host award.

Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals received two or more wins in this category:

The following individuals received two or more nominations in this category: