Daytime Emmy nominee Ellen DeGeneres and her partner actress Portia de Rossi arrive at the 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on April 28, 2006.
Actress Susan Lucci, of the daytime's "All My Children," poses with Sesame Street puppets on the red carpet at the Daytime Emmys April 28, 2006. Lucci won her first daytime Emmy in 1999 after 19 nominations.
Star Jones Reynolds arrives with her husband Al Reynolds for the Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on April 28, 2006. Her talk show "The View" was nominated for 10 daytime Emmys this year.
Caroll Spinney, the man behind Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, arrives at the Emmys on April 28, 2006. Spinney was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Rick Springfield opened the Emmy awards ceremony with a medley of his greatest hits. Springfield played Dr. Noah Drake on "General Hospital" from 1981-1983 before embarking on a music career. He returned to the show in 2005.
Ellen DeGeneres accepts the award for outstanding talk show host, for her work on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre on April 28, 2006. The comedian also won a trophy for best talk show.
"Guiding Light" stars Tom Pelphrey and Gina Tognoni received outstanding younger actor in a drama and outstanding supporting actress in a drama awards.
During the live broadcast on April 28 Barbara Walters announced that funny lady Rosie O'Donnell will replace Meredith Vieira on "The View." "We're so lucky to have her," Walters said.
Talk show hostess Tyra Banks was a presenter at the Daytime Emmys on April 28.