The 6th Daytime Emmy Awards were held in 1979 to commemorate excellence in American daytime programming from the previous year (1978). The 1979 Emmy awards introduced the supporting actor and actress categories, meaning that five awards were given out that year, a first in the awards show's history. The outstanding individual achievement in technical and design excellence for daytime drama series category made its debut also (which includes video, audio, music, lighting, art and scenic directors, designers, makeup artists, hair dressers, graphic and title sequence designers). The ceremony was telecast at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 17 on CBS. Guiding Light, normally scheduled for 2:30-3:30 p.m., aired a half-hour episode. Love of Life, normally scheduled for 4 p.m., was preempted. Winners in each category are in bold. (en)
La 6ª edizione della cerimonia di premiazione dei Daytime Emmy Awards si è tenuta il 17 maggio 1979 al Vivian Beaumont Theater di New York e ha premiato i migliori programmi e personaggi televisivi del 1978. La cerimonia è stata presentata da Bob Barker ed è stata trasmessa dalla CBS. In questa edizione vengono introdotte per la prima volta le categorie degli attori non protagonisti. (it)
La 6ª edizione della cerimonia di premiazione dei Daytime Emmy Awards si è tenuta il 17 maggio 1979 al Vivian Beaumont Theater di New York e ha premiato i migliori programmi e personaggi televisivi del 1978. La cerimonia è stata presentata da Bob Barker ed è stata trasmessa dalla CBS. In questa edizione vengono introdotte per la prima volta le categorie degli attori non protagonisti. (it)
The 6th Daytime Emmy Awards were held in 1979 to commemorate excellence in American daytime programming from the previous year (1978). The 1979 Emmy awards introduced the supporting actor and actress categories, meaning that five awards were given out that year, a first in the awards show's history. The outstanding individual achievement in technical and design excellence for daytime drama series category made its debut also (which includes video, audio, music, lighting, art and scenic directors, designers, makeup artists, hair dressers, graphic and title sequence designers). (en)