The awards -- named by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and announced on "The Today Show" -- recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television.
Nominated for Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment were "Rachael Ray," "Live! with Regis And Kelly" and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." The nominations for Outstanding Talk Show/Informative format went to "Dr. Phil," "The Doctors" and "The Tyra Banks Show."
The five "View" panelists -- Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd and Barbara Walters -- share the nomination for Outstanding Talk Show Host, competing against DeGeneres, Ray, Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. The lifetime achievement award this year will go to PBS' long-running children's program "Sesame Street."
Vanessa Williams is set to host the 36th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards, which will be broadcast live from Los Angeles on Aug. 30 on the CW.






Who is your favorite female daytime talk show host?
The Ladies of The View
Ellen Degeneres
Rachel Ray
Oprah Winfrey
Tyra Banks
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