Lucci has her day
Sudser star wins Emmy; O'Donnell sweeps yakker nods
Lucci, whose status as a longtime loser often overshadowed her work, won the Daytime Emmy award for best actress for portraying the villainous Erica Kane on "All My Children" Friday.
She sobbed as she received a standing ovation.
"Thank you very much. I truly never believed that this would happen," she said.
A tearful Rosie O'Donnell swept the major talkshow awards, winning her third straight honor as best talkshow host and also for best talkshow. It was a boost for O'Donnell, who had a tense fight with actor Tom Selleck over gun control on her show this week.
She twice paid tribute to Oprah Winfrey, who shared the award with her last year. Winfrey, who has won seven of the awards, took herself out of the running after getting a lifetime achievement award last year.
"I one day hope to move through life with the grace and dignity of that woman -- Oprah Winfrey," said O'Donnell, as tears streamed down her face.
The 26th annual Daytime Emmy Awards were given out during a ceremony at New York's Theater at Madison Square Garden, televised on CBS.
A list of winners follows:
