Philbin Wins First Daytime Emmy

N E W  Y O R K, May 19 -- Regis Philbin, who replaced Susan Lucci as the Daytime Emmy awards lovable loser, is in the winner's circle.

Philbin was named best game show host for his Who Wants to Bea Millionaire on Friday. He lost that award last year.

"This is for everyone who never won anything in their lives,"Philbin said. "This one's for you."

But that wasn't all for the 10-time loser. He also shared the award for outstanding talk show host with Rosie O'Donnell.

Philbin wasn't on hand to pick up either trophy, since he was performinga nightclub act with Lucci in Atlantic City. He accepted via asatellite hookup with Radio City Music Hall.

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire won the Daytime Emmy for bestgame show for the second straight year— even though it's aprime-time show. Producers say a category for the show had not beenadded to the regular Emmys before the deadline to apply for aDaytime award.

Lovable Losers

Lucci can actually extend a winning streak - sort of. She competed for best actress against All My Children colleagues Julia Barr and Marcy Walker, as well as Martha Byrne of As the World Turns and last year's winner, Susan Flannery of The Bold and the Beautiful.

In the end, Martha Byrne trounced Lucci for her role on As the World Turns.

David Canary won his fifth Emmy for his role on All My Children.

The Best Soap Drama award went to As the World Turns, giving the long-running show its eighth Emmy.

Nathan Lane Produces a Win

Nathan Lane, currently on Broadway with the hit play, TheProducers, won an Emmy for outstanding performer in an animatedseries.

Reading Rainbow won best children's series for the sixthtime. Arthur was named best animated children's series for thethird time.

The awards are given out by the National Academy of TelevisionArts and Sciences.