Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan Win Daytime Emmy
"Live with Kelly and Michael" won just weeks before their TV partnership ends.
— -- Just weeks before their daytime TV partnership ends, Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan have won a Daytime Emmy Award.
They were named the winners of the Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host prize at Sunday night's ceremony in Los Angeles.
Strahan's impending departure from "Live with Kelly and Michael" was announced last month. His last day on the show will be May 13.
"I didn't realize we had even won an Emmy until I started getting text messages...from all of my friends," Ripa, 45, said on today's "Live."
Neither Ripa nor Strahan were present at Sunday's ceremony.
Strahan also thanked the show's staff for their incredible hard work. "It's about a team and that's what we have here," he added.
ABC's "General Hospital" won the top award, Outstanding Drama Series, at the Daytime Emmys, which were presented on two nights, including a Creative Arts ceremony on Friday.
You can find all the winners on the Daytime Emmys' Twitter account. Here are the winners in select categories:
Outstanding Drama Series
"General Hospital"
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Tyler Christopher, "General Hospital"
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Mary Beth Evans, "Days of Our Lives"
Outstanding Game Show Host
Craig Ferguson, "Celebrity Name Game"
Outstanding Game Show
"The Price Is Right"
Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Hosts
"Live With Kelly and Michael"
Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment
"The Talk"
Outstanding Host — Talk Show/Informative
"Dr. Oz"
Outstanding Talk Show/Informative
"The Chew"
