'View' co-hosts win 1st Daytime Emmy

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd and Barbara Walters have won the Daytime Emmy Award for best U.S. talk show host.

This is the first time in 12 years the oft-nominated panelists of the popular chat show have won the award, which was announced Sunday.

None of the co-hosts were present to accept the honor.

In another series first, "The Bold and the Beautiful" won the Emmy for daytime drama series at the ceremony in Los Angeles.

Susan Haskell won the Emmy for best actress for her work on "One Life to Live" and Christian LeBlanc took home the statuette for best actor for his performance in "The Young and the Restless."

"Rachael Ray" was the winner of the prize for entertainment talk show and "Tyra Banks" earned the gong for informative talk show.

"Cristina's Court," presided over by Judge Cristina Perez, picked up the trophy for legal show, "Cash Cab" garnered the Emmy for best game show and "Good Morning America" was named outstanding morning program.