Daytime Emmy awards

Executive producer Bradley Bell, center, accepts the Outstanding Drama Series award for "The Bold and the Beautiful" during the 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on June 19, 2011, in Las Vegas. (Getty)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – "The Bold and the Beautiful" was named best drama at the Daytime Emmy awards for best the third consecutive year during a ceremony in Las Vegas on Sunday.

"The Ellen DeGeneres Show" won the prize for entertainment best talk show for a second year, and "Dr. Oz" best informative talk show for the first time.

The best talk show host prize was a tie between Oz Mehmet of "Dr. Oz" and Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa of "The Regis and Kelly Show."

Quiz mainstays "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune" shared the Daytime Emmy for best game show.

Wayne Brady hosted the ceremony, which included the presentation of career achievement awards to Oprah Winfrey, and game-show hosts Alex Trebek and Pat Sajak. Winfrey accepted her honor in a pre-recorded video.

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