The ongoing prank war between Matt Lauer and Ellen DeGeneres spilled onto the Daytime Emmys Sunday night when throughout an opening sketch the talk show host modified the "Today" show host's head onto a guy's body clad only in tasseled pasties, underclothing and lace-topped stockings.
Tyra Banks host the awards reveal which honors daytime soap, game programs and daytime talk shows like "Ellen" which snagged Emmy gold for best talk show.
Host Tyra Banks speaks onstage throughout The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at Warner Bros. Studios on April 26. Jesse Grant/Getty Images for NATAS
Among the night's other huge winners was Betty White, 93, who was honored with a lifetime achievement award.
"Hello, gorgeous," she said to her trophy. "When I started in 1949 I had no idea that I 'd still be around at this point, for one thing, or that I 'd still be privileged enough to still be in this company. And it is such a privilege.".
Starlet Betty White accepts Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award onstage during The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Jesse Grant/Getty Images for NATAS.
Starlet Betty White accepts Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award onstage during The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
The very best drama award was a tie that went to both "Days of our Lives" and "The Young and the Restless.".
Emmys also went to former nighttime talk show host Craig Ferguson, who won best game show host for his new program "Celebrity Name Game"; "Entertainment Tonight" for best home entertainment news program; Amelia Heinle, for finest supporting starlet in a drama series for "The Young and the Restless,.
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