The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).
[3][4] The Emmy was named after an "Immy", an affectionate term used to refer to the image orthicon camera tube.
[5] The statuette was designed by Louis McManus, who modeled the award after his wife, Dorothy.
The statuette weighs 5 pounds and is composed of iron, pewter, zinc and gold.
General Hospital holds the record for the most awards, winning on sixteen occasions.