The evening was hosted by Sam Champion , A. J. Hammer and Robin Meade for the first time and the pre-show ceremony was hosted by Hammer and Christi Paul . The drama pre-nominees were announced on February 27 , 2013 , and the nominations were announced during an episode of '' Good Morning America '' on May 1 , 2013 . The acceptance speech format was altered to add live on-stage interviews with recipients directly following their acceptance speeches for the first time in award show history . In related events , the 40th Annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles on June 14 , 2013
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40th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
40th Daytime Emmy Awards