Soap Opera Star Sonya Eddy’s Family Fighting To Get Her Posthumous Emmy

There’s a battle over soap opera star Sonya Eddy‘s posthumous Daytime Emmy. The late actress’ estranged family is determined to get her Daytime Emmy trophy back from her friend and producing partner.

Eddy died in 2022. She won a Daytime Emmy last month for her work on “General Hospital,” along with her producing partner and friend Tyler Ford accepting the award on her behalf, TMZ reported.

Eddy’s family members now want the award back, and they’re mad that it wasn’t given to them in the first place.

Sonya’s younger brother, Robbie Eddy, told TMZ that the Television Academy didn’t let the family know that his late sister was going to be winning an Emmy, and Tyler told them he’s going to keep her trophy.

The family is planning to send a letter to the academy, and her brother says the family has no plans to take any kind of legal action against Tyler or the academy. However, the whole thing has made it harder to grieve.

They’re hoping Tyler does the “right thing” and hands over her Emmy.

If the Eddys do get the trophy, Sonya’s 84-year-old mother will hold onto it.