The Daytime Emmys: And The Nominees Are…

emmy208The Daytime Emmy nominations were announced early Wednesday morning. The CBS Television Network led the group with a whopping 50 nominations, in total. PBS was a close second with 44 total nominations. Topping the few but ever present daytime dramas was CBS’s “The Young and the Restless.”

“General Hospital” (ABC) grabbed 19, “Days of Our Lives” (NBC) grabbed 17 and CBS’s “The Bold and the Beautiful” took 15 nominations. For a full list of nominations, check it out below!

The awards will be presented on June 16 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, broadcast live on HLN.

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Days of Our Lives (NBC)
General Hospital (ABC)
One Life To Live (ABC)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

SUSAN FLANNERY, as Stephanie Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful
Peggy McCay, as Caroline Brady
Days of our Lives
MICHELLE STAFFORD, as Phyllis Summers Newman
The Young and the Restless
HEATHER TOM, as Katie Logan Spencer
The Bold and the Beautiful

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Peter Bergman, as Jack Abbott
The Young and the Restless
Doug Davidson, as Paul Williams
The Young and the Restless
MICHAEL MUHNEY, as Adam Newman
The Young and the Restless
Jason Thompson, as Patrick Drake
General Hospital

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

JULIE MARIE BERMAN, as Lulu Spencer
General Hospital
MELISSA CLAIRE EGAN, as Chelsea Newman
The Young and the Restless
Jessica Collins, as Avery Bailey Clark
The Young and the Restless
Katherine Kelly Lang, as Brooke Logan
The Bold and the Beautiful
ARIANNE ZUCKER, as Nicole Walker
Days of our Lives

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

BRADFORD ANDERSON, as Damien Spinelli
General Hospital
Jeff Branson, as Ronan Malloy
The Young and the Restless
SCOTT CLIFTON, as Liam Cooper aka William Spencer III
The Bold and the Beautiful
BILLY MILLER, as Billy Abbott
The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Kristen Alderson, as Starr Manning
General Hospital
Hunter King, as Summer Newman
The Young and the Restless
JACQUELINE MACINNES WOOD, as Steffy Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful
Lindsey Morgan, as Kristina Corinthos Davis
General Hospital

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Max Ehrich, as Fenmore Baldwin
The Young and the Restless
BRYTON JAMES, as Devon Hamilton Winters
The Young and the Restless
CHANDLER MASSEY, as Will Horton
Days of our Lives
Freddie Smith, as Sonny Kiriakis
Days of our Lives

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW / ENTERTAINMENT

The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Syndicated)
Live! with Kelly and Michael (Syndicated)
The Talk (CBS)
The View (ABC)

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW / INFORMATIVE

The Doctors (Syndicated)
The Dr. Oz Show (Syndicated)
Katie (ABC)

OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW

Cash Cab (Discovery Channel)
Family Feud (Syndicated)
Jeopardy! (Syndicated)
Let’s Make a Deal (CBS)
The Price Is Right (CBS)
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (Syndicated)

OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW HOST

BEN BAILEY, Cash Cab (Discovery Channel)
WAYNE BRADY, Let’s Make a Deal (CBS)
BILLY EICHNER, Funny Or Die’s Billy on the Street (Fuse)
STEVE HARVEY, Family Feud (Syndicated)
ALEX TREBEK, Jeopardy (Syndicated)

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW HOST

ANDERSON COOPER, Anderson Live (Syndicated)
STEVE HARVEY, Steve Harvey (Syndicated)
RICKI LAKE, The Ricki Lake Show (Syndicated)
DR. MEHMET OZ, The Dr. Oz Show (Syndicated)
RACHAEL RAY, Rachael Ray (Syndicated)

OUTSTANDING HOST IN A LIFESTYLE/TRAVEL PROGRAM

PAIGE DAVIS, Home Made Simple (OWN)
LEEZA GIBBONS, My Generation (PBS)
JACK HANNA, Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild (Syndicated)
SUZANNE SOMERS, The Suzanne Show (Syndicated)

OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S ANIMATED PROGRAM

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (Nickelodeon)
Penguins of Madagascar (Nickelodeon)
Robot and Monster (Nickelodeon)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Nickelodeon)
WordGirl (PBS)

OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S SERIES

The Aquabats! Super Show! (THE HUB)
Everyday Health (Syndicated)
R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour The Series (THE HUB)
SciGirls (PBS)

OUTSTANDING PRE-SCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM

Bubble Guppies (Nickelodeon)
Dinosaur Train (PBS)
Disney Jake and the Never Land Pirates (Disney Channel)
Justin Time (Sprout)

OUTSTANDING CULINARY PROGRAM
Best Thing I Ever Made (Food Network)
Bobby Flay’s Barbecue Addiction (Food Network)
Giada At Home (Food Network)
Recipe Rehab (Syndicated)
Trisha’s Southern Kitchen (Food Network)

OUTSTANDING LEGAL/COURTROOM PROGRAM

Judge Judy (Syndicated)
Last Shot with Judge Gunn (Syndicated)
The People’s Court (Syndicated)

OUTSTANDING LIFESTYLE PROGRAM

CAPTURE w/ Mark Seliger (YouTube)
Home & Family (Hallmark)
HOOKED UP w/ Tom Colicchio (YouTube)
The Martha Stewart Show (Hallmark)
My Generation (PBS)
This Old House (PBS)

OUTSTANDING MORNING PROGRAM

CBS Sunday Morning
Good Morning America (ABC)
Today Show (NBC)

OUTSTANDING NEW APPROACHES – ENHANCEMENT TO A DAYTIME PROGRAM OR SERIES

The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Syndicated)
Little Children, Big Challenges: Divorce (PBS)
mtvU’s Against Our Will Campaign (MTVu)
SciGirls (PBS)

OUTSTANDING NEW APPROACHES – ORIGINAL DAYTIME PROGRAM OR SERIES

The Beauty Inside (YouTube, Facebook)
Chuck Vanderchuck (PBS)
Design Squad Nation (PBS)
Get the Math (PBS)

OUTSTANDING PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN’S SERIES

The Fresh Beat Band (Nickelodeon)
Pajanimals (NBC)
Sesame Street (PBS)

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT – EPISODIC

Dora’s Fantastic Gymnastics Adventure Campaign (Nickelodeon)
Kids’ Choice Awards 2012 Campaign (Nickelodeon)
SpongeBob Stop Motion Christmas Campaign (Nickelodeon)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Campaign (Nickelodeon)
TRON Rap Music Video (Disney XD)

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT – INSTITUTIONAL

The Ellen DeGeneres Show – Celebrity (Syndicated)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show – Ellen/Steve (Syndicated)
Good Morning America (ABC)
I’m Positive (MTV)
Kids’ Pick the President Campaign (Nickelodeon)

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS ANIMATED PROGRAM

Dan Vs. (The HUB)
The Legend of Korra (Nickelodeon)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Cartoon Network)

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS SERIES

Made (MTV)
Sanjay Gupta, MD (CNN)
Super Soul Sunday (OWN)

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS SPECIAL

86th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
Giada At Home: The Royal Treatment (Food Network)
Guy’s Family Reunion (Food Network)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN A CHILDREN’S SERIES

KEVIN CLASH, as Elmo
Sesame Street
JEFF CORWIN, as Host
Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin
JOEY MAZZARINO, as Papa Bear, Murray Monster, Blogg and AM Carson Daly
Sesame Street
DAVID RUDMAN, as Cookie Monster and Two-Headed Monster
Sesame Street

OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM

CURTIS ARMSTRONG, as Dan
Dan Vs.
JIM CUMMINGS, as Hondo Onaka
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
DAVID TENNANT, as Huyang
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
LEE TOCKAR, as Pronto
Slugterra
JERRY TRAINOR, as Dudley Puppy
T.U.F.F. Puppy
SAM WITWER, as Darth Maul
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

JUDY BLYE WILSON, Casting Director
The Young and the Restless
MARNIE SAITTA, Casting Director
Days of Our Lives
MARK TESCHNER, Casting Director
General Hospital

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES

The Bold and the Beautiful
Danielle King, Costume Designer
Days of Our Lives
Jayne Marie Kehoe, Costumer Designer
General Hospital
Mary Iannelli, Costume Designer
The Young and the Restless
Jennifer Johns, Costume Designer

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES DIRECTING TEAM

The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES WRITING TEAM

The Bold and the Beautiful
General Hospital
One Life To Live
The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA SERIES

The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT TO TAPE SOUND MIXING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Days of Our Lives
General Hospital

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
One Life To Live

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A DRAMA SERIES

The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A DRAMA SERIES

“JUST LIKE THAT”
General Hospital
“ONLY LOVE GOES ON FOREVER”
The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA/VIDEO CONTROL FOR A DRAMA SERIES

The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Live! with Kelly and Michael
R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour The Series
Sesame Street
The Talk

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN/STYLING
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Fresh Beat Band
R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour The Series
Sesame Street

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM

Dan Vs.
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
The Legend of Korra
Penguins of Madagascar
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A CHILDREN’S SERIES

The Fresh Beat Band
Pajanimals
R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour The Series
Sesame Street

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A LIFESTYLE/CULINARY/TRAVEL PROGRAM

Giada At Home
Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope
Sandra’s Restaurant Remakes
Sara’s Weeknight Meals
This Old House

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A TALK SHOW/MORNING PROGRAM

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Katie
Live! with Kelly
The Talk
Today Show
The View

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING

The Doctors
R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour The Series
The Talk
The Wendy Williams Show

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION

WINNERS:
JOEL FAJNOR, Art Director
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness “Kung Fu Day Care”
BILL DELY, Color Designer
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness “Kung Shoes”
JASON PARK, Background Designer
Transformers: Prime “Orion Pax – Part 3”
ARATO KATO, Character Animator
Transformers: Prime “Hard Knocks”
KIRK VAN WORMER, Storyboard Artist
Transformers: Prime “Nemesis Prime”
ROBERT KLINE, Storyboard Artist
Disney Minnie’s Bow-Toons “Piano Movers and Shakers”

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Sesame Street
The Wendy Williams Show
The View

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT TO TAPE SOUND MIXING

** This category will be announced shortly. The results are still being tabulated.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP

Green Screen Adventures
R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour The Series
The Talk

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAIN TITLE AND GRAPHIC DESIGN

Daystar Kids ID
Jeopardy!
NFL Rush Zone – Season of the Guardians
Sesame Street
Today Show

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING

CBS Sunday Morning
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
Sesame Street

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION

The Backyardigans
The Fresh Beat Band
Penguins of Madagascar
Sesame Street
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
T.U.F.F. Puppy

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG – CHILDREN AND ANIMATION

“3RD & BIRD”
3rd & Bird!
“BELLY BREATHE”
Sesame Street
“ELMO THE MUSICAL THEME”
Sesame Street
“FORGIVENESS SONG”
Robot and Monster
“IF YOU’RE A GUY”
Littlest Pet Shop
“QUEEN OF NACHO PICHU”
Sesame Street

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG

“GOOD AFTERNOON”
Good Afternoon America
“THIS DAY”
Katie

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SINGLE CAMERA EDITING

Biz Kid$
R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour The Series
SciGirls

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SINGLE CAMERA PHOTOGRAPHY (FILM OR ELECTRONIC)

Born to Explore with Richard Wiese
Equitrekking
Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope
R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour The Series
Travel Thru History

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING – LIVE ACTION

Biz Kid$
Sesame Street

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING – LIVE ACTION

** This category will be announced shortly. The results are still being tabulated.

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS DIRECTING

86th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS WRITING

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Equitrekking
Joni Show

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA/VIDEO CONTROL

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Price Is Right
Sesame Street

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN ANIMATION

Arthur
Doc McStuffins
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Martha Speaks
Penguins of Madagascar
WordGirl

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A CHILDREN’S SERIES

R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour The Series
Sesame Street
Wild Kratts

OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION

MICK CASSIDY, Stunt Coordinator
The Bold and the Beautiful
TIM DAVISON, Stunt Coordinator
General Hospital
TERRY JAMES, Stunt Coordinator
Days of Our Lives

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR AN ANIMATED SERIES OR SPECIAL

The Legend of Korra
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS SHORT FORMAT DAYTIME PROGRAM

DC’s World’s Funnest #1
Disney Friends for Change: Education in India
Jonathan Bird’s Blue World
Make Your Mark: Ben Horowitz, Bullying PSA
Nickelodeon Presents: History & Heritage
Olive the Ostrich

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING – ANIMATION

Ben10: Omniverse
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Slugterra
SpongeBob SquarePants
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING – ANIMATION

Ben10: Omniverse
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Penguins of Madagascar
Slugterra
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Young Justice: Invasion

OUTSTANDING CULINARY HOST

LIDIA BASTIANICH, Lidia’s Italy (PBS)
GIADA DE LAURENTIIS, Giada at Home (Food Network)
INA GARTEN, Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics (Food Network)
CHING-HE HUANG, Easy Chinese With Ching-He Huang (Cooking Channel)
NATHAN LYON, Good Food America with Nathan Lyon (Veria Living)
KELSEY NIXON, Kelsey’s Essentials (Cooking Channel)

OUTSTANDING TRAVEL PROGRAM

Born to Explore with Richard Wiese
Equitrekking
Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild
Over Hawaii

Soaps AMC and OLTL To Be Relaunched On Hulu & iTunes

huluAn agreement has been reached, soap fans! All My Children and One Life to Live will return and they will return online. Hulu and iTunes have been made a part of the agreement that will give soap fans access to their favorite soaps. Production will commence soon and new episodes will be available as early as Spring 2013.

Prospect Park CEO Jack Kwatinetz said in a statement released Friday afternoon

“Hulu’s reach, platform and advertising prowess are best in class, and iTunes provides an incredible way to buy TV shows that is second to none. Through both of these partners, we hope daytime drama fans are absolutely delighted to be able to watch their favorite programs in a broadcast-quality HD format wherever and whenever they want.”

It appears that the goal for the relaunch is to blend in “new themes, fresh stars and youthful energy with the familiar actors and writers who made these shows must-watch afternoon viewing for legions of loyal fans.”

Rejoice soap fans, some of your favorites live on in this ever changing daytime TV landscape.

Celebrities We’ve Lost

Here we are in May and we’ve already lost too many celebrities. While we are aware that we get older every year, it seems that we tend to forget that the celebrities we grew up watching age, as well. It’s likely that we remember them at the age that we last saw them, so at first thought, we’re shocked that they’ve passed. It’s very sad that their lives came to an end, but for most of them, they lived a long, successful life and passed on knowing that through the years they’ve entertained millions of people.
These are the people that we’ve lost in 2009: Continue reading “Celebrities We’ve Lost”