National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
As previously reported, the ’40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards’ were announced earlier today on “Good Morning America.” While not all categories were released during the ABC broadcast, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has since revealed that CBS leads all broadcast and cable networks with a total of 50 nominations in multiple categories with PBS in second place with 44 and ABC third with 38.
Cliff Lipson/CBS
CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful” has received a total of 15 Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award nominations during calendar year 2012. With Susan Flannery departing the series after more than 25 years portraying matriarch Stephanie Forrester on the soap, the actress received her final nomination in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Meanwhile, former co-star Katherine Kelly Lang received her first nomination in the 26 years she’s portrayed Brooke Logan on the world’s most popular daily drama series.
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — “General Hospital” leads the way with 23 nominations, followed by “The Young and The Restless” with 16, “Days of our Lives” with 15. Tied with 11 nominations were “One Life to Live“, “All My Children” and “The Bold and The Beautiful“.
OUTSTANDING DRAMA
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES WRITING TEAM
All My Children
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES DIRECTING TEAM
The Bold and The Beautiful
General Hospital
One Life To Live
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
CRYSTAL CHAPPELL, as Dr. Carly Manning
Days of our Lives, NBC
DEBBIE MORGAN, as Angie Hubbard
All My Children, ABC
ERIKA SLEZAK, as Viki Lord
One Life to Live, ABC
HEATHER TOM, as Katie Logan Spencer
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
LAURA WRIGHT, as Carly Corinthos Jax
General Hospital, ABC
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
MAURICE BERNARD, as Michael “Sonny” Corinthos, Jr.
General Hospital, ABC
ANTHONY GEARY, as Luke Spencer
General Hospital, ABC
JOHN MCCOOK, as Eric Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
DARNELL WILLIAMS, as Jesse Hubbard
All My Children, ABC
ROBERT S. WOODS, as Bo Buchanan
One Life to Live, ABC
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
MELISSA CLAIRE EGAN, as Annie Chandler
All My Children, ABC
GENIE FRANCIS, as Genevieve Atkinson
The Young and the Restless, CBS
NANCY LEE GRAHN, as Alexis Davis
General Hospital, ABC
ELIZABETH HENDRICKSON, as Chloe Mitchell
The Young and the Restless, CBS
REBECCA HERBST, as Elizabeth Webber
General Hospital, ABC
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
BRADFORD ANDERSON, as Damien Spinelli
General Hospital, ABC
MATTHEW ASHFORD, as Jack Deveraux
Days of our Lives, NBC
SEAN BLAKEMORE, as Shawn Butler
General Hospital, ABC
JONATHAN JACKSON, as Lucky Spencer
General Hospital, ABC
JASON THOMPSON, as Patrick Drake
General Hospital, ABC
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
MOLLY BURNETT, as Melanie Layton
Days of our Lives, NBC
SHELLEY HENNIG, as Stephanie Johnson
Days of our Lives, NBC
CHRISTEL KHALIL, as Lily Winters
The Young and the Restless, CBS
JACQUELINE MACINNES WOOD, as Steffy Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
EDDIE ALDERSON, as Matthew Buchanan
One Life To Live, ABC
CHAD DUELL, as Michael Corinthos
General Hospital, ABC
CHANDLER MASSEY, as Will Horton
Days of our Lives, NBC
NATHAN PARSONS, as Ethan Lovett
General Hospital, ABC
Full list of nominations can be read here.