CBS, ‘The Young and the Restless’ lead 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations

CBS leads with 50 nominations for the 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations and The Young and the Restless scored 23 nominations while General Hospital came in second with 19.

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television production and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast from 2:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. during the 2012 calendar year. This year’s gala will be held at the prestigious Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, June 18 in Beverly Hills, CA and will be broadcast live on HLN.

The Daytime Creative Arts Emmy® Awards gala, which honors the crafts behind the many shows that grace the Daytime genre will return to the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles on Friday, June 14.

This year’s Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Award for Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to two Game Show genre icons, Monty Hall and Bob Stewart.

“Aside from all of the excitement around our 40th anniversary,” said Malachy Wienges, Chairman, NATAS in a press statement, “we are honoring two giants in Game Show history. So many of us grew up watching Monty Hall excite us with what was behind Door # 1, #2 or #3 and found ourselves addicted to the challenge and imagination of Bob Stewart’s classic “To Tell the Truth,” “Password” “Pyramid” and others.  The high-water mark these two pioneers have made in Daytime television is unparalleled and the entire Emmy® Award community stands in appreciation for the immeasurable contribution they have made to the Game Show genre.”

What do you think of the final nominees? Tell us your thoughts – good or bad. Who was snubbed? Who was robbed? Who was the most deserving?

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OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DAYTIME SERIES

Susan Flannery (Stephanie Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful) – CBS
Peggy McCay (Caroline Brady, Days of Our Lives) – NBC
Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers Newman, The Young and the Restless) – CBS
Heather Tom (Katie Logan Spencer, The Bold and the Beautiful) – CBS

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DAYTIME SERIES

Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless) – CBS
Doug Davidson (Paul Williams, The Young and the Restless) – CBS
Michael Muhney (Adam Newman, The Young and the Restless) – CBS
Jason Thompson (Patrick Drake, General Hospital) – ABC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DAYTIME SERIES

Julie Marie Berman (Lulu Spencer, General Hospital) – ABC
Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea Newman, The Young and the Restless) – CBS
Jessica Collins (Avery Bailey Clark, The Young and the Restless) – CBS
Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful) – CBS
Arianne Zucker (Nicole Walker, Days of Our Lives) – NBC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DAYTIME SERIES

Bradford Anderson (Damien Spinelli, General Hospital) – ABC
Jeff Branson (Ronan Malloy, The Young and the Restless) – CBS
Scott Clifton (Liam Cooper aka William Spencer III, The Bold and the Beautiful) – CBS
Billy Miller (Billy Abbott, The Young and the Restless) – CBS

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DAYTIME SERIES

Kristen Alderson (Starr Manning, General Hospital) – ABC
Hunter King (Summer Newman, The Young and the Restless) – CBS
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy Forrester Spencer, The Bold and the Beautiful) – CBS
Lindsay Morgan (Kristina Corinthos Davis, General Hospital) – ABC

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DAYTIME SERIES

Max Ehrich (Fenmore Baldwin, The Young and the Restless) – CBS
Chandler Massey (Will Horton, Days of our Lives) – NBC
Bryton James (Devon Hamilton Winters, The Young and the Restless) – CBS
Freddie Smith (Sonny Kiriakis, Days of Our Lives) – NBC

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Bradley P. Bell, Executive Producer
Rhonda Friedman, Edward J. Scott, Supervising Producers
Ronald W. Weaver, Senior Producer
MarkPinciotti, Coordinating Producer
Cynthia J. Popp, Colleen Bell, Casey Kasprzyk, Producers

Days of Our Lives NBC
Ken Corday, Executive Producer
Lisa de Cazotte, Greg Meng, Co-Executive Producers
Janet Drucker, Tim Stevens, Coordinating Producers
Albert Alarr, Producer

General Hospital ABC
Frank Valentini, Executive Producer
Mary-Kelly Weir, Michelle Henry, Mercer Barrows, Producers

One Life To Live  ABC
Frank Valentini, Executive Producer
Suzanne Flynn, Senior Producer
Jackie Van Belle, Coordinating Producer
John Tumino, Leah Weber, Producers

The Young and the Restless CBS
Maria Arena Bell, Jill Farren Phelps, Executive Producers
Jay Gibson, Consulting Producer
Sally McDonald, John Fisher, Tony Morina, Supervising Producers

 OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES WRITING TEAM

The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Bradley P. Bell, Head Writer
Kay Alden, Michael Minnis, Co-Head Writers
Patrick Mulcahey, Tracey Ann Kelly, Rex M. Best,
John F. Smith, Adam Dusevoir, Shannon Bradley,
Michele Val Jean, Writers

General Hospital ABC
Ron Carlivati, Head Writer
Shelly Altman, Jean Passanante, Chris Van Etten,
Anna Theresa Cascio, Breakdown Writers
Kate Hall, Elizabeth Page, Scott Sickles, Katherine Schock, Script Writers
Elizabeth Korte, Editor

One Life To Live ABC
Ron Carlivati, Head Writer
Lorraine Broderick, Breakdown Writer
Anna Cascio, Chris Van Etten, Associate Head Writers
Elizabeth Page, Jean Passanante, Melissa Salmons,
Scott Sickles, Courtney Simon, Script Writers
Daniel J. O’Connor, Breakdown Writer & Script Writer
Katherine Schock, Script Editor

The Young and the Restless  CBS
Maria Arena Bell, Josh Griffith, Head Writers
Scott Hamner, Hogan Sheffer, Co-Head Writers
Beth Milstein, Amanda Beall, Associate Writers
Brent Boyd, Script Editor

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR A CASTING DIRECTOR FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Judy Blye Wilson, Casting Director – The Young and the Restless, CBS
Mark Teschner, Casting Director – General Hospital, ABC
Marnie Saitta, Casting Director – Days of our Lives, NBC 

40TH ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS SHOW TOTALS

The Young and the Restless – 23 | General Hospital – 19 | Days of Our Lives – 17 | The Bold and the Beautiful – 15 | One Life to Live – 3

CBS earned a total of 50 nominations. ABC earned 38 and NBC earned 25.

A complete list of nominees, tabulated by the independent accounting firm Luz & Carr, is available at http://www.emmyonline.tv/.