Daytime Emmys 2008: Acting, Directing, and Writing nominations

[JT]

The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will air on June 20, 2008, on ABC. It'll be live from the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. The nominees were announced April 30, 2008, on ABC's "The View."

6/21/08: Winners are in bold, with additional information added.

Outstanding Drama Series
"General Hospital" (Executive Producer: Jill Farren Phelps; ABC)
"Guiding Light" (Executive Producer: Ellen Wheeler; CBS)
"One Life to Live" (Executive Producer: Frank Valentini; ABC)
"The Young and the Restless" (Executive Producers: Lynn Marie Latham and Josh Griffith; CBS)

~ This is General Hospital's tenth win in this category. It previously won in 1981, 1984, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2005, and 2006. The show has been on the air since April 1, 1963, and was created by Frank and Doris Hursley.

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Crystal Chappell as Olivia Spencer on "Guiding Light"
Jeanne Cooper as Katherine Chancellor on "The Young and the Restless"
Nicole Forester as Cassie Winslow on "Guiding Light"
Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers Newman on "The Young and the Restless"
Maura West as Carly Tenney on "As the World Turns"

~ This is Jeanne Cooper's first win. She had been previously nominated in this category in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2000, and 2007, along with a Supporting Actress nomination in 2005. She was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004. Cooper joined "The Young and the Restless" in November 1973, eight months after it premiered.

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott on "The Young and the Restless"
David Canary as Adam Chandler and Stuart Chandler on "All My Children"
Anthony Geary as Luke Spencer on "General Hospital"
Christian Jules LeBlanc as Michael Baldwin on "The Young and the Restless"
Thaao Penghlis as Andre DiMera and Tony DiMera on "Days of our Lives"

~ This is Anthony Geary's sixth win in this category, having previously won in 1982, 1999, 2000, 2004, and 2006. Geary's been with "General Hospital" since 1978, except for a nine year break from the mid 80s to early 90s.

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Tracey E. Bregman as Lauren Fenmore Baldwin on "The Young and the Restless"
Judi Evans as Adrienne Johnson and Bonnie Lockhart on "Days of our Lives"
Kelley Menighan Hensley as Emily Stewart on "As the World Turns"
Gina Tognoni as Dinah Marler on "Guiding Light"
Heather Tom as Katie Logan on "The Bold and the Beautiful"

~ This is Gina Tognoni's second win in this category. She previously won in 2006. Tognoni joined the cast of "Guiding Light" in July 2004.

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Daniel Cosgrove as Bill Lewis on "Guiding Light"
Trent Dawson as Henry Coleman on "As the World Turns"
Brian Kerwin as Charlie Banks on "One Life to Live"
Greg Rikaart as Kevin Fisher on "The Young and the Restless"
Kristoff St. John as Neil Winters on "The Young and the Restless"

~ This is Kristoff St. John's first win in this category. He won the award for Younger Actor in 1992. St. John first appeared on "The Young and the Restless" in 1991.

Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
Vail Bloom as Heather Stevens on "The Young and the Restless"
Jennifer Landon as Gwen Munson and Cleo Babbitt on "As the World Turns"
Rachel Melvin as Chelsea Brady on "Days of our Lives"
Emily O'Brien as Jana Hawkes on "The Young and the Restless"
Tammin Sursok as Colleen Carlton on "The Young and the Restless"

~ This is Jennifer Landon's third win in this category, having previously won in 2006 and 2007. Landon joined the cast of "As the World Turns" in January 2005 and exited the serial in April 2008.

Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
Darin Brooks as Max Brady on "Days of our Lives"
Bryton McClure as Devon Hamilton on "The Young and the Restless"
Van Hansis as Luke Snyder on "As the World Turns"
Tom Pelphrey as Jonathan Randall on "Guiding Light"
Jesse Lee Soffer as Will Munson on "As the World Turns"

~ This is Tom Pelphrey's second win in this category. He previously won in 2006. Pelphrey was a part of "Guiding Light" from 2004 to 2007 and returned to the show in 2008.

Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team
"The Bold and the Beautiful" (Headwriter: Bradley Bell; CBS)
"General Hospital" (Headwriter: Robert Guza, Jr.; ABC)
"Guiding Light" (Headwriter: David Kriezman; CBS)
"One Life to Live" (Headwriter: Dena Higley/Ron Carlivati; ABC)
"The Young and the Restless" (Headwriter(s): Lynn Marie Latham and Scott Hamner/Josh Griffith and Maria Arena Bell; CBS)

~ This is One Life to Live's third win in this category, having previously won in 1987 and 1994. Its current writing team includes Elizabeth Page, Anna Cascio, Aida Croal, Shelly Altman, Janet Iacobuzio, Carolyn Culliton, Michelle Poteet Lisanti, Fran Myers, Chris Van Etten, Veronica Sandbridge, Jeanne Marie Ford, Tamiko Brooks, Laudine Vallarta, and Jamie Lin-Yu. The show has been on the air since July 15, 1968, and was created by Agnes Nixon.

Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team
"All My Children"
"The Bold and the Beautiful"
"General Hospital"
"One Life to Live"

~ This is One Life to Live's third win in this category, having previously won in 1982 and 1983. Its current directing team includes Jill Ackles, Larry Carpenter, Danielle Faraldo, Tracy Casper Lang, Howie Zeidman, Mary Ryan, Bruce S. Cooperman, Richard Manfredi, Jill Mitwell, Gary Donatelli, and Frank Valentini.

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i wonder if they made their decision about the noms before the teen pregnany storyline on OLTL. Kirsten Alderson (Starr) would be the winner. She nails every scene.

[HuntingtonM15]

Originally Posted by BruceWillisFan

i wonder if they made their decision about the noms before the teen pregnany storyline on OLTL. Kirsten Alderson (Starr) would be the winner. She nails every scene.

Nothing from 2008 is eligible.

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Originally Posted by HuntingtonM15

Nothing from 2008 is eligible.

oh. thanks. i didn't know how they did these things. lol.

[HuntingtonM15]

Originally Posted by BruceWillisFan

oh. thanks. i didn't know how they did these things. lol.

Yeah, it's just stuff from '07. I don't really think it matters much, though. I read that this year they didn't even have time to carefully watch all of the submitted tapes, so some people definitely had an unfair advantage. Also, the nominees always used to have to submit a second tape after being nominated, which is how they chose the winner. But this year they aren't even doing that, so the winners have actually already been chosen.

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Originally Posted by HuntingtonM15

Yeah, it's just stuff from '07. I don't really think it matters much, though. I read that this year they didn't even have time to carefully watch all of the submitted tapes, so some people definitely had an unfair advantage. Also, the nominees always used to have to submit a second tape after being nominated, which is how they chose the winner. But this year they aren't even doing that, so the winners have actually already been chosen.

wow. that's really interesting. thank for sharing.
it looks like Y & R are this years big noms. Maybe they'll walk away with a few. Good luck you Y & R fans. My soap (OLTL) was nominated for just a few.

[JT]

Winners and additional information have been added!

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W2G, OLTL!!

[HuntingtonM15]

Congrats to Jeanne on finally winning!!!

[JT]

That's what I'm talkin about! People say that she didn't do enough in 2007 to earn the award, but HELL IF I CARE. She's a legend and has turned in years and years and years of service to Y&R. She could have appeared once on the show throughout the entire year to buy a pack of chewing gum and she still would have deserved the award.

GH winning again is pure crap. "This was expected," said JFP. What a self-loving bitch.