Daytime Emmy Nominations: Y&R Leads Soap Opera Pack With 25 Nods
Nominations for the 44th annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced on Wednesday on CBS' The Talk, and it looks to be a horse race among the four surviving sudsers.
CBS' The Young and the Restless walked away with a slight lead, amassing 25 total nods to the 23 netted by both ABC's General Hospital and CBS' The Bold and the Beautiful. NBC's Days of Our Lives followed closed with 22 nominations.
This year's Daytime Emmys will be held Sunday, April 30 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Southern California, with the Creative Arts ceremony landing on the Friday prior.
The major categories are listed below:
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIESThe Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital — 2016 winner
The Young and the RestlessOUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis, General Hospital)
Gina Tognoni (Phyllis, The Young and the Restless)
Heather Tom (Katie, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Jess Walton (Jill, The Young and the Restless)
Laura Wright (Carly, General Hospital)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Peter Bergman (Jack, The Young and the Restless)
Scott Clifton (Liam, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Billy Flynn (Chad, Days of Our Lives)
Vincent Irizarry (Deimos, Days of Our Lives)
Kristoff St. John (Neil, The Young and the Restless)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Stacy Haiduk (Patty, The Young and the Restless)
Finola Hughes (Anna, General Hospital)
Anna Maria Horsford (Vivian, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Kate Mansi (Abigail, Days of Our Lives)
Kelly Sullivan (Sage, The Young and the Restless)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
John Aniston (Victor, Days of Our Lives)
Steve Burton (Dylan, The Young and the Restless)
Chad Duell (Michael, General Hospital)
Jeffrey Vincent Parise (Carlos/Joe, General Hospital)
James Reynolds (Abe, Days of Our Lives)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Lexi Ainsworth (Kristina, General Hospital)
Reign Edwards (Nicole, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Hunter King (Summer, The Young and the Restless)
Chloe Lanier (Nelle, General Hospital)
Alyvia Alyn Lind (Faith, The Young and the Restless)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Bryan Craig (Morgan, General Hospital) — 2016 winner
Pierson Fodé (Thomas, The Bold and the Beautiful)
James Lastovic (Joey, Days of Our Lives)
Tequan Richmond (TJ, General Hospital)
Anthony Turpel (R.J., The Bold and the Beautiful)
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES WRITING TEAM
The Bold and the Beautiful — 2016 winner
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the RestlessOUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES DIRECTING TEAM
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital — 2016 winner
The Young and the RestlessOutstanding Game Show Host
Wayne Brady, Let's Make a Deal
Craig Ferguson, Celebrity Name Game
Steve Harvey, Family Feud
Pat Sajack, Wheel of Fortune
Alex Trebek, Jeopardy
Outstanding Game ShowCelebrity Name Game
Family Feud
Jeopardy
Let's Make a Deal
The Price Is Right
Outstanding Legal Courtroom ProgramLauren Lake's Paternity Court
Judge Judy
The People's Court
Hot Bench
Judge Mathis
Outstanding Morning ProgramCBS Sunday Morning
CBS This Morning
Good Morning America
Today
Outstanding Entertainment News ProgramAccess Hollywood
E! News
ET
Extra
Inside Edition
Outstanding Informative Talk Show HostsThe Chew
The Dr. Oz Show
Steve Harvey
Larry King Now
The Kitchen
On-Contact
Outstanding Informative Talk ShowThe Dr. Oz Show
The Chew
Steve Harvey
Larry King Now
The Kitchen
Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show HostsThe Wendy Williams Show
The View
Harry
The Real
Live With Kelly
The Talk
Outstanding Entertainment Talk ShowThe View
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Maury
Live With Kelly
The Talk
Who will you be rooting for next month?