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'General Hospital' leads the field with 28 Daytime Emmy Award nominations

By Karen Butler
"General Hospital" cast members gather backstage after the television show won its 11th Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series at the 39th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. on June 23, 2012. File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
"General Hospital" cast members gather backstage after the television show won its 11th Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series at the 39th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. on June 23, 2012. File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, March 31 (UPI) -- The soap opera General Hospital led the field with 28 nods, including one for Outstanding Drama, when the 42nd annual Daytime Emmy Award nominations were announced Tuesday.

The Young and the Restless was close behind with 25 mentions, while The Bold and the Beautiful earned 19 nominations, Days of Our Lives scored 16, Sesame Street racked up 13 and The Ellen DeGeneres Show garnered 10.

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Winners will be announced at a ceremony to be broadcast on Pop on April 26.

The nominees for the top categories are --

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

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS Peggy McCay Days of Our Lives Alison Sweeney Days of Our Lives Gina Tognoni The Young and the Restless Maura West General Hospital Laura Wright General Hospital

OUTSTANDING ACTOR Anthony Geary General Hospital Christian LeBlanc The Young and the Restless Billy Miller The Young and the Restless Jason Thompson General Hospital

OUTSTANDING MORNING PROGRAM CBS Sunday Morning Good Morning America Today

OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW Family Feud Jeopardy! The Price is Right

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OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW -- INFORMATIONAL The Chew The Dr. Oz Show The Kitchen Steve Harvey

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW -- ENTERTAINMENT The Ellen DeGeneres Show Live! with Kelly and Michael The Talk The Wendy Williams Show

OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS PROGRAM Access Hollywood E! News Entertainment Tonight Extra The Insider

OUTSTANDING CULINARY PROGRAM Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics Guy's Big Bite Martha Bakes The Mind of a Chef My Grandmother's Ravioli

OUTSTANDING LEGAL OR COURTROOM PROGRAM Divorce Court Judge Judy The People's Court

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