"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 |
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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.
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
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