It’s no surprise that long-time soap opera “General Hospital” leads the pack with the most 2010 Daytime Emmy Nominations. Premiering in 1963, GH has broadcast almost 50 years of daytime drama on the ABC television network. When the “Guiding Light” canceled its show on CBS in September of last year, “General Hospital” became the second longest running American soap opera. According to Wikipedia, when “As the World Turns” airs its last show later in 2010, “General Hospital” will finally take that position of honor.
In addition to the Daytime Emmy Nominations for outstanding daytime programs, the Lifetime Achievement Award will go to Agnes Nixon, creator of “One Life to Live” (42 years) and “All My Children” (40 years). She is often called the “Queen” of the modern soap opera for her length of years with the two top Daytime Dramas.
The 37th Daytime Emmy’s will air live on CBS from Las Vegas on June 27, 2010.
Some of the Daytime Emmy Nominations Are:
Daytime Emmy Nominations for Outstanding Drama Series
- ABC’s General Hospital – 18 Daytime Emmy nominations
- CBS’ The Young and the Restless – 16 nominations
- CBS’ As the World Turns – 13 nominations
- ABC’s One Life to Live – 13 nominations
- CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful – 11 nominations
- ABC’s All My Children – 10 nominations
- NBC’s Days of Our Lives – 9 nominations
Outstanding Lead Actress
- Crystal Chappell – Guiding Light
- Michelle Stafford – The Young and the Restless
- Maura West – As the World Turns
- Sarah Brown – General Hospital
- Bobbie Eakes – All My Children
Outstanding Lead Actor
- Peter Bergman – The Young and the Restless
- Jon Lindstrom – As the World Turns
- Michael Park – As the World Turns
- Doug Davidson – The Young and the Restless
- James Scott – Days of Our Lives
Outstanding Talk Show (Entertainment)
- Rachel Ray
- Live with Regis & Kelly
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
Outstanding Talk Show (Informative)
- Dr. Phil
- The Dr. Oz Show
- The Doctors
Outstanding Morning Program
- Good Morning America
- The Today Show
- CNN’s American Morning
Outstanding Talk Show Host
- Rachael Ray
- Bonnie Hunt
- Dr. Mehmet Oz
- Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa
- The View women
Sources: www.cnn.com; wikipedia.org; entertainment weekly
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