HOLLYWOOD—The 45th annual Daytime Emmy Awards are not slated to be handed out until April 2018, but on Thursday, January 25, the pre-nominees for the upcoming ceremony were announced by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The pre-nominated actors and actresses will advance to the Blue Ribbon round, where the top vote-getters in each of the categories will receive nominations.
The NBC soap “Days of Our Lives” leads all contenders so far with 20 nominations in the acting races, while the ABC soap “General Hospital” is followed close behind with 17 nominations. Official nominees will be revealed on Wednesday, March 21 on the CBS show “The Talk.” As expected there are notable names this year missing who without a doubt should be included!
I’m baffled that Don Diamont didn’t make the cut for his riveting work this past year on “The Bold and the Beautiful,” that same sentiment is echoed for Rena Sofer, who as much as I love to hate on “The Bold and the Beautiful” has been exceptional the past 2 years and continues to be overlooked. I also echo that sentiment for Finola Hughes for her work as Anna Devane on “GH,” and we can’t forget the delicious return of Kimberlin Brown as Sheila Carter on “The Bold and the Beautiful.” Oh, and I thought Kristin Alfonso would make the cut this year for “Days of Our Lives.” Like what the hell does this woman have to do to be considered Emmy worthy?
A list of pre-nominees can be viewed below:
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
-Sharon Case, as Sharon Newman “The Young and the Restless”
-Eileen Davidson, as Ashley Abbott “The Young and the Restless”
-Melissa Claire Egan, as Chelsea Newman “The Young and the Restless”
-Gina Tognoni, as Phyllis Summers “The Young and the Restless”
-Judi Evans, as Adrienne Kiriakis/Bonnie Lockhart “Days of Our Lives”
-Mary Beth Evans, as Kayla Johnson “Days of Our Lives”
-Marci Miller, as Abigail Deveraux “Days of Our Lives”
-Kelly Monaco, as Sam McCall “General Hospital”
-Nancy Lee Grahn, as Alexis Davis “General Hospital”
-Maura West, as Ava Jerome “General Hospital”
-Laura Wright, as Carly Corinthos “General Hospital”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
-Peter Bergman, as Jack Abbott “The Young and the Restless”
-Scott Clifton, as Liam Spencer “The Bold and the Beautiful”
-Michael Easton, as Hamilton Finn “General Hospital”
-Billy Flynn, as Chad DiMera “Days of Our Lives”
-Galen Gering, as Rafe Hernandez “Days of Our Lives”
-Eric Martsolf, as Brady Black “Days of Our Lives”
-John McCook, as Eric Forrester “The Bold and the Beautiful”
-Billy Miller, as Jason Morgan/Drew “General Hospital”
-Stephen Nichols, as Steve “Patch” Johnson “Days of Our Lives”
-James Reynolds, as Abe Carver “Days of Our Lives”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
-Marla Adams, as Dina Mergeron “The Young and the Restless”
-Nadia Bjorlin, as Chloe Lane “Days of Our Lives”
-Eileen Davidson, as Susan Banks/Kristen DiMera/Sister Mary Moira “Days of Our Lives”
-Camryn Grimes, as Mariah Copeland “The Young and the Restless”
-Susan Hayes, as Julie Williams “Days of Our Lives”
-Elizabeth Hendrickson, as Chloe Mitchell “The Young and the Restless”
-Lisa LoCicero, as Olivia Falconeri “General Hospital”
-Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, as Steffy Forrester Spencer “The Bold and the Beautiful”
-Mishael Morgan, as Hilary Curtis “The Young and the Restless”
-Arianne Zucker, as Nicole Walker “Days of Our Lives”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
-Darin Brooks, as Wyatt Spencer “The Bold and the Beautiful”
-Steve Burton, as Jason Morgan/Patient 6 “General Hospital”
-Chad Duell, as Michael Corinthos “General Hospital”
-Bryton James, as Devon Hamilton “The Young and the Restless”
-Wally Kurth, as Ned Quartermaine “General Hospital”
-Chandler Massey, as Will Horton “Days of Our Lives”
-Anthony Montgomery, as Dr Andre Maddox “General Hospital”
-Greg Rikaart, as Kevin Baldwin “The Young and the Restless”
-James Patrick Stuart, as Valentin Cassadine “General Hospital”
-Greg Vaughan, as Eric Brady “Days of Our Lives”
Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
-Lucas Adams, as Tripp Dalton “Days of Our Lives”
-Rome Flynn, as Zende Forrester “The Bold and the Beautiful”
-Pierson Fode, as Thomas Forrester “The Bold and the Beautiful”
-Noah Alexander Gerry, as Charlie Ashby “The Young and the Restless”
-James Lastovic, as Joey Johnson “Days of Our Lives”
-Tristan Lake Leabu, as Reed Hellstrom “The Young and the Restless”
-Casey Moss, as JJ Deveraux “Days of Our Lives”
-Garren Stitt, as Oscar Nero “General Hospital”
-Anthony Turpel, as Ridge Forrester Jr. ‘RJ’ “The Bold and the Beautiful”
-Hudson West, as Jake Webber “General Hospital”
Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
-Reign Edwards, as Nicole Avant Forrester “The Bold and the Beautiful”
-Hayley Erin, as Kiki Jerome “General Hospital”
-Cait Fairbanks, as Tessa Porter “The Young and the Restless”
-Courtney Grosbeck, as Coco Spectra “The Bold and the Beautiful”
-Olivia Rose Keegan, as Claire Brady “Days of Our Lives”
-Victoria Konefal, as Ciara Brady “Days of Our Lives”
-Chloe Lanier, as Nelle Benson “General Hospital”
-Eden McCoy, as Josslyn Jacks “General Hospital”
-Paige Searcy, as Jade Michaels “Days of Our Lives”
-Lexie Stevenson, as Mattie Ashby “The Young and the Restless”
The 45th annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be handed out on Sunday, April 29. A host or rather the ceremony will be televised has not yet been announced.
