(5/4) On The View on Wednesday, April 30 the 35th Annual Daytime
Emmy nominees were announced. Helping to do the honors will
be Rebecca Budig (Greenlee) and Cameron
Mathison (Ryan). It was quite a sad showing for All My Children.
But I've never found the Emmy process to be a fair one. No matter how many times
they change the voting process, it will always be unfair because soaps are too
difficult to judge. Nominees make a 20 minute tape of their best material for
a whole year. Quite often what happens is that the people who do the most work
are overlooked in favor of someone who had a few good shows and was able to
put a tape together in context. If the voters are just watching a scene with
no background on what is happening, how can they know what they are even watching.
And further more, voters get 24 tapes to watch and judge. It's too much, which
leads to frustrations and then voters end up voting for their friends and the
people who actually deserve to be nominated aren't (Alicia
Minshew anyone!?) Granted, AMC hasn't had a stellar year and I wasn't
expecting a huge turnout of nominations. BUT, Alicia
(Kendall) had a great year. So did Thorsten Kaye
(Zach). So did Cameron Mathison (Ryan). So did
Melissa Claire Egan (Annie). So did Aiden
Turner (Aidan). So did Michael E. Knight
(Tad). So did Bobbie Eakes (Krystal). And David
Canary (Adam) is our one and only nominee. IMO, every year is the year
of Adam. He always deserves it. There is a reason he has 4 wins and 10 other
nominations. He's that good. But most of all, the biggest disappointment year
after year is Alicia being snubbed. I honestly
don't know what more that girl can do. And that leads us to our next PVB Poll:
The Daytime Emmy Awards will be held at Hollywood's Kodak Theater on
Friday, June 20 and will air live on ABC beginning at 8:00 pm EST. Cameron
Mathison (Ryan) and The View's Sherri Shephard will be this
years hosts. AMC presenters this year are Susan Lucci
(Erica), Darnell Williams (Jesse), Debbi
Morgan (Angie) and Cornelius Smith, Jr.
(Frankie).
And on the red carpet, AMC's Rebecca Budig
(Greenlee) and Ricky Paull Goldin (Jake) will be
dishing with the arrivals, along with Finola Hughes (Anna, GH) and Lawrence
Zarian from TV Guide. The show will air live on Soapnet from 6:00 - 8:00 pm
on Friday, June 20, with the Daytime Emmy's to follow at 9:00 pm on ABC.
Here are the
list of nominees - winners in red:
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Maura West- As the World Turns, CBS
Crystal Chappell - Guiding Light, CBS
Nicole Forester- Guiding Light, CBS
Michelle Stafford- The Young and the Restless, CBS
Jeanne Cooper- The Young and the Restless, CBS
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
David Canary- All My Children, ABC
Thaao Penghlis - Days of Our Lives, NBC
Anthony Geary - General Hospital, ABC
Peter Bergman - The Young and the Restless, CBS
Christian Le Blanc- The Young and the Restless, CBS
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Kelley Menighan Hensley - As the World Turns, CBS
Heather Tom - The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Judi Evans - Days of Our Lives, NBC
Gina Tognoni - Guiding Light, CBS
Tracey Bregman - The Young and the Restless, CBS
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Trent Dawson - As the World Turns, CBS
Daniel Cosgrove - Guiding Light, CBS
Brian Kerwin - One Life to Live, ABC
Kristoff St. John - The Young and the Restless, CBS
Greg Rikaart - The Young and the Restless, CBS
Outstanding Younger Actress In A Drama Series
Jennifer Landon- As the World Turns, CBS
Rachel Melvin - Days of Our Lives, NBC
Vail Bloom - The Young and the Restless, CBS
Emily O'Brien - The Young and the Restless, CBS
Tammin Sursok - The Young and the Restless, CBS
Outstanding Younger Actor In A Drama Series
Van Hansis - As the World Turns, CBS
Jesse Lee Soffer - As the World Turns, CBS
Darin Brooks - Days of Our Lives, NBC
Tom Pelphrey - Guiding Light, CBS
Bryton McClure - The Young and the Restless, CBS
Outstanding Drama Series General Hospital, ABC Guiding Light, CBS One Life to Live, ABC The Young and the Restless, CBS
Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS General Hospital, ABC Guiding Light, CBS One Life to Live, ABC The Young and the Restless, CBS
Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team
All My Children, ABC
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
General Hospital, ABC
One Life to Live, ABC
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic
Design For A Drama Series
As The World Turns, CBS
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
The Young and the Restless, CBS
General Hospital, ABC
Outstanding Achievement for a Casting Director For
A Drama Series
General Hospital, ABC
Guiding Light, CBS
One Life to Live, ABC
The Young and the Restless, CBS
Outstanding Achievement for in Costume Design For
A Drama Series
As the World Turns, CBS
Guiding Light, CBS
One Life to Live, ABC
Passions, NBC
Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing For
A Drama Series
All My Children, ABC
As the World Turns, CBS
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
One Life to Live, ABC
Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling For A Drama Series
Days of Our Lives, NBC
Guiding Light, CBS
One Life to Live, ABC
Passions, NBC
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction For A
Drama Series
All My Children, ABC
As the World Turns, CBS
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
One Life to Live, ABC
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup For A Drama Series
As the World Turns, CBS
Days of Our Lives, NBC
Passions, NBC
The Young and the Restless, CBS
Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction And Composition
For A Drama Series
All My Children, ABC
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Guiding Light, CBS
One Life to Live, ABC
Outstanding Original Song
All
My Children, ABC - Song Title: The Me Inside
All My Children, ABC - Song Title: Treasure Of Love
One Life to Live, ABC - Song Title: Chemistry
One Life to Live, ABC - Song Title: Little Starr
One Life to Live, ABC - Song Title: You're the Freak
Outstanding Achievement in Live & Direct To Tape
Sound Mixing For A Drama Series
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS Guiding Light, CBS Passions, NBC The Young and the Restless, CBS
Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic
Camera/Video Control For A Drama Series
All My Children, ABC As the World Turns, CBS The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS Guiding Light, CBS
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will
be Rebecca Budig (Greenlee) and Cameron
Mathison (Ryan). It was quite a sad showing for All My Children.
But I've never found the Emmy process to be a fair one. No matter how many times
they change the voting process, it will always be unfair because soaps are too
difficult to judge. Nominees make a 20 minute tape of their best material for
a whole year. Quite often what happens is that the people who do the most work
are overlooked in favor of someone who had a few good shows and was able to
put a tape together in context. If the voters are just watching a scene with
no background on what is happening, how can they know what they are even watching.
And further more, voters get 24 tapes to watch and judge. It's too much, which
leads to frustrations and then voters end up voting for their friends and the
people who actually deserve to be nominated aren't (Alicia
Minshew anyone!?) Granted, AMC hasn't had a stellar year and I wasn't
expecting a huge turnout of nominations. BUT, Alicia
(Kendall) had a great year. So did Thorsten Kaye
(Zach). So did Cameron Mathison (Ryan). So did
Melissa Claire Egan (Annie). So did Aiden
Turner (Aidan). So did Michael E. Knight
(Tad). So did Bobbie Eakes (Krystal). And David
Canary (Adam) is our one and only nominee. IMO, every year is the year
of Adam. He always deserves it. There is a reason he has 4 wins and 10 other
nominations. He's that good. But most of all, the biggest disappointment year
after year is Alicia being snubbed. I honestly
don't know what more that girl can do. And that leads us to our next PVB Poll:
Here are the
list of nominees - winners in red:
