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The Thirty-Ninth Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

Following is a complete list of this year's Daytime Emmy winners and nominees in the drama series categories. Additionally, there are two new categories that include programming other than soap operas. Winners are in boldface type and marked with a bullet (•).

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OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
All My Children
Days of our Lives
• General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR
Maurice Benard (Michael "Sonny" Corinthos, Jr., General Hospital)
• Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer, General Hospital)
John McCook (Eric Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Darnell Williams (Jesse Hubbard, All My Children)
Robert S. Woods (Bo Buchanan, One Life to Live)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS
Crystal Chappell (Carly Manning, Days of our Lives)
Debbi Morgan (Angie Hubbard, All My Children)
Erika Slezak (Viki Lord, One Life to Live)
• Heather Tom (Katie Logan Spencer, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Laura Wright (Carly Corinthos Jacks, General Hospital)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
Bradford Anderson (Damien Spinelli, General Hospital)
Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux, Days of our Lives)
Sean Blakemore (Shawn Butler, General Hospital)
• Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer, General Hospital)
Jason Thompson (Patrick Drake, General Hospital)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Melissa Claire Egan (Annie Chandler, All My Children)
Genie Francis (Genevieve Atkinson, The Young and the Restless)
• Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis, General Hospital)
Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe Mitchell, The Young and the Restless)
Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth Webber, General Hospital)

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR
Eddie Alderson (Matthew Buchanan, One Life To Live)
Chad Duell (Michael Corinthos, General Hospital)
• Chandler Massey (Will Horton, Days of our Lives)
Nathan Parsons (Ethan Lovett, General Hospital)

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS
Molly Burnett (Melanie Layton, Days of our Lives)
Shelley Hennig (Stephanie Johnson, Days of our Lives)
• Christel Khalil (Lily Winters, The Young and the Restless)
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES WRITING TEAM
All My Children
• Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES DIRECTING TEAM
The Bold and the Beautiful
• General Hospital
One Life to Live
The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES
All My Children
• The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Days of our Lives (Marnie Saitta, Casting Director)
• General Hospital (Mark Teschner, Casting Director)
The Young and the Restless (Camille St. Cyr, Casting Director)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES
All My Children
• General Hospital
One Life to Live

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
• The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
• The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA SERIES
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
• One Life to Live
The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT TO TAPE SOUND MIXING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
• All My Children
The Bold and the Beautiful
One Life to Live
• The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FOR A DRAMA SERIES
• Days of our Lives
General Hospital
One Life to Live
The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
• All My Children
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
One Life to Live
The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A DRAMA SERIES
All My Children
The Bold and the Beautiful
One Life to Live
• The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A DRAMA SERIES
• General Hospital (Dust | Robert Howard Hartry, Composer & Lyricist, Benjamin West, Composer & Lyricist)
One Life To Live (One Life | Paul S. Glass, Composer & Lyricist)
The Young and the Restless (Our Time Will Come | Jack Allocco, Composer & Lyricist, David Kurtz, Composer & Lyricist)
The Young and the Restless ((I Need To) Find My Way Back Home | Jack Allocco, Composer & Lyricist, David Kurtz, Composer & Lyricist)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA/VIDEO CONTROL FOR A DRAMA SERIES
All My Children
Days of our Lives
• General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

NEW APPROACHES - DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT * This category will be part of the Emmy telecast on June 23
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Take This Lollipop
The Clarence Update - The Bold and the Beautiful
Today Show

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT - EPISODIC * Disney XD: I'm In the Band Flipbook Disney
Disney XD: Pair of Kings Flipbook
Dr. Phil: "The Anthonys" Campaign
• General Hospital: "Brenda Wedding" & "Kidnapping"
Jeopardy!

OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION
• Days of Our Lives (Terry James, Stunt Coordinator)
General Hospital (Tim Davison, Stunt Coordinator)

THE FINAL TALLY

General Hospital: 10 wins (3 acting, 5 technical, plus Directing and Series)
23 nominations: 11 acting, 9 technical, plus Directing, Writing, and Series

The Young and the Restless: 4 wins (1 acting, 3 technical)
16 nominations: 3 acting, 10 technical, plus Directing, Writing and Series

Days of our Lives: 4 wins (1 acting, 2 technical, plus Writing)
15 nominations: 5 acting, 8 technical, plus Writing and Series

The Bold and the Beautiful: 3 wins (1 acting, 2 technical)
11 nominations: 3 acting, 7 technical, plus Directing

All My Children: 2 wins (2 technical)
11 nominations: 3 acting, 6 technical, plus Writing and Series

One Life to Live: 1 win (1 technical)
11 nominations: 3 acting, 7 technical, plus Directing

ABC: 13 wins, 44 nominations
CBS: 7 wins, 27 nominations
NBC: 4 wins, 14 nominations

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