While the future of a televised Daytime Emmy ceremony remains uncertain, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) isn't letting questions linger over whether or not they'll be giving out awards. As long as there is daytime television, NATAS will be handing out Daytime Emmys.
The pre-nominating process underwent a few tweaks this year. Seven years ago, NATAS changed the way that Emmy nominees were chosen in order to prevent shows with larger casts from allocation their votes in a way that more of their shows performers from landing on the final Emmy ballot. Until last year, each soap held an in-house vote to select their pre-nominees. In essence, the top cast-selected vote getters in each of the acting categories were then placed into the Emmy pool from which nominees were chosen.
This year, the pre-nomination process was opened up to all of the soaps. Each actor decided if they ultimately wanted to be up for Emmy consideration. Their name was then placed on a ballot showing their eligibility, a ballot that was then voted on by all eligible Emmy voters industry-wide. From those eligible names -- pre-pre-nominees, if you will -- the two performers in each category with the most voters were then named as the pre-nominees. In some cases there were ties and three names made the final cut.
Each pre-nominee now must choose one episode that best displays their work from the 2009 calendar year. Those reels will then be judged to determine the final Emmy nominees -- and the winners.
The nominees for the year's Daytime Emmys will be announced on May 12. The Daytime Emmy ceremony will be held at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 27. The telecast will air on CBS.
Outstanding Lead Actress Pre-Nominees
All My Children: Bobbie Eakes (Krystal Carey), Alicia Minshew (Kendall Hart)
As the World Turns: Terri Colombino (Katie Peretti), Maura West (Carly Tenney)
The Bold and the Beautiful: Susan Flannery (Stephanie Forrester), Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan)
Days of our Lives: Kristian Alfonso (Hope Brady), Alison Sweeney (Samantha Brady)
General Hospital: Sarah Brown (Claudia Zacchara), Laura Wright (Carly Jacks)
Guiding Light: Crystal Chappell (Olivia Spencer)
One Life to Live: Erika Slezak (Victoria Lord Banks), Hillary B. Smith (Nora Buchanan)
The Young and the Restless: Sharon Case (Sharon Newman), Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor), Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Newman)
Outstanding Lead Actor Pre-Nominees
All My Children: David Canary (Adam and Stuart Chandler), Vincent Irizarry (David Hayward), Thorsten Kaye (Zach Slater)
As the World Turns: Jon Lindstrom (Craig Montgomery), Michael Park (Jack Snyder)
The Bold and the Beautiful: Don Diamont (Bill Spencer, Jr.), John McCook (Eric Forrester)
Days of our Lives: John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis), James Scott (EJ DiMera)
General Hospital: Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos), Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer)
One Life to Live: Jerry ver Dorn (Clint Buchanan), Robert S. Woods (Bo Buchanan)
The Young and the Restless: Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott), Doug Davidson (Paul Williams)
* Guiding Light did not submit any pre-nominees in this category
Outstanding Supporting Actress Pre-Nominees
All My Children: Melissa Claire Egan (Annie Lavery), Chrishell Stause (Amanda Dillon)
As the World Turns: Cady McClain (Rosanna Cabot), Julie Pinson (Janet Ciccone)
The Bold and the Beautiful: Heather Tom (Katie Logan), Betty White (Ann Douglas)
Days of our Lives: Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane), Arianne Zucker (Nicole Walker)
General Hospital: Carolyn Hennesy (Diane Miller), Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth Webber)
Guiding Light: Beth Chamberlin (Beth Raines), Tina Sloan (Lillian Raines)
One Life to Live: Ilene Kristen (Roxanne Balsom), Bree Williamson (Jessica Buchanan)
The Young and the Restless: Stacy Haiduk (Patty Williams), Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe Mitchell)
Outstanding Supporting Actor Pre-Nominees
All My Children: Ricky Paull Goldin (Jake Martin), Jacob Young (JR Chandler)
As the World Turns: Trent Dawson (Henry Coleman), Austin Peck (Brad Snyder)
The Bold and the Beautiful: Brandon Beemer (Owen Knight), Kyle Lowder (Rick Forrester)
Days of our Lives: Shawn Christian (Daniel Jonas), Joseph Mascolo (Stefano DiMera)
General Hospital: Bradford Anderson (Damian Spinelli), Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer)
Guiding Light: Jeff Branson (Shayne Lewis)
One Life to Live: Brett Claywell (Kyle Lewis), Brian Kerwin (Charlie Banks), Mark Lawson (Brody Lovett)
The Young and the Restless: Greg Rikaart (Kevin Fisher), Billy J. Miller (Billy Abbott)
Outstanding Younger Actress Pre-Nominees
All My Children: Brittany Allen (Marissa Tasker), Shannon Kane (Natalia Fowler)
As the World Turns: Marnie Schulenburg (Alison Stewart)
The Bold and the Beautiful: Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy Forrester)
Days of our Lives: Molly Burnett (Melanie Layton), Shelley Hennig (Stephanie Johnson)
General Hospital: Julie Berman (Lulu Spencer), Kirsten Storms (Maxie Jones)
One Life to Live: Farah Fath (Gigi Morasco), Crystal Hunt (Stacy Morasco)
The Young and the Restless: Christel Khalil (Lily Winters), Emily O'Brien (Jana Fisher)
* Due to age restrictions, As the World Turns had only one pre-nominee in this category.
* Due to age restrictions, The Bold and the Beautiful had only one pre-nominee in this category.
* Guiding Light did not submit any pre-nominees in this category
Outstanding Younger Actor Pre-Nominees
All My Children: Daniel Kennedy (Peter Cortlandt), JR Martinez (Brot Monroe)
As the World Turns: Mick Hazen (Parker Snyder), Billy Magnussen (Casey Hughes)
The Bold and the Beautiful: Drew Tyler Bell (Thomas Forrester)
Days of our Lives: Casey Deidrick (Chad Petersen), Dylan Patton (Will Horton)
General Hospital: Drew Garrett (Michael Corinthos), Nathan Parsons (Ethan Lovett)
Guiding Light: Zack Conroy (James Spaulding)
One Life to Live: Scott Clifton (Schuyler Joplin), Scott Evans (Oliver Fish)
The Young and the Restless: Bryton McClure (Devon Hamilton), Kevin Schmidt (Noah Newman)
* Due to age restrictions, The Bold and the Beautiful had only one pre-nominee in this category.
* Due to age restrictions, Guiding Light had only one pre-nominee in this category.
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