2019 daytime emmy nominations for bold and beautiful days of our live general hospital young and restless
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Soap opera actors enter into the final round of nominees for their work in 2018.

Sunday May 5 marks the ceremony date for the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, which, as in years’ past will likely stream live online only. The soap operas, Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital and Young and the Restless, and their actors will be honored for their 2018 work and the winners will take home a Daytime Emmy Statuette during daytime television’s most celebrated night. Soaps.com reported the 2019 Daytime Emmy pre-nominations back in January and will be posting the final nominees as they are announced live on CBS’ The Talk, including the technical nominees to follow.

“We are very excited today to announce the nominees for the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards,” said Adam Sharp, President & CEO of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). “We look forward to a grand celebration honoring the best of Daytime television both in front of the camera and behind as we return for the third year in a row to the classic Pasadena Civic Auditorium.”

“The incredible level of talent and craft reflected in our nominees continues to show the growing impact of Daytime television and the incredible diversity of programming the viewing audience has to choose from,” said Executive Director, Daytime, Brent Stanton. “With the help of some outstanding new additions to our staff, Rachel Schwartz and Lisa Armstrong, and the continued support of Luke Smith and Christine Chin, we have handled another record-breaking number of entries this year. Many thanks to our hundreds of great judges, who through their hard work and dedication, have come up with a stellar list of nominees that exemplify the best in Daytime!”

The soap opera Daytime Emmy nominations are…

Outstanding Drama nominees

The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Drama Writing Team nominees

The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Drama Directing Team nominees

The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Lead Actor nominees

Days of our Lives’ Tyler Christopher (Stefan) and Billy Flynn (Chad)
General Hospital’s Maurice Benard (Sonny) and Jon Lindstrom (Ryan/Kevin)
The Young and the Restless’ Peter Bergman (Jack)

Outstanding Lead Actress nominees

The Bold and the Beautiful’s Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy) and Heather Tom (Katie)
Days of our Lives’ Marci Miller (Abigail)
General Hospital’s Maura West (Ava) and Laura Wright (Carly)

Outstanding Supporting Actor nominees

Days of our Lives’ Eric Martsolf (Brady) and Greg Rikaart (Leo)
General Hospital’s Max Gail (Mike) and Dominic Zamprogna (Dante)
The Young and the Restless’ Bryton James (Devon)

Outstanding Supporting Actress nominees

Days of our Lives’ Kassie DePaiva (Eve), Linsey Godfrey (Sarah) and Martha Madison (Belle)
General Hospital’s Vernee Watson (Stella)
The Young and the Restless’ Beth Maitland (Traci) and Mishael Morgan (Hilary)

Outstanding Younger Actor nominees

Days of our Lives’ Lucas Adams (Tripp) and Kyler Pettis (Theo)
General Hospital’s William Lipton (Cam) and Garren Stitt (Oscar)
The Young and the Restless’ Zach Tinker (Fenmore)

Outstanding Younger Actress nominees

Days of our Lives’ Olivia Rose Keegan (Claire) and Victoria Konefal (Ciara)
General Hospital’s Hayley Erin (Kiki), Chloe Lanier (Nelle) and Eden McCoy (Joss)

Outstanding Guest Performer nominees

The Bold and the Beautiful’s Wayne Brady (Reese)
Days of our Lives’ Philip Anthony-Rodriguez (Miguel), Kate Mansi (Abigail) and Thaao Penghlis (Andre)
General Hospital’s Patricia Bethune (Nurse Mary Pat)

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Outstanding Casting Director for a Drama Series nominees

Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Art Dir./Set Decoration/Scenic Design nominees

Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Lighting Direction for a Drama Series nominees

Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Technical Team for a Drama Series nominees

The Bold and the Beautiful
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing nominees

Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing nominees

The Bold and the Beautiful
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Music Direction and Composition nominees

Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Original Song for a Drama Series nominees

The Bold and the Beautiful’s You’re The One
Days of our Lives’ Goodbye
The Young and the Restless’ How Could A Lie Feel so True
Giants’ Beat Of Your Heart and More Love
92nd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade’s We Believe

Outstanding Costume Design for a Drama Series nominees

The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Drama Series nominees

The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Makeup for a Drama Series nominees

The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Digital Drama Series nominees

After Forever
The Bay The Series
Giants
The New 30
Youth & Consequences

Outstanding Digital Writing Team nominees

After Forever
The Bay The Series
Conversations in L.A.
Giants
Light as a Feather

Outstanding Digital Directing Team nominees

After Forever
The Bay The Series
Conversations in L.A.
Giants
Light as a Feather

Outstanding Actor, Digital Drama nominees

After Forever’s Mitchell Anderson (Jason) and Kevin Spirtas (Brian)
The Bay The Series’ Kristos Andrews (Pete)
Bronx SIU’s Brian White (Jimmy)
Only Children’s Wayne Wilcox (Ray)

Outstanding Actress, Digital Drama nominees

The Bay The Series’ Jade Harlow (Lianna)
Bronx SIU’s Shanti Lowry (Yolanda)
Giants’ Vanessa Baden Kelly (Journee)
Light as a Feather’s Liana Liberato (McKenna) and Haley Ramm (Violet)
Riley Parra’s Liz Vassey (Dr. Gillian Hunt)

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Digital Drama nominees

Anacostia’s Wil Lash (Scott)
The Bay The Series’ Brandon Beemer (Evan)
Bronx SIU’s Ameer Baraka (Darius)
Giants’ Sean Samuels (Ade) and Terrence Terrell (Kwasi)

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Digital Drama nominees

After Forever’s Erin Cherry (Brenda) and Cady Huffman (Lisa)
Giants’ Crystal Brown (Tamera)
Light as a Feather’s Brianne Tju (Alex)
Riley Parra’s Carolyn Ratteray (Caitlin)

Outstanding Guest Performer, Digital Drama nominees

After Forever’s Anita Gillette (Frannie)
The Bay The Series’ Sean Patrick Flanery (Ty)
Conversations in L.A.’s Lou Diamond Phillips (Martin)
Giants’ J. August Richards (Andrew) and Kelsey Scott (Sadiyah)

Lifetime Achievement Honorees

This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award will go to Judge Judy Sheindlin of the Judge Judy show. Sheindlin is the first from the court genre to receive this honor. As well as to Chef Jacques Pépin (Rachael Ray), the first in the culinary programming genre to be recognized for this award.

“The Daytime Emmy Awards recognize both the excellence and vibrant diversity of daytime television programming,” said NATAS President & CEO Adam Sharp. “Judge Judy Sheindlin epitomizes both, shaping one of the mainstay genres of our medium.” David Michaels, Senior Vice President and Executive Producer of the Daytime Emmy® Awards, went on to say, “Daytime Television wouldn’t be what it is today without Judy Sheindlin. Judge Judy redefined and reinvigorated the courtroom format propelling the genre to new heights.”

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“The Daytime Emmy Awards recognize both the excellence and vibrant diversity of daytime television programming,” said NATAS President & CEO Adam Sharp. “Chef Jacques Pépin epitomizes both, uniquely shaping the culinary genre which has grown to become one of the mainstays of our medium.” David Michaels, Senior Vice President and Executive Producer of the Daytime Emmy® Awards, added, “Daytime television has been forever changed by the culinary efforts of Jacques Pépin. Pépin’s body of work helped inspire not just millions of cooks at home, but also the myriad staples of culinary television we now see.”

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Here’s a photo gallery of the 2019 Daytime Emmy nominees…