OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
PLEASANT SURPRISES: DAYS and B&B were very uneven in 2008 but had their moments and it's nice to see new blood.
SNUBS: No Y&R? It was the most consistent show of 2009 especially the second half of the year. OLTL had great moments as well and I thought it would make it here.
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS
Debbi Morgan (Angie, AMC) - ABC
Maura West (Carly, ATWT) - CBS
Susan Flannery (Stephanie, B&B) - CBS
Susan Haskell (Marty, OLTL) - ABC
Jeanne Cooper (Katherine, Y&R) - CBS
PLEASANT SURPRISES: None of these ladies are surprising but nice to see Morgan and Haskell recognized.
SNUBS: Both Tognoni and Zimmer had the material to be here.
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR
Thorsten Kaye (Zach, AMC) - ABC
Peter Reckell (Bo, DAYS) - NBC
Anthony Geary (Luke, GH) - ABC
Daniel Cosgrove (Bill, GL) - CBS
Christian LeBlanc (Michael, Y&R) - CBS
PLEASANT SURPRISES: Daniel Cosgrove is a welcome addition to this category. I'm not sure I would have selected but after more than a quarter century on daytime, it's nice to see Peter Reckell recognized.
SNUBS: Darnell Williams deserved a spot.
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Melissa Claire Egan (Annie, AMC) - ABC
Alicia Mishew (Kendall, AMC) - ABC
Julie Pinson (Janet, ATWT) - CBS
Tamara Braun (Ava, DAYS) - NBC
Bree Williamson (Jessica, OLTL) - ABC
PLEASANT SURPRISES: Melissa Claire Egan was wonderful as crazy Annie and deserves to be here as does Julie Pinson, a breath of fresh air on ATWT.
SNUBS: No Crystall Chappell? That may be the worst acting snub of all. I was hoping Alley Mills would make it.
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
Vincent Irrizary (David, AMC) - ABC
Jacob Young (JR, AMC)- ABC
Van Hansis (Luke, ATWT) - CBS
Bradford Anderson (Spinelli, GH) - ABC
Jeff Branson (Shayne, GL) - CBS
PLEASANT SURPRISES: I'm happy to see Van Hansis make the jump to supporting. I'm actually very happy for all five nominees.
SNUBS: Tuc Watkins is always marvelous and I was expecting Bruce Weitz to be nommed.
Overall, it seems like it's an ALL MY CHILDREN year based on the nominees we know so far. When one show gets noms in bunches, people generally say they had the most judges on the panel. Who knows? But it's a shame that the best daytime soap of 2008, Y&R, wasn't even nominated.
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS
Meredith Hagner (Liberty, ATWT) - CBS
Rachel Melvin (Chelsea, DAYS) - NBC
Kirsten Storms (Maxie, GH) - ABC
Julie Berman (Lulu, GH) - ABC
Emily O'Brien (Jana, Y&R) - CBS
PLEASANT SURPRISES: I told Hagner last night she would make it. Happy to see Melvin, Storms and Berman.
SNUBS: Alderson? VanZandt? I am happier with this category than any other so I can't complain too much.
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR
Cornelius Smith, Jr. (Frankie, AMC) - ABC
Blake Berris (Nick, DAYS) - NBC
Darin Brooks (Max, DAYS) - NBC
EJ Bonilla (Rafe, GL) - CBS
Bryton McClure (Devon, Y&R) - CBS
PLEASANT SURPRISES: EJ Bonilla is underrated and generally takes a beating because his character hasn't been popular, but he had his moments, so I can't fault this one. Happy for DAYS' Berris and AMC's Smith.
SNUBS: Billy Magnussen burned up the screen all year long on ATWT. Nothing against Bryton, but since he has already won and is nominated every year, I would have preferred to see one of the OLTL guys in his spot.
Since there isn't another round of judging, and the winners are already determined, you would have to guess that AMC may do well in these categories, unless there was a split vote.
Only one person who is in the top ten of my regular Soap Opera Digest covers list was nominated, Tamara Braun. The rest seem more popular with Digest than their peers.
At least two nominees in the lead and supporting categories have been on more than one soap lending credence to speculation that the more people you know, the better your chances.
Choosing Vanessa Williams as host was a brilliant choice!
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