2012 Daytime Emmy nominations

The 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Award nominations were announced on Today. ABC Daytime's General Hospital boasts the most soap nods with 23. CBS Daytime's The Young and the Restless followed with 16 nominations. NBC's lone sudser Days of Our Lives took 15. The Bold and the Beautiful, along with cancelled soaps All My Children and One Life to Live, all snagged 11 nominations respectively. Check out the complete list of soap-themed Daytime Emmy nominees below!

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
GENERAL HOSPITAL
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS


OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A DRAMA SERIES
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
GENERAL HOSPITAL
ONE LIFE TO LIVE
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS


OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
GENERAL HOSPITAL
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS


OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
CRYSTAL CHAPPELL, as Dr. Carly Manning
Days of our Lives, NBC
JEANNE COOPER, as Katherine Chancellor
The Young and the Restless, CBS
DEBBI MORGAN, as Angie Hubbard
All My Children, ABC
ERIKA SLEZAK, as Viki Lord
One Life to Live, ABC
HEATHER TOM, as Katie Logan Spencer
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
LAURA WRIGHT, as Carly Corinthos Jax
General Hospital, ABC


OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
MAURICE BENARD, as Michael "Sonny" Corinthos, Jr.
General Hospital, ABC
ANTHONY GEARY, as Luke Spencer
General Hospital, ABC
JOHN MCCOOK, as Eric Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
DARNELL WILLIAMS, as Jesse Hubbard
All My Children, ABC
ROBERT S. WOODS, as Bo Buchanan
One Life to Live, ABC


OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
MELISSA CLAIRE EGAN, as Annie Chandler
All My Children, ABC
GENIE FRANCiS, as Genevieve Atkinson
The Young and the Restless, CBS
NANCY LEE GRAHN, as Alexis Davis
General Hospital, ABC
ELIZABETH HENDERICKSON, as Chloe Mitchell
The Young and the Restless, CBS
REBECCA HERBST, as Elizabeth Webber
General Hospital, ABC


OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
BRADFORD ANDERSON, as Damien Spinelli
General Hospital, ABC
MATTHEW ASHFORD, as Jack Deveraux
Days of our Lives, NBC
SEAN BLAKEMORE, as Shawn Butler
General Hospital, ABC
JONATHAN JACKSON, as Lucky Spencer
General Hospital, ABC
JASON THOMPSON, as Patrick Drake
General Hospital, ABC


OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
MOLLY BURNETT, as Melanie Layton
Days of our Lives, NBC
SHELLEY HENNIG, as Stephanie Johnson
Days of our Lives, NBC
CHRISTEL KHALIL, as Lily Winters
The Young and the Restless, CBS
JACQUE MACINNES WOOD, as Steffy Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS


OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
EDDIE ALDERSON, as Matthew Buchanan
One Life To Live, ABC
CHAD DUELL, as Michael Corinthos
General Hospital, ABC
CHANDLER MASSEY, as Will Horton
Days of our Lives, NBC
NATHAN PARSONS, as Ethan Lovett
General Hospital, ABC

Tony Marino wrote:OLTL should have been in the Outstanding Drama category.

Chris wrote:

I totally agree. OLTL's last six months were stellar. Even though I don't watch any of the other soaps, from what I heard from the people who do is that OLTL's final season easily trumped many of its competition.

Forgiveness Man wrote:Boo to AW's snub.

Tony Marino wrote:

Boo also that OLTL wasn't one of the best daytime dramas nominated, the show deserved it.

'General Hospital' wins big with 5 Daytime Emmys

The Daytime Emmys showered "General Hospital" with five trophies, including best drama, while giving Regis Philbin a fond farewell as a departing talk-show host.

NBC's "Today" show won as best morning show and the syndicated "Jeopardy!" was named best game show at the annual ceremony Saturday.

"Live with Regis and Kelly" was saluted as best entertainment talk show (its first-ever nod in that category) and for best talk-show hosts. Philbin ended his long run as its co-host last November, with a replacement yet to be named to join Kelly Ripa as the syndicated series continues.

Heather Tom, who won as best lead actress for CBS' "The Bold and the Beautiful," made history as the first to win in that category after having previously won as both best younger actress and supporting actress.

Anthony Geary won as lead actor for "General Hospital." The ABC soap also won for supporting actress (Nancy Lee Grahn), supporting actor (Jonathan Jackson), and directing team.

The syndicated "Dr. Oz" was named best informative talk show.

Bill Geddie, longtime associate of Barbara Walters and executive producer of her ABC talk show "The View," received the life achievement award.

"There's not a lot of glamour and glory in daytime," Geddie told the room in his acceptance remarks. "But when you think about it, we're all here with the best of intentions: We just love making TV!"

Held in Beverly Hills, Calif., the 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards was telecast on the HLN channel, having moved to cable for the first time after airing on CBS the past two years. The awards are bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

The Beverly Hilton, where the presentation originated, was the site only hours earlier of what investigators believe was a murder-suicide. Police responding to a report of a shooting late Friday found a man and a woman dead from gunshot wounds in a guest room. The luxury hotel was also the site of Whitney Houston's death in February, when the singer drowned in the bathtub of her room.

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Daytime Emmy Winners:

Drama series: "General Hospital."

Lead actress in a drama series: Heather Tom, "The Bold and the Beautiful."

Lead actor in a drama series: Anthony Geary, "General Hospital."

Supporting actress in a drama series: Nancy Lee Grahn, "General Hospital."

Supporting actor in a drama series: Jonathan Jackson, "General Hospital."

Younger actor in a drama series: Chandler Massey, "Days of Our Lives."

Younger actress in a drama series: Christel Khalil, "The Young and the Restless."

Drama series directing team: "General Hospital."

Drama series writing team: "Days Of Our Lives."

Game show: "Jeopardy!"

Game-show host: Todd Newton, "Family Game Night."

Informative talk show: "Dr. Oz."

Entertainment talk show: "Live with Regis and Kelly."

Talk-show host: Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, "Live with Regis and Kelly."

Morning show: "Today."

Culinary program: "Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction."

Culinary/lifestyle host: Sandra Lee, "Semi-Homemade Cooking."

Children's animated program: "Penguins of Madagascar."

Performer in a children's program: Kevin Clash (as Elmo), "Sesame Street."

Legal/courtroom program: "Last Shot with Judge Gunn."

New approaches in daytime entertainment: "Take This Lollipop" (online).