March 20, 2019
by Carla Hay
With 27 nominations, NBC’s “Days of Our Lives” is the leading contender for the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, which will be presented at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California on May 5, 2019. The Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (for mostly technical categories) will take place at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on May 3, 2019. The Daytime Emmys website will have a livestream of the ceremony.
The nominations for “Days of Our Lives” include Outstanding Drama Series; Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Tyler Christopher, Billy Flynn); Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Marci Miller); Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Eric Martsolf, Greg Rikaart); and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Kassie DePaiva, Lindsey Godfrey, Martha Madison).
ABC’s “General Hospital” follows close behind with 25 nominations, including several categories where “Days of Our Lives” is also nominated. In addition to Outstanding Drama series, “General Hospital” received nods for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Maurice Benard, Jon Lindstrom); Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Maura West, Laura Wright); Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Max Gail, Dominic Zamprogna); and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Vernee Watson).
CBS’s “The Young and the Restless” garnered 20 nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series; Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Peter Bergman); Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Bryton James); and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Beth Maitland, Mishael Morgan).
The other nominee for Outstanding Drama Series is CBS’s “The Bold and the Beautiful,” which has 12 nominations, including two nods for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Heather Tom, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood).
The nominees for Outstanding Morning Program are, predictably, “CBS Sunday Morning,” “CBS This Morning,” “Good Morning America” and “Today.”
In the category of Outstanding Informative Talk Show, the nominees are “Access Live,” “Dr. Oz,” “Rachael Ray,” “Red Table Talk” and “Today Show With Kathie Lee and Hoda.” Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host nominees are Rachael Ray for her self-titled show; Dr. Mehmet Oz of “Dr. Oz”; Kellie Pickler and Ben Aaron of “Pickler and Ben”; Kathie Lee and Hoda Kotb of “Today With Kathie Lee and Hoda”; and Steve Harvey of “Steve.”
The nominees for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show are shows that are all hosted by women: “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” “A Little Help With Carol Burnett,” “The Real,” “The Talk” and “The Real.” Meanwhile, the nominees for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host are nearly all women: the hosts of “The Talk,” “The Real” and “The View,” as well as Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest of “Live With Kelly and Ryan”; and Wendy Williams of “The Wendy Williams Show.” (Ellen DeGeneres took herself out of the running for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host many years ago after she kept winning in this category several years in a row.)
Outstanding Entertainment News Program nominees are “Access,” “DailyMailTV,” “Entertainment Tonight,” “Extra” and “Inside Edition.”
Nominees for the category of Outstanding Game Show are “Family Feud” “Jeopardy!” “Let’s Make a Deal” “The Price Is Right” and “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” Meanwhile, the nominees for Outstanding Game Show Host are Wayne Brady of “Let’s Make a Deal,” Chris Harrison of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” John Michael Higgins of “America Says,” Pat Sajak of “Wheel of Fortune” and Alex Trebek of “Jeopardy.”
Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program nominees are “Couples Court With the Cutlers,” “Judge Judy,” “Judge Mathis,” “Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court” and “The People’s Court.”
The Daytime Emmy Awards are presented to individuals and programs broadcast in the United States from 2 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the previous calendar year.
The 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards is a presentation of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Both of this year’s shows will be led by executive producer David Michaels (NATAS senior VP of daytime) and executive producer David Parks of Ignition Entertainment.
A complete list of nominations for the 2019 Daytime Emmy Awards can be found here.