THE DISNEY/ABC TELEVISION GROUP RECEIVES 67 NOMINATIONS
FOR THE 38TH ANNUAL DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT EMMY® AWARDS
“General Hospital” Nominated for Outstanding Drama Series, and Is the Most Honored Show
“The View” Receives 14th Consecutive Nomination for Outstanding Talk Show Host
“Good Morning America” Nominated for Outstanding Morning Program for 5th Consecutive Year
“LIVE! with Regis and Kelly” Receives its 20th Nomination for Both the Show and its Hosts
Disney Channel’s “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” Receives Three Nominations
The Disney/ABC Television Group received 67 nominations for the 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards announced today. “General Hospital” is the most honored show with 21 nominations, including a nod for Outstanding Drama Series. “All My Children” also received a nod in the Outstanding Drama Series category. “The View” received its 14th nomination in 14 years for Outstanding Talk Show Host, honoring Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd, having previously won in 2009, and received its 12th nomination for Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment. “Good Morning America” received its fifth consecutive nomination for Outstanding Morning Program. “GMA” has won the award three out of four years since the category was created.
Disney-ABC Domestic Television received a total of four nominations. “LIVE! with Regis and Kelly” is honored with three nods, including the Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment category, as well as Outstanding Talk Show Host for Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, which marks the 20th nomination for both the show and its hosts; plus Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Episodic. Emmy winner Meredith Vieira receives a nomination as Outstanding Game Show Host for “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.” Vieira has won in this category twice before, in 2005 and 2009.
Previous nominee Alicia Minshew (Kendall Slater on “All My Children”) receives her first nomination in the Lead Actress category, along with castmate and Emmy winner Debbi Morgan (Angie Hubbard) and first-time nominee Laura Wright (Carly Corinthos Jacks on “General Hospital”). Ricky Paull Goldin (“All My Children”) receives his second nomination for the role of Jake Martin, marking his first in the Lead Actor category, along with Emmy winner Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos on “General Hospital”). “All My Children’s” Melissa Claire Egan (Annie Chandler) receives her second nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress, along with Emmy winner Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis on “General Hospital”) and Bree Williamson (Jessica Brennan on “One Life to Live”), which marks her third consecutive nomination in this category. Three-time Emmy winner Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer on “General Hospital”) received a second consecutive nomination in the Supporting Actor category, along with first-time nominee Jason Thompson (Patrick Drake on “General Hospital”) and third-time nominee Brian Kerwin (Charlie Banks on “One Life to Live”).
Three first-time nominees are honored in the Outstanding Younger Actor and Actress categories: Brittany Allen (Marisa Chandler on “All My Children”) and Lexi Ainsworth (Kristina Corinthos on “General Hospital”) each receive nods, along with Chad Duell (Michael Corinthos on “General Hospital”).
ABC received a nomination in the New Approaches – Daytime Entertainment category for the “All My Children,” “One Life to Live” and “General Hospital” web series, “What Ifs…,” as well as a nomination for Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Episodic for “General Hospital’s” “Brenda’s Back” promo. ABC also received a nod for “Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade” for Outstanding Special Class Directing.
Disney Channel received five nominations, including three for hit Disney Junior series “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” — Outstanding Preschool Children’s Series, Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for Bill Farmer as Goofy, and Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition. “Imagination Movers” received a nomination for Outstanding Original Song – Children’s and Animation for “Seven Days a Week,” which was previously nominated and won in the category last year. “Tasty Time with Zefronk” was nominated for Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime.
Disney XD is honored with three nominations for “Kick Buttowski” – Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program, Outstanding Original Song for the show’s theme song and Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series.
The complete list of Disney/ABC Television Group nominees includes:
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL — ABC
OUTSTANDING MORNING PROGRAM
GOOD MORNING AMERICA – ABC
NEW APPROACHES – DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT
“WHAT IF…” AN ALL MY CHILDREN, ONE LIFE TO LIVE AND GENERAL HOSPITAL WEB SERIES – ABC
OUTSTANDING PRESCHOOL CHILDREN’S SERIES
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE – DISNEY CHANNEL
OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT – EPISODIC
GENERAL HOSPITAL “BRENDA’S BACK” – ABC
LIVE! WITH REGIS AND KELLY — SYN
OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW/ENTERTAINMENT
LIVE! WITH REGIS AND KELLY – SYN
THE VIEW — ABC
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
ALICIA MINSHEW, AS KENDALL SLATER ON ALL MY CHILDREN — ABC
DEBBI MORGAN, AS ANGIE HUBBARD ON ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
LAURA WRIGHT, AS CARLY CORINTHOS JACKS ON GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
RICKY PAULL GOLDIN, AS JAKE MARTIN ON ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
MAURICE BENARD, AS SONNY CORINTHOS ON GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
MELISSA CLAIRE EGAN, AS ANNIE CHANDLER ON ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
NANCY LEE GRAHN, AS ALEXIS DAVIS ON GENERAL HOSITAL — ABC
BREE WILLIAMSON, AS JESSICA BRENNAN ON ONE LIFE TO LIVE — ABC
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
JONATHAN JACKSON, AS LUCKY SPENCER ON GENERAL HOSPITAL — ABC
JASON THOMPSON, AS PATRICK DRAKE ON GENERAL HOSPITAL — ABC
BRIAN KERWIN, AS CHARLIE BANKS ON ONE LIFE TO LIVE — ABC
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
BRITTANY ALLEN, AS MARISA CHANDLER ON ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
LEXI AINSWORTH, AS KRISTINA CORINTHOS DAVIS ON GENERAL HOSPITAL — ABC
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
CHAD DUELL, AS MICHAEL CORINTHOS ON GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW HOST
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE – SYN
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
BILL FARMER, AS GOOFY ON MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE – DISNEY CHANNEL
OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW HOST
LIVE! WITH REGIS AND KELLY — SYN
THE VIEW — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN — ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR A CASTING DIRECTOR FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN — ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE – ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN — ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL — ABC
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES DIRECTING TEAM
GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN — ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT-TO-TAPE SOUND MIXING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN — ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL — ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
GENERAL HOSPITAL — ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A
DRAMA SERIES
GENERAL HOSPITAL — ABC
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A DRAMA SERIES
GENERAL HOSPITAL “BAD FOR YOU” — ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL “HOME AGAIN” — ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE “STARR X’D LOVERS”– ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA/VIDEO CONTROL FOR A DRAMA SERIES
GENERAL HOSPITAL — ABC
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
KICK BUTTOWSKI – DISNEY XD
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A TALK SHOW/MORNING
THE VIEW — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING
THE VIEW — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION
THE VIEW — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
THE VIEW – ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE — DISNEY CHANNEL
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG – CHILDREN’S AND ANIMATION
IMAGINATION MOVERS “SEVEN DAYS A WEEK” — DISNEY CHANNEL
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG
KICK BUTTOWSKI “KICK BUTTOWSKI – THEME SONG” — DISNEY XD
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS DIRECTING
DISNEY PARKS CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE — ABC
OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION
GENERAL HOSPITAL — ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE — ABC
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR AN ANIMATED SERIES
KICK BUTTOWSKI — DISNEY XD
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS SHORT FORMAT DAYTIME
TASTY TIME WITH ZEFRONK – DISNEY CHANNEL
The Daytime Emmy Awards presentation will be telecast on Sunday, June 19th, 2011 from Las Vegas for the second year in a row. Nominations were announced by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS).