CBS led with 77 nominations overall while its daytime drama "The Young and the Restless" led with 27 nods when nominations were announced Thursday for the 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy awards.
TV's remaining trio of soap operas, "General Hospital" (24 nominations), "The Bold and the Beautiful" (23 nominations) and "Days of Our Lives" (16 nominations) were the other series with the most potential trophies.
"The Young and the Restless" joined CBS' "The Bold and the Beautiful," NBC's "Days of Our Lives" and ABC's "General Hospital" among nominees for best soap opera.
Best actress nominees for daytime drama were Kassie DePaiva and Mary Beth Evans of "Days of Our Lives," Finola Hughes and Maura West of "General Hospital" and Tracey E. Bregman of "The Young and the Restless."
Best actor nominees for a soap were Anthony Geary and Tyler Christopher of "General Hospital," and Christian LeBlanc, Justin Hartley and Kristoff St. John of "The Young and the Restless."
Nominees for supporting actress are Linsey Godfrey of "The Bold and the Beautiful," Jessica Collins and Lauralee Bell of "The Young and the Restless" and Peggy McCay and Melissa Reeves of "Days of Our Lives."
Supporting actor nominees are Sean Blakemore of "General Hospital," Steve Burton and Bryton James of "The Young and the Restless," and Dominic Zamprogna of "General Hospital."
Nominees for best game show were "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" (syndicated), "Jeopardy!" (syndicated), "Let's Make a Deal" (syndicated), "Monopoly Millionaires' Club" (syndicated) and "The Price is Right" (CBS).
Nominees for best informative talk show were "The Chew" (ABC), "The Dr. Oz Show" (syndicated), "The Kitchen" (Food Network), "The Doctors" (syndicated) and "Larry King Now" (Ora TV).
Nominees for best entertainment talk show were "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (syndicated), "The Real" (syndicated), "The Talk" (CBS), "The View" (ABC) and "The Wendy Williams Show" (syndicated).
The awards ceremony will air May 1.
SMPTE elects board officers, regional governors
SMPTE®,the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has revealed the board officers and regional governors who will serve terms beginning in January 2025.
Three new officers--Richard Welsh as SMPTE president, Eric Gsell as SMPTE executive VP, and Polly Hickling as SMPTE Education VP--have been elected for a two-year term from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2026. One SMPTE officer, Lisa Hobbs, will be continuing her service as SMPTE secretary and treasurer for another two-year term. Additionally, Raymond Yeung will be stepping into the role of standards VP on Jan. 1, 2025.
“SMPTE’s membership has spoken,” said SMPTE interim executive director Sally-Ann D’Amato. “These officers have been tasked with an important responsibility, one each of them is prepared to tackle head-on. These next two years are looking bright for SMPTE!”
In addition to the officers, 10 regional governors were elected by the Society to serve two-year 2025-2026 terms.
These include the following regional governors, re-elected to continue their service:
Asia-Pacific Region Governor
Tony Ngai, Society of Motion Imaging Ltd.
EMEA - Central & South America Region Governor
Fernando Bittencourt, FB Consultant
United Kingdom Region Governor
Chris Johns, Sky UK.
USA - Central Region Governor
William T. Hayes, Consultant
USA - Eastern Region Governor
Dover Jeanne Mundt, Riedel Communications
USA - Western Region Governor
Jeffrey F. Way, Open Drives
Also elected were four newcomers to the SMPTE Board:
Canada Region Governor
Jonathan Jobin, Grass Valley
USA - Hollywood Region Governor
Allan Schollnick, Voxx... Read More