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[Kim]

Daytime Emmy Pre-Noms Announced!


While the actual nominees won't be revealed until May 1, the National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the Drama Performer categories for the 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.

Peer judges viewed clips of each entrant, then selected their top ten performer choices in each category, the results of which were then tabulated by an independent accounting firm. (There are 11 ladies in the Lead Actress category due to a tie.) Those who received the highest number of votes now advance to the Blue Ribbon screening round, which will determine both the nominees and the winners. This year, the Younger Actor and Younger Actress categories, for performers under the age of 25, only had 9 submissions each, so there was no pre-nomination round necessary.

In alphabetical order, here are the pre-nominated performers:

LEAD ACTRESS

Sharon Case (Sharon, THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS)
Jeanne Cooper (Katherine, Y&R)
Susan Flannery (ex-Stephanie, THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL)
Finola Hughes (Anna, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
Peggy McCay (Caroline, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)
Kelly Monaco (Sam, GH)
Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki, Y&R)
Michelle Stafford (Phyllis, Y&R)
Kelly Sullivan (Kate, GH)
Heather Tom (Katie, B&B)
Laura Wright (Carly, GH)


LEAD ACTOR

Maurice Benard (Sonny, GH)
Peter Bergman (Jack, Y&R)
Doug Davidson (Paul, Y&R)
Don Diamont (Bill, B&B)
Roger Howarth (Todd, GH)
Christian Jules LeBlanc (Michael, Y&R)
John McCook (Eric, B&B)
Michael Muhney (Adam, Y&R)
Stephen Nichols (ex-Tucker, Y&R)
Jason Thompson (Patrick, GH)


SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Julie Marie Berman (Lulu, GH)
Jessica Collins (Avery, Y&R)
Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea, Y&R)
Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis, GH)
Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe, Y&R)
Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth, GH)
Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke, B&B)
Lisa LoCicero (Olivia, GH)
Robin Mattson (Heather, GH)
Arianne Zucker (Nicole, DAYS)


SUPPORTING ACTOR

Bradford Anderson (Spinelli, GH)
Jeff Branson (ex-Ronan, Y&R)
Scott Clifton (Liam, B&B)
Shawn Christian (Daniel, DAYS)
Bryan Dattilo (Lucas, DAYS)
Billy Miller (Billy, Y&R)
Peter Porte (ex-Ricky, Y&R)
James Reynolds (Abe, DAYS)
Greg Rikaart (Kevin, Y&R)
Greg Vaughan (Eric, DAYS)


YOUNGER ACTRESS

Kristen Alderson (Starr, GH)
Camila Banus (Gabi, DAYS)
Linsey Godfrey (Caroline, B&B)
Hunter King (Summer, Y&R)
Kate Mansi (Abigail, DAYS)
Kim Matula (Hope, B&B)
Lindsey Morgan (Kristina, GH)
Haley Pullos (Molly, GH)
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy, B&B)


YOUNGER ACTOR

Casey Deidrick (Chad, DAYS)
Chad Duell (Michael, GH)
Max Ehrich (Fenmore, Y&R)
Adam Gregory (Thomas, B&B)
Bryton James (Devon, Y&R)
Chandler Massey (Will, DAYS)
Daniel Polo (ex-Jamie, Y&R)
Tequan Richmond (TJ, GH)
Freddie Smith (Sonny, DAYS)

[Kim]

I know these are just the "pre-nominations" - but I personally would narrow it down to these ones:


LEAD ACTRESS

Sharon Case (Sharon, THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS)
Jeanne Cooper (Katherine, Y&R)
Kelly Monaco (Sam, GH)
Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki, Y&R)
Michelle Stafford (Phyllis, Y&R)
Kelly Sullivan (Kate, GH)
Laura Wright (Carly, GH)


LEAD ACTOR

Maurice Benard (Sonny, GH)
Peter Bergman (Jack, Y&R)
Doug Davidson (Paul, Y&R)
Christian Jules LeBlanc (Michael, Y&R)
Michael Muhney (Adam, Y&R)
Stephen Nichols (ex-Tucker, Y&R)
Jason Thompson (Patrick, GH)


SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Julie Marie Berman (Lulu, GH)
Jessica Collins (Avery, Y&R)
Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea, Y&R)
Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis, GH)
Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe, Y&R)
Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth, GH)
Lisa LoCicero (Olivia, GH)
Robin Mattson (Heather, GH)


SUPPORTING ACTOR

Bradford Anderson (Spinelli, GH)
Jeff Branson (ex-Ronan, Y&R)
Billy Miller (Billy, Y&R)
Greg Rikaart (Kevin, Y&R)



YOUNGER ACTRESS

Kristen Alderson (Starr, GH)
Lindsey Morgan (Kristina, GH)
Haley Pullos (Molly, GH)


YOUNGER ACTOR

Chad Duell (Michael, GH)
Bryton James (Devon, Y&R)

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Bet ya can't tell from this list which soaps I like!

[Kim]

GH's Jax Laces Up His DANCING Shoes!


If you thought DANCING WITH THE STARS wouldn't invite another GENERAL HOSPITAL star to join the show's cast so soon after Kelly Monaco (Sam) appeared on the reality dance competition series, you'd be wrong! Ingo Rademacher (Jax) was announced today as a competitor in the show's 16th season, set to debut on Monday, March 18 at 8:00 pm EST. Technically, though, the actor, who appeared on GH in last year's contagion storyline, is no longer a regular cast member.

"There's nothing coming up right now," Rademacher tells Soaps In Depth when asked if Jax would be making any appearances in Port Charles in the near future. "But if the fans want to bug [executive producer] Frank Valentini, his Twitter handle is @valentinifrank. You can bombard him!"

Rademacher adds that he wouldn't let the strenuous DWTS schedule stop him from doing double-duty. "I'm always up for coming back to GH," he says with a smile. For now, though, he and pro partner Kym Johnson, a two-time DWTS mirror ball champion, are off to Hawaii to practice and perfect their first dance. "Then, my family will come back to LA," Rademacher adds.

[Kim]

Eileen Davidson Back On Y&R!


This morning, rumors were flying that Eileen Davidson — who is currently appearing as Kristen on DAYS OF OUR LIVES — would be reprising her role as THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS' Ashley for a handful of special episodes. And judging from the pictures that CBS Daytime posted to their Y&R Web site of Davidson on set with Peter Bergman (Jack) and Michelle Stafford (Phyllis), DAYS did indeed lend the actress to Y&R so that Ashley could visit her brother, Jack, in Genoa City. We'll let you know exactly how long Davidson's Y&R stint will be and when the episodes will air just as soon as we can find out!