The Daytime Emmy Awards mirrors its prim time counterpart by honouring the best television has to offer in daytime programming. For many years the big news was would “All My Children” star Susan Lucci finally win her Daytime Emmy; after 20 years she did. This year Lucci is not even among the nominees. This year’s news is that the non commercial PBS leads the nominations with 56.
For 40 years PBS and the Children’s Television Workshop have been entertaining and teaching toddlers and preschoolers how to count, the alphabet, and numerous other skills and tasks using a number of fun loving Muppets. And now the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences are honouring Sesame Street with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
This year nominations from internet programming is also included in the nominations.
Former Miss American Vanessa Williams will host the Daytime Emmy Award show which will be broadcast in prime time on the CW Network August 30.
The nominees for the 36th annual Daytime Emmy Awards are:
Outstanding Drama Series
”All My Children”
“Days of Our Lives”
”The Bold and the Beautiful”
Outstanding Children’s Animated Program
”Curious George”
”Little Einsteins”
”Sid the Science Kid”
”The Backyardigans”
”Wordworld”
Outstanding Children’s Series
”Adventure Camp”
”Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman”
”From the Top at Carnegie Hall”
”Postcards from Buster”
Outstanding Culinary Program
”Barefoot Contessa”
”Giada at Home”
”Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie”
”Grill it! With Bobby Flay”
”Simply Ming”
Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show
”Cash Cab”
”Jeopardy”
”Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”
Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program
”Cristina’s Court”
”Family Court with Judge Penny”
”Judge Hatchett”
”Judge Judy”
”the People’s Court”
Outstanding Lifestyle Program
”Clean House”
”Made”
”Peter Perfect”
”the Martha Stewart Show”
“This Old House”
“Outstanding Morning Program”
”Good Morning America”
”the Early Show”
”Today Show”
New Approaches – Daytime Entertainment
”All My Children”
”I Met the Walrus”
”Imaginary Bitches”
”Tac.TV”
”The New York times Style Magazine Screen Tests”
New Approaches – Daytime Children’s Programming
”Artopia”
”Cyerchase”
”Sesame Street”
Outstanding Pre-School Children’s Series
”Between the Lions”
”Johnny and the Sprites”
”Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies”
“Sesame Street”
”The Wonder Pets”
Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Episodic
”2008 video Music Awards Host Campaign”
”All My Children”
”Dr. Phil”
“The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT - INSTITUTIONAL
”Comedy Campaign”
”International Election”
”Noggin Parent Directed Image Spots”
”The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
”TU Pride”
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS ANIMATED PROGRAM
”Back at the Barnyard”
”Ben 10: Alien Force”
”Handy Manny”
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS SERIES
”Equitrekking”
”Made”
”Split Ends”
”True Life”
”We Mean Business”
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS SPECIAL
”2008 Walt Disney World Christmas Parade”
”82nd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”
”Clean House”
”Life on the Edge: A Global Crisis”
”Ribbon of Hope Celebration”
OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW / ENTERTAINMENT
”Live with Regis and Kelly”
”Rachael Ray”
”The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW / INFORMATIVE
”Dr. Phil”
”The Doctors”
”The Tyra Banks Show”
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Debbi Morgan as Angie Hubbard on “All My Children”
Maura West as Carly Tenney on “As the World Turns”
Susan Haskell and Marty Saybrooke on “One Life to Live”
Jeanne Cooper as Katherine chancellor on “The Young and the Restless”
Susan Flannery as Stephanie Forrester on “the Bold and the Beautiful”
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Thorsten Kay as Zach Slater on “All My Children”
Peter Reckell as Bo Brady on “Days of Our Lives”
Anthony Geary as Luke Spencer on “General Hospital”
Daniel cosgrove as Bill Lewis on “Guiding Light”
Christian Leblanc as Michael Baldwin on “The Young and the Restless”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Melissa Claire Egan as Annie Lavery in “All My Children”
Alicia Minshew as Kendall Hart Slater in “All My Children”
Julie Pinson as Janet Ciccone in “As the World Turns”
Tamara Braun as Ava Vitali in “Days of Our Lives”
Bree Williamson as Jessica Brennan on “One Life to Live”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Vincent Irizarry as David Hayward in “All My Children”
Jacob Young as JR Chandler in “All My Children”
Van Hansis as Luke Snyder in “As the World Turns”
Bradford Anderson as Damien Spinelli on “General Hospital”
Jeff Branson as Shayne Lewis in “Guiding Light”
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Meredith Hagner as Liberty Ciccone in “As the World Turns”
Rachel Melvin as Chelsea Brady in “Days of Our Lvies”
Kristen Storms as Maxie Jones in “General Hospital”
Julie Berman as Lulu Spencer in “General Hospital”
Emily O’Brien as Jana Fisher in “The Young and the Restless”
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Cornelius Smith, Jr. as Frankie Hubbard in “All My Children”
Darin Brooks as max Brady in “Days of Our Lives”
Blake Berris as Nick Fallon in “Days of Our Lives”
EJ Bonilla as Rafe Rivera in “Guiding Light”
Bryton McClure as Devon Hamilton in “The Young and the Restless”
OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW HOST
Ben Bailey on “Cash Cab”
Howie Mandel on “Deal or No Deal”
Alex Trebek on “Jeopard!”
Meredith Vieira on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”
OUTSTANDING LIFESTYLE / CULINARY HOST
Rachael ray on “30 Minute Meals with Rachael Ray”
Ina Garten on “Barefoot Contessa”
Bobby Flay on “Grill it! With Bobby Flay”
Peter Ishkhans on “Peter Perfect”
Ming Tsai on “Simply Ming”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN A CHILDREN'S SERIES
Bindi Irwin on “Bindi Irwin the Jungle Girl”
Chris Knowings as Chris Robinson on “Sesame Street”
Kevin Clash as Elmo on “Sesame Street”
Martin P. Robinson as Telly Monster on “Sesame Street”
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby on “Sesame Street”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
Joan Rivers as Bubbe on “Arthur”
Jim ward as Eyemore the Crusher on “Biker Mice from Mars”
Jim Cummings as Tigger on “Disney My Friends Tigger and Pooh”
Vanessa Williams as Mama on “Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies”
Amy Poehler as Bessie Higgenbottom on “The Mighty B!”
OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW HOST
Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa on “Live with Regis and Kelly”
Rachael Ray on “Rachael Ray”
Ellen DeGeneres on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd, and Barbara Walters on “The View”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION / SET DECORATION / SCENIC DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES
”All My Children”
”Days of Our Lives”
”The Bold and the Beautiful”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR A CASTING DIRECTOR FOR A DRAMA SERIES
”As the World Turns”
”Day of Our Lives”
”General Hospital”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES
”All My Children”
”One Life to Live”
”The Young and the Restless”
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES DIRECTING TEAM
”All My Children”
”Days of Our Lives”
”One Life to Live”
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES WRITING TEAM
”All My Children”
”General Hospital”
”One Life to Live”
”The Bold and the Beautiful”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
”General Hospital”
”Passions”
”The Bold and the Beautiful”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA SERIES
”All My Children”
”Days of Our Lives”
”One Life to Live”
”The Young and the Restless”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT TO TAPE SOUND MIXING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
”All My Children”
”Days of Our Lives”
”One Life to Live”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FOR A DRAMA SERIES
”Days of Our Lives”
”One Life to Live”
The Bold and the Beautiful”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
”All My Children”
”As the World Turns”
”One Life to Live”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A DRAMA SERIES
”All My Children”
”Days of Our Lives”
”The Young and the Restless”
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A DRAMA SERIES
”The Leaver (Getting Left) from “Guiding Light”
”We All Fall Down” from “One Life to Live”
””All my Days Filled with You” from “The Young and the Restless”
”For All Time” from “The Young and the Restless”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION / ELECTRONIC CAMERA / VIDEO CONTROL FOR A DRAMA SERIES
”All My Children”
”One Life to Live”
”The Young and the Restless”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION / SET DECORATION / SCENIC DESIGN
”Johnny and the Sprites”
”The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
”The Martha Stewart Show”
”The Oprah Winfrey Show”
“The View”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN / STYLING
”Barney & Friends”
”Sesame Street”
”The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
”The Price is Right”
”Yo Gabba Gabba!”
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
”Curious George”
”Disney My Friends Tigger and Pooh”
”El Tigre”
”The Future is Wild”
”Wordgirl”
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A CHILDREN'S SERIES
”From the Top at Carnegie Hall”
”Johnny and the Sprites”
”Sesame Street”
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A LIFESTYLE / CULINARY PROGRAM
”Giada at Home”
”Guys Big Bite”
”The Martha Stewart Show”
”This Old House”
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A TALK SHOW / MORNING PROGRAM
”Rachael Ray”
”The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
”The View”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING
”Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee”
”The Bonnie Hunt Show”
”The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
”The Tyra Banks Show”
“The View”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION
”Sesame Street”
”The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
”The Oprah Winfrey Show”
”The Tyra Banks Show”
”The View”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT TO TAPE SOUND MIXING
”2008 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade”
”Rachael Ray”
“The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
”The Oprah Winfrey Show”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
”Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee”
”the Bonnie Hunt Show”
”The Price is Right”
”The Tyra Banks Show”
”The View”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAIN TITLE AND GRAPHIC DESIGN
”Biz Kids”
”Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman”
”Jack Hanna’s into the Wild”
”Sid the Science Kid”
”The bonnie Hunt Show”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING
”Design Squad”
”From the Top at Carnegie Hall”
”The Oprah Winfrey Show”
”The Tyra Banks Show”
”The View”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION
”Animalia”
”Sesame Street”
”The Backyardigans”
”The Oprah Winfrey Show”
”The Wonder Pets!”
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG - CHILDREN'S AND ANIMATION
”Boing, Cluck Cluck” from “Imagination Movers”
”Elmo’s Ducks” from “Sesame Street”
”I Don’t wnaa be a Prince” from “Sesame Street”
”The Addition Expedition” from “Sesame Street”
”We Like being Small” from “The Wonder Pets!”
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG - MAIN TITLE AND PROMO
”6Teen” from “6Teen”
”I Believe” from the “82nd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”
”Be There” from “NASCAR on Speed TV – Be There”
”There’s More Today, Everyday” from the “Today Show”
”Why I Love Today” from the “Today Show”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SINGLE CAMERA EDITING
”Art Attack with Lee Sandstead”
”Biz Kids”
”DragonflyTV”
”Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie”
“John Ratzenberger’s Made in America”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SINGLE CAMERA PHOTOGRAPHY (FILM OR ELECTRONIC)
”DragonflyTV”
”Equitrekking”
”Flip this House”
”Johnny and the Sprites”
”This Old House”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING - LIVE ACTION AND ANIMATION
”Ben 10: Alien Force”
”Tak and the Power of Juju”
”The Batman”
”the Future is Wild”
”The Wonder Pets!”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING - LIVE ACTION AND ANIMATION
”Ben 10: Alien Force”
”From the Top at Carnegie Hall”
”Legion of Super Heroes”
”Disney My Friends Tigger and Pooh
”The Batman”
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS DIRECTING
”82nd Annual Macy’s thanksgiving Day Parade”
”Landscapes Through Time with David Dunlop”
”The Thanksgiving Day parade on CBS”
”2008 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade”
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS WRITING
”82nd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”
”Animal Rescue”
”Landscapes Through Time with David Dunlop”
”Laura McKenzie’s Traveller”
”The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION / ELECTRONIC CAMERA / VIDEO
”From the Top at Carnegie Hall”
”Sesame Street”
”The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
”The Martha Stewart Show”
”The Oprah Winfrey Show”
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN ANIMATION
”Back at the Barnyard”
”The Backyardigans”
”The Future is Wild”
”The Mr. Men Show”
”Wordworld”
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A CHILDREN'S SERIES
”Between the Lions”
”Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman”
”Sesame Street”