May 9, 2012
DISNEY/ABC TELEVISION GROUP RECEIVES MORE NOMINATIONS
THAN ANY OTHER BROADCAST OR CABLE NETWORK, WITH 68,
FOR THE 39TH ANNUAL DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT EMMY® AWARDS
Executive Producer of “The View” and “The Barbara Walters Specials” Bill Geddie
To Receive the Lifetime Achievement Award
“General Hospital” Receives 23 Nominations, Including Outstanding Drama Series,
And Is the Most Honored Show
“The View” Receives 13th Nomination for Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment
“Good Morning America” is Nominated for Outstanding Morning Program for 6th Consecutive
Year
“LIVE! with Regis and Kelly” Receives 21st Nomination for Both the Show and its Hosts
The Disney/ABC Television Group received 68 nominations for the 39th Annual Daytime
Entertainment Emmy® Awards announced today in New York City. “General Hospital” is the most
honored show with 23 nominations, including a nod for Outstanding Drama Series. Executive
producer of “The View” and “The Barbara Walters Specials” Bill Geddie will receive the 39th Annual
Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions as writer,
producer and director over his more than 30-year television career. “The View” received its 13th
nomination for Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment. ABC News‟ “Good Morning America” received
its sixth consecutive nomination for Outstanding Morning Program; “GMA” has won the award in
three out of five years since the category was created.
The 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards Lifetime Achievement Award will be
presented to Bill Geddie, executive producer of “The View.” Mr. Geddie, along with Barbara Walters,
serves as executive producer of “The View,” ABC‟s critically acclaimed live talk and entertainment
program produced by ABC and Ms. Walters‟ Barwall Productions. Mr. Geddie has also partnered with
Ms. Walters for the past 25 years as executive producer of “The Barbara Walters Specials” and “The
10 Most Fascinating People,” which he also co-writes and directs. He and Ms. Walters joined creative
forces over 15 years ago for “The View” and have watched their original idea of women of different
ages, experiences and backgrounds discussing the most exciting events of the day evolve into one of
Daytime‟s most popular and talked-about programs.
Disney-ABC Domestic Television receives a total of four nominations. “LIVE! with Regis and
Kelly” is honored with two nods, including in the Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment category, as
well as Outstanding Talk Show Host for Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, which marks the 21th
nomination for both the show and its hosts. “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” receives two
nominations, including Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show and Outstanding Game
Show Host for Meredith Vieira, who has won in this category twice before, in 2005 and 2009.
Joining “General Hospital” with a nod for Outstanding Drama Series is “All My Children” with
its final nomination in the category. The Lead Actress and Actor categories comprise a distinguished
list of previous winners. Emmy winner Debbi Morgan (Angie Hubbard on “All My Children”), six-time
winner Erika Slezak (Viki Lord on “One Life to Live”) and last year‟s winner, Laura Wright (Carly
Corinthos on “General Hospital”), are each honored with nominations in the Lead Actress category.
Emmy winner Maurice Benard (Michael „Sonny” Corinthos, Jr. on “General Hospital”), six-time winner
Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer on “General Hospital”), two-time winner Darnell Williams (Jesse
Hubbard on “All My Children”) and Emmy winner Robert S. Woods (Bo Buchanan on “One Life to
Live”) each receive nominations in the Lead Actor category.
Emmy winner Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis on “General Hospital”) receives a nod in the
Outstanding Supporting Actress category, along with previous nominees Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth
Webber on “General Hospital”) and Melissa Claire Egan for her role as Annie Chandler on “All My
Children.” Four-time Emmy winner Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer on “General Hospital”) receives
a nomination in the Supporting Actor category, along with third-time nominee Bradford Anderson
(Damien Spinelli on “General Hospital”), Sean Blakemore (Shawn Butler, “General Hospital”) and
second-time nominee Jason Thompson (Patrick Drake on “General Hospital”).
Chad Duell (Michael Corinthos on “General Hospital”) receives his second consecutive
nomination in the Outstanding Younger Actor category, along with first-time nominees Nathan
Parsons (Ethan Lovett on “General Hospital”) and Eddie Alderson (Matthew Buchanan on “One Life to
Live”).
ABC receives three nominations for the “Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade” for Outstanding
Achievement in Sound Mixing – Live Action, Outstanding Special Class Directing and Outstanding
Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control.
Disney Channel receives six nominations, including four for its Disney Junior programming:
“3rd & Bird!” – Outstanding Pre-school Children‟s Series and Outstanding Writing in a Children‟s
Series; “Jake and the Never Land Pirates” – Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series or Special;
and “A Poem Is…” – Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime Program. Also nominated in
the Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime Program category is Disney Channel's “The
Time I…(Dyslexia)” and “The Time I…(Shoes).”
Disney XD is honored with two nominations in the Outstanding Promotional Announcement
– Episodic category for “I‟m in the Band Flipbook” and “Pair of Kings Flipbook.”
The complete list of Disney/ABC Television Group nominees includes:
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL -- ABC
OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S SERIES
BORN TO EXPLORE – ABC
OUTSTANDING GAME/AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION SHOW
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE -- SYN
OUTSTANDING MORNING PROGRAM
GOOD MORNING AMERICA – ABC
OUTSTANDING PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN’S SERIES
3RD & BIRD! – DISNEY CHANNEL
OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT – EPISODIC
DISNEY XD: I‟M IN THE BAND FLIPBOOK – DISNEY XD
DISNEY XD: PAIR OF KINGS FLIPBOOK – DISNEY XD
GENERAL HOSPITAL: “BRENDA WEDDING & KIDNAPPING” – ABC
OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW/ENTERTAINMENT
LIVE! WITH REGIS AND KELLY – SYN
THE VIEW -- ABC
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
DEBBI MORGAN, AS ANGIE HUBBARD ON ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
ERIKA SLEZAK, AS VIKI LORD ON ONE LIFE TO LIVE -- ABC
LAURA WRIGHT, AS CARLY CORINTHOS JACKS ON GENERAL HOSPITAL -- ABC
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
MAURICE BENARD, AS MICHAEL “SONNY “CORINTHOS, JR. ON GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
ANTHONY GEARY, AS LUKE SPENCER ON GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
DARNELL WILLIAMS, AS JESSE HUBBARD ON ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
ROBERT S. WOODS, AS BO BUCHANAN ON ONE LIFE TO LIVE – 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
REBECCA HERBST, AS ELIZABETH WEBBER ON GENERAL HOSPITAL -- ABC
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
BRADFORD ANDERSON, AS DAMIEN SPINELLI ON GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
SEAN BLAKEMORE, AS SHAWN BUTLER ON GENERAL HOSPITAL -- ABC
JONATHAN JACKSON, AS LUCKY SPENCER ON GENERAL HOSPITAL -- ABC
JASON THOMPSON, AS PATRICK DRAKE ON GENERAL HOSPITAL -- ABC
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
EDDIE ALDERSON, AS MATTHEW BUCHANAN ON ONE LIFE TO LIVE -- ABC
CHAD DUELL, AS MICHAEL CORINTHOS ON GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
NATHAN PARSONS, AS ETHAN LOVETT ON GENERAL HOSPITAL -- ABC
OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW HOST
MEREDITH VIEIRA, WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE – SYN
OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW HOST
REGIS PHILBIN AND KELLY RIPA, LIVE! WITH REGIS AND KELLY -- SYN
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN FOR A
DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR A CASTING DIRECTOR FOR A DRAMA SERIES
GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE -- ABC
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES DIRECTING TEAM
GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE – ABC
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES WRITING TEAM
ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ONE LIFE TO LIVE -- ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT-TO-TAPE SOUND MIXING FOR A DRAMA
SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE -- ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FOR A DRAMA SERIES
GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE -- ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE -- ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A
DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE -- ABC
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A DRAMA SERIES
GENERAL HOSPITAL “DUST” -- ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE “ONE LIFE”-- ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA/VIDEO
CONTROL FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL -- ABC
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A TALK SHOW/MORNING
THE VIEW -- ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION
THE VIEW -- ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT TO TAPE SOUND MIXING
THE VIEW -- ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
THE VIEW – ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING – LIVE ACTION
DISNEY PARKS CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE -- ABC
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS DIRECTING
DISNEY PARKS CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE -- ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA/VIDEO
CONTROL
DISNEY PARKS CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE -- ABC
THE VIEW – ABC
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A CHILDREN’S SERIES
3RD & BIRD! – DISNEY CHANNEL
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS SHORT FORMAT DAYTIME
A POEM IS… – DISNEY CHANNEL
THE TIME I…(DYSLEXIA) – DISNEY CHANNEL
THE TIME I…(SHOES) – DISNEY CHANNEL
OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION
GENERAL HOSPITAL -- ABC
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR AN ANIMATED SERIES OR SPECIAL
JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND PIRATES – DISNEY CHANNEL
The Daytime Emmy Awards presentation will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday,
June 23, 2012 in Beverly Hills, CA. The Daytime Creative Arts Emmy® Awards presentation will return
to the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 17, 2012. Nominations were
announced by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS).
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