It's clear that the people who choose the nominees don't actually WATCH the shows. They choose the ones they THINK should win, or the ones who campaigned the best. Brittany Allen??? AMC gets a nomination, but the much better OLTL is shut out? Ridiculous! And not to take anything away from Bree Williamson or Brian Kerwin, but there are people on OLTL who are more deserving of nominations. They've been nominated before, so I think a lot of the people filling out the ballots just checked off names they recognized from past nominees. What a joke!

Uh-oh, the OLTL fans are going to be in a snit. Oh, too late, they already are.

Just so happy for Tricia Cast! YAAAAAAY!

I am just really happy that GH didn't get a writing nomination.

How do some acting categories have 6, 5, or 3 names?

Love that Billy Miller is in there and that ATWT had some names. I would love Michael Park and Colleen Zenk to win.
Love that Tricia Cast is in there!

So screwed that OLTL got shut out of show and writing. That's bullshit. AMC getting best show is bullshit too. The past year under Donna & David hasn't been good and everyone knows it. AMC will be good come May 27th.

Yes I'm in a snit. JVD doesn't get nominated for making Clint must see TV? No Eddie Alderson in the younger catagory? No writing nod for OLTL? What a bunch of crap.

If anybody can think of anything Michelle Stafford did that was so "OUTSTANDING" during the year in question, please enlighten me.

So happy for 1st time nominees Laura Wright and Jason Thompson. They've done excellent work for so long, it's nice to see them finally break through. Far too many repeat nominees. It's a shame there's only 2 first timers out of 22 lead and supporting contenders.

As for the nominations, I have to say that there were quite a few surprises in there that I had not expected:

1--"As The World Turns" getting a nod for Writing totally shocked me and made me want to reach for a barf bag.

2--"Days of our Lives" for Writing?! Whoever was judging these shows must've been high on something cuz, they just were not paying attention.

3--Katherine Kelly Lang "Brooke, B&B" gets snubbed again!

4--Doug Davidson "Paul, Y&R" gets a nom? What did he do last year?! I sure as heck don't remember him doing anything worthy of being noticed for a nomination, no disrespect to Doug by any means.

5--For Best Lead Actress, that will come down to Debbi Morgan, Susan Flannery, and Colleen Zenk. None of the other gals stand a chance.

6--Best Actor--------Michael Park repeats.

7--Supporting Actress, my pick is Tricia Cast from Y&R all the way. I don't watch the ABC soaps, but when I compare Tricia's work against Julie Pinson and Heather Tom, Tricia had the strongest material of the three.

8--Supporting Actor, despite the fact that I don't watch GH and from what I've been hearing about Jonathan Jackson lately, my bet is on JJ to win this category this year. As I said earlier, I just don't remember Doug Davidson having any strong material and honestly, JJ's work is much, much stronger than Billy Miller's work.

9--Younger Actress, that one's a toss up for me.

10--Younger Actor, Scott Clifton in a landslide.

11--Drama Series, B&B 3-peats!

As for the Daytime Emmy host, I'm tempted to just not watch the Emmy's because I cannot stand Wayne (Robbed the time slot from GL) Brady. Besides, I see him as a pompous ass!

12--Writing, B&B wins again.

ITA NLGfan about how happy I am to see Laura Wright and Jason Thompson finally get their well-deserved Emmy noms! I have been a fan of Laura Wright since her days as Ally on Loving. She has consistently given some of the best performances in daytime for twenty years now. I don't think she will win this year but I hope she wins before the soaps are over and there is no more daytime Emmy broadcast. Jason Thompson is sorely underrated. Too bad Jonathan Jackson has this year's win in the bag.

Each year, I am disappointed by daytime Emmy noms and this year is no different. I agree with those who stated that the noms are developed by those who do not watch soaps. I mean AMC garnering so many Emmys for a particularly poor year, c'mon. OLTL is good now but it wasn't so good a year ago, so I am okay with the show's lack of nominations with the exception of Robin Strasser and Jerry Ver Dorn. If Ricky Paul Goldin can get a Lead Actor nom when his role is/was supporting than JVD should have gotten that slot. There are three actresses that Robin Strasser should replace in the Supporting Actress category (NLG, BW, JP). Also, Tricia Cast and Billy Miller are the only Y&R actors deserving noms.

Oh well, I am torn between rooting for Debbie Morgan and Laura Wright! They gave great performances. Just watch their reels (Nelson Branco listed the dates of submitted reels on TV Guide Canada.)

I am happy about Alex Trebek and Pat Sajak getting Lifetime Achievement Awards!

Drama Series - OLTL was shafted, what a shock. AMC WTF?

Writing - Days really?

Lead Actress - I thought this was a good category. THRILLED to see Laura Wright on there! But I think Susan Flannery will take it home.

Lead Actor - No Jerry Ver Dorn uggh! I love Christian Le Blanc but what did he do last year to get a LEAD nom? Not sure who I'm rooting for in the category...

Supporting Actress - Good category except for Bree Williamson. I'm still recovering from Teen Messica. Rooting for Nancy or Tricia

Supporting Actor - Brian Kerwin ROTF! I can't wait to hear the next podcast! This is JJ's to lose!

Younger Actress - GO LEXI!! Brittany Allen...this chick got a nomination over Kristen Alderson and Haley Pulous??? I am PRAYING this won't be Drew Tyler Bell part 2. Lexi deserves this hands down.

Younger Actor - I would go with Scott Clifton. But where is Eddie Alderson???

At least Alicia Minshew finally graduated into the correct category, though she won't win.

ATWT receiving a writing nod? Days receiving a writing nod??? It's like bizarro world and we're all living in it.

same old shit...they should just cancel all the soaps at one time, like a band aid, quick and clean. It's gonna happen anyway

OLTL didnt get a nom cause they submitted the prom stuff

The ones who most deserve wins are Tricia Cast and Jonathan Jackson, who absolutely blew me away with their skills this past year.

The complete shamness and just lack of knowledge of daytime continues to show. OLTL, the much more superior show than AMC and GH, is snubbed??? I mean, seriously?

And I love NLG just as much as anyone....but how does someone get nominated in a category when they barely had any story or airtime in the last year

I'm so glad I don't watch this nonsense anymore, as it appears its based on picking names out of a hat

Hi All....I love OLTL, but their lack of a nomination is not surprising at all. If I remember the reports right, they picked two "Prom Night" episodes for their reel for both series and writing. Remember, the daytime community that picks the nominees mostly does not watch other shows. If they bothered to watch OLTL's reels, they saw what was, at best, a cheaply staged rip off of Glee. Most of the soap press had written them off on getting a nomination because of that. AMC on the other hand submitted the episode where David Hayward reappeared in the courtroom and gave details on faking his death. While AMC was a mess for nearly the entire year, I remember watching that episode and thinking "this has to be their Emmy show".

I'm pleasantly surprised with the nominations as a whole since I can't think of many pre-noms that I feel were horribly cheated. It's still a crime that Michael Mulhaney, Melody Thomas-Scott, and Stacy Haiduk weren't pre-nominated, but that's old news. I was just thinking last night that Colleen Zenk had better win this year since she was sooooo robbed in 2002 (or was it 2003) after the boathouse explosion. Unfortunately, she received another Lead nomination in a year where Flannery is the balls to the wall favorite to grab her 5th trophy. She'll join Erika Slezak and Kim Zimmer as the only actresses to win trophies in three separate decades.

Here are my quick guess winners

Series & Writing: B&B
Flannery (no doubt)
Benard (blech)
Cast (please please please)
Jackson (absolute lock)
O'Brien (she was pretty damn good while held hostage)
Clifton (eh, he's due)

I just hope that Colleen Zenk wins. And I hate that Maura West, Terri Conn, and KKL were snub this year.

Question

SoapCentral.com has ROBIN STRASSER nominated as SUPPORTING
and DC: doesnt have her listed, which one is correct.. just pointing that out ..... one of the sites is in error

Ricky Paull Goldin?! Really?! for WHAT?! More proof that the Daytime Emmy's are a Joke.

Congrats for Laura Wright and Colleen Zenk!! I am screaming with glee!!! VERY well deserved!!! VERY!!!

(DOING MY HAPPY DANCE!!)

Why single out NLG? I could understand if she was nominated lead like CLB but she had more than enough story for a supporting nomination. She submitted scenes from Kristina's abuse storyline. It aired more than a year ago but it was fantastic material for both NLG and Lexi Ainsworth. They both deserve their noms and I hope they win.

This will probably be the last D.E. I will ever watch. I am DVR'ing it.

Some of the nods you wonder who exactly is nominating these awards, I doubt most of them watch soaps. Brittany Allen, really? As much as I love NLG, but she wasn't on alot.

Yeah even though I don't think that AMC should be nominated for Best Drama, OLTL didn't do themselves any favors by submitting the prom episode, who's bright idea was that?

Glad Laura Wright finally got a nod, and I think she can win, even though I love all the other nominees and they're tough competition.

Also, happy for Patrick Thompson, Lexi Ainsworth, and Chad Duell on their first-time nominees as well.

Congrats to all the nominees!!!

Also, Michelle Stafford and Christian LeBlanc??? What in the FREAK? I guess threatening co-stars and bringing muffins into work pays off, huh, Michelle?? (eyeroll!)

I love Christian LeBlanc, but as usual, I don't understand how he made the cut. WHAT did he do last year aside from rubbing Lauren's shoulders and trying to talk some sense into Phyllis, Kevin and Gloria???? NOTHING.

Ricky Paull Goldin has NO chance of winning. Have no idea how he keeps popping up on the list year after year. I like the guy, but come on!!!

The rest of the categories leave me neither shaken nor stirred. I just want Colleen Zenk to win in Lead and I will be a happy camper!!!

What is the actual time period the 2011 Daytime Emmys cover? Because if it's really mostly 2010, I can live with OLTL not getting nominated as much (though they still deserved more than they got, and certainly above AMC), because they've really only been on FIYA for a few months. If they don't get a lot, lot more next year, then I'm gonna have to cut a bitch.

Ok soapcentral has since corrected the error about ROBIN STRASSER...
also adds. AMC ends SEPTEMBER 23, 2011...

I for one liked Brittany Allen, she is different
then the one now, more wholesome, so kudos , Im excited for Melissa Claire Egan ......

@NLGFan:

Please read my entire post. Like I said, I love NLG and was not singling her out. Just pointing out that she's sort of been out of sight and out of mind for quite a while now. And maybe the abuse storyline skipped my mind simply because she was rarely used afterward. So I concede that point.

Basically, the point of my post was about the Daytime Emmy process in general. It rarely seems to match what is actually shown on screen.

Nancy Lee Grahn did GREAT work during Kristina's abuse storyline. One need only look back at those scenes to see how brilliant she was.

I am actually pissed that General Hospital didn't get a Best Writing Nod, considering how great the writing was LAST year, through many of the stories. They sure as hell deserved it over DAYS OF OUR LIVES, which has been a HOT mess for a long time. I am guessing that they submitted episodes surrounding Alice's death and/or memorial, because everything else was just redonkulous!! Dena Higley doesn't deserve the recognition. Doesn't matter anyway, she won't win!!!!