DRAMA PERFORMERPRE-NOMINATIONS
ANNOUNCED
FOR THE 44th ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY®AWARDS
NewYork–January25,2017–TheNationalAcademyofTelevisionArtsSciences (NATAS) today announced the Drama Performer Pre-Nominationsfor the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy®Awards.
The process used to determine those chosen as Pre-Nominatedperformersfollows:
An online judging ballot containing all entrants in each of fourperformer categories (Lead Actor and Actress and Supporting Actor and Actress) wassent to all registered, eligible peer judges. The ballot contained a randomized orderof performersineachcategory,regardlessoftheirshowaffiliation.Judgeswere required to view clips online containing the work of each performer entrybeforeselecting their top 10 performer choices in each category.
Ballots were submitted directly to Lutz & Carr, Inc., an independent accounting firm, who tabulated the results. The candidates below who received thehighest numberofvotesnowadvancetotheblueribbonscreeninground,scheduledtobegin on February 20, 2017, which will determine both nominees andrecipients.Please note that this release also contains the names of the entrants forthe YoungerActorandActresscategories,whowillproceeddirectlytotheBlue Ribbon Round. Nominations will be announced on Wednesday, March22, 2017, live on “The Talk” on CBS.
Pre-nominated performers in alphabetical order in six categories followbelow:
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMASERIES
Kristian Alfonso, as Hope WilliamsBradyDays of Our Lives,NBC
Sharon Case, as SharonMcAvoyThe Young and the Restless,CBS
Melissa Claire Egan, as ChelseaNewmanThe Young and the Restless,CBS
Mary Beth Evans, as KaylaBradyDays of Our Lives,NBC
Nancy Lee Grahn, as AlexisDavisGeneral Hospital,ABC
Jen Lilley, as Theresa DonovanBlackDays of Our Lives,NBC
Gina Tognoni, as PhyllisNewmanThe Young and the Restless,CBS
Heather Tom, as KatieLoganThe Bold and the Beautiful,CBS
Jess Walton, as JillAbbott
The Young and the Restless,CBS
Laura Wright, as CarlyCorinthosGeneral Hospital,ABC
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMASERIES
Maurice Benard, as SonnyCorinthosGeneral Hospital,ABC
Peter Bergman, as JackAbbottThe Young and the Restless,CBS
Scott Clifton, as LiamSpencerThe Bold and the Beautiful,CBS
Billy Flynn, as ChadDiMeraDays of Our Lives,NBC
Roger Howarth, asFrancoGeneral Hospital,ABC
Vincent Irizarry, as DeimosKiriakisDays of Our Lives,NBC
Christian LeBlanc, as MichaelBaldwinThe Young and the Restless,CBS
John McCook, as EricForresterThe Bold and the Beautiful,CBS
Kristoff St. John, as NeilWintersThe Young and the Restless,CBS
Jason Thompson, as BillyAbbottThe Young and the Restless,CBS
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMASERIES
Eileen Davidson, as AshleyAbbottThe Young and the Restless,CBS
Judi Evans, as AdrienneKiriakisDays of Our Lives,NBC
Stacy Haiduk, as PattyWilliamsThe Young and the Restless,CBS
Amelia Heinle, as VictoriaNewmanThe Young and the Restless,CBS
Elizabeth Hendrickson, as ChloeFisherThe Young and the Restless,CBS
Finola Hughes, as AnnaDevaneGeneral Hospital,ABC
Anna Maria Horsford, as VivianAvantThe Bold and the Beautiful,CBS
Kate Mansi, as AbigailDeverauxDays of Our Lives,NBC
Michelle Stafford, as NinaReevesGeneral Hospital,ABC
Kelly Sullivan, as SageWarnerThe Young and the Restless,CBS
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMASERIES
John Aniston, as VictorKiriakisDays of Our Lives,NBC
Obba Babatundé, as JuliusAvantThe Bold and the Beautiful,CBS
Steve Burton, as DylanMcAvoyThe Young and the Restless,CBS
Sean Carrigan, as Ben "Stitch"RayburnThe Young and the Restless,CBS
Chad Duell, as MichaelCorinthosGeneral Hospital,ABC
Bryton James, as DevonHamiltonThe Young and the Restless,CBS
Wally Kurth, as JustinKiriakisDays of Our Lives,NBC
Jeffrey Vincent Parise, as Carlos Rivera/Dr. JoeRiveraGeneral Hospital,ABC
James Reynolds, as AbeCarverDays of Our Lives,NBC
Dominic Zamprogna, as DanteFalconeriGeneral Hospital,ABC
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DRAMASERIES
Lexi Ainsworth, as Kristina CorinthosDavisGeneral Hospital,ABC
Camila Banus, as GabiHernandezDays of Our Lives,NBC
Reign Edwards, as NicoleAvantThe Bold and the Beautiful,CBS
Hayley Erin, as KikiJeromeGeneral Hospital,ABC
Olivia Keegan, as ClaireBradyDays of Our Lives,NBC
Hunter King, as SummerNewmanThe Young and the Restless,CBS
Chloe Lanier, as NelleHayesGeneral Hospital,ABC
Alyvia Alyn Lind, as FaithNewmanThe Young and the Restless,CBS
Paige Searcy, as JadeMichaelsDays of Our Lives,NBC
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DRAMASERIES
Jared Breeze, as MaxRayburn The Young and the Restless,CBS
Bryan Craig, as MorganCorinthosGeneral Hospital,ABC
Rome Flynn, as Zende ForresterDominguezThe Bold and the Beautiful,CBS
Pierson Fodé, as ThomasForresterThe Bold and the Beautiful,CBS
James Lastovic, as JoeyJohnsonDays of Our Lives,NBC
Kyler Pettis, as TheoCarverDays of Our Lives,NBC
Tequan Richmond, as TJAshfordGeneral Hospital,ABC
Anthony Turpel, as R.J.ForresterThe Bold and the Beautiful,CBS
About The National Academy of Television Arts &Sciences
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