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Soap Notables React To Biggest Oscar Flub In History As Best Picture Goes From 'La La Land' To 'Moonlight'!
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It was the biggest Oscar flub in the history of the Academy Awards Sunday night.
After La La Land was declared the winner in the night’s biggest prize, Best Picture, it turns out that wasn’t the case at all, and Moonlight was the rightful recipient.
How it all went down began when Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were reunited on-stage to present the final award of the evening, because it was the 50th anniversary of the film Bonnie and Clyde in which they starred. When it was time to reveal the winner, Beatty opened the envelope, checked inside the envelope again, looked confused, took a long pause and then glanced over at Dunaway, who clearly thought he was pulling some sort of prank or embellishing the moment. “You’re impossible!” she said, “Come on!” Beatty handed the envelope to Dunaway, who announced the winner was La La Land!
When the joyous La La Land team arrived on stage, producers Jordan Horowitz and Marc Platt delivered their heartfelt emotional speeches. But behind them stage managers and such were in the mix of the La La Land team. A flurry of activity began behind them. A stage manager with a headset started talking to several people, as did one of the accountants in charge of tabulating Oscar ballots.
Next, Horowitz stepped to the mic and said, “Guys, guys, I’m sorry. No. There’s a mistake,” he said. “‘Moonlight,’ you guys won best picture.” “This is not a joke.” Platt interjected. “I’m afraid they read the wrong thing.” Horowitz then held up the card that proved it: “‘Moonlight’ … Best Picture.”
Beatty then decided to step up to the mic himself and explain the snafu: “I want to tell you what happened. I opened the envelope and it said, Emma Stone, ‘La La Land.’” (Stone had just won best actress moments before.) “That’s why I took such a long look at Faye, and at you. I wasn’t trying to be funny. ” Beatty said to the audience. “This is ‘Moonlight,’ the best picture,” Beatty said, turning the correct card around. E! also reported that Warren Beatty was handed the wrong envelope and showed a close-up shot of it.
Moonlight director, Barry Jenkins took to the stage in the confusion and said on the mic: “Very clearly, even in my dreams this could not be true. But to hell with dreams! I’m done with it, because this is true. Oh, my goodness.”
Following the snafu, the accounting firm of PriceWaterhouseCoopers put out this statement: “The presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and when discovered, was immediately corrected,” the statement continued. “We are currently investigating how this could have happened, and deeply regret that this occurred. We appreciate the grace with which the nominees, the academy, ABC and Jimmy Kimmel handled the situation.”
During the moments that all of this drama took place live on the Oscars after over 3 hours and 4o minutes, social media was abuzz! Many notables from the world of daytime drama took a moment to share their shock, happiness, or commentary on the action that they just watched play-out on live TV. Here is just a sampling below!
Stephen Nichols: So very happy Moonlight won best picture… even after that ridiculous faux pas. #oscars #lovemovies
Mary Beth Evans: I feel bad for these icons .. a mix-up that wasn’t their fault.
Mal Young: Bonnie & Clyde still causing mayhem
Victoria Rowell: OSCARS debacle stars announce wrong winner for BEST MOVIE – it ROBBED moment/momentum for rightful winner, MOONLIGHT. “A mess”
Catherine Hickland: Hmmm. That was interesting. We placed a bet on that last award in Las Vegas. We were 5 to 1. They announced LaLa Land won. Which means we lost the bet. We left the theater to come to the governors Ball. All of a sudden we find that we won the bet. There are some disappointed people over what happened, but we won, weird ending to the academy awards. Poor Warren Beatty must feel mortified. What was your reaction??
Jean Passanante: Somebody posted on Twitter: “Does this mean Hillary won?”
Kristen Alderson: WTF just happened!?!?! #Oscars
Ian Buchanan: I am so glad Faye Dunaway is not coming to my house tonight. Warren Beatty got distracted when his long-lost sibling waved from the audience. Re-reading ‘Voyage of the Damned’. In horror.
So, what did you think of Beatty and Dunaway’s Oscar flub? Were you happy to see Moonlight win Best Picture and not La La Land? How could the wrong envelope for Best Picture not end up in Warren Beatty’s hands to begin with? Who’s comment on social media was your favorite following the debacle? Share your thoughts below!
I thought it was human…messy, but mostly felt bad for Warren Beatty! I KNOW he could have/should have announced there was a mistake with the cards…but this is what I think happened:
I think he looked at it…then looked again…but doubted himself. So, instead of announcing the mistake, he intended for Dunaway to look at it, confer ti was wrong…and then they’d say something. Unfortunately he didn’t convey that and she just saw the words La La Land and ran with it. Awkward for all…
This was, quite frankly, one of the most scripted, staged, contrived tv productions I have ever seen! It was awkward and embarrassing. Considering they just pulled a similar stunt with Steve Harvey a few years back, you would think they could come up with something more original! Watching the La La Land crew acceptsnce speech….there was no joy…no real emotion….it was like he was just talking until the inevitable moment they interrupted him. It was too rehearsed….it was clear there was no real shock from ANYONE in the room. Shock is hard to fake even from the best actors. With this stunt, the Oscars have lost ALL credibility for me. The agendas and the artifice of awards shows have been there for a long time…but at least they could be counted on for some campy fun and a couple hours of entertaining viewing. No more. I will never tune into an Oscsr telecast again. They crossed a line with such blatant fakery.
Uhhhhh…you think this was PLANNED AND STAGED???!!!! Like, ummm…fake news?
Ya.
Well…lol….duh! Anyone who could watch that and think it was real is just not good at life. This is the BIGGEST award of the night!! That envelope would have been checked and double checked and triple checked for complete accuracy. Never mind that Huffington Post printed a story TWO days before the Oscars with the headline Ever Wonder What Would Happen if the Wrong Movie was Announced as Best Picture? Well…we got our answer. Lmao. What you have to keep in mind…..is that television was NOT created to bring truth to the masses. It was created during a wartime era with the SOLE purpose of deceiving and brainwashing the masses. This is well documented! And nothing has changed! Television is still doing its job at brainwashing and deception. It is just very sad that grown adults continue to view these OBVIOUSLY staged and scripted events. I can understand children not being able to tell the difference….but adults have no excuse other than just being ignorant.
It was a terrible mistake that was quickly rectified. “Moonlight” is excellent and deserved the win. Victoria Rowell, STOP! Anything you can do to scream injustice or racism, Please Stop!
I was thinking the same thing when I read her comment…here we go again…
Ditto.
I agree. VR needs to just stop because in shrilling about non existent cases of racism, she undermines the real cases of racism.
I echo all of you 1000%. Her continued attempts at scraping every morsel of self-promotion, race-baiting and imagined relevance is pathetic. She has forever sullied whatever #YR legacy she had left, and I for one hope she vanishes from the ether as soon as humanly possible.
It seems she is the racist. It was a mistake, I’m sure they wouldn’t intentionally embarrass themselves like that.
Agree regarding Rowell’s comment. Ugh.
Its seems strange..like a publicity gimmick or something…maybe we can blame the Russians again for manipulating the voting system-lol….
IN LIBERAL HOLLYWOOD IT MUST BE TRUMPS FAULT!
so true
no jimh. just…no.
it was strange, but real and uncomfortable for all involved.
True, Jim. May have been a mistake. But this poster is always right, so you cannot defy her. Some people have all the answers……
LOL, CeeCee…me, Addison, ummm, Harry, Rose…you have the same critique for us all. Try mixin’ it up! (While you’re formulating what we should be saying and doing in our “old” age.)
Oh…and I know you were kidding jimh…but there are actually some people who believe it was a scam…was done for publicity. Yikes, but then again there are people who deny the Holocaust. Takes all types….
@Celia….Or just think they do……
Oh, Shay, Shay. You and I must have some hidden, desirable quality which sticks to someone’s craw. I wish I knew what it was. LOL. Mystifying….
Although I did not watch the Oscars, some of my friends did. The majority agrees that it was an honest mishap….not staged. Who knows?! How old are Beatty and Dunaway?! LOL. ….couldn’t resist.
Later…..
There are 2 sets of envelopes (one of each side of stage). Beatty & Dunaway must have entered from the opposite side of stage than DiCaprio (previous presenter) did. The accountant obviously gave the wrong envelope. Regardless…
1- why didn’t Warren point out mistake & ask for new envelope?
2- did Faye read the full text before declaring LaLa Land winner?
3- why did it take 3 minutes!!! for correct winner to be named?
4- last acceptance speech from LaLa Land producer went on even though he knew they lost by then. Granted he was confused, but, huh?
Steve, I think hindsight is everything. It seems to me that in the flush of the moment and as the audience eagerly awaits the announcement of the winner, one is going to fumble a bit. I am sure both Beatty and Dunaway wish they had handled this with more grace but we all cannot all be as quick as David Niven who famously quipped,”How brave it was of him to show us his shortcomings” after a streaker ran across the stage.
Actually, Addison … the country saw an example of what to do when Adele stopped her performance at this month’s Grammy Awards. (If you see something, SAY SOMETHING!) It would appear Beatty (and perhaps Dunaway) was uncomfortable and knew in their gut something was not right. But like that buffoon Steve Harvey last year, they just trudged-on ahead without the stone that Adele had when she said “No, something is not right, I’m not going to ruin this for George!” and she insisted the error be addressed. Granted, it was a live show … but in the time that three producers had to give speeches, an accountant and/or stage manager could’ve looked at the card and known in a millisecond it was the WRONG card and they could’ve corrected it. No one gets a pass on this one. They (the presenters, the accountants, the stage manager) had ONE job to do and they blew it, ROYALLY!
Or apparently as classy or appropriate to the event as David Niven, either, Addison! I don’t believe this British “officer and a gentleman” WWII-decorated Army vet ever felt the need to commandeer an awards show to air his political views or bash an American president in public…
I completely agree with you Addison. I actually felt bad for Beatty. Seems to me, which I posted, that he was confused….yet at the same time not sure of himself. I think, for some reason, he froze. Like, what if I say it’s the wrong card (in front of a world-wide audience) and I’m wrong. So, it looked to me like he handed it to Dunaway to confirm his suspicions…but because he didn’t convey his doubt (LOL, he really did look like a deer in the headlights) she just hastily saw La La Land and read it. Yes, of course, it ‘s obvious what he COULD have/SHOULD have done…but it was an unfortunate comedy of errors.
In the scope of life, not that important as say, the presidential election and ITS result…
I thought Kimmel was perfect! Hilarious! He is so smooth, his delivery always so deadpan and yet spot on…had me smiling the whole time. (His Lion King moment with little Sunny Pawar from Lion was adorable.)
“Bash an American president?” Now THAT’S funny. I only heard truisms…the old “truth is funnier than fiction” facts regarding a naricissist who found his power his entire career by bashing others….
Betting on the Oscars? Seriously people will you turn everything into betting?
Anything that has humans involved at some point is going to encounter errors and to act like it’s the end of the world is just ridiculous.
A mistake was made, was corrected, and an apology made. Stuff happens, move on.
I know. I thought her comment was in poor taste and certainly didn’t need to be repeated here.
No one saw any of these movies anyway so it really doesn’t matter
Seriously? La La Land has generated over $300 Million at the box office worldwide. Moonlight is more of an indie film but quite remarkable nonetheless.
Yes I agree with you Mark, the Oscars were a mess. Lol
A mess? I thought it was fantastic…from Timberlakes’ fantastic musical opening, Kimmel a great host whom I love and thought was hilarious…to the fantastic sest design which was pure Hollywood glamour.
Very entertaining and well done. Loved it!
I didn’t even bother watching, Phillip. But, I heard it described just as you say. A mess.
But, of course, anyone who maligns or throws classless jabs at the President has no respect for himself or his country, no matter who “holds court”. The same applies to those who find great satisfaction in wanting him to fail. Respect the office if not the man. And the pot calls me black.
I am surprised the mix-up wasn’t blamed on the President, as well……everything else is.
Respect a man that has shown no respect for anyone or anything? A man that has spoken about women the way he has, military veterans, disabled people, Latinos, Muslims, the list goes on, the man that argues with people on Twitter and behaves like a grade school bully. I don’t think so. I don’t care if he’s the President, the King, or who he is, respect is earned not given. I’ll respect him the same way Republicans respected Obama.
@Brian.
Hi, Brian,
I hear you, believe me. I did say respect the office, if not the man.
I would love to move on. I am so tired of everything…everywhere I turn. There’s no escape, it seems. I would just love for some peace and give him a chance. But, the continuing antagonistic behavior, especially from the Hollywood elitists, who have no clue, is getting old and stale.
I always hope for the best. There is also so much exaggerstion going on, Brian. We all had our say, either agreeing or disagreeing. It is time to stop and hope for the best.
I was set to vote for Bernie….but, he was run-over by Hillary.
A totally hot, unnecessary mess, Phillip!!!! Quite frankly, the only suspense I garnered from the whole proceedings was the question of whether a Viola Davis victory would trigger another stratospheric Twitter meltdown from NLG….
I saw both Moonlight and La La Land and loved them both! They are both great works of art.
From,
No One.
i havent seen a movie in five years…too costly, and i have grown tired of award shows that really arent about winning awards anymore-
Totally agree with you.
I do not go to the movies, either, Jimmy. We only go to Disney movies when out, with the kids.
There are many who will not honor some of these Hollywood leftists. ….sort of a boycott.
Amen, jimh!….I have pretty much given up on all forms of entertainment that emanate from these cosseted liberal luvvies….the Oscars were every bit as disgraceful and despicable as I expected them to be, and the fact that they once again posted diminished ratings demonstrates just how out-of-touch these people are with patriotic Americans who don’t care to hear their bloviating blather time and time again. But by all means, let them keep preaching to their leftist choir….they are only alienating an ever-growing portion of the public that has absolutely no use for them, their products or their overinflated opinions of themselves and their precious worldview.
I haven’t seen either movie, but I have heard several people say that they fell asleep during LaLaLand. I guess the middle of the movie was very slow.
I found the ending of the Oscars quite entertaining! It was great fun! Nice to see that life happens to everyone. 🙂
LOL, Abruzzfan…the title alone, “LaLa Land” would send anyone into the arms of Morpheus.
It was not Warren and Faye’s fault, although Faye did get a little eager. Warren should probably have said, hold on a mo, and turned to producers for help/clarification. Guess Price Waterhouse needs to make some changes to their procedure. Also, they should have cut the mike off when they realized the mistake.
@Mo – I agree with you that Warren should have spoken up and pointed out that he did not have the correct card.
It was a human mistake, but made the show better if you ask me. No one is gonna die from this so let’s not crusifie anyone.
Hmmm I thought all of Hollywood was leaving the country when the Trumpster got in? Keep running your mouths for three hours see how those box office tickets do for you!
And i was willing to help pack Rosie O’donnell’s bags…
You wouldn’t have to, jimh….That line would be at least as long those queuing up for a Trump rally, and I suspect our president himself would happily do that job as a public service to the country! He’d probably even offer “AirTrumpOne” to help spirit away that miserable example of humanity from our shores….
Good for you, kay. You truly know how to turn a word.
More like we have this uncanny ability to elicit a Pavlovian response….as well as live rent-free 24/7 in one’s mind….actually, quite a bit of psychological food for thought going on there……
@k/kay….Who else would even want them????
My gosh just watched Casey Affleck in Manchester by the sea !!! Gosh awful I will never get that two hours back of my life!
I was thrilled to see Faye & Warren together, wow 50 years of their awesome movie, I feel bad for them, but Faye is not worried about it and it was not their fault. They were given the wrong card.
In the end glad LA LA LAND did not win, and the Moonlight did win, though Mel Gibson’s movie was awesome, Garfield nailed this true story.
Oh well like they say we all make mistakes and you learn from them and move on!
It was one of those woulda, shoulda, coulda, moments– but there is a silver lining in this– most of us can’t remember which film won best picture last year or the year before that or the year before that etc…… but NOBODY will forget the year MOONLIGHT won because of this mistake—- and it will also be in history reels about Oscar highlights for all time— so in a way– this film which in the past would not have even been nominated will never be forgotten–
Are all the people who were listed in the “In Memoriam” segment really dead or were some of them prematurely announced dead???????????????????????????????????????????
I will never watch the Oscars again!
There was a wrong picture used for a lady who is dead. The picture used is of a woman who is still alive. This mistake should never have happened.
Yes, Mo, I thought I should google my question and there it was. As far as I could see, they didn’t announce any wrong deaths by name, but the wrong picture is still disgraceful!
It’s a shame to see a story about the Oscars turn into an occasion for people to turn this forum into political ugliness. No thank you. I get enough of that every time I turn on the TV, go on Facebook or Twitter, hell when I step into the lunch room at work. Do we have to turn this page into a Fox News or MSNBC comments section? Good lord, give me a break.
I watch the Oscars every year, I have for as long as I can remember. I usually watch it with a group of friends, and we have fun guessing the winners, talking about what people are wearing, all that fun stuff. I take it for what it is, an entertainment show with some comedy, a little music, celebrating the best in movies. That’s all it is.
A mistake happened, it’s live TV, things happen. Made a memorable moment for the Oscars, that’s for sure. Spotlight was a great movie, I’m glad they won.
And btw, contrary to what some people apparently seem to think, Trump is not the first president to be a topic at an awards show. So was Obama, Bush, Clinton, Reagan, and so on. It comes with the territory. It’s not showing disrespect to the president or the office. It’s just comedy. If you can’t have a laugh, then I feel bad for you.
Thought I would try to find a little humor in what happened. Anyone can make a mistake, and someone will become accountable for it, but remember income tax season is coming up. Make sure you check your accountant’s results. 🙂
But I do wonder why some commenters give a pass to particular candidates who had/have no respect for the office of the President or the man in office at the time, in words and documented deeds, when campaigning. And even have problems with some soap characters similar behavior, but cry foul when others hold up a mirror to their leader of choice. Contradictory? Thin skinned?
What a mess! After bashing Trump all night the Oscars got their karma. The horrified look on Meryl Streep when this happened was all worth it.
This year’s Oscars also had the lowest ratings in 9 years. People are tired of the rich and entitled celebs preaching their liberal agenda to us.
Be it karma, or even, dare I say it, “Divine Intervention?” Whatever it was, it was absolutely BEAUTIFUL, Blake!!!!!
I thought the tour bus bit was cute for a minute but then they stayed with it too long and fussed over a couple tourists and ignored the others.
I noticed that Faye Dunaway made a quick exit……
Maybe she’ll change her name to Faye Runaway
Maybe she ran away to retrieve a “wire hanger” to beat the envelope guy with…
…or Warren LoL
Breaking News
51st Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations: CBS Soaps Score Most, Eric Braeden, Dick Van Dyke, Guy Pearce Receive Nods
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) have officially announced on Friday, the full list of nominees for the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
While Thursday brought with it four reveals of the nominees in the Outstanding Daytime Drama, Talk Show Host, Lead Actor and Actress categories (as presented by various entertainment news programs), today’s nominations include all the other categories not previously announced.
The Daytime Emmy Awards telecast is set to be presented live on Friday night, June 7, at 8 PM EDT /delayed PT, on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+. This will mark the 18th time that CBS has broadcast the Daytime Emmys.
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In addition, The Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle Emmy Awards will be presented on Saturday, June 8 at t9 PM ET/6 PM PT and streamed on The Emmys apps and at watch.TheEmmys.tv. The ceremonies will take place at the Westin Bonaventure Los Angeles.
Television icon, Dick Van Dyke has received his first-ever Daytime Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Guest Performer category for his touching portrayal of Timothy Robicheaux on Peacock’s Days of our Lives. The nomination makes Van Dyke the oldest Daytime Emmy nominee in history at 98-years-old. In addition, motion picture and TV star, Guy Pearce, is also nominated as Guest Performer for his longtime role as Mike Young in the reboot of Neighbours.
Speaking of Neighbours, the Australian soap opera also received its first ever Daytime Emmy nomination for Daytime Drama Series now that its a revival can be streamed on Amazon Freevee. In addition, The Young and the Restless iconic, Eric Braeden (Victor Newman) received his first Daytime Emmy nomination in more than 20 years in the Lead Actor in a Drama Series category.
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In the Daytime Drama series categories, CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless each scored 12 nominations more than any other show. Leading the acting nominations was B&B, who landed 7 performers in the various categories, a first in its 37-year history.
In a statement, Adam Sharp, President & CEO, NATAS expressed, “We are happy to once again honor the creative talent both in front of and behind the camera of America’s favorite Daytime programs. We look forward to celebrating the icons who enliven the days of audiences across the country.”
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Brent Stanton, Head of Daytime, NATAS added, “Producing the Daytime Emmys is a labor of love for all of us at NATAS. The huge popularity of these shows continues to be must-see viewing for their fans.” NATAS also revealed that Lifetime Achievement Honorees, Hosts, Presenters, and Silver and Gold Circle honorees will be revealed at a later date.
The Daytime Emmy Awards recognize outstanding achievement in television programming honoring work in a variety of categories, including daytime dramas, talk shows, instructional programming, hosting, culinary, and legal/courtroom programs. In 2021, NATAS and the Television Academy jointly announced plans to realign the Daytime and Primetime Emmy Awards to be organized by content genre, as opposed to program airtime.
The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be produced once again by NATAS and Associated Television International (ATI). Adam Sharp and Lisa Armstrong are executive producers from NATAS, while David McKenzie executive produces from ATI.
Congratulations to all the men and women in front of the camera and behind the scenes for their recognition as we take a look at who will be going for gold come June. Here are the nominees below starting with the Daytime Drama Categories.
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OUTSTANDING DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
The Bay
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
Neighbours
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTRESS
Tamara Braun, Days of our Lives
Finola Hughes, General Hospital
Katherine Kelly Lang, The Bold and the Beautiful
Annika Noelle, The Bold and the Beautiful
Michelle Stafford, The Young and the Restless
Cynthia Watros, General Hospital
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OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTOR
Eric Braeden, The Young and the Restless
Scott Clifton, The Bold and the Beautiful
Thorsten Kaye, The Bold and the Beautiful
Eric Martsolf, Days of our Lives
John McCook, The Bold and the Beautiful
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OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTRESS
Jennifer Gareis, The Bold and the Beautiful
Linsey Godfrey, Days of our Lives
Courtney Hope, The Young and the Restless
Allison Lanier, The Young and the Restless
Emily O’Brien, Days of our Lives
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OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ACTOR
Robert Gossett, General Hospital
Bryton James, The Young and the Restless
Wally Kurth, Days of our Lives
A Martinez, The Bay
Mike Manning, The Bay
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OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
Linden Ashby, The Young and the Restless
Ashley Jones, The Bold and the Beautiful
Alley Mills, General Hospital
Guy Pearce, Neighbours
Dick Van Dyke, Days of our Lives
OUTSTANDING WRITING TEAM FOR A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
The Bay
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
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OUTSTANDING DIRECTING TEAM FOR A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
The Bay
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION
General Hospital
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The View
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OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
The Kelly Clarkson Show
OUTSTANDING CASTING
African Queens: Njinga
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
Start Up
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN
African Queens: Njinga
The Drew Barrymore Show
General Hospital
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The View
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN/STYLING
African Queens: Njinga
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri
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OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING AND MAKEUP
African Queens: Njinga
The Drew Barrymore Show
Sherri
The View
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG
“Shine” General Hospital
“Unexpected Truth”Unexpected
“We’re Home” Reconnecting Roots
OUTSTANDING DAYTIME TALK SERIES
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Tamron Hall
Turning The Tables with Robin Roberts
The View
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OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS SERIES
Access Hollywood
Entertainment Tonight
Extra
OUTSTANDING CULINARY SERIES
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Family Dinner
Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays
Valerie’s Home Cooking
What Am I Eating? with Zooey Deschanel
OUTSTANDING LEGAL/COURTROOM PROGRAM
Hot Bench
Judy Justice
Justice For The People with Judge Milian
The People’s Court
We The People with Judge Lauren Lake
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DAYTIME TALK SERIES HOST
Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, Ana Navarro, The View
Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Mark Consuelos, Kelly Ripa, Live with Kelly and Mark
Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell, Sheryl Underwood, The Talk
Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall
OUTSTANDING CULINARY HOST
Lidia Bastianich, 25 Years with Lidia: A Culinary Jubilee
Valerie Bertinelli, Valerie’s Home Cooking
Eduardo Garcia, Big Sky Kitchen with Eduardo Garcia
Emeril Lagasse, Emeril Cooks
Sophia Roe, Counter Space
Buddy Valastro, Legends of the Fork
OUTSTANDING DAYTIME PERSONALITY – DAILY
Frank Caprio, Caught in Providence
Kevin Frazier, Nischelle Turner , Matt Cohen, Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Will Marfuggi, Rachel Smith, Entertainment Tonight
Deborah Norville, Steven Fabian, Lisa Guerrero, Ann Mercogliano, Jim Moret, Les Trent. Inside Edition
Robert Hernandez, Star Jones, Divorce Court
Judge Judy Sheindlin, Whitney Kumar, Kevin Rasco, Sarah Rose, Judy Justice
What do you think about the nominations for the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards? Who do you think deserved to get in that did? Who do you think got snubbed? Who are you happiest to see receive a nomination? Let us know via the comment section below.
Make sure to be with us live starting tonight Friday, April 19th at 8pm ET/5pm PT for the Michael Fairman Channel’s 10th anniversary edition of its Daytime Emmy Nomination Special 2024, featuring some of the just announced daytime drama nominees.
Days Of Our Lives
Stephen Schnetzer Talks On His Return to Days of our Lives and Working with Susan Seaforth Hayes In Emotional Episodes
Who says you can’t go home again? In the case of Another World favorite, Stephen Schnetzer (ex-Cass Winthrop), he has proven that it is true, and you can go back to your soap roots and where it all started for you.
Last week on April 11th, Schnetzer, along with several other key returns were on set at Days of our Lives taping all-new episodes of the Peacock streaming soap opera, centering on the funeral of Doug Williams (the late Bill Hayes), and as part of the iconic soap opera’s 15,000th episode.
Stephen is reprising his first daytime role as Steve Olson, the brother of Julie Williams (Susan Seaforth Hayes). The last time Schnetzer appeared on a DAYS set was during his one and only run on the show from 1978 to 1980. Clearly, viewers will be in for some very emotional scenes when Steve returns to Salem to be there for his sister, Julie in her time of need. In real-life, Susan has been going through her own grief, having just lost Bill back on January 12th at the age of 98.
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Michael Fairman TV caught up with Stephen during the 15K episode celebration ceremony, and during a break from taping the gut-wrenching funeral scenes, to get his thoughts on being part of these highly-anticipated moments that will air later this year in December. Here’s what he shared with us below.
What has this been like for you to work with Susan Seaforth Hayes after all of these years?
STEPHEN: She’s a dream and she’s so bright. We ran lines yesterday and we ended up just visiting for about 45 minutes and just catching up and telling tales about each other’s career. She even dropped off the autobiography that she and Bill did. And being back here at DAYS, every time I turn a corner, there’s another familiar face. When I was on the show 40 more years ago, a bunch of the guys, played softball on a team together. This is really a trip down memory lane as I knew it would be.
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Taping Doug’s funeral must be a hard day for Susan. Are you checking in with her to help hold her up through this?
STEPHEN: I am and I’m checking in with Amy Shaughnessy (Susan’s assistant), and she’s holding her up more than anybody. We’re there for each other.
There will obviously be some major hankie-inducing moments when Steve comes back to Salem to console his sister.
STEPHEN: Oh, wait till you see it in December. It’s going to be great.
Were you surprised you got this call to come back to the show decades later?
STEPHEN: It was out of the blue! I was completely surprised. They should have called me decades ago! That’s what surprised me. When Another World went down, I thought I’d land somewhere else and it never happened. That was more of a surprise.
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Cass is such an identifiable character for you. As well, you and Linda Dano (ex-Felicia Gallant) are so synonymous together as best friends Cass and Felicia from Another World. When fans heard you were reprising your role as Steve Olson on DAYS, they are now hoping there will be more of you on the show to come.
STEPHEN: Steven Olson is a real “Cassian “character. I cut my teeth on Steve Olson and that’s how Cass was introduced. He was kind of a roguish charmer. And then when the character stuck for Another World, they rehabilitated me, and turned me into one of the shows heroes. And that’s what would’ve happened if I stayed as Steve Olson probably. So, Steve is the ‘pre-Cass’, Cass.
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As the story goes, you originally decided to leave Days of our Lives?
STEPHEN: I was never on contract. I was doing a day and a half a week and I got a Broadway play directed by Franco Zeffirelli starring Joan Plowright and Frank Finlay. I was able to it as I didn’t have to break a contract or anything. I cut loose and went back to New York for that.
How well did you get to know Bill Hayes during your first time around on DAYS?
STEPHEN: My first episode was with Bill and Susan, as her long lost brother coming into Salem. They were so good to me. They were so kind. I had been doing eight years of classical repertory theater, never been in front of a camera. I tell everybody, it took me longer than any other actor I’ve ever seen to get comfortable in front of a camera. And they were very supportive at that time in my career. Coming back to honor Bill now in 2024, and to be see Susan, I am just so happy to be here.
Looking forward to seeing the scenes between Stephen and Susan Seaforth Hayes come December and Doug’s funeral and surrounding episodes? Do you hope that DAYS might bring the character of Steve Olson back for a longer stay? Comment below.
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51st Daytime Emmys: Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Nominations
On Thursday, the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards revealed nominations in several key categories via four entertainment news programs: Access Hollywood, E! News, Extra and Access Hollywood.
Three of the four announcements were major categories in the field of Daytime Dramas.
The nominees in the Outstanding Daytime Drama Series category are: The Bay, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, Neighbours and The Young and the Restless.
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General Hospital won this category last year, and has the most all-time wins for a series in this category. For the first time, the beloved Australian-based soap opera, Neighbours is now eligible for competition due to its reboot which streams on Amazon Freevee.
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The 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be handed out in ceremonies in Los Angeles and broadcast live on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ on Friday night, June 7th.
Previous categories announced tonight via the entertainment news outlet included: Lead Actor and Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
So, what do you think about this year’s nominee for the Outstanding Daytime Drama Series? Who do you think should win? Comment below.
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