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GH’s Cynthia Watros and Y&R’s Mark Grossman Voted Top Acting Honors In ‘2024 Goldies Awards’
The fans have spoken, and in Gold Derby’s 2024 Goldies Awards, (honoring the best in soap operas in the 2023) there were many well-deserved and predicted winners.
The awards were presided over by Freeman Griffin, and on Monday he revealed the winners of the voting in numerous categories.
Overall, General Hospital took the most awards, 12, for Series, Cast, Directing, Writing, Casting, numerous acting awards and a lifetime achievement pick for current star Maura West (Ava).

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GH’s Cynthia Watros (Nina) not only took Best Actress honors, but ‘Performer of the Year’ accolades, while The Young and the Restless Mark Grossman (Adam) was voted Best Actor.
Jane Elliot (Tracy, GH) was voted Best Supporting Actress, and GH’s Jon Lindstrom (Kevin) tied with DAYS’ Rob Scott Wilson (Alex) for Best Supporting Actor.

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Check out the winners list below:
Best Drama Series: GENERAL HOSPITAL
Best Ensemble Cast: GENERAL HOSPITAL
Best Directing Team: GENERAL HOSPITAL
Best Writing: GENERAL HOSPITAL
Best Casting: GENERAL HOSPITAL
Best Actress: CYNTHIA WATROS (Nina, General Hospital)
Best Actor: MARK GROSSMAN (Adam, The Young and the Restless)
Best Supporting Actress: JANE ELLIOT (Tracy, General Hospital)
Best Supporting Actor (tie): JON LINDSTROM (Kevin and Ryan, General Hospital) and ROBERT SCOTT WILSON (Alex, Days Of Our Lives)
Best Younger Actress: EDEN McCOY (Josslyn, General Hospital)
Best Younger Actor: NICOLAS CHAVEZ (Spencer, General Hospital)
Best Guest/Limited Performer: COLLEEN ZENK (Jordan, The Young and the Restless)
Lifetime Achievement Award: MAURA WEST
Legacy Hall of Fame winners: CHRISTOPHER BERNAU, TYLER CHRISTOPHER, SONYA EDDY, ANDREA EVANS, BILL HAYES, ANNE HECHE, ELIZABETH HUBBARD, BILLY J MILLER and JACKLYN ZEMAN
Performer of the Year: CYNTHIA WATROS (Nina, General Hospital)
So what do you think of the winners of the 2024 Goldies Awards as voted on by soap fans? Comment below.
Did they get an actual award or certificate?
Good choices for Cynthia and Mark!
Well, congratulations to Cynthia Watros. No matter whether you love or hate Nina, Cynthia’s acting provokes an emotional reaction in every scene. And that’s what acting is about. Glad to see her get this honor.
I hope she wins the Daytime Emmy for 2023! (:
So happy for Cynthia! She really deserves this for all she has had to put up with these writers making her the town punching bag. So glad this award did not go to Laura( Carly’s the person everyone would want to be friends with) Wright.
Can’t wait to see what Patrick Mulcahey has in store for this terrific actress!!
Cynthia Watros more than deserved both awards! Her performances as Nina Corinthosis one of the biggest reasons I have been glued to GH.
Yes So happy for Cynthia She deserves all honors She is such a great actress and I love watching her act She is the best
Congrats Mark Grossman!
He’s the best Adam and one of the most captivating actors on Y n R! He just makes Adam so devilishly fun to watch when he s mischievous and commands attention in all his scenes. He’s the rare bright light
First, congratulations to all the winners and nominees. Second, what are the Goldies Awards and who presents them? I’ve never heard of them.
The Goldies awards have been in existence for 21 years. Readers/members of goldderby.com vote for the nominees in the first round (there were 37 actresses who were cited in the Supporting Actress category this year!) and the top five (six if there is a tie for fifth place) are the nominees that we vote for in the second round of voting. The Goldies are always held in January, when the previous calendar year is fresh in voters’ minds (unlike the Emmys that take forever to nominate and decide!).
We have a full winner’s list from our 21 years up at the top of the Daytime TV section on the site. We discuss all of the daytime dramas daily and anyone is welcome to join us!
What a nice surprise! I administer the awards. It is our 21 annual Goldies awards. We do our nominations round in early January and then vote for our winners. Consider participating next January!!!!
One of the most interesting things that happened within the voting this year was in the Best Actress category: Melody Thomas Scott squeaked in to the fifth slot for Best Actress (in the nominations round) and in the second round of voting she climbed up to second place! (:
Days came in 2nd in all 5 of the behind the scenes categories, with Y&R in 3rd, and B&B in 4th place.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, the race is on! Can Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) get to Rocco (Finn Carr) and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) in time to ensure their safety from Cullum (Andrew Hawkes)? Can Carly (Laura Wright) with the help of her brother, Lucas (Van Hansis) rescue Josslyn (Eden McCoy) from captivity at Wyndemere? These questions may be answered, plus the return of the one and only Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) are on tap!
In the just released General Hospital spoilers video for the week of June 22-26, Lulu tells her mother, Laura (Genie Francis), “Dante and I have to get to Rocco before Cullum!” Meanwhile, Rocco (Finn Carr) looks angered and emotional as Britt walks through their cabin hideout. Does Rocco know his parents are on the way to find them, or has Cullum already tracked them down to the British Virgin Islands?
Back in Port Charles, Carly is informing Lucas that his niece, “is a WSB agent.” She knows Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is being held against her will at Wyndemere, and she has to find a way to get her out. Lucas agrees with Carly’s plan of, “We go in and we don’t leave without Josslyn!” Elsewhere, Josslyn is looking worried for her future as she is stuck in captivity thanks to Cassius, Cullum and Sidwell!

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FINOLA HUGHES RETURNS
The final moments of the teaser promo reveal Anna in a psychiatric clinic in France. We have not seen her for months after Cullum, Sidwell and Pascal fed her hallucinogenics to make her believe her arch nemesis, Cesar Faison was alive!
Now, the doctors walk towards her hospital bed, where we see the super spy calmly knitting. Is Anna back to normal and playing everyone to get out of her predicament, or does she still remain deeply traumatized … or both?
Take a look at the rest of the official GH spoilers for the week below.
MONDAY, JUNE 22
Willow gets an unwelcome surprise. Trina sticks to her guns. “Nathan” wants reassurance. Ethan advises Ava. Brook Lynn receives an update.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Dante cautions Liz. Laura learns a secret. Brook Lynn confides in Michael. Sonny challenges Ava. Chase makes a decision.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Anna meets with her doctor. Carly makes a stunning confession. Britt extracts a promise. Cullum pulls a fast one. Gio and Emma hit the pool.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
Josslyn clashes with Cassius. Lulu and Dante make a discovery. Chase receives a warning. Jordan seeks help. Alexis is summoned to the PCPD.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Anna takes a huge risk. Britt is in grave danger. Willow is in disbelief. Danny must act fast. Curtis jumps to the wrong conclusion.
Check out the latest General Hospital promo entitled, “Rescue Mission” below.
Now weigh-in: Do you think Anna is still mentally off-balance, or OK, and just pretending to be troubled to get out of France and get back to Port Charles? Will Josslyn finally be rescued, or will Carly and Lucas find themselves locked up with her? And, who will get to Britt and Rocco first? Cullum, or Dante and Lulu? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.
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Maurice Benard Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ Writers; Teases Upcoming Sonny Scenes with Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric

With the highly-anticipated returns of Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) on this week’s June 24 episode of General Hospital, Steve Burton’s (Jason Morgan) upcoming return on July 13, which also serves as the ABC daytime drama’s 16,000 episode, things are about to fire on all cylinders in the story, as noted today by series star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos).
On Father’s Day, the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning actor and mental health activist took to his Instagram and expressed in a video that he has some unbelievable upcoming senes with the aforementioned Burton and Hughes. Add to that Nazneen Contractor (Justine Turner) and Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing), where Benard gave credit where credit is due to the GH writing team, which is led by co-head writers, Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten..
In this video, Benard said, “I just want to get on here and say that I did some work with Steve Burton, Finola Hughes, Rick Hearst, Nazneen Contractor, and they’re all just fantastic. Truly fantastic. But, I want to say the writing was just exceptional. It truly was. It was exceptional. So, thankful for that kind of writing. I know writers don’t get the credit a lot, but I just want to say to the General Hospital writing team, keep rolling!”
GENERAL HOSPITAL PREVIEW
So now the question becomes, with a major tease like that, what is about to go down between Sonny, Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric? Will we finally get to the end of the line for Sidwell (Carlo Rota), as previously teased by the GH co-head writers? Will we learn what happened to Jason and Anna, fully? Will Justine and Sonny becomes closer or stop their liaisons? And what of Ric? Will he be true blue to his brother or double-cross him? There is a lot at stake as we move further into the summer and one that looks like it could be one of the more exciting ones in years!
FINOLA HUGHES CONFIRMED AMAZING SCENES WITH MAURICE BENARD
As a punctuation point to his video, Benard also shared this written message in the post: “I just did some wonderful scenes with Steve Burton, Rick Hearst, Finola Hughes and Nazneen Contractor and and unbelievable writing, freaking amazing scenes that you will see in the near future on General Hospital.” In fact, Finola Hughes jumped in the post comment thread and responded, “I loved our scenes so much xxx”
Fans will most likely see all the scenes Benard referred to later in July, since GH tapes approximately six weeks ahead of air.
So, are you excited to see what Maurice is talking about? Are you hyped for what’s to come on GH? Any clue on what you think will go down between the main characters on the soap with the returns of Anna Devane and Jason Morgan to the mix? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Announces Upcoming Release of His First Single, ‘If You Need Me’

In a surprise move, Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos, GH) is getting ready to unveil a new chapter of his career in music.
The former GH star, where he played the son of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) for 15 years, has announced his new single, “If You Need Me” will drop on Friday, June 26. The single is now available for pre-order on Spotify and major music streaming platforms and is distributed by DistroKid.
Taking to his Instagram story over the weekend, to announce the pre-save of his new single, Chad expressed, “I’ll make a full post about what I’ve been up to and my music once it goes live next week, but you can pre-save my first single so it goes straight to your Spotify once it drops next week.”

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SINCE LEAVING GENERAL HOSPITAL
Previously, since his departure from the ABC soap opera. Chad starred alongside Zach Mendez in the world premiere of of Yum Yum at Annapolis, a new play written by Bruce Reisman. Duell last appeared on General Hospital on the January 21, 2025 episode.
The part was recast with Rory Gibson who debuted as the new Michael in May of 2025 during the Nurses’ Ball episodes and who has remained in the role since that time.
In an interview earlier this year on The Able Show, Duell said on his decision to exit the soap opera, “I was blessed to be part of that (show) for as long as I have, but what happens sometimes is if you’re doing the same thing, especially in a creative field for such a long time, you can get a little burnt out in a way. It can make you a little depressed, so that’s kind of what happened. On top of that, I had other things going on in my life at the time. My father passed away recently and I just needed a reset. So, I stepped away. A lot of times you have to go through some stuff to really step into that next level. I needed to kind of feel uncomfortable.”
So, what type of musical genre will Chad’s new song be? Country? Pop? Rock? Dance/Club? Something else? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below, and if you are eager to hear the new single next week via the comment section below.
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