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Days of our Lives’ Victoria Grace Rescinds Her Daytime Emmy Nomination
The Younger Performer in a Drama Series Daytime Emmy Award has gone through many changes throughout the 50-year history of the Daytime Emmys. For the actresses, it was first called the Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series, then Outstanding Juvenile Female in a Drama Series, and then Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series.
However, in 2020, the category became gender-neutral, and it is was to be the last year that the Daytime Emmy rules made the competition for actors 25-years-old or younger. Then, the past two years, the age range was lowered to 21 years old or younger, and this year in 2023, it was changed again to 18-years-old or younger.
Days of our Lives’ Victoria Grace (Wendy) received some happy news a few days ago, when on Wednesday nominations were announced for the 50th annual Daytime Emmys and she received a nomination in the Younger Performer in a Drama Series category … only her joy was short-lived.
Due to an error in her submission, Grace was not truly eligible to compete in the category, because the rules this year stated that the performer could be, “no older than 18- years-old on or at least by January 1, 2022.” In reality, Victoria had turned 21 in 2021.
Grace took to Instagram revealing she was rescinding her nomination, stating: “I was honored to be nominated for a Daytime Emmy and to be recognized by the Academy. Unfortunately, there was a huge misunderstanding across the board regarding the rules for this year’s category. This is obviously a surprise and I am heartbroken, but in fairness to all, I’ll be rescinding my nomination. I wish the best of luck to all of the nominees. I will continue to work hard to earn another Daytime Emmy nomination next year!”
With Grace out of the competition, only three nominees remain: Cary Christopher (Thomas, DAYS), Eden McCoy (Josslyn, GH), and Henry Joseph Samiri (Douglas, B&B).
Soap Opera Network first reported this story.
So, what do you think about Victoria stepping aside due to a rule infraction in the Younger Performer in a Drama Series category? Do you like that the category is gender neutral? Did you prefer it when the category was divided up into Younger Actor and Younger Actress which allowed more performers to be nominated? What do you think the age range for the Younger Performer should ultimately be? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
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Thanks for clearing up the mystery! I thought she was older than 18 but there was conflicting information online about her age. The other thought I had was that maybe she had material from both Beyond Salem and Days on her reel and I think I read that wasn’t allowed? Anyway, so now there are 3 nominees.
I do not like that the category is gender neutral.
I preferred two awards and I preferred under 25 to this nonsense of under 18. Next year hardly anyone will be eligible ):
I feel really sorry for her. What a shame. Hope things work out next year.
But on another note, how old is Eden? If she’s only 18, wow! She’s one heck of a performer for being so young!
Rodd,
My goodness, Eden is what 19 and the Victoria , the one in story above is 23. I do not understand why grown women of that age would compete against a 10 yr. old child , who is already a great little actor by the way.
After re-reading this, I realize I didn’t mean it that way. It certainly isn’t the girls fault but the stupid categories they put them in. I think younger kids should have their own categories and the adults another. I is not fair putting a 10 yr.old up against a 19 or 20 yr. old.
20 and younger seems like the right compromise for this category. With tighter budgets and on set tutoring requirements for those under 18, child appearances are becoming less frequent. Gone are the days when a Kimberly McCullough or Kristen Alderson would be contract performers.
Total CLASS! LOL and God bless! Apparently you are much like your character. Look forward to many more Days of Your LIFE and multiple awards for an AMAZING GRACE! . From RICK Demeriakis
Eden is 19. She should be removed also. This stinks!
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George Cheeks, CBS President & CEO, on Timeline to Launch New Daytime Drama, ‘The Gates’: “We’re So Focused on Getting it Right”
March 2024 will be remembered in the TV and soap world when the news broke that CBS is prepping a brand new daytime drama. Many had thought a major network would never bring a new daytime soap into the world, given that the last time it was attempted was 25 years ago when the now defunct Passions bowed on NBC.
However, The Gates is definitely in development and moving forward with some major players associated with it including: Michele Val Jean as The Gates writer, showrunner and one of its executive producers, and Sheila Ducksworth from NAACP Venture
Now, for the first time since its announcement, George Cheeks, the president and CEO of CBS and chief content officer for news and sports at Paramount+, spoke on the project that will feature a Black family as its central focus who live in a wealthy gated community.
Speaking with Vulture, and when asked if The Gates is really something that truly has a chance of getting on the air, Cheeks clarified, “It’s super real. And just to give you a little bit of the backstory, when we hired Sheila Ducksworth to run the NAACP Venture, she and I had multiple meetings talking about what different genres she was going to lean into, and we talked a lot about daytime.”
Cheeks added, “One of the things that the data made very clear to both of us is that daytime soap operas over index with Black women, and yet when you look at soap operas, it’s usually sort of a white-led family with supporting characters that reflect more of our society. So we just thought, wouldn’t it be interesting to flip that and make the core anchor family a Black family, and then make the other characters reflect more the broader scope of society?”
The CEO gave props to Michele Val Jean, and how Ducksworth came to the table with the former B&B and GH writer. “She found this great writer, Michele Val Jean, who’s been in the soap opera space for 30 years. She came up with a pitch, and we loved it,” shares Cheeks. “We brought Procter & Gamble into it as well, because if there were going to be (product) integrations, we could do it more holistically and organically. All of that is to say, we did a lot of work on the front end to put this together. So while yes, it’s development, it’s accelerated development.”
When prodded on the timeline of when The Gates could come to full fruition, Gates related, “The actual timeline and when we’re going to do it is still uncertain, because we want to get this right. I mean, there hasn’t been a new soap opera launch since I can’t even begin to tell you when. But we have great success with Bold and the Beautiful and Young and the Restless, and so we think we’re the right folks to be launching a new soap. I wish I could tell you more about exact timing, but we’re so focused on getting it right, and that will dictate when we’re ready to launch it.”
The CBS exec also shared that whether The Gates will wind up an hour soap or half-hour is not yet determined, but that it is being developed as an hour show.
So, after reading what George Cheeks, the CBS President & CEO had to say about ‘The Gates’, are you even more excited for what looks to the first new network soap in 25 years? Comment below.
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51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Announce Broadcast Date on CBS
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) revealed on Tuesday, that the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on Friday night, June 7th (8 – 10 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+*.
This year will mark the 18th time CBS has broadcast the Daytime Emmy Awards, which is more than any other network.
The 2024 Daytime Emmys will take place at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown Los Angeles. Back in December of 2023, the delayed 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were also held at that venue. The June 7th date for the upcoming ceremony will be the first time in several years that the event is scheduled a few weeks earlier than normal; excluding last year’s revised date to the actors and writers strikes.
Lifetime Achievement honoree, nominations, host, and additional information will be announced in the coming weeks.
In a statement, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS noted, “We eagerly anticipate our return in June as we once again partner with CBS to recognize the exceptional and talented individuals who make daytime television great. We’re thrilled to kick off our second half-century of the Daytime Emmys.”
The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, 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 once again be produced by NATAS and Associated Television International (ATI), which produced Daytime Emmy Award ceremonies on The CW in 2009 and on CBS in 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Adam Sharp and Lisa Armstrong are executive producers from NATAS, while David McKenzie is executive producer from ATI.
So, glad to know that the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards honoring performance and shows in the 2023 calendar year, will be held in early June this year, and once again broadcast on CBS? Comment below.
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