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Dominic Zamprogna Talks on His Emotional Turn in the Film ‘To The Moon and Back” & His Desire To Return To GH
If you’ve been missing Dominic Zamprogna (Ex-Dante Falconeri) on your screens on General Hospital, you will have the chance to see him virtually this Wednesday night, June 17th starting at 7 p, m, PST, when the fan favorite stars in the short film, To the Moon and Back. The short can be seen as part of the 2020 Film Invasion Los Angeles, “Eclectic Spotlight” screening block.
To the Moon and Back stars Zamprogna as a grieving man who finds solace in the presence of his wife and daughter in the moments leading up to having to eulogize his mother. It was written and directed by GH production associate, Nate Hapke. To catch the screening and the Q&A that follows, click here to get a free ticket. (Note: after reserving your ticket, you will receive an email 30 minutes prior to the event from the festival to allow you to view the film and the Q&A)
Michael Fairman TV caught up with Zamprogna to not only discuss his pivotal role in the film, and working with his former GH colleague, but to find out: where he stands on wanting to return to his role as Dante on the ABC daytime drama series. After exiting the series in 2018, he has returned a few times to pave the way to open the story up for his on-screen love interest, Emme Rylan (Lulu) who has been moving forward on-screen with a relationship with Dustin played by Mark Lawson. If a Dante return could prove imminent later this year, or next year, how would the multi-Daytime Emmy-nominated actor want to see the story play out? He shares his views.
Always candid, refreshing and thought-provoking, here is what Dominic had to say about grief, an emotion that is so prevalent in his film, plus the time we have been collectively facing as a people through a pandemic, and the protests to bring about change to systemic racism, and more.
This week on June 17th there is an upcoming virtual screening of To the Moon and Back which is a great way to draw some eyeballs to the film and your performance.
DOMINIC: Yes, they got into a film festival, and because everything is the way it is, we have to do it all online, which is kind of neat, I guess.
And there is a Q&A you will be a part of …
DOMINIC: … I don’t expect anyone to want to sit and listen to me talk about what motivated me to do something or choices made or any of that kind of stuff, but if Nate Hapke wants me there, I’ll be there.
In this short film, the set-up is that Robert, the role you play, has lost his mother?
DOMINIC: Yes, he lost his mother, and it is right before he is about to give the eulogy at the funeral, which I never would have been able to do.
I had to do a eulogy for my grandmother. It was the hardest thing that I ever had to do.
DOMINIC: I did it for my grandmother too, and I couldn’t believe my dad asked me to do it, but I did it, and I totally broke down. I was fine right up until I started doing it, and then I lost my s**t and I’m like, “Never again.”
I had the same thing happen. I just lost it!
DOMINIC: It’s the gravity of certain moments. It’s kind of like what we are going through now. I was talking to my kids the other morning about George Floyd, and I started crying, and they were like, “Why are you crying?” I’m like, “Because this is so awful that this is happening to people just because of the color of their skin and has been happening for so long,” I think people in our industry are thought of as soft in a sense, but in another sense, you’re not, because you get beat down over and over and over again, and you get rejected and rejected and rejected, and you keep coming back for more until you break it down and you succeed, but you also feel a lot. You feel all of that rejection and you feel other people’s pain because you’ve got to tap into that stuff, and man, the gravity of moments like giving a eulogy and explaining the state of the world, and trying to imagine other people’s pain, ….you just feel it all sometimes.
So, how did it come about that you wound up in To the Moon and Back? Did Nate just say, “Will you do this part?”
DOMINIC: Nate works at GH, and I’d see Nate every day, and Jason Thompson (Ex-Patrick, now Billy, Y&R) would always come up to me and say, “Nate did another movie!” I’d say to Nate, “You’re killing it man. Good for you.” He just writes things and shoots it, writes things and shoots it.
I’ve got to say; I have great respect for people who grind it out and just do it.
DOMINIC: I can’t even tell you the number of people I’ve known since growing up who tell me, “I’m writing a book, I’m writing a book,” you know, and they still don’t have a book. Not that that is an easy thing to do. Now, Maurice Benard’s (Sonny, GH) book came out, and he’s got a lifetime in there. As for Nate, the fact that somebody could: complete a script, never mind shoot it and put it together and release it is quite amazing. He’s got a lot of energy and a lot of passion. So, I said, “Hey man, if you’ve ever got anything that you’d like me to do, I would love to do something with you.” When he sent me this script, I thought, “Wow!” We shot this in 2019, and my mom passed away in 2013, and I think he just took a little bit of what happened to me, and what he thinks would happen to him if he were to lose his mom. At first, I kind of didn’t want to do it because I was like, “This is a little too close to home,” and I don’t want to just be a blubbering crybaby.
That’s an interesting point. Do you consider that when deciding roles you want to play, in how emotional it will be for you to portray?
DOMINIC: I just think it’s more interesting to not watch people cry. Leading up to, or the moment after, or in the moment the person doing everything they can to not cry, to me, is more interesting than the person eventually succumbing to it because you know, we all do, but we very rarely do it in front of other people. It’s a very private thing for people to break down, especially to lose it entirely. Again, over the course of the last few months, we are all probably getting in touch with our feelings a bit more than we have in the past, but typically I don’t think it’s something I want to see in a movie or in a character, but the struggle you do. You want to see the layers on top of it, or the rock bottom beneath it. But in To the Moon and Back, we did that and I am proud of the work.
There was a screening awhile back for the movie, did you watch it with the audience?
DOMINIC: I didn’t watch it because I’ve been to a lot of screenings and things that I’ve done, and I always find it kind of awkward to be watching it with people, but I think that’s a common thing.
Has your perspective changed at all during the pandemic? Many people have become very creative and on social media with the down time they have had while TV and film production had been shut down.
DOMINIC: What’s been interesting over the course of these past few months, I’ve started to put myself out there a bit on social media. I’ve started to write children’s short stories, poems and things, and I wrote one a few years ago. I was so scared of people reading it that I didn’t tell anyone except my family, and I put a fake name on it and all of that sort of stuff. Then, when this pandemic happened, I was like, “screw it”. We’ve got to put things out there. The fear of that is so in your own mind, and the next time that I have a chance to watch something with people, I will sit and watch it with them because I think it’s important to feel proud of what you did.
In a recent article with ABC Soaps in Depth you shared you would be interested in coming back fulltime to GH? Do you still feel that way?
DOMINIC: Yeah, I’ve felt the pull for a long time. You only ever want to leave because of your situation, and personally, I was going through some things, and the one thing that I have relied on for my whole career is my confidence and my instinct. The minute you start questioning either of those things, you’ve got to take a step back. That’s what I was doing. I’ve never had a job for as long as I had GH, and I went through a whole gamut of feelings. There are highs and lows and in-betweens. There were too many instances where for whatever reason; I wasn’t feeling confident in my abilities anymore. I started stressing out a lot and I was like, “Why am I stressing out?” I thought I should take it as the time to leave. I thought, “If I don’t walk away for a bit and right the ship, then I don’t know when I am going to do it.” When you have a family, it’s important to have a job, but it’s also important to be a good dad and husband when you come home, too. That was one element of it. The other element was that there was always a desire to play a bunch of different roles. The more you create the more fun your job is. GH has also been super fun. I have always had great times up on stage there. But, I had never played a character that for that long. I was like, “Maybe what I need is just to walk away from this character for a bit and try other roles.” The other element to that is that you have to know casting directors. I didn’t know many casting directors because I came down from Canada with the job at GH, and if you’re not known by people outside of the soap world in the industry, often you aren’t always presented choices to play these other roles to satisfy these other desires you have an artist. My manager was like, “Listen, if you don’t take the opportunity now to kind of get into rooms and meet people, it gets harder and harder the longer you wait.” So, we just decided to take a chance.
When did you realize you wanted to come home to Port Charles?
DOMINIC: I had kept in touch with everybody at GH, but since last September, I started feeling like, “I kind of miss my buddies.” I miss my family over there, and I miss the day-to-day of what GH was to me. It was a second home, and again, I never experienced that on a show before. I miss Maurice (Benard), I miss Lisa (LoCicero), I miss Chad (Duell), and I miss the crew. I get emotional thinking about the crew because they were all buddies of mine. They’re your friends. I was lucky to have people that I work with whom I called “friends”. So I texted Frank Valentini (executive producer, GH) in late February. Over a chat, I told him how I felt. So, we will see what happens. There is nothing in place right now, but he knows where my heart is, and, I think there is interest on their part too. We will see what happens. At this point, there are no set plans for my return.
What was that like being directed by Nate Hapke and seeing him wear that hat, when you see him in another role in his behind the scenes job at GH?
DOMINIC: It was great. Nate is a young guy, but when I was his age, I don’t know that I would have been able to direct anybody, yet alone experienced people. Nate listens, and he knows how to talk to actors. We rehearsed a lot. The crew was phenomenal, man. Nate had everything taken care of. We got everything done in the amount of time that he said we would get it done in. It was a great filming day with really positive people coming together to create something.
In the film, how does Robert’s wife, (played by Danielle Rayne) and daughter (played by Julie Romano) figure into the story?
DOMINIC: Basically, he’s getting ready to do this eulogy, and doesn’t think he can do it, and the wife comes in and says, “Yeah, you can, and we will be there supporting you,” and then the daughter comes in. He is kind of taken aback by how composed she is and the way it kind of struck me doing it is that my real-life daughter is 9, and on a daily basis, I can’t believe how grown-up she is becoming. In the film, Julie is way older than my daughter, which made me feel old, (laughs) but it was cool, because I just imagined my daughter being that age or the amount of pride you have in your kids because those scenes become about her. They don’t become about him. They become about the strength and beauty of his daughter, and how she is able to help him kind walk out of there, and know that he will get through it, because he will be able to look out and see them supporting him.
Do you want to do more indie films?
DOMINIC: Yeah, I love it. I had a job for a long time at GH, and it allowed me to be a bit choosey when I left. So, you don’t just do any indie movie that comes your way, but there are some really cool ones. There is some other stuff that isn’t independent such as is network TV. There was role that came down to me and one other guy and didn’t go my way, but that happens all the time in Hollywood.
If now you were to go back to GH, what do you think would be great story for Dante because he left kind of messed up? There is a lot to play with Mark Lawson (Dustin) there and now involved with Lulu (Emme Rylan). I think it gives you more potential story now, actually, by the fact that you went away.
DOMINIC: 100%. However, I think that would have changed if I had stayed based on conversations that I had with Frank. They had things coming down the line that I think they were wanting to do. So, it wasn’t about, “Oh, they’re not writing for me. I’m leaving.” That wasn’t why I left. I think everyone on that show has to go to the backburner at some point. There is a lot of cast. You’ll see Michael Easton (Finn) on there for four weeks, and then all of the sudden, you won’t see Michael Easton, and same with Roger Howarth (Franco). There are staples like Maurice, Laura Wright (Carly) and Steve Burton (Jason), which is like any show, where you have your top 3-5 people. I think with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) back on the canvas that is really interesting. Amanda Setton is phenomenal in the role. I’ve never met her, but from the stuff I’ve seen, I think she has got a really great energy. There is story there with Emme and Mark, and that I think writes itself. In my opinion (and I have no idea what they may want to do at some point) you either bring Dante back still messed up, or you bring him back completely cured, and he is better off than he was before he left. That means; do you put him back with Lulu? Do you not put him back with Lulu? Does is become like a long path back to each other?
Oh, my God! There could be a 5-year quadrangle coming!
DOMINIC: Well, at least it would be exciting, and I think people would dig it. I think it would be what soaps are about: the drama and the amount of lives that would be affected by it. Then, do you bring Dante back as a cop? Is he not a cop anymore? Is he undercover? Maybe he says he doesn’t want to be a cop at all. Maybe he does come back darker. I don’t know. I think there are more options right now than when I left.
Have you been following the show with Maurice and Max Gail’s (Mike) performances in the Alzheimer’s storyline?
DOMINIC: Yes, because of what clips that people post on social media. It’s great.
It would be great to see you back in scenes with Maurice as father/son.
DOMINIC: I think the interesting thing is the volatility of our on-screen relationship which could make it exciting. The minute things get too comfortable, and Dante and Sonny may be sounding too much life father and son, then you have something happen that sets them apart.
As we wrap, what would you say to people getting ready to view the film To the Moon and Back? Will we need Kleenex?
DOMINIC: Yes, I know people who have lost somebody will feel that way. I know grief is a really interesting, awful, thing that everyone has to go through, or will have to go through; whether it is your dog grandmother, or your mother; in my case, my grandparents and my mother. Grief is such an interesting thing because everyone handles it differently. It’s real, and it’s human, and it is a story influenced by real experiences, truly. I played a schizophrenic in movie 15 years ago, and I interviewed a bunch of people to prepare for the role, You get so uncomfortable interviewing people who are in the throes of that illness and maybe who are too medicated, or maybe not medicated enough, and it got into me. I was like, “This is something I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy,” because it is such a nightmare. I remember doing a scene, and one crew guy said to me afterwards (he was almost crying), “I’ve never seen anyone do what you just did.” He said, “My sister is ill, and that was her right there.” I’m like, “Wow.” You kind of just hope people see it and say, “I know what you’re feeling,” or, “I can’t imagine what that would feel like,” and it’s not to depress people. It’s not like you can say, “Hey, come watch this cool movie about someone’s mom dying and him giving a eulogy,” it’s hard to give an exciting type of plug for it, but it’s a human story, and I think those mean a lot to people, and that is why you should check it out.
So, will you be checking out the virtual screening and Q&A featuring Dominic for the short film, To the Moon and Back? Do you want Dante to return to Port Charles? If so, what do you hope the story would be? Comment below. But first, check out the trailer for the film.
Thing is’
Dominic Zamprogna walked out of GH by his own will.
(perhaps he should have aimed for recurring)
anyways; it seems the producers do not look lightly
upon the quitters.
Time will tell but I’m not holding my breath..
It would be good to see him once again on GH.
Would love to see him return to G.H.
No he be big in movies but vist as a guess b nice
Yes he better in movies than GH but a guess vist but nice
I would rather have ‘Brian’ back than Dante..
Dante would be much better if not with irritating ish Lulu..
Brian is 80% better than Dante..
Bring Brian back..he’s the exciting son..
Dant and Lul are like watching wallpaper.
they are totally wornout..time for that couple to dieoff.
Who is Brian I not remember him who he play on G H ?
Waiting patiently for Dante to return to Port Charles. Miss you!
Hi Diane..
ooops!
I meant Bryan=Morgan Corinthos.
Between Sonny’s 2 sons,
I like Morgan way above Dante.
I want Morgan back more-so than Dante..
Like you both said there’s plenty for Dante in story, so its a win win , bring him back and goodness grief I need my GH, I’m dying here!
A lot of actors leave roles to persu other characters it would be nice to see him play dante
Never been a big fan of Dante. The actor can act. Perhaps its a combination of his lack of good stories and he just doesnt look like a product of Sonny and Olivia. But, him coming back, I would put him with Brook. Maybe she can add a spark with him? Lulu would be furious and that helps her have something to do.
I think it great you make this movie as good in GH see the short film it was good happy you doing good in life
Hope everyone wish him good & happy career and home life I enjoy him on GH
`right off the top; Ned, Valentin, Neil, Chase, Julian, ok yeah, prop some Jax
^^^these are @GH Magnate’ should @GH throw bone ‘ Scotti AND Scorpio
one would think that General Hospital would return Dante… marriage material, still is’ HOT ME OUT
lets do a dullard sweep : non existant : Sonny, Jason, Finn, Michael, Peter, Franco
endless blah Curtis, Brad, Lucas, Spinelli, and whomever is left … God @ABC/Disney have no imagination
let’s see Dante return with Skye Quartermain’IA !!!! ???? yes, wake up Jax wake up the Quartermaine’ wake UP Port Charles…. snooze button locked down?!?! well yeah, if you think Jason and Sonny w/Carly and Sam…there you have it…the most boring of the 4 serial
you don’t oft read of actors’ reaching out for their employment. IT JUST SUCKS because @General Hospital… has a lot of bad actors. I truly appreciate that Mr. Z wants to work @. if all fan voice reached.. he’d be back working. I wish you the best
argh! think Robert Palmer-Watkin, Billy Miller, Jeffrey Parise, brandon barash, Nathan West, Bryan Craig, heck even Matt Cohen… the list is endless of quality over blow hard dullard
Dante character always top shelved; this guy’ ACT
You a nut as there more good on G H that you guy
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Breaking News
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.
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.
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.
Breaking News
51st Daytime Emmys: Tamara Braun, Finola Hughes, Katherine Kelly Lang, Annika Noelle, Michelle Stafford, Cynthia Watros Score Lead Actress Nominations
The nominations were revealed for the 51st annual Daytime Emmys. in the prestigious Lead Actress in a Drama Series category by Entertainment Tonight.
This comes ahead of tomorrow’s full list that is set to be unveiled at 12noon/9am PST on Friday.
In the running for this year’s Outstanding Lead Actress are Tamara Braun (Ava, Days of our Lives), Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke, The Bold and the Beautiful), Annika Noelle (Hope, The Bold and the Beautiful), Finola Hughes (Anna, General Hospital), Cynthia Watros (Nina, General Hospital) and Michelle Stafford (Phyllis, The Young and the Restless).
Previous winners in this category include GH’s Finola Hughes, Cynthia Watros and Y&R’s Michelle Stafford. Days of our Lives nominee had won in the Supporting Actress category twice in her career.
Earlier, the Lead Actor nominees were revealed and you can find them here.
Make sure to be with us Friday night, April 19th for the Michael Fairman Channel’s 10th annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Special beginning at 5 pm PT where we chat live with some of this year’s nominees.
So, what do you think about this year’s Lead Actress nominees? Comment below.
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