General Hospital
Former GH Star Kelly Sullivan Lands New Role On The Young and the Restless!
Courtesy/KellySullivan.com
For all of us who have been waiting for acting spitfire Kelly Sullivan to re-appear on our daytime screens, it’s finally happened! And for those of you who have been hoping that it would be Y&R that would be a fit for Kelly’s talents, your wish has come true.
The former General Hospital favorite and Daytime Emmy nominee, where she played Kate Howard/Connie Falconeri is said to have been cast in a recurring role (for now) on the CBS sudser named “Sage”!
According to Soap Opera Digest the character is: “Intelligent, competent, discreet, and reserved. However, that reserve masks a well of passion and fire beneath the surface. She’ll do anything for those she loves.” Kelly revealed on her great casting news: “I’m incredibly honored and flattered to even be considered to be part of the ‘Young and the Restless’ family. I’m also thrilled to be working with (Executive Producer) Jill Farren Phelps again like we did on GH.”
Sullivan begins taping on September 24 and look for her to first appear on-screen on the October 28h episode of Y&R!
So, what do you think about the role Kelly will be playing in Genoa City? Glad to know she will be back on the soaps? Share your thoughts below!
I should have a score card to keep track of the GH/Y&R casting war!
I was hoping to see her on Days as another Dimera…Stephano and Lee Dumonde’s unknown daughter whom i’ll name Tracy…Tracy and nuChad couldve been Salems new Kristen and E.J.!!!
Shucks !
dang !
double Shucks
I’m incredibly ecstatic to see her BACK
just lamed : why didn’t DAYS see fit to hire her…
talk about charismatic… has it all in spades…
at this point… I don’t see who she could pair up with
I could have seen her with almost any one at DAYS
Seems like Days is asleep at the wheel?
She is so going to be a recast for Kelly.
Ugh
Scorecard you say?
Billy Miller, Michelle Stafford, Maura West, Emme Marcy Rylan (sp?) – 4 for GH
Kelly Sullivan – 1 for YR
I think GH beats YR.
Now if you’re talking about ABC vs. CBS, that is more difficult.
Wait a minute. I completely forget Steve Burton. 2 for YR.
Also the scorecard is based on the past 2 years or so.
What about Tristan Rogers?
you forgot Steve Burton
Can we please stop with the score card nonsense?
Yep, I forgot Tristan and Ignacio Serricchio. 4-4 Tie.
I think Ignacio counts, right?
You forgot Steve Burton for Y&R…
The thing is that there are only 4 remaining soaps, so the ones with the extra income and higher ratings in the 18-49 demo, are signing vets left and right and trying to lure more ratings..I must give credit to B&B, they are no overcasting and there ratings are fairly solid…It is not a casting war between GH and Y&R, its just 4 soap, and lots of actors in need of work.
This is FANTASTIC news! Kelly Sullivan is a pro at what she does, and her talents were wasted once Ron came on board with General Hospital. The character of Kate could’ve been so much more than a cornered character with DID. Hopefully the writers at The Young and the Restless can write for her, which I know they can!
I also saw Kelly as a potential replacement for Michelle Stafford’s Phyllis, so this is great! I need her to debut now! I’m ready to be WOW’ed!
I’M SO HAPPY! She is Fabulous! I thought the same on Michelle Staffords Phyllis Also. She is a Beauty
I like Kelly Sullivan ..
she was great as Kate/Connie on GH ..
However– I do not feel she can save Y&R from its’ bad everything, but it will help!..
Looking forward to seeing her, again
KS;
”I’m also thrilled to be working with (Executive Producer) Jill Farren”
( LOL azz kissing done well 🙂
Not necessarily since she hired her for GH in the first place. 🙂
Hi..
I don’t know who hired her, but-
Kelly/connie was Created by Robert Guza, Jr.
And Introduced by Jill Farren Phelps
I like Connie too bad she died..
soap actors always say;
they never when it will be their turn to get killed off, that’s soap business! lol
it was definitely ass kissing all the way around. JFP has been trying to get her on board at Y&R for awhile. She’s a good actress but I’ve heard she’s a trainwreck as a person. I prefer to see people who who are likable on screen and off screen. She seems to just be using this as a way of pedaling her business venture anyway, which is a bit off putting.
who will she play? lol
ins ans out every single time. so tired of it! its getting old. hate it.
Did you not read the article? She’s playing “Sage”; that’s all we know name-wise.
Sage = Kelly. Kelly will play Kelly.
No Momma, she won’t be.
Hmmmm who will they pair her with?? Maybe she’s been taking care of Adam(Justin Hartley)?? Nick, Stitch, Jack and Billy’s dancecards are full. Maybe they will pair her with Dylan and get a Dylan/Avery/Joe/Sage quad going. I’m excited to see Avery’s ex husband reappear. I just hope the writing is good and they don’t waste her talent!! She was insanely phenomenal as Connie/Kate on GH!!!!! I could see her being a good rival for Phyllis too!!! Just keep her away from Nick and keep him with Sharon!!!!
I thought she would have been cast as Stitch’s ex. That seemed logical to me. Oh, well. I am glad she’s back on my screen. Not only is she beautiful, but also talented.
I’m not quite sure who Sage is?
Whatever happened to Stitch’s ex, Jenna?? Its like she disappeared…haha…..,no point in having her on now….theyre going full steam ahead with Abby/Stitch/Ashley…..:)
Richard, Jenna’s appearance was short-term only; she was never expected to stay beyond 2-3 episodes.
GH: Billy Miler, Michele Stafford, Emme Rylan
.Y&R: Steve Burton, Tristan Rogers, Kelly Sullivan
Even yet?
Maura West went to GH one-year after her firing from Y&R; but fans shouldn’t be playing into a *potential* war. And Y&R had Tristan years prior
Tristan likes to bounce back and forth from Y&R to GH and back again..
I feel we will see Tristan back on GH when his contract is up..
GH got the better of the exchanges with; Billy and Michele ..
(I think someday GH will have MM, also 🙂
When you put it like that, no, not really. Not that SB, TR and KS aren’t great actors – they are. But BM, MS and ER were fantastic on Y&R and they are sorely missed. Whereas, if SB left Y&R, I wouldn’t care too much because he hasn’t made the powerhouse impression BM and MS did.
Damn I forgot Tristan. So it’s 4-3 in GH favor.
Tristan is worth about a thousand of Michelle’s, and if you’re going to apply this stupid scorecard business to the two soaps you need to factor in the writing.
In that case, Y&R wins.
Y&R can have emme rylan back, i prefer the original actress, julie marie Berman, not that emme is bad, if she was playing another character i would like here, i just don’t think she makes a good Lulu. YR can keep Steve Burton, i do think Billy Miller will make a great Jason. wish we could have Tristan back and Kelly Sullivan on of GH biggest mistake in firing, how insulting to fire an actress for doing a great job, leave a bad taste with me for RC and FV. I’ve never seen Michele Stafford on YR before, and some don’t seem to like her on GH but i’m enjoying the crap out of her, i’m not a fan of the storyline, 20year in a coma is beyond stretching it, but love her with Rosalynn, they are a hoot, and her over the top acting is ok by me considering what they have her playing. to me she’s a keeper. lastly i’m not sure i’m really enjoying all the swapping these two shows have going on, looks fun all the tit and tat but its going overboard, pretty soon the shows will have to swap names if they keep this up.
Congrats to Kelly — Y&R is lucky to snag her!
Killing off Connie was one if the most pointless plots ever under RC / FV. Regime , the storyline was pointless and letting go of such talent was just plain stupid , actress as talented as Kelly Sullivan don’t grow on trees so I find it hard to believe they let her go.
well said
her letting go : fired
was the biggest blunder under RC/FV regime
this just smarts… I so wanted her on DAYS
I wish I had the time to watch Y&R…. I’ll be recording only fridays eps
so I can catch my 2 favorite gals…. and that’s Eileen Davidson and Kelly Sullivan
this is powerhouse….. beware : on guard : tumultuous : savor : ideal
along with Maura West on GH
just so much to admire
I agree…she was one of my favorites!!!
Absolutely right. What was the point of Connie’s demise? Oh, I know…because all roads lead to Rome……that is, revolting Sonny and wart-full Carly reruns .
Y&R scored big when it cast Kelly S. The soap is getting back on track, I see.
Agree…this character had alot of mileage left, and the PTB screw up big time..GH lost is Y&R gain, I hope she wins the fans over and becomes a contract player..i will begin to tune in to Y&R after a 2month boycott.
Could she be a Kelly recast?
Kelly and Peter would be great together!
No way, Cady McClain is doing well in the role and she’s a good actress, it wouldn’t make sense to recast the role again.
You mean the Dixie Coonie actress…good grief! Credit to su0000.
I agree, Cady is fine. Just thinking out loud.
Did you read the report? She’s playing Sage, not Kelly. Cady isn’t leaving Y&R anytime soon.
There are a few options open for Sage. She could be a lawyer hired by Michael and Avery as they venture forth with their new partnership in a law firm. She could be Kelly’s and Stitch’s long, lost sibling….or she could be Austin’s mother? Phyllis’ nurse? So many possibilities.
Great news. GH was so foolish to let her go. I loved Megan Ward’s Kate but was won over by Kelly Sullivan’s charisma and acting prowess. She’s really very good.
Give her a decent storyline, please! And maybe pair her up with Steve Burton because while she’s a sweetheart, Avery is as dull as dishwater. I’d like to see Burton paired up with someone who can jolt him out of his somnolent state.
With more than usual dull, lifeless characters on Y&R, a pod people storyline could bring “life” to the show…I always liked “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.” We can keep score cards for who we think came from pods! What do you think?
Love KS, however, aren’t there enough blondes on the show. We really need some new men for all these girls instead of the same old switching back and forth. Give us another Dylan or Ben.
Congrats Kelly!!! I may try to drop by Genoa City more often because of you.
Love this. Kelly is a great actress
I wonder if Y&R hired her to get back at GH for hiring Billy Miller
Seems like that could be the case. Both networks win. They are equals as far as talent goes.
“GH” Forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂 :):):):)):):)))))):))):)))):::::):)))
The only way y n r needs another character is if she s a foil for the boring cane / lily marriage! Maybe she s an old flame of cane s and has some dirt on him. Cane is much more intresting when he s keeping secrets from lily! lily can than run to tyler which needs to be resurrected! lily and tyler had so much chemistry! i miss tyler on our screens!
Huh? So, how does that make Kelly a foil to a marriage, no less? One cannot be a foil to an abstract. One is a foils to a character…to boost the main protagonist’s qualities….AND, usually of the same gender, not the opposite sex….
Tyler needs to stay exactly where he is, albeit I agree that both Cane and Lily are a snore.
Congrats to KS but this back and forth with GH and Y&R is getting ridiculous.
Again, write for the characters you have. Tired of soaps creating new ones when there are perfectly good characters already on the canvas.
Mixed feelings– love the actress, just not sure if Y&R really needs another new character at this point in time. But willing to see who Sage is and how she fits into the canvas and whose orbit she will be connected to. Last week on a different post I did state it was Y&R turn to snag a former GH cast member– and they did. Now it is GH’s turn — my guess the actress who played Chloe will turn up on GH sometime soon— anyone else agree?
It most likely will happen sooner or later…im suprised Brandon Barash didnt show up at Y as the nuAdam…but there are only 4 soaps left so if an ex soap star doesnt make it to primetime or movies, and need an acting job, where else are they going to go but another soap…these things are getting to be more interesting than the shows we watch…lol
GH;
Power/ Billy Miller (Y&R
Power/ Michelle Stafford (Y&R)
Power/ Maura West (Y&R)
(and Donna Mills (her story yet to come)
Y&R;
Kelly Sullivan (GH) <—good
Steve Burton (GH) <—-dull character
Gina Tognoni (GH) <—-good
Dixie Coonie (AMC) <—- good grief!
Tristen / he's been with both. goes back and forth ..
Lol, you’re funny!
The set up and delivery has my tummy hurting….”good grief!” is priceless…Thank you!!!
umm Gina was never on GH!
Gina Tognoni One Life To Live
There you go, there you go! Y&R got one of GH’s finest actress’s. She is so freakin good! For those of you who are not familiar with her she will blow your socks off! She will bypass recurring! She would have been a great Kelly. Her and Peter would have been gold! She may be part of the new Jabot perfume story? I would like her to be a former flame of Dylan since Joe Clark is coming to town.
She’s not needed, especially knowing she’s a FOJ. I hate that Phelps keeps bringing people on.
She may be a fine actress. I know nothing about her, so that’s a plus for me. Willing to give her a shot, but never at the expense of YR characters that currently aren’t being written for.
She is needed for all the GH lovers that dabble in Y&R. As you can see, it’s all about GH.
The only GH actors who’ve been lucky enough to sign with the #1 soap on the air are those who’ve worked there with Phelps. None others are there.
And GH fans who also watch YR do so to escape the crazy that GH can be sometimes.
Out of work Days actors are salivating about trying to get their foot in the door at YR!
I would have used her as a recast for McKenzie and have her team up with Jill & Cane to take back Chancellor from Victor Newman. That would definitely be a storyline worth telling. I happen to like the character of Cane and he has been on the back burner long enough and you will never convince me that Katherine would leave her business to Victor or all her money to sniveling Devon who she knew two years . She adored Brock and Mac the writers dropped the ball on this one.
She is a great actress. I am happy that she is on Y&R. I would love to see a scene between her and GT.
This is AMAZING news all around! I actually let out a loud “YES” when I read the headline.
It’s quite clear to me that she will be involved with Adam, for their first tape dates line up perfectly. I would be surprised if she’s not mixed with up with Adam when he returns…only thing we can do is wait and see.
Makes sense. She is a powerhouse. Her and Michael Muhney would have been great together. We’ll see if her and Justin can connect.
Wish Kelly Sullivan the best, great addition to any show.
I agree Fanny. 🙂 I thought Kelly was superb on GH, and I will definitely have to tune back in to Y&R, to see if they give her a role worth watching every day.
Wishful thinking I know, but I hope the writing will improve to help all of the actors still there too.
Why did GH even kill Connie off? It was extremely needless and because of that decision, GH lost one of its best actresses. Kelly Sullivan really took the character of Kate/Connie and flew with it, it was great watching her every day. Her death hasn’t changed anything except it gives Olivia something to preach about and Sonny now has leverage on Ava. In fact, it contributed to the death of another great character, A.J. And, moreover, Ava still hasn’t payed for what she did and it’s been a year now! So why did it have to happen?
Regardless, I’m sure Kelly will do great on Y&R, but they better have good material for her, and they should offer her a contract sooner rather than later, otherwise they might lose her like they lost Emme Rylan when she came back.
THAT is when I had seconds thoughts about the Cartini regimen. Kate/Connie should have won an Emmy for her fantastic work and then GH kills her off?
Maybe that would be a good thing losing her back to GH…. GH has Robin bring her back from death….with AJ of course played by Michael Muhney… Connie / Kate was so great with Sonny…they had a special something that he has not has since the old days of Brenda. They had a special magic. Really cant stand Olivia at all. She needs to go off into the sunset with someone somewhere! I fast forward through her every scene… hope Ned is not stuck with her.
just thinking about it makes me mad, GH had their own powerhouse actress, they discover her, she wasn’t some big name from another soap, and what do they do? they get rid of her for being great! hmmm maybe someone should get rid of RC for being “great” how bout that ?
She is a rare talent, and certainly be part of daytime. See you soon Kelly!
This is really great news!!!
An idea: I think that Y&R should pair “Sage” with Joe (Avery’s ex-husband).
I’m just saying……….
This is the Best news EVER!!!
Love her she is such great actress general hospital not the same without her
She can get in line behind all the other characters on this show in search of a story (Noah, Courtney, Dr. Barton Shelby, Kevin, Leslie, Summer, Tyler, Abby 3.0, Jill).
Just ridiculous.
Yeah I had high hopes for Dr. Shelby and Tyler bringing more African American/Ethnic story to the show… but they (especially Barton) are just fillers.
Barton is a good actor but he gets thrown in with the Winters family and thats punishment!
Don’t watch Y&R, but I’m very excited for her. She is a wonderful, power-house actress! Viewers should be thrilled.
With only 4 daytime soaps left, seeing actors show up on different shows doesn’t surprise me at all. To me it’s not so much a “casting war” as limited opportunities and shows capitalizing on established daytime actors. Soaps have always been a roating door. Just my perspective. As for Kelly, I enjoyed her on GH. I was hoping she would show up on Days as a recast of a character we haven’t seen in a long time– or a character deeply connected. YR already has a lot of talent on the canvas but I’d rather see Kelly on the show than no where, or better yet I’d rather see her on the show than less deserving actors.
With only the 4 soaps left there are many out of work soap actors..
It is good they can still get soap work and we can still see them..
I see more exchanging of characters coming..
The out of work soap work actors have good managers who try to keep them active in the soaps and bringing home a paycheck ..
I agree. I just get a little tired of every time a soap actor from one shows up on another soap, fans get all “casting war” or “how dare they leave the show that made them famous”, etc.
the majority have spoken
#1 she’s a powerhouse of an actress
#2 biggest mistake of GH current regime…. firing her
#3 Y&R biggest gain yet…. after Eileen Davidson, of course
#4 SHE”S Back…. giddy time
i would like to agree with a poster who said… she’d be great… with the nuAdam… what a powerhouse coupling this could
I also loved how one stated… she could be of the charts with Cain… to enliven up the dull Neil Winters clan
I first thought… hummm… what about a Neil pairing… then I read about Cain… then… gobsmacked about an Adam pairing
all off the charts neilsen…. Kelly Sullivan… welcome home
Maybe they will put her with Cain, Lilly is sort of selfish
I always liked Lilly best with Daniel. Otherwise, the writing for her has not worked for me. Shaking things up by pairing her with Cain could be exciting. I think they would look good together.
Very happy to see that KSul will be gracing my television screen again! She gives me a reason to pop over to Y&R which has been off my radar, much of it due to Delia’s unnecessary death. Welcome back, Kelly! 🙂
I think this is awesome. I am happy to see that former Costars are being cast. Great talent. Would love to see a new Soap created with casts from AMC and OLTL
An incredible “find” for Y&R. GH’s lost. Kelly is amazing and beautiful. Very talented. Best of luck to her. Why can’t someone, anyone, scoop up Kristen Alderson (Kiki), of course who would do that to their show or their regime? I have to fast forward every scene she is in. Looking forward to Billy Miller as Jason Morgan. I hope he comes back a Quartermaine!
Replacing Sharon, fingers crossed.
Did you not read it? She’s playing Sage, new character.
Sharon Case has played the part of Sharon for 20 years Bill Bell picked her and happened to adore her as I do. Leave my girl SC alone.!!
I have said it before, and now again – can’t believe the continuing addition of new
characters, while current and established ones are not being written for enough.
Hate it.
The new regime has written for the veterans more steadily and better than Maria’s regime ever did before.
Well, I said current ones, as well as established ones, i.e. the veterans.
For example, Barton. He has been onscreen for all of 15 minutes it feels
like, since his first appearance. New characters come aboard only to
be soon backburnered…then another new character comes…and so
on and so on…
I would like to see more s/l involving Noah and Courtney, for just one
example. Courtney was brought on, then nothing much happened with
her afterward.
Too many cooks in the kitchen spoils the meal.
I agree k/Kay. It always puzzled me why the Duchess would leave the company to Victor and her billions to Devon. Unless, of course, it was done to ease her guilt in giving up her son. You certainly came up with the perfect descriptive word for him…sniveling. This guy has no charisma, no drive, no personality. I do not see him as a businessman…a man, period.
I wish they would bring Mac back. I loved that character. And, Brock!!! Loved him too. Such a positive aura about the character. Who knows, maybe there will be some clause in the will that was overlooked or something, where the money is really Mac’s . Things like that happen on soaps , anyway. That would be a good reason for Mac to reappear. Indeed, it may, possibly, also help boost the soap’s rating.
CeeCee…both you and k/kay’s observations and all about that idiotic Devon are PERFECTLY SPOT-ON!!!!! Thank You!!!!! Now…if ya’ll don’t mind, I wanna contribute…observation-wise. Look-a-here…I think that Devon is…
1. annoying
2. clueless
3. gutless
4. immature
5. irresponsible
6. spineless
7. wimpy
CeeCee…if I left anything out (or whatever), feel free to add on and all. Yep.
Take care. Peace.
Is it possible for Sage to be Nikki’s niece? That is, Casey’s daughter…if she ever had one.!!!!
Let’s rename the combined soaps. Generally Restless! Lol
@Kathy…not only is that hilarious, but also witty…lol…still laughing.
Beyond the Gates
53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced: ‘The Young and the Restless’ Tops With 18, ‘Beyond the Gates’ With 16
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the full list of nominees for the upcoming 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, and it was CBS daytime’s The Young and the Restless and broadcast television newest soap opera, Beyond the Gates that racked up the most nominations with 18 and 16, respectively.
The full reveal on Tuesday follows the announcement of several major categories including Lead Actor and Actress on Monday via Extra and Entertainment Tonight and The View today revealing Daytime Drama Series and more.
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmys ceremony is set to take place on Friday, October 30 at the historic Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California.
Photo: CBS
In a statement, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS expressed, “We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television, As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”
“Each year, the Daytime Emmy Awards celebrate the creativity, passion, and dedication that drive this vibrant community of storytellers,” said Rachel Schwartz, Head of the Daytime Emmy Awards. “Congratulations to this year’s nominees, whose work continues to entertain, inspire and connect with audiences every day. We look forward to celebrating their remarkable achievements in Hollywood this October.”
The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of genres, including daytime dramas, talk series, entertainment news, culinary, adventure, instructional and legal/courtroom programming.
This year’s Lifetime Achievement Honoree, Gold & Silver Circle Inductees, and ceremony host will be announced at a later date.
Now below, check out the nominees in the daytime drama, talk show, entertainment news series and creative arts categories and congratulations to all!
Photo: JPI
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Stacy Haiduk (as Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives
Karla Mosley (as Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Michelle Stafford (as Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless
Heather Tom (as Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful
Tamara Tunie (as Anita Williams Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Eric Braeden (as Victor Newman), The Young and the Restless
Steve Burton (as Jason Morgan), General Hospital
Scott Clifton (as Liam Spencer), The Bold and the Beautiful
Thorsten Kaye (as Ridge Forrester), The Bold and the Beautiful
Christian Jules Le Blanc (as Michael Baldwin), The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Linsey Godfrey (as Sarah Horton), Days of Our Lives
Camryn Grimes (as Mariah Copeland), The Young and the Restless
Beth Maitland (as Traci Abbott), The Young and the Restless
Trisha Mann-Grant (as Leslie Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Amanda Setton (as Brook Lynn Quartermaine), General Hospital
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Sean Dominic (as Nate Hastings), The Young and the Restless
Timon Kyle Durrett (as Bill Hamilton), Beyond the Gates
Michael Graziadei (as Daniel Romalotti), The Young and the Restless
Roger Howarth (as Matt Clark), The Young and the Restless
Mike Manning (as Bradley “Smitty” Smith), Beyond the Gates
Lawrence Saint-Victor (as Carter Walton), The Bold and the Beautiful
Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series
Braedyn Bruner (as Emma Scorpio-Drake), General Hospital
Al Calderon (as Javier Hernandez), Days of Our Lives
Alice Halsey (as Rachel Black), Days of Our Lives
Giovanni Mazza (as Gio Palmieri), General Hospital
Ambyr Michelle (as Eva Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Arielle Prepetit (as Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne), Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
Jasmine Burke (as June Hughes), Beyond the Gates
Jeff Kober (as Cyrus Renault), General Hospital
Eva LaRue (as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez), General Hospital
Christopher Sean (as Paul Narita), Days of Our Lives
Ray Wise (as Ian Ward), The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series
3rd Hour of TODAY
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Live With Kelly and Mark
TODAY With Jenna & Friends
The View
Outstanding 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
Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall
Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri Shepherd, Sherri
Outstanding Entertainment News Series
Access Hollywood
Entertainment Tonight
Extra
Outstanding Daytime Personality (Daily)
Mona Kosar Abdi, Derek Hough & Terri Seymour, Extra
Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith & Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight
Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover & Mario Lopez, Access Hollywood
Star Jones & Corey Jovan, Divorce Court
Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program
Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood — An Entertainment Tonight Special
Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Working In the Theatre
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime
Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
Have Guitar Will Travel World
The Kelly Clarkson Show Episode 5033
Let Frankie Cook,” Getting the Band Back Together
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Outstanding Technical Direction and Video for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates, Episode 104
The Bold and the Beautiful,” Episode 9511
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade”
The Jennifer Hudson Show, ” Episode 4041
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”
Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
General Hospital, Episode 15719
The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Episode 5033
The Young and the Restless,” Episode 13273
So, what do you think of the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations? Who are you happy to see receive a nomination and who do you think was snubbed? Weigh-in via the comment section.
General Hospital
‘General Hospital’s’ Steve Burton Shares Reaction to His Lead Actor Daytime Emmy Nomination, ‘It Was to Honor Leslie Charleson’
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award nominations kicked-off on Monday with the announcements of four major categories including, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series — Actor, and among the nominees is General Hospital’s Steve Burton (Jason Morgan).
Burton is already a two-time Daytime Emmy winner in the Supporting Actor category for his roles as GH’s Jason and his turn as Dylan McAvoy on Y&R. However, Steve is yet to win in the Lead Actor category and he has received 11 nominations along the way in his daytime career.
Following the reveal that he is a 2026 Daytime Emmy nominee, he and his GH co-star, podcast co-host and comedy show partner, Bradford Anderson (Spinelli) taped a special edition of their That’s Awesome podcast just featuring Burton’s reaction to the news.
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FOR LESLIE CHARLESON
Steve expressed, “I know it’s such a cliche to say, ‘I’m just so honored to be nominated.’ But truly, I’m so grateful to be nominated, so grateful to just be on the show off and on for 30 plus years and to be nominated with the guys in my category. Just to get the opportunity. Frank (Valentini, executive producer, GH) texted me right away. I was just like, ‘Thank you for the opportunity to get to do what I do.'”
Taking in the moment, Burton thanked those who helped him select the material for his nominated reel. “Unless you win, you don’t get to say things. So. I’m going just say a few things: Elizabeth Korte (co-head writer, GH) helped me a lot with the material, (as did) Michelle Henry, who’s a producer on the show, Laura Wright (Carly, GH), and then my wife Michelle (Lundstrom). I believe it was Jill Phelps who told me that when A Martinez felt like he had a great show or great scenes, he would mark it down. So, when Emmy time comes, you have all the show numbers written down, and you don’t have to think about it, because that’s half the battle (finding the material).
Burton explained how meaningful this nomination is for him, because of playing the scenes of Jason losing Monica, and his closeness with the late, great Leslie Charleson.
“The nomination’s an amazing thing, and it’s beautiful, but really it’s to honor Leslie Charleson. A lot of my material was because of her, and how I started on the show as a Quartermaine, it just means a ton,” shared Burton. “Maurice Benard (Sonny, GH) has obviously has been instrumental, and I’ve said it from day one and I’ll shout it from the rooftops. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be here, and to be working with the people that we work with is incredible.”
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SHOULD JOHN OLIVER BE NAMED HOST OF THE DAYTIME EMMYS?
During the end of his conversation with Anderson, Steve suggested that the host of the Daytime Emmy should be Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver, who recently guest starred as the head of the WSB named Z on General Hospital, and is soon to show up on Days of Our Lives in a mystery role in August.
Thus far, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has not revealed their host for the upcoming ceremony to be held on October 30 in a venue to be named in Hollywood, California.
You can watch Steve sharing his reaction to receiving his 2026 Lead Actor Daytime Emmy nomination below on a special segment on the That’s Awesome podcast.
Now let us know, are you glad that Steve chose scenes surrounding Jason mourning the loss of the woman that raised him, Monica Quartermaine for his Emmy reel? What do you think of John Oliver as a suggestion to host the Daytime Emmys? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason Reconnects with Danny; Tristan Roberts Arrives in Port Charles, Lots of Nods to #16
General Hospital’s 16,000th episode was packed with little reminders through points in today’s script that the ABC daytime drama series has set another milestone and it paved the way for the return of fan favorite and newly nominated Daytime Emmy Lead Actor nominee Steve Burton (Jason Morgan). The 16,000th episode also introduced viewers to the new surgeon in Port Charles Dr. Tristan Roberts played by Dean Geyer.
Here are the key takeaways and what went down on the July 13 episode: Tristan and Jason are seated next to each other on a plane heading to Port Charles. Throughout the flight, a beaten up Jason has flashbacks to being thrown into, and being held captive in a cell and tortured. It appears Jason is suffering from some form of PTSD from what he was put through after being dragged out of Port Charles by the WSB months ago.
As the plane prepares to land, Tristan tells Jason there would be a car waiting for him once they land and to enjoy the rest of his life. Later, Tristan arrives at the nurses and doctors hub at GH and approaches Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst). He tells her his name and that he is the new surgeon on staff.
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A REUNION PLUS A HEAD NURSE DEFENDS SONNY
Meanwhile, at the end of the episode, Jason is outside the Quartermaine boathouse looking bewildered when he runs into Danny (Asher Antonyzyn), who is so thrilled to see his father, and the two hugs each other as tears are shed.
Elsewhere, Elizabeth tells Sonny (Maurice Benard) that he thinks its a great idea for him to get the 16th seat on the hospital board, but when it comes times to convince Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) of that, things go awry when Tracy, Laura and Sonny try to work things out. After Tracy launches into Sonny about killing Alan and Monica’s son AJ, Sonny walks away dejected.
Next, Sonny runs into Elizabeth, where he informs her what happened with Tracy. So what’s a head nurse to do? Elizabeth marches into the conference room and reminds Tracy of all the different donations and ways Sonny has contributed to the hospital from the Stone Cates AIDS wing, to the Michael Corinthos Center for Pediatric Head Injuries as well as his constant support each year for the GH Nurses’ Ball.
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WSB WAR SCARS
Then, in one of the best parts for longtime fans of the series, Elizabeth talks about her legendary grandparents, Audrey and Steve Hardy and she tells Tracy they would have wanted Sonny to have a seat on the board for all the good that he has done for the hospital. After Elizabeth states Sonny’s case, things took a turn and Tracy and Sonny wound up shaking hands as Sonny is board member #16.
In the how great was it to see Anna (Finola Hughes) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) together scenes department, the pick-up of last Friday’s cliffhanger is played out as the two former lovers fill each other in on what has gone down in their lives in the last several months including Valentin admitting he had been living in Carly’s attic, and Anna realizing she was kidnapped by Cullum, Sidwell and Cassius Faison. During their conversation, Anna sees the hallucination of Peter August (Wes Ramsey) right while Valentin is standing there.
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Later Anna was on her way to saying goodbye to Valentin, when the two share an emotional hug. After Valentin made his exit, Peter reappeared and warned Anna to not let Valentin distract her because she has important work to do. Anna answers, “I know.”
So, what did you think of General Hospital’s 16,000 episode? What do you think is wrong with Jason? What is the important “work” that Anna has to do? Were you glad to see Sonny get a seat on the hospital board, or not so much. Weigh-in via the comment section. But first, check out the scenes on Jason and Tristan’s long flight to Port Charles.
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