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WATCH: Outstanding Lead Actor Daytime Emmy Nominee Reels! Who Should Win?
In one of the hotly contested races in this year’s upcoming 41st annual Daytime Emmy awards, five actors vie for the gold in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series category!
Four of the men are nominated for their work on The Young and the Restless. They are: Billy Miller (Ex-Billy), Christian LeBlanc (Michael), Doug Davidson (Paul), and Peter Bergman Jack), and representing General Hospital is Jason Thompson (Patrick)!
Below are the official Daytime Emmy synopsis from NATAS of their nominated performances, followed by the video playlist of their performances, where you can watch the actors work back-to-back. After reviewing the reels, let us know who you think should win the Daytime Emmy when the trophies are handed out in ceremonies on Sunday night, June 22nd!
Jason Thompson – General Hospital
Dr. Patrick Drake had made real progress in moving on since the death of his wife, Dr, Robin Scorpio Drake. Patrick started dating Sabrina Santiago after the 2013 Nurses Ball. Patrick asked Sabrina to marry him and as they were about to say I do, Robin returned. Her death had been staged and she had been held hostage for the past 2 years. Patrick was thrilled to see the mother of his daughter and yet had fallen for the person that pulled him from the brink of depression. It was time for Patrick to make a decision when it came to who he wanted to be with: his wife Robin or his fiancée Sabrina.
Peter Bergman – The Young and the Restless
Newly recovered from his addiction to pain medication, Jack is now focused on repairing his relationship with his ex-wife, Phyllis. As they endeavor to rebuild what they lost 18 years ago, he keeps running into roadblocks—odd behavior from Phyllis that he doesn’t fully understand. In his effort to make sense of these strange moments, he starts asking questions. The answers prove to be more than Jack can handle.
Christian LeBlanc – The Young and the Restless
Michael and Lauren’s longtime happy marriage turns rocky when their teenage son is accused of a crime and only Lauren believes his claim of innocence. Upset with Michael’s inability to see things her way, Lauren turns to another man for comfort. When Michael is faced with mounting evidence of the affair he confronts his wife, who refuses to admit her infidelity.
Billy Miller – The Young and the Restless
Billy’s seven-year-old daughter Delia has just dazzled the audience at her school play, and the two head home to celebrate with Billy’s wife, Victoria, who wasn’t able to make the performance. Billy stops for ice cream at Victoria’s suggestion. Gone only moments, he returns to find that Delia has gotten out of the car to chase her dog and is now lying by the side of the road, the victim of a hit-and-run-driver. She is rushed to the hospital but doesn’t survive. Victoria tries to comfort Billy but all he can do is watch the video of Delia’s big night over and over. At the park, he finds brother-in-law Adam, with whom he is not on the best of terms. Billy lashes out at Adam when he pretends to understand what Billy is going through. Billy is adamant with Adam that what happened to Delia was not an accident, and he’ll make sure the driver is punished. When Billy returns home he is upset that Victoria has removed the party decorations and put Delia’s belongings away, but eventually realizes how much he needs to lean on his wife.
Doug Davidson – The Young and the Restless
When Police Chief Paul Williams finds teenager Jamie Vernon, a victim of online bullying, poised to jump off a rooftop ledge to his death, he responds both as a law enforcement officer and as a father still mourning the loss of his own son. Determined to save this boy even though he was unable to save his own, Paul makes a heartfelt appeal to Jamie, sharing his own experiences and convincing Jamie that he has value. After Jamie comes down from the ledge, Paul gives in to his anger at the near loss of a precious life. He confronts the mother of the girl who bullied Jamie and finds his own parenting skills called into question.
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General Hospital’s Adam J. Harrington Weighs-in On John and Carly, and How it’s ‘Starting to Get Very Complicated”
On recent episodes of General Hospital, Carly (Laura Wright) came to John “Jagger” Cates (Adam Harrington) rescue as he was beaten down in an assault. Carly put on her “nurses cap,” sort of speak, and got John to his hotel room and watched over to him, to make sure he didn’t lose consciousness.
GH fans also got their first glimpse of what may be a new romance for Carly, if she and John continue to bond. If John and Carly were to have a relationship, it would certainly have a ripple effect with Jason (Steve Burton) and Sonny (Maurice Benard).
Adam J. Harrington shared his view on the scenes and what might be next between the two. Speaking to Soap Opera Digest, Harrington shared, “I thought it was written in a way where there’s an understanding and a respect between them both. I don’t think there was any moment where she was not aware that he’s an FBI agent, and there was no moment that he wasn’t aware of her history and relationship to other people in the town. I really liked it. I was really looking forward to shooting it with Laura and we had a really nice time shooting it.”
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When Carly and John part ways, it seems there were some romantic sparks, as Harrington puts it, “Isn’t that interesting that sometimes with people, the one moment they actually show how they feel is when they know there’s an escape hatch. They know they’re about to walk away. So, it’s almost safe in that moment to do it. I thought that was really special about how (the writers) handled John and Carly. Even the music in that scene was beautifully done.”
Where is this all heading? Conflict! Internally and professionally, and as Adam explains, “Who Carly was to John on paper as just a tool to be used as bait is starting to get very complicated.”
What would you think of a John and Carly pairing? Would you prefer him with Anna, or neither of them? Let us know via the comment section and take our poll below.
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General Hospital’s Steve Burton Reveals the Emotional Scene He Almost Could Not Get Through
On a recent episode of General Hospital, Jason received a message from his mother, Monica Quartermaine (Leslie Charleson) via a note. The effect it had on Jason’s portrayer, Steve Burton turned out to be quite visceral.
As GH fans know, although Jason’s bio-mom was Susan Moore, he was raised and adopted by Monica. Speaking on his Daily Drama podcast with his co-host and GH co-star, Bradford Anderson (Spinelli), Steve shared some insight on the difficulties he had getting through that scene.
Burton shared that in the key moment, “Brooklyn (played by Amanda Setton) came in and that’s where she gave me (Jason) the letter from Monica. That was a very hard scene for me to do. That was a tough one. That was the one time I was almost going to call ‘cut!’ It read ‘Jason, I believe in you.’ I was literally going to walk off the set.”
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To clarify and in the story, Monica was saying “I believe in you” and that she knows Jason didn’t shoot Dante (Dominic Zamprogna). Steve added, “It was tough, man. Emotionally, it was a tough scene. It was overwhelming in the moment.”
Steve went on to detail to Anderson, “She (Brook Lynn) pushed it to me and I read it and she was walking out and I had to stop her, but I was so emotional I couldn’t even get it out. And at that point, I’m like, ‘Do I just keep going … or do I just walk off the set right now?’ But, I knew just to stay, because it’s so hard to get back there, once you shut it down. I knew, the next take wasn’t going to be the same.”
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It’s clear that Leslie Charleson is so missed on-screen as Monica by all of her castmates, and that Jason and Monica had a very special mother/son relationship throughout the decades on GH.
What did you think of the moment when Jason got a note from Monica that said, “I believe in you?” Were you touched as well? Let us know in the comment section. You can check out the latest episode of Steve and Bradford’s podcast below.
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George Russo to Appear on General Hospital as Carmine Cerullo
Coming up, it looks like Brook Lynn’s (Amanda Setton) grandfather, Carmine Cerullo is headed to Port Charles.
According to casting news from the ABC soap opera, George Russo will take on the role. Russo will tape his episode next week on April 15th and will appear on the May 15th episode of the long-running daytime drama series.
If George looks familiar he has been in numerous primetime television shows and motion pictures including: The Offer. Winning Time, Grand Crew and Shameless.
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Longtime GH viewers will recall that Lois’ (Rena Sofer) dad, Carmine, was previously showed up in Port Charles on and off from 1994 to 1996 and was played by John Capudice.
Clearly, it seems that Carmine will be a part of Chase (Josh Swickard) and Brook Lynn’s wedding. Will it go off without a hitch? Are you looking forward to it? Stay tuned.
Who else would you like to see attend the nuptials? Gloria Cerullo (Ellen Travolta), any other blasts from the pasts who should be present? Let us know in the comment section.
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I think the chances are good that the winner will come from Y&R because 4 of the 5 nominees are from the show.However i think Billy Miller will win and if not him maybe Jason Thompson.
Peter Bergman is the man!!!!
#justiceforsharoncase
LMFAO
You want justice for Sharon Case mama? I You must be her biggest fan. That’s nice for you
Should be Darnell Williams, AMC.
I am for Peter Bergman. Experience and Excellence.
Darnell Williams was fabulous, you’re right.
Sex Trafficking storyline was the biggest storyline of the failed short-lived reboot effort from PP. Darnell carried the show for the most part. From beginning to the unfortunate end Darnell Williams was front and center of the storyline with Debbi Morgan coming on later. Darnell and Sal Stowers really made the reboot so worth the time to watch with Debbi too. All 3 of them should be on the final ballot with all 3 of them walking up to the podium to accept their deserved Emmy, ALL 3 of them. Darnell really started great with playing Sarge on Y&R. He and Peter Bergman gave some great Emmy worthy scenes.
I could watch Peter Bergman forever! What a great submission for the Emmy. So nuanced and authentic. Love to watch him and get wrapped up in his storyline.
My second nod goes to Michael LeBlanc …also, fantastic. Love that his reel was one scene (except for his 10 seconds at the end with Carmine). These two have amazing skills.
Maybe it should be Darnell Williams. Y&R just had to be the hog of this category! Do you know what happens to hogs when they get too fat and old?
Credit of the last sentence should go to Alfred Hitchcock’s “Shadow of a Doubt” Starring Joseph Cotton and Teresa Wright and co-starring Macdonald Carey.
Based on the reels I think it will Peter B. Highly dramatic scenes with a range of emotions being displayed, plus he cried the best out of the lot.
Peter Bergman is my choice for winner, too. Wow. What an Emmy reel!
I love Billy Miller, I think he is superb actor and he has a strong reel, but I really am pulling for Jason Thompson. He has come SO far in his acting abilities since he first started on GH. And the episode he submitted for his reel was his BEST yet. It was poignant, emotional, solemn, he played everything, in what seems like such a short amount of time.
I know Billy will probably come out victorious and I won’t be upset if he does, but I fully believe Jason’s performance is just as worthy, if not more.
I think it is really hard to choose between Doug & Billy! I Can’t! But wait Christian! See as long as it’s one of them I’m fine!
I’d say Billy Miller. Peter, Doug, and Christian were good and solid as always but reliable doesn’t often get rewarded. And all of them are past winners…some would say enough is enough. And Jason was involved in a story that became universally panned due to the writing so through no fault of his own, there could be backlash. Billy played the story of his soap career so I think it will be rewarded.
Whether Jason Thompson wins or loses it the decision by the judges should solely be based on his acting in the scenes he submitted.The decision shouldn’t be based on the story he was in or the kind of writing he got.Jason did the best he could with the material he was given and that’s all he should be judged on.Plus Jason is judged by the story or the writing and not by his acting then so should every other nominee.
Jason Thompson or Billy Miller…
Funny but once again this year and this is only MY opinion Davidson & Thompson had the best reels. It was tough watching BM’s reel all I could think about was boy do I miss Michael Muhney sad situation for the show.
Billy Miller by a hair over Jason Thompson.
Billy Miller – The Young and the Restless! He is a wonderful actor!
How on earth did Christian LeBlanc/Michael even qualify .. he is not at all a good actor, ohh well.. lol
It will be, or should be;
Either—— Billy Miller or Jason Thompson.
What is that old saying:If you have nothing good to say about someone don’t say anything at all.
The Emmy panel enjoys Christian J. LeBlanc’s acceptance speeches … they always shed a lot of light on his life 🙂
I am going to shock you, SUOO, I agree. Although I think Christian is a really good actor, however, he hasn’t had a decent storyline in ages and keeps getting nominated anyway.
Good storylines aside even the nominating committee knows when an actor makes good with what he’s given. And I’m loathe to say they may embrace the “make do with ya got” genre of riveting actors even more so
How did CLB get a nomination? Answer he lobbies every year like a politician that is how. I hope JT from GH takes it home all the other guys have one or more and I am fatigued of the same old same old. I refuse to think Tony Geary is the only guy from GH who can bring home an emmy in lead actor.
He got nominated because he was heartbreaking as a man on the brink when realizing his beloved wife has cheated on him. The Baldwin marriage crisis story was one of the best stories in Daytime last year.
Billy!
Ohhh my gawd! Seeing–
Michael Muhney/Adam and and Billy Miller/ Billy Abbott , made me realize-
The two were a huge part of what was good about the Young and Restless..
Y&R is empty, flat and fading away without them..
Seeing the two together in their scenes was magic ..
Billy miller will win for sure. Awesome actor
Peter Bergman should and will win! What a wonderful performance,
Michael was good too, but a bit choppy.
Billy Miller, should had NOT been nominated..Not the best actor in the lot..Sorry!!
Both Jason and Doug were solid but just not equal to Peter tour de force reel!!
What a sham that Y&R got 4 nominations in this category. I don’t know how that happens. Something smells rotten about the whole nominating process when you see things like that. But either way, go Jason Thompson!
What really smells rotten is;
How a soap opera can be #1 for 25 years without fail ..
When all the soaps were active, some had better years than Y&R even if just for one year out of the 25 years..
It is not probable for one soap out of all the soaps, to not have one year down during 25 years..
There are not even any odds of that happening,,
there is something very wrong with that happening..
Seems CBS has its hand in someones pants.. lol
I think the show’s number one status is due in large part to the fact it has always aired during people’s lunch hours without any real competition. People got addicted when the show was good and now watch out of habit because there is no soap alternative in that time slot.
Unfortunately, the best daytime lead actor is Michael Muhney…no one else is close except Billy!
I agree!
MM would have stole it without question.. Best actor in daytime 🙁 . Happy though, that y&r has all kinds of chances! It needs to be BILLY MILLER.
1. Billy Miller
2. Jason Thompson
3. Peter Bergman
4. Christian LeBlanc
5. Doug Davidson
Just my two cents 🙂
1. Peter Bergman
2. Doug Davidson
3. Christian LeBlanc
4. Billy Miller
5. Jason Thompson
Could place Jason Tompson higher…not sure…because his low ranking (IMO) might be my Y&R prejudice!
this is clearly so embarrassing…. : 4 nominees from one show…. Billy Miller aside, he deserves this accolade.
BUT, Peter Bergman, Christian LeBlanc, and Doug Davidson ?
unbelievable! confounded… at the emmy process…
Jason Thompson… without a doubt… should be recognized for his body of work…. for what he brings to this genre. year in and year out…. his own make-up resonates huge with the audience.
Billy Miller : is in a class all his own…. just like Michael Muhney… so.. I DO give prop to Y&R … for these TWO MEN.
so yes… there were so many other actors who deserved these spots.
I’ll celebrate Billy Miller for stratosphere 40-50 plus years we’ve all enjoyed soap opera… that deserves the best and finest celebrated actors we can
he is the epitome of classic leading man… all the FINE elements we’ve come to love
Jason Thompson, GH : Dr. Patrick Drake
Billy Miller, Y&R : Billy Abbott
superlatives unhinged…. Love them
for sentiment… on ALL the upheaval our Genoa City curtails… Billy Miller for the WIN
I had to laugh over Christian LeBlanc/Michael Y&R even getting a mention yet he was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor ? WTH?? ridiculous ,,
This years emmies are so tainted, I will not watch..
(can always read on the bards who won..
CL has good material to submit!
No, CL is not all that good..
there are 3 other soaps that have much stronger talented actors than the Y&R men.
I feel the awards are sponsor orientated and why people even watch them is beyond me.. This year is truly tainted ..
Doug Davidson in the running??? Are you kidding me??? No No No No No.
Bottom Line here: I want EITHER Peter Bergman or Billy Miller to win.
Case closed.
GO BILLY MILLER, you got this! I’ll be honest and say that even though I’m a ynr fan, how could they nominate doug davidson & michael leblanc.. Total respect for these vets & their acting actually makes me laugh sometimes BUT.. I just can’t take their storylines seriously.
Peter Bergman’s fine.. Just know that Millers’ gonna kill this category.
Billy Miller!
First, Doug needed to be nominated last year for Ricky scenes. He shouldn’t be in this category this year.
Second, the others are all equal contenders but the material wasn’t there for some. Jason Thomson should win just based on his performance the last year in a very difficult role; he always delivers such nuanced performances. But the chosen scenes don’t quite show him at his best.
Christian LeBlanc’s performance are always solid but those clips don’t rise to the emmy occasion.
Billy Miller is the runner up but he didn’t quite cut it in the final scenes when his voice cracked; felt a little forced. But he’s damn good.
Peter Bergman has the most complex, compelling reel and should hands down win in this category!!!!
Tony, you said it all for me. I agree with your every point.
MILLER* or BERGMAN all tthe way!!!
it is kind of silly to have awards when there are so few soaps airing and thus without real competition why should an award be worth anything!
For years these awards were seemingly devised to prop those whom producers approve of or befriended. Superior actors have been eliminated for years.
Shame on the soap press for rarely being honest about fine acting.
Amongst this group of Course Miller is the only valuable player.
but frankly due to past exclusions and past winners I have little respect for this Award
I know, right ?
“…there are so few soaps airing and thus without real competition why should an award be worth anything! ”
I can agree with that
even still… it’s still a fan crapshoot…. always wondering for that favorite actor the best
I’d love to see some past nominees, when their were 12+ shows… and actors to choose from
LOVE U BILLY!!! Go get that award!
Yes! Go Billy! How I miss him on Y&R! Pleeeaase, all other soaps out there, grab Billy Miller, give him what he wants, but grab him!
And the winner is…JASON THOMPSON!
#2. Peter Bergman
#3. Billy Miller
#4. Christian LeBlanc
#5. Doug Davidson
All soaps need their names thrown about for publicity. If all the soaps are honored in every category, maybe the genre would have a better chance of survival.
Potential viewers already know Y&R is the number 1 rated soap. They tune in during this crappy time and think all the soaps are crappy. Now, with the nominees being what they are, solidify what non soap viewers already think: If the number 1 rated soap that has all these nominees for the emmys is this crappy, then why tune in to any other soap?
Wake up!!! It should be an equally nominated process!
Don’t let potential soap viewers think Y&R is the be all that ends all of soaps. There are viable alternatives: Days of our Lives, General Hospital and The Bold and the Beautiful.
@4everDAYS…The older generation of us has tuned into COUNTLESS crappy soaps because there was ALWAYS something about the genre that we craved and loved. Like Chocolate covered Turtles and Peanut Brittle..don’t know why I love all this sugar and nuts with a hint of salt…but mmmmm..mmmm!! The true thing is something even diehard fans needs to realize..we were ALL new viewers at one point in our lives. Thank goodness Network brass realizes that PrimeTime would never have had a chance if it weren’t for continuing characters and drawn out stories in Primetime. Soaps are the very reason Television drama’s continue to this day. Unfortunately with Daytime..you gotta get bigger..brassier..and more innovative as the years wear on. It’s not that easy when Networks are stuck in the HeyDay and the remember the shares when…Y&R can drone on…GH can be cartoonish..Days can be the Hey we’re trying..and B&B can be the whatever..we’re number 2…The fact remains is that Daytime hinges on DayTime drama…they set it up that way and they are forever stuck with it even if only one soap remains…and new viewers will come and old viewers will go…there will alway be at least ONE continuing drama on our screens in the mid afternoon. Oh what were we talking about…oh yeah..Nominations…give the actors their due and paycheck…and give us our dramas…TOODLES…
Maybe in the Best Show,Best Writing and Best Directing categories all soaps should be nominated.However in the acting categories it might be hard to have a nominee from every soap.However there could be a limit of how many nominees in a acting category one soap can get.So that could make it more fair to all the soaps.Plus the fans may know the Emmys and how many nominees a soap gets or don’t get isn’t a fair way to judge how a soap is doing.Plus each year’s Emmys ceremony is a recognition of the work done the previous year and not for this year’s work.So a soap could have been great last year but terrible this year and vice versa.
Hard to find a nominee from every soap? It’s quite simple: Each soap should nominate their own top three in each acting category. A separate group of judges declares the winner. The winners from each soap are then in the race for the emmy. It’s pretty easy looking to me!!!
However it still should be up to the actors if they want to be nominated or not and in which category they want to be in and not the show.
I didn’t watch Y&R at all for a while after I saw that storyline coming, so I hadn’t seen Billy Miller’s acting. WOW! And Jason Thompson was great too. Peter Bergman’s scenes are good but a while back he had a day where he read his lines very monotonously, could even call it acting; glad to see he’s still got it most of the time!
Jason Thompson for the win. He always delivers. You cannot watch any scene he’s in and not be mesmerized…unless your brain and heart are on Novocain. ;0p
I don’t pay attention to the Daytime Emmy awards anymore because they appear to be rigged and are a joke. It looks like CBS produces them, and then they give all the awards to CBS. This was pretty obvious last year when GH writing was snubbed. The majority of the awards went to B&B which is a simple 30-minute soap. The Emmy Award show was sooo bad last year. The Nurses Ball was 1000 times better. They should stop this embarrassment for Soaps. It is giving Soaps a bad name.
Jason Thompson should have won last year not sure he’ll win over Billy Miller but still hoping the Y&R guys will x each other out….win or lose Jason is still a winner 2 me & I am pulling for him★★★
Doug is multi layered and always deeply honest so my vote is for him. Peter does the same thing over and over again and although sincere could be richer. Jason is solid and a very good actor, but tears alone don’t make it deep. Billy Miller had the storyline of the century but am I the only one who thinks that stoic and moping is not enough? I felt it was clear he does not have kids and had trouble relating and was waiting for that one great scene. I love him as an actor in the gambling cheating scenes but not nearly as complicated as a performance as a dad struggling to redefine life once your kid dies.
You don’t know what you’re talking about. He is totally believable every step of the way.
I LOVE Billy Miller. I think he is an excellent actor and even better than many big screen stars. He deserves to win. However, Michael Muhney was also excellent this year and deserved to be nominated. The other 2 actors on Y & R always give great performances, but Michael Muhney was robbed. If the Emmy had not gone to Miller, Muhney should have won. Unfortunately, he was not even nominated. That is a major injustice.