Perennial Emmy loser Susan Lucci and fellow soap veteran Genie Francis were among the ABC nominees Wednesday for a Daytime Emmy Award, and actress Jess Walton helped CBS lead the way with 57 nominations.
Lucci, who plays nasty Erica Kane on ABC's "All My Children," has been nominated 16 times before and never won.She is competing against Jensen Buchanan of NBC's "Another World," Francis of ABC's "General Hospital" and Walton of CBS's "The Young & The Restless" for outstanding lead actress in a drama series.
"All My Children," NBC's "Days of Our Lives," "General Hospital" and "The Young & The Restless" were also nominated for outstanding drama series.
"The Young & The Restless" was responsible for 20 of CBS's 57 nominations. "General Hospital" had 18 of ABC's 41 nods, and the children's program "Sesame Street" had 13. PBS had 50 nominations, syndicated shows accounted for 45, and NBC had 25 nominations, which were announced at a ceremony at the Rainbow Room.
Oprah Winfrey, whose program has won the "Outstanding Talk Show" category for two years in a row, has a chance to increase her streak. She'll compete against the now-defunct "Donahue," NBC's "Leeza," the syndicated "Live With Regis & Kathie Lee" and the new kid on the block, the syndicated "The Rosie O'Donnell Show."
The 24th annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be given out during a two-hour ABC special on May 21.
Here is a list of the nominees for major Daytime Emmys:
Drama Series: "All My Children," ABC; Days of Our Lives," NBC; "General Hospital," ABC; "The Young and the Restless," CBS.
Game or Audience Participation Show: "Debt," Lifetime; "Jeopardy!," syndicated; "The Price Is Right," CBS; "Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House," CBS; "Wheel of Fortune," syndicated.
Special Class, Animated Program: "Freakazoid," WB; "The New Adventures of Madeline," Family Channel; "Superman," WB.
Pre-School Children's Series: "Gullah Gullah Island," Nickelodeon; "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," PBS; "The Puzzle Place," PBS; "Sesame Street," PBS.
Children's Series: "Beakman's World," CBS; "Disney Presents Bill Nye the Science Guy," PBS-syndicated; "Nick News," Nickelodeon; "Reading Rainbow," PBS; "Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?" PBS.
Children's Special: "Brett Killed Mom: A Sister's Diary" ("Family Video Diaries"), HBO; "Bubbeh Lee and Me" ("Family Video Diaries"), HBO; "Elmo Saves Christmas," PBS; "Miracle at Trapper Creek" ("ABC Afterschool Special"), ABC; "Someone Had To Be Benny" ("Lifestories: Families in Crisis"), HBO.
Children's Animated Program: "Animaniacs," WB; "Schoolhouse Rock," ABC; "Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?" FOX; "Pinky & the Brain," WB; "Scholastic's the Magic School Bus," PBS.
Talk Show: "Donahue," syndicated; "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," syndicated; "Leeza," NBC; "Live With Regis and Kathie Lee," syndicated; "The Oprah Winfrey Show," syndicated.
Service Show: "Baking with Julia," PBS; "Bob Vila's Home Again," syndicated; "Martha Stewart Living," syndicated; "The New Yankee Workshop," PBS; "This Old House," PBS; "What Every Baby Knows;" Lifetime.
Special Class Program: "1996 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade," NBC; "AMC's Hollywood Moments," AMC; "CNN Newsroom/
Worldview," CNN; "E! News Daily," E!; "Talk Soup," E!
Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Susan Lucci, "All My Children," ABC; Jensen Buchanan, "Another World," NBC; Genie Francis, "General Hospital," ABC; Jess Walton, "The Young and the Restless," CBS.
Lead Actor in a Drama Series: David Canary, "All My Children" ABC; Anthony Geary, "General Hospital," ABC; Justin Deas, "Guiding Light," CBS; Peter Bergman, "The Young and the Restless," CBS; Eric Braeden, "The Young and the Restless," CBS.
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Eva Larue Callahan, "All My Children," ABC; Jacklyn Zeman, "General Hospital," ABC; Vanessa Marcil, "General Hospital," ABC; Victoria Rowell, "The Young and the Restless," CBS; Michelle Stafford, "The Young and the Restless," CBS.
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Ian Buchanan, "The Bold and the Beautiful," CBS; Maurice Benard, "General Hospital," ABC; Stuart Damon, "General Hospital," ABC; Brad Maule, "General Hospital," ABC; Aaron Lustig, "The Young and the Restless," CBS; Scott Reeves, "The Young and the Restless," CBS.
Younger Actress in a Drama Series: Christie Clark, "Days of Our Lives," NBC; Sarah Brown, "General Hospital," ABC; Kimberly McCullough, "General Hospital," ABC; Sharon Case, "The Young & the Restless," CBS; Heather Tom, "The Young & the Restless," CBS.
Younger Actor in a Drama Series: Jonathan Jackson, "General Hospital," ABC; Steve Burton, "General Hospital," ABC; Kevin Mambo, "Guiding Light," CBS; Shemar Moore, "The Young & the Restless," CBS; Joshua Morrow, "The Young & the Restless," CBS.
Performer in a Children's Series: Bill Nye, "Disney Presents Bill Nye the Science Guy," PBS-syndicated; Fred Rogers, "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," PBS; Levar Burton, "Reading Rainbow," PBS; Kevin Clash, "Sesame Street," PBS; Lynne Thigpen, "Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?" PBS.
Performer in a Children's Special: Paul Winfield, "The Legend of Gator Face," Showtime; Donna Murphy, "Someone Had To Be Benny" ("Lifestories: Families in Crisis"), HBO; Michael Shulman, "Someone Had To Be Benny" ("Lifestories: Families in Crisis"), HBO; Sam McMurray, "Teenage Confidential" ("ABC Afterschool Special"), ABC; Brent Carver, "Whiskers," Showtime.
Performer in an Animated Program: Dennis Franz, "Disney's Mighty Ducks," ABC; Louie Anderson, "Life with Louie," Fox; Rob Paulsen, "Pinky and the Brain," WB; Lily Tomlin, "Scholastic's The Magic School Bus," PBS; Rita Moreno, "Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego," Fox.
Game Show Host: Alex Trebek, "Jeopardy!", syndicated; Bob Barker, "The Price Is Right," CBS; Al Roker, "Remember This?", MSNBC; Pat Sajak, "Wheel of Fortune," syndicated.
Talk Show Host: Leeza Gibbons, "Leeza," NBC; Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford, "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee," syndicated; Montel Williams, "The Montel Williams Show," syndicated; Oprah Winfrey, "The Oprah Winfrey Show," syndicated; Rosie O'Donnell, "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," syndicated.
Service Show Host: Nick Clooney, "AMC's Hollywood Moments," AMC; Julia Child, "Baking with Julia," PBS; Bob Vila, "Bob Vila's Home Again," syndicated; Martha Stewart, "Martha Stewart Living," syndicated; Steve Thomas, "This Old House," PBS.
Drama Series, Directing: "All My Children," ABC; "Days of Our Lives," NBC; "General Hospital," ABC; "The Young and the Restless," CBS.
Game Show or Audience Participation, Directing: "Jeopardy!," syndicated; "The Price Is Right," CBS; "Wheel of Fortune," syndicated.
Talk Show, Directing: "Donahue," syndicated; "Leeza," NBC; "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee," syndicated; "The Oprah Winfrey Show," syndicated; "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," syndicated.
Service Show, Directing: "Bob Vila's Home Again," syndicated; "This Old House," PBS.
Children's Series, Directing: "Beakman's World," CBS; "Disney Presents Bill Nye the Science Guy," PBS-syndicated; "Reading Rainbow," PBS; "Sesame Street," PBS; "Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?", PBS.
Children's Special, Directing: "Daddy's Girl" ("ABC Afterschool Special"), ABC; "Elmo Saves Christmas," PBS; "Miracle at Trapper Creek" ("ABC Afterschool Special"), ABC; "Shadow Zone: The Undead Express," Showtime; "Someone Had to Be Benny" ("Lifestories: Families in Crisis"), HBO; "Too Soon for Jeff" (ABC Afterschool Special), ABC.
Special Class Directing: "1996 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade," NBC; "The 24th Annual Fiesta Bowl Parade," CBS; "Sailing the World Alone," PBS; "Tournament of Roses Parade," CBS; "The Victory Garden," PBS.
Drama Series, Writing: "All My Children," ABC; "Days of Our Lives," NBC; "General Hospital," ABC; "The Young and the Restless," CBS.
Children's Series, Writing: "Beakman's World," CBS; "Disney Presents Bill Nye the Science Guy," PBS-syndicated; "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," PBS; "Reading Rainbow," PBS; "Sesame Street," PBS.
Children's Special, Writing: "Educating Mom" ("ABC Afterschool Special"), ABC; "Elmo Saves Christmas," PBS; "Someone had to Be Benny" ("Lifestories: Families in Crisis"), HBO; "Too Soon for Jeff" ("ABC Afterschool Special"), ABC.
Special Class, Writing: "Jeopardy!", syndicated; "Leeza," NBC; "Talk Soup," E!