Anthony Geary, Heather Tom, et al. Amongst 2012 Daytime Emmy Awards Pre-Nominees

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) in cooperation with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), today announced the Drama Performer Pre-Nominations for the 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards.

This year a new initiative was used to determine the Drama Performer Pre-nominees in response to changes requested in the pre-nomination voting process by the daytime drama performer community. A ballot containing a full list of entrants in each of the six performer categories was sent to registered, eligible peer judges. The ballot contained an unrevealed and randomized order of performers in each category, regardless of their show affiliation. Judges were required to view clips containing the work of each performer entry before selecting their top 10 performer choices in each category. The judges sent their ballots directly to Lutz & Carr, an independent accounting firm, who tabulated the results. The Lead Actor contains 11 pre-nominated performers due to a tie in this category. The candidates below who received the highest number of votes now advance to the blue ribbon at-home screening round, scheduled to begin on March 27th, 2012, which will determine both nominees and winners.

Pre-nominated performers in alphabetical order in six categories follow below:

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

CRYSTAL CHAPPELL, as Dr. Carly Manning
Days of our Lives, NBC
JEANNE COOPER, as Katherine Chancellor
The Young and the Restless, CBS
Kassie DePaiva, as Blair Cramer
One Life to Live, ABC
Susan Flannery, as Stephanie Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Debbi Morgan, as Angie Hubbard
All My Children, ABC
Erika Slezak, as Viki Lord
One Life to Live, ABC
Michelle Stafford, as Phyllis Summers Newman
The Young and the Restless, CBS
MELODY Thomas Scott, as Nikki Newman
The Young and the Restless, CBS
Heather Tom, as Katie Logan Spencer
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
LAURA WRIGHT, as Carly Corinthos Jax
General Hospital, ABC

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

MAURICE BENARD, as Michael "Sonny" Corinthos, Jr.
General Hospital, ABC
STEVE BURTON, as Jason Morgan
General Hospital, ABC
DON DIAMONT, as Bill Spencer, Jr.,
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Anthony Geary, as Luke Spencer
General Hospital, ABC
Vincent Irizarry, as David Hayward
All My Children, ABC
John McCook, as Eric Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
MICHAEL MUHNEY, as Adam Newman
The Young and the Restless, CBS
STEPHEN NICHOLS, as Tucker McCall
The Young and the Restless, CBS
JERRY VERDORN, as Clint Buchanan
One Life to Live, ABC
Darnell Williams, as Jesse Hubbard
All My Children, ABC
Robert S. Woods, as Bo Buchanan
One Life to Live, ABC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

JULIE MARIE BERMAN, as Lulu Spencer
General Hospital, ABC
NADIA BJORLIN, as Chloe Lane
Days of our Lives, NBC
Melissa Claire Egan, as Annie Chandler
All My Children, ABC
Genie Francis, as Genevieve Atkinson
The Young and the Restless, CBS
Nancy Lee GRAHN, as Alexis Davis
General Hospital, ABC
Elizabeth Hendrickson, as Chloe Mitchell
The Young and the Restless, CBS
REBECCA HERBST, as Elizabeth Webber
General Hospital, ABC
Debbi Morgan, as Harmony Hamilton
The Young and the Restless, CBS
Gina Tognoni, as Kelly Cramer
One Life to Live, ABC
ARIANNE ZUCKER, as Nicole Walker
Days of our Lives, NBC