DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS Announces Drama Performer Pre-Nominations

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 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards.

A ballot containing a full list of entrants in each of four 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 Actress category contains 11 pre-nominated performers due to a tie. 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, 2013, which will determine both nominees and recipients. This year due to the number of entrants in the Younger Actress and Younger Actor categories for Drama Series Performers age 25 or under, there was no pre-nomination round necessary, so the 9 entrants in each of those categories will advance to the Blue Ribbon round as entrants and are also revealed in this release.

Pre-nominated performers in alphabetical order in four categories and Younger Actor and Actress entrants follow below:

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

SHARon Case, as Sharon Newman
The Young and the Restless, CBS

JEANNE COOPER, as Katherine Chancellor
The Young and the Restless, CBS

Susan Flannery, as Stephanie Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

Finola Hughes, as Anna Devane
General Hospital, ABC

Peggy McCay, as Caroline Brady
Days of our Lives, NBC

Kelly Monaco, as Sam Morgan
General Hospital, ABC

MELODY Thomas Scott, as Nikki Newman
The Young and the Restless, CBS

Michelle Stafford, as Phyllis Summers Newman
The Young and the Restless, CBS

Kelly Sullivan, as Kate Howard
General Hospital, ABC

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

PETER BERGMAN, as Jack Abbott
The Young and the Restless, CBS

DOUG DAVIDSON, as Paul Williams
The Young and the Restless, CBS

DON DIAMONT, as Bill Spencer, Jr.,
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

Roger Howarth, as Todd Manning
General Hospital, ABC

Christian LeBlanc, as Michael Baldwin
The Young and the Restless, CBS

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

Jason Thompson, as Patrick Drake
General Hospital, ABC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

JULIE MARIE BERMAN, as Lulu Spencer
General Hospital, ABC

Jessica Collins, as Avery Bailey Clark
The Young and the Restless, CBS

Melissa Claire Egan, as Chelsea Newman
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

Katherine Kelly LANG, as Brooke Logan
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

LISA LOCICERO, as Olivia Falconeri
General Hospital, ABC

ROBIN MATTSON, as Heather Webber
General Hospital, ABC

ARIANNE ZUCKER, as Nicole Walker
Days of our Lives, NBC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Bradford Anderson, as Damien Spinelli
General Hospital, ABC

Jeff Branson, as Ronan Malloy
The Young and the Restless, CBS

Scott Clifton, as Liam Cooper aka William Spencer III
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

Shawn Christian, as Daniel Jonas
Days of our Lives, NBC

Bryan Dattilo, as Lucas Horton
Days of our Lives, NBC

Billy Miller, as Billy Abbott
The Young and the Restless, CBS

PETER PORTE, as Ricky Williams
The Young and the Restless, CBS

James Reynolds, as Abe Carver
Days of our Lives, NBC

GREG RIKAART, as Kevin Fisher
The Young and the Restless, CBS

Greg Vaughan, as Eric Brady
Days of our Lives, NBC

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Kristen Alderson, as Starr Manning
General Hospital, ABC

Camila Banus, as Gabi Hernandez
Days of our Lives, NBC

LINSEY GODFREY, as Caroline Spencer
Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

HUNTER KING, as Summer Newman
The Young and the Restless, CBS

KATE MANSI, as Abigail Deveraux
Days of our Lives, NBC

KIM MATULA, as Hope Logan
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

LINDSEY MORGAN, as Kristina Corinthos Davis
General Hospital, ABC

Haley Pullos, as Molly Lansing Davis
General Hospital, ABC

JACQUELINE MACINNES WOOD, as Steffy Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

CASEY DEIDRICK, as Chad DiMera
Days of our Lives, NBC

CHAD DUELL, as Michael Corinthos
General Hospital, ABC

Max Ehrich, as Fenmore Baldwin
The Young and the Restless, CBS

ADAM GREGORY, as Thomas Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

BRYTON JAMES, as Devon Hamilton Winters
The Young and the Restless, CBS

Chandler Massey, as Will Horton
Days of our Lives, NBC

DANIEL POLO, as Jamie Vernon
The Young and the Restless, CBS

TEQUAN RICHMOND, as TJ Ashford
General Hospital, ABC

FREDDIE SMITH, as Sonny Kiriakis
Days of our Lives, NBC

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