2009 Daytime Emmy Nominations

The nominations for the 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced this morning on the Today show on NBC. The ceremony will be broadcast on the CW network on Aug. 30 at 8 p.m.

While never a perfect system, I would agree that most of the nominations are deserved (The Outstanding Drama Series section is especially interesting this year, nice to see Days get some respect!) Please let us know what you think in our Comments section.

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR
Thorsten Kaye (Zach, AMC)
Peter Reckell (Bo, Days)
Anthony Geary (Luke, General Hospital)
Daniel Cosgrove (Bill, Guiding Light)
Christian LeBlanc (Michael, The Young and the Restless)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS
Debbi Morgan (Angie, AMC)
Maura West (Carly, As the World Turns)
Susan Flannery (Stephanie, B&B)
Susan Haskell (Marty, One Life to Live)
Jeanne Cooper (Katherine, Y&R)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
Vincent Irizarry (David, AMC)
Jacob Young (JR, AMC)
Van Hansis (Luke, ATWT)
Bradford Anderson (Spinelli, GH)
Jeff Branson (Shayne, GL)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Melissa Claire Egan (Annie, AMC)
Alicia Minshew (Kendall, AMC)
Julie Pinson (Janet, ATWT)
Tamara Braun (Ava, Days)
Bree Williamson (Jessica, OLTL)

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR
Cornelius Smith Jr. (Frankie, AMC)
Darin Brooks (Max, Days)
Blake Berris (Nick, Days)
EJ Bonilla (Rafe, GL)
Bryton McClure (Devon, Y&R)

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS
Meredith Hagner (Liberty, ATWT)
Rachel Melvin (Chelsea, Days)
Kirsten Storms (Maxie, GH)
Julie Marie Berman (Lulu, GH)
Emily O'Brien (Jana, Y&R)