DISNEY-ABC TELEVISION GROUP RECEIVES 54 NOMINATIONS
FOR "THE 35TH ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS"
ABC's "General Hospital" and "One Life to Live" Receive Nominations
for Outstanding Drama Series
ABC's "The View" Receives its 11th Consecutive Nomination
for Outstanding Talk Show and Outstanding Talk Show Host
Five-time Emmy Award winner Anthony Geary
Receives His 12th Nomination for Lead Actor;
ABC sweeps Nominations for Outstanding Original Song Category
More Than Any Children's Network, Disney Channel Receives 13 Nominations;
"Live with Regis and Kelly" Receives 17th Nomination for Outstanding Talk Show Host;
ABC News' "Good Morning America" Receives Nomination for Outstanding Morning Show
Ceremony to air on Friday, June 20 at 8:00 p.m. on ABC
The Disney-ABC Television Group received 54 nominations for "The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards" announced live this morning on ABC's "The View." "One Life to Live" received 13 nominations; The View" received 11 nominations; "All My Children" received 8 nominations; and "General Hospital" received 6 nominations. Already holding the record with nine wins, "General Hospital" received its 19th nomination for Outstanding Drama Series, while "One Life to Live" received its fourth nomination in the category; the show was previously honored with the award in 2002. "The View" received its 11th consecutive nomination for Outstanding Talk Show and Outstanding Talk Show Host, honoring Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd.
Five-time Emmy-winner Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer on "General Hospital"), who was honored with his fifth Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in 2006, received his 12th nomination in the category. In addition, David Canary (Adam and Stuart Chandler on "All My Children") – who is tied with Mr. Geary with five Daytime Emmys – was also nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor.
More than any other children's network, Disney Channel received 13 nominations, including four for "Johnny and the Sprites"; three for "My Friends Tigger and Pooh"; and one apiece for "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse," "Little Einsteins," "Bunnytown" and "Charlie and Lola," all part of the learning-focused Playhouse Disney programming block. In addition, the top-rated cable channel's "Disney's The Emperor's New School" received two nominations.
Disney-ABC Domestic Television received three nominations for "Live with Regis and Kelly," including the category of Outstanding Talk Show Host.
"One Life to Live's" Brian Kerwin received his first nomination in the Outstanding Supporting Actor category. In addition, ABC swept the nominations in the Outstanding Original Song category.
In other categories, ABC received two nominations for the "2007 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade," including Outstanding Special Class Special. ABC News' "Good Morning America" received a nomination in the category of Outstanding Morning Program.
The complete list of Disney-ABC Television Group nominees includes:
OUTSTANDING CHILDREN'S ANIMATED PROGRAM
CHARLIE AND LOLA – DISNEY CHANNEL
LITTLE EINSTEINS – DISNEY CHANNEL
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS ANIMATED PROGRAM
MY FRIENDS TIGGER AND POOH – DISNEY CHANNEL
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN
BUNNYTOWN – DISNEY CHANNEL
JOHNNY AND THE SPRITES – DISNEY CHANNEL
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES
GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE – ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ONE LIFE TO LIVE – ABC
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES DIRECTING TEAM
ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE – ABC
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A TALK SHOW/MORNING PROGRAM
LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY – SYNDICATED
THE VIEW - ABC
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
MY FRIENDS TIGGER AND POOH – DISNEY CHANNEL
DISNEY'S MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE – DISNEY CHANNEL
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS DIRECTING
WALT DISNEY WORLD CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE 2007 -- ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE – ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING
THE VIEW – ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ONE LIFE TO LIVE – ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION
THE VIEW – ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE – ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAIN TITLE DESIGN
MY FRIENDS TIGGER AND POOH – DISNEY CHANNEL
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
THE VIEW -- ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A
DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE – ABC
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG
ALL MY CHILDREN (2) – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE (3) – ABC
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
DAVID CANARY, AS ADAM & STUART CHANDLER ON ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
ANTHONY GEARY, AS LUKE SPENCER ON GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
BRIAN KERWIN, AS CHARLIE BANKS ON ONE LIFE TO LIVE – ABC
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN A CHILDREN'S SERIES
JOHN TARTAGLIA, AS JOHNNY ON JOHNNY AND THE SPRITES – DISNEY CHANNEL
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
EARTHA KITT, AS YZMA ON DISNEY'S THE EMPEROR'S NEW SCHOOL – DISNEY CHANNEL
JESSICA DICICCO, AS MALINA ON DISNEY'S THE EMPEROR'S NEW SCHOOL – DISNEY CHANNEL
OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW HOST
LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY – SYNDICATED
THE VIEW – ABC
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE – ABC
OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW/ENTERTAINMENT
THE VIEW – ABC
OUTSTANDING MORNING PROGRAM
GOOD MORNING AMERICA – ABC
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS SPECIAL
2007 WALT DISNEY WORLD CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE – ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING – LIVE ACTION AND ANIMATION
JOHNNY AND THE SPRITES – DISNEY CHANNEL
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT-TO-TAPE SOUND MIXING
2007 WALT DISNEY WORLD CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE – ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING – LIVE ACTION AND ANIMATION
JOHNNY AND THE SPRITES – DISNEY CHANNEL
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA/VIDEO CONTROL
LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY – SYNDICATED
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA/VIDEO CONTROL FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES WRITING TEAM
GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE - ABC
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS WRITING
THE VIEW – ABC
As previously announced, TV legend and talk show host Regis Philbin ("Live with Regis & Kelly") will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award during the broadcast ceremony. Additional news on the show, presenters, performers and other guest stars will be announced at a later date.
"The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards" will be broadcast live on ABC FRIDAY, JUNE 20, from Hollywood's famed Kodak Theatre at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT (West coast tape delay). This year marks the third time in the ceremony's history the Daytime Emmy telecast will be presented from Hollywood. White Cherry Entertainment will produce the show, with Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss serving as executive producers.
The awards recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television production and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast from 2:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. during the 2007 calendar year. "The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards" is a presentation of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
ABC Media Relations:
Karl T. Nilsson, "The View," (212) 456-7955
Michael Cohen, "All My Children," (212) 456-1429
One Life to Live," (212) 456-6358
Mitch Messinger, "General Hospital," (323) 671-4863
Bridgette Maney, "Good Morning America," (212) 456-5902
Disney Channel Media Relations:
Patti McTeague (818) 955-6743
Disney-ABC Domestic Television Media Relations:
Kim Harbin (818) 460-5066
Barbara Warren (212) 456-0417
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