The Disney/ABC Television Group received 62 nominations for the 36th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards announced live this morning. "All My Children" is the most honored show with 19 nominations, including a nod for Outstanding Drama Series. The show also received nominations in two newly created categories, New Approaches – Daytime Entertainment, and Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Episodic. "The View" received its 12th consecutive nomination in 12 years for Outstanding Talk Show Host honoring Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd. "Good Morning America" received its third consecutive nomination for Outstanding Morning Program. The morning news broadcast has been honored with the award for the past two years. Six-time Emmy winner Anthony Geary is honored once again in the Lead Actor category marking his 13th nomination.

Disney-ABC Domestic Television received a total of four nominations: "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" received a nod for Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show, and Meredith Vieira as Outstanding Game Show Host. "LIVE! with Regis and Kelly" received nominations in the Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment category, as well as Outstanding Talk Show Host for Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, which marks the 18th nomination for both the show and its hosts.

"All My Children's" Debbi Morgan (Angie Hubbard) and "One Life to Live's" Susan Haskell received nominations in the Lead Actress category, each having won in the Supporting Actress category in 1989 and 1994, respectively. Thorsten Kaye (Zach Slater) was honored in the Lead Actor category for his work on "All My Children." First-time nominees Alicia Minshew (Kendall Hart Slater on "All My Children"), Melissa Claire Egan (Annie Lavery on "All My Children") and Bree Williamson (Jessica Brennan on "One Life to Live") each received nods in the Supporting Actress category. Emmy-winner Jacob Young (JR Chandler on "All My Children") received a nomination in the Supporting Actor category, along with cast-mate Vincent Irizarry (David Hayward) and "General Hospital's" Bradford Anderson (Damien Spinelli).

"General Hospital's" Julie Berman (Lulu Spencer) and Kirsten Storms (Maxie Jones) each were honored with nominations as Outstanding Younger Actress, while "All My Children's" Cornelius Smith Jr. (Frankie Hubbard) received his first nomination in the Outstanding Younger Actor category.

ABC received three nominations for the "2008 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade" -- Outstanding Special Class Special, Outstanding Achievement in Live & Direct to Tape Sound Mixing and Outstanding Special Class Directing.

Disney Channel received 10 nominations, including Outstanding Children's Animated Program for "Little Einsteins" and Outstanding Special Class Animated Program for "Handy Manny." "Imagination Movers" received a nod for Outstanding Original Song – Children's and Animations for "Boing, Cluck Cluck." "Johnny and the Sprites" was honored with four nominations, including Outstanding Pre-school Children's Series, Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design, Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series and Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Photography (Film or Electronic). "Disney My Friends Tigger & Pooh" received three nominations, including Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program, Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for Jim Cummings (Tigger) and Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing – Live Action and Animation. The complete list of Disney/ABC Television Group nominees includes:

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC

OUTSTANDING CHILDREN'S ANIMATED PROGRAM
LITTLE EINSTEINS – DISNEY CHANNEL

OUTSTANDING GAME/AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION SHOW
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE -- SYN

OUTSTANDING MORNING PROGRAM
GOOD MORNING AMERICA – ABC

NEW APPROACHES – DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT
ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC

OUTSTANDING PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN'S SERIES
JOHNNY AND THE SPRITES – DISNEY CHANNEL

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT – EPISODIC
ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS ANIMATED PROGRAM
HANDY MANNY – DISNEY CHANNEL

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS SPECIAL
2008 WALT DISNEY WORLD CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE -- ABC

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW/ENTERTAINMENT
LIVE! WITH REGIS AND KELLY -- SYN

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
DEBBI MORGAN, AS ANGIE HUBBARD ON ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC
SUSAN HASKELL, AS MARTY SAYBROOKE ON ONE LIFE TO LIVE -- ABC

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
THORSTEN KAYE, AS ZACH SLATER ON ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC
ANTHONY GEARY, AS LUKE SPENCER ON GENERAL HOSPITAL -- ABC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
MELISSA CLAIRE EGAN, AS ANNIE LAVERY ON ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
ALICIA MINSHEW, AS KENDALL HART SLATER ON ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
BREE WILLIAMSON, AS JESSICA BRENNAN ON ONE LIFE TO LIVE -- ABC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
VINCENT IRIZARRY, AS DAVID HAYWARD ON ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC
JACOB YOUNG, AS JR CHANDLER ON ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
BRADFORD ANDERSON, AS DAMIEN SPINELLI ON GENERAL HOSPITAL -- ABC

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
KIRSTEN STORMS, AS MAXIE JONES ON GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
JULIE BERMAN, AS LULU SPENCER ON GENERAL HOSPITAL -- ABC

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
CORNELIUS SMITH JR, AS FRANKIE HUBBARD ON ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC

OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW HOST
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE – SYN

OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
DISNEY MY FRIENDS TIGGER AND POOH -- DISNEY CHANNEL

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW HOST
LIVE! WITH REGIS AND KELLY -- SYN
THE VIEW -- ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR A CASTING DIRECTOR FOR A DRAMA SERIES
GENERAL HOSPITAL -- ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE -- ABC

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES DIRECTING TEAM
ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE -- ABC

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES WRITING TEAM
ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL -- ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE -- ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
GENERAL HOSPITAL -- ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE -- ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT-TO-TAPE SOUND MIXING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE -- ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ONE LIFE TO LIVE -- ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE -- ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ONE LIFE TO LIVE -- ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA/VIDEO CONTROL FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN -- ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE -- ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN
JOHNNY AND THE SPRITES – DISNEY CHANNEL
THE VIEW -- ABC

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
DISNEY MY FRIENDS TIGGER AND POOH -- DISNEY CHANNEL

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A CHILDREN'S SERIES
JOHNNY AND THE SPRITES – DISNEY CHANNEL

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A TALK SHOW/MORNING PROGRAM
THE VIEW -- ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING
THE VIEW -- ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION
THE VIEW -- ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT-TO-TAPE SOUND MIXING
2008 WALT DISNEY WORLD CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE -- ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
THE VIEW -- ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING
THE VIEW -- ABC

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG – CHILDREN'S AND ANIMATION
IMAGINATION MOVERS -- DISNEY CHANNEL

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SINGLE CAMERA PHOTOGRAPHY (FILM OR ELECTRONIC)
JOHNNY AND THE SPRITES -- DISNEY CHANNEL

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING – LIVE ACTION AND ANIMATION
DISNEY MY FRIENDS TIGGER AND POOH -- DISNEY CHANNEL

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS DIRECTING
2008 WALT DISNEY WORLD CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE -- ABC

The Daytime Emmy Awards presentation will be telecast on Sunday, August 30th, 2009 from the historic Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.

The nominations were announced by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) in New York City.

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