‘General Hospital,’ ‘The Young and the Restless’ lead Daytime Emmy nominations

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‘General Hospital’ and ‘The Young and the Restless’ lead the Daytime Emmy nominations, which were announced by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences early Wednesday. Among the other series that received multiple nominations were ‘Sesame Street,’ ‘The Bold and the Beautiful,’ ‘All My Children,’ ‘The Ellen Degeneres Show’ and the recently canceled ‘One Life to Live.’

In the category of outstanding drama series, the canceled ‘All My Children’ was nominated, along with ‘The Bold and the Beautiful,’ ‘General Hospital’ and ‘The Young and the Restless.’

Among the lead actresses honored in a drama series were Alicia Minshew (‘All My Children’), Debbi Morgan (‘All My Children’), Colleen Zenk (‘As the World Turns’), Susan Flannery (‘The Bold and the Beautiful’), Laura Wright (‘General Hospital’), and Michelle Stafford (‘The Young and the Restless’).

Lead actor nominations went to Ricky Paull Goldin (‘All My Children’), Michael Park (‘As the World Turns’), James Scott (‘Days of Our Lives’), Maurice Benard (‘General Hospital’), and Christian LeBlanc (‘The Young and the Restless’).

In the supporting actor and actress categories, nods went to Melissa Claire Egan (‘All My Children’), Julie Pinson (‘As the World Turns’), Heather Tom (‘The Bold and the Beautiful’), Nancy Lee Grahn (‘General Hospital’), Bree Williamson (‘One Life to Live’) and Tricia Cast (‘The Young and the Restless’), as well as Jonathan Jackson (‘General Hospital’), Jason Thompson (‘General Hospital’), Brian Kerwin (‘One Life to Live’), and Doug Davidson (‘The Young and the Restless’).

Nods for outstanding morning program went to ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ and NBC’s ‘Today.’

Among the talk shows, ‘The Ellen Degeneres Show,’ ‘Live With Regis and Kelly,’ ‘Rachel Ray’ and ‘The View’ were honored under the rubric of outstanding talk show/entertainment, while ‘The Dr. Oz Show,’ ‘Doctor Phil’ and ‘The Doctors’ were nominated for outstanding talk show/informative.

Wayne Brady has been tapped as the host of the 38th Daytime Emmy Awards, which will air live on CBS on June 19 from the Las Vegas Hilton. A full list of the nominees can be found on the official Daytime Emmy site.

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-- Melissa Maerz