[Toups]

Outstanding Lead Actress Nominations
Debbi Morgan (AMC)
Susan Flannery (B& B)
Maura West (ATWT)
Susan Haskell (OLTL) - WINNER
Jeanne Cooper (Y&R)


Pre-Nominations
Bobbie Eakes (AMC)
Elizabeth Hubbard (ATWT)
Katherine Kelly Lang (B& B)
Renee Jones (DAYS)
Lauren Koslow (DAYS)
Laura Wright (GH)
Sarah Brown (GH)
Kim Zimmer (GL)
Gina Tognoni (GL)
Kassie DePaiva (OLTL)
Judith Chapman (Y&R)



Outstanding Lead Actor Nominations
Thorsten Kaye (AMC)
Peter Reckell (DAYS)
Anthony Geary (GH)
Daniel Cosgrove (GL)
Christian LeBlanc (Y&R) - WINNER


Pre-Nominations
Darnell Williams (AMC)
Michael Park (ATWT)
Grayson McCouch (ATWT)
John McCook (B& B)
Ronn Moss (B& B)
Thaao Penghlis (DAYS)
Maurice Benard (GH)
Robert Newman (GL)
Michael Easton (OLTL)
Robert Woods (OLTL)
Peter Bergman (Y&R)

[Toups]

Hooray for Susan! She submitted a great ep.

But Christian LeBlanc? His episode wasn't that good.

[DeeeDee]

Peter & Debbi were robbed.

[CarlD2]

I guess it's wrong to say I think Susan Haskell is overrated and a bit dull as an actress.

I was amused CLB won because the show is so clearly trying to phase him out. And then he's the only person from the show to win. He wasn't the most deserving, but I'm happy for him.

[DeeeDee]

CarlD2, on 31 August 2009 - 01:38 AM, said:

I was amused CLB won because the show is so clearly trying to phase him out. And then he's the only person from the show to win. He wasn't the most deserving, but I'm happy for him.

His Emmy belonged to Braeden or Bergman.

[CarlD2]

DeeeDee, on 31 August 2009 - 01:59 AM, said:

His Emmy belonged to Braeden or Bergman.

I didn't like Braeden's work last year, I didn't buy his grief over Sabrina. I do think Bergman should have gotten something, if Peter Reckell couldn't win.

I think this was just about Emmy bait. I didn't think that episode was great but perhaps on its own voters were impressed.

[DeeeDee]

CarlD2, on 31 August 2009 - 02:02 AM, said:

I didn't think that episode was great

It wasn't.

Davidson & Chapman were the best thing about it.

[y&r_fan]

CarlD2, on 31 August 2009 - 03:38 PM, said:

I was amused CLB won because the show is so clearly trying to phase him out.

No they're not. They wouldn't have dedicated an entire episode to him last year if they were.

DeeeDee, on 31 August 2009 - 03:59 PM, said:

His Emmy belonged to Braeden or Bergman.

Eh. No.

This post has been edited by y&r_fan: 31 August 2009 - 02:29 AM

[FrenchFan]

Jeanne Cooper was roobed. She so much deserved the emmy this year with the Kay / Marge storyline. No offense to Susan Haskell but I was very disappointed.
I don't mind CLB winning. I was praying for not seeing Thorsten Kaye or Anthony Geary with the emmy. Reckell is not that good and I don't think Cosgrove is really a lead so good for CLB. I hope MAB will realize Michael Baldwin is a viable character now.

[y&r_fan]

FrenchFan, on 31 August 2009 - 05:30 PM, said:

Jeanne Cooper was roobed. She so much deserved the emmy this year with the Kay / Marge storyline. No offense to Susan Haskell but I was very disappointed.

Her performances as Marge were certainly better than her performances as Kay in recent years, but IMO, they still weren't Emmy worthy.

Susan Flannery was the one who was robbed.

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I hope MAB will realize Michael Baldwin is a viable character now.

Yes!

[Ann_SS]

I thought Debbie Morgan was jobbed.

I'll take CLB over Geary and not complain.

[marceline]

Haskell over Morgan says everything about what daytime values in an actress. Actually she didn't even deserve to be nominated along with the likes of Morgan, Flannery or Cooper. (I've never seen West so I can't comment.) Hopefully now that she's got her Emmy she'll go away and take permavictim Marty with her.

[MichaelGL]

I have nothing against Haskell as a actress, minus a few mannerisms from time to time. It's the character I'm not so sure about. I hope RC takes the time intergrate and improve the character of Marty more bc I can see a Marty-shove-down-our-throats-a-thon coming after this Emmy win.

[marceline]

MichaelGL, on 31 August 2009 - 10:25 AM, said:

I have nothing against Haskell as a actress, minus a few mannerisms from time to time.

Haskell is a perfect fine actress and if the Emmy were for a Perfectly Fine Lead Actress, I'd have no problem with it but it's for Outstanding Lead Actress. Morgan, Flannery and Cooper fit that description, SH, IMO, does not.

So yes, add me to the Debbi was robbed crowd.

[Toups]

From the reels, i thought it would be between Haskell and Morgan. I'm glad Haskell won.

[tina m]

Susan some had great material during the time she was with Todd. What episode did she submit? Very glad to see an OLTL actress win best actress =)

[Jonathan]

I think the problem with Debbi's reel is that the scenes were too short. So if you're a voter and you're watching a tape of just her short scenes it doesn't easily grab you or win you over the way it should.

This is going to be a challenge for most AMC actors as long as Pratt is writing because he likes episodes that are quickly paced. Vincent Irizarry lucked out though because his scenes were a bit longer. Plus Vincent didn't really have to share those scenes with anyone whereas Debbi and Darnell are sharing the spotlight in her reel.

[marceline]

Jonathan, on 31 August 2009 - 07:51 PM, said:

I think the problem with Debbi's reel is that the scenes were too short. So if you're a voter and you're watching a tape of just her short scenes it doesn't easily grab you or win you over the way it should.

Well what's done is done. I was hoping she would win...for so many reasons. Mainly because it would be a fitting way for her to leave AMC since I don't think she's going to stay with the show when it moves. But Haskell is the perfect choice given the current state of soaps.

[lmfan]

DeeeDee, on 31 August 2009 - 02:36 AM, said:

It wasn't.

Davidson & Chapman were the best thing about it.

I thought Tracey Bregman was also great as bitchy Lauren. I enjoyed the episode, but it was interesting that although he was in every scene he was reacting through most of the episode until the end. I think he was helped by the good acting by the supporting players in the episode also.

If anything I hope it will encourage MAB to write for him and stop using him as a rarely seen glorified dayplayer. Whether people think he deserves the emmy or not, he is too talented to be wasted as he has been during MAB's tenure.