Overall I am very impressed with the pre-noms put forth by AMC, especially Melissa Claire Egan! She carried this show through most of the transition period between B&E and Pratt and should be rewarded for that. She saved her job, no doubt. Debbi Morgan, Darnell, Melissa, Daniel Kennedy and Cornelius should all recieve nominations this year.... but as long as Debbi and Melissa get through I can deal.

Thorsten Kaye ahead of David Canary? Thorsten hasn't really done anything emmy worthy this year... Alicia SHOULD be lead.... but in which case I wouldn't put her ahead of either of the two who did get pre-noms for lead. Again, her best chance for a nomination was last year, and she did not get it so I think her chances are pretty slim.

Brianne Moncrief lack of options I suppose. AMC's younger cast, while it got a boost this past year with Daniel Kennedy, still lacks majorly.

I'm surprised Alley Mills got the B&B Supp pre-nom. I think she's great but also thought her over-the-top-ness may have detracted from her (and still may), but obviously not yet. B&B hasn't had strong younger noms since Finnigan, Frantz, and Torkildsen were on the show, which was what, 4 or 5 years ago. (And for Y&R's viewers, Frantz DID get one on B&B, so she's not completely out of it on Y&R, unless her material has been bad, which I haven't been keeping up with too much).

IMO, B&Bs only shots are in lead actress, supporting actor, and supporting actress.

Frantz won for Younger Actress which is a COMPLETELY different ball game.

OMG - go Melissa Claire Egan! I was hoping her castmates would give her the pre-nom. She's awesome!

I don't really watch the show anymore, but anytime I've caught it, she commands her scenes. I'm glad she got pre-nommed and hope she breaks through.

Other than that, a lot of this list = a big ole WTF. Y&R sticks out because they have so many good actors on the show that when somebody less than absolutely stellar gets pre-nommed, it makes the whole thing look rigged. I mean, exactly what material will Amelia Heinle be putting together for her Emmy reel? All that pouting over Sabrina dating Victor? Or she and JT mumbling in the background in a few token filler scenes? Yeah, award-worthy!

Bryton, again? Christian LeBlanc, again? Christel again? Really, Y&R? The only person missing from that same old/same old list is Michelle Stafford. Where is Melody Thomas Scott? Sharon Case? Even Nia Peeples for that scene where Karen told Neil about her hysterectomy?

As usual, the Y&R pre-noms are a joke. And here I thought things would be different without Lethal Latham there. Guess I was wrong. Amelia Heinle is definitely the worst offender, but CLB is up there too. You watch- he'll submit that stupid Michael's Wonderful Life Christmas episode they did. Mark my words.

I hope that Billy Magnussen who has talent and has shown lots of improvement get the nom and the win.

Me too! Billy is very charasmatic and is a definite find for ATWT.

LOL, true. I guess Tammin's Sony benefactor natural talent didn't shine through this time around.

I LOVE IT.

All I can say is you GO Elizabeth Hubbard! She better get nominated!

I'm surprised Alley Mills got the B&B Supp pre-nom.

I'm super excited for her (and Will DeVry for that matter). Both were recurring players, but drove stories and were absoutely excellent. Hence they got a pre-nom. I just that at least either of them makes the final list of nominees...

On the Y&R it seems only best buddies seem to get pre-noms - material AND abilities aside.

No Eric Braeden nod? Amelia Heinle? Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease...

For Younger Actress - we will have a first time winner, since none of those prenommed have won before.

This is one of the weakest and rudderless pre-nomination lists I have ever seen. So many wrong actors and actresses were nominated. And the right actors and actresses that should have been nominated were surprisingly left off the pre-nomination ballots. I call bollocks. Is the Daytime Emmys even being televised this year? If the awards do air then I can see the ratings sinking to even lower levels.

I like AMC, GL, B&B and DAYS' pre nomination choices.

Yay for Renee Jones and Lauren Koslow, both of those ladies are loooong overdue for a nod in my opinion.

Carolyn Hennesy and Jeanne Cooper both deserved their nods. I think Chapman should have been Supporting and taken Heinle's pre nomination and of course Melody Thomas Scott should have gone for lead. That's the problem with the nomination process, it's a popularity contest and if you aren't loved by the cast, you're screwed.

For the record, Jess Walton did not think it appropriate to be nominated for 2008 which is why I'm certain we don't see her name.

Alicia Minshew is a LEAD Actress who is continuously given Supporting Actress material.

LMAO Tamara Braun nominated for Days? No Eden Riegel either?

I figured Frons/Pratt would pull out all the stops to get TB a nomination for AMC

Why is Tamara Braun in there (not that she'll get it, but still)?

Edited March 2, 200916 yr by AllAboutAngst

Frantz won for Younger Actress which is a COMPLETELY different ball game.

Very true. But Heather Tom got those younger ones and she could definitely get something for supp/lead IF she ever got the material. I don't really know how Frantz is doing on Y&R, haven't been watching consistently.

Woo hoo Go Tams!!!

Who the heck is Shannon Kane on AMC?

Who the heck is Shannon Kane on AMC?

Natalia.

Alicia Minshew is a LEAD Actress who is continuously given Supporting Actress material.

LMAO Tamara Braun nominated for Days? No Eden Riegel either?

I figured Frons/Pratt would pull out all the stops to get TB a nomination for AMC

Neither of them have any power in the pre-nom process last time I checked.... the cast votes.

Alicia Minshew most likely felt she had more of a chance submitting herself in the supporting category..... if Lish is ever to recieve an emmy nomination, that's where it will be. That being said, there was nothing remotely emmy worthy about her performance this year.... at least nothing I would put ahead of the two ladies in lead and her partner in supporting, which I expect you to fully disagree with, but that's my opinion. She really was robbed of a nomiantion in 2008, because she proved to me and the daytime world she can be emmy calibre actress with the CRASH storyline..... but poor writing, and interesting choices in handling that writing has kind of taken Lish down a few notches in my book.

Who the heck is Shannon Kane on AMC?

The fact that you are the third person to already ask this question just shows the mark she has left on AMC..... I wonder if we will ever see her again.

Edited March 3, 200916 yr by Adam

To me Alicia being on the list is AMC's weakest nom in the main categories. She is totally out of place there this year. But they didn't have too many others to choose from as not too many had any more than she did. I do feel that Jill Larson who didn't have a lot in 2008 did more with the stuff she was given than Alicia did. I would have a whole lot rather seen Jill Larson there than Alicia or even Susan Lucci for that matter. She was supporting a lot during the year.