The official race for the 2016 Daytime Emmys has begun. Out of all the eligible performers from your favorite daytime drama series, a round of voting has narrowed down this year's Daytime Emmy contenders to just 65 performers.
Actors from all four network soaps -- The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, and The Young and the Restless -- are eligible for Emmy consideration this year.
There were some rule changes and tweaks this year as part of NATAS's continued efforts to make the process as fair as possible. For the prenomination round of voting, actors were allowed to choose material not exceeding four minutes from up to two episodes. This is designed to allow submitters to show more of a range in their performance.
NATAS wanted to hold fast to having just ten pre-nominees in each of the Lead and Supporting acting categories. Due to the limited number of eligible performers, all Younger Actor and Actress nominees will move directly to the Blue Ribbon voting round.
"I can tell you that the judges have a real treat in store, because the work is outstanding," David Michaels, Senior VP of The Daytime Emmy Awards and Events for NATAS, told Michael Fairman earlier this year, "The support from the daytime drama world is overwhelming. It would be a much shorter answer if you asked who did not enter as opposed to who did."
As previously announced, this year's Creative Arts Emmy Awards will take place on Friday, April 29, and the Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 1. The location for this year's ceremonies has not yet been announced.
Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren Fenmore Baldwin, The Young and the Restless)
Eileen Davidson (Ashley Abbott, The Young and the Restless)
Kassie DePaiva (Eve Larson, Days of Our Lives)
Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea Newman, The Young and the Restless)
Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Brady, Days of Our Lives)
Finola Hughes (Anna Devane, General Hospital)
Kate Mansi (Abigail Devereaux, Days of Our Lives)
Gina Tognoni (Phyllis Newman Abbott, The Young and the Restless)
Maura West (Ava Jerome, General Hospital)
Laura Wright (Carly Corinthos, General Hospital)
Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos, General Hospital)
Eric Braeden (Victor Newman, The Young and the Restless)
Tyler Christopher (Nikolas Cassadine, General Hospital)
Doug Davidson (Paul Williams, The Young and the Restless)
Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera, Days of Our Lives)
Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer, General Hospital)
Justin Hartley (Adam Newman, The Young and the Restless)
Thorsten Kaye (Ridge Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Christian LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless)
Kristoff St. John (Neil Winters, The Young and the Restless)
Lauralee Bell (Christine Williams, The Young and the Restless)
Molly Burnett (Melanie Jonas, Days of Our Lives)
Jessica Collins (Avery Bailey Clark, The Young and the Restless)
Judi Evans (Adrienne Kiriakis, Days of Our Lives)
Linsey Godfrey (Caroline Spencer, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Christel Khalil (Lily Winters Ashby, The Young and the Restless)
Peggy McCay (Caroline Brady, Days of Our Lives)
Sofia Pernas (Marisa Sierras, The Young and the Restless)
Melissa Reeves(Jennifer Horton, Days of Our Lives)
Kelly Sullivan (Sage Warner, The Young and the Restless)
Sean Blakemore (Shawn Butler, General Hospital)
Darin Brooks (Wyatt Spencer, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Steve Burton (Dylan McAvoy, The Young and the Restless)
Sean Carrigan (Ben "Stitch" Rayburn, The Young and the Restless)
Bryton James (Devon Hamilton, The Young and the Restless)
Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis, Days of Our Lives)
Greg Rikaart (Kevin Fisher, The Young and the Restless)
Christopher Sean (Paul Narita, Days of Our Lives)
Jacob Young (Rick Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Dominic Zamprogna (Dante Falconeri, General Hospital)
Camila Banus (Gabi Hernandez, Days of Our Lives)
Lauren Boles (Ciara Brady, Days of Our Lives, NBC
Ashleigh Brewer (Ivy Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Reign Edwards (Nicole Avant, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Hayley Erin (Kiki Jerome, General Hospital)
Kelli Goss (Courtney Sloan, The Young and the Restless)
Camryn Grimes (Mariah Copeland, The Young and the Restless)
Vivian Jovanni (Ciara Brady, Days of Our Lives)
Olivia Keegan (Claire Brady, Days of Our Lives)
Hunter King (Summer Newman, The Young and the Restless)
Alyvia Alyn Lind (Faith Newman, The Young and the Restless)
True O'Brien (Paige Larson, Days of Our Lives)
Ashlyn Pearce (Aly Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Brooklyn Rae Silzer (Emma Drake, General Hospital)
Nicolas Bechtel (Spencer Cassadine, General Hospital)
Bryan Craig (Morgan Corinthos, General Hospital)
Max Ehrich (Fenmore Baldwin, The Young and the Restless)
Rome Flynn (Zende Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Pierson Fodé (Thomas Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Connor Kalopsis (Chase Jennings, Days of Our Lives)
James Lastovic (Joey Johnson, Days of Our Lives)
Jonathan McClendon (Chase Jennings, Days of Our Lives)
Casey Moss (JJ Devereaux, Days of Our Lives)
Terrell Ransom, Jr. (Theo Carver, Days of Our Lives)
Tequan Richmond (TJ Ashford, General Hospital)
The Young and the Restless: 23 pre-nominations
Days of our Lives: 20 pre-nominations
General Hospital: 13 pre-nominations
The Bold and the Beautiful: 9 pre-nominations
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