Ballot Proves - It's a Popularity Contest!
Gone are the days where 'the idiots' in charge of their respective soaps submit the name's of performers who actually had an ability to ACT over the course of the eligibility period! I am sitting here at my desk flipping through pages of what has to be one of the worst pre-nomination ballots I have seen since beginning my emmy judging career.
For the life of me, I cannot understand why Jeanne Cooper and Christian Leblanc (Y&R) have to continuously push for EMMY gold when they are painfully undeserving of any critical recognition relative to the body of work presented this past year! Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki, Y&R), delivered a career defining performance and was SHUT out, as was longtime co-star, Eric Braden (Victor), whose tour de force performance in a special Christmas episode was overlooked! Politics and personal vendetta's aside, honor the people who deserve it! That is the bottom line!
Here is who is fighting for a nomination...
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Rebecca Budig as Greenlee Hayward, All My Children, ABC
Alicia Minshew as Kendall Slater, All My Children, ABC
Debbi Morgan as Angie Hubbard, All My Children, ABC
Maura West as Carly Tenney, As the World Turns, CBS
Colleen Zenk as Barbara Ryan, As the World Turns, CBS
Susan Flannery as Stephanie Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Katherine Kelly Lang as Brooke Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Kristian Alfonso as Hope Brady, Days of Our Lives, NBC
Allison Sweeney as Samantha Brady, Days of Our Lives, NBC
Kelly Monaco as Samantha McCall, General Hospital, ABC
Laura Wright as Carly Corinthos Jacks, General Hospital, ABC
Kassie DePaiva as Blair Cramer, One Life to Live, ABC
Gina Tognoni as Kelly Cramer, One Life to Live, ABC
Jeanne Cooper as Katherine Chancellor, The Young and the Restless, CBS
Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers, The Young and the Restless, CBS
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Ricky Paull Goldin as Jake Martin, All My Children, ABC
Michael E. Knight as Tad Martin, All My Children, ABC
Jon Lindstrom as Craig Montgomery, As the World Turns, CBS
Michael Park as Jack Snyder, As the World Turns, CBS
Don Diamont as Bill Spencer, Jr., The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Jack Wagner as Nick Marone, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Peter Reckell as Bo Brady, Days of Our Lives, NBC
James Scott as EJ DiMera, Days of Our Lives, NBC
Maurice Bernard as Sonny Corinthos, General Hospital, ABC
Steve Burton as Jason Morgan, General Hospital, ABC
Jerry verDorn as Clint Buchanan, One Life to Live, ABC
Robert S. Woods as Bo Buchanan, One Life to Live, ABC
Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless, CBS
Christian LeBlanc as Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless, CBS
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Melissa Claire Egan as Annie Chandler, All My Children, ABC
Chrishell Stause as Amanda Martin, All My Children, ABC
Terri Conn as Katie Peretti, As the World Turns, CBS
Julie Pinson as Janet Ciconne, As the World Turns, CBS
Lesli Kay as Molly Conlan, As the World Turns, CBS
Adrienne Frantz as Amber Moore, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Heather Tom as Katie Logan Spencer, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Nadia Bjorlin as Chloe Lane, Days of Our Lives, NBC
Arianne Zucker as Nicole Walker, Days of Our Lives, NBC
Julie Marie Berman as Lulu Spencer, General Hospital, ABC
Nancy Lee Grahn as Alexis Davis, General Hospital, ABC
Robin Strasser as Dorian Lord, One Life to Live, ABC
Bree Williamson as Jessica Brennan, One Life to Live, ABC
Tricia Cast as Nina Webster, The Young and the Restless, CBS
Amelia Heinle as Victoria Newman Abbott, The Young and the Restless, CBS
Elizabeth Hendrickson as Chloe Mitchell, The Young and the Restless, CBS
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Cornelius Smith, Jr., as Franklin Hubbard, All My Children, ABC
Jacob Young as JR Chandler, All My Children, ABC
Trent Dawson as Henry Coleman, As the World Turns, CBS
Eric Sheffer Stevens as Dr. Reid Oliver, As the World Turns, CBS
Patrick Duffy as Stephen Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Rick Hearst as Whip Jones, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Shawn Christian as Dr. Daniel Jonas, Days of Our Lives, NBC
Jay Johnson as Philip Kiriakis, Days of Our Lives, NBC
Jonathan Jackson as Lucky Spencer, General Hospital, ABC
Jason Thompson as Patrick Drake, General Hospital, ABC
Brian Kerwin was Charlie Banks, One Life to Live, ABC
Mark Lawson as Brody Lovett, One Life to Live, ABC
Doug Davidson as Paul Williams, The Young and the Restless, CBS
Billy Miller as Billy Abbott, The Young and the Restless, CBS
Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
Brittany Allen as Marisa Chandler, All My Children, ABC
Natalie Hall as Colby Chandler, All My Children, ABC
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood as Steffy Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Kim Matula as Hope Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Molly Burnett as Melanie Layton, Days of Our Lives, NBC
Shelley Hennig as Stephanie Johnson, Days of Our Lives, NBC
Lexi Ainsworth as Kristina Corinthos Davis, General Hospital, ABC
Haley Pullos as Molly Lansing Davis, General Hospital, ABC
Kristen Alderson as Starr Manning, One Life to Live, ABC
Brittany Underwood as Langston Wilde, One Life to Live, ABC
Emily O’Brien as Jana Hawkes, The Young and the Restless, CBS
Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
Finn Wittrock as Damon Miller, All My Children, ABC
Mick Hazen as Parker Munson Snyder, As the World Turns, CBS
Scott Clifton as Liam Cooper, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Zack Conroy as Oliver Jones, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Casey Deidrick as Chad Woods, Days of Our Lives, NBC
Chandler Massey as Will Horton, Days of Our Lives, NBC
Chad Duell as Michael Corinthos, General Hospital, ABC
Nathan Parsons as Ethan Lovett, General Hospital, ABC
Edward Alderson as Matthew Buchanan, One Life to Live, ABC
David A. Gregory as Robert Ford, One Life to Live, ABC
BEST SUBMITTER: ATWT & GH
WORST SUBMITTER: OLTL & Y&R
Gone are the days where 'the idiots' in charge of their respective soaps submit the name's of performers who actually had an ability to ACT over the course of the eligibility period! I am sitting here at my desk flipping through pages of what has to be one of the worst pre-nomination ballots I have seen since beginning my emmy judging career. 
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