DISNEY/ABC TELEVISION GROUP RECEIVES 50 NOMINATIONS FOR the 40 ANNUAL DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT EMMY AWARDS

The Disney/ABC Television Group received 50 nominations for the 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards announced today live on ABC News Good Morning America. General Hospital was honored with 19 nominations, including a nod for Outstanding Drama Series. The View received its 14th nomination for Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment. ABC News Good Morning America received its seventh consecutive nomination for Outstanding Morning Program. Good Morning America has won the award in three out of six years since the category was created. Good Afternoon America, the one hour extension of Good Morning America, was nominated for Outstanding Original Song for Good Afternoon, written and performed by Little Big Town.

Disney-ABC Domestic Television received a total of seven nominations: Freshman talker Katie received three nominations, including its first for Outstanding Talk Show/Informative, as well as nominations for Outstanding Directing for a Talk Show/Morning Program and Outstanding Original Song. LIVE with Kelly and Michael was honored with three nods, including Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment, marking the 22nd nomination for the show, and nominations for Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show/Morning Program and Outstanding Art Direction. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire received one nomination for Outstanding Game Show.

Joining General Hospital with nods for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team is ABCs One Life To Live with its final nominations in these categories. Jason Thompson (Patrick Drake on General Hospital) received his first nomination in the Lead Actor category. Thompson is a previous two-time nominee in the Supporting Actor category.

Emmy winner Julie Marie Berman (LuLu Spencer on General Hospital) received her first nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She has twice been honored as Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series. Bradford Anderson (Damien Spinelli on General Hospital) received his fourth nomination in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category. Kristen Alderson (Starr Manning on General Hospital) and Lindsey Morgan (Kristina Corinthos Davis on General Hospital) each received their first nomination as Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series.

ABC received three nominations for the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade for Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing, Outstanding Special Class Directing and Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control.

Disney Channel received six nominations, including the win for storyboard artist Robert Kline for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation for Disney Juniors Minnies Bow-Toons: Piano Movers & Shakers. Disney Junior series Jake and the Never Land Pirates is nominated for Outstanding Preschool Animated Program, Doc McStuffins for Outstanding Writing in Animation, and 3rd and Bird from 3rd and Bird!, performed by Ziggy Marley, was nominated for Outstanding Original Song Disneys Friends for Change: Education in India and Make Your Mark: Ben Horowitz, Bullying PSA are both nominated for Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime Program.

Disney XD is honored with four nominations, including the Outstanding Promotional Announcement - Episodic category for TRON Rap Music Video, Lee Tockar (as Pronto on Slugterra) is nominated for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program and Slugeterra is nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Animation and Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Animation.

The complete list of Disney/ABC Television Group nominees includes:

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

ONE LIFE TO LIVE - ABC

GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING PRE-SCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM

JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND PIRATES- DISNEY CHANNEL

OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE - SYN

OUTSTANDING MORNING PROGRAM

GOOD MORNING AMERICA - ABC

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT - EPISODIC

TRON RAP MUSIC VIDEO - DISNEY XD

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT - INSTUTIONAL

GOOD MORNING AMERICA - ABC

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW/ENTERTAINMENT

LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL - SYN

THE VIEW - ABC

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW/INFORMATIVE

KATIE - SYN

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

JASON THOMPSON, AS PATRICK DRAKE ON GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

JULIE MARIE BERMAN, AS LULU SPENCER ON GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

BRADFORD ANDERSON, AS DAMIEN SPINELLI ON GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

KRISTEN ALDERSON, AS STARR MANNING ON GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

LINDSEY MORGAN, AS KRISTINA CORINTHOS DAVIS ON GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM

LEE TOCKAR, AS PRONTO ON SLUGTERRA - DISNEY XD

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES

GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES

GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES DIRECTING TEAM

GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES WRITING TEAM

GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

ONE LIFE TO LIVE - ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA SERIES

GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT TO TAPE SOUND MIXING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FOR A DRAMA SERIES

GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

ONE LIFE TO LIVE - ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A

DRAMA SERIES

GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A DRAMA SERIES

JUST LIKE THAT, GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA

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