The pool from which this year's Emmy winners will be selected just got a little smaller. The official 2013 Daytime Emmy pre-nominations have been announced.
Five daytime drama series are eligible for Emmy consideration this year: The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, The Young and the Restless, and, though it aired just nine episodes in the 2012 calendar year, One Life to Live.
None of the performers who'd submitted their work from One Life to Live landed pre-nominations, but two former OLTL stars -- Roger Howarth (Todd Manning) and Kristen Alderson (Starr Manning) -- received pre-nominations for General Hospital for playing their One Life to Live roles.
Here's how the pre-nominations were determined. All stars who wanted to be considered for the Emmy process submitted a single scene representing their best work from the 2012 calendar year. The submitted clips could be no longer than three minutes in length.
A ballot containing a full list of entrants in each of four performer categories was sent to registered, eligible peer judges. The ballot contained an unrevealed and randomized order of performers in each category, regardless of their show affiliation. Judges were required to view clips containing the work of each performer entry before selecting their top ten performer choices in each category. The judges sent their ballots directly to Lutz & Carr, an independent accounting firm, who tabulated the results.
The ten candidates in each category who received the highest number of votes now advance to the blue ribbon at-home screening round, scheduled to begin on March 27, 2013, which will determine both nominees and Emmy winners.
The Lead Actress category contains eleven pre-nominated performers due to a tie. This year due to the number of entrants in the Younger Actress and Younger Actor categories for Drama Series Performers age 25 or under, there was no pre-nomination round necessary, so the nine entrants in each of those categories will advance to the Blue Ribbon round as entrants and are also revealed in this release.
Outstanding Lead Actress
Sharon Case (Sharon Newman, The Young and the Restless)
Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor, The Young and the Restless)
Susan Flannery (Stephanie Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Finola Hughes (Anna Devane, General Hospital)
Peggy McKay (Caroline Brady, Days of our Lives)
Kelly Monaco (Samantha McCall, General Hospital)
Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman, The Young and the Restless)
Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers, The Young and the Restless)
Kelly Sullivan (Kate Howard/Connie Falconeri, General Hospital)
Heather Tom (Katie Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Laura Wright (Carly Jacks, General Hospital)
Outstanding Lead Actor
Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos, General Hospital)
Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless)
Doug Davidson (Paul Williams, The Young and the Restless)
Don Diamont (Bill Spencer, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Roger Howarth (Todd Manning, General Hospital)
Christian LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless)
John McCook (Eric Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Michael Muhney (Adam Newman, The Young and the Restless)
Stephen Nichols (Tucker McCall, The Young and the Restless)
Jason Thompson (Patrick Drake, General Hospital)
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Julie Marie Berman (Lulu Spencer, General Hospital)
Jessica Collins (Avery Clark, The Young and the Restless)
Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea Lawson, The Young and the Restless)
Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis, General Hospital)
Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe Mitchell, The Young and the Restless)
Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth Webber, General Hospital)
Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Lisa LoCicero (Olivia Falconeri, General Hospital)
Robin Mattson (Heather Webber, General Hospital)
Ari Zucker (Nicole Walker, Days of our Lives)
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Bradford Anderson (Damian Spinelli, General Hospital)
Jeff Branson (Ronan Malloy, The Young and the Restless)
Scott Clifton (Liam Spencer, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Shawn Christian (Daniel Jonas, Days of our Lives)
Brian Datillo (Lucas Roberts, Days of our Lives)
Billy Miller (Billy Abbott, The Young and the Restless)
Peter Porte (Ricky Williams, The Young and the Restless)
Greg Rikaart (Kevin Fisher, The Young and the Restless)
James Reynolds (Abe Carver, Days of our Lives)
Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady, Days of our Lives)
Outstanding Younger Actress
Kristen Alderson (Starr Manning, General Hospital)
Camila Banus (Gabi Hernandez, Days of our Lives)
Linsey Godfrey (Caroline Spencer, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Hunter King (Summer Newman, The Young and the Restless)
Kate Mansi (Abigail Deveraux, Days of our Lives)
Kim Matula (Hope Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Lindsey Morgan (Kristina Corinthos Davis, General Hospital)
Haley Pullos (Molly Lansing Davis, General Hospital)
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Outstanding Younger Actor
Casey Deidrick (Chad DiMera, Days of our Lives)
Chad Duell (Michael Corinthos, General Hospital)
Max Ehrich (Fenmore Baldwin, The Young and the Restless)
Adam Gregory (Thomas Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Bryton James (Devon Hamilton Winters, The Young and the Restless)
Chandler Massey (Will Horton, Days of our Lives)
Daniel Polo (Jamie Vernon, The Young and the Restless)
Tequan Richmond (T.J. Ashford, General Hospital)
Freddie Smith (Sonny Kiriakis, Days of our Lives)
