Disney/ABC Television Group Scores 50 Daytime Emmy Nominations

The Disney/ABC Television Group received 50 nominations for the 40st 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 its first nomination for Outstanding Talk Show/Informative. "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" was honored with two nods, including Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment, marking the 22nd nomination for the show. "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" received a nomination for Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show/Morning Program. "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 ABC's "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 Junior's "Minnie's 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 "Disney's 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/VIDEO CONTROL FOR A DRAMA SERIES
GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/ SCENIC DESIGN
LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL - SYN

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A TALK SHOW/MORNING PROGRAM
KATIE - ABC
LIVE WITH KELLY - SYN
THE VIEW - ABC

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION WINNER
Robert Kline, STORYBOARD ARTIST, MINNIE'S BOW-TOONS: PIANO MOVERS & SHAKERS - DISNEY CHANNEL

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION
THE VIEW - ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT TO TAPE SOUND MIXING
TBA

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING
DISNEY PARKS CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE - ABC

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG- CHILDREN AND ANIMATION
"3rd AND BIRD," 3rd AND BIRD! - DISNEY CHANNEL

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG
"GOOD AFTERNOON," GOOD AFTERNOON AMERICA - ABC
"THIS DAY," KATIE - SYN

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SINGLE CAMERA PHOTOGRAPHY (FILM OR ELECTRONIC)
BORN TO EXPLORE WITH RICHARD WIESE - ABC

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS DIRECTING
DISNEY PARKS CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE - ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA/VIDEO CONTROL
DISNEY PARKS CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE - ABC

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN ANIMATION
DOC MCSTUFFINS - DISNEY CHANNEL

OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION
GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS SHORT FORMAT DAYTIME PROGRAM
DISNEY'S FRIENDS FOR CHANGE: EDUCATION IN INDIA - DISNEY CHANNEL
MAKE YOUR MARK: BEN HOROWITZ, BULLYING PSA - DISNEY CHANNEL

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING - ANIMATION
SLUGTERRA - DISNEY XD

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING - ANIMATION
SLUGTERRA - DISNEY XD

OUTSTANDING TRAVEL PROGRAM
BORN TO EXPLORE WITH RICHARD WIESE - ABC

The Daytime Emmy Awards presentation will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, June 16, 2013 in Beverly Hills, CA. The Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards presentation will return to the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles on Friday, June 14, 2013. Nominations were announced by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS).

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