The daytime drama THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFULan Emmy® Award winner, received 12 nominations for the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced today.
Series dramatic exceptional : Bradley P. Bell, executive producer; Edward Scott and Casey Kasprzyk, supervising producers; Cynthia J. Popp, producer; Nayeli Gomez, executive producer; and Rachel Herman, producer. This is the 18th nomination for B&B in this category, with three previous victories in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Best writing For a series dramatic : Bradley P. Bell, head writer; Michael Minnis, co-head writer; Rex M. Best, Shannon B. Bradley, Adam Dusevoir, Tracey Ann Kelly, Mark Pinciotti, Lawrence Saint-Victor and Michele Val Jean, screenwriters. This is the 19th nominationthfor Bradley P. Bell and the writing team of B&B has already won five awards in this category in 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2020.
Realization of a series dramatic exceptional :Cynthia J. Popp, Anthony Pascarelli and Jennifer Howard, directors; Cathy Sedwick, Jennifer Scott Christenson, Brian Connell, Mark Beruti and Erica Ginger Britton, assistant directors; Robin Harvey Adams and Cherie Wall, production associates; Lisa Winther-Houston, Herbert Weaver and Jason Galland, stage managers. This is the 17th nominationthfor B&B in this category, with three previous victories in 2011, 2013 and 2015.
Actress main In a series dramatic : Katherine Kelly Lang as “Brooke Logan”. This is Katherine Kelly Lang’s sixth Daytime Emmy nomination. She was already nominated in 2013 in the “supporting role” category and in 2014 and 2020 in the “lead actress” category for her role in THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL. She was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2002 in the special category “America’s Favorite Couple”. Ms. Lang received a Daytime Emmy for her work on the digital series’ production team VENICE The Series in 2014.
Actress main In a series dramatic : Annika Noelle as “Hope Logan”. This is Noelle’s second nomination. Her premiere was in 2020 in the supporting actress category.
Best actor In a series dramatic : Scott Clifton as “Liam Spencer”. This is Clifton’s tenth Daytime Emmy nomination for three different drama series. He previously won the “Younger Actor” category in 2011, “Supporting Actor” in 2013 and “Lead Actor” in 2017. All three of Clifton’s wins were earned for his work in THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL.
Best actor In a series dramatic : John McCook as Eric Forrester. This is John McCook’s fifth Daytime Emmy nomination, all for THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL. McCook received this award in this category in 2022.
Best actor In a series dramatic : Thorsten Kaye as “Ridge Forrester”. This is Kaye’s eighth nomination in this category and her fourth for the role of “Ridge” in THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL. Kaye received the Daytime Emmy® for Outstanding Actor in 2023. Kaye is the only performer to have been nominated for Emmy® nominations in the Lead Actor category for three different daytime dramas.
Best second role In a series dramatic : Jennifer Gareis as “Donna Logan”. This is Jennifer Gareis’ first nomination for a Daytime Emmy® award.
Interpreter guest exceptional In a series dramatic :Ashley Jones as Dr. Bridget Forrester. This is Ashley Jones’ fourth Daytime Emmy nomination. She was nominated in 1999 and 2000 in the “Younger Actress” category (for Y&R), and in 2005 in the special category “Irresistible Combination” for B&B.
Best technical direction/cameraelectronic/control video for a program daytime fiction Or of fiction dramatic : Gary Chamberlin, technical director; John Carlson, Nicholas Svoboda, Nick Krotov and Joseph Stephenson, camera operators; Keven Scotti, video operator; Jack Kidd Jr, Michael Hardiman and Peter Mallard, electronic camera; George Forbes, video control. This is the 20th nominationth in this category, the previous nine having been won in 1988, 1989, 1996, 2003, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Best costume design/styling for a program daytime fiction Or of fiction dramatic :Jeresa Featherstone, costume designer; Anabel Shuckhart, costume supervisor; Gail Mosley, Jennifer Johns, Patrice Johnson, Lucy Flores, Ross Fuentes and Angelo Santos, costume designers. This is the 24th nomination in this category, with the previous 12 having been won in 1991, 1992, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2023. Featherstone received his first win in this category in 2023.
Currently in its 37th seasonth , THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL is the most watched American-produced daytime drama series in the world. The series airs weekdays (1:30 p.m.-2 p.m., ET/12:30 p.m.-1 p.m., PT) on CBS. This is a Bell-Phillip Television production. Bradley P. Bell serves as executive producer and head writer.
