PASADENA, California –
The three stars of “General Hospital” have earned acting honors, and the soap’s directing team won at the Daytime Emmy Awards Friday night.
Kelly Thiebaud won as supporting actress for the role of Doctor Britt Westbourne and Jeff Kober scored as supporting actor for Cyrus Renault. Nicholas Chavez won as the younger actor in the ABC drama.
“OH!” Chavez said. “Just over a year ago, I was selling cars in a small coastal town in Florida. I’ve always had the love and support of my family, but neither of us ever dreamed of being on this stage. .”
A jubilant Thiebaud has won his first nomination.
“I can’t believe this. I’m so shocked,” she said. “My brother, when I first started acting, he watched my work and he said, ‘You’re not that good.’ So thank you for giving me something to rub in his face.”
Kober is known for his many primetime films and productions on shows like “Sons of Anarchy” and “The Walking Dead”.
“Well, thank you for making me feel so welcome during the day. What a ride,” he said. “I like what we have to do for a living, which is play.”
The steering team from “General Hospital” also won for the third year in a row. NBC’s “Days of Our Lives” won for the writing team.
Kelly Clarkson won her third trophy in a row as an entertaining talk show host. Her eponymous show also won a second straight trophy for the entertaining talk show. The singer is spending the summer with her children and is not in attendance.
Tamron Hall received his second straight trophy as an informational talk show host.
Daytime Doyenne Susan Lucci, who starred on “All My Children” during the show’s 41-year run, received a standing ovation. She introduced the In Memoriam segment, which featured a photo of her husband, Huber Helmet, who passed away in March. Michael Bolton sang the hit “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You.”
John Aniston of “Days of Our Lives” was honored with a lifetime achievement award for his 37-year portrayal of Victor Kiriakis. The 88-year-old actor was not present.
He was introduced via video by his daughter, Jennifer Aniston, who said, “His career is truly the definition of lifetime achievement.” She noted that he started acting in 1962 during prime time and also appeared in defunct films like “Love of Life” and “Search For Tomorrow” before joining “Days.” in 1985.
After two years of pre-recording presentations because of the coronavirus pandemic, the day returns to honor itself at night with a live ceremony. In 2020, virtual show for the first time and last year limited audience.
However, the specter of COVID-19 has been felt.
The two nominees from “The Young and the Restless” were forced to bow in defeat. Lead actor nominee Jason Thompson, who plays Billy Abbott, and supporting actress nominee Melissa Ordway, who plays Abby Newman, both said on social media that they have tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the show.
Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner of “Entertainment Tonight” co-hosted the 49th annual awards ceremony held at the Pasadena Convention Center, where many of the nominees sat at cocktail tables far apart and others sit side by side.
Frazier and Turner received a daytime Emmy as “ET” won for entertainment news series.
Turner opened the show with a mention of the Supreme Court overturning women’s constitutional protections against abortion earlier on Friday. She emphatically told Frazier it was “her choice” to wear her blue dress. The crowd cheered and several women stood up.
Nominated supporting actress Nancy Lee Grahn of “General Hospital” walked the red carpet indoors in outfits related to the news of the day. She has a temporary tattoo that says “freedom to reproduce” on her chest, the word “choice” on disc earrings, and she carries a black wallet with the words “forbidden our bodies” written in fake diamond.
“I don’t dare go through this process without speaking out about the devastation I have suffered over what happened today and what a dark day for women in this country,” the 66-year-old actor said. speak. “We will not allow this, we will not tolerate it.”
