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Last year the Emmy board instituted a pre-nomination phase to help level the playing field for all soaps. Each soap holds its on pre-Emmy voting and selects two performers (or more if there ends up being a tie) in each category to ultimately compete against the other soaps' pre-nominees for a place on the final Emmy ballot.
Following is a list of each of the performers who earned pre-nominations by their respective soaps. In essence, these performers were selected as the best of their show by their colleagues.
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR
All My Children: Vincent Irizarry (David) and David Canary (Adam and Stuart)
As The World Turns: Roger Howarth (Paul) and Michael Park (Jack)
The Bold and the Beautiful: Joseph Mascolo (Massimo) and Ronn Moss (Ridge)
Days of our Lives: Peter Reckell (Bo) and Josh Taylor (Roman)
General Hospital: Maurice Benard (Sonny) and Anthony Geary (Luke)
Guiding Light: Grant Aleksander (Phillip) and Robert Newman (Josh)
One Life to Live: Trevor St. John (Walker/Todd) and Robert S. Woods (Bo)
Passions: Galen Gering (Luis) and Eric Martsolf (Ethan)
Port Charles: Michael Easton (Caleb) and Thorsten Kaye (Ian)
The Young and the Restless: Eric Braeden (Victor) and Doug Davidson (Paul)
All My Children: Susan Lucci (Erica) and Finola Hughes (Anna)
As The World Turns: Martha Byrne (Lily and Rose) and Maura West (Carly)
The Bold and the Beautiful: Susan Flannery (Stephanie) and Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke)
Days of our Lives: Kristian Alfonso (Hope) and Renee Jones (Lexie)
General Hospital: Tamara Braun (Carly) and Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis)
Guiding Light: Crystal Chappell (Olivia) and Kim Zimmer (Reva)
One Life to Live: Kassie DePaiva (Blair) and Erika Slezak (Viki)
Passions: Juliet Mills (Tabitha) and MacKenzie Westmore (Sheridan)
Port Charles: Kelly Monaco (Livvie and Tess)
The Young and the Restless: Eileen Davidson (Ashley), Michelle Stafford (Phyllis) and Jeanne Cooper (Katherine)
* Port Charles only submitted actress
* Due to ties in voting, The Young and the Restless had three pre-nominees.
All My Children: Cameron Mathison (Ryan) and William deVry (Michael)
As The World Turns: Mark Collier (Mike) and Grayson McCouch (Dusty)
The Bold and the Beautiful: Winsor Harmon (Thorne) and Sean Kanan (Deacon)
Days of our Lives: Bryan Dattilo (Lucas) and James Reynolds (Abe)
General Hospital: Tyler Christopher (Nikolas) and Rick Hearst (Ric)
Guiding Light: Ron Raines (Alan), Scott Bailey (Sandy), Bradley Cole (Jeffrey) and David Andrew MacDonald (Edmund)
One Life to Live: Nathaniel Marston (Al/Michael) and Tuc Watkins (David)
Passions: Justin Hartley (Nicholas) and Ben Masters (Julian)
Port Charles: Ian Buchanan (Joshua) and Nolan North (Chris)
The Young and the Restless: Christian LeBlanc (Michael) and Kristoff St. John (Neil)
* Due to ties in voting, Guiding Light had three pre-nominees.
All My Children: Rebecca Budig (Greenlee) and Alicia Minshew (Kendall)
As The World Turns: Cady McClain (Rosanna), Tamara Tunie (Jessica) and Terri Colombino (Katie)
The Bold and the Beautiful: Bobbie Eakes (Macy), Lesley-Anne Down (Jackie) and Schae Harrison (Darla)
Days of our Lives: Allison Sweeney (Sami) and Suzanne Rogers (Maggie)
General Hospital: Robin Christopher (Skye) and Cynthia Preston (Faith)
Guiding Light: Beth Ehlers (Harley) and Laura Wright (Cassie)
One Life to Live: Ilene Kristen (Roxy) and Kathy Brier (Marcy)
Passions: Kathleen Noone (Mrs. Wallace) and Brook Kerr (Whitney)
Port Charles: Erin Hershey Presley (Alison) and Rebecca Staab (Elizabeth)
The Young and the Restless: Heather Tom (Victoria) and Sharon Case (Sharon)
* Due to ties in voting, As The World Turns had three pre-nominees.
* Due to ties in voting, The Bold and the Beautiful had three pre-nominees.
All My Children: Michael B Jordan (Reggie) and Jacob Young (JR)
As The World Turns: Brett Groneman (Adam) and Agim Kaba (Aaron)
The Bold and the Beautiful: Justin Torkildsen (Rick)
Days of our Lives: Jason Cook (Shawn) and Kyle Lowder (Brady)
General Hospital: Chad Brannon (Zander) and Scott Clifton (Dillon)
Guiding Light: Matthew Bomer (Ben), Justin Klosky (Joey) and Marty West (Shayne)
One Life to Live: John Paul Lavoisier (Rex Balsom) and Matthew Twining (River Carpenter)
Passions: Jesse Metcalfe (Miguel)
Port Charles: Brian Presley (Jack)
The Young and the Restless: David Lago (Raul)
* Due to ties in voting, Guiding Light had three pre-nominees.
* Passions, Port Charles and The Young and the Restless have one pre-nominee due to the age restrictions of this category.
All My Children: Alexa Havins (Babe) and Eden Riegel (Bianca)
As The World Turns: Jessica Dunphy (Alison) and Peyton List (Lucy)
The Bold and the Beautiful: Jennifer Finnigan (Bridget) and Adrienne Frantz (Amber)
Days of our Lives: Kirsten Storms (Belle) and Alexis Thorpe (Cassie)
General Hospital: Alicia Leigh Willis (Courtney) and Lindze Letherman (Georgie)
Guiding Light: Aubrey Dollar (Marina) and Crystal Hunt (Lizzie Spaulding)
One Life to Live: Kristen Alderson (Starr) and Bree Williamson (Jessica)
Passions: Lindsay Korman (Theresa), Molly Stanton (Charity), and Deanna Wright (Kay)
Port Charles: No pre-nominations
The Young and the Restless: Lauren Woodland (Brittany) and Christel Khalil (Lily)
* Due to ties in voting, Passions had three pre-nominees.
* Port Charles had no submissions due to the age restrictions of this category.
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