Soap Opera America Awards Nominations

Here Are The Nominees for the 2010 Soap Opera America Awards, there will also be an honorary award presented in the honor of As The World Turns star Helen Wagner (Nancy Hughes) who passed away earlier in the year. This award will be presented to honor a Soap Vet who has contributed significantly to the world of soaps by playing an iconic role, or many iconic roles. This year's Helen Wagner Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Colleen Zenk Pinter of As The World Turns, for her work as long-running character Barbara Ryan on the the show.

The winners will be decided based on a period between July 2009 to June 2010. Later awards will follow suit with this time period regarding their nominations. The Younger Actor/Actress category is designated for actors & actresses under 25 that are prominantly featured in a soap. Also, the favorite couple category is fan voted, so if you want to vote, submit your choice via email (soapoperaamerica@aim.com). Everyone can vote once, and voting ends July 15th. :)

The Young & The Restless leads with 18 nominations, As The World Turns follows with 16, One Life To Live has 7, and The Bold & The Beautiful earned 2 nominations. Congrats to all and good luck!!


BEST DRAMA SERIES:
As The World Turns
One Life To Live
The Young & The Restless

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR
Jon Lindstrom, As The World Turns (Craig Montgomery)
Michael Park, As The World Turns (Jack Snyder)
Peter Bergman, The Young & The Restless (Jack Abbott)
Doug Davidson, The Young & The Restless (Paul Williams)
Christian LeBlanc, The Young & The Restless (Michael Baldwin)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS
Terri Colombino, As The World Turns (Katie Snyder)
Maura West, As The World Turns (Carly Tenney)
Florencia Lozano, One Life To Live (Téa Delgado)
Tracey Bregman, The Young & The Restless (Lauren Baldwin/Sarah Smythe)
Eileen Davidson, The Young & The Restless (Ashley Abbott)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Julie Pinson, As The World Turns (Janet Ciccone)
Marie Wilson, As The World Turns (Meg Snyder)
Betty White, The Bold & The Beautiful (Ann Douglas)
Bree Williamson, One Life To Live (Jessica Buchanan)
Stacy Haiduk, The Young & The Restless (Patty Williams/Emily Peterson)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
Van Hansis, As The World Turns (Luke Snyder)
Austin Peck, As The World Turns (Brad Snyder)
Daniel Goddard, The Young & The Restless (Cane Ashby)
Michael Graziadei, The Young & The Restless (Daniel Romalotti)
Greg Rikaart, The Young & The Restless (Kevin Fisher)

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR/ACTRESS
Ashley Greiner, As The World Turns (Faith Snyder)
Meredith Hagner, As The World Turns (Liberty Ciccone)
Kelley Missal, One Life To Live (Danielle Rayburn)
Christel Khalil, The Young & The Restless (Lily Ashby)
Emily O’Brien, The Young & The Restless (Jana Fisher)

FAVORITE COUPLE
Brad Snyder & Katie Snyder, As The World Turns
Carly Tenney & Jack Snyder, As The World Turns
Luke Snyder & Noah Mayer, As The World Turns
Kyle Lewis & Oliver Fish, One Life To Live
Cane Ashby & Lily Ashby, The Young & The Restless

OUTSTANDING PLOT/STORYLINE
Brad Snyder’s Death, As The World Turns
Ann Douglas’ Death, The Bold & The Beautiful
Mitch Laurence’s Return, One Life To Live
The Emily/Patty Switch, The Young & The Restless
Tucker McCall’s Revenge on Katherine, The Young & The Restless

OUTSTANDING VILLAIN/VILLAINESS
Paolo Seganti, As The World Turns (Damian Grimaldi)
Roscoe Born, One Life To Live (Mitch Laurence)
Michael Muhney, The Young & The Restless (Adam Newman)
Stephen Nichols, The Young & The Restless (Tucker McCall)
Yvonne Zima, The Young & The Restless (Daisy Callahan)