Thursday, February 10, 2011

Soap Opera America's Helen Wagner Lifetime Achievement Award (Intro)

Helen Wagner, known as Nancy Hughes on As The World Turns, was a trailblazer. She spoke the very first words on ATWT and would go on to become one of the soap's most well-known characters. She became the matriarch of the show, becoming one of the longest tenured actresses on the soap, and winning a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Emmys in 2004. She set the world record for the longest played character on television with Nancy Hughes. ATWT's history is not complete without her, as she carried a sense of history every time she came onscreen.

We decided to name a lifetime achievement award in her honor after she passed away last May (2010). Reason being was that she has become one of the legends of daytime television, and one figure that daytime television can't ignore in it's long history.

This is an honorary award presented in the honor of As The World Turns star Helen Wagner (Nancy Hughes) who is no longer with us. 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.

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