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Daytime Emmy Recap: B&B takes top spot, Williamson upset & MORE!

Well looks like Soaps-Now went 1 (technically 2)/9 for all of the categories I predicted. LOL. But here's how it went down.

In the category I predicted correctly, One Life to Live won Outstanding Directing up against Days of our Lives and All My Children.

I was wrong for Outstanding Writing which I thought would go to One Life to Live or The Bold and the Beautiful, in a surprising move the award went to General Hospital. All My Children was also nominated.

Vincent Irizarry (David, AMC) and Jeff Branson (Shayne, GL) shared the Supporting Actor Award, which wasn't really surprising even though Jacob Young (JR, AMC) was my favorite. I predicted Branson to win and then ranked Irizarry after Young. Those three were competing against also Bradford Anderson (Spinelli, GH) and Van Hansis (Luke, ATWT).

I predicted that there would be a close battle between Julie Marie Berman (Lulu, GH) and Kirsten Storms (Maxie, GH), and that Storms would pull it out in the end. However it was her co-star Berman who pulled it away and won the Outstanding Younger Actress award. Also up for the award was Rachel Melvin (ex-Chelsea, DAYS), Meredith Hagner (Liberty, ATWT), and Emily O'Brien (Jana, Y&R).

In arguably the biggest shocker of the night, Tamara Braun (ex-Ava, DAYS) took away the Outstanding Supporting Actress award, after several had predicted Williamson undoubtely had the award sealed away, but there was indication that Braun may get the award, and she did. Other nominees were Julie Pinson (Janet, ATWT), Melissa Claire Egan (Annie, AMC) and Alicia Minshew (Kendall, AMC).

Darin Brooks (ex-Max, DAYS) won Outstanding Younger Actor, and I unsuccessfully predicted Cornelius Smith Jr. (Frankie, AMC), whom I was rooting for, but Brooks winning was not surprising. Other noms were Blake Berris (ex-Nick, DAYS), EJ Bonilla (Rafe, GL), and Bryton James (Devon, Y&R)

In a sort of not so surprising turn of events, Susan Haskell (Marty, OLTL) took away the Outstanding Lead Actress award! Haskell was not shorthanded during many predictions, however her fellow vet nominess Debbi Morgan (Angie, AMC) and Jeanne Cooper (Kay, Y&R) had been predicted to win gold. Also up for the award were Maura West (Carly, ATWT), and Susan Flannery (Stephanie, B&B).

In another not-surprise, even though like me, many people were rooting for the wonderful Peter Reckell (Bo, DAYS), academy-favorite Christian LeBlanc (Michael, Y&R) won the Outstanding Lead Actor award. Also nominated were Tony Geary (Luke, GH), Daniel Cosgrove (Bill, GL) and Thorsten Kaye (Zach, AMC).

Even though I said B&B SHOULD win, I predicted that AMC's CGI tornado would win perhaps. But The Bold and the Beautiful did steal the top award from All My Children and Days of our Lives.

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OLTL Wants Their Guy, What AMC should wish - and suggestions!

..And that guy happens to be Daniel Cosgrove (Bill, GL; ex-Scott,AMC). In March, Daytime Confidential told us that the show was interested in having Gina Tognoni (soon-to-be-ex-Dinah, GL, ex-Kelly, OLTL) an Just thinking, what if Cosgrove went back to AMC as Scott, currently portrayed by Adam Mayfield. Even though I think Mayfield is doing pretty well (and I believe was Nelson's "packaged" blind item from a few weeks ago), I'd like to see Scott spar off with JR and Adam (Jacob Young and David Canary), but don't put him with Marissa (Brittany Allen) whom I liked to begin with, but is becoming boring and old. CP shows us that Marissa has a tiny bad streak, then even suggests that she's in the same league as her father David (Vincent Irizarry)! Or is it the not-fire red hair? Make this girl blond like her sister, and make her evil as her father is!

Now back to OLTL and Cosgrove, Carolyn Hinsey confirms in her New York Daily News column that OLTL is interested in the actor portraying Joey Buchanan, the arguably most recasted adult character in soap opera history (7 times), who last appeared on the regular from 2003-2004 when Bruce Michael Hall brought him back to town, but is notably portrayed by ABC's Castle actor, Nathan Fillion from 1994-1997, and Fillion appeared as the character in 2007 for Asa's funeral. If she stays, could you see Cosgrove heating it up on the screen with Robin Strasser (Dorian)? LOL, I don't know what to make of that yet. Or if she returns, his current-soon-to-be-ex-GL co-star Gina Tognoni as Kelly Cramer, Joey's ex-wife. As Kelly last brought to town by Heather Tom, (ex-Victoria on Y&R and current Katie on B&B) from 2003-2006, is currently married to Joey's bro Kevin, bring him back also! I think Kevin needs a new look other than former portrayer Dan Gauthier (2003-2006;2007). I don't know who could do that now, but I'll tell you when I find out or stick with Gauthier. Now with some more Buchanans and Cramers in town, bring Zack Conroy (James, GL and some mean teenage dude on ATWT. LOL) or Jeff Branson (Shayne, GL, ex-Jonathan, AMC) as the first male Cramer (not counting Jack and Sam Manning) in town, and the second male Cramer to wreak havoc over Llanview since that sincerely, baby-switching Paul Cramer (last portrayed by David Tom, who was also Billy #1 on Y&R and Heather Tom's brother!). We'll keep ya updated!

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