Ellen DeGeneres nominated for 12 Emmy Awards

Highlights

• Ellen DeGeneres has been nominated for 12 Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards.
• The talk show host's The Ellen DeGeneres show will go up against Live With Regis and Kelly, The View and The Talk – which features Sharon Osbourne on its panel – for the Outstanding Talk Show award at the ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 23.
• Ellen's 12 nods gives her the highest number of nods for a chat show this year, with Oprah Winfrey's self-titled series up for four accolades including Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show.
• ABC soap opera General Hospital earned the biggest number of nominations with 23, and kids TV series Sesame Street managed 16 nods for prizes such as Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series.
• The View producer Bill Geddie will be handed a Lifetime Achievement Award at the event for his 30-year service to the TV industry as a producer, writer and director.
• Malachy Wienges, chairman of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, said in a statement: "Bill Geddie is an icon in the television industry.
• "When he and Barbara Walters created The View 15 years ago, they introduced a new and innovative daytime television talk show format. We at the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences are proud to have Bill receive our 2012 Daytime Lifetime Achievement Award."
• List of nominations for the 2012 Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards:
• Outstanding Drama Series
• All My Children (ABC)
• Days of Our Lives (NBC)
• General Hospital (ABC)
• The Young and the Restless (CBS)
• Outstanding Childrens Animated Program
• Curious George (PBS)
• Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (Nickelodeon)
• Peep & The Big Wide World (PBS)
• Penguins of Madagascar (Nickelodeon)
• Sid the Science Kid (PBS)
• SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
• Outstanding Childrens Series
• Biz Kid$ (PBS)
• Born To Explore (ABC)
• The Electric Company (PBS)
• Everyday Health (Syndicated)
• Jack Hannas Into the Wild (Syndicated)
• Outstanding Commercial
• Just Dance 3 / Jersey Shore (MTV)
• MiO / The Seven (MTV)
• Outstanding Culinary Program
• Bobby Flays Barbecue Addiction (Food Network)
• Giada At Home (Food Network)
• Guys Big Bite (Food Network)
• Sandwich King (Food Network)
• Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show
• BrainSurge (Nickelodeon)
• Cash Cab (Discovery Channel)
• Jeopardy! (SYNDICATED)
• Lets Make A Deal (CBS)
• Wheel of Fortune (SYNDICATED)
• Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (SYNDICATED)
• Outstanding Legal/ Courtroom Program
• Americas Court With Judge Ross
• Judge Joe Brown
• Last Shot With Judge Gunn
• We the People With Gloria Allred
• Outstanding Lifestyle Program
• Cars.TV
• Chop Cut Rebuild
• The Martha Stewart Show
• My Generation
• Rough Cut
• Outstanding Morning Program
• Good Morning America
• TODAY
• Daytime Entertainment: New Approaches
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show
• Take This Lollipop
• The Clarence Update - The Bold and the Beautiful
• TODAY
• Daytime Childrens: New Approaches
• Cyberchase
• Design Squad
• Fizzys Lunch Lab
• Noah Comprende
• Outstanding Preschool Childrens Series
• 3rd & Bird!
• Sesame Street
• Super WHY!
• The Wonder Pets!
• Yo Gabba Gabba!
• Outstanding Promotional Announcement: Episodic
• Disney XD: Im in the Band Flipbook
• Disney XD: Pair of Kings Flipbook
• Dr. Phil: The Anthonys campaign
• General Hospital: Brenda Wedding and Kidnapping
• Jeopardy!
• TODAY: The Royal Wedding
• Outstanding Promotional Announcement: Institutional
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Promises
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show: You Never Know
• PBS Be More - Marker Moments
• PBS Kids What If?
• Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
• Fanboy and Chum Chum
• Transformers: Prime
• Outstanding Special Class Series
• Ask This Old House
• Made
• Pop Up Video
• Quiet Campus
• Sanjay Gupta, MD
• Super Soul Sunday
• Outstanding Special Class Special
• 30 Years From Here
• Joni Show
• President Obamas 2011 Race to the Top Commencement Challenge
• Style Exposed: Baring It All
• Style Exposed: Sperm Donor
• Thanksgiving Live!
• Outstanding Morning Program
• Good Morning America (ABC)
• Today (NBC)
• Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show
• Live With Regis and Kelly
• The Talk
• The View
• Outstanding Talk Show/Informative
• Anderson
• The Dr. Oz Show
• The Doctors
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
• Crystal Chappell, Days of our Lives
• Debbie Morgan, All My Children
• Erika Slezak, One Life to Live
• Heather Tom, The Bold and the Beautiful
• Laura Wright, General Hospital
• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
• Maurice Bernard, General Hospital
• Anthony Geary, General Hospital
• John McCook, The Bold and the Beautiful,
• Darnell Williams, as Jesse Hubbard on All My Children
• Robert S. Woods, as Bo Buchanan on One Life to Live
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
• Melissa Claire Egan, All My Children
• Genie Francis, The Young and the Restless
• Nancy Lee Grahn, General Hospital
• Elizabeth Hendrickson, The Young and the Restless
• Rebecca Herbst, General Hospital
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
• Bradford Anderson, General Hospital
• Matthew Ashford, Days of Our Lives
• Sean Blakemore, General Hospital
• Jonathan Jackson, General Hospital
• Jason Thompson, General Hospital
• Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
• Molly Burnett, Days of Our Lives
• Shelley Hennig, Days of Our Lives
• Christel Khalil, The Young and the Restless
• Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, The Bold and the Beautiful
• Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
• Eddie Anderson, One Life to Live
• Chad Duell, General Hospital
• Chandler Massey, Days of Our Lives
• Nathan Parsons, General Hospital
• Outstanding Game Show Host
• Ben Bailey, Cash Cab
• Todd Newton, Family Game Night
• Wayne Brady, Lets Make a Deal
• Meredith Vieira, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
• Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Host
• Giada De Laurentis, Giada at Home
• Rick Bayless, Mexico One Plate at a Time With Rick Bayless
• Nate Berkus, The Nate Berkus Show
• Paula Deen, Paulas Best Dishes
• Sandra Lee, Semi-Homemade Cooking With Sandra Lee
• Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series
• Dakota Goyo, R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
• Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Sesame Street
• Kevin Clash, Sesame Street
• Caroll Spinney, Sesame Street
• Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program
• June Foray, The Garfield Show
• James Hong, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesome
• Jeff Bennett, Penguins of Madagascar
• Rodger Bumpass, SpongeBob SquarePants
• Outstanding Talk Show Host
• Anderson Cooper, Anderson
• Dr. Mehmet Oz, The Dr. Oz Show
• Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, Live With Regis and Kelly
• Rachael Ray, Rachael Ray
• Dr. Lisa Masterson, Jillian Michales, Dr. Andrew Ordon, Dr. Jim Sears, Dr. Travis Stork, and Wendy Walsh, The Doctors
• Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Direction/Scenic Design For a Drama Series
• All My Children
• The Bold and the Beautiful
• Days of Our Lives
• General Hospital
• Outstanding Casting For a Drama Series
• Marnie Saitta, Days of Our Lives
• Mark Teschner, General Hospital
• Camille St. Cyr, The Young and the Restless
• Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design For a Drama Series
• All My Children
• One Life to Live
• General Hospital
• Outstanding Achievement in Makeup For a Drama Series
• Days of Our Lives
• General Hospital
• One Life to Live
• The Young and the Restless
• Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing For a Drama Series
• All My Children
• The Bold and the Beautiful
• Days of Our Lives
• One Life to Live
• The Young and the Restless
• Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition For a Drama
• Series All My Children
• The Bold and the Beautiful
• One Life to Live
• The Young and the Restless
• Outstanding Original Song For a Drama Series
• Dust, General Hospital
• One Life, One Life to Live
• Our Time Will Come, The Young and the Restless
• (I Need to) Find My Way Back Home, The Young and the Restless
• Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control For a Drama Series
• All My Children
• Days of Our Lives
• General Hospital
• The Young and the Restless
• Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Direction/Scenic Design
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show
• The Fresh Beat Band
• The Nate Berkus Show
• Sesame Street
• Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show
• The Fresh Beat Band
• R.L. Stines The Haunting Hour
• Sesame Street
• Yo Gabba Gabba!
• Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show/Morning Program
• Anderson<./i>
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show
• The Oprah Winfrey Show
• TODAY
• The View
• Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling
• The Fresh Beat Band
• Rachael Ray
• The Talk
• The Wendy Williams Show
• Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show
• The Oprah Winfrey Show
• Rachael Ray
• Sesame Street
• The View
• Outstanding Achievement in Live and Direct-to-Tape Sound Mixing
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show
• The Oprah Winfrey Show
• TODAY
• The View
• Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing
• Dr. Phil
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show
• Giada at Home
• The Oprah Winfrey Show
• Sesame Street
• Outstanding Special Class Writing
• 85th Annual Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show
• Pop Up Video
• Sesame Street