THE NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY ANNOUNCES 30th ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS IN A SPECIAL BROADCAST ON ABC’s “THE VIEW” Barbara Walters, Meredith Vieira, Star Jones and Joy Behar Of ABC’s “The View” Joined By Stars Of Daytime To Present Nominations Daytime Emmys Air Friday, May 16 On ABC At 8:00 p.m. (ET) Live from Radio City Music Hall NEW YORK -- March 12, 2003 – The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations were announced live today on ABC Daytime's popular morning talk and entertainment program, "The View." The awards recognize outstanding achievement by individuals and programs broadcast during the 2002 calendar year. Barbara Walters, Meredith Vieira, Star Jones and Joy Behar, the co-hosts of ABC’s “The View” were joined by an all-star lineup of daytime’s leading actors and actresses to announce the nominations in 11 categories. The nominations were presented by All My Children’s Rebecca Budig (Greenlee du Pres) and Michael E. Knight (Tad Martin); One Life to Live’s Melissa Archer (Natalie Buchanan) and John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex Balxom); General Hospital’s Alicia Leigh Willis (Courtney Matthews) and Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing); Port Charles’ Erin Hershey Presley (Alison Barrington) and Brian Gaskill (Rafe Kovich); As the World Turns’ Lesli Kay (Molly Conlan McKinnon); Guiding Light’s Paul Anthony Stewart (Danny Santos); Days of Our Lives’ Alison Sweeney (Sami Brady), Passions’ James Hyde (Sam Bennett) and the co-hosts of ABC’s “The View.” The Lifetime Achievement Award this year will be presented to Art Linkletter, former host of “Kids Say the Darndest Things.” Mr. Linkletter has won two Emmy Awards and been nominated for four Emmy Awards. The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on ABC on Friday, May 16, from New York City’s Radio City Music Hall from 8:00 – 11:00 p.m. (ET). This year marks the first time the Daytime Emmy telecast is three hours. White Cherry Entertainment will produce the show. The Creative Craft Daytime Emmy Awards, primarily for the creative arts categories, will be presented on Saturday, May 10, in New York at the Marriott Marquis Hotel and in Los Angeles at the Sheraton Universal Hotel. Emmy Awards are presented to daytime television programs that are broadcast between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. The eligibility period for all awards was January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002. A complete list of nominees in all categories, a network-by-network tally and a list of programs with multiple nominations, compiled by the independent certified public accounting firm Deloitte & Touche LLP, are attached. This information is also available on the National Television Academy web site at http://www.emmyonline.org beginning at 1:00 p.m. (ET) today. 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The Lippin Group ABC 212.576.2700 ext 234 323.965.1990 818.460.7736 [email protected] [email protected] Lori Genes Goodman Media International, Inc. 212.576.2700 ext 228 [email protected] AWARD CONTACTS: NTA: Harry Eggart ATAS: Barrie Nedler NTA ATAS 212.586.8424 818.754.2879 THE 30TH ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS CATEGORY INDEX CATEGORY PAGE Children’s Animated Program 1 Special Class Animated Program 2 Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design 3 Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design For A Drama Series 3 Casting For A Drama Series 3 Single Camara Photography (Film Or Electronic) 4 Costume Design/Styling 4 Costume Design For A Drama Series 4 Drama Series Directing Team 5 Directing In A Game/Audience Participation Show 5 Directing In A Talk Show 6 Directing In A Service Show 6 Directing In A Children’s Series 6 Directing In A Children’s Special 6 Special Class Directing 7 Single Camara Editing 7 Multiple Camera Editing 8 Multiple Camera Editing For A Drama Series 8 Hairstyling 8 Hairstyling For A Drama Series 9 Lighting Direction 9 Lighting Direction For A Drama Series 9 Main Title Design 10 Makeup 10 Makeup For A Drama Series 11 Music Direction And Composition 11 Music Direction And Composition For A Drama Series 12 Original Song 12 Lead Actress In A Drama Series 13 Lead Actor In A Drama Series 13 Supporting Actress In A Drama Series 13 Supporting Actor In A Drama Series 13 Younger Actress In A Drama Series 14 Younger Actor In A Drama Series 14 Performer In A Children’s Series 14 Performer In A Children’s Special 14 Performer In An Animated Program 15 Game Show Host 15 Talk Show Host 15 Service Show Host 15 Drama Series 16 Game/Audience Participation Show 16 Pre-School Children’s Series 16 Children’s Series 17 Children’s Special 17 Talk Show 18 Service Show 19 Special Class Series 19 Special Class Special 20 Sound Editing – Live Action and Animation 20 Live & Direct To Tape Sound Mixing 21 Live & Direct To Tape Sound Mixing For A Drama Series 21 Sound Mixing – Live Action and Animation 22 Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control 22 Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control For A Drama Series 23 Drama Series Writing Team 24 Writing In A Children’s Series 25 Writing In A Children’s Special 25 Special Class Writing 25 Outstanding Children's PERNELLE HAYES, PRODUCER Animated Program JOHN HOLMQUIST, PRODUCER MONICA PIPER, PRODUCER/WRITER RICK GITELSON, PRODUCER/WRITER ARTHUR * PBS SCOTT GRAY, WRITER CAROL GREENWALD, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BARBARA SCHWARTZ, WRITER ANDREW PORPORINO, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MARK RISLEY, SUPERVISING DIRECTOR LESLEY TAYLOR, PRODUCER ANTHONY BELL, DIRECTOR PIERRE VALETTE, PRODUCER RON NOBLE, DIRECTOR DIANE DALLAIRE, LINE PRODUCER DAVE FONTANA, DIRECTOR MARC BROWN, PRODUCER CHRIS HERMANS, DIRECTOR GEOFF ADAMS, PRODUCER MICHAEL MULLEN, DIRECTOR GREG BAILEY, PRODUCER/DIRECTOR CAROL MILLICAN, DIRECTOR DEBRA TOFFAN, DIRECTOR JEFF SCOTT, DIRECTOR PETER K. HIRSCH, WRITER CHARLIE ADLER, DIRECTOR DIETRICH SMITH, WRITER PETER EGAN, WRITER GLEN BERGER, WRITER MATTHEW LANE, WRITER CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG * PBS DEBORAH FORTE, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MIKE YOUNG, CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BILL SCHULTZ, SUPERVISING PRODUCER LIZ YOUNG, SUPERVISING PRODUCER JEF KAMINSKY, PRODUCER MARTHA ATWATER, PRODUCER JOHN OVER, DIRECTOR SUE BLU, DIRECTOR DORA THE EXPLORER * NIK CHRIS GIFFORD, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/WRITER VALERIE WALSH, PRODUCER/WRITER ERIC WEINER, PRODUCER/HEAD WRITER JEFF DEGRANDIS, SUPERVISING PRODUCER CATHY GALEOTA, COORDINATING PRODUCER MIKEN WONG, LINE PRODUCER GEORGE CHIALTAS, DIRECTOR SHERIE POLLACK, DIRECTOR DRAGON TALES * PBS JEFF KLINE, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER NINA ELIAS BAMBERGER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER RON RODECKER, PRODUCER MICHAEL HACK, DIRECTOR GLORIA JENKINS, DIRECTOR RUGRATS * NIK ARLENE KLASKY, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER GABOR CSUPO, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ERYK CASEMIRO, CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CELLA NICHOLS HARRIS, SUPERVISING PRODUCER JIM DUFFY, SUPERVISING PRODUCER MAUREEN ISER, PRODUCER SUSAN WARD, PRODUCER Page 1 of 20 Outstanding Special Class HUGH DUFFY, WRITER Animated Program SCOTT KRAFT, WRITER DAVE DIAS, WRITER JENNIFER PERTSCH, WRITER DISNEY'S TEACHER'S PET * ABC STATIC SHOCK * KIDS WB GARY BASEMAN, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SANDER SCHWARTZ, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BILL STEINKELLNER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JEAN MACCURDY, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CHERI STEINKELLNER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ALAN BURNETT, SUPERVISING PRODUCER JESS WINFIELD, CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SCOTT JERALDS, PRODUCER DON MACKINNON, DIRECTOR LEN UHLEY, WRITER ENNIO TORRESAN, JR., DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER SIMMONS, WRITER ALFRED GIMENO, DIRECTOR DWAYNE MCDUFFIE, WRITER JULIE MORGAVI, DIRECTOR DENYS COWAN, DIRECTOR DAVID MAPLES, WRITER JOE SICHTA, DIRECTOR BILLIAM CORONEL, WRITER DAVE CHLYSTEK, DIRECTOR MY FAIR MADELINE * NIK ANDREA ROMANO, DIRECTOR ANDY HEYWARD, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Outstanding Achievement MIKE MALIANI, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CHRISTY BUSKIRK, COORDINATING PRODUCER in Art Direction/Set SCOTT HEMING, DIRECTOR Decoration/Scenic Design MARSHA GOODMAN EINSTEIN, DIRECTOR PHIL HARNAGE, WRITER SHELLEY ZELLMAN, WRITER BETWEEN THE LIONS * PBS ERIC LEWALD, WRITER LAURA BROCK, PRODUCTION DESIGNER JIM FENHAGEN, PRODUCTION DESIGNER OZZY & DRIX * KIDS WB MICHAEL FRITH, PRODUCTION DESIGNER SANDER SCHWARTZ, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER EVELYN SAKASH, ART DIRECTOR PETER FARRELLY, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JESSICA MILLSTEIN, SET DECORATOR BOBBY FARRELLY, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ALAN BURNETT, PRODUCER/WRITER MARTHA STEWART LIVING * SYN RON MYRICK, PRODUCER LISA WAGNER, ART DIRECTOR BRADLEY THOMAS, PRODUCER JENNIFER GEIGER, ART DIRECTOR DOUG LANGDALE, WRITER NECY GUIMARAES, SENIOR SET DECORATOR LEN UHLEY, WRITER AARON CARAMANIS, SET DECORATOR