The 40th Daytime Emmy Awards - Pre-Nomination Lists

These were released the week after the Oscars, and I completely missed them. So, despite being a couple weeks late, here are the pre-nomination lists, or long lists if you will, for this year's acting Daytime Emmy categories. The nominees will be announced on May 1st, which as of a few minutes ago, I realized is day after the Tony Awards are announced. That is going to be a busy week. Check out the contenders below, and start to post who you think will be nominated!

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

SHARON CASE, as Sharon Newman
The Young and the Restless, CBS
JEANNE COOPER, as Katherine Chancellor
The Young and the Restless, CBS
SUSAN FLANNERY, as Stephanie Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
FINOLA HUGHES, as Anna Devane
General Hospital, ABC
PEGGY McCAY, as Caroline Brady
Days of our Lives, NBC
KELLY MONACO, as Sam Morgan
General Hospital, ABC
MELODY THOMAS SCOTT, as Nikki Newman
The Young and the Restless, CBS
MICHELLE STAFFORD, as Phyllis Summers Newman
The Young and the Restless, CBS
KELLY SULLIVAN , as Kate Howard
General Hospital, ABC
HEATHER TOM, as Katie Logan Spencer
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
LAURA WRIGHT, as Carly Corinthos Jax
General Hospital, ABC

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
MAURICE BENARD, as Michael "Sonny" Corinthos, Jr.
General Hospital, ABC
PETER BERGMAN, as Jack Abbott
The Young and the Restless, CBS
DOUG DAVIDSON, as Paul Williams
The Young and the Restless, CBS
DON DIAMONT, as Bill Spencer, Jr.,
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
ROGER HOWARTH, as Todd Manning
General Hospital, ABC
CHRISTIAN LeBLANC, as Michael Baldwin
The Young and the Restless, CBS
JOHN MCCOOK, as Eric Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
MICHAEL MUHNEY, as Adam Newman
The Young and the Restless, CBS
STEPHEN NICHOLS, as Tucker McCall
The Young and the Restless, CBS
JASON THOMPSON , as Patrick Drake
General Hospital, ABC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
JULIE MARIE BERMAN, as Lulu Spencer
General Hospital, ABC
JESSICA COLLINS, as Avery Bailey Clark
The Young and the Restless, CBS
MELISSA CLAIRE EGAN, as Chelsea Newman
The Young and the Restless, CBS
NANCY LEE GRAHN, as Alexis Davis
General Hospital, ABC
ELIZABETH HENDRICKSON, as Chloe Mitchell
The Young and the Restless, CBS
REBECCA HERBST, as Elizabeth Webber
General Hospital, ABC
KATHERINE KELLY LANG, as Brooke Logan
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
LISA LoCICERO, as Olivia Falconeri
General Hospital, ABC
ROBIN MATTSON, as Heather Webber
General Hospital, ABC
ARIANNE ZUCKER, as Nicole Walker
Days of our Lives, NBC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
BRADFORD ANDERSON, as Damien Spinelli
General Hospital, ABC
JEFF BRANSON, as Ronan Malloy
The Young and the Restless, CBS
SCOTT CLIFTON, as Liam Cooper aka William Spencer III
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
SHAWN CHRISTIAN, as Daniel Jonas
Days of our Lives, NBC
BRYAN DaTTILO, as Lucas Horton
Days of our Lives, NBC
BILLY MILLER, as Billy Abbott
The Young and the Restless, CBS
PETER PORTE, as Ricky Williams
The Young and the Restless, CBS
JAMES REYNOLDS, as Abe Carver
Days of our Lives, NBC
GREG RIKAART, as Kevin Fisher
The Young and the Restless, CBS
GREG VAUGHAN, as Eric Brady
Days of our Lives, NBC

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
KRISTEN ALDERSON, as Starr Manning
General Hospital, ABC
CAMILA BANUS, as Gabi Hernandez
Days of our Lives, NBC
LINSEY GODFREY, as Caroline Spencer
Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
HUNTER KING, as Summer Newman
The Young and the Restless, CBS
KATE MANSI, as Abigail Deveraux
Days of our Lives, NBC
KIM MATULA, as Hope Logan
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
LINDSEY MORGAN, as Kristina Corinthos Davis
General Hospital, ABC
HALEY PULLOS, as Molly Lansing Davis
General Hospital, ABC
JACQUELINE MACINNES WOOD, as Steffy Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

CASEY DEIDRICK, as Chad DiMera
Days of our Lives, NBC
CHAD DUELL, as Michael Corinthos
General Hospital, ABC
MAX EHRICH, as Fenmore Baldwin
The Young and the Restless, CBS
ADAM GREGORY, as Thomas Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
BRYTON JAMES, as Devon Hamilton Winters
The Young and the Restless, CBS
CHANDLER MASSEY, as Will Horton
Days of our Lives, NBC
DANIEL POLO, as Jamie Vernon
The Young and the Restless, CBS
TEQUAN RICHMOND, as TJ Ashford
General Hospital, ABC
FREDDIE SMITH , as Sonny Kiriakis
Days of our Lives, NBC