General Hospital: 2022 Daytime Emmy Nominations and little known facts

General Hospital receives numerous nominations

General Hospital celebrated 59 years on April 1st and now is entering it's 6th decade on daytime television. This year the soap has an impressive 17 nominations for the 2022 Daytime Emmy Awards. The Young and the Restless on CBS beat the ABC by one. having 18 nominations.

The 49th Daytime Emmy presentations will be held on Friday, June 24, at the Pasadena Civic Center. The host will be Cheryl Underwood from The Talk who has made several appearances on the CBS daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful. General Hospital fans will be able to watch the live broadcast from 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET. on both CBS and their streaming service Paramount+.

Viewers may notice some changes from padt ceremonies as categories that had been part of the Daytime Emmys are now in the primetime awards show. For the first time, Soap Opera’s and daytime talk shows will now be included in categories like hair and makeup. The first daytime Emmy Awards were given out in 1972 during the primetime Emmy Awards ceremony. General Hospital and The Doctors were te first shows to be nominated for Outstanding Achievement in a Daytime Drama.

General Hospital nominations

General Hospital began in 1963 as a 30-minute program that was action packed and kept viewers coming back for more. The soap was extended to 45 minutes in 1976 and it was at this time that viewers first learned the medical facility was located in Port Charles. For the first 13 years the name of the town was never mentioned. In 1978 GH went to a full hour and fans were elated. Following is the list of names of the categories and or cast members that have been nominated for this year and good luck to them one and all.

General Hospital did not have any nominees for lead actor but Jeff Kober ( Cyrus Renault) was nominated for Outstanding supporting actor. Two onscreen rivals Cynthia Watros (Nina, Reeves) and Laura Wright (Carly Corinthos) were both nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress and Kelly Thiebaud (Britt Westbourne) and Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis) were nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress.

For Outstanding Younger Performer GH had three of the teens to be nominated. They were Nicholas Chavez (Spencer, Cassadine), William Lipton (Cameron, Webber) and Sydney Mikayla (Trina Robinson). Eden McCoy ( Joslyn Jacks) was a past winner and Kristen Avery Pohl (Esme Prince)may not have been on the show long enough for a nomination. Outstanding Guest Performer nod went to Robert Gossett (Marshall, Ashford). For those who were not aware, Gossett is the first cousin of veteran actor Louis Gossett Jr.

Gossett's character has now left Port Charles and it's known at this time whether or not he will return. Mikayla left General Hospital behind so that she can concentrate on her college classes. She was replaced by Tabyana Ali. Kober's run on the soap also came to an end. He did return for one episode where Cyrus told his sister Mayor Laura Collins that he had found God in prison.

General Hospital also received nominations for Outstanding drama series, Outstanding Costume Design/Styling, Outstanding Writing Team , Outstanding Casting, Outstanding Directing Team, Outstanding Live Sound Mixing and Sound Editing,

General Hospital was the big winner at last year's Daytime Emmy Awards, so fans will be eagerly awaiting to see how well their favorite show does this year. In 2021 GH won Best Drama Series for the 14th time, wihch extendedthe ABC soap's record for the mostwins in the history of that category. It was also the most awarded show in any genre on Friday night, June 25 when the Emmy's were presented..