42nd Annual Daytime Emmys!

The 42nd Daytime Emmy Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), will take place on April 26, 2015, at the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. The drama pre-nominees were announced on February 4, 2015, and the standard nominations are set to be announce on March 31, 2015.

On March 2, 2015, the NATAS announced that the ceremony will be televised on the Pop Network, after being offered only online in 2014. Michael Levitt, Gary Tellalian and Mike Rothman will all served as executive producers of the ceremony. Variety reported that the Television Academy hopes to rebound in viewership after the previous year's internet-only ceremony, which also resulted in a high-volume of no-shows among the nominees. The awards ceremony was also moved up from its normal month in June to April to improve more participation since many shows are still in production during that time. The Academy also choose to hold the ceremonies at the Warner Bros. Studios instead of a hotel ballroom like in previous years so participants "would feel [more] comfortable". They specifically picked Stage 16, where Casablanca and other famous films were produced.It was later announced that the Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Betty White.

On February 4, 2015 – The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) in cooperation with The Television Academy (ATAS), announced the Drama Performer Pre-Nominations for the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards.

Pre-nominated performers in alphabetical order in six categories follow below:

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

TRACEY E. BREGMAN, as Lauren Fenmore Baldwin The Young and the Restless, CBS

JESSICA COLLINS, as Avery Bailey Clark The Young and the Restless, CBS

MELISSA CLAIRE EGAN, as Chelsea Newman The Young and the Restless, CBS

KATHERINE KELLY LANG, as Brooke Logan The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

PEGGY MCCAY, as Caroline Brady Days of Our Lives, NBC

ALISON SWEENEY, as Sami Brady DiMera Days of Our Lives, NBC

GINA TOGNONI, as Phyllis Newman The Young and the Restless, CBS

HEATHER TOM, as Katie Logan The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

MAURA WEST, as Ava Jerome General Hospital, ABC

LAURA WRIGHT, as Carly Corinthos General Hospital, ABC

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

PETER BERGMAN, as Jack Abbott The Young and the Restless, CBS

ERIC BRAEDEN, as Victor Newman The Young and the Restless, CBS

TYLER CHRISTOPHER, as Nikolas Cassadine General Hospital, ABC

DANIEL COSGROVE, as Aiden Jennings Days of Our Lives, NBC

DOUG DAVIDSON, as Paul Williams The Young and the Restless, CBS

ANTHONY GEARY, as Luke Spencer General Hospital, ABC

JUSTIN HARTLEY, as Adam Newman The Young and the Restless, CBS

CHRISTIAN LEBLANC, as Michael Baldwin The Young and the Restless, CBS

JOHN MCCOOK, as Eric Forrester The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

BILLY MILLER, as Billy Abbott The Young and the Restless, CBS

JASON THOMPSON, as Dr Patrick Drake General Hospital, ABC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

LINSEY GODFREY, as Caroline Spencer Forrester The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

NANCY LEE GRAHN, as Alexis Davis General Hospital, ABC

AMELIA HEINLE, as Victoria Newman The Young and the Restless, CBS

ELIZABETH HENDRICKSON, as Chloe Fisher The Young and the Restless, CBS

FINOLA HUGHES, as Anna Devane General Hospital, ABC

LISA LOCICERO, as Olivia Falconeri General Hospital, ABC

KIM MATULA, as Hope Logan The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

CADY MCCLAIN, as Kelly Andrews The Young and the Restless, CBS

MICHELLE STAFFORD, as Nina Clay General Hospital, ABC

CHRISHELL STAUSE, as Jordan Ridgeway Days of Our Lives, NBC

KELLY SULLIVAN, as Sage Warner The Young and the Restless, CBS

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

BLAKE BERRIS, as Nick Fallon Days of Our Lives, NBC

DARIN BROOKS, as Wyatt Spencer The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

STEVE BURTON, as Dylan McAvoy The Young and the Restless, CBS

SEAN CARRIGAN, as Ben “Stitch” Rayburn The Young and the Restless, CBS

SCOTT CLIFTON, as Liam Spencer The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

CHAD DUELL, as Michael Corinthos General Hospital, ABC

BRYTON JAMES, as Devon Hamilton The Young and the Restless, CBS

ERIC MARTSOLF, as Brady Black Days of Our Lives, NBC

KRISTOFF ST. JOHN, as Neil Winters The Young and the Restless, CBS

JACOB YOUNG, as Rick Forrester The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Kristen Alderson, as Kiki Jerome General Hospital, ABC

CAMILA BANUS, as Gabi Hernandez Days of Our Lives, NBC

LAUREN BOLES, as Ciara Brady Days of Our Lives, NBC

ASHLEIGH BREWER, as Ivy Forrester The Bold and The Beautiful, CBS

CAMRYN GRIMES, as Mariah Copeland The Young and the Restless, CBS

Hunter King, as Summer Newman The Young and the Restless, CBS

TRUE O’BRIEN, as Paige Larson Days of Our Lives, MBC

ASHLYN PEARCE, as Aly Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

HALEY PULLOS, as Molly Lansing Davis General Hospital, ABC

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

BRYAN CRAIG, as Morgan Corinthos General Hospital, ABC

Max Ehrich, as Fenmore Baldwin The Young and the Restless, CBS

CONNOR KALOPSIS, as Chase Jennings Days of Our Lives, NBC

CASEY MOSS, as JJ Devereaux Days of Our Lives, NBC

MAX PAGE, as Reed Hellstrom The Young and the Restless, CBS

TERRELL RANSOM JR., as Theo Carver Days of Our Lives, NBC

TEQUAN RICHMOND, as TJ Ashford General Hospital, ABC

Freddie Smith, as Sonny Kiriakis Days of Our Lives, NBC

You can also catch a special Daytime Emmys Nomination Edition of SOAP NATION LIVE w/Michael Fairma Tuesday March 31 @ 10PM ET.

His special Guest Co-Hosts will be Eric Martsold and Vanessa Marcil