RENEGADE SOAP OPERA REPORTERS DISH OUT THEIR OWN ALTERNATIVES TO THE OFFICIAL AWARDS
Scripps Howard News Service
June 24, 1990
The National Daytime Drama Association (NDDA) is presenting soap opera awards for the first time this year - which is pretty amazing, since the group has been in existence less than two months.
What began as a semi-organized, moderately angry rebuttal to the Daytime Emmy Awards has evolved into an association of reporters whose main interest is enjoying, covering and promoting daytime dramas. That the awards are being presented during Daytime Emmy week is no accident; the NDDA wanted to name its winners during the week the most attention is given to daytime TV."We're not rebutting the Emmys, by any means; if anything, we're complementing them," said TV Guide soap opera reporter Michael Logan. He admits the NDDA was started because of rampant dissatisfaction with the way the Daytime Emmy nominations take place, but says the awards have taken on a meaning of their own.
"In many cases, the Emmy nominations are decided by people who seldom - or never - watch daytime TV," Logan said. "The vast majority of the people voting (for the Emmys) are working on their own shows when the other shows are being aired, so the voting is left to people who are uninformed - or are partial to their own shows and won't vote for people on other shows, no matter how superior they may be."
As soap opera reporters from coast to coast began analyzing the Emmy selections, it became obvious many top-notch performers were overlooked simply because of glitches in the nominating/voting process. That's when the NDDA stepped in.
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"We decided we writers are the ones who should be doing something to honor those people whose work is exceptional," Logan said. "We watch these shows, day in and day out. We compare, contrast, critique. We're the ones who are familiar with the actors and actresses, and can give a more critical evaluation. We have a sense of what's good - and what's not."
Most of the NDDA awards are for "best" performances, but, unlike the Emmys, some "worst" awards were given just to spice things up a bit. And in two cases, "Royal Pleasure" and "Royal Pain," they have listed the performers who are the best and worst to work with and interview.
This year's National Daytime Drama Association winners and nominees are:
Best Actor: A Martinez (SANTA BARBARA). Runners-up: Grant Aleksander (GUIDING LIGHT), Roscoe Born (SANTA BARBARA), David Canary (ALL MY CHILDREN) and Stephen Schnetzer (ANOTHER WORLD).
Best Actress: Marcy Walker, (SANTA BARBARA). Runners-up: Jeanne Cooper (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS), Susan Flannery (THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL), Nancy Grahn (SANTA BARBARA) and Kim Zimmer (GUIDING LIGHT).
Best Featured Actor: Scott DeFrietas (AS THE WORLD TURNS). Runners-up: Matthew Ashford (DAYS OF OUR LIVES), David Forsyth (ANOTHER WORLD), Andy Kavovit (AS THE WORLD TURNS), Michael Knight (ALL MY CHILDREN), Quinn Redeker (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS), Kristoff St. John (GENERATIONS).
Best Featured Actress: Julia Barr (ALL MY CHILDREN). Runners-up: Lisa Brown (AS THE WORLD TURNS), Linda Dano (ANOTHER WORLD), Lynn Herring (GENERAL HOSPITAL) and Renee Props (AS THE WORLD TURNS).
Worst Actor: Billy Hufsey (DAYS OF OUR LIVES) and Ronn Moss (THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL). Runner-up: Eric Braeden (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS).
Worst Actress: Lauralee Bell (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS). Runners-up: Jeanne Cooper and Kate Linder (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
Royal Pain: Stephen Nichols (DAYS OF OUR LIVES). Runners-up: Tristan Rogers and Jack Wagner (GENERAL HOSPITAL).
Royal Pleasure: A Martinez. Runners-up: Nancy Grahn (SANTA BARBARA) and Brad Maule (GENERAL HOSPITAL).
Best Writing: "As the World Turns." Runners-up: ALL MY CHILDREN GUIDING LIGHT and SANTA BARBARA.
Best Show: AS THE WORLD TURNS Runners-Up: ALL MY CHILDREN, ANOTHER WORLD, GUIDING LIGHT, SANTA BARBARA and THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS.
Worst Show: THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL. Runners-up: DAYS OF OUR LIVES and LOVING.
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