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The 35th annual Daytime Emmy Awards are scheduled to air tonight at 8pm on ABC. Daytime regulars Cameron Mathison (All My Children) and Sherri Shepherd (The View) will act as master and mistress of ceremonies.

Mathison will be wearing a tuxedo by Arnold Brant, and Shepherd will sport gowns by Badgley Mishka and Angela Dean and jewelry by Chopard.

The list of nominations was announced on Wednesday, April 30 with CBS, in particular The Young and the Restless, nabbed the most noms: 56 and 17, respectively.

Among the other daytime dramas besides The Young and the Restless, Guiding Light and One Life to Live are tied with 13 nominations apiece.

Daytime television, of course, is not all about soap operas. There are talk shows, this year split between informative talk shows and entertainment talk shows, there are game shows, and now, for the first time in Daytime Emmy history, there are legal/courtroom shows. Oprah, of The Oprah Winfrey Show bowed out of the Daytime Emmys eight years ago to give other talk shows a chance to shine, which explains how The Tyra Banks Show made it on this year's list.

Here is a look at some important awards to look for that are up for grabs tonight.

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Maura West, as Carly Tenney – As the World Turns
Crystal Chappell, as Olivia Spencer – Guiding Light
Nicole Forester, as Cassie Layne Winslow – Guiding Light
Michelle Stafford, as Phyllis Summers Abbott – The Young and the Restless
Jeanne Cooper, as Katherine Chancellor – The Young and the Restless


Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

David Canary, as Adam and Stuart Chandler – All My Children
Thaao Penghlis, as Tony DiMera and Andre DiMera – Days of our Lives
Anthony Geary, as Luke Spencer – General Hospital
Peter Bergman, as Jack Abbott – The Young and the Restless
Christian LeBlanc, as Michael Baldwin – The Young and the Restless


Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Kelley Menighan Hensley, as Emily Stewart – As the World Turns
Heather Tom, as Katie Logan – The Bold and the Beautiful
Judi Evans, as Bonnie Lockhart and Adrienne Johnson – Days of our Lives
Gina Tognoni, as Dinah Marler – Guiding Light
Tracey Bregman, as Lauren Fenmore Baldwin – The Young and the Restless


Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Trent Dawson, as Henry Coleman – As the World Turns
Daniel Cosgrove, as Bill Lewis – Guiding Light
Brian Kerwin, as Charlie Banks – One Life to Live
Kristoff St. John, as Neil Winters – The Young and the Restless
Greg Rikaart, as Kevin Fisher – The Young and the Restless


Outstanding Drama Series

General Hospital
Guiding Light
One Life to Live
The Young and the Restless


Outstanding Talk Show Host

Ellen Degeneres – The Ellen Degeneres Show
Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa – Live with Regis and Kelly
Barbara Walters, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd – The View


Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment

The Ellen Degeneres Show
Rachael Ray
The View


Outstanding Talk Show/Informative

A Place of our Own/Los Ninos en su Casa
Dr. Phil
The Tyra Banks Show


Outstanding Lifestyle Host

Ina Garten – Barefoot Contessa
Bobby Flay – Boy Meets Grill
Giada de Laurentiis – Everyday Italian
Todd English – Food Trip with Todd English
Nigella Lawson – Nigella Express


Outstanding Lifestyle Program

Everyday Italian
Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie
Lidia's Italy
Nigella Express
Witch Crafts


Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program

Cristina's Court
Judge David Young
Judge Hatchett Show
Judge Judy
The People's Court



-Debbie Chang, BuddyTV Staff Writer
Source: Associated Press, EmmyOnline.org
(Image courtesy of ABC)