‘African Queens: Njinga,’ ‘Bold and Beautiful,’ ‘Young and Restless’ lead 2024 Daytime Emmy nominations
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The American soaps weren’t the only game in town at the 2024 Daytime Emmy nominations, which were announced by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on Friday, April 19. CBS dramas “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “The Young and the Restlesss” led with 12 bids apiece, but tying them at that number was the Netflix anthology series “African Queens: Njinga.” Check out the complete list of nominations here.
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The soap operas are all virtually tied with “B&B” and “Y&R” at 12 while “Days of Our Lives” and “General Hospital” are right behind them, tied at 11. All four shows received nominations for Best Daytime Drama Series, as did Popstar! TV’s “The Bay” and the classic Australian serial “Neighbours” presented by Amazon Freevee. “The Bay” also grabbed a couple of Best Supporting Actor nominations for A Martinez and Mike Manning, while “Neighbours” is up for Best Guest Performer for “Memento” and “L.A. Confidential” star Guy Pearce, who previously won a Primetime Emmy for his supporting role in the limited series “Mildred Pierce.”
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“Njinga,” meanwhile, is up for Best Educational and Informational Program against “Harlem Globetrotters Play It Forward,” “Ireland Made with Love,” “Leveling Lincoln” and “What Really Happened: America’s Wild,” none of which have any other nominations this year. “Njinga,” meanwhile, boasts recognition for its writing, directing, music direction, cinematography, sound mixing/editing, main title design, art direction, casting, costumes and hairstyling/makeup. The series is executive produced by Jada Pinkett Smith, a past Daytime Emmy winner for her talk show “Red Table Talk.” Will she take home another trophy?
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