Oprah fans: no need to fret! Network executives have found you a possible replacement: Rosie O’Donnell. After the legendary talk show host announced that she was pulling her show in 2011, network executives have been scrambling to fill the spot on the daytime talk show circuit, reports E! Online.
O’Donnell, now 47, hasn’t been up to much recently, after leaving The View in May 2007, unless you’ve seen her guest spots on shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm, Nip/Tuck and Drop Dead Diva. She also launched the daily show, Rosie Radio on Sirius XM, which she hosts in New York in a custom-built home studio.
The Daytime Emmy Award Nominations were announced Wednesday live on The View, with The Young and the Restless leading the way with 12 major nominations including one for best drama.
The 35th Daytime Emmy Awards will be handed out on June 20.
Here is a list of the nominees::
Outstanding Drama Series
General Hospital
Guiding Light
One Life to Live
Young and the Restless
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
David Canary (All My Children)
Thaao Penghlis (Days of Our Lives)
Anthony Geary (General Hospital)
Peter Bergman (Young and the Restless)
Christian Jules LeBlanc (Young and the Restless)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Maura West (As the World Turns)
Crystal Chappell (Guiding Light)
Nicole Forester (Guiding Light)
Michelle Stafford (Young and the Restless)
Jeanne Cooper (Young and the Restless)
Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Landon (As the World Turns)
Rachel Melvin (Days of Our Lives)
Vail Bloom (Young and the Restless)
Emily O’Brien (Young and the Restless)
Tammin Sursok (Young and the Restless)
Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
Van Hansis (As the World Turns)
Jesse Lee Soffer (As the World Turns)
Darin Brooks (Days of Our Lives)
Ton Pelphrey (Guiding Light)
Bryton McClure (The Young and the Restless)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Kelley Menighan Hensley (As the World Turns)
Heather Tom (The Bold and the Beautiful)
Judi Evans (Days of Our Lives)
Gina Tongoni (Guiding Light)
Tracey E. Bregman (Young and the Restless)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Trent Dawson (As the World Turns)
Daniel Cosgrove (Guiding Light)
Brian Kerwin (One Life to Live)
Kristoff St. John (Young and the Restless)
Greg Rikaart (Young and the Restless)
Outstanding Talk Show, Informative
The Tyra Banks Show
Dr. Phil
A Place of Our Own
Outstanding Talk Show, Entertaining
The Rachael Ray Show
The View
The Ellen Degeneres Show
Outstanding Talk Show Host
Ellen Degeneres
Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa
Barbara Walters, Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd (The View)
