ABC SOAPS IN DEPTH: Daytime Emmys 2017: Creative Arts Emmy Award Winners Announced!

The 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards kicked off in grand style at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony held on April 28 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, CA.

Creative Arts Emmy Award Winners
Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series: THE BAY

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Digital Daytime Series: Mary Beth Evans (Sara, THE BAY)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Series: Kristos Andrews (Pete, THE BAY)

Outstanding Supporting or Guest Actress in a Digital Daytime Series: Carolyn Hennesy (Karen, THE BAY)

Outstanding Supporting or Guest Actor in a Digital Daytime Series: Nicolas Coster (Jack, THE BAY)

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THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES WINNERS FOR THE 44TH ANNUAL DAYTIME CREATIVE ARTS EMMY® AWARDS

Los Angeles, CA – April 28, 2017 – The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the winners of the 44th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy® Awards. The gala was held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Southern California.

“Tonight’s gala in the magnificent Pasadena Civic Auditorium is a tribute to the hundreds of men and women that work behind the scenes to make Daytime television glow with the brilliance, energy and enthusiasm that make viewers tune in each and every day of the year,” said Bob Mauro, President, NATAS. “In addition to our esteemed nominees and the more than 1,500 attendees, honoring the extraordinary accomplishments of ‘Jeopardy!’ and ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Executive Producer, Harry Friedman with our Lifetime Achievement Award topped off a wonderful evening of celebrating the best there is in the Daytime television community.”

Read the entire NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES article and list HERE.

HUFFINGTON POST: The Bay, The Series makes Daytime Emmy® History!

The Bay, The Series made Daytime Emmy® history tonight going five (5) for five (5) at the 44th annual Daytime Emmy® Creative Art Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles. This is the first time that a single series has won all five (5) the Digital Drama Series Categories in the same night.

The Bay, The Series had a total of 10 nominations going into the night as the critically acclaimed hit series had multiple acting nominations in several categories. Amazon should be elated since this is the only time an Amazon series has swept the top five Emmy® categories in which they were nominated!

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WE LOVE SOAPS: 44th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: 'Days of our Lives' and 'The Bay' Lead Dramas with 5 Wins Each

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the winners of the 44th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Friday night. The gala was held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Southern California.

The Bay The Series (Amazon)

Executive Producers - Gregori J. Martin, Wendy Riche, Kristos Andrews
Co-Executive Producers - Anthony Aquilino, Michael W. Ferro Jr., Carol C. Hedgepeth
Supervising Producer - Nadine Aronson
Supervising Producer - Jared Safier
Producers - Matthew Ashford, Devin Devasquez, Mary Beth Evans, Celeste Fianna, Kira Reed Lorsch, Ronn Moss, Eric Nelsen, Sainty Nelsen, Karrueche Tran, Meadow Williams
Line Producer - Chrystal Ayers

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series
Mary Beth Evans, as Sara Garrett
The Bay The Series Amazon

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series
Kristos Andrews, as Pete Garrett/ Young Jack Madison
The Bay The Series Amazon

Outstanding Supporting or Guest Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series
Carolyn Hennesy, as Karen Blackwell
The Bay The Series Amazon

Outstanding Supporting or Guest Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series
Nicolas Coster, as Mayor Jack Madison
The Bay The Series Amazon

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HUFFINGTON POST: “The Bay, The Series” wins Best Drama Series at 8th annual Indie Series Awards!

“The Bay, The Series” continued its winning streak last night at the 8th Annual Indie Series Awards (ISA8), where it won the prestigious and highly coveted “Best Drama Series” Award.

Executive Producers Gregori J. Martin, Wendy Riche, and Kristos Andrews accepted the award for “Best Drama Series” at that star studded awards ceremony in Burbank, California.

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INDIE SERIES AWARD: 8th Annual Indie Series Awards Winners

The winners of the 8th Annual Indie Series Awards were announced on Wednesday, April 5 at The Colony Theatre. The Bay took home five awards, including Best Web Series – Drama, while Fame Dogs was named Best Web Series – Comedy. The ceremony was hosted by EastSiders producers and stars John Halbach and Kit Williamson.

Read the entire INDIE SERIES AWARD article HERE.

BLACK AMERICA WEB: Kym Whitley Lands Daytime Emmy Nomination For ‘The Bay’

Congratulations to comedian and actress Kym Whitley who landed a Daytime Emmy nomination for her role on the web-based series The Bay.

Whitley picked up the nod for “Outstanding Supporting or Guest Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series” for her role as Big Candi.

Read the entire BLACK AMERICA WEB article HERE.

SOAP CENTRAL: Digital Series Emmy nominees feature familiar soap faces

The Daytime Emmys expanded the number of categories devoted to digital drama series. We chatted with the nominated stars to learn more about the series they star in and to get their reactions to landing Emmy nominations.

It probably isn't too much of an overstatement to say that when the Daytime Emmy nominations are announced each year, the bulk of our readers are mostly -- if not only -- interested in the nominations in the daytime drama categories. That isn't to say that the nominees for talk shows, game shows, cooking shows, court shows, and the countless other daytime programming options are any less important. For whatever reason, most other genres fail to elicit the fervent support that soaps do.

Read the entire SOAP CENTRAL article with quotes HERE.