Holy crap!! Someone remembered that Days of Our Lives was still on TV. And, it's not just someone, but Emmy voters. AND it's not that it's still on TV, but that it has GREAT ACTORS! Yeah!!! (insert happy dance/ high five/ celebratory chest bump here).
Lead Actor: Thaao Penghlis I did a little digging and I found that Thaoo was nominated (ie- he submitted his work) for Andre. Gotta say, I don't think he belongs in the "lead" category, but his work as Andre was some of the best soap villain work I've seen in a long time. I totally agree here.
Supporting Actress: Judi Evans Judi is listed as Bonnie/Adrianne. Since these awards were for 2007, I'm pretty sure that her goodbye scene with Steve wouldn't be eligible. But, the cool stuff where she helped him break out of the asylum was! I think that if Judi was smart and submitted one scene as Bonnie and one as scene as Adrianne, there's no way the voters could ignore her range as an actress.
Younger Actor: Darin Brooks Darin was a shock to me too- but a good shock. I didn't have him picked as someone who would get a nod (shows what I know!) But, Darin has so much charisma when he's on screen that I'm glad he got a nod. Doesn't it make your head spin to think of what this guy could do if he was given a story line that doesn't want to make viewers throw up?
Younger Actress: Rachel Melvin Then there's my girl Rachel. I just lover her. It blows my mind to think how complex of a character Rachel created in such a short period of time. Chelsea Brady has come a long way. Personally, I give a lot of credit to Rachel for this because she was handed some HORRIBLE story lines. Just think, her first major story line was accidentally causing the death of her little brother and then scheming to try to break up Bo and Hope! There's no reason in the world why any viewer should like Chelsea! Yet, she's becoming one of the few actors who I trust will somehow make any story line work. (Too much praise? Yeah, I know. I'm a big dork. I can't help it.)
What's your take on it?
Cheers,
Laurisa
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