2011 Daytime Emmy Award Noms Announced, Chris Jackson, Bill Sherman & More

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards. PBS led the nominations with 57, followed by ABC with 56. Amongst the most nominated shows were General Hospital (21), The Young and the Restless (20), Sesame Street (16), The Bold and the Beautiful (14), All My Children (13) and The Ellen Degeneres Show and One Life to Live (12). 

Also amongst the nominations were Bill Sherman (composer) and Chris Jackson (lyricist) for Sesame Street's original song 'What I Am' and Chris Jackson on his own for Sesame Street's 'Rakhi Road'.

The Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards will be broadcast from Las Vegas for the second year in a row on June 19th, 2011 over the CBS Television Network, hosted by Wayne Brady, the Emmy® Award winning actor, singer, and comedian and host of the CBS game show, Let's Make a Deal.

"It is with great pleasure that the Daytime Emmy® Awards returns to the CBS Network again," said Darryl Cohen, Chairman, NATAS. "The Daytime Emmy Awards is one of the cornerstones of our business and this year's Las Vegas-based celebration, produced with our broadcast partner, Associated Television International, and hosted by Wayne Brady promises to be an exciting evening of entertainment."

The 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to game show hosts Pat Sajak of Wheel of Fortune and Alex Trebek of Jeopardy! "In honoring Pat and Alex, we're honoring not only two of the great game shows throughout the history of television," said Cohen, "but two individuals whose talent and personality have given us an additional reason to tune in and watch."

For the full list of nominations, click here.