Deciding who wins a Daytime Emmy is a crap shoot each year.
Voting is supposed to be done based on the one or two reels each nominee submits for consideration. However, based on previous winners, it's difficult to believe that is actually always the case.
And while this year's Daytime Emmys will not be televised, it hasn't stopped the TV Academy from posting the reels this year's nominees have submitted.
So, since history has proven that predicting winners is an exercise in futility, rather than predict who will win in each category when the Emmys are awarded on May 1, I'm going to this year just tell you who I would vote for based on the reels each nominee chose.
This blog will be devoted to the Younger Actor and Actress categories.
Outstanding Younger Actor -
NICHOLAS BECHTEL - (Spencer, General Hospital.) Cute little guy, but this was an Emmy reel? He submitted scenes leading up to his birthday party and then a conversation with his father about honesty. The second reel was better, but still not Emmy worthy.
BRYAN CRAIG (Morgan, General Hospital.) Two powerful episodes. The first dealing with whether he might be bipolar and the second clearly showing that he is. The first reel was particularly impressive because of Maurice Benard's powerful supporting performance.
PIERSON FODE ( Thomas, The Bold and the Beautiful.) Strong reel confronting his father about his neglect of him as a child and how it has influenced his decisions today.
MAX EHRICH (Fenmore, The Young and the Restless.) Clocking in at like 6 minutes, there's no meat to this reel, tho Freddie Smith won in this category with even less last year. Dealing with the aftermath of the murders at the cabin and then confronting his father about leaving Lauren, he was solid, but not Emmy worthy.
TEQUAN RICHMOND (T.J., General Hospital.) A strong actor who, unfortunately, doesn't get much material. Solid scenes with Shawn and his mother, but not sure they are enough to nab the Emmy.
My vote -
1. Bryan Craig
2. Pierson Fode
3. Tequan Richmond
4. Max Ehrich
5. Nicholas Bechtel
Seriously, only my top two submitted anything Emmy worthy, so can't see any of the others having any chance at winning.
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS -
REIGN EDWARDS (Nicole, The Bold and the Beautiful.) Could have been the frontrunner had she submitted stronger episodes that she definitely had during the year. Still, her confrontation scenes with her parents over Maya's sex change were powerful.
HUNTER KING (Summer, The Young and the Restless.) The defending two-time champ in this category, she submitted EXACTLY as she should have. The funeral scenes where she confronted Abby for sleeping with her now-deceased husband were Emmy made and she did not disappoint.
TRUE O'BRIEN (Paige , Days of Our Lives.) Again, perfect submission, as she confronts her mother and boyfriend for having slept together. Typical, sudsy plot, but O'Brien rose to the occasion.
ASHLYN PIERCE (Ivy, The Bold and the Beautiful.) Intense scenes where her psychotic character tries to kill Steffy and ends up as the dead character. May be too confusing for voters taken out of context, but brilliant acting.
BROOKLYN RAE SILZER (Emma, General Hospital.) Bechtel, take note, this is what an Emmy reel consists of. Emma is almost kidnapped in one episode and than skillfully deals with Patrick and Sam's breakup in the next. Huge talent for such a young child.
Hugely difficult vote - could see this going four different ways. After much deliberation, here's my vote.
1. Hunter King
2. Brooklyn Rae Silzer
3. True O'Brien
4. Ashlyn Pierce
5. Reign Edwards
Tho I could have easily voted any of my top three as my number one choice.
After watching many of the reels - particularly in the actor category, I question if the pool of talent was just weak this year or that no one knows what an Emmy reel actually is. The ladies did a much better job of submitting. My next blog will recap the Supporting nominees.
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