Disney Parks Christmas Special Among Disney’s Daytime Emmy Nominees

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. The awards ceremony will be held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Sunday, April 30^th, 2017.  The Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards will also be held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Friday, April 28^th, 2017.

ABC received 38 nominations, with Disney Channel receiving 2, Disney Jr. getting 7, and Disney XD 6. General Hospital was Disney's most recognized program with 23. The Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration was also nominated for one award.

Here is a complete list of Disney's nominees.

Outstanding Drama Series

General Hospital  ABC Executive Producer Frank Valentini Coordinating Producer Jennifer Whittaker Brogdon Producers Mercer Barrows, Michelle Henry, Mary Kelly Weir

Outstanding Children’s Animated Program

Disney Milo Murphy's Law    Disney Channel Executive Producer Dan Povenmire Co-Executive Producer Jeff "Swampy" Marsh

LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures    DisneyXD Executive Producers Torsten Jacobsen, Bill Motz, Bob Roth, Jill Wilfert, Erik Wilstrup Producers Carrie Beck, Jake Blais, Jason Cosler, John McCormack, Irene Sparre Co-Producers Vicky Kjaer Jensen, Jacqui Lopez Line Producer Therese Sachse

Outstanding Children’s Animated Program

Octonauts  Disney Jr. Executive Producers Cathal Gaffney, Kurt Mueller, Darragh O'Connell, Stephanie Simpson Co-Executive Producers Michael C. Murphy, Vicki Wong Supervising Producer Adam Idelson Producers Brian Gilmore, Gillian Higgins, Karen Ialacci

Outstanding Morning Program

Good Morning America ABC Anchors Amy Robach, Robin Roberts, Lara Spencer, George Stephanopoulos, Michael Strahan, Ginger Zee Weekend Anchors Ron Claiborne, Paula Faris, Sara Haines, Dan Harris, Rob Marciano Correspondents Dan Abrams, Jim Avila, Gio Benitez, Dr. Richard Besser, Abbie Boudreau, Mary Bruce, Juju Chang, Linsey Davis, Kendis Gibson, Matt Gutman, Lama Hasan, Tj Holmes, Sunny Hostin, Linzie Janis, Rebecca Jarvis, Jonathan Karl, Neal Karlinsky, David Kerley, Tom Llamas, Diane Macedo, Alex Marquardt, Terry Moran, Steve Osunsami, Alex Perez, Martha Raddatz, Deborah Roberts, Brian Ross, Clayton Sandell, Ryan Smith, Pierre Thomas, Cecilia Vega, Nick Watt, Kanya Whitworth, David Wright Special Contributor Jesse Palmer Senior Medical Contributor Dr. Jennifer Ashton Senior Executive Producer Michael Corn Executive Producer Chris Vlasto Chief Editorial Producer Santina Leuci Director Producers Lily Olszewski, Jeff Winn Executive Broadcast Producers John Ferracane, Ethan Nelson Senior Broadcast Producers Pete Austin, Margo Baumgart, Christine Brouwer, Angela Ellis, Simone Swink, Senior Producer, Special Projects Morgan Zalkin Senior Producers Sandra Aiken, Chris Donovan, Tracey Marx Bernstein, Alberto Orso, Kristin Sebastian, Vanessa Weber, Maureen White News Senior Producer Kenneth Kneeland Senior Producer, Los Angeles Mike Proser, Daniel A. Recalde Supervising Editorial Producer Justin Weaver Senior Editorial Producer Mark Robertson Coordinating Producers Cathy Becker, Kristopher Campbell, Imtiyaz Delawala, Carolyn Durand, Devin Dwyer, Ross Eichenholz, Elena Genovese-Picard, Kelly Hagan, Katie Kastens, Karen Leo, Mike Milhaven, Yoni Mintz, Brian O'Keefe, Sabrina Parise, Sabrina Peduto, Margaret Pergler, Lauren Sher, Emily Stanitz Coordinating Producer / Senior Book Producer Patty Neger West Coast Editorial Producer Sabina Ghebremedhin Deputy Editorial Producer Shah Rahmanzadeh Producers Joanne Amato, Jade Anderson, Taylor Behrendt, Clark Bentson, Tara Berardi, Ismaela Best, Michael Bickal, Brandon Bodow, Carlos Boettcher, Elisabeth Bognar, Matthew Busekroos, Margaret Chadbourn, Brandon Chase, Trinity Chavez, Meg Christie, Jessica Church, Suzan Clarke, Stephan Cohen, Courtney Condron, Michael Conte, Jesse Convertino, Kirstyn Crawford, Kirstyn Crawford, Bill Cunningham, Nicole Curtis, Lawrence Dechant, Patrick Doherty, Regina Donizetti, Stefan Doyno, Ali Ehrlich, Frank Elaridi, Janine Elliot, Caitlin Fallon, Jilian Fama, Conor Ferguson, Andy Fies, Kaitlyn Folmer, Shaun francis, Kevin Freeman, Cindy Galli, Will Ganss, Cliff Gelb, Danielle Genet, Jessica Goldberg, Alexandria Goodson, Joan Griffin, Rashid Haddou, Cameron Harrison, Jennifer Harrison, Brian Hartman, Amy Hayden, Sarah Herndon, Angus Hines, Alex Hosenball, Jamila Huxtable, Heidi Jensen, Mariam Kahn, Llana Katz, Gitika Kaul, Amanda Keegan, Alison Kenworthy, Erin Keohane, Katie Kindelan, Matt Knox, Randy Kreider, Jason Kuang, Sarah Kunin, Kelly Landrigan, Roger Lee, Jennifer Leong, Danielle Librizzo, Jeffrey Lowe, Katelyn Marmon, Serena Marshall, Christene Martin, Kelly McCarthy, Matthew McGarry, Kelly McKelvey, Bonnie McLean, Kevin McMillen, James Meek, Sarah Messer, Sharde' Miller, Victoria Morini, Anthony Morrison, Matthew Mosk, Eliza Murphy, Phoebe Natanson, Bruno Nota, Alexandra Oxborough-Yankus, Cho Park, Felicia Patinkin, Tennille Patterson, Nicole Pelletiere, Jennifer Pereira, Mary Pflum, Nia Phillips, George Pilla, Bartley Price, Kim Randolph, Daisha Riley, Charles Rivera, Bruno Roeber, Sara Russell, Michael Ryan, James Scholz, Katherine Scoones, Molly Shaker, Tenzin Shakya, Aliki Shinas, Faryn Shiro, Scott Shulman, Stuart Sia, Lisa Silvertsen, Natasha Singh, Liz Sintay, Jordon Smith, Nathan Smith, Daniel Steinberger, Gina Sunseri, Sandra Temko, Seniboye Tienabeso, Carissa Tjia, Thea Trachtenberg, Mike Trew, Sohel Uddin, Ellen Van De Mark, Jim Vojtech, Doug vollmayer, Gerry Wagschal, Stephanie Wash, Robyn Weil, Janet Weinstein, Ariella Weintraub, Alisa Wiersema, Anna Wild, Nicole Wilkins, Grace Wong, Gary Wynn, Angelique Yack, Derick Yanehiro, Suzanne Yeo, Robert Zepeda Producer/Editors Cameron Brock, Jennifer Chambers, Cliff DeGray, Kate Hodgson, Gerald Mahoney, Robert McLaughlin, Anthony McMahon, Paige More, Judd Parson, Norberto Petrello, Jeremy Phillips, Cybele Policastro, Matt Stone, Anastasia Williams Producer/Writers Rich Bagala, Mark Berman, Anna Boyd, Talia Cadet, Jacqueline Calayag, Ellen Carl, Zoe Cianciolo, Nicole Clarity, Alisha Davis, James Duran, Chris Elam, Leyla Fayyaz, Mitch Gallob, Raquel Hecker, Cassilee Kahn Goldberg, Ty Lawson, Edmund Levin, Brett Levy, Ariel Mandell, Teri Mariani, Patrick Mason, Dennis Murray, Danica Nedela, Ty Peterson, Adriana Pratt, Jack Sheahan, Joe Spacek, Christina Summers, Angela Tonini, Greg Tufaro, Laura Zaccaro Entertainment Producers Cleopatra Andreadis, Monica Escobedo, Eric Jones Segment Producers Katie Conway, Michael Del Moro, Hallie Eisenpress, David Herndon, Henderson Hewes, Michael Kreisel, Doug Lantz, John Santucci Meteorologist Producers Max Golembo, Melissa Griffin, Daniel Manzo, Dan Peck, Samantha Wnek Chief of Tape Content and Production Seth Fenton Operations Producers Julie Amar, Robert Dominguez, Matt Jaki, Cameron Jones, Sharon Lechleiter, Kyle Morris, Larry Peterson, Maria Stefanopoulos, Kim Supsak

Outstanding Talk Show / Informative

The Chew ABC Executive Producers Gordon Elliott, Mark Schneider Co-Executive Producer Aimee Householder Supervising Producers Ashley Archer, Becky Horvath Senior Producers Maggie Barnes, Jevon Bruh, John Tumino, Anthony Underwood Coordinating Producer Ai Takami Producers Vaia Abatzis, Katie Chan, Brad Deck, Abigail Derethik, Todd Garrin, Suzanne Glickstein, Bill Herlihy, Kelly Martin, Emma Matusow, Jackie Rothong, Jodi Sheffield, Jennifer Stryker, Monique Taylor, Lawrence Webman Line Producer Dominic Gillette

Outstanding Talk Show / Entertainment

The View ABC Executive Producer Barbara Walters Senior Executive Producer Hilary Estey McLoughlin Executive Producer Candi Carter Co-Executive Producer Brian Teta Senior Supervising Producer Robin Hommel Line Producer Angela Willoughby Senior Producers Jamie Hammer, Audrey Jones, Rick Segall Producers Dana Fisher, Summur Shaikh, Jason Kornblatt, Kim Tolman, Jamie Shapiro, Victoria Rossi, Carly Green, Christian McKiernan Frank Santopadre, Donald Berman, Todd Polkes, Natalie Bubnis, Nathan Geddie Operations Producers Rick Figalora, Robert Lampel, Enza Dolce Nini Supervising Producer Kathy Mavrikakis

LIVE with Kelly SYNDICATED Executive Producers Michael Gelman, Kelly Ripa Producers Joni Cohen Zlotowitz, Christine Composto Connolly, Ed Connolly, Jr., Dana Dodge, Scott Eason, Seth Gronquist, Cindy MacDonald, Donna Morris Bass, David Mullen, John Ogle, Mariann Sabol Nieves, Jan Schillay Wiener, Lori Schulweis-Buder, Elyssa Shapiro Hessler, Delores Spruell Jackson, Ann Marie Williams-Gray

Outstanding Special Class Special

The Wildlife Docs: Africa ABC Executive Producers Jeff Androsky, Scott Helmstedter, Dave Morgan, Eric Rollman, Carol Sherman Co-Executive Producers Pete Sniderman, Rob Yordi Consulting Producers Bryan Curb, David Doyle Supervising Producer Christine Blake Producer Phil Viardo

The Disney Parks' Magical Christmas Celebration ABC Executive Producers Michael Antinoro, Richard Godfrey, Sally Hopkins Conner Executive Producer/Co-Host Julianne Hough Co-Executive Producers Bill Fortney, Victoria Lee English, Rob Paine Disney Broadcast Supervising Producer Dana Conte Disney Broadcast Producers Rob Matheison, Nicole Zamecnik Disney Creative Entertainment Producer Gary Gutierrez Supervising Producers Kelly S. Cook Nancy McDonald, Cory Stone Senior Producers David Guertin, Rhonda Parker-Nagle Creative Producer Ben Hall Producer Jeff Roe Co-Producer Raquel Bruno Field Producers Scott Gawlik, Simbi Hall Segment Producers Paul Chase, Dimitri Ehrlich, Weston Lagattolla, Augie Max Vargas, Sarah Moll, Greg Montz, Liz Sterbenz, J. William Washington Line Producer Aaron Cook Disneyland Host Jesse Palmer Co-Host Derek Hough Backstage Host Sofia Carson

Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Topical

Good Morning America: Mini-Michael Strahan ABC VP | Executive Producer | Executive Creative Director Alan Ives, Leslie Mona-Mathus, Rodrigo Redondo, Andres Sandoval Senior Creative Director Andres Sandoval Director Randy Pyburn Art Director Rodrigo Redondo Sound Designer/Audio Mixer Leslie Mona-Mathus

Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Image

Black History Month: Timeless Heroes - Be Inspired DisneyXD VP, Marketing and Creative / Producer Jill Hotchkiss Executive Producer Billy Hicks CMO, Marketing and Creative Richard Loomis Creative Director Vincent Aricco Director of Production Pearl Davenport Director of Photography Glen Owen Graphics Manager Nicole Corletto Editor Ronald Grubbs

Diversity Campaign Disney Jr. VP, Disney Jr. Marketing and Creative Kristin Moss Creative Director Stephanie Long Senior Writer/Producer Alex Gradet Art Director Debra Bernard

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Nancy Lee Grahn, as Alexis Davis on General Hospital ABC

Laura Wright, as Carly Corinthos on General Hospital ABC

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Finola Hughes, as Anna Devane on General Hospital ABC

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Chad Duell, as Michael Corinthos on General Hospital ABC

Jeffrey Vincent Parise, as Carlos Rivera/Dr. Joe Rivera on General Hospital ABC

Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series

Lexi Ainsworth, as Kristina Corinthos Davis on General Hospital ABC

Chloe Lanier, as Nelle Hayes on General Hospital ABC

Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series

Bryan Craig, as Morgan Corinthos on General Hospital ABC

Tequan Richmond, as TJ Ashford on General Hospital ABC

Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series

Don Harvey, as Tom Baker on General Hospital ABC

Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host

The Chew  ABC Mario Batali, Carla Hall, Clinton Kelly, Daphne Oz, Michael Symon, Hosts

Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host

The View  ABC Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Candace Cameron Bure, Raven Symone, Paula Faris, Sara Haines, Jedediah Bila, Sunny Hostin, Co-Hosts

Live with Kelly SYNDICATED Kelly Ripa, Host

Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team

General Hospital ABC Head Writers Shelly Altman, Jean Passanante Breakdown Writers Anna Theresa Cascio, Daniel James O'Connor, Chris Van Etten Script Writers Andrea Archer Compton, Suzanne Flynn, Janet Iacobuzio, Dave Rupel, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles Writer Elizabeth Korte Associate Writer Christopher Whitesell

Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team

General Hospital ABC Directors Larry Carpenter, William Ludel, Scott McKInsey, Penny Pengra, Frank Valentini, Phideaux Xavier Associate Directors Peter Fillmore, Paul Glass, Marika Kushel, David MacLeod, Christine Magarian Ucar, Allison Reames, Denise Van Cleave Stage Managers Crystal Craft, Craig McManus Production Associates Jillian Dedote, Nate Hapke

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series

General Hospital ABC Casting Director Mark Teschner

Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design for a Drama Series

General Hospital ABC Art Directors Jennifer Elliott, Andrew Evashchen

Outstanding Lighting Direction for a Drama Series

General Hospital ABC Lighting Designers Melanie Mohr, Vincent Steib

Outstanding Technical Team for a Drama Series

General Hospital ABC Technical Directors Chuck Abate, Kevin Carr Camera Operators Craig Camou, Dale Carlson, Dean Cosanella, Barbara Langdon Senior Video Control Antonio Simone

Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing for a Drama Series

General Hospital ABC Senior Editor Peter Fillmore Editors David Gonzalez, Marika Kushel, Christine Magarian Ucar, Allison Reames, Denise Van Cleave

Outstanding Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing for a Drama Series

General Hospital ABC Production Mixer Christopher Banninger Post-Production Mixer Donald Smith Music Mixers Paul Glass, Dave MacLeod Boom Operators Thomas Byrne, Alan Zema

Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series

General Hospital ABC Supervising Music Director/Composer Paul S Glass Music Director Dave MacLeod Composers Kurt Biederwolf, Stephen E Hopkins, Matt McGuire, Bobby Summerfield

Outstanding Costume Design for a Drama Series

General Hospital ABC Costume Designer Shawn Reeves

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Drama Series

General Hospital ABC Hairstylists Anzhela Adzhiyan, Kelly Davison, Nicole Moore, Linda Osgood

Outstanding Makeup for a Drama Series

General Hospital  ABC Head Makeup Artist Donna Messina Makeup Artists Angele Ackley, Louisa Adzhiyan, Caitlin Davison, Bobbie Roberts

Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series or Special

Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures DisneyXD Casting Manager Lindsay Halper

Outstanding Writing in a Preschool Animated Program

Octonauts Disney Jr. Head Writer Stephanie Simpson Writer Gabe Pulliam

Doc McStuffins: Toy Hospital Disney Jr. Creator / Executive Producer / Story Editor Chris Nee Co-Executive Producer / Co-Story Editor Kent Redeker Writers Chelsea Beyl, Kerrie Grant

Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program

Disney Milo Murphy's Law Disney Channel Writers Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Kyle Menke, Dan Povenmire

Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show/Entertainment News or Morning Program

Good Morning America ABC Executive Director Jeff Winn Directors Tony Barrett, Liliana Olszewski Associate Directors Joseph Beltrano, Camp Childers, Jerry Jordan, Gary Mace, Kathy Matey, Todd McKee

Outstanding Lighting Direction

The View ABC Lighting Designer James Gallagher

Outstanding Technical Team

Good Morning America ABC Lead Technical Director Robert McQueen Technical Directors Renee Amro, Dan Hatch Jr., James Riede Senior Video Nick Bruno, Michael Catapano, Gene Gallagher, Dwain McArthur, Jim Meeks, Alan Rogers, Miles Taylor Camera Operators Thomas Belfiore, Adrian Best, David Bies, Barrin Bonet, Brendan Chase, Robert Chin, Frank Cocchia, David Dainoff, Duane Dowdy, Reginald Drakeford, John Escudero, John Eshama, Gerry Ferrara, Mary Flood, Francia Forsyth, Russell Fortier, Alexander Fraga, Henry Fraga, Julia Gatti, Peter Geoghegan, Anthony Greer, Daniel Hart, Linda Horton, Randy Jackson, Justin Johansky, Michael Joyce, Adam Keith, Eugene Kelly, Charles Kempf, Eric Kendra, Stephen Kleiner, Hardy Kluender, Stephen Laurette, Anthony  Lenzo, Edward Lenzo, Daniel Levine, Martin Maloney, John Manown, Mary McIlwain, Steve Minnick, George Montanez, Matthew Muro, John Nugent, Ansel Nunez, Rob Paterson, Joan Pereira, Michael Anthony Perez, Dan Platt, Frank Scalera, Karen Schadow, Scott Snyder, Zachary Solomon, Kyle Strange, Walter Tate, Lloyd Torres, Pedro Valentin, Ben Vasquez, Luke Whitmire, Andre Yoder-Harris

Outstanding Sound Mixing - Preschool Animated Program

Disney Sofia the First  Disney Jr. Re-Recording Mixers Timothy J. Borquez, Nicholas Gotten, III

Outstanding Sound Editing – Animation

Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures DisneyXD Sound Production David Acord, Reda El-Kheloufi, Troels Rohde Jørgensen, StefanLeissner, Kåre Kabel Mai, Matthew Wood Foley Editor Tobias Hellkvist

Outstanding Music Direction and Composition

Disney Sofia The First Disney Jr. Composer Kevin Kliesch

Lego Starwars: The Freemakers Adventures Disney XD Composer Michael Kramer

Outstanding Original Song

“She's Not Very Nice” Disney 7D DisneyXD Music by Parry Gripp

“Sisi Ni Sawa” Disney The Lion Guard Disney Jr. Composer Beau Black Composers & Lyricists Sarah Mirza, Ford Riley Lyricist Kevin Hopps

Outstanding On-Camera Musical Performance in a Daytime Program

LIVE with Kelly SYNDICATED Michael Bublé

Outstanding Hairstyling

The View ABC Hairstylists Rosa Amoedo, Derick Monroe, Dora Smagler

LIVE with Kelly SYNDICATED Key Hairstylist Diane D'Agostino

Outstanding Makeup

The View ABC Makeup Artists Rebecca Borman, Lynette Broom, Karen Dupiche

LIVE with Kelly SYNDICATED Key Makeup Artist Michelle Champagne