Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Presenters Revealed

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the presenters for the 42nd Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

“With two Daytime icons, Alex Trebek and Florence Henderson, as our hosts and Producer/Director Michael Gargiulo as our crafts lifetime achievement honoree, this year's Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be an event that will inspire pride within the community!,” said David Michaels, Senior Vice President, Daytime.

To date, scheduled presenters include Hunter King, Lachlan Buchanan, Casey Moss, Jen Lilley, Lawrence St. Victor, Darin Brooks, Laura Wright, Chad Duell, John Tesh, Philippe Cousteau, Richard Wiese, Jessica Carleton, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Martha Byrne, Kristos Andrews, JD Roberto, Camila Banus, Vannessa Vasquez, as well as the evenings hosts, Florence Henderson and Alex Trebek.

A partical list of confirmed Nominees/Attendees scheduled to appear include: Cast members from The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless, as well as Anthony Andersen, Sarah Brown, Christine van Blokland, Andrea Evans, Kin Shriner, Lara Spencer, Connie Selleca, Laverne Cox, Jonathan Bird, Brandon McMillan, Hayley Faith Negrin, Mason Cook, Joe Terry, Linda Swain, Patriko Darbo, Gregori J. Martin, Lilly Melgar, Eric Nelson, Andy Lassner, Ed Glavin, Mary Connelly, John Redmann, Kelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Steve Rotfeld and any more.

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ISA6 Countdown: Check out the Indie Series Awards Nominees for Guest Actress in a Drama

Clockwise (from top left): Martha Byrne (Anacostia), Patrika Darbo (The Bay), Mara Davi (Hustling), Andrea Evans (DeVanity), Lynne Koplitz (Gays) and Alyssa Owsiany (Out With Dad)

The nominations for the 6th Annual Indie Series Awards were announced on February 4, and the ceremony is now only 12 days away. Serial Scoop is celebrating the nominees leading up to the ISA6 ceremony on April 1st by showcasing their work both in front of and behind the camera.

In the Best Guest Actress – Drama category, the nominees are Martha Byrne (Anacostia), Patrika Darbo (The Bay), Mara Davi (Hustling), Andrea Evans (DeVanity), Lynne Koplitz (Gays) and Alyssa Owsiany (Out With Dad). Watch their nominated work below:

'Serial Scoop Now' #1: 'Weight' New York City VIP Party & Screening with Martha Byrne, Daryn Strauss, Elizabeth Hubbard, Michael Park & Anne Sayre

The stars of Daytime TV came out to support Martha Byrne and Daryn Strauss at a screening of
comedy series Weight in New York City. Photo Credit: Sue Coflin/Max Photos

On Wednesday, October 8, Serial Scoop Now attended the very first screening of comedy series Weight in New York City. Two-time Emmy Award-winning actress Martha Byrne (As the World Turns, Gotham, Crisis) stars as Claire, a woman who returns to her family a hundred pounds lighter after appearing for three months on a reality show. Written by WGA Award nominee Daryn Strauss (Downsized), Weight is smart, funny, dramatic and relatable, receiving loud bursts of laughter throughout the entire screening.

In our premiere episode, Serial Scoop Now host Michael Goldberg dishes with Byrne and Strauss about Weight, and catches up with Byrne's former As the World Turns co-stars, Michael Park, Anne Sayre, and Elizabeth Hubbard. Hubbard is currently winning over a whole new generation fans who are riveted by her portrayal of Dr. Althea Davis in The Doctors reruns on Retro TV.

"I'm very inspired by the things that make people act totally crazy," Strauss tells SSN. "I wrote a series called Downsized not too long ago and it was about how money makes people act crazy and desperate and do really crazy things. Weight is another one of those things. When weight is involved, people act a little nuts."

Watch below:



For more on Weight, visit weighttheseries.com.

Attend the 'Weight' VIP Party and Advanced Screening on October 8 with Martha Byrne and Daryn Strauss

Martha Byrne stars in Weight.

If you are a soap opera fan in New York City or love a good web series, there's another chance to meet some of your favorite stars. Tickets are still available for a VIP Soap Party and Advanced Screening of indie series Weight to be held on October 8 at 7 p.m. at Galway Pub, 7 E. 36th Street (between 5th and Madison). Weight is a new comedy created and executive produced by Writers Guild Award nominee Daryn Strauss and starring two-time Emmy winner Martha Byrne.

An impressive list of stars from Daytime TV and the Web will be attending the VIP Soap Party including Byrne (As the World Turns, Crisis, Gotham), Elizabeth Hubbard (The Doctors, As the World Turns), Colleen Zenk (Thurston, As The World Turns, Thurston), Anne Sayre (As the World Turns, Gotham), Michael Park (As the World Turns, House of Cards), Terri Conn (As the World Turns, One Life to Live), Larkin Malloy (The Edge of Night, Guiding Light, All My Children), Lisa Brown (Guiding Light, As the World Turns), Lauren B. Martin (As the World Turns, Empire) and Elizabeth Keifer (Guiding Light, Venice).

Daryn Strauss, Martha Byrne & Frederick King Keller Team up for New Internet Comedy 'Weight' - A Series Which Looks at the Crazy and Zany Things our Obsession with Weight Makes Us Do

Martha Byrne and Daryn Strauss are teaming up for Weight.

Weight is a new internet comedy series from three heavyweights from multiple platforms: Writers Guild Award-nominated digital writer and producer, Daryn Strauss (Downsized), two time Emmy Award-winning actress and producer Martha Byrne (As The World Turns, Crisis, Gotham The Series) and veteran primetime network television producer and director Frederick King Keller (Crisis, 24, Blue Bloods). #Weighttheseries will begin production this summer. For updates see: https://www.facebook.com/weighttheseries. On Twitter: @Weighttheseries.


Martha Byrne to Play Claire in Weight
The series is penned by Strauss, who was nominated for a Writers Guild Award for her first web series Downsized, a dramedy about middle class New Yorkers trying to adjust to the absurdities of life during the economic crisis. Byrne joins the project as star and producer with King Keller set to direct.