Daytime Emmy Creative Arts Award Winners

Last night was the Creative Arts Awards leg of the Daytime Emmys, which has always meant all the designers and tech folks, but for some reason also includes acting/writing/directing for any of the Digital Dramas. They don't air the ceremony anywhere at all, but they did have the red carpet online with Carolyn Hennesy hosting. I watched that and... there were some awkward moments. They clearly did not prep her very well. But it was really cool to finally see all the designers and editors get all fancy and get some attention! (B&B had five women nominated for hair and makeup.... four of them were near identical white-blond-haired ladies. Heh.) (She got Lamon Archey's name wrong about seven times.)

There are a lot, so I culled the soap-related categories so you don't have to! Winners in bold.

BEST DIGITAL ACTRESS
Mary Beth Evans, “The Bay”
Vanessa Kelly, “Giants”
Lilly Melgar, “The Bay”
Alicia Minshew, “Tainted Dreams”
Anne Winters, “Zac and Mia”

BEST DIGITAL ACTOR
Kristos Andrews, “The Bay”
James Bland, “Giants”
Richard Brooks, “The Rich and the Ruthless”
Van Hansis, “Eastsiders”
Kian Lawley, “Zac and Mia”

BEST DIGITAL SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Molly Burnett, “Relationship Status”
Jade Harlow, “The Bay”
Terri Ivens, “The Bay”
Kira Reed Lorsch, “The Bay”
Alexis G. Zall, “Zac and Mia”

BEST DIGITAL SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brandon Beemer, “The Bay”
Stephen Guarino, “Eastsiders”
John Halbach, “Eastsiders”
Eric Nelson, “The Bay”
Derrell Whitt, “The Bay”

BEST DIGITAL GUEST PERFORMER
Jennifer Bassey, “Anacostia”
Thomas Calabro, “The Bay”
Patrika Darbo, “The Bay”
Chad Duell, “The Bay”
Mike E. Winfield, “Conversations in L.A.”

BEST DIGITAL WRITING
“The Bay”
“Conversations in L.A.”
“Eastsiders”
“Relationship Status”
“Zac and Mia”

BEST DIGITAL DIRECTING
“The Bay”
“Eastsiders”
“Relationship Status”
“Venice”
“Zac and Mia”

BEST CASTING
“Days of Our Lives”
“General Hospital”
“The Young and the Restless”

BEST ART DIRECTION
“The Bold and the Beautiful”
“Days of Our Lives”
“General Hospital”
“The Young and the Restless”

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“The Bold and the Beautiful”
“General Hospital”
“The Young and the Restless”

BEST HAIRSTYLING
“The Bold and the Beautiful”
“Days of Our Lives”
“General Hospital”
“The Young and the Restless”

BEST LIGHTING DIRECTION
“The Bold and the Beautiful”
“Days of Our Lives”
“General Hospital”
“The Young and the Restless”

BEST SOUND MIXING (LIVE AND DIRECT-TO-TAPE)
“The Bold and the Beautiful”
“Days of Our Lives”
“General Hospital”
“The Young and the Restless”

BEST MAKEUP
“The Bold and the Beautiful”
“Days of Our Lives”
“General Hospital”
“The Young and the Restless”

BEST MULTI-CAMERA EDITING
“The Bold and the Beautiful”
“Days of Our Lives”
“General Hospital”
“The Young and the Restless”

BEST MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION
“The Bold and the Beautiful”
“Days of Our Lives”
“General Hospital”
“The Young and the Restless”

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“End of Time” from “The Bold and the Beautiful”
“Sun Still Shines” from “Days of Our Lives”
“Perfume Smoke” from “General Hospital”
“Who I Am” from “General Hospital”
“Moon and Back” from “The Young and the Restless”

BEST TECHNICAL TEAM
“The Bold and the Beautiful”
“Days of Our Lives”
“General Hospital”
“The Young and the Restless”

BEST STUNT COORDINATION
“The Bold and the Beautiful”
“Cop and a Half: New Recruit”
“Days of Our Lives”
“Free Rein”
“The Young and the Restless”

My immediate reactions are, first, that those GH wins must mean people really like purple and, second, The Bay hires so many damn people that they must be crowding the voting pool. I'll try to be nice, but I've seen The Bay and I've seen Eastsiders and the fact that one of them practically swept and the other went home empty-handed means voters weren't watching one of them. Oh and third, thank goodness Days didn't win anything for music. IT'S SO BIZARRE, Y'ALL!

They throw the big Best Digital Drama category a bone by putting them in the big show on Sunday in case you were wondering why that's not listed above. 

So what do you think? See you Sunday! I will be live-tweeting the show over at @SerialDrama.