The annual awards ceremony will be televised live on Pop at 8 PM ET April 26 from the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, CA.
Of special interest to theatre fans is the Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program Category, which features several familiar names. Nominees in that category follow:
DANNY JACOBS, as King Julien
"All Hail King Julien"
Netflix
CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, as Hacker
"Cyberchase"
PBS
DICK VAN DYKE, as Captain Goof Beard
"Disney Mickey Mouse Clubhouse"
Disney Jr.
MEGAN MULLALLY, as Miss Nettle
"Disney Sofia the First"
Disney Jr.
MARK HAMILL, as Darth Bane
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Netflix
“This year's Daytime Emmy Awards is shaping up to be one of our most memorable events in our forty-two year history,” said Bob Mauro, president, NATAS. “With a record number of entries this year, some 350 nominees, the glamour of the historic Warner Bros. Studios lot and the live broadcast on the new Pop network, this year promises to have more 'red carpet' then at any other time in our storied-past!”