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Monday 27 June 2022
Mishael Morgan is 1st Black lead winner at Daytime Emmys

By BETH HARRIS “Wow, thank you for mak-
Associated Press ing me feel so welcome in
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — daytime. What a trip,” he
Mishael Morgan of “The said. “I love what we get to
Young and the Restless” do for a living, it’s play.”
won as lead drama ac- NBC’s “Days of Our Lives”
tress, becoming the first won for writing team.
Black actor to win in a lead Kelly Clarkson earned her
category at the Daytime third consecutive trophy
Emmys on Friday night. as entertainment talk show
Morgan was previously host. Her eponymous show
nominated in the support- also won its second straight
ing category. The 35-year- trophy for entertainment
old from Trinidad and Toba- talk show. The singer is
go plays Amanda Sinclair spending the summer with
on the CBS soap. her children and didn’t at-
“I am being honored re- tend.
gardless of the color of my Tamron Hall picked up her
skin, regardless of my pass- second straight trophy as
port, for being the best at informative talk show host.
what I do,” Morgan said. Steve Harvey of “Family
“Now there are little girls Feud” won as game show
all around the world and host.
they’re seeing another step “Jeopardy!” won game
forward and they know show honors.
that no matter their indus- “‘Jeopardy!’ is a show
try, no matter their voca- Mishael Morgan accepts the award for outstanding performance by a lead actress in a drama about facts,” executive
tion, no matter what, they series for her role in "The Young and the Restless" at the 49th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on producer Michael Davies
can strive to be the best at Friday, June 24, 2022, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) said. “Facts, with every-
what they do. Not only can thing going on in the world,
they achieve it, but they stint on “Y&R.” She first Three “General Hospital” port of my family, but none are more important than
will be celebrated.” joined the soap in 2013 and stars won honors and the of us had ever dreamed I’d ever. ‘Jeopardy!’ is the
John McCook earned lead stayed until 2018. She re- soap’s directing team won be up on this stage.” last place where everyone
actor honors for his role as turned in 2019 as a different for the third consecutive A gleeful Thiebaud won on agrees about facts.”
Eric Forrester on CBS’ “The character. year. her first nomination. Daytime doyenne Susan
Bold and the Beautiful.” It “I am so immensely proud Kelly Thiebaud was cho- “I cannot believe this. I am Lucci, who starred on “All
was the 78-year-old’s first of our generation. We are sen supporting actress for so shocked,” she said. “My My Children” during the
win in four nominations. breaking glass ceilings left, playing Dr. Britt Westbourne brother, when I first started show’s entire 41-year net-
“I am so glad to get this right and center, and I am and Jeff Kober scored as acting, he followed my work run, received a stand-
Emmy, any Emmy actual- so honored to be a vessel supporting actor for his role work and he’s like, ’You’re ing ovation.
ly,” he said. and experience this mo- as Cyrus Renault. Nicholas not that good.′ So thank She introduced the In Me-
“General Hospital” won ment,” she said. “It’s be- Chavez won as younger you for giving me some- moriam segment, which in-
daytime drama honors, the cause of everybody who performer in the soap. thing to rub in his face.” cluded a photo of her hus-
ABC show’s 15th triumph is out there today who is “Wow!” Chavez said. “Just Kober is known for his ex- band, Helmet Huber, who
in the category. It was the proving to the world that a little over a year ago I tensive film and prime- died in March. Michael
fifth trophy earned by the we can and we will do this was selling cars in a little time work on such shows Bolton crooned his hit “How
show Friday. thing called equality and beach town in Florida. I al- as “Sons of Anarchy” and Am I Supposed to Live With-
Morgan is in her second unity together.” ways had the love and sup- “The Walking Dead.” out You.”q

BET Awards return Sunday with Doja Cat as leading nominee

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. Taraji P. Henson will host the each. Three nominations
Associated Press show from the Microsoft went to several others in-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Theater in Los Angeles. cluding Baby Keem, Silk
BET Awards return Sunday Sean “Diddy” Combs will re- Sonic, Chloe Bailey, Future,
with a live show that could ceive the Lifetime Achieve- H.E.R., Jazmine Sullivan, Ye
see Doja Cat, Drake and ment Award — one of the (formerly known as Kanye
Ari Lennox snag some tro- highest honors at the cer- West), Kendrick Lamar, Lil
phies. emony. The music mogul Baby, Mary J. Blige and
Doja Cat enters the show is the founder of Bad Boy Tems.
as the leading nominee Records, has his own tele- Performers include Lil
with six. The chart-topping vision network, fashion line Wayne, Chance the Rap-
performer is up for best fe- and is a three-time Gram- per, Ella Mai, Roddy Ricch,
male R&B-pop artist, best my winner who has worked Lizzo and Kirk Franklin.
female hip-hop artist, al- with a slew of top-tier artists The winners in the 19 cat-
bum of the year for her No. including Notorious B.I.G., egories, including film and
Doja Cat performs at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival at the
Empire Polo Club on Sunday, April 24, 2022, in Indio, Calif. The 1 hit “Planet Her” and BET Mary J. Blige, Usher, Lil Kim, sports awards, will be se-
BET Awards return Sunday, June 26, with a live show that could Her for “Woman.” Her “Kiss Faith Evans and 112. lected by BET’s Voting
see Doja Cat, Drake and Ari Lennox snag some trophies. Doja Me More” with SZA is nomi- Drake and Ari Lennox are Academy, comprised of
Cat enters the show as the leading nominee with six. (Photo by nated for video of the year the second-most nominat- entertainment profession-
Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File) and best collaboration. ed acts, scoring four nods als and fans.q