DISNEY/ABC TELEVISION GROUP RECEIVES 50 NOMINATIONS FOR THE 40TH ANNUAL DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT EMMY(R) AWARDS

"General Hospital" Receives 19 Nominations, Including Outstanding Drama Series

"The View" Receives 14th Nomination for Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment

"Good Morning America" is Nominated for Outstanding Morning Program for 7th Consecutive Year

"Katie" Receives First Nomination for Outstanding Talk Show/Informative

"LIVE with Kelly and Michael" Receives 22nd Nomination for Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment

The Disney/ABC Television Group received 50 nominations for the 40st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy(R) Awards announced today live on ABC News' "Good Morning America." "General Hospital" was honored with 19 nominations, including a nod for Outstanding Drama Series. "The View" received its 14th nomination for Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment. ABC News' "Good Morning America" received its seventh consecutive nomination for Outstanding Morning Program. "Good Morning America" has won the award in three out of six years since the category was created. "Good Afternoon America," the one hour extension of "Good Morning America," was nominated for Outstanding Original Song for "Good Afternoon," written and performed by Little Big Town.

Disney-ABC Domestic Television received a total of seven nominations. Freshman talker "Katie" received its first nomination for Outstanding Talk Show/Informative. "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" was honored with two nods, including Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment, marking the 22nd nomination for the show. "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" received a nomination for Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show/Morning Program. "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" received one nomination for Outstanding Game Show.

Joining "General Hospital" with nods for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team is ABC's "One Life To Live" with its final nominations in these categories. Jason Thompson (Patrick Drake on "General Hospital") received his first nomination in the Lead Actor category. Thompson is a previous two-time nominee in the Supporting Actor category.

Emmy winner Julie Marie Berman (LuLu Spencer on "General Hospital") received her first nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She has twice been honored as Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series. Bradford Anderson (Damien Spinelli on "General Hospital") received his fourth nomination in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category. Kristen Alderson (Starr Manning on "General Hospital") and Lindsey Morgan (Kristina Corinthos Davis on "General Hospital") each received their first nomination as Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series.

ABC received three nominations for the "Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade" for Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing, Outstanding Special Class Directing and Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control.

Disney Channel received six nominations, including the win for storyboard artist Robert Kline for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation for Disney Junior's "Minnie's Bow-Toons: Piano Movers & Shakers." Disney Junior series "Jake and the Never Land Pirates" is nominated for Outstanding Preschool Animated Program, "Doc McStuffins" for Outstanding Writing in Animation, and "3rd and Bird" from "3rd and Bird!," performed by Ziggy Marley, was nominated for Outstanding Original Song "Disney's Friends for Change: Education in India" and "Make Your Mark: Ben Horowitz, Bullying PSA" are both nominated for Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime Program.

Disney XD is honored with four nominations, including the Outstanding Promotional Announcement - Episodic category for "TRON Rap Music Video," Lee Tockar (as Pronto on "Slugterra") is nominated for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program and "Slugeterra" is nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Animation and Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Animation.

The complete list of Disney/ABC Television Group nominees includes:

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES ONE LIFE TO LIVE - ABC GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING PRE-SCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND PIRATES- DISNEY CHANNEL

OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE - SYN

OUTSTANDING MORNING PROGRAM GOOD MORNING AMERICA - ABC

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT - EPISODIC TRON RAP MUSIC VIDEO - DISNEY XD

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT - INSTUTIONAL GOOD MORNING AMERICA - ABC

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW/ENTERTAINMENT LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL - SYN THE VIEW - ABC

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW/INFORMATIVE KATIE - SYN

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES JASON THOMPSON, AS PATRICK DRAKE ON GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES JULIE MARIE BERMAN, AS LULU SPENCER ON GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES BRADFORD ANDERSON, AS DAMIEN SPINELLI ON GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES KRISTEN ALDERSON, AS STARR MANNING ON GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC LINDSEY MORGAN, AS KRISTINA CORINTHOS DAVIS ON GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM LEE TOCKAR, AS PRONTO ON SLUGTERRA - DISNEY XD

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES DIRECTING TEAM GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES WRITING TEAM GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC ONE LIFE TO LIVE - ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA SERIES GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT TO TAPE SOUND MIXING FOR A DRAMA SERIES GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FOR A DRAMA SERIES GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC ONE LIFE TO LIVE - ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A DRAMA SERIES GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A DRAMA SERIES "JUST LIKE THAT," GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA/VIDEO CONTROL FOR A DRAMA SERIES GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/ SCENIC DESIGN LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL - SYN

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A TALK SHOW/MORNING PROGRAM KATIE - ABC LIVE WITH KELLY - SYN THE VIEW - ABC

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION WINNER ROBERT KLINE, STORYBOARD ARTIST, MINNIE'S BOW-TOONS: PIANO MOVERS & SHAKERS - DISNEY CHANNEL

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION THE VIEW - ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT TO TAPE SOUND MIXING TBA

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING DISNEY PARKS CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE - ABC

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG- CHILDREN AND ANIMATION "3rd AND BIRD," 3rd AND BIRD! - DISNEY CHANNEL

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG "GOOD AFTERNOON," GOOD AFTERNOON AMERICA - ABC "THIS DAY," KATIE - SYN

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SINGLE CAMERA PHOTOGRAPHY (FILM OR ELECTRONIC) BORN TO EXPLORE WITH RICHARD WIESE - ABC

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS DIRECTING DISNEY PARKS CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE - ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA/VIDEO CONTROL DISNEY PARKS CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE - ABC

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN ANIMATION DOC MCSTUFFINS - DISNEY CHANNEL

OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION GENERAL HOSPITAL - ABC

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS SHORT FORMAT DAYTIME PROGRAM DISNEY'S FRIENDS FOR CHANGE: EDUCATION IN INDIA - DISNEY CHANNEL MAKE YOUR MARK: BEN HOROWITZ, BULLYING PSA - DISNEY CHANNEL

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING - ANIMATION SLUGTERRA - DISNEY XD

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING - ANIMATION SLUGTERRA - DISNEY XD

OUTSTANDING TRAVEL PROGRAM BORN TO EXPLORE WITH RICHARD WIESE - ABC

The Daytime Emmy Awards presentation will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, June 16, 2013 in Beverly Hills, CA. The Daytime Creative Arts Emmy(R) Awards presentation will return to the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles on Friday, June 14, 2013. Nominations were announced by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS).