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On Friday's Daytime Emmys on ABC, Ellen DeGeneres took the gold a fourth time for Outstanding Daytime Talk Show Host. Before taking to the stage, Ellen kissed fiancée Portia de Rossi, thanked her from the stage and dished about Portia's pink diamond engagement ring backstage. Take a look...

The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards took place on Friday, June 20. Though many LGBT-inclusive projects were nominated, we were eager to see which would go home with trophies.

The perpetually funny and popular Ellen DeGeneres took home her fourth consecutive Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host (presented by none other than As the World Turns' Van Hansis and Jake Silbermann, of "Nuke" fame), while her series, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, won an additional three awards, including Outstanding Art Direction, Directing and Sound Mixing. Way to go, Ellen!

Watch Ellen present the award for Outstanding Game Show, and you'll see why she won Outstanding Talk Show Host so many times!





On a side note, the always fabulous and gay-friendly Tyra Banks picked up her first-ever statuette, winning for Outstanding Informative Talk Show. In her acceptance speech, the former supermodel said, "I just have a message for everyone out there: When you have a dream, there are going to be so many people that tell you that you cannot do it, that you are not good enough. And I want you to tell them to kiss your dimply, flat, juicy, bootylicious, skinny, jiggly, saggy, fat ass!" Tyra, you are too funny!

Check out a segment of the episode Tyra submitted to the academy that clinched her win.

As the World Turns' unscripted casting series InTurn, which airs online at CBS.com, recently featured guest judges Van Hansis (Luke) and Jake Silbermann (Noah), who are collectively Nuke on the soap. The remaining six contestants, three men and three women, prepare for their screen test in Episode 7 which involves their first on-screen kiss. Van and Jake now have some experience when it comes to on-screen kissing, and only one pairing for the screen test is male-female.

While two-time Emmy nominee Van is not heard here giving his advice on how he makes the Nuke scenes so magical, we know the secret: "Eyes, mouth, eyes, mouth" -- something contestant Peyton (far left) needs to learn fast if he has any hope of staying in this competition!

Enjoy the episode here:

Did you learn something from Zoe's story on All My Children? Do Luke and Noah on As the World Turns make you all tingly?

Then ABC wants to hear from you!

The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards want YOU to answer the question, “How has your favorite Daytime Show changed your life?”

Starting today, you can submit your answer of 250 words or less via ABC.com or SOAPnet.com. The deadline is 6 PM, Pacific Time on May 23, 2008.

Select stories will be showcased during the live ABC broadcast on Friday, June 20.

So what are you waiting for?  Express yourself!

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced its nominees for the 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.

LGBT-inclusive noms include:

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW / ENTERTAINMENT
The Ellen Degeneres Show

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW HOST
Ellen Degeneres, host The Ellen Degeneres Show

OUTSTANDING LEGAL/COURTROOM PROGRAM
Judge David Young

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG
"The Me Inside," All My Children
This is the song transgender rocker Zoe sang at the beginning of the year!

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Van Hansis, as Luke Snyder, As the World Turns
As fans of this blog should already know, Luke is only one of two gay characters on daytime. And as fans of Van Hansis should know, this is his second nomination. Go, Van!
 
The Daytime Emmys will be telecast June 20, 2008 On ABC at 8:00 PM (ET) live from Hollywood’s’ Kodak Theatre.

BONUS: Watch Judge David Young find out he's been nominated! (Thanks for the video, Sony Pictures Television!)