Nominations for the 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, which will air Aug. 30 on The CW, were announced today. All My Children leads the kudos on the soaps side with 19 nods, while The Ellen DeGeneres Show tops the talk shows with a total of 12. For the first time, The View was not nominated in an Outstanding Talk Show category, though its hosts remain represented in the talk show host category. The ceremony itself will be hosted by Ugly Betty‘s Vanessa Williams, who earned a nomination for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for voicing Mama in PBS’ Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies. Her competition includes Amy Poehler (Bessie in Nickelodeon’s The Mighty B!) and Joan Rivers (Bubbe in PBS’ Arthur). For a full list of nominees, click here. A look at the major categories:

Outstanding Drama Series
All My Children, ABC
Days of Our Lives, NBC
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Debbi Morgan, All My Children‘s Angie Hubbard
Maura West, As the World Turns‘ Carly Tenney
Susan Haskell, One Life to Live‘s Marty Saybrooke
Susan Flannery, The Bold and the Beautiful‘s Stephanie Forrester
Jeanne Cooper, The Young and the Restless‘ Katherine Chancellor

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Thorsten Kaye, All My Children‘s Zach Slater
Peter Reckell, Days of Our Lives‘ Bo Brady
Anthony Geary, General Hospital‘s Luke Spencer
Daniel Cosgrove, Guiding Light‘s Bill Lewis
Christian LeBlanc, The Young and the Restless‘ Michael Baldwin

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Melissa Claire Egan, All My Children‘s Annie Lavery
Alicia Minshew, All My Children‘s Kendall Hart Slater
Julie Pinson, As the World Turns‘ Janet Ciccone
Tamara Braun, Days of Our Lives‘ Ava Vitali
Bree Williamson, One Life to Live‘s Jessica Brennan

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Vincent Irizarry, All My Children‘s David Hayward
Jacob Young, All My Children‘s JR Chandler
Van Hansis, As the World Turns‘ Luke Snyder
Bradford Anderson, General Hospital‘s Damien Spinelli
Jeff Branson, Guiding Light‘s Shayne Lewis

Outstanding Young Actress in a Drama Series
Meredith Hagner, As the World Turns‘ Liberty Ciccone
Rachel Melvin, Days of Our Lives‘ Chelsea Brady
Kirsten Storms, General Hospital‘s Maxie Jones
Julie Berman, General Hospital‘s Lulu Spencer
Emily O’Brien, The Young and the Restless‘ Jana Fisher

Outstanding Young Actor in a Drama Series
Cornelius Smith Jr., All My Children‘s Frankie Hubbard
Darin Brooks, Days of Our Lives‘ Max Brady
Blake Berris, Days of Our Lives‘ Nick Fallon
EJ Bonilla, Guiding Light‘s Rafe Rivera
Bryton McClure, The Young and the Restless‘ Devon Hamilton

Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment
Live With Regis and Kelly, Syndicated
Rachael Ray, Syndicated
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Syndicated

Outstanding Talk Show Host
Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, Live with Regis and Kelly
Rachael Ray, Rachael Ray
Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd, Barbara Walters, The View

Outstanding Talk Show/Informative
Dr. Phil, Syndicated
The Doctors, Syndicated
The Tyra Banks Show, Syndicated

Outstanding Morning Program
Good Morning America, ABC
The Early Show, CBS
Today, NBC

Jay Leno has announced his final guest as host of The Tonight Show will be none other than his ready-in-waiting heir apparent Conan O’Brien, according to The New York Times. Leno’s final episode will air on May 29, and O’Brien will step in as host beginning June 1. "We’re friends," Leno said of O’Brien in a news conference. "It’s a peaceful transition of power — not like Miss California. There’s no bloodshed.” Other guests on deck for Leno’s final week include Mel Gibson and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Leno will use the summer to prep for his new show on NBC this fall.

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Comedy Central announced its 2009-10 development slate today as well as the premiere dates for some of its upcoming series. At the pilot/presentation phase of development, the network is working on an untitled series from comedian Ron White; Ghost/Aliens, a cast-contingent pilot written by Phil Johnston about two stoner buddies who are tapped into the paranormal; a sketch/variety show from Andy Dick; a TV version of the popular web series Midwest Teen Sex Show, which combines sex education with sketch comedy; The Fuzz, a police procedural that involves puppets; and Workaholics, about three recent college graduates.

At the script development stage, the network announced animated series from Jamie Foxx, Judah Friedlander, and Dan Vebber. On the live-action front, Comedy Central is developing a series with Ice Cube and DJ Pooh about a one-hit wonder; a single-camera workplace comedy with Randy and Jason Sklar; a series based on the film Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down; and Best Buds, about potheads who run a medical marijuana dispensary.

Tosh.0, hosted by Daniel Tosh, premieres June 4; Michael and Michael Have Issues, starring Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black, bows July 15; the roast of Joan Rivers airs August 9; Secret Girlfriend,based on the web series of the same name, debuts October 14; and JeffDunham’s untitled series will debut some time that same month.

Ratings-challenged CW dramedy Reaper could live on as a syndicated show according to The Hollywood Reporter. However, this scenario is described as a "longshot." Cast member Tyler Labine is currently attached to the Fox comedy Sons of Tucson.