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In the 1950s daytime programming became extremely popular, with game shows and soap operas becoming a staple in American households. Although the Emmy Awards had been established in 1949, the categories were limited for the first few years, and performers from all genres, and from both daytime and nighttime programs, were lumped together in one or two acting categories, with daytime performers usually left out.

In 1962 Mary Stuart became the only soap opera actress nominated for a Primetime Emmy, for her role as Joanne Gardner on “Search for Tomorrow.” In 1968 a category for Best Achievement in Daytime Programming was attempted, but judges decided that no one was deserving. Outraged pioneers of the genre, such as writer Agnes Nixon and “General Hospital” star John Beradino, lobbied for recognition of daytime television. In 1972 the first Emmy Awards specifically honoring daytime programming were bestowed to “The Doctors” for Best Daytime Drama and to Mary Fickett...

Soap opera actress Elizabeth Hubbard, who dominated in the role of businesswoman Lucinda Walsh in CBS’ “As the World Turns,” had died. She was 89 years old.

Her son Jeremy Bennett confirmed the news in a Facebook post Monday, saying that she “passed over the weekend.”

“I’m sorry to say with a broken heart mi mum passed over the weekend,” the post reads. “Thank you for being an unmovable rock that guided me through life. I will try to honour your memory for as long as I live.”

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Hubbard received eight Daytime Emmy nominations for her character on the soap opera, which told the fictional story of the wealthy Walsh and Stewart families of Oakdale, Illinois.

The actress won two Daytime Emmys — one award for Best Actress in a Daytime Drama for a Series in 1974 for the role of Dr. Althea Davis in “The Doctors,...

Elizabeth Hubbard, who appeared 14 times on Broadway and had long runs as Dr. Althea Davis and the cutthroat Lucinda Walsh on the daytime soap operas The Doctors and As the World Turns, respectively, has died. She was 89.

Hubbard died Saturday of cancer at her home in Roxbury, Connecticut, her son, Jeremy Bennett, told The Hollywood Reporter.

On the big screen, Hubbard played the gynecologist girlfriend of Gene Hackman’s character in I Never Sang for My Father (1970) and appeared in The Bell Jar (1979), Ordinary People (1980), Cold River (1982) and Center Stage (2000).

She portrayed Dr. Althea on NBC’s The Doctors from 1964-82 and the manipulating mogul Lucinda on CBS’ As the World Turns from 1984 until the show’s conclusion in September 2010. (Lucinda and Larry Bryggman’s John Dixon headed off to Amsterdam at the end.)

“I’ve been so lucky playing Lucinda — a character who could do anything,” she told TV Guide in 2010. “She could lie,...

“As the World Turns” star Elizabeth Hubbard has passed away at age 89.

The actress, who nabbed eight Daytime Emmy nominations for her role as Lucinda Walsh on the hit show, passed away over the weekend.

Hubbard’s son Jeremy Bennett shared an emotional post on Facebook confirming the sad news.

“I’m sorry to say with a broken heart mi mum passed over the weekend,” he wrote, alongside a photo.

“Thank you for being an unmovable rock that guided me through life. I will try to honour your memory for as long as I live.”

As well as her “As the World Turns” Daytime Emmy noms, she also won two gongs for other roles — one in 1974 for playing Dr. Althea Davis on NBC’s “The Doctors”, and another in 1976 for the TV movie “First Ladies Diaries: Edith Wilson”.

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Elizabeth Hubbard, who earned eight Daytime Emmy nominations for her indelible performance as trouble-making businesswoman Lucinda Walsh on CBS’ As The World Turns, died over the weekend. She was 89.

Her death was announced by son Jeremy Bennett on Facebook. Additional details were not immediately available.

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“I’m sorry to say with a broken heart mi mum passed over the weekend,” Bennett wrote. “Thank you for being an unmovable rock that guided me through life. I will try to honour your memory for as long as I live.”

Although best known for her portrayal of the tough-as-nails Lucinda, Hubbard won two Daytime Emmys for other performances: She won her first in 1974 for her role as Dr. Althea Davis on NBC’s The Doctors, and her second in 1976 for the daytime drama TV movie First Ladies Diaries: Edith Wilson.

Born in New York City, Hubbard began...

One of the most memorable faces on daytime TV has died.

Elizabeth Hubbard, best known for her work on As the World Turns, passed away over the weekend.

She was 89.

Hubbard's son Jeremy Bennett shared the sad news via Facebook.

"I'm sorry to say with a broken heart my mom passed over the weekend," he wrote.

"Thank you for being an unmovable rock that guided me through life."

"I will try to honor your memory as long as I live."

Hubbard was a daytime TV staple, scoring 11 Daytime Emmy nominations throughout her impressive career.

Most of those nominations stemmed from her work on As the World Turns in the role of Lucinda Walsh.

The actress appeared in the show from 1984 until 2010.

She also worked on the NBC soap The Doctors as Dr. Althea Davis.

Hubbard appeared on that show from 1964 until 1969 before returning for two more stints before the show...

Actress Elizabeth Hubbard, an 11-time Daytime Emmy nominee known for her work on As the World Turns, has passed away at the age of 89.

Hubbard’s son, Jeremy Bennett, shared the sad news in a Facebook post on Monday: “I’m sorry to say with a broken heart mi mum passed over the weekend,” he wrote. “Thank you for being an unmovable rock that guided me through life. I will try to honour your memory for as long as I live.”

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Netflix’s Stranger Things, HBO’s Euphoria, HBO’s The White Lotus, Disney+ docuseries The Beatles: Get Back and CBS and Paramount+ special Adele: One Night Only were the big winners at the Creative Arts Emmys, collecting five awards apiece over the two nights.

Netflix’s Squid Game and animated series Arcane were close behind with four apiece (Arcane included three juried awards).

Lee Yoo-mi — exclaiming “I’m so very happy” — won the Emmy for guest actress in a drama for playing Ji-yeong in Squid Game, making her the first Korean actress to win this category. Colman Domingo won the Emmy for guest actor in a drama series for his work as Ali on Euphoria. For both, it was their first Emmy.

Nathan Lane won his first Primetime Emmy, for guest actor in a comedy series, for his role as Teddy Dimas in...

Netflix’s “Stranger Things” and HBO’s “Euphoria” and “The White Lotus” led the field Sunday with five wins apiece on the second night of the 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, handed out Sunday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Netflix’s “Squid Game” took home four trophies, including the history win for guest actress in a drama series for Lee You-mi. HBO had the largest haul of the night among platforms with 17, followed by Netflix (11), Hulu (8) and Apple TV+ (4), including two wins for its buzzy freshman drama series “Severance.”

ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” kicked things off with the win for casting in a comedy series. HBO’s “Barry” and Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” both collected three wins, including guest actor in a drama series for Nathan Lane’s turn in “Only Murders.”

“Euphoria’s” haul included guest actor in a drama series honoros for Colman Domingo.

The second night of the Creative Arts Emmys will take place on Sunday night, where hot races such as guest acting, music and stunts will be revealed.

History could be made with “Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers” from Disney+ could be the first animated movie to win for outstanding television movie, after becoming the first ever to be nominated.

However, we could see if HBO will be in line to make history if it takes the category for Barry Levinson’s “The Survivor.” HBO is able to win all the top series categories for drama (“Succession”), comedy (“Barry” or “Hacks”) and limited (“The White Lotus”). It would be the first network in history to win all four if achieved.

The guest categories are going to give some hints to the Primetime ceremony taking place on Monday, Sept. 12. We could see Nathan Lane win his long overdue Emmy for his role...

“It’s freeing,” reveals actor Anthony A. Anderson about being an independent content creator with “Anacostia.” For our recent webchat he explains, “I can tell the stories that I want to tell. Growing up the representation of people who look like me weren’t really on TV. Now I have an opportunity to present that to the world. It’s limiting in the budget. Everything always comes down to the budget. We would like to do this, but we don’t have the budget, so we have to do that instead.” Watch the exclusive video interview above.

Anderson created “Anacostia,” which first premiered back in 2009 with 60 episodes over six seasons. Anderson has written and directed every episode of the web-series which streams on YouTube. He admits, “I make a joke with the cast that I can’t even watch the first season. It was kind of primitive. I really didn...

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has decided to revoke Patrika Darbo’s Daytime Emmy after an investigation revealed a submission error, Variety has learned exclusively. The Academy has decided not to award the statue to another performer.

Darbo earned a statue for her role as Mickey Walker on “The Bay” in the guest performer in a digital daytime drama series category at the 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards held in April. Producers of “The Bay” had submitted her in that category, but that submission contained two violations, according to NATAS. In addition to having previously appeared on the show, her reel contained material from more than one episode, and the rulebook specifically states it should only include a single show.

Darbo exclusively tells Variety she first learned about this revocation from “The Bay” executive producer Gregori Martin, who said the situation was being looked into, and then...

CBS daytime drama “The Young and the Restless” leads this year’s Daytime Emmy Awards with 27 total nominations. ABC’s “General Hospital” (24 nominations), CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful” (23) and NBC’s “Days of Our Lives” (16) follow. All four are nominated for best drama series, an honor for which “The Young and the Restless” and “Days of Our Lives” tied at last year’s ceremony. The Television Academy is also honoring Web series and its actors for the first time this year. Kristos Andrews (“The Bay: The Series”), Van Hansis (“EastSiders”), Rick Hearst (“Youthful Daze”), J. D. Pardo (“East Los High”), and Kevin Spirtas (“Winterthorne”) are the inaugural nominees for actor in a digital daytime drama. Mary Beth Evans (“The Bay: The Series”), Kathleen Gati (“Winterthorne”), Elizabeth Hubbard (“Anacostia”), Lilly Melgar ("The Bay: The Series"), and Patsy Pease ("The Bay: The Series") round out actress in a digital daytime drama.

The 42nd annual Daytime Emmy Awards were held Sunday evening at the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, hosted by Tyra Banks and broadcast on Pop (fka Tvgn fka TV Guide Network).

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CBS led the networks with 24 total wins, including 17 collected at Saturday’s Creative Arts ceremony; syndicated programming followed with 10 wins.

Among soap operas, The Bold and the Beautiful, buoyed by eight Creative Arts wins, dominated by grabbing 10 total statuettes. General Hospital and The Young and the Restless followed with six each, while Days of Our Lives racked up four.

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The 42nd annual Daytime Emmy nominees were announced this morning with ABC’s “General Hospital” leading the pack at 28 nominations, including nods for lead actors Laura Wright, Maura West, Jason Thompson, and Anthony Geary, and supporters Finola Hughes, Lisa Locicero, and Chad Duell. Also sitting pretty with a slew of recognition is 25-time nominated “The Young and the Restless,” which turned 42 last week (its first episode aired March 26, 1973), “Days of Our Lives” with 16 nods, and “The Bold and the Beautiful” with 19. CBS leads the networks with 62; PBS and syndicated programming tie for 50, with ABC coming in third with a total of 35 nods. Hulu popped up with a surprise nomination for its series “East Los High,” about Latinos facing social and socio-economic hardship, recognized in the Outstanding New Approach to Drama category. Other Web-based nominees include “Anacostia,” the YouTube series about Washington D.C. suburbs featuring “As The World Turns” Emmy winner Martha Byrne,...

It was inevitable, Hollywood comes to Anacostia. Al Thompson, star of such films as The Royal Tenenbaums, A Walk to Remember, and Love Don’t Cost a Thing, and appearances on Espn’s A Season On The Brink, Sidney Lumet’s 100 Centre Street and Law & Order will guest star on Season 3 of the award-winning web soap, written and directed by DC native, Anthony Anderson.

Filming for the third season has yet to begin, but sources close to the production say that Al Thompson will portray the role of Ray Shelton, “a severely controlling salesman” who has moved into the neighborhood with his new wife Madison. Viewers will be on the edge of their seats when loud noises start emerging from the Shelton home and Madison is seen with “mysterious bruises.” What secret is lurking behind the door of the Shelton household? Inquiring minds and Anacostia fans will want to know.

What was hot in the month of February in the soap world? We Love Soaps TV is using data to try to find out. By compiling data from number of reads on each post, the number of searches on our website and hits on our videos, we are ranking the Top 10 People and Shows for the month of February. Thanks to a new interview with Damon L. Jacobs, Drew Garrett captured the top spot for the first time.

10 Hottest People In February (Top 10 Ranking Last Month)

1. Drew Garrett (-)

2. Martha Byrne (-)

3. Terri Conn (-)

4. Anthony Anderson (-)

5. Nick Mathews (-)

6. Crystal Chappell (-)

7. Josie Loren (7)

8. Christopher Templeton (-)

9. Genie Francis (-)

10.Roger Howarth (8)

10 Hottest Soaps In February

1. General Hospital (2)

2. Days Of Our Lives (1)

3. One Life To Live (5)

4. In Between Men (-)

5. The Young And The Restless (4)

6. The Bay (7)

7. As The World Turns (-)

8. Anacostia (-)

9. All My Children (8)

10.The Bold And The Beautiful...

Anthony Anderson stole the show at the 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards with his heartfelt and tear-filled acceptance speech for Outstanding Lead Actor in Anacostia.  In case you missed it, here is our interview from December, 2010, which spotlights Anderson's accomplishments in indie soaps as well as plans for the future.

Few indie soaps have amazed and inspired as much as Anthony Anderson's Anacostia.  Without star power or ties to Hollywood, Anderson has set the Indie Soap Revolution on its ear by spinning traditional soap elements into fresh and innovative character development and plot twists. Yet, as you will see in this interview, Anderson doesn't just work tirelessly day and night on producing a quality show.  He also is devoted to giving back to his real-life community of Anacostia, as well as promoting the wellness of gays and African-Americans across the United States.  Please join us for this revealing interview...

Photos by Gustavo Monroy

Follow Monday night's inspirational 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards ceremony, the casts and crew of numerous web series mingled at The Ailey Studios before moving on to the after party. What was so fulfilling about putting on this event was seeing the networking happening before and after the show. You will see in many of the photos below actors from different indie soaps posed together, exchanged business cards and offered their support. "Is there anything I can do to help your show?" was a phrase heard multiple times. There were also a number of crossovers being plotted so stay tuned.

Check out some of the post-show photos below.

We Love Soaps TV's Roger Newcomb and Damon L. Jacobs are joined by cast members from In Between Men, Anacostia and The Bay.

When presenting the Supporting Actress award, Anacostia's Anthony Anderson threatened to pass out if Kim Zimmer won.

Photos by Gustavo Monroy 

Here are some other fun photographs from through the 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards ceremony.

Host Martha Byrne and presenter Kim Zimmer have a fun exchange before Zimmer presents the Indie Soap of the Year award.

Byrne gives encouragement to teary Lead Actor winner Anthony Anderson from Anacostia.

Byrne's hilarious opening monologue included references to We Love Soaps' Roger & Damon "not" being a couple, indie soap merchandising, and the Venice secret weapon, Nadia Bjorlin.

Pretty's Terri Simmons and Steve Silverman are both pretty and hysterically funny.

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Photos by Gustavo Monroy 

Best Storyline

Presented by: Cwennen Corral, The Cavanaughs & Pat Rulon, Trailer Made

Nominees: Anacostia: Mia copes with the aftermath of Michael's death; Anyone But Me: Sophie's sexual questioning; Diary Of A Single Mom: Bo tries to go back to work; Empire: Theodora takes over Empire; Miss Behave: Tori's blackout; Pretty: Ribina's pregnancy; The Bay: Igor's revenge; Venice: Gina helps The Colonel after his stroke

Winner: Empire: Theodora takes over Empire (accepted by Greg Turner, Brian Hewson & Tina Sloan)

Outstanding Ensemble

Presented by: Al Thompson & Ryan Vigilant, Lenox Avenue

Nominees: Anacostia; Anyone But Me; In Between Men; Orange Juice In Bishop's Garden; Pretty; Steamboat; The Bay; Venice

Winner: Pretty (accepted by Terri Simmons)

Outstanding Lead Actor

Presented by: Tina Sloan, Empire

Nominees: Anthony Anderson, Anacostia; Danny Cameron, Cell; Michael Park, Gotham; Nick Mathews, In Between Men; Trevor Nelson, Miss Behave; Will Conlon, Out With Dad; Sam Pancake,...

Photos by Gustavo Monroy 

Editor's Award: Song Of The Year

Presented by: We Love Soaps' Damon L. Jacobs & Roger Newcomb

Winner: Pretty, "Gumdrop the Unicorn"

Performance by: Bret Silverman

Outstanding Use Of Music

Presented by: Julie Ann Emery, Then We Got Help!

Nominees: Anacostia; Gotham; In Between Men; Miss Behave; Out With Dad; Venice

Winner: Out With Dad (accepted by Jason Leaver)

Outstanding Directing

Presented by: Afton Boggiano & Toby Levin, Empire

Nominees: Tina Cesa Ward, Anyone But Me; Scott Brown, Asylum; Mark Gardner, Cell; Robert Townsend, Diary Of A Single Mom; Jason Leaver, Out With Dad; Steve Silverman, Pretty; Gregori J. Martin, The Bay

Winner: Gregori J. Martin, The Bay

Outstanding Lead Actress

Presented by: Michael O'Leary, Steamboat

Nominees: Tamieka Chavis, Anacostia; Rachael Hip-Flores, Anyone But Me; Jourdan Gibson, Cell; Monica Calhoun, Diary Of A Single Mom; Tina Sloan, Empire; Martha Byrne, Gotham; Jillian Clare, Miss Behave; Cwennen Corral, The Cavanaughs; Crystal Chappell,...

The 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards presented by We Love Soaps were held at The Ailey Studios in New York City on Monday, February 21, hosted by the hilarious Martha Byrne, creator and star of Gotham. Video from the event is coming soon but in the meanwhile, you can check out our exclusive pictures from photographer Gustavo Monroy below.

Byrne opened the show with a hilarious monologue which covered a variety of topics from producing shows on low budgets, merchandising (she took not one, but two drinks from a Gotham mug), the impact of secret weapon Nadia Bjorlin, confusing sexuality, and so much more. Byrne introduced the presenters and cracked jokes throughout.

Here's a rundown of the show:

Breakthrough Performance

Presented by: Nick Mathews, In Between Men

Nominees: Pasha Diallo, Anacostia; Jessy Hodges, Anyone But Me; Leon, Diary Of A Single Mom; Afton Boggiano, Empire; Bianca Magick, Miss Behave; Kate Conway,...

In Part 1 of our exclusive five part photo spread from the 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards, we covered Breakthrough Performance, Supporting Actress, Guest Appearance and Editing. Some very "Pretty" people continued the show. The ceremony pictorial continues below.

Photos by Gustavo Monroy

Fan's Choice Award

Presented by: Steve Silverman & Terri Simmons, Pretty

Nominees: Anacostia; Anyone But Me; As The Corn Grows; Desire & Deceit; Diary Of A Single Mom; Empire; Gotham; Luck And The Virgin; Miss Behave; Montreal Hearts; The Bay; The Cavanaughs; The Like Us Show; Venice; Venus Spa

Winner: The Bay

Outstanding Writing

Presented by: Hillary B. Smith, Venice/Fumbling Thru The Pieces

Nominees: Susan Miller & Tina Cesa Ward, Anyone But Me; Anthony Anderson, Anacostia; Sonya Steele, Celeste Bright; Mark Gardner, Cell; Cheryl L. West, Diary Of A Single Mom; Greg Turner & Brian Hewson, Empire; Susan Bernhardt, Miss Behave; Jason Leaver, Out With Dad; Steve Silverman, Pretty

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The 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards were held on Monday night at The Ailey Studios in New York City hosted by the hilarious Martha Byrne and presented by We Love Soaps.  Diary Of A Single Mom captured the Indie Soap of the Year award.  The show also took home the prize for Outstanding Lead Actress with Monica Calhoun winning her first Indie Soap Award.  Anthony Anderson from Anacostia was named Outstanding Lead Actor giving perhaps the most poignant speech of the night.  The mostly industry crowd praised the new frontier of storytelling on the web in a number of speeches from winners that consisted of former daytime soap favorites and new indie pioneers. 

The complete list of winners are below:

Indie Soap Of The Year

Diary Of A Single Mom

Outstanding Lead Actor

Anthony Anderson, Anacostia

Outstanding Lead Actress

Monica Calhoun, Diary Of A Single Mom

Outstanding Supporting Actor

Jordan Clarke,...

The nominees in the Outstanding Lead Actor category at Monday's 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards were equally dramatic and comedic driving some of the best stories in web series during 2010.

Outstanding Lead Actor

Anthony Anderson, Anacostia

Danny Cameron, Cell

Michael Park, Gotham

Nick Mathews, In Between Men

Will Conlon, Out With Dad

Trevor Nelson, Miss Behave

Sam Pancake, Pretty

Camden Toy, The BAYTake a look at a sample of work by these talented men in the episodes below.

The nominees in the Outstanding Lead Actress category at Monday's 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards all brought their "A" games in 2010.

Outstanding Lead Actress

Tamieka Chavis, Anacostia

Rachael Hip-Flores, Anyone But Me

Jourdan Gibson, Cell

Monica Calhoun, Diary Of A Single Mom

Tina Sloan, Empire

Martha Byrne, Gotham

Jillian Clare, Miss Behave

Cwennen Corral, The Cavanaughs

Crystal Chappell, VENICETake a look at a sample of work by these talented women in the episodes below.

The 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards will be held at The Ailey Studios in New York City on Monday night. The first presenters have been announced and will include Nick Mathews (In Between Men), Anthony Anderson (Anacostia), Hillary B. Smith (Venice/Fumbling Through The Pieces), Gregori J. Martin (The Bay), Cwennen Corral (The Cavanaughs), Pat Rulon (Trailer Made), Will Conlon (Out With Dad), Terri Simmons (Pretty), Rachael Hip-Flores (Anyone But Me), Michael O'Leary (Steamboat) and Tina Sloan (Empire/Venice).

Gotham's Martha Byrne will be hosting the ceremony which will feature a performance of "Gumdrop the Unicorn" by Bret Silverman.

Diary Of A Single Mom leads all shows with 13 nominations.

Limited tickets are available and can be purchased here.

The 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards will be held on Monday, February 21, at The Ailey Studios in New York City. Seating is limited so be sure to purchase your tickets here. The show is honoring the best in indie soaps in 2010 and is sure to be a lot of fun. The indie web series community is an incredible group of talented, hard working, creative geniuses who know how to party!

If you haven't seen the list of nominees, you can read them below.

Indie Soap Of The YEAR8.13

Anyone But Meceleste Bright

Celldiary Of A Single Mommiss Behave

Prettythe Best Friend

Oustanding Lead ACTORAnthony Anderson, ANACOSTIADanny Cameron, CELLMichael Park, GOTHAMNick Mathews, In Between MENWill Conlon, Out With DADTrevor Nelson, Miss BEHAVESam Pancake, PRETTYCamden Toy, The Bay

Outstanding Lead Actress

Tamieka Chavis, ANACOSTIARachael Hip-Flores, Anyone But Me Monica Calhoun, Diary Of A Single Mom

Tina Sloan, EMPIREMartha Byrne, GOTHAMJillian Clare, Miss BEHAVECrystal Chappell,...

We Love Soaps TV announced on Monday the nominees for the 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards, honoring the best in continuing story format web series in 2010.   Last year's winner for Indie Soap of the Year, Diary Of A Single Mom, received 13 nominations to lead the pack.  In total, 29 web series were nominated for awards, including 15 shows receiving "Fan's Choice" nominations for being one of the Top 15 vote-getters in 2010 in the weekly Wls TV Indie Soap of the Week Poll.

This year's awards show will be a live event in New York City on February 21, hosted by Gotham creator and star, Martha Byrne.   Stay tuned for information about the show and tickets in the coming days.

The Indie Soap Awards were founded by We Love Soaps TV in 2009 to celebrate the creative talents of the indie web series world, who are blazing a trail into the future for the continuing story format.

In Parts One , Two, Three, and Four, the Indie Soap auteur shared how the trauma of bullying fueled his creativity, why the actual suburb of Anacostia became his muse for the acclaimed show Anacostia, how he dealt with the controversy after having a gay suicide storyline on the show, as well as the highs and lows or producing two full seasons of the hit series. In this final part, we discuss Anderson's appearance on the We Love Soaps 15 Most Fascinating People of 2010, what's ahead in 2011, and why Anderson wants you to watch other people's shows!!

We Love Soaps TV: Now I get to reveal to you that made the We Love Soaps list of the 15 Most Fascinating People in 2010!

Anthony Anderson: Wow. You have floored me. 2010 was a great year for a lot of Indie Soaps. Unfortunately I did notice that some of them that were there last year did not return this year.

In Parts One , Two and Three

of our revealing interview with Anthony Anderson, the creator and mastermind behind indie soap hit Anacostia discussed his process for putting together a steaming soap on the web, how bullying and taunting fueled his creativity and a child, and the highs and lows of directing himself in sex scenes on the show. In Part Four below, Anderson reveals the struggles of putting together a season of episodes that are often 20 minutes long, hard lessons learned along the way, and previews the extras that will be coming in the Anacostia box set!

We Love Soaps TV: Your character Sean is still going through a lot in Anacostia. He lashed out at his good friend Mia. And now that his long lost partner Julian is back from the dead, he hardly seems happy.

Anthony Anderson: I’m glad you picked that up. You would think...

In Parts One and Two of our interview with Anacostia's Anthony Anderson, the talented auteur revealed how he survived bullying and taunting in school, why the suburb of Anacostia in D.C. inspired him, and how he learned to tell such fun sudsy stories. In Part Three below, Anderson discusses the controversy around his primary gay character's suicide attempt, and highs and lows of directing himself in explicit sex scenes.

We Love Soaps TV: Anacostia is able to entertain and broaden viewer’s horizons while remaining true to its central core characters. Where I think daytime has often goes wrong is in ignoring the relationships between the characters that viewers began watching in the first place. Anacostia has expanded, but remains true to the friendship between Sean, Mia, Selena, and Nicole. It starts with that foursome and works outward from that.

Anthony Anderson: Thank you for recognizing that.

In Part One of our interview with Anthony Anderson, the creator/producer/star/mastermind behind the hit indie soap Anacostia revealed how he survived bullying and taunting as a child, and shared his advice to gay youth considering suicide now. In Part Two below, Anderson discusses why the suburb of Anacostia became his creative muse, and how he learned to craft such satisfying soapy stories.

We Love Soaps TV: Let’s talk about the actual city of Anacostia. How did this become the center point of your soap?

Anthony Anderson: Anacostia is a suburb in Washington, DC in the Southeast area, which does not have the most sterling reputation. If you listen to the writers and the producers of the TV show Bones, it’s like Little Beirut [Editor's Note: Bones presented an offensive and negative episode about Anacostia in early November, 2010]. I was floored when I saw that episode. I thought, “Really? Obviously you have never driven through Anacostia, you’re just...

Few indie soaps have amazed and inspired as much as Anthony Anderson's Anacostia. Without star power or ties to Hollywood, Anderson has set the Indie Soap Revolution on its ear by spinning traditional soap elements into fresh and innovative character development and plot twists. Yet, as you will see in this interview, Anderson doesn't just work tirelessly day and night on producing a quality show. He also is devoted to giving back to his real-life community of Anacostia, as well as promoting the wellness of gays and African-Americans across the United States. For those of you who have yet to watch Anacostia, it is my profound honor to introduce to you Anthony Anderson, a name you will be hearing much more often in 2011.

In Part One of our interview below, Anderson discusses how he began creating stories as a child, surviving extreme bullying in school, and the devastation of losing a sibling.

A cheating wife, a doting admirer…what’s a man to do? Delroy Price is ‘Torn’

It’s not easy crafting an independent film. Actors, production design, writing – there are a myriad of areas to be mindful of, and execution (or lack thereof) on any of them can impact the end result. Being an indie you have limited resources in all areas, so you have to conjure magic to get the most out of the production; filmmaker Frank E. Jackson manages it pretty well with his latest film, “Torn.”

‘Torn’ tells the story of Delroy Price; a devoted family man who discovers his wife April is having an affair. As anyone in the same situation would, he struggles with the realization, the confrontation, and ultimately the acceptance of her infidelity. Out for a quiet drink to contemplate his next step, Delroy meets Jasmine Greene, a business executive at the tail...