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The 43rd ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS

The Reel Emmy story: Writing and Directing

Posted Monday, April 04, 2016 2:00:37 PM
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A typical soap opera airs over 250 original episodes per year. When it comes to Emmy night, determining the best of the best comes down to a single episode. These are the episodes submitted by this year's Outstanding Writing and Directing Team contenders.

These are the clips submitted by the Writing and Directing nominees this year for Emmy consideration. We've provided synopses for each clip and provided links to our comprehensive recaps of those episodes so that you can get a better feel for what action took place. To get all the additional details, just click on the appropriate links.

Outstanding Writing Team

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Outstanding Directing Team

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