Lucci gets 17th chance to win Emmy

NEW YORK Perennial Emmy loser Susan Lucci and fellow soapveteran Genie Francis were among the nominees Wednesday for DaytimeEmmy Awards.

Lucci, who plays nasty Erica Kane on ABC's "All My Children,"has been nominated 16 times and has never won.

She is competing against Jensen Buchanan of NBC's "AnotherWorld," Francis of ABC's "General Hospital" and Jess Walton of CBS'"The Young & The Restless" for outstanding lead actress in a dramaseries."All My Children," NBC's "Days of Our Lives," "General Hospital"and "The Young & the Restless" were nominated for outstanding dramaseries.Oprah Winfrey, whose Chicago-based program has won the"Outstanding Talk Show" category for two years in a row, has a chanceto increase her streak. She'll compete against the now-defunct"Donahue," NBC's "Leeza," the syndicated "Live With Regis & KathieLee" and the syndicated "Rosie O'Donnell Show."O'Donnell also was nominated for outstanding talk show host,along with Winfrey, Leeza Gibbons, Montel Williams and the team ofRegis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford."The Young & the Restless" was responsible for 20 of CBS's 57nominations. "General Hospital" had 18 of ABC's 41 nominations, andthe children's program "Sesame Street" had 13. PBS had 50nominations, syndicated shows accounted for 45, and NBC had 25nominations, which were announced at a ceremony at the Rainbow Room.The 24th annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be given out during atwo-hour ABC special on May 21.The winners are selected by members of the National Academy ofTelevision Arts & Sciences and the Academy of Television Arts &Sciences.