For the Daytime Emmys, the show will not go on. But the ceremony will.

"After last year's critically successful Daytime telecast, it is with great disappointment that The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announces that there will not be a broadcast of the 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards," Bob Mauro, president of NATAS, said in a statement. "After months of negotiations to find show sponsorship, the NATAS Executive Board has decided that the current climate for awards shows prohibits the possibility of a telecast this year. With that said, we will be putting on a world-class awards celebration honoring the best and brightest of Daytime television and look forward to an exciting show. All efforts regarding returning the annual gala to television in 2017 are underway."

The nominations for the awards were announced March 24.

All four soaps, "The Bold and the Beautiful," "The Young and the Restless," "General Hospital" and "Days of Our Lives" have been nominated for best daytime drama.

Here the acting nominations.

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

—Tracey E. Bregman, as Lauren Fenmore Baldwin, "The Young and the Restless," CBS

—Kassie Depaiva, as Eve Larson, "Days of Our Lives," NBC

—Mary Beth Evans, as Kayla Brady, "Days of Our Lives," NBC

—Finola Hughes, as Anna Devane, "General Hospital," ABC

—Maura West, as Ava Jerome/Denise DiMuccio, "General Hospital," ABC

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

—Tyler Christopher, as Nikolas Cassadine, "General Hospital," ABC

—Anthony Geary, as Luke Spencer/Tim Spencer, "General Hospital," ABC

—Justin Hartley, as Adam Newman, "The Young and the Restless," CBS

—Christian Leblanc, as Michael Baldwin, "The Young and the Restless," CBS

—Kristoff St. John, as Neil Winters, "The Young and the Restless," CBS

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

—Lauralee Bell, as Christine Williams, "The Young and the Restless," CBS

—Jessica Collins, as Avery Bailey Clark, "The Young and the Restless," CBS

—Linsey Godfrey, as Caroline Spencer, "The Bold and the Beautiful," CBS

—Peggy McCay, as Caroline Brady, "Days of Our Lives," NBC

—Melissa Reeves, as Jennifer Horton, "Days of Our Lives," NBC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

—Sean Blakemore, as Shawn Butler, "General Hospital," ABC

—Steve Burton, as Dylan McAvoy, "The Young and the Restless," CBS

—Bryton James, as Devon Hamilton, "The Young and the Restless," CBS

—Jacob Young, as Rick Forrester, "The Bold and the Beautiful," CBS

—Dominic Zamprogna, as Dante Falconeri, "General Hospital," ABC

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