General Hospital Fans Outraged by Nancy Lee Grahn’s Speech at the Daytime Emmys 2025
BC’s General Hospital has swept the 2025 Daytime Emmys, a ceremony which whizzed by, ending ten minutes early, and was an evening of tears, triumphs, and a rallying cry to an industry battling AI, job losses, and the fear of political suppression.
There were several moments throughout that saw presenters and winners speak in non-English languages while Deborah Norville, the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, called on producers and executives not to listen to “data and surveys, as the ceremony ended with a visibly nervous Nancy Lee Grahn calling for everyone to “show up, stand up, and speak up for human decency and democracy.”
General Hospital scooped seven awards including Outstanding Drama Series, and three acting awards for Alley Mills, who picked up Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series for her work as Heather Webber, Jonathan Jackson, who won his sixth Emmy for his work as Lucky Spencer, and Nancy Lee Grahn, who won the final acting award of the evening and had the crowd on their feet with her passionate speech.
Nancy Lee Grahn won her second Emmy for her role on General Hospital, and used her moment to call for everyone to stand up for democracy.
“Along with this job comes a literal soap box, and my parents would be very disappointed in me if I don’t use it right now to speak out for other people,” said a visibly nervous Nancy.
“Our democracy is worth fighting for, the people in it are worth caring about, and whether you have a soapbox or not, now is the time to show up, stand up, and speak up for human decency and democracy.”
