January 6, 2010…Los Angeles, CA…Actor Texas Battle has been nominated in the category of Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for the 41st Annual NAACP Image Awards for his work on THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, it was announced today.
Battle first appeared on THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL as “Marcus Walton” in May, 2008. When Battle’s character arrived in town, it was soon revealed that Marcus was a secret that “Donna Logan Forrester” (played by Jennifer Gareis) had been keeping since she was a teenager: he was her illegitimate son. Battle’s nomination was based upon the 2009 episode where Donna revealed to Marcus that his biological father is “Justin Barber” (played by Aaron D. Spears.)
This marks the second NAACP Image Award Nomination for Battle, who was nominated in 2009. Battle’s nomination makes a total of eight NAACP Image Award nominations received by THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL. In 1993, Bradley P. Bell was nominated in the category of Outstanding Daytime Drama; in 1999, Usher was nominated in the category of Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for his role as “Raymond”; as was Antonio Sabato, Jr. in 2005 and 2006 for his role as “Dante Damiano”, Mykel Shannon Jenkins in 2008 for his role as “Charlie Baker”, and Dan Martin in 2009 for his role as “Lt. Baker.”
The NAACP Image Awards honors projects and individuals that promote diversity in the arts in television, recording, literature and motion pictures. The 41st Annual NAACP Image Awards will broadcast live from Los Angeles’ historic Shrine Auditorium on Friday, February 26 (8:00 – 10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
On August 30, 2009, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL won the Emmy for “Outstanding Drama Series” at the 36th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards. On June 11, 2009, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL was the recipient of the Golden Nymph Award at the International TV Audience Awards in the “Telenovela/Soap Opera” category at the Monte Carlo Television Festival awards ceremony, confirming that in its genre, with an estimated 35 million daily viewers, it remains the most watched series in the world.
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, which celebrated its 22nd anniversary on Monday, March 23, 2009, is a Bell-Phillip Television production, broadcast weekdays (1:30-2:00 PM, ET; 12:30-1:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network. Bradley P. Bell is the Executive Producer and Head Writer. The first and only daytime drama to simulcast in Spanish utilizing SAP (Secondary Audio Program) technology, the show is the most watched daily dramatic serial in the world, viewed in more than 100 countries.
