Hughes Goes Supporting

Finola Hughes (Anna, GENERAL HOSPITAL) was actually on the East Coast, walking around Manhattan’s Canal St. when the Daytime Emmy nominations were announced, and it was co-star Jason Thompson (Patrick) who was the one who let her know she was up for Outstanding Supporting Actress!

“I got this weird text from him about how he admires me and what he thinks of me as an actor,” she recalls. “I thought, ‘What’s got into him?’ Why is he talking to me like this?’ I texted him back something like, ‘Wait… What?’ Then he said, ‘You got nominated.’ He was the first to tell me. It was a nice way to find out.”

Although Hughes has previously been nominated four times in the Lead Actress category (taking home the trophy in 1991) for her work on both GH and ALL MY CHILDREN, this time she submitted for the supporting category. “I didn’t really have the material to submit for leading,” she confesses.

“I chose a scene that was Ian Buchanan‘s scene when Duke tells Anna that he wants her to stop rescuing him and that he wants to be the man,” Hughes continues. “I really liked it. It was extremely well-written. It was nicely shot and edited. I felt that it stood on its own. It was very simple, to-the-point and connected. I felt good about it. I’m hopeless at choosing scenes, so I had to rely on the kindness of strangers to push me in the right direction!”