Dominic Zamprogna, who plays Dante, shared his thoughts on receiving a Daytime Emmy nomination. He revealed how he found out about his nomination and what material he chose for his submission. While he’s happy that several of his co-stars have also been nominated, there’s one particular actor he believes deserves an Emmy nod.
Dominic Zamprogna says Steve Burton should have received Emmy nomination for General Hospital
Dominic Zamprogna recently shared that he wanted even Steve Burton to receive the Emmy nod for his amazing work.
In conversation with Soap Opera Digest, he said, “I’m super-happy for Nancy [Lee Grahn, Alexis] and Kate [Mansi, Kristina] and Laura [Wright, Carly] and stuff, but honestly, I think Steve Burton [Jason] should have been nominated. I thought he did great work.”
Alluding to one of the scenes from Burton’s acting on GH, he added, “The stuff he did by Sam’s bedside was pretty phenomenal, and his eulogy was great, so I was surprised Steve didn’t get a nod.” Previously, Zamprogna had been nominated for the Emmys three times in the Supporting Actor category and once in the Lead Actor category for General Hospital. Now, he’s nominated in the Lead Actor category again for 2025, and he recently reflected on how he feels about the nod.
He said, “I kind of set it as a personal goal to be in the ring again and here I am!” He recalled that he received the news while he was headed home after picking up his sister from the airport. At the time, he received a lot of texts about his Emmy nomination. “I was pleasantly surprised. I thought I had a decent shot based on the material, but everyone always thinks they’ve got a decent shot at being nominated. It felt really good! I was saying to someone else recently that there’s less shows [in daytime], but there isn’t less talent, so to make it felt really, really good,” he added.
