Australian soap opera Neighbors has been nominated for day time Emmy award after coming back to the TV screen six months ago.
The show is now eligible for the prestigious award for the first time due to it being available to view internationally – including in the US.
The news was acknowledged in a post on the official Neighbours Instagram account, which read: “Neighbours has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award and we couldn’t be more thrilled.”
It continued: “A huge congratulations to all of our incredible cast and crew (see you in Hollywood…)”
Neighbours’s Executive Producer Jason Herbison called it an “exciting moment” for the soap, in an interview with TV Tonight.
“Neighbours has been on an incredible journey these past few years and a Daytime Emmy Award nomination is the icing on the cake,” he said.
“It’s a huge honour to be nominated alongside such iconic US daytime dramas. Today’s news is an exciting moment for our hard working cast and crew and a wonderful recognition of the new chapter of the show.”
Scriptwriter Emma J Steele responded to the nomination news on X, formerly Twitter. “Well, this is rather exciting! Congratulations to the entire team @Neighbours for our first-ever Daytime Emmy nomination! #Neighbours.”
Neighbors returned to screens last September following it’s Channel 5 cancellation in July 2022, with the current revival available to stream in the US via Amazon Freevee.
