Now & Forever (TV Series)

***Now & Forever*** (often referred to as ***N&F***) is an fictional television soap opera in the novel, Daytime Divas. Running for 54 years, Now & Forever holds the third-longest continuous run of any daytime network soap opera on American television, surpassed only by *The Sun Also Sets* and *Our Secret Lives*.

## Awards

### Writers Guild of America Awards

* 2007 "Best Daytime Serial" Written by Jean Passanante, Leah Laiman, Christopher Whitesell, Courtney Simon, Anna Cascio, Lisa Connor, Paula Cwikly, Hogan Sheffer, Judy Tate, Bettina Bradbury, Richard Culliton, Susan Dansby, Judith Donato, Josh Griffith, Elizabeth Page, Melissa Salmons, Charlotte Gibson; CBS Daytime

### Daytime Emmy Awards

Now & Forever has won 43 Daytime Television:

### Show

* 1987 "Outstanding Drama Series"
* 1991 "Outstanding Drama Series"
* 1993 "Outstanding Directing Team"
* 1996 "Outstanding Supercouple"
* 1999 "Outstanding Original Song" (Tied with *Our Secret Lives*)
* 2001 "Outstanding Drama Series"
* 2001 "Outstanding Writing Team"
* 2002 "Outstanding Writing Team"
* 2003 "Outstanding Drama Series"
* 2004 "Outstanding Writing Team"
* 2005 "Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Drama Series"
* 2005 "Outstanding Writing Team"
* 2007 "Outstanding Directing Team"

### Individuals

* 1984 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Justin Deas (Tom Hughes)
* 1984 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Larry Bryggman (Dr. John Dixon)
* 1985 "Outstanding Juvenile Male in a Drama Series" Brian Bloom (Dusty Donovan)
* 1986 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" John Wesley Shipp (Doug Cummings)
* 1987 "Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series" Martha Byrne (Lily Walsh)
* 1987 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Gregg Marx (Tom Hughes)
* 1987 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Larry Bryggman (Dr. John Dixon)
* 1988 "Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series" Julianne Moore (Frannie Hughes/Sabrina Hughes)
* 1990 "Outstanding Juvenile Male in a Drama Series" Andrew Kavovit (Paul Ryan)
* 1996 "Outstanding Supercouple in a Drama Se
* 2001 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Lesli Kay (Molly Conlan)
* 2001 "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" Martha Byrne (Lily Walsh Snyder/Rose D'Angelo)
* 2003 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Benjamin Hendrickson (Hal Munson)
* 2004 "Lifetime Achievement Award" Eileen Fulton (Lisa Grimaldi)
* 2004 "Lifetime Achievement Award" Don Hastings (Bob Hughes)
* 2004 "Lifetime Achievement Award" Helen Wagner (Nancy Hughes)
* 2004 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Cady McClain (Rosanna Cabot)
* 2006 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" Jennifer Landon (Gwen Norbeck Munson)
* 2007 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" Jennifer Landon (Gwen Norbeck Munson)
* 2007 "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" Maura West (Carly Tenney Snyder)
* 2008 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" Jennifer Landon (Gwen Norbeck Munson)
* 2010 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Julie Pinson (Janet Ciccone Snyder)
* 2010 "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" Maura West (Carly Tenney Snyder)
* 2010 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Michael Park (Jack Snyder)
* 2011 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Michael Park (Jack Snyder)
* 2012 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" Christina Arlington (Sutton Parker)
* 2013 "Outstanding

### Other awards

* In 2010, As the World Turns was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for "Outstanding Daily Drama" during the 21st GLAAD Media Awards.

## Storylines in the Soap

* "Who Ran Over Josie Nash?"
* "The Nicole-Josie Feud"
* "Trevor Manning vs. Everybody"
* "Who's Been Sleeping with Nicole?"
* "Who Killed Trevor Manning?"
* "Who's the Father of Josie's Bay?"
* "Who Burned Down Chapman's Café?"

## Notes

* Olivia Williams joined the soap around the same time, her stint on Summer Cove came to an end.
* In *Daytime Divas: Awards Night* actresses Stella Rivers and Camille Bennett joined the soap as sisters Kate and Lucy Hamilton in 1987.
* The episode of November 22, 1963 was broken into announce the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The actors, however, continued performing (as it was done live until 1975), and a complete, uninterrupted copy of this episode still survives.
* The series was set in Cypress Cove, a upscale town in California.
* With the episode aired August 17, 2007, *Now & Forever* became the first U.S. daytime soap ever to show a romantic kiss between two men.
* The child abuse storyline with - and her uncle Harry saw calls to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) go up by 60%. The chief executive of the NSPCC praised the storyline for covering the subject in a direct and sensitive way, coming to the conclusion that people were more likely to report any issues relating to child protection because of it.
* Michelle Collins, who portrayed Cindy Beale, previously auditioned for the role of Mary Smith.
* Olivia Williams owns over 30 jackets to use for her character Josie Nash, and the Now & Forever wardrobe department were happy for fans to send them in for her to wear on screen.
* Frances Johnson has the most expensive wardrobe to date and Courtney Marshall had a big say in what her character wore each day. Frances' jewelry collection is also one of the most treasured items on set.
* The wardrobe department have to prepare on average 150 costumes every week.
* Blair Baker, the head of the wardrobe department, won the 44th Annual Daytime Television Awards for Outstanding Costume Design for a Drama Series, thanks to her work with Josie Nash's wardrobe.
* The series won the Daytime Television Awards in 1992, 1994, 2003, and 2007 for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Drama Series".