“Days of Our Lives” star Chandler Massey gets Emmy nomination for his performance as Will Horton!

Congratulations to Chandler Massey who has received a much-deserved Emmy nomination for his performance as Will Horton on Days of Our Lives.

I spoke with Chandler this morning after he received the news.

“I feel great, it was good news,” he said. “It’s such an honor to be nominated and it is much appreciated.”

It’s the second consecutive nomination for Chandler in the category of Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series.

His competitors are Eddie Alderson who played Matthew Buchanan on ABC’s now-canceled One Life To Live, Chad Duell who plays Michael Corinthos on ABC’s General Hospital and also from that show, Nathan Parsons who plays Ethan Lovett.

While the Will Horton storyline has been filled with dramatic moments this year with Will coming to terms with being gay, the nomination is not for any of those because the performances have to have aired in 2011.

Chandler’s nominated episode aired on Sept. 30 and included scenes with Deidre Hall who plays his grandmother Marlena and Freddie Smith who plays Sonny.

So how much does he want to win?

“I think just being nominated is nice,” he insists. “The work is already done. At the end of the day, I’m proud of the work.”

The Daytime Emmys will take place on Saturday, June 23 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Chandler took his mother to last year’s ceremony.

‘This year I will not be taking my mom,” he said. “I will be taking a hot woman – I just have to find one.”