The show initially received mostly negative reviews for its lack of focus on the Russells in comparison to the other three core families . Reviewing the soap opera 's first weeks , television critic Hal Boedeker of the '' Orlando Sentinel '' criticized the show for relegating the Russell family to " spend ing most of their time listening to the problems of the white Bennetts " and questioned its attempt at " racial progress . " The Russells were described as having received less screen time than other characters by '' The Baltimore Sun '' s Tamara Ikenberg , who commented that the series appeared to revolve around three families as opposed to four . Ken Tucker of '' Entertainment Weekly '' felt the Russells only served to represent the fact that " Harmony also seems to contain exactly one black family . " In contrast , David Alexander Nahmod of the '' Bay Area Reporter '' praised the show for " present ing an almost utopian picture of racial harmony in the town of Harmony " by not showing racial inequality or strife . Despite the focus on an African-American family , Lynette Rice of '' Entertainment Weekly '' said the show failed to attract the " hard-to-reach audience of African-American women " ; Sheraton Kalouria said , " quite frankly , many of them are n't aware '' Passions '' is even on . " '' Passions '' received two Daytime Drama awards at the American Scene Awards . These awards were given to recognize the diversity in the show 's cast , which was praised for " ensuring diversity in casting and storylines from the very beginning " and " exemplifi ng the richness of the American scene on daytime television . " '' Passions '' was the only soap opera to win the award twice in a row . Kerr was nominated for Outstanding Younger Lead Actress , and , along with co-stars Lindsay Hartley and Justin Hartley , was nominated for Favorite Triangle at the 2005 '' Soap Opera Digest Awards '' . Doe was listed as a pre-nominee for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for the 34th Daytime Emmy Awards alongside co-star Emily Harper , but was not chosen as one of the final nominees
34th Daytime Emmy Awards
34th Daytime Emmy Awards
Russell family (Passions)