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This is a list of annual Daytime Emmy Award winners for Best Drama Series and Best Lead Actress/Actor, Supporting Actress/Actor and Younger Actress/Actor in a Drama Series.
1974-2019
| Year | Best Drama | Lead Actress | Lead Actor | Supporting Actress | Supporting Actor | Younger Actress | Younger Actor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | The Doctors (NBC) |
Elizabeth Hubbard (The Doctors) |
Macdonald Carey (Days of our Lives) |
No award given | No award given | No award given | No award given |
| 1975 | The Young and the Restless (CBS) |
Susan Flannery (Days of our Lives) | |||||
| 1976 | Another World (NBC) |
Helen Gallagher (Ryan's Hope) |
Larry Haines (Search for Tomorrow) | ||||
| 1977 | Ryan's Hope (ABC) |
Val Dufour (Search for Tomorrow) | |||||
| 1978 | Days of Our Lives (NBC) |
Laurie Heineman (Another World) |
James Pritchett (The Doctors) | ||||
| 1979 | Ryan's Hope (ABC) |
Irene Dailey (Another World) |
Al Freeman Jr. (One Life to Live) |
Suzanne Rogers (Days of our Lives) |
Peter Hansen (General Hospital) | ||
| 1980 | Guiding Light (CBS) |
Judith Light (One Life to Live) |
Douglass Watson (Another World) |
Francesca James (All My Children) |
Warren Burton (All My Children) | ||
| 1981 | General Hospital (ABC) |
Jane Elliot (General Hospital) |
Larry Haines (Search for Tomorrow) | ||||
| 1982 | Guiding Light (CBS) |
Robin Strasser (One Life to Live) |
Anthony Geary (General Hospital) |
Dorothy Lyman (All My Children) |
David Lewis (General Hospital) | ||
| 1983 | The Young and the Restless (CBS) |
Dorothy Lyman (All My Children) |
Robert S. Woods (One Life to Live) |
Louise Shaffer (Ryan's Hope) |
Darnell Williams (All My Children) | ||
| 1984 | General Hospital (ABC) |
Erika Slezak (One Life to Live) |
Larry Bryggman (As the World Turns) |
Judi Evans (Guiding Light) |
Justin Deas (As the World Turns) | ||
| 1985 | The Young and the Restless (CBS) |
Kim Zimmer (Guiding Light) |
Darnell Williams (All My Children) |
Beth Maitland (The Young and the Restless) |
Larry Gates (Guiding Light) |
Tracey E. Bregman (The Young and the Restless) |
Brian Bloom (As the World Turns) |
| 1986 | Erika Slezak (One Life to Live) |
David Canary (All My Children) |
Leann Hunley (Days of our Lives) |
John Wesley Shipp (As the World Turns) |
Ellen Wheeler (Another World) |
Michael E. Knight (All My Children) | |
| 1987 | As the World Turns (CBS) |
Kim Zimmer (Guiding Light) |
Larry Bryggman (As the World Turns) |
Kathleen Noone (All My Children) |
Gregg Marx (As the World Turns) |
Martha Byrne (As the World Turns) | |
| 1988 | Santa Barbara (NBC) |
Helen Gallagher (Ryan's Hope) |
David Canary (All My Children) |
Ellen Wheeler (All My Children) |
Justin Deas (Santa Barbara) |
Julianne Moore (As the World Turns) |
Billy Warlock (Days of our Lives) |
| 1989 | Marcy Walker (Santa Barbara) |
Debbi Morgan (All My Children) / Nancy Lee Grahn (Santa Barbara) |
Kimberly McCullough (General Hospital) |
Justin Gocke (Santa Barbara) | |||
| 1990 | Kim Zimmer (Guiding Light) |
A Martinez (Santa Barbara) |
Julia Barr (All My Children) |
Henry Darrow (Santa Barbara) |
Cady McClain (All My Children) |
Andy Kavovit (As the World Turns) | |
| 1991 | As the World Turns (CBS) |
Finola Hughes (General Hospital) |
Peter Bergman (The Young and the Restless) |
Jess Walton (The Young and the Restless) |
Bernard Barrow (Loving) |
Anne Heche (Another World) |
Rick Hearst (Guiding Light) |
| 1992 | All My Children (ABC) |
Erika Slezak (One Life to Live) |
Maeve Kinkead (Guiding Light) |
Thom Christopher (One Life to Live) |
Tricia Cast (The Young and the Restless) |
Kristoff St. John (The Young and the Restless) | |
| 1993 | The Young and the Restless (CBS) |
Linda Dano (Another World) |
David Canary (All My Children) |
Ellen Parker (Guiding Light) |
Gerald Anthony (General Hospital) |
Heather Tom (The Young and the Restless) |
Monti Sharp (Guiding Light) |
| 1994 | All My Children (ABC) |
Hillary B. Smith (One Life to Live) |
Michael Zaslow (Guiding Light) |
Susan Haskell (One Life to Live) |
Justin Deas (Guiding Light) |
Melissa Hayden (Guiding Light) |
Roger Howarth (One Life to Live) |
| 1995 | General Hospital (ABC) |
Erika Slezak (One Life to Live) |
Justin Deas (Guiding Light) |
Rena Sofer (General Hospital) |
Jerry verDorn (Guiding Light) |
Sarah Michelle Gellar (All My Children) |
Jonathan Jackson (General Hospital) |
| 1996 | Charles Keating (Another World) |
Anna Kathryn Holbrook (Another World) |
Kimberly McCullough (General Hospital) |
Kevin Mambo (Guiding Light) | |||
| 1997 | Jess Walton (The Young and the Restless) |
Justin Deas (Guiding Light) |
Michelle Stafford (The Young and the Restless) |
Ian Buchanan (The Bold and the Beautiful) |
Sarah Brown (General Hospital) | ||
| 1998 | All My Children (ABC) |
Cynthia Watros (Guiding Light) |
Eric Braeden (The Young and the Restless) |
Julia Barr (All My Children) |
Steve Burton (General Hospital) |
Jonathan Jackson (General Hospital) | |
| 1999 | General Hospital (ABC) |
Susan Lucci (All My Children) |
Anthony Geary (General Hospital) |
Sharon Case (The Young and the Restless) |
Stuart Damon (General Hospital) |
Heather Tom (The Young and the Restless) | |
| 2000 | Susan Flannery (The Bold and the Beautiful) |
Sarah Brown (General Hospital) |
Shemar Moore (The Young and the Restless) |
Camryn Grimes (The Young and the Restless) |
David Tom (The Young and the Restless) | ||
| 2001 | As the World Turns (CBS) |
Martha Byrne (As the World Turns) |
David Canary (All My Children) |
Lesli Kay (As the World Turns) |
Michael E. Knight (All My Children) |
Adrienne Frantz (The Bold and the Beautiful) |
Justin Torkildsen (The Bold and the Beautiful) |
| 2002 | One Life to Live (ABC) |
Susan Flannery (The Bold and the Beautiful) |
Peter Bergman (The Young and the Restless) |
Crystal Chappell (Guiding Light) |
Josh Duhamel (All My Children) |
Jennifer Finnigan (The Bold and the Beautiful) |
Jacob Young (General Hospital) |
| 2003 | As the World Turns (CBS) |
Maurice Benard (General Hospital) |
Vanessa Marcil (General Hospital) |
Benjamin Hendrickson (As the World Turns) |
Jordi Vilasuso (Guiding Light) | ||
| 2004 | The Young and the Restless (CBS) |
Michelle Stafford (The Young and the Restless) |
Anthony Geary (General Hospital) |
Cady McClain (As the World Turns) |
Rick Hearst (General Hospital) |
Chad Brannon (General Hospital) | |
| 2005 | General Hospital (ABC) |
Erika Slezak (One Life to Live) |
Christian Jules LeBlanc (The Young and the Restless) |
Natalia Livingston (General Hospital) |
Greg Rikaart (The Young and the Restless) |
Eden Riegel (All My Children) |
David Lago (The Young and the Restless) |
| 2006 | Kim Zimmer (Guiding Light) |
Anthony Geary (General Hospital) |
Gina Tognoni (Guiding Light) |
Jordan Clarke (Guiding Light) |
Jennifer Landon (As the World Turns) |
Tom Pelphrey (Guiding Light) | |
| 2007 | Guiding Light (CBS) / The Young and the Restless (CBS) |
Maura West (As the World Turns) |
Christian LeBlanc (The Young and the Restless) |
Genie Francis (General Hospital) |
Rick Hearst (General Hospital) |
Bryton McClure (The Young and the Restless) | |
| 2008 | General Hospital (ABC) |
Jeanne Cooper (The Young and the Restless) |
Anthony Geary (General Hospital) |
Gina Tognoni (Guiding Light) |
Kristoff St. John (The Young and the Restless) |
Tom Pelphrey (Guiding Light) | |
| 2009 | The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) |
Susan Haskell (One Life to Live) |
Christian LeBlanc (The Young and the Restless) |
Tamara Braun (Days of our Lives) |
Vincent Irizarry (All My Children) Jeff Branson (Guiding Light) |
Julie Berman (General Hospital) |
Darin Brooks (Days of our Lives) |
| 2010 | Maura West (As the World Turns) |
Michael Park (As the World Turns) |
Julie Pinson (As the World Turns) |
Billy Miller (The Young and the Restless) |
Drew Tyler Bell (The Bold and the Beautiful) | ||
| 2011 | Laura Wright (General Hospital) |
Heather Tom (The Bold and the Beautiful) |
Jonathan Jackson (General Hospital) |
Brittany Allen (All My Children) |
Scott Clifton (The Bold and the Beautiful) | ||
| 2012 | General Hospital (ABC) |
Heather Tom (The Bold and the Beautiful) |
Anthony Geary (General Hospital) |
Nancy Lee Grahn (General Hospital) |
Christel Khalil (The Young and the Restless) |
Chandler Massey (Days of our Lives) | |
| 2013 | Days of Our Lives (NBC) |
Doug Davidson (The Young and the Restless) |
Julie Marie Berman (General Hospital) |
Scott Clifton (The Bold and the Beautiful) Billy Miller (The Young and the Restless) |
Kristen Alderson (General Hospital) | ||
| 2014 | The Young and the Restless (CBS) |
Eileen Davidson (Days Of Our Lives) |
Billy Miller (The Young and the Restless) |
Amelia Heinle (The Young and the Restless) |
Eric Martsolf (Days of Our Lives) |
Hunter King (The Young and the Restless) | |
| 2015 | Days of Our Lives (NBC) |
Maura West (General Hospital) |
Anthony Geary (General Hospital) |
Chad Duell (General Hospital) |
Freddie Smith (Days of Our Lives) | ||
| 2016 | General Hospital (ABC) |
Mary Beth Evans (Days of Our Lives) |
Tyler Christopher (General Hospital) |
Jessica Collins (The Young and the Restless) |
Sean Blakemore (General Hospital) |
True O'Brien (Days of Our Lives) |
Bryan Craig (General Hospital) |
| 2017 | Gina Tognoni (The Young and the Restless) |
Scott Clifton (The Bold and the Beautiful) |
Kate Mansi (Days of Our Lives) |
Steve Burton (The Young and the Restless) |
Lexi Ainsworth (General Hospital) | ||
| 2018 | Days of Our Lives (NBC) |
Eileen Davidson (The Young and the Restless) |
James Reynolds (Days of Our Lives) |
Camryn Grimes (The Young and the Restless) |
Greg Vaughan (Days of Our Lives) |
Chloe Lanier (General Hospital) |
Rome Flynn (The Bold and the Beautiful) |
| 2019 | The Young and the Restless (CBS) |
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (The Bold and the Beautiful) |
Maurice Benard (General Hospital) |
Vernee Watson (General Hospital) |
Max Gail (General Hospital) |
Hayley Erin (General Hospital) |
Kyler Pettis (Days of Our Lives) |
2020-present
The categories, Outstanding Younger Actor and Younger Actress were merged into Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series.
References
- "'Sesame Street,' 'Ellen DeGeneres' Lead Daytime Emmy Creative Arts Winners". Variety. Penske Business Media. June 21, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- "CBS, PBS and The Bold and the Beautiful Lead Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Winners". Variety. Penske Business Media. April 25, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
