A Complete List of Every Daytime Emmy Winner for Best Drama, Lead/Supporting/Younger Acting Categories
Daytime Emmy Winners 1974-1979
| Best Drama | Lead Actress | Lead Actor | Supporting Actress | Supporting Actor | ||
| 1st Daytime Emmy Awards | 1974 | The Doctors (NBC) | Elizabeth Hubbard (The Doctors ) | Macdonald Carey (Days of our Lives) | No award given | |
| 2nd Daytime Emmy Awards | 1975 | Young And The Restless (CBS) | Susan Flannery (Days of our Lives) | Macdonald Carey (Days of our Lives) | ||
| 3rd Daytime Emmy Awards | 1976 | Another World (NBC) | Helen Gallagher (Ryan’s Hope) | Larry Haines (Search for Tomorrow) | ||
| 4th Daytime Emmy Awards | 1977 | Ryan’s Hope (ABC) | Helen Gallagher (Ryan’s Hope) | Val Dufour (Search for Tomorrow) | ||
| 5th Daytime Emmy Awards | 1978 | Days of Our Lives (NBC) | Laurie Heineman (Another World) | James Pritchett (The Doctors ) | Supporting Actress | Supporting Actor |
| 6th Daytime Emmy Awards | 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) |
Daytime Emmy Winners 1980-1984
| The 80s | Best Drama | Lead Actress | Lead Actor | Supporting Actress | Supporting Actor | |
| 7th Daytime Emmy Awards | 1980 | Guiding Light (CBS) | Judith Light (One Life to Live) | Douglass Watson (Another World) | Francesca James (All My Children) | Warren Burton (All My Children) |
| 8th Daytime Emmy Awards | 1981 | General Hospital (ABC) | Judith Light (One Life to Live) | Douglass Watson (Another World) | Jane Elliot (General Hospital) | Larry Haines (Search for Tomorrow) |
| 9th Daytime Emmy Awards | 1982 | Guiding Light (CBS) | Robin Strasser (One Life to Live) | Anthony Geary (General Hospital) | Dorothy Lyman (All My Children) | David Lewis (General Hospital) |
| 10th Daytime Emmy Awards | 1983 | 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) |
| 11th Daytime Emmy Awards | 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) |
Daytime Emmy Winners 1985-1989: Younger Actor/Actress Categories Added
| The 80s | Best Drama | Lead Actress | Lead Actor | Supporting Actress | Supporting Actor | Younger Actress | Younger Actor | |
| 12th Daytime Emmy Awards | 1985 | Young And The Restless (CBS) | Kim Zimmer (Guiding Light) | Darnell Williams (All My Children) | Beth Maitland (Young And The Restless) | Larry Gates (Guiding Light) | Tracey E. Bregman (Young And The Restless) | Brian Bloom (As the World Turns) |
| 13th Daytime Emmy Awards | 1986 | Young And The Restless (CBS) | 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) |
| 14th Daytime Emmy Awards | 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) | Michael E. Knight (All My Children) |
| 15th Daytime Emmy Awards | 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) |
| 16th Daytime Emmy Awards | 1989 | Santa Barbara (NBC) | Marcy Walker (Santa Barbara) | David Canary (All My Children) | Debbi Morgan (All My Children) / Nancy Lee Grahn (Santa Barbara) | Justin Deas (Santa Barbara) | Kimberly McCullough (General Hospital) | Justin Gocke (Santa Barbara) |
Daytime Emmy Winners 1990-1999
| The 90s | Best Drama | Lead Actress | Lead Actor | Supporting Actress | Supporting Actor | Younger Actress | Younger Actor | |
| 17th Daytime Emmy Awards | 1990 | Santa Barbara (NBC) | 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) |
| 18th Daytime Emmy Awards | 1991 | As the World Turns (CBS) | Finola Hughes(General Hospital) (ABC) | Peter Bergman (Young And The Restless) | Jess Walton (Young And The Restless) | Bernard Barrow (Loving) | Anne Heche (Another World) | Rick Hearst (Guiding Light) |
| 19th Daytime Emmy Awards | 1992 | All My Children (ABC) | Erika Slezak (One Life to Live) | Peter Bergman (Young And The Restless) | Maeve Kinkead (Guiding Light) | Thom Christopher (One Life to Live) | Tricia Cast (Young And The Restless) | Kristoff St. John (Young And The Restless) |
| 20th Daytime Emmy Awards | 1993 | Young And The Restless (CBS) | Linda Danoyy (Another World) | David Canary (All My Children) | Ellen Parker (Guiding Light) | Gerald Anthony (General Hospital) | Heather Tom (Young And The Restless) | Monti Sharp (Guiding Light) |
| 21st Daytime Emmy Awards | 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) |
| 22nd Daytime Emmy Awards | 1995 | General Hospital (ABC) (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) |
| 23rd Daytime Emmy Awards | 1996 | General Hospital (ABC) (ABC) | Erika Slezak (One Life to Live) | Charles Keating (Another World) | Anna Kathryn Holbrook (Another World) | Jerry verDorn (Guiding Light) | Kimberly McCullough (General Hospital) | Kevin Mambo (Guiding Light) |
| 24th Daytime Emmy Awards | 1997 | General Hospital (ABC) (ABC) | Jess Walton (Young And The Restless) | Justin Deas (Guiding Light) | Michelle Stafford (Young And The Restless) | Ian Buchanan (Bold And The Beautiful) | Sarah Brown (General Hospital) | Kevin Mambo (Guiding Light) |
| 25th Daytime Emmy Awards | 1998 | All My Children (ABC) | Cynthia Watros (Guiding Light) | Eric Braeden (Young And The Restless) | Julia Barr (All My Children) | Steve Burton (General Hospital) | Sarah Brown (General Hospital) | Jonathan Jackson (General Hospital) |
| 26th Daytime Emmy Awards | 1999 | General Hospital (ABC) | Susan Lucci (All My Children) | Anthony Geary (General Hospital) | Sharon Case (Young And The Restless) | Stuart Damon (General Hospital) | Heather Tom (Young And The Restless) | Jonathan Jackson (General Hospital) |
Daytime Emmy Winners 2000-2009
| The 2000s | Best Drama | Lead Actress | Lead Actor | Supporting Actress | Supporting Actor | Younger Actress | Younger Actor | |
| 27th Daytime Emmy Awards | 2000 | General Hospital (ABC) | Susan Flannery (Bold And The Beautiful) | Anthony Geary (General Hospital) | Sarah Brown (General Hospital) | Shemar Moore (Young And The Restless) | Camryn Grimes (Young And The Restless) | David Tom (Young And The Restless) |
| 28th Daytime Emmy Awards | 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 (Bold And The Beautiful) | Justin Torkildsen (Bold And The Beautiful) |
| 29th Daytime Emmy Awards | 2002 | One Life to Live (ABC) | Susan Flannery (Bold And The Beautiful) | Peter Bergman (Young And The Restless) | Crystal Chappell (Guiding Light) | Josh Duhamel (All My Children) | Jennifer Finnigan (Bold And The Beautiful) | Jacob Young (General Hospital) |
| 30th Daytime Emmy Awards | 2003 | As the World Turns (CBS) | Susan Flannery (Bold And The Beautiful) | Maurice Benard (General Hospital) | Vanessa Marcil (General Hospital) | Benjamin Hendrickson (As the World Turns) | Jennifer Finnigan (Bold And The Beautiful) | Jordi Vilasuso (Guiding Light) |
| 31st Daytime Emmy Awards | 2004 | Young And The Restless (CBS) | Michelle Stafford (Young And The Restless) | Anthony Geary (General Hospital) | Cady McClain (As the World Turns) | Rick Hearst (General Hospital) | Jennifer Finnigan (Bold And The Beautiful) | Chad Brannon (General Hospital) |
| 32nd Daytime Emmy Awards | 2005 | General Hospital (ABC) | Erika Slezak (One Life to Live) | Christian Jules LeBlanc (Young And The Restless) | Natalia Livingston (General Hospital) | Greg Rikaart (Young And The Restless) | Eden Riegel (All My Children) | David Lago (Young And The Restless) |
| 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards | 2006 | General Hospital (ABC) | 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) |
| 34th Daytime Emmy Awards | 2007 | Guiding Light (CBS) / Young And The Restless (CBS) (CBS) | Maura West (As the World Turns) | Christian LeBlanc (Young And The Restless) | Genie Francis (General Hospital) | Rick Hearst (General Hospital) | Jennifer Landon (As the World Turns) | Bryton McClure (Young And The Restless) |
| 35th Daytime Emmy Awards | 2008 | General Hospital (ABC) | Jeanne Cooper (Young And The Restless) | Anthony Geary (General Hospital) | Gina Tognoni (Guiding Light) | Kristoff St. John (Young And The Restless) | Jennifer Landon (As the World Turns) | Tom Pelphrey (Guiding Light) |
| 36th Daytime Emmy Awards | 2009 | Bold And The Beautiful (CBS) | Susan Haskell (One Life to Live) | Christian LeBlanc (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) |
Daytime Emmy Winners 2010-2019
| The 2010s | Best Drama | Lead Actress | Lead Actor | Supporting Actress | Supporting Actor | Younger Actress | Younger Actor | |
| 37th Daytime Emmy Awards | 2010 | Bold And The Beautiful (CBS) | Maura West (As the World Turns) | Michael Park (As the World Turns) | Julie Pinson (As the World Turns) | Billy Miller (Young And The Restless) | Julie Berman (General Hospital) | Drew Tyler Bell (Bold And The Beautiful) |
| 38th Daytime Emmy Awards | 2011 | Bold And The Beautiful (CBS) | Laura Wright (General Hospital) | Michael Park (As the World Turns) | Heather Tom (Bold And The Beautiful) | Jonathan Jackson (General Hospital) | Brittany Allen (All My Children) | Scott Clifton (Bold And The Beautiful) |
| 39th Daytime Emmy Awards | 2012 | General Hospital (ABC) | Heather Tom (Bold And The Beautiful) | Anthony Geary (General Hospital) | Nancy Lee Grahn (General Hospital) | Jonathan Jackson (General Hospital) | Christel Khalil (Young And The Restless) | Chandler Massey (Days of our Lives) |
| 40th Daytime Emmy Awards | 2013 | Days of Our Lives (NBC) | Heather Tom (Bold And The Beautiful) | Doug Davidson (Young And The Restless) | Julie Marie Berman (General Hospital) | Scott Clifton (Bold And The Beautiful) Billy Miller (Young And The Restless)/ | Kristen Alderson (General Hospital) | Chandler Massey (Days of our Lives) |
| 41st Daytime Emmy Awards | 2014 | Young And The Restless (CBS) | Eileen Davidson (Days Of Our Lives) | Billy Miller (Young And The Restless) | Amelia Heinle (Young And The Restless) | Eric Martsolf (Days of Our Lives) | Hunter King (Young And The Restless) | Chandler Massey (Days of our Lives) |
| 42nd Daytime Emmy Awards | 2015 | Days of Our Lives (NBC) | Maura West (General Hospital) | Anthony Geary (General Hospital) | Amelia Heinle (Young And The Restless) | Chad Duell (General Hospital) | Hunter King (Young And The Restless) | Freddie Smith (Days of Our Lives) |
| 43rd Daytime Emmy Awards | 2016 | General Hospital (ABC) | Mary Beth Evans (Days of Our Lives) | Tyler Christopher (General Hospital) | Jessica Collins (Young And The Restless) | Sean Blakemore (General Hospital) | True O’Brien (Days of Our Lives) | Bryan Craig (General Hospital) |
| 44th Daytime Emmy Awards | 2017 | General Hospital (ABC) | Gina Tognoni (Young And The Restless) | Scott Clifton (Bold And The Beautiful) | Kate Mansi (Days of Our Lives) | Steve Burton (Young And The Restless) | Lexi Ainsworth (General Hospital) | Bryan Craig (General Hospital) |
| 45th Daytime Emmy Awards | 2018 | Days of Our Lives (NBC) | Eileen Davidson (Young And The Restless) | James Reynolds (Days of Our Lives) | Camryn Grimes (Young And The Restless) | Greg Vaughan (Days of Our Lives) | Chloe Lanier (General Hospital) | Rome Flynn (Bold And The Beautiful) |
| 46th Daytime Emmy Awards | 2019 | Young And The Restless (CBS) | Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (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) |
Daytime Emmy Winners 2020-2022: Younger Actress and Actor Categories Merged
| The 2020s | Best Drama | Lead Actress | Lead Actor | Supporting Actress | Supporting Actor | Younger Performer | |
| 47th Daytime Emmy Awards | 2020 | Young And The Restless (CBS) | Heather Tom (Bold And The Beautiful) | Jason Thompson (Young And The Restless) | Tamara Braun (General Hospital) | Bryton James (Young And The Restless) | Olivia Rose Keegan (Days of Our Lives) |
| 48th Daytime Emmy Awards | 2021 | General Hospital (ABC) | Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (The Bold and the Beautiful) | Maurice Benard (General Hospital) | Marla Adams (Young And The Restless) | Max Gail (General Hospital) | Victoria Konefal (Days of Our Lives) |
| 49th Daytime Emmy Awards | 2022 | General Hospital (ABC) | Mishael Morgan (Young and the Restless) | John McCook (Bold And The Beautiful) | Kelly Thiebaud (General Hospital) | Jeff Kober (General Hospital) | Nicholas Chavez (General Hospital) |