Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series explained

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series
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Awarded For:Outstanding Performance by a Guest Actor or Actress in a Drama Series
Country:United States
Year:1980
Holder:Dick Van Dyke,
Days of Our Lives (2024)
Website:theemmys.tv/daytime

The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It was first awarded at the 7th Daytime Emmy Awards in 1980,[1] and is given to honor an actor/actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a guest role while working within the daytime drama industry.

Originally referred to as the Outstanding Cameo Appearance in a Drama Series category, it was changed to Outstanding Guest Star in a Drama Series in 1987, when the category was re-introduced.[2] It was re-introduced in 2015, when the category was called Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series and marked its return after 28 years. It included a criterion that "the performer's character must have premiered in the current eligibility (calendar) year, and have made a limited number of appearances in a significant role".[3] The category then began using its current title in 2018. The eligibility criteria also was modified, permitting actors who "are playing characters they either played before, or are newly cast" as able to submit in the category.[4]

The Emmy was named after an "Immy", an affectionate term used to refer to the image orthicon camera tube.[5] The statuette was designed by Louis McManus, who modeled the award after his wife, Dorothy.[5] The Emmy statuette is fifteen inches tall from base to tip, weighing five pounds and is composed of iron, pewter, zinc and gold.[5]

The award was first presented to Hugh McPhillips, for his role as Hugh Pearson on Days of Our Lives. Since its inception, the award has been given to twelve actors. The Bold and the Beautiful and General Hospital are tied the most awarded actors, with a total of four. In 2015, Donna Mills, Fred Willard, and Ray Wise made Daytime Emmy Award history when they tied in the category. As of the 2024 ceremony, Dick Van Dyke is the most recent winner in this category for his role as Mystery Man/Timothy Robicheaux on Days of Our Lives. At the age of 98 years old, Van Dyke also became the oldest performer to win a Daytime Emmy Award.

Winners and nominees

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.

Table key
Indicates the winner

1980s

YearPerformerProgramRoleNetwork
1980
Days of Our LivesHugh Pearson
Sammy Davis Jr.One Life to LiveChip Warren[6]
Joan FontaineRyan's HopePage Williams
Kathryn HarrowThe DoctorsPat Reyerson
Eli MintzAll My ChildrenLocksmith
1987
Santa BarbaraMartin Ellis[7]
Pamela BlairAll My ChildrenMaida Andrews
Eileen HeckartOne Life to LiveRuth Perkins
Celeste HolmLovingClara and Lydia Woodhouse
Terrence MannAs the World TurnsJesterCBS

2010s

YearPerformerProgramRoleNetwork
2015
General HospitalMadeline Reeves[8]
The Bold and the BeautifulJohn Forrester
The Young and the RestlessIan Ward
Meredith BaxterThe Young and the RestlessMaureen RussellCBS[9]
Sally KellermanThe Young and the RestlessConstance BinghamCBS
Linda Elena TovarGeneral HospitalRosalie Martinez
2016
(43rd)
The Bold and the BeautifulJulius Avant
Anna Maria HorsfordThe Bold and the BeautifulVivienne AvantCBS
Adam LeadbeaterDays of Our LivesDr. Seth MalcomNBC
Frank RunyeonThe Young and the RestlessAngelCBS
Dee WallaceGeneral HospitalPatricia Spencer
2017
(44th)
The Bold and the BeautifulMatt Cannistra
Tobin BellDays of Our LivesYo LingNBC
Don HarveyGeneral HospitalTom BakerABC
Monica HoranThe Bold and the BeautifulKieran CannistraCBS
Nichelle NicholsThe Young and the RestlessLucinda WintersCBS
2018
(45th)
General HospitalStella Henry
Ryan AshtonThe Young and the RestlessZach SinnettCBS
Robb DerringerDays of Our LivesScooter NelsonNBC
John EnosDays of Our LivesRogerNBC
Morgan FairchildDays of Our LivesAnjelica DeverauxNBC
2019
(46th)
General HospitalNurse Mary Pat
Philip Anthony-RodriguezDays of Our LivesMiguel GarciaNBC
Wayne BradyThe Bold and the BeautifulDr. Reese BuckinghamCBS
Days of Our LivesAbigail Deveraux
Thaao PenghlisDays of Our LivesAndre DiMera

2020s

YearPerformerProgramRoleNetwork
2020
(47th)
The Young and the RestlessCeleste Rosales
Elissa KapneckThe Young and the RestlessSashaABC
General HospitalMartin Grey
Jeffrey Vincent PariseThe Young and the RestlessSimon BlackCBS
Days of Our LivesJordan Ridgeway
2021
(48th)
Days of Our LivesJennifer Horton-Devereaux
General HospitalJackie Templeton
Days of Our LivesOrpheus
General HospitalBrook Lynn Ashton
Victoria PlattDays of Our LivesDr. Amanda Raynor
2022
(49th)
The Bold and the Beautiful
General HospitalMarshall Ashford
Michael Lowry Days of Our LivesDr. Clay Snyder
Naomi MatsudaThe Bold and the Beautiful
Ptosha StoreyThe Young and the RestlessNaya Benedict
2023
(50th)
General Hospital
Steve BurtonBeyond Salem: Chapter TwoHarris Michaels
Cassandra CreechThe Bold and the BeautifulGrace Buckingham
Robert NewmanThe Young and the RestlessAshland Locke
Kevin SpirtasDays of Our LivesDr. Craig Wesley
2024
(51st)
Days of Our LivesMystery Man/Timothy Robicheaux
Linden AshbyThe Young and the RestlessCameron Kirsten
Ashley JonesThe Bold and the BeautifulDr. Bridget Forrester
Alley MillsGeneral Hospital
Guy PearceNeighboursMike YoungFreevee

Multiple nominations

2 nominations

Series with most awards

WinsSeries
The Bold and the Beautiful
General Hospital
Days of Our Lives
The Young and the Restless
Santa Barbara

Network with most awards

WinsProgram
CBS
ABC
NBC
Peacock

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1980 Emmy Winners & Nominees. Soap Opera Digest. May 18, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20040818104130/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/emmys/winners1980/. August 18, 2004. New York City.
  2. Web site: ON THE RECORD: David Michaels Talks New Daytime Emmy Categories, Overall Changes and That Red Carpet Situation!. Lewis . Errol . Soap Opera Network. February 16, 2016 . November 6, 2014.
  3. Web site: The 42nd Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award – Supporting Material: What's New. emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. April 19, 2015. October 30, 2014. New York City.
  4. Web site: The 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Award General Rules and Procedures . . March 31, 2015 . March 31, 2015 . . June 30, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200630035349/https://daytimeemmys.dmds.com/Content/documents/GeneralRulesandProcedures.pdf . dead .
  5. Web site: Emmy Central: The Daytime Emmys® on soapcentral.com . Soapcentral . September 3, 2013 . Philadelphia . https://web.archive.org/web/20130825204618/http://soapcentral.com/emmys/archives/index.php . August 25, 2013 . live .
  6. News: Hirsch. Lynda. More soap than substance in daytime Emmy nominations. July 26, 2016. St. Petersburg Times. May 14, 1980. Associated Press. 72. St. Petersburg, Florida.
  7. News: Oprah leads Daytime Emmys. May 6, 2013. Lodi News-Sentinel. Marty Weybret. July 1, 1987. 7. New York City, New York.
  8. Web site: The 42nd Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award Winners . . emmyonline.org . April 29, 2015. April 24, 2015.
  9. Web site: The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations . . March 31, 2015 . March 31, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093445/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_42nd_nominations.pdf . April 2, 2015 . . dead .