See also: List of Primetime Emmy Award winners, List of International Emmy Award winners and Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Series. 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.
| 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[1] | 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[2] | 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) |
The categories, Outstanding Younger Actor and Younger Actress were merged into Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series.
| Year | Best Drama | Lead Actress | Lead Actor | Supporting Actress | Supporting Actor | Younger Performer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Young and the Restless (CBS) | Heather Tom (The Bold and the Beautiful) | Jason Thompson (The Young and the Restless) | Tamara Braun (General Hospital) | Bryton James (The Young and the Restless) | Olivia Rose Keegan (Days of Our Lives) |
| 2021 | General Hospital (ABC) | Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (The Bold and the Beautiful) | Maurice Benard (General Hospital) | Marla Adams (The Young and the Restless) | Max Gail (General Hospital) | Victoria Konefal (Days of Our Lives) |
| 2022 | Mishael Morgan (The Young and the Restless) | John McCook (The Bold and the Beautiful) | Kelly Thiebaud (General Hospital) | Jeff Kober (General Hospital) | Nicholas Chavez (General Hospital) |