- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
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Not to be confused with the Primetime Emmy Award with the same name.
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series is an award which has been given every year at the Daytime Emmys ceremony since 1974.
In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees.
Total awards won Wins Series 7 General Hospital 7 The Young and the Restless 6 All My Children 4 As the World Turns 3 Another World 3 Guiding Light 2 Days of our Lives 2 One Life to Live 2 Search for Tomorrow 1 The Doctors 1 Santa Barbara Contents
1970s
- 1974 (1st) - Macdonald Carey as Tom Horton, Days of our Lives
- 1975 (2nd) - Macdonald Carey as Tom Horton, Days of our Lives
- John Beradino as Steve Hardy, General Hospital
- Bill Hayes as Doug Williams, Days of our Lives
- 1976 (3rd) - Larry Haines as Stu Bergman, Search for Tomorrow
- John Beradino as Steve Hardy, General Hospital
- Macdonald Carey as Tom Horton, Days of our Lives
- Bill Hayes as Doug Williams, Days of our Lives
- Michael Nouri as Steve Kaslo, Search for Tomorrow
- Shepperd Strudwick as Victor Lord, One Life to Live
- 1977 (4th) - Val Dufour as John Wyatt, Search for Tomorrow
- Farley Granger as Will Vernon, One Life to Live
- Larry Haines as Stu Bergman, Search for Tomorrow
- Larry Keith as Nick Davis, All My Children
- James Pritchett as Matt Powers, The Doctors
- 1978 (5th) - James Pritchett as Matt Powers, The Doctors
- Matthew Cowles as Billy Clyde Tuggle, All My Children
- Larry Keith as Nick Davis, All My Children
- Michael Levin as Jack Fenelli, Ryan's Hope
- Andrew Robinson as Frank Ryan, Ryan's Hope
- Michael Storm as Larry Wolek, One Life to Live
- 1979 (6th) - Al Freeman, Jr. as Ed Hall, One Life to Live
- Jed Allan as Don Craig, Days of our Lives
- Nicholas Benedict as Phil Brent, All My Children
- John Clarke as Mickey Horton, Days of our Lives
- Joel Crothers as Miles Cavanaugh, The Edge of Night
- Michael Levin as Jack Fenelli, Ryan's Hope
1980s
- 1980 (7th) - Douglass Watson as Mac Cory, Another World
- John Gabriel as Seneca Beaulac, Ryan's Hope
- Michael Levin as Jack Fenelli, Ryan's Hope
- Franc Luz as John Bennett, The Doctors
- James Mitchell as Palmer Cortlandt, All My Children
- William Mooney as Paul Martin, All My Children
- 1981 (8th) - Douglass Watson as Mac Cory, Another World
- 1982 (9th) - Anthony Geary as Luke Spencer, General Hospital
- 1983 (10th) - Robert S. Woods as Bo Buchanan, One Life to Live
- 1984 (11th) - Larry Bryggman as John Dixon, As the World Turns
- Joel Crothers as Miles Cavanaugh, The Edge of Night
- Stuart Damon as Alan Quartermaine, General Hospital
- Terry Lester as Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless
- Larkin Malloy as Schuyler Whitney, The Edge of Night
- James Mitchell as Palmer Cortlandt, All My Children
- 1985 (12th) - Darnell Williams as Jesse Hubbard, All My Children
- 1986 (13th) - David Canary as Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler, All My Children
- 1987 (14th) - Larry Bryggman as John Dixon, As the World Turns
- 1988 (15th) - David Canary as Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler, All My Children
- Larry Bryggman as John Dixon, As the World Turns
- Robert Gentry as Ross Chandler, All My Children
- A Martinez as Cruz Castillo, Santa Barbara
- Stephen Nichols as Steve "Patch" Johnson, Days of our Lives
- 1989 (16th) - David Canary as Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler, All My Children
- Larry Bryggman as John Dixon, As the World Turns
- A Martinez as Cruz Castillo, Santa Barbara
- James Mitchell as Palmer Cortlandt, All My Children
- Douglass Watson as Mac Cory, Another World
1990s
- 1990 (17th) - A Martinez as Cruz Castillo, Santa Barbara
- 1991 (18th) - Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless
- David Canary as Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler, All My Children
- Nicolas Coster as Lionel Lockridge, Santa Barbara
- A Martinez as Cruz Castillo, Santa Barbara
- James Reynolds as Henry Marshall, Generations
- 1992 (19th) - Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless
- David Canary as Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler, All My Children
- Nicolas Coster as Lionel Lockridge, Santa Barbara
- A Martinez as Cruz Castillo, Santa Barbara
- Michael Zaslow as Roger Thorpe, Guiding Light
- 1993 (20th) - David Canary as Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler, All My Children
- Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless
- Mark Derwin as A.C. Mallet, Guiding Light
- A Martinez as Cruz Castillo, Santa Barbara
- Robert S. Woods as Bo Buchanan, One Life to Live
- Michael Zaslow as Roger Thorpe, Guiding Light
- 1994 (21st) - Michael Zaslow as Roger Thorpe, Guiding Light
- Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless
- Charles Keating as Carl Hutchins, Another World
- Peter Simon as Ed Bauer, Guiding Light
- Robert S. Woods as Bo Buchanan, One Life to Live
- 1995 (22nd) - Justin Deas as Buzz Cooper, Guiding Light
- 1996 (23rd) - Charles Keating as Carl Hutchins, Another World
- 1997 (24th) - Justin Deas as Buzz Cooper, Guiding Light
- 1998 (25th) - Eric Braeden as Victor Newman, The Young and the Restless
- 1999 (26th) - Anthony Geary as Luke Spencer, General Hospital
2000s
- 2000 (27th) - Anthony Geary as Luke Spencer, General Hospital
- 2001 (28th) - David Canary as Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler, All My Children
- 2002 (29th) - Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless
- Hunt Block as Craig Montgomery, As the World Turns
- Vincent Irizarry as David Hayward, All My Children
- Robert Newman as Josh Lewis, Guiding Light
- Jack Scalia as Chris Stamp, All My Children
- 2003 (30th) - Maurice Benard as Sonny Corinthos, General Hospital
- 2004 (31st) - Anthony Geary as Luke Spencer, General Hospital
- 2005 (32nd) - Christian LeBlanc as Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless
- 2006 (33rd) - Anthony Geary as Luke Spencer, General Hospital
- 2007 (34th) - Christian LeBlanc as Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless
- 2008 (35th) - Anthony Geary as Luke Spencer, General Hospital
- 2009 (36th) - Christian LeBlanc as Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless
- Daniel Cosgrove as Bill Lewis, Guiding Light
- Anthony Geary as Luke Spencer, General Hospital
- Thorsten Kaye as Zach Slater, All My Children
- Peter Reckell as Bo Brady, Days of our Lives
2010s
- 2010 (37th) - Michael Park as Jack Snyder, As the World Turns
- 2011 (38th) - Michael Park as Jack Snyder, As the World Turns
Multiple Wins
5 wins
4 wins
3 wins
2 wins
- Larry Bryggman
- Macdonald Carey
- Justin Deas
- Michael Park
- Douglas Watson
Multiple Nominations
17 nominations
16 nominations
11 nominations
8 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nomations
4 nominations
3 nominations
- Grant Aleksander
- John Beradino
- Macdonald Carey
- Nicolas Coster
- Stuart Damon
- Ricky Paull Goldin
- Christian LeBlanc
- Michael Levin
- Michael Parks
- Douglas Watson
2 nominations
- Scott Bryce
- Joel Crothers
- Doug Davidson
- Justin Deas
- Bill Hayes
- Roger Howarth
- Charles Keating
- Larry Keith
- Robert Newman
- James Pritchett
- James Scott
References
- "Daytime Emmy Awards". National Television Academy. http://www.emmyonline.org/emmy/daytime.html. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
- "soapcentral.com - Daytime Emmys Archive". http://www.soapcentral.com/soapcentral/awards/emmys/index.php. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
- "IMDb: Daytime Emmy Awards". Internet Movie Database. http://imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Daytime_Emmy_Awards/. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
Daytime Emmy Awards categories Program Acting Lead Actor – Drama Series · Lead Actress – Drama Series · Supporting Actor – Drama Series · Supporting Actress – Drama Series · Younger Actor – Drama Series · Younger Actress – Drama Series
Other performances Categories:- Daytime Emmy Awards
- Television awards for Best Actor
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