- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress 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 Actress in a Drama Series is an award which has been given every year at the Daytime Emmys ceremony since 1974. One Life to Live has garnered the most awards in this category with 11, anchored by long-tenured veteran Erika Slezak, who has won more Emmys than any other actress for her role as Victoria Lord with six awards out of eight nominations. Meanwhile, Susan Lucci for her role as Erica Kane on All My Children has been nominated 21 times, winning only once.
In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees.
Total awards won
Includes first-place tiesWins Series 11 One Life to Live 5 Guiding Light 3 Another World 3 As the World Turns 3 The Bold and the Beautiful 3 Ryan's Hope 3 The Young and the Restless 2 All My Children 2 General Hospital 1 Days of our Lives 1 The Doctors 1 Santa Barbara Contents
1970s
- 1974 (1st) - Elizabeth Hubbard as Althea Davis, The Doctors
- 1975 (2nd) - Susan Flannery as Laura Spencer Horton, Days of our Lives
- 1976 (3rd) - Helen Gallagher as Maeve Ryan, Ryan's Hope
- 1977 (4th) - Helen Gallagher as Maeve Ryan, Ryan's Hope
- Nancy Addison as Jill Coleridge, Ryan's Hope
- Beverlee McKinsey as Iris Carrington, Another World
- Mary Stuart as Joanne Gardner, Search for Tomorrow
- Ruth Warrick as Phoebe English Tyler, All My Children
- 1978 (5th) - Laurie Heineman as Sharlene Frame, Another World
- Mary Fickett as Ruth Martin, All My Children
- Jennifer Harmon as Cathy Craig Lord, One Life to Live
- Susan Seaforth Hayes as Julie Olson, Days of our Lives
- Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, All My Children
- Beverlee McKinsey as Iris Carrington, Another World
- Victoria Wyndham as Rachel Cory Hutchins, Another World
- 1979 (6th) - Irene Dailey as Liz Matthews, Another World
- Nancy Addison as Jill Coleridge, Ryan's Hope
- Helen Gallagher as Maeve Ryan, Ryan's Hope
- Susan Seaforth Hayes as Julie Olson, Days of our Lives
- Beverlee McKinsey as Iris Carrington, Another World
1980s
- 1980 (7th) - Judith Light as Karen Wolek, One Life to Live
- Julia Barr as Brooke English, All My Children
- Leslie Charleson as Monica Quartermaine, General Hospital
- Kim Hunter as Nola Madison, The Edge of Night
- Beverlee McKinsey as Iris Carrington, Another World
- Kathleen Noone as Ellen Dalton, All My Children
- 1981 (8th) - Judith Light as Karen Wolek, One Life to Live
- 1982 (9th) - Robin Strasser as Dorian Lord Callison, One Life to Live
- Leslie Charleson as Monica Quartermaine, General Hospital
- Ann Flood as Nancy Pollock Karr, The Edge of Night
- Sharon Gabet as Charlotte Whitney, The Edge of Night
- Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, All My Children
- 1983 (10th) - Dorothy Lyman as Opal Gardner, All My Children
- 1984 (11th) - Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord Buchanan, One Life to Live
- Ann Flood as Nancy Pollock Karr, The Edge of Night
- Sharon Gabet as Charlotte Whitney, The Edge of Night
- Deidre Hall as Marlena Evans, Days of our Lives
- Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, All My Children
- 1985 (12th) - Kim Zimmer as Reva Shayne, Guiding Light
- Deidre Hall as Marlena Evans, Days of our Lives
- Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, All My Children
- Gillian Spencer as Daisy Cortlandt, All My Children
- Robin Strasser as Dorian Cramer Lord, One Life to Live
- 1986 (13th) - Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord Buchanan, One Life to Live
- 1987 (14th) - Kim Zimmer as Reva Shayne, Guiding Light
- Elizabeth Hubbard as Lucinda Walsh, As the World Turns
- Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, All My Children
- Frances Reid as Alice Horton, Days of our Lives
- Marcy Walker as Eden Capwell, Santa Barbara
- 1988 (15th) - Helen Gallagher as Maeve Ryan, Ryan's Hope
- 1989 (16th) - Marcy Walker as Eden Capwell, Santa Barbara
1990s
- 1990 (17th) - Kim Zimmer as Reva Shayne, Guiding Light
- 1991 (18th) - Finola Hughes as Anna Devane, General Hospital
- 1992 (19th) - Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord Buchanan, One Life to Live
- Jeanne Cooper as Katherine Chancellor, The Young and the Restless
- Elizabeth Hubbard as Lucinda Walsh, As the World Turns
- Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, All My Children
- Jessica Tuck as Megan Gordon Harrison, One Life to Live
- 1993 (20th) - Linda Dano as Felicia Gallant, Another World
- Julia Barr as Brooke English, All My Children
- Ellen Dolan as Margo Montgomery Hughes, As the World Turns
- Maeve Kinkead as Vanessa Chamberlain, Guiding Light
- Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, All My Children
- 1994 (21st) - Hillary B. Smith as Nora Hanen Gannon, One Life to Live
- Julia Barr as Brooke English, All My Children
- Linda Dano as Felicia Gallant, Another World
- Fiona Hutchison as Jenna Bradshaw, Guiding Light
- Kathleen Widdoes as Emma Snyder, As the World Turns
- 1995 (22nd) - Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord Carpenter, One Life to Live
- Leslie Charleson as Monica Quartermaine, General Hospital
- Marj Dusay as Alexandra Spaulding, Guiding Light
- Maeve Kinkead as Vanessa Chamberlain, Guiding Light
- Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, All My Children
- 1996 (23rd) - Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord Carpenter, One Life to Live
- Jensen Buchanan as Vicky Hudson, Another World
- Linda Dano as Felicia Gallant, Another World
- Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, All My Children
- Jess Walton as Jill Abbott, The Young and the Restless
- 1997 (24th) - Jess Walton as Jill Abbott, The Young and the Restless
- 1998 (25th) - Cynthia Watros as Annie Dutton, Guiding Light
- 1999 (26th) - Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, All My Children
2000s
- 2000 (27th) - Susan Flannery as Stephanie Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful
- Jeanne Cooper as Katherine Chancellor, The Young and the Restless
- Finola Hughes as Alex Devane, All My Children
- Hillary B. Smith as Nora Hanen, One Life to Live
- Jess Walton as Jill Abbott, The Young and the Restless
- 2001 (28th) - Martha Byrne as Lily Walsh Snyder/Rose D'Angelo, As the World Turns
- Julia Barr as Brooke English, All My Children
- Susan Flannery as Stephanie Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful
- Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, All My Children
- Marcy Walker as Liza Colby, All My Children
- 2002 (29th) - Susan Flannery as Stephanie Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful
- 2003 (30th) - Susan Flannery as Stephanie Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful
- Eileen Davidson as Ashley Abbott, The Young and the Restless
- Nancy Lee Grahn as Alexis Davis, General Hospital
- Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers Abbott, The Young and the Restless
- Kim Zimmer as Reva Shayne Lewis, Guiding Light
- 2004 (31st) - Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers Abbott, The Young and the Restless
- Tamara Braun as Carly Corinthos, General Hospital
- Nancy Lee Grahn as Alexis Davis, General Hospital
- Maura West as Carly Tenney Snyder, As the World Turns
- Kim Zimmer as Reva Shayne Lewis, Guiding Light
- 2005 (32nd) - Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord Davidson, One Life to Live
- Martha Byrne as Lily Walsh Snyder, As the World Turns
- Kassie DePaiva as Blair Cramer, One Life to Live
- Susan Flannery as Stephanie Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful
- Nancy Lee Grahn as Alexis Davis, General Hospital
- Juliet Mills as Tabitha Lenox, Passions
- Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers Abbott, The Young and the Restless
- Kim Zimmer as Reva Shayne Lewis, Guiding Light
- 2006 (33rd) - Kim Zimmer as Reva Shayne Lewis, Guiding Light
- Bobbie Eakes as Krystal Carey Chandler, All My Children
- Beth Ehlers as Harley Cooper, Guiding Light
- Susan Flannery as Stephanie Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful
- Kelly Monaco as Sam McCall, General Hospital
- 2007 (34th) - Maura West as Carly Tenney Snyder, As the World Turns
- Crystal Chappell as Olivia Spencer, Guiding Light
- Jeanne Cooper as Katherine Chancellor, The Young and the Restless
- Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers Newman, The Young and the Restless
- Kim Zimmer as Reva Shayne Lewis, Guiding Light
- 2008 (35th) - Jeanne Cooper as Katherine Chancellor, The Young and the Restless
- Crystal Chappell as Olivia Spencer, Guiding Light
- Nicole Forester as Cassie Winslow Lewis, Guiding Light
- Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers Newman, The Young and the Restless
- Maura West as Carly Tenney, As the World Turns
- 2009 (36th) - Susan Haskell as Marty Saybrooke, One Life to Live
- Jeanne Cooper as Katherine Chancellor, The Young and the Restless
- Susan Flannery as Stephanie Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful
- Debbi Morgan as Angie Hubbard, All My Children
- Maura West as Carly Tenney, As the World Turns
2010s
- 2010 (37th) - Maura West as Carly Tenney, As the World Turns
- 2011 (38th) - Laura Wright as Carly Corinthos Jacks, General Hospital
- Susan Flannery as Stephanie Forrester, The Bold and The Beautiful
- Alicia Minshew as Kendall Hart Slater, All My Children
- Debbi Morgan as Angie Hubbard, All My Children
- Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers Newman, The Young and the Restless
- Colleen Zenk as Barbara Ryan, As the World Turns
Multiple wins
6 wins
4 wins
3 wins
2 wins
Multiple nominations
21 nominations
11 nominations
9 nominations
8 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations
- Nancy Addison
- Rachel Ames
- Jensen Buchanan
- Bobbie Eakes
- Mary Fickett
- Ann Flood
- Sharon Gabet
- Deidre Hall
- Maeve Kinkead
- Judith Light
- Debbi Morgan
- Hillary B. Smith
- Ruth Warrick
- Colleen Zenk
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 Actress
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