16th Daytime Emmy Awards

The 16th Daytime Emmy Awards were held in 1989 to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year (1988).

Winners in each category are in bold. Two winners were recorded in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series category, as a tie was recorded in the race between actresses Debbi Morgan and Nancy Lee Grahn.

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series

*"All My Children"
*"As the World Turns"
*"General Hospital"
*"Guiding Light"
*"Santa Barbara"
*"The Young and the Restless"

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

*David Canary (Adam Chandler and Stuart Chandler, "All My Children")
*James Mitchell (Palmer Cortlandt, "All My Children")
*Douglass Watson (Mac Cory, "Another World")
*Larry Bryggman (Dr. John Dixon, "As the World Turns")
*A Martinez (Cruz Castillo, "Santa Barbara")

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

*Susan Lucci (Erica Kane, "All My Children")
*Elizabeth Hubbard (Lucinda Walsh, "As the World Turns")
*Marcy Walker (Eden Capwell, "Santa Barbara")
*Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor, "The Young and the Restless")

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

*David Forsyth (Dr. John Hudson, "Another World")
*Joseph Campanella (Harper Deveraux, "Days of Our Lives")
*Justin Deas (Keith Timmons, "Santa Barbara")
*Quinn Redeker (Brian Romalotti, "The Young and the Restless")

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

*Debbi Morgan (Dr. Angela Baxter Hubbard, "All My Children")
*Nancy Lee Grahn (Julia Wainwright, "Santa Barbara")
*Jane Elliot (Anjelica Deveraux, "Days of Our Lives")
*Arleen Sorkin (Calliope Jones, "Days of Our Lives")
*Robin Mattson (Gina Blake, "Santa Barbara")

Outstanding Young Man in a Daytime Drama Series

*Andrew Kavovit (Paul Ryan, "As the World Turns")
*Darrell Utley (Benjy Hawk, "Days of Our Lives")
*Justin Gocke (Brandon Capwell, "Santa Barbara")

Outstanding Ingenue in a Daytime Drama Series

*Anne Heche (Marley Hudson and Victoria Hudson, "Another World")
*Martha Byrne (Lily Walsh, "As the World Turns")
*Kimberly McCullough (Robin Scorpio, "General Hospital")
*Noelle Beck (Patricia Alden, "Loving")

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Writing

* "Another World"
* Santa Barbara
* "As The World Turns"
* "Guiding Light"

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Directing

* "As The World Turns"
* The Young and the Restless
* "Family Medical Center"
* "Loving"
* "One Life To Live"

Outstanding Game Show

*The $25,000 Pyramid - A Bob-Sande Stewart Production for CBS
*Jeopardy! - A Merv Griffin Production for CBS
*The Price Is Right - A Mark Goodson Production for CBS
*Wheel of Fortune - A Merv Griffin Production for NBC
*Win, Lose or Draw - A Jack Barry Production for NBC

Outstanding Game Show Host/Hostess

*Alex Trebek ("Jeopardy!")
*Dick Clark ("The $25,000 Pyramid")
*Pat Sajak ("Wheel of Fortune")
*Vicki Lawrence Schultz ("Win, Lose or Draw")