DAYTIME EMMY NOMINATIONS
(winners in bold)
Drama Series
(30 noms/4 wins):
1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1983,1984,1985,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,
2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025,
2026.
Lifetime Achievement
Award (6 honorees): creators Ted
Corday & Betty Corday, 1995;
original castmembers Frances Reid & John Clarke, 2004; Bill
Hayes & Susan Seaforth Hayes 2018.
Lead Actor
(26 noms/4 wins): Macdonald
Carey (1974,1975,1976);
Bill Hayes (1975,1976); Jed Allan (1979); John Clarke (1979); Stephen
Nichols (1988); Thaao Penghlis (2008, 2020); Peter Reckell (2009); James Scott
(2010, 2011); Billy Flynn (2017, 2019, 2023); Vincent Irizarry (2017); James
Reynolds (2018, 2022); Tyler Christopher (2019), Wally Kurth
(2021), Eric Martsolf (2022, 2024, 2025), Greg Rikaart (2025), Paul
Telfer (2025).
Lead Actress
(25 noms/3 wins): Susan
Seaforth Hayes (1975,1976,1978,1979); Susan Flannery (1975);
Deidre Hall (1984,1985); Peggy McCay (1986, 2013,
2015); Frances Reid (1987); Eileen Davidson (1998,
2014); Crystal Chappell (2012); Arianne Zucker (2014, 2020,
2022); Alison Sweeney (2015), Kassie DePaiva (2016); Mary Beth Evans
(2016); Marci Miller (2018, 2019, 2022), Tamara Braun (2024),
Stacy Haiduk (2026).
Supporting Actor
(17 noms/2 wins: Joseph
Gallison (1979); Joseph Campanella (1989); James Reynolds (2004, 2017); Matthew
Ashford (2012); Eric Martsolf (2014, 2019); John Aniston
(2017); Chandler Massey (2018, 2020); Greg Vaughan (2018); Greg
Rikaart (2019); Wally Kurth (2020, 2024); Paul Telfer (2020), Dan Feuerriegel
(2023), Blake Berris (2025).
Supporting Actress
(29 noms/4 wins): Frances
Reid (1979); Suzanne Rogers (1979);
Deidre Hall (1980); Leann Hunley (1986);
Peggy McCay (1987, 2016);
Arleen Sorkin (1988,1989); Jane Elliott (1989); Patrika Darbo (2000); Judi Evans
(2008); Tamara Braun (2009, 2021); Arianne Zucker (2010, 2013);
Melissa Reeves (2016); Kate Mansi (2017); Susan Seaforth Hayes
(2018, 2020); Kassie DePaiva (2019); Linsey Godfrey (2019, 2024, 2025, 2026);
Martha Madison (2019), Stacy Haiduk (2022, 2023), Emily O'Brien (2024,
2025).
Younger Actor
(22 noms/7 wins): Billy
Warlock (1987,1988);
Darrell Utley (1989); Jensen Ackles (1998,1999,2000); Kyle Lowder (2003);
Darin Brooks (2008, 2009); Blake Berris (2009); Dylan Patton
(2010); Chandler Massey (2011, 2012, 2013,
2014); Freddie Smith (2013, 2015); James
Lastovic (2017); Lucas Adams (2018, 2019); Casey Moss (2018); Kyler
Pettis (2019).
Younger Actress
(18 noms/1 win): Kristian
Alfonso (1985); Lisa Trusel (1985); Charlotte Ross (1990,1991); Melissa Reeves
(1992); Christie Clark (1997,1998); Rachel
Melvin (2008, 2009); Molly Burnett (2010, 2012); Shelley Hennig (2010, 2012);
Camila Banus (2015); True O'Brien (2016); Olviia Rose Keegan
(2018, 2019); Victoria Konefal (2019).
Young
Performer (5 noms/2 wins): Olivia Rose Keegan
(2020); Thia Megia (2020), Victoria Konefal (2021),
Lindsay Arnold (2022), Cary Christopher (2023).
Emerging Talent
(4 noms) AnnaLynne McCord (2025), Ashley Puzemis (2025), Al Calderon
(2026), Alice Halsey (2026).
Guest Appearance
(17 noms/3 wins): Hugh
McPhillips (1980); Adam
Leadbeater (2016); Tobin Bell (2017); Robb Derringer (2018); John Enos (2018);
Morgan Fairchild (2018); Kate Mansi (2019), Thaao Penghlis (2019); Philip
Anthony-Rodriguez (2019); Chrishell Stause (2020), George DelHoyo (2021), Cady
McClain (2021), Victoria Platt (2021), Michael Lowry (2022),
Kevin Spirtas (2023), Dick Van Dyke (2024), Christopher Sean
(2026).
Writing (26
noms/4 wins): 1975,1976,1977,1978a,1978b,1979,1984,1985,1987,1994,1997,1998,1999,2011,
2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020,
2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
Directing
(31 noms/2 wins):
1974,1975,1977,1977,1978,1979,1985,1986,1987,1988,1993,1996,1997,1998,1999,2003,2006,
2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022,
2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
Casting
Director (16 noms/3 wins): 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
(shared with "Beyond Salem"), 2023, 2024, 2025.
Costume Design
(13 noms/1 win):
1986,1987,1988,1990,1997,1999, 2006, 2013,
2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021.
Hairstyling
(22 noms/5 wins):
1986,1988,1991,1992,1993,1995,1997,1998,1999, 2006,
2007, 2008, 2010,
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
Makeup (23
noms/6 wins): 1986,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1995,1997,1998,1999, 2006, 2008,
2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,
2019, 2020.
Lighting Direction
(22 noms):
1974,1988,1989,1996,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2006,2007, 2009, 2012,
2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2025.
Sound Mixing
(15 noms/3 wins):
1974,1986,1987,1996,1998, 2007,
2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020,
2022, 2023.
Music (17
noms/6 wins): 1989,1990,1994,1995,1997,2006,
2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,
2019, 2020.
Song (7
noms/1 win): 1994 ("Don't Make Me Too Young"); 2010 ("Captured"), 2014 ("A Love
That Never Ends"), 2016 ("This Time"), 2017 ("When Time Was On
Our Side"); 2018 ("Sun Still Shines"); 2019 ("Goodbye").
Graphics & Title
Design (1 nom): 1994.
Technical
Direction/Camerawork/Senior Video (15 noms): 1974,1997,1999,
2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021,
2024.
Art Direction/Set
Decoration/Scenic Design (11 noms/2 wins):
1997,2001,2002, 2009, 2012,
2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
Multiple Camera Editing
(13 noms/3 wins): 1998,
2003, 2004, 2005,
2007,2012,
2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
Stunt
Coordination (5 noms/3 wins): 2012,
2013, 2016, 2017,
2018.
Topical Promotional
Announcement (1 nom): "Flash Forward" (2020).
Achievement in
Design Excellence (1 nom): 1979.
Daytime fans voted online
for these special categories in 2002 and 2005:
Fan Award: Villain
(1 nom/1 win): Alison
Sweeney (2002).
Fan Award: Favorite
Couple (1 nom/1 win): Kristian
Alfonso/Peter Reckell (2002).
Fan Award: Irresistible
Couple (2 noms): Kristian
Alfonso/Peter Reckell (2005); Jason Cook/Martha Madison (2005).
Before breaking off as
their own Emmy celebration, daytime categories were part of the primetime
section. "Days" received 4 nominations in these
areas:
Program Achievement in
Daytime Drama: "Days of Our Lives"
(1973)
Outstanding Achievement
By Individuals in Daytime Drama: Macdonald Carey (performer,
1968, 1973); H. Wesley Kenney (director,
1973)
"Beyond Salem" Nominations
Drama
Series (1 nom): 2022.
Writing (2 noms): 2022,
2023.
Directing (2 noms): 2022, 2023.
Guest
Performer (1 nom): Steve Burton (2023).
Casting (1
nom, shared with "Days"): 2022.
SOAP OPERA DIGEST AWARD
NOMINATIONS (winners in bold)
Best Show:
77,78,79,84,85,86,88,89,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,00,01,03,05.
Lead Actor:
Bill Hayes, 77; Jed
Allan, 78,79; Peter
Reckell, 84,85; John
Aniston, 86;
Stephen Nichols, 88;
Robert Kelker-Kelly, 94.
Lead Actress:
Susan Seaforth Hayes,
77;
Deidre Hall, 82,83,84,85,95,99,05;
Patsy Pease, 86;
Eileen Davidson, 97,98.
Supporting Actor:
John de Lancie, 84,85;
Stephen Nichols 86;
Richard Biggs 93; John
Aniston, 01.
Supporting Actress:
Lisa Trusel, 84;
Arleen Sorkin, 85; Joy
Garrett 89;
Deborah Adair, 94;
Louise Sorel, 96;
Lauren Koslow, 00, Alison Sweeney, 03,
05.
Mature Actor:
MacDonald Carey,
78,79,84,85.
Mature Actress:
Frances Reid, 78,79,84,85.
Male Newcomer:
Josh Taylor, 78;
Michael Leon, 84;
Charles Shaughnessy, 85;
Patrick Muldoon, 94;
Jensen Ackles, 98.
Female Newcomer:
Andrea Hall, 78;
Tracey Bregman, 79;
Kristian Alfonso, 84;
Lisa Rinna, 94;
Patrika Darbo 99;
Heather Lindell, 05.
Younger Actor:
Brian Autenrieth,
85; Peter
Reckell, 86; Scott
Groff, 94; Bryan
Dattilo, 00; Jason Cook, 01, 05;
Kyle Lowder, 03.
Younger Actress:
Andrea Barber, 84,85;
Alison Sweeney, 00, 01;
Kirsten Storms, 03.
Child Actor Kirsten Storms,
01.
Hero: Stephen
Nichols, 89.
Heroine: Susan
Seaforth Hayes, 77.
Villian: Quinn
Redeker, 83;
Joseph Mascolo, 84,85,97; John
Aniston, 86;
Matthew Ashford, 89; Jason
Brooks, 95; Kevin
Spirtas, 00; Thaao Penghlis,
05.
Villianess:
Cheryl-Ann Wilson,
85; Jane
Elliott, 90;
Louise Sorel, 94;
Alison Sweeney, 96,98,99;
Arianne Zuker, 01,
05.
Comic Performance:
Arleen Sorkin, 86,88;
Michael Weiss, 88;
Robert Mailhouse, 92;
Matthew Ashford, 93.
Hottest Male:
Drake Hogestyn, 94,95,97;
Peter Reckell, 96.
Hottest Female:
Crystal Chappell,
93;
Melissa Reeves, 94;
Kristian Alfonso, 99.
Supercouple:
Charles Shaughnessy/Patsy
Pease, 86,88;
Stephen Nichols/Mary Beth Evans, 89, 90;
Matthew Ashford/Melissa Reeves, 91;
Robert Kelker-Kelly/Lisa Rinna, 95.
Couple: Peter
Reckell/Kristian Alfonso, 01, 03; Drake
Hogestyn/Deidre Hall, 05.
New Couple:
Bryan Dattilo/Alison Sweeney
05.
Wedding: Matthew
Ashford/Melissa Reeves, 92.
Love Story:
Matthew Ashford/Melissa
Reeves, 92.
Song: "One
Dream", 93.
Music: 94.
Storyline: 94 (Who
Fathered Marlena's Baby?), 01 (The Baby Switch), 03 (Tony Is
Alive).
Female Scene Stealer:
Louise Sorel, 95,97,99.
Male Scene Stealer:
Ivan G'Vera,
98.
Hottest Romance:
Austin Peck/Christie Clark,
97; Drake
Hogestyn/Deidre Hall, 98.
Favorite Actress:
Kristian Alfonso,
00.
Favorite Return:
Thaao Penghlis, 03; Judi
Evans, 05.
Favorite Triangle:
Kyle Brandt/Jason
Cook/Martha Madison, 05.
SOAP OPERA UPDATE MVP
AWARD WINNERS
Best Show:
92,94,96,97.
Best Actor:
Drake Hogestyn,
92,93,94,95,96,97.
Best Days Actor:
Stephen Nichols, 90,91;
Drake Hogestyn, 92,93,94,95,96,97.
Best Days Actress:
Mary Beth Evans, 90,91;
Melissa Reeves, 92,93; Deidre Hall, 94,95; Kristian Alfonso, 96,97.
Best Couple:
Stephen Nichols/Mary Beth
Evans, 91; Matthew Ashford/Melissa Reeves, 92,93; Peter Reckell/Kristian Alfonso
97.