Following is a complete list of this year's Daytime Emmy winners and nominees in the drama series categories. Additionally, there are two new categories that include programming other than soap operas. Winners are in boldface type and marked with a bullet (•). Categories marked with an asterisk (*) are open to soap opera and other daytime programs.
For complete, extended Emmy coverage, be sure to check out the Soap Central special report.
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
All My Children
Days of our Lives
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The Bold and the Beautiful
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR
Thorsten Kaye (Zach Slater, AMC)
Peter Reckell (Bo Brady, DAYS)
Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer, GH)
Daniel Cosgrove (Bill Lewis, GL)
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Christian LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin, Y&R)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS
Debbi Morgan (Angie Hubbard, AMC)
Maura West (Carly Tenney, ATWT)
Susan Flannery (Stephanie Forrester, B&B)
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Susan Haskell (Marty Saybrooke, OLTL)
Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor, Y&R)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
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Vincent Irizarry (David Hayward, AMC)
Jacob Young (JR Chandler, AMC)
Van Hansis (Luke Snyder, ATWT)
Bradford Anderson (Damien Spinelli, GH)
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Jeff Branson (Shayne Lewis, GL)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Melissa Claire Egan (Annie Lavery, AMC)
Alicia Minshew (Kendall Hart, AMC)
Julie Pinson (Janet Ciccone, ATWT)
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Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali, DAYS)
Bree Williamson (Jessica Buchanan, OLTL)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR
Cornelis Smith, Jr. (Frankie Hubbard, AMC)
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Darin Brooks (Max Brady, DAYS)
Blake Berris (Nick Fallon, DAYS)
EJ Bonilla (Rafe Rivera, GL)
Bryton McClure (Devon Hamilton, Y&R)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS
Meredith Hagner (Liberty Ciccone, ATWT)
Rachel Melvin (Chelsea Benson, DAYS)
Kirsten Storms (Maxie Jones, GH)
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Julie Berman (Lulu Spencer, GH)
Emily O'Brien (Jana Hawkes, Y&R)
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES WRITING TEAM
All My Children
The Bold and the Beautiful
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General Hospital
One Life to Live
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES DIRECTING TEAM
All My Children
Days of our Lives
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One Life to Live
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES
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All My Children
Days of our Lives
The Bold and the Beautiful
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
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As the World Turns
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES
All My Children
One Life to Live
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
All My Children
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As the World Turns
One Life to Live
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
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The Bold and the Beautiful
General Hospital
Passions
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA SERIES
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All My Children
Days of our Lives
One Life to Live
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FOR A DRAMA SERIES
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
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One Life to Live
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A DRAMA SERIES
All My Children
Days of our Lives
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The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A DRAMA SERIES
The Leaver - Guiding Light
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We All Fall Down - One Life to Live
All My Days Filled With You - The Young and the Restless
For All Time - The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT TO TAPE SOUND MIXING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
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All My Children
Days of our Lives
One Life to Live
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA/VIDEO CONTROL FOR A DRAMA SERIES
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All My Children
One Life to Live
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The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT - EPISODIC *
2008 Video Music Awards Host Campaign, MTV
All My Children
Dr. Phil
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
NEW APPROACHES - DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT *
All My Children
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I Met the Walrus
Imaginary Bitches
TAC.TV
THE NEW YORK TIMES STYLE MAGAZINE SCREEN TESTS
THE FINAL TALLY
All My Children: 5 wins (1 acting, 4 technical)
19 nominations (7 acting, 9 technical, plus Directing, Writing and Series)
One Life to Live: 5 wins (1 acting, 3 technical, and Directing)
10 nominations (2 acting, 6 technical, plus Directing and Writing)
The Young and the Restless: 3 wins (1 acting, 2 technical)
11 nominations (4 acting, 7 technical)
Days of our Lives: 2 wins (2 acting)
13 nominations (5 acting, 6 technical, plus Directing and Series)
As The World Turns: 2 wins (2 technical)
6 nominations (4 acting, 2 technical)
The Bold and the Beautiful: 2 wins (1 technical, plus Series)
6 nominations (1 acting, 3 technical, plus Writing and Series)
General Hospital: 2 wins (1 acting, plus Writing)
7 nominations (4 acting, 2 technical, plus Writing)
Guiding Light: 1 win (1 acting)
4 nominations (3 acting, 1 technical)
Passions: No wins
1 nomination (1 technical)
ABC: 7 wins, 36 nominations
CBS: 5 wins, 27 nominations
NBC: 13 nominations
