A typical soap opera airs over 250 original episodes per year. When it comes to Emmy night, determining the best of the best comes down to a single episode. These are the episodes submitted by this year's Outstanding Lead Actor contenders.
Here are the clips submitted by the Lead Actor nominees this year for Emmy consideration. To view the Lead Actress reels, click here. We've provided synopses for each clip and provided links to our comprehensive recaps of those episodes so you can get a better feel for what action took place. To get all the additional details, just click on the appropriate links.
Episode Synopsis: Luke Spencer came to the painful realization that his father had not killed his mother -- he had... and he had also killed his father.
Episode Synopsis: Michael became enraged when his oncologist recommended treatment that could render him impotent. Michael had an emotional conversation with a prostitute named Felicity.
Episode Synopsis: Aboard a private jet, Neil revealed that his vision had returned -- and he'd seen Devon and Hilary sleeping together. Neil told Devon that Devon was no longer his son.
Tyler Christopher (Nikolas Cassadine, General Hospital)
Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer, General Hospital)
Justin Hartley (Adam Newman, The Young and the Restless)
Christian J LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless)
Kristoff St. John (Neil Winters, The Young and the Restless)
