# Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials

The Writers Guild of America Award for Best Television Writing in Daytime Serials is an award presented by the Writers Guild of America to the best written television daytime serials since the 25th annual Writers Guild of America Awards in 1973. The winners are indicated in bold.

## Winners and nominees
### 1970s

| Year | Program | Writer(s) | Network |
| 1972 (25th) |
| 1972 (25th) | Love of Life | Loring Mandel, Nancy Ford, Louis Ringwald, Mac McClelland | CBS |
| 1972 (25th) | The Secret Storm | Gabrielle Upton, Joe Fifield | CBS |
| 1972 (25th) | Where the Heart Is | Claire Wood Labine, Paul Avila Mayer, Charles J. Dizenzo, Patricia E. Dizenzo | CBS |
| 1973 (26th) |
| 1973 (26th) | Search for Tomorrow | Ralph Ellis & Eugenie Hunt, Bib Wein, Jane Chambers | CBS |
| 1973 (26th) | Love Is a Many Splendored Thing | Ann Marcus, Ken Hartman, Jerry Adelman | CBS |
| 1973 (26th) | Love of Life | Claire Wood Labine, Paul Avila Mayer | CBS |
| 1974 (27th) |
| 1974 (27th) | Search for Tomorrow | Ann Marcus, Joyce Perry, Pamela Wylie, Ray Goldstone | CBS |
| 1974 (27th) | Days of Our Lives | William J. Bell, Patricia F. Smith, William Rega, Margaret Stewart | NBC |
| 1974 (27th) | Love of Life | Claire Wood Labine, Paul Avila Mayer, Nancy Ford, Clarice Blackburn | CBS |
| 1975 (28th) |
| 1975 (28th) | Ryan's Hope | Claire Wood Labine, Paul Avila Mayer, Mary Ryan Munisteri, Allan Leicht | ABC |
| 1975 (28th) | Days of Our Lives | Patricia F. Smith, William J. Bell, William Rega, Margaret Stewart, Kay Lenard, Sheri Anderson | NBC |
| 1975 (28th) | The Edge of Night | Henry Slesar | CBS |
| 1976 (29th) |
| 1976 (29th) | Ryan's Hope | Claire Wood Labine, Paul Avila Mayer, Mary Ryan Munisteri, Jeffrey Lane | ABC |
| 1976 (29th) | Days of Our Lives | William J. Bell, Patricia Falken Smith, Bill Rega, Margaret Stewart and Kay Lenard | NBC |
| 1976 (29th) | The Edge of Night | Henry Slesar |
| 1977 (30th) |
| 1977 (30th) | Ryan's Hope | Claire Wood Labine, Paul Avila Mayer, Mary Ryan Munisteri | ABC |
| 1977 (30th) | Days of Our Lives | Patricia F. Smith, William J. Bell, William Rega, Margaret Stewart, Kay Lenard | NBC |
| 1977 (30th) | Love of Life | Gabrielle Upton | CBS |
| 1978 (31st) |
| 1978 (31st) | Ryan's Hope | Claire Wood Labine, Jeffrey Lane, Paul Avila Mayer, Mary Ryan Munisteri, Judith Pinsker | ABC |
| 1978 (31st) | Love of Life | Gabrielle Upton | CBS |
| 1978 (31st) | One Life to Live | Lanie Bertram, Margaret DePriest, Marisa Gioffre, Sam Hall, Peggy O'Shea, Gordon Russell, Don Wallace | ABC |
| 1979 (32nd) |
| 1979 (32nd) | Guiding Light | Jerome Dobson, Bridget Dobson, Charles J. Dizenzo, Patricia E. Dizenzo, Robert White, Phyllis White, Robert Soderberg, Jean Rouverol | CBS |
| 1979 (32nd) | Days of Our Lives | Ann Marcus, Joyce Perry, Ray Goldstone, Laura Olsher, Rocci Chatfield, Michael Robert David | NBC |
| 1979 (32nd) | Ryan's Hope | Claire Wood Labine, Paul Avila Mayer, Mary Ryan Munisteri, Judith Pinsker, Jeffrey Lane | ABC |

### 1980s

| Year | Program | Writer(s) | Network |
| 1980 (33rd) |
| 1980 (33rd) | Ryan's Hope | Claire Wood Labine, Paul Avila Mayer, Mary Ryan Munisteri, Jeffrey Lane | ABC |
| 1980 (33rd) | The Doctors | Eugenie Hunt, A. M. Barlow, Heather Matthews, Kate Brooks, Ralph Ellis, Eugenie Hunt | NBC |
| 1980 (33rd) | Texas | John William Corrington, Joyce Hooper Corrington, Ralph Adamo, Carole Berlin, Harry Boehm, Elizabeth Boehm, Patrick Mulcahey, John Saffron | NBC |
| 1981 (34th) |
| 1981 (34th) | Ryan's Hope | Claire Wood Labine, Paul Avila Mayer, Mary Ryan Munisteri, Jeffrey Lane | ABC |
| 1981 (34th) | The Doctors | Dennis Brite, Elizabeth Levin | NBC |
| 1981 (34th) | Texas | John W. Corrington, Joyce Corrington, Ralph Adamo, Harry Boehm, Elizabeth Boehm, Carole Berlin, Patrick Mulcahey | NBC |
| 1982 (35th) |
| 1982 (35th) | Ryan's Hope | Claire Wood Labine, Mary Ryan Munisteri, Eugene Price, Barbara Perlman, Rory Metcalf | ABC |
| 1982 (35th) | The Edge of Night | Henry Slesar | ABC |
| 1983 (36th) |
| 1983 (36th) | Ryan's Hope | Claire Wood Labine, Paul Avila Mayer, Mary Ryan Munisteri, Nancy Ford | ABC |
| 1983 (36th) | Capitol | Peggy O'Shea, Craig Carlson, Granville Burgess, Richard Camp, Peggy Sloane, John Sedlak, Steve Hayes, John Williams Corrington, Joyce Corrington, Shirley Hartman, Steve Hayes, Susan Goldberg, David Bennett Carren, Carly Mary Cady, Stephen Karpf, Elinor Karpf | CBS |
| 1984 (37th) |
| 1984 (37th) | Search for Tomorrow | Gary Tomlin, Jeanne Glynn, Courtney Simon, Robin Amos, Norman Borisoff, Louisa Burns-Bisogno, Judy Lewis, Juliet Law Packer, Jule Selbo, Diane Silver, Noreen Stone, Emily Squires, Leslie Thomas, Phyllis White, Robert White, Stephen Wardwell | NBC |
| 1984 (37th) | Guiding Light | Pamela Long Hammer, Stephanie Braxton, Trent Jones, John Kuntz, Jeff Ryder, Addie Walsh, Robin Amos, Carolyn Culliton, Charles Jay Hammer, Nancy Gail Lawrence, Michelle Poteet Lisanti, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Pete T. Rich, Emily Squires, Christopher Whitesell | CBS |
| 1985 (38th) |
| 1985 (38th) | One Life to Live | Peggy O'Shea, Sam Hall, S. Michael Schnessel, Lanie Bertram, Ethel Brez, Mel Brez, Barbara Morgenroth, Don Wallace, Peter Swet, Eugenie Hunt | ABC |
| 1985 (38th) | Guiding Light | Jeff Ryder, Addie Walsh, John Kuntz, Christopher Whitesell, Trent Jones, Megan McTavish, Stephen Demorest, Pete T. Rich & Nancy Gail Lawrence, Emily Squires, Robin Amos, Elaine Potwardowski | CBS |
| 1985 (38th) | The Edge of Night | Lee Sheldon, David Snell, Marty Ross, Eric Rubinton | ABC |
| 1986 (39th) |
| 1986 (39th) | Ryan's Hope | Thomas King, Millee Taggart, William Burritt, Mardee Kravit, Eleanor Mancusi, Maura Penders, Barbara Perlman, Dorothy Ann Purser, Eric Wiklund, Claire Wood Labine | ABC |
| 1986 (39th) | One Life to Live | Peggy O'Shea, S. Michael Schnessel, Craig G. Carlson, Lanie Bertram, Ethel M. Brez, Melvin E. Brez, Lloyd Gold, George Lefferts, Peter Swet, Don Wallace | ABC |
| 1987 (40th) |
| 1987 (40th) | Ryan's Hope | Claire Wood Labine, Eleanor Mancusi, William Burritt, Madeline B. David, Steve Lehrman, David Appell | ABC |
| 1987 (40th) | Days of Our Lives | Sheri Anderson, Leah Laiman, Anne M. Schoettle, Thom Racina, Shelly Moore, Dena Breshears, Richard J. Allen, Linda Campanelli, Maralyn Thoma, Michelle Poteet Lisanti, Peggy Schibi, Penina Spiegel, Ted Kubiak | NBC |
| 1988 (41st) |
| 1988 (41st) | Ryan's Hope | Claire Wood Labine, Eleanor Mancusi, William Burritt, Madeline B. David, David Appell, Rocco Bufano, Matthew Labine | ABC |
| 1988 (41st) | Guiding Light | Pamela K. Long, Trent Jones, Nancy Curlee, Stephen Demorest, Nancy Williams, Nancy Franklin, Richard E. Culliton, Nancy Gail Lawrence, Pete T. Rich, Melissa Salmons | CBS |
| 1989 (42nd) |
| 1989 (42nd) | Ryan's Hope | Claire Wood Labine, Matthew Labine, Eleanor Mancusi, William Burritt, Louise T. Shaffer, Paul Balido | ABC |
| 1989 (42nd) | As the World Turns | Douglas Marland, John Kuntz, Stephanie Braxton, Juliet Law Packer, Meredith Post, Nancy Ford, Penelope Koechl, Richard Backus, Caroline Franz, Patricia E. Dizenzo | CBS |
| 1989 (42nd) | All My Children | Agnes Nixon, Margaret DePriest, Lorraine Broderick, Victor Miller, Peggy Sloane, Megan McTavish, Gillian Spencer, Mary K. Wells, Susan Kirshenbaum, Elizabeth Page, Karen Lewis, Elizabeth Wallace, Kathleen Klein | ABC |

### 1990s

| Year | Program | Writer(s) | Network |
| 1990 (43rd) |
| 1990 (43rd) | Santa Barbara | Charles Pratt Jr., Sheri Anderson, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Maralyn Thoma, Sam Hall, Josh Griffith, Patrick Mulcahey, Robert Guza Jr., Courtney Simon, Lynda Myles, Gary Tomlin, Frank Salisbury, Libby Beers, David J. Ross | NBC |
| 1990 (43rd) | All My Children | Agnes Nixon, Lorraine Broderick, Wisner Washam, Megan McTavish, Mary K. Wells, Susan Kirshenbaum, Karen Lewis, Elizabeth Smith, Kathleen Klein LeStrange, Gillian Spencer, Michelle Patrick, Margaret DePriest, Victor Miller, Elizabeth Page | ABC |
| 1991 (44th) |
| 1991 (44th) | Guiding Light | Nancy Curlee, Stephen Demorest, James E. Reilly, Nancy Williams, Michael Conforti, Bill Elverman, Nancy Gail Lawrence, Pete T. Rich, Melissa Salmons, Peggy Schibi, Sybil Rosen, Pamela K. Long | CBS |
| 1991 (44th) | All My Children | Lorraine Broderick, Agnes Nixon, Wisner Washam, Megan McTavish, Hal Corley, Mary K. Wells, Susan Kirshenbaum, Karen Lewis, Elizabeth Smith, Kathleen Klein LeStrange, Gillian Spencer, Michelle Patrick | ABC |
| 1991 (44th) | Days of Our Lives | Anne M. Schoettle, Richard J. Allen, Gene Palumbo, Leah Laiman, Dena Higley, Marcia E. Greenlaw, Roberto Loiederman, Beth Milstein, Sheri Anderson, Michelle Poteet Lisanti, Mike Cohen, Maura Penders, Mary Jeannett, Penina Spiegel, Marlene Clark Poulter, Dwight D. Smith | NBC |
| 1991 (44th) | Santa Barbara | Bridget Dobson, Jerome Dobson, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Maralyn Thoma, Linda Hamner, Josh Griffith, Gary Tomlin, Courtney Simon, Robert O. Guza, Jr., Richard E. Culliton, Lynda Myles, Michele Val Jean, Bettina F. Bradbury, Christopher Dunn, Mary Dobson-Collier, Frank Salisbury, Patrick Mulcahey, Meg Bennett | NBC |
| 1992 (45th) |
| 1992 (45th) | One Life to Live | Michael Malone, Josh Griffith, Jean Passanante, Dorothy Goldstone, Kate Rogin, Alan Bernstein, Eleanor Mancusi, Juliette Mann, Neal Bell, Lloyd Gold, Becky Cole, David Smilow, Fran Newman, Roger Newman, Bill Hoffman, Jeffrey Sweet, Alan Gelb | ABC |
| 1992 (45th) | Santa Barbara | Pamela K. Long, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Michele Val Jean, Christopher Dunn, Meg Bennett, Thom Racina, Bettina F. Bradbury, Millee Taggart, Jerome Dobson, Bridget Dobson, Mary Dobson-Collier, Lynda Myles, Gary Tomlin | NBC |
| 1993 (46th) |
| 1993 (46th) | Loving | Millee Taggart, Robert Guza Jr., Laurie McCarthy, Addie Walsh, Craig Carlson, John Kuntz, Eugenie Hunt, Dana Herko, Lewis Arlt, Tony Lang, Lynda Myles, Juliette Mann, Andrew Gottlieb, Nancy Maxwell | ABC |
| 1993 (46th) | Another World | Peggy Sloane, Victor Miller, Craig Carlson, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Lisa Kern, Janet Stampfl, Kathleen Kennedy, Judith Pinsker, Kathleen Klein, Janet Iacobuzio, Sharon Epstein, Matthew Lombardo, Mimi Leahey, Elizabeth Page, Peter Brash | NBC |
| 1993 (46th) | Days of Our Lives | James E. Reilly, Maura Penders, Sheri Anderson, Dena Higley, Melvin E. Brez, Ethel M. Brez, Marlene Clark Poulter, Dorothy Ann Purser, Frances Myers, Maralyn Thoma, Michelle Poteet Lisanti, Mary Jeannett LeDonne, Elizabeth Harrower, Pete T. Rich, Nancy Gail Lawrence, Peggy Schibi | NBC |
| 1993 (46th) | General Hospital | Michele Val Jean, William G. Levinson, Tom Citrano, Ralph Ellis, Linda Hamner, Cynthia M. Jervey & Elizabeth F. Snyder, Carol Saraceno, Meg Bennett, Linda Campanelli, Kimmer Ringwald, Gillian Spencer, Karen Harris, Doris Silverton | ABC |
| 1993 (46th) | All My Children | Megan McTavish, Agnes Nixon, Richard E. Culliton, Hal Corley, Carolyn Culliton, Karen Lewis, Janet Iacobuzio, Elizabeth Smith, Michelle Patrick, Jeffrey Beldner, Bettina F. Bradbury, Ralph Wakefield, Judith Donato, Susan Kirshenbaum, Kathleen Klein LeStrange | ABC |
| 1994 (47th) |
| 1994 (47th) | General Hospital | Claire Wood Labine, Matthew Labine, Eleanor Mancusi, Ralph Ellis, Meg Bennett, Michele Val Jean, Stephanie Braxton, Lewis Arlt, Karen Harris | ABC |
| 1994 (47th) | Another World | Peggy Sloane, Victor Miller, Lorraine Broderick, Craig G. Carlson, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Carolyn Culliton, Judith Pinsker, Janet Iacobuzio, Kathleen Klein LeStrange, Mimi Leahey, Peter Brash, Kathleen Kennedy, Elizabeth Page, Sofia Landon Geier, Sharon Epstein | NBC |
| 1994 (47th) | Guiding Light | Nancy Curlee, Stephen Demorest, Patrick Mulcahey, Millee Taggart, Nancy Williams Watt, Leah Laiman, Jane Atkins, James Harmon Brown, Michael Conforti, Barbara Esensten, Jeanne Glynn, Lynda Myles, Roger Newman, Courtney Simon | CBS |
| 1994 (47th) | One Life to Live | Michael Malone, Josh Griffith, Jean Passanante, Susan Bedsow-Horgan, Chris Whitesell, David Colson, Matt Gannon, David Smilow, Becky Cole, Lloyd Gold, Mike Cohen | ABC |
| 1995 (48th) |
| 1995 (48th) | General Hospital | Claire Wood Labine, Matthew Labine, Eleanor Mancusi, Meg Bennett, Ralph Ellis, Michele Val Jean, Stephanie Braxton, Karen Harris, Lewis Arlt, Judith Pinsker | ABC |
| 1995 (48th) | Another World | Carolyn Culliton, Janet Iacobuzio, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Lorraine Broderick, Victor Miller, Mimi Leahey, Peter Brash, Sharon Epstein, Sofia Landon Geier, Kathy Ebel, Elizabeth Page, Kathleen Kennedy | NBC |
| 1995 (48th) | All My Children | Agnes Nixon, Hal Corley, Frederick Johnson, Nancy Gail Lawrence, Jeffrey Beldner, Karen Lewis, Elizabeth Smith, Michelle Patrick, Bettina F. Bradbury, Ralph Wakefield, Pete T. Rich, Judith Donato, Megan McTavish | ABC |
| 1995 (48th) | Guiding Light | Douglas Anderson, James Harmon Brown, Craig G. Carlson, Michael Conforti, Stephen Demorest, Barbara Esensten, Jeanne Glynn, Judith Jenkins, Thomas King, Kathleen Klein LeStrange, Megan McTavish, Lynda Myles, Roger Newman, Courtney Simon, Peggy Sloane, Betsy Tooker Transom, Nancy Williams Watt | CBS |
| 1996 (49th) |
| 1996 (49th) | All My Children | Agnes Nixon, Lorraine Broderick, Hal Corley, Frederick Johnson, Nancy Gail Lawrence, Jeffrey Beldner, Christina Covino, Courtney Simon, Millee Taggart, Karen Lewis, Elizabeth Smith, Michelle Patrick, Bettina F. Bradbury, Judith Donato, Kathleen Klein LeStrange, Jane Owen Murphy | ABC |
| 1996 (49th) | General Hospital | Claire Wood Labine, Matthew Labine, Robert O. Guza, Jr., Karen Harris, Michele Val Jean, Meg Bennett, Ralph Ellis, Mary Ryan, Jane Atkins, Stephanie Braxton, Judith Pinsker, Lynda Myles, Elizabeth Korte, Patrick Mulcahey, Lisa Lieberman | ABC |
| 1997 (50th) |
| 1997 (50th) | General Hospital | Meg Bennett, Richard E. Culliton, Karen Harris, Craig Heller, Janet Iacobuzio, Elizabeth Korte, William G. Levinson, Eleanor Mancusi, Patrick Mulcahey, Lynda Myles, Judith Pinsker, Mary Ryan, Courtney Simon, Michele Val Jean, Christopher Whitesell, Garin Wolf | ABC |
| 1997 (50th) | Another World | Michael Malone, Thomas King, Craig G. Carlson, Elizabeth Page, Margaret DePriest, Shelly Altman, Peter Brash, Christopher Whitesell, Sofia Landon Geier, Mary Sue Price, Gillian Spencer, Lewis Arlt, Richard J. Allen, Joanna Kosloff, Michael Slade, Susan McMartin, Thomas Babe, Mimi Leahey, Juliet Law Packer | NBC |
| 1997 (50th) | Sunset Beach | Robert Guza, Jr., Charles Pratt Jr., Josh Griffith, Meg Bennett, Shelly Moore, Michelle Poteet Lisanti, Christopher Dunn, Dana Herko, Lisa Seidman, Elizabeth Snyder, Mick Curran, Deborah Zoe Dawson, J. Robert Langston, Beth Milstein, Anne M. Schoettle, Linda Schreyer, Sandy Siegel, Bruce Singer, Robert Zimmer Jr. | NBC |
| 1997 (50th) | All My Children | Agnes Nixon, Lorraine Broderick, Millee Taggart, Hal Corley, Frederick Johnson, Peggy Sloane, Jeffrey Beldner, Christina Covino, Courtney Simon, Karen Lewis, Elizabeth Smith, Michelle Patrick, Bettina F. Bradbury, Judith Donato, Kathleen Klein LeStrange, Jane Owen Murphy, Caroline Franz, Charlotte Gibson | ABC |
| 1997 (50th) | As the World Turns | Addie Walsh, Melvin E. Brez, Stephen Demorest, Lisa K. Connor, Patricia E. Dizenzo, Ralph Ellis, Susan Kirshenbaum, John Kuntz, Mary Sue Price, Louise T. Shaffer, Melissa Salmons, Leah Laiman, Penelope Koechl | CBS |
| 1997 (50th) | Guiding Light | Barbara Esensten, James Harmon Brown, Michael Conforti, Victor Miller, Megan McTavish, Nancy Williams Watt, Kathleen Kennedy, Nancy Gail Lawrence, Jeanne Glynn, Tita Bell, Sharon Epstein, Roger Newman, Pete T. Rich, Loren Segan, Ralph Wakefield | CBS |
| 1998 (51st) |
| 1998 (51st) | All My Children | Agnes Nixon, Megan McTavish, Lorraine Broderick, Hal Corley, Frederick Johnson, Peggy Sloane, Victor Miller, Craig G. Carlson, Nancy Gail Lawrence, Juliet Law Packer, Karen Lewis, Michelle Patrick, Bettina F. Bradbury, Judith Donato, Kathleen Klein LeStrange, Caroline Franz, Charlotte Gibson, Elizabeth Page, Sharon Epstein | ABC |
| 1998 (51st) | As the World Turns | Hal Corley, Addie Walsh, Lisa K. Connor, Jeffrey Beldner, Christina Covino, Leah Laiman, David Cherrill, Patricia E. Dizenzo, Penelope Koechl, Melissa Salmons, Louise T. Shaffer, Peter Webb, Jessica Klein, Melvin E. Brez, Lorraine Broderick | CBS |
| 1998 (51st) | Guiding Light | James Harmon Brown, Barbara Esensten, Tita Bell, Michael Conforti, Sharon Epstein, Jeanne Glynn, Jill Lorie Hurst, Frederick Johnson, Kathleen Kennedy, David Kreizman, Tony Lang, Nancy Gail Lawrence, Roger Newman, Pete T. Rich, Loren Segan, Donna Swajeski, Nancy Williams Watt | CBS |
| 1998 (51st) | General Hospital | Stephen Demorest, Robert O. Guza, Jr., Craig Heller, Janet Iacobuzio, Elizabeth Korte, William G. Levinson, Shelly Moore, Patrick Mulcahey, Lynda Myles, Michael Quinn, Mary Ryan, Courtney Simon, Michele Val Jean, Christopher Whitesell, Garin Wolf | ABC |
| 1999 (52nd) |
| 1999 (52nd) | Days of Our Lives | Sally Sussman Morina, Dena Higley, Marlene Clark Poulter, Dorothy Ann Purser, Victor Gialanella, Meredith Post, Peter Brash, Peggy Schibi, Frances Myers, Maralyn Thoma, Joyce Rosenblad, Bruce Neckels and Sofia Landon Geier | NBC |
| 1999 (52nd) | All My Children | Agnes Nixon, Elizabeth Page, Megan McTavish, Victor Miller, Craig G. Carlson, Nancy Gail Lawrence, Frederick Johnson, Juliet Law Packer, Mimi Leahey, Karen Lewis, Bettina F. Bradbury, Kathleen Klein LeStrange, Caroline Franz, Charlotte Gibson, Sharon Epstein, John Piroman | ABC |
| 1999 (52nd) | The Young and the Restless | Kay Alden, William J. Bell, Trent Jones, Jerry Birn, John F. Smith, Natalie Minardi, Jim Houghton, Eric Freiwald, Janice Ferri, Rex M. Best, Michael Minnis, Randy Holland | CBS |

### 2000s

| Year | Program | Writer(s) | Network |
| 2000 (53rd) |
| 2000 (53rd) | All My Children | Agnes Nixon, Jean Passanante, Craig G. Carlson, Frederick Johnson, Nancy Gail Lawrence, Victor Miller, Juliet Law Packer, Addie Walsh, Mimi Leahey, Bettina F. Bradbury, Caroline Franz, Charlotte Gibson, David Hiltbrand, Janet Iacobuzio, Royal Miller, John Piroman, Rebecca Taylor | ABC |
| 2000 (53rd) | Passions | James E. Reilly, Ethel M. Brez, Melvin E. Brez, Shawn Morrison, Marlene Clark Poulter, Darrell Ray Thomas, Jr., Peggy Schibi, Roger Newman, Pete T. Rich, Maralyn Thoma, Nancy Williams Watt | NBC |
| 2001 (54th) |
| 2001 (54th) | All My Children | Agnes Nixon, Jean Passanante, Craig G. Carlson, Frederick Johnson, Nancy Gail Lawrence, Victor Miller, Juliet Law Packer, Addie Walsh, Mimi Leahey, Bettina F. Bradbury, Charlotte Gibson, David Hiltbrand, Janet Iacobuzio, Royal Miller, John Piroman, Rebecca Taylor, Neal Bell | ABC |
| 2001 (54th) | Guiding Light | Claire Wood Labine, Matthew Labine, Eleanor Labine, Tita Bell, Stephanie Braxton, Christopher Dunn, Jill Lorie Hurst, David Kreizman, Penelope Koechl, Danielle Paige, Melissa Salmons, David Smilow | CBS |
| 2001 (54th) | The Young and the Restless | Kay Alden, Trent Jones, Jerry Birn, John F. Smith, Natalie Minardi Slater (as Natalie Minardi), Jim Houghton, Eric Freiwald, Rex M. Best, Janice Ferri, Michael Minnis, Joshua McCaffrey | CBS |
| 2001 (54th) | Days of Our Lives | Tom Langan, Dena Higley, Dorothy Ann Purser, Victor Gialanella, Peter Brash, Paula Cwikly, Frances Myers, Sofia Landon Geier, Jeanne Marie Grunwell, Randy Holland, Edwin Klein, Richard E. Culliton, Christopher Whitesell, Joyce Rosenblad, Cydney Kelley | NBC |
| 2002 (55th) |
| 2002 (55th) | The Young and the Restless | Kay Alden, Trent Jones, John F. Smith, Jerry Birn, Jim Houghton, Natalie Minardi Slater (as Natalie Minardi), Janice Ferri, Eric Freiwald, Joshua McCaffrey, Michael Minnis, Rex M. Best | CBS |
| 2002 (55th) | Guiding Light | Millee Taggart, Lloyd "Lucky" Gold, Christopher Dunn, Tita Bell, Jill Lorie Hurst, Penelope Koechl, David Kreizman, Eleanor Labine, Alan Madison, Danielle Paige, A. J. Pierce, Janet Reed Ahearn, Susan Rice, David Rupel, Melissa Salmons, Eddie Sanchez, Lisa Seidman, David Smilow | CBS |
| 2003 (56th) |
| 2003 (56th) | All My Children | Agnes Nixon, Megan McTavish, Gordon Rayfield, Anna Theresa Cascio, Frederick Johnson, Jeffrey Beldner, Janet Iacobuzio, Lisa K. Connor, Addie Walsh, Victor Miller, Mimi Leahey, Bettina F. Bradbury, John Piroman, Karen Lewis, Amanda Robb, Rebecca Taylor, Christina Covino, David A. Levinson | ABC |
| 2003 (56th) | One Life to Live | Josh Griffith, Michael Malone, Shelly Altman, Lorraine Broderick, Richard Backus, Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio, David Colson, Leslie Nipkow, Michelle Poteet Lisanti, Becky Cole, James Fryman, Katherine Schock, Ginger Redmon, Daniel Griffin | ABC |
| 2004 (57th) |
| 2004 (57th) | Guiding Light | David Kreizman, Tita Bell, Joyce Brotman, Christopher Dunn, Lloyd Gold, Kimberly Hamilton, Jill Lorie Hurst, Penelope Koechl, Eleanor Labine, Royal Miller, Casandra Morgan, Danielle Paige, David Smilow, Gillian Spencer, Brett Staneart, Donna Swajeski, Ellen Weston | CBS |
| 2005 (58th) |
| 2005 (58th) | The Young and the Restless | Kay Alden; Head writer: John F. Smith; Written by: Janice Ferri, Jim Houghton, Natalie Minardi Slater, Sally Sussman Morina, Sara Bibel, Eric Freiwald, Linda Schreiber, Joshua S. McCaffrey, Marc Hertz, Sandra Weintraub | CBS |
| 2005 (58th) | As the World Turns | Jean Passanante; Co-Head writers: Christopher Whitesell, Leah Laiman; Written by: Hogan Sheffer, Lisa K. Connor, Paula Cwikly, Charlotte Gibson, Frederick Johnson, Trent Jones, Courtney Simon, Susan Dansby, Elizabeth Page, Melissa Salmons, Judy Tate, Judy Donato, Meg Kelly, Lynn Martin, Josh Griffith | CBS |
| 2005 (58th) | One Life to Live | Dena Higley; Written by: Leslie Nipkow, Shelly Altman, Ron Carlivati, Anna Cascio, Tom Casiello, Janet Iacobuzio, Mark Christopher, Carolyn Culliton, Daniel Griffin, Michelle Poteet Lisanti, Fran Myers, Ginger Redmon, Chris VanEtten, John Loprieno, James Harmon Brown, Barbara Esensten | ABC |
| 2006 (59th) |
| 2006 (59th) | As the World Turns | Jean Passanante, Leah Laiman, Christopher Whitesell, Courtney Simon, Anna Cascio, Lisa Connor, Paula Cwikly, Hogan Sheffer, Judy Tate, Bettina Bradley, Richard Culliton, Susan Dansby, Judy Donato, Josh Griffith, Elizabeth Page, Melissa Salmons, Charlotte Gibson | CBS |
| 2006 (59th) | All My Children | Megan McTavish, Addie Walsh, Victor Miller, Chip Hayes, Stephen Demorest, Michelle Patrick, Jeff Beldner, Bettina F. Bradbury, Karen Lewis, Rebecca Taylor, Amanda L. Beall, Marla Kanelos, Courtney Bugler | ABC |
| 2006 (59th) | The Young and the Restless | Lynn Marie Latham, Kay Alden, John F. Smith, Scott Hamner, Josh Griffith, Sally Sussman Morina, Sara Bibel, Paula Cwikly, Jim Houghton, Trent Jones, Natalie Minardi Slater, Lynsey Dufour, Janice Ferri Esser, Eric Freiwald, Marc Hertz, Bernard Lechowick, Joshua McCaffrey, Linda Schreiber, Sandra Weintraub, Sherman Magidson | CBS |
| 2006 (59th) | Guiding Light | David Kreizman, Donna Swajeski, Jill Lorie Hurst, Christopher Dunn (as Chris Dunn), Lloyd Gold, Dave Rupel, Charlotte Gibson, Rebecca Hanover, Tita Bell, David Smilow, Penelope Koechl, Royal Miller, Brett Staneart, Kimberly Hamilton, Mike Cohen | CBS |
| 2007 (60th) |
| 2007 (60th) | The Young and the Restless | Lynn Marie Latham, Scott Hamner, Jeff Gottesfeld & Cherie Bennett, Bernard Lechowick, James Stanley, Natalie Minardi Slater, Lynsey Dufour, Marina Alburger, Sara Bibel, Paula Cwikly, Janice Ferri Esser, Eric Freiwald & Linda Schreiber, Joshua McCaffrey, Sandra Weintraub | CBS |
| 2007 (60th) | All My Children | James Harmon Brown, Megan McTavish, Addie Walsh, Chip Hayes, Stephen Demorest, Michelle Patrick, Amanda L. Beall, Jeff Beldner, Karen Lewis, Rebecca Taylor, Marla Kanelos, Courtney Bugler, Joanna Cohen, Kate Hall | ABC |
| 2007 (60th) | As the World Turns | Jean Passanante, Leah Laiman, Christopher Whitesell, Courtney Simon, Anna Theresa Cascio, Lisa Connor, David A. Levinson, Gary Sunshine, Bettina Bradbury, Richard Culliton, Susan Dansby, Judy Donato, Mimi Leahey, Elizabeth Page, Judy Tate | CBS |
| 2007 (60th) | General Hospital | Robert Guza, Jr., Elizabeth Korte, Michael Conforti, David Goldschmid, Michele Val Jean, Mary Sue Price, Karen Harris, Susan Wald, Tracey Thompson | ABC |
| 2008 (61st) |
| 2008 (61st) | As the World Turns | Jean Passanante, Leah Laiman, Courtney Simon, Lisa Connor, David A. Levinson, Peter Brash, Richard Culliton, Susan Dansby, Cheryl Davis, Leslie Nipkow | CBS |
| 2008 (61st) | One Life to Live | Ron Carlivati, Carolyn Culliton, Elizabeth Page, Aida Croal, Shelly Altman, Janet Iacobuzio, Christopher Van Etten, Anna Theresa Cascio | ABC |
| 2009 (62nd) |
| 2009 (62nd) | The Young and the Restless | Amanda L. Beall, Tom Casiello, Lisa Connor, Janice Ferri Esser, Eric Freiwald, Jay Gibson, Scott Hamner, Marla Kanelos, Beth Milstein, Natalie Minardi Slater, Melissa Salmons, Linda Schreiber, James Stanley, Sandra Weintraub, Teresa Zimmerman | CBS |
| 2009 (62nd) | All My Children | Jeffrey Beldner, Joanna Cohen, Kate Hall, Chip Hayes, Michelle Patrick, Charles Pratt, Jr., Rebecca Taylor, Tracey Thomson, Addie Walsh | ABC |
| 2009 (62nd) | One Life to Live | Shelly Altman, Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio, Aida Croal, Carolyn Culliton, Janet Iacobuzio, Frederick Johnson, Sharon Lennon, Elizabeth Page, Melissa Salmons, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Chris VanEtten | ABC |
| 2009 (62nd) | As the World Turns | Peter Brash, Lisa Connor, Susan Dansby, Cheryl Davis, Leah Laiman, David A. Levinson, Leslie Nipkow, Jean Passanante, Gordon Rayfield, Courtney Simon | CBS |

### 2010s

| Year | Program | Writer(s) | Network |
| 2010 (63rd) |
| 2010 (63rd) | As the World Turns | Susan Dansby, Lucky Gold, Janet Iacobuzio, Penelope Koechl, David Kreizman, Leah Laiman, David A. Levinson, Leslie Nipkow, Jean Passanante, Gordon Rayfield, David Smilow | CBS |
| 2010 (63rd) | General Hospital | Meg Bennett, Nathan Fissell, David Goldschmid, Robert O. Guza, Jr., Karen Harris, Elizabeth Korte, Mary Sue Price, David F. Ryan, Tracey Thomson, Michele Val Jean, Susan Wald | ABC |
| 2010 (63rd) | One Life to Live | Shelly Altman, Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio, Aida Croal, Carolyn Culliton, Frederick Johnson, Elizabeth Page, Gordon Rayfield, Melissa Salmons, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Courtney Simon, Chris VanEtten | ABC |
| 2011 (64th) |
| 2011 (64th) | General Hospital | Meg Bennett, Nathan Fissell, David Goldschmid, Robert O. Guza Jr., Karen Harris, Elizabeth Korte, Mary Sue Price, Michele Val Jean, Susan Wald, Tracey Thomson | ABC |
| 2011 (64th) | The Young and the Restless | Amanda L. Beall, Tom Casiello, Susan Dansby, Janice Ferri Esser, Jay Gibson, Scott Hamner, Marla Kanelos, Natalie Minardi Slater, Beth Milstein, Michael Montgomery, Anne Schoettle, Linda Schreiber, Sarah Smith, Sandra Weintraub, Chris Whitesell, Teresa Zimmerman | CBS |
| 2011 (64th) | All My Children | Jeff Beldner, Lorraine Broderick, Joanna Cohen, Lisa K. Connor, Chris Dunn, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Chip Hayes, David Kreizman, Dave Ryan, Donna Swajeski, Rebecca Taylor, Addie Walsh | ABC |
| 2012 (65th) |
| 2012 (65th) | The Young and the Restless | Amanda L. Beall, Jeffrey Beldner, Susan Dansby, Janice Ferri Esser, Jay Gibson, Scott M. Hamner, Marla Kanelos, Natalie Minardi Slater, Beth Milstein, Michael Montgomery, Anne M. Schoettle, Linda Schreiber, Sarah K. Smith, Christopher J. Whitesell, Teresa Zimmerman | CBS |
| 2012 (65th) | Days of Our Lives | Lorraine Broderick, Carolyn Culliton, Richard E. Culliton, Rick Draughon, Christopher Dunn, Lacey Dyer, Janet Iacobuzio, David A. Levinson, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Melissa Salmons, Roger Schroeder, Elizabeth F. Snyder, Christopher J. Whitesell, Nancy Williams Watt | NBC |
| 2012 (65th) | One Life to Live | Lorraine Broderick, Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio, Daniel James O'Connor, Elizabeth Page, Jean Passanante, Melissa Salmons, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Courtney Simon, Chris Van Etten | ABC |
| 2013 (66th) |
| 2013 (66th) | Days of Our Lives | Lorraine Broderick, David Cherrill, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Rick Draughon, Christopher Dunn, Janet Iacobuzio, David A. Levinson, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Melissa Salmons, Christopher J. Whitesell | NBC |
| 2013 (66th) | General Hospital | Shelly Altman, Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio, Suzanne Flynn, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O'Connor, Jean Passanante, Elizabeth Page, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles | ABC |
| 2013 (66th) | The Young and the Restless | Shelly Altman, Tracey Thompson, Amanda Beall, Jeff Beldner, Brent Boyd, Susan Dansby, Janice Ferri Esser, Jay Gibson, Beth Milstein, Lisa Seidman, Natalie Minardi Slater, Anne Schoettle, Linda Schreiber, Teresa Zimmerman | CBS |
| 2014 (67th) |
| 2014 (67th) | General Hospital | Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio, Suzanne Flynn, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O'Connor, Elizabeth Page, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Chris Van Etten | ABC |
| 2014 (67th) | Days of Our Lives | Lorraine Broderick, David Cherrill, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Rick Draughon, Christopher Dunn, Janet Iacobuzio, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Melissa Salmons, Christopher Whitesell | NBC |
| 2015 (68th) |
| 2015 (68th) | General Hospital | Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio, Andrea Archer Compton, Suzanne Flynn, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O'Connor, Elizabeth Page, Jean Passanante, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Chris Van Etten | ABC |
| 2015 (68th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | Bradley P. Bell, Michael Minnis Writers: Rex M. Best, Shannon Bradley, Adam Dusevoir, Tracey Ann Kelly, Patrick Mulcahey, Mark Pinciotti, Michele Val Jean | CBS |
| 2016 (69th) |
| 2016 (69th) | General Hospital | Shelly Altman, Anna Theresa Cascio, Andrea Archer Compton, Suzanne Flynn, Janet Iacobuzio, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O'Connor, Jean Passanante, Dave Rupel, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Chris Van Etten, Christopher Whitesell | ABC |
| 2017 (70th) |
| 2017 (70th) | General Hospital | Shelly Altman, Jean Passanante; Writers: Anna Theresa Cascio, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O'Connor, Dave Rupel, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Christopher Van Etten, Christopher Whitesell | ABC |
| 2017 (70th) | Days of Our Lives | Ron Carlivati, Sheri Anderson, Lorraine Broderick, David Cherrill, Lisa Connor, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Rick Draughon, Cydney Kelley, David Kreizman, David A. Levinson, Rebecca McCarty, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Elizabeth Snyder, Tyler Topits | NBC |
| 2018 (71st) |
| 2018 (71st) | General Hospital | Shelly Altman, Christopher Van Etten, Barbara Bloom, Anna Theresa Cascio, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O'Connor, Donny Sheldon, Scott Sickles | ABC |
| 2018 (71st) | Days of Our Lives | Ron Carlivati, Sheri Anderson, Lorraine Broderick, David Cherrill, Joanna Cohen, Lisa Connor, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Rick Draughon, Cydney Kelley, David Kreizman, David A. Levinson, Rebecca McCarty, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Katherine Schock, Elizabeth Snyder, Tyler Topits | NBC |
| 2019 (72nd) |
| 2019 (72nd) | The Young and the Restless | Amanda L. Beall, Jeff Beldner, Sara Bibel, Matt Clifford, Annie Compton, Christopher Dunn, Sara Endsley, Janice Ferri Esser, Mellinda Hensley, Anne Schoettle, Natalie Minardi Slater, Teresa Zimmerman | CBS |
| 2019 (72nd) | Days of Our Lives | Lorraine Broderick, Ron Carlivati, Joanna Cohen, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Rick Draughon, David Kreizman, Rebecca McCarty, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Betsy Snyder, Katie Schock | NBC |
| 2019 (72nd) | General Hospital | Shelly Altman, Christopher Van Etten, Anna T. Cascio, Dan O'Connor, Barbara Bloom, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Donny Sheldon, Scott Sickles | ABC |

### 2020s

| Year | Program | Writer(s) | Network |
| 2020 (73rd) |
| 2020 (73rd) | Days of Our Lives | Ron Carlivati, Lorraine Broderick, Joanna Cohen, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Rick Draughon, David Kreizman, Rebecca McCarty, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Katherine D. Schock, Elizabeth Snyder | NBC |
| 2020 (73rd) | General Hospital | Dan O'Connor, Christopher Van Etten, Anna Theresa Cascio; Writers: Barbara Bloom, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, David Rupel, Lisa Seidman, Donny Sheldon, Scott Sickles | ABC |
| 2021 (74th) |
| 2021 (74th) | Days of Our Lives | Ron Carlivati, Lorraine Broderick, Joanna Cohen, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Jamey Giddens, David Kreizman, Rebecca McCarty, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Katherine D. Schock, Elizabeth Snyder | NBC |
| 2021 (74th) | General Hospital | Chris Van Etten, Dan O'Connor, Anna T. Cascio; Writers: Barbara Bloom, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Shannon Peace, David Rupel, Lisa Seidman, Scott Sickles | ABC |
| 2021 (74th) | The Young and the Restless | Amanda L. Beall, Susan Banks, Jeff Beldner, Sara A. Bibel, Brent Boyd, Susan Dansby, Christopher Dunn, Sara Endsley, Janice Ferri Esser, Marin Gazzaniga, Lynn Martin, Natalie Minardi Slater, Teresa Zimmerman | CBS |

## Programs with multiple awards
### 12 awards

* Ryan's Hope (ABC)

### 9 awards

* General Hospital (ABC)

### 6 awards

* The Young and the Restless (CBS)

### 5 awards

* All My Children (ABC)

### 4 awards

* Days of Our Lives (NBC)

### 3 awards

* Search for Tomorrow (NBC)
* Guiding Light (CBS)
* As the World Turns (CBS)

### 2 awards

* One Life to Live (ABC)

## Programs with multiple nominations
### 18 nominations

* Days of Our Lives (NBC)
* General Hospital (ABC)

### 16 nominations

* All My Children (ABC)

### 13 nominations

* Ryan's Hope (ABC)
* Guiding Light (CBS)

### 12 nominations

* The Young and the Restless (CBS)

### 11 nominations

* One Life to Live (ABC)

### 9 nominations

* As the World Turns (CBS)

### 4 nominations

* Love of Life (CBS)
* The Edge of Night (CBS)
* Another World (NBC)

### 3 nominations

* Search for Tomorrow (NBC)
* Santa Barbara (NBC)

### 2 nominations

* The Doctors (NBC)
* Texas (NBC)