# Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It is given to honor an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the daytime drama industry.
The 1st Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony was held in 1974, with Elizabeth Hubbard receiving the award for her role as Althea Davis on The Doctors. The award has undergone several name changes, originally honoring actresses in leading and supporting roles. Following the introduction of a new category in 1979, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, the award's name was altered to Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series, before changing once again, to its current title, years later. The awards ceremony was not aired on television in 1983 and 1984, having been criticized for voting integrity. In 1985, another category was introduced: Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series; one criterion for this category was altered, requiring all actresses to be aged 26 or above.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 28 actresses. One Life to Live is the show with the most awarded actresses, with a total of eleven, including Erika Slezak and her record six wins. Susan Flannery and Kim Zimmer have since received four wins each. Susan Lucci has one win from 21 nominations – the most nominations of any actress in the category. For her portrayal of Amanda Sinclair on The Young and the Restless, Mishael Morgan made Daytime Emmy history by winning the award in 2022, making her the first Black actress to receive this honor. This milestone follows Debbi Morgan's nomination in 2009, where she became the first Black woman nominated in the category. As of the 2024 ceremony, Michelle Stafford is the most recent winner in this category, for her portrayal of Phyllis Summers on The Young and the Restless.

## Winners and nominees

Table key :
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |

### 1970s

| Year | Actress | Program | Role | Network |
| 1974 (1st) | Elizabeth Hubbard ‡ | The Doctors | Althea Davis | NBC |
| 1974 (1st) | Rachel Ames | General Hospital | Audrey Hardy | ABC |
| 1974 (1st) | Mary Fickett | All My Children | Ruth Martin | ABC |
| 1974 (1st) | Mary Stuart | Search for Tomorrow | Joanne Vincente | CBS |
| 1975 (2nd) | Susan Flannery ‡ | Days of Our Lives | Laura Horton | NBC |
| 1975 (2nd) | Rachel Ames | General Hospital | Audrey Hardy | ABC |
| 1975 (2nd) | Susan Seaforth Hayes | Days of Our Lives | Julie Banning | NBC |
| 1975 (2nd) | Ruth Warrick | All My Children | Phoebe Tyler | ABC |
| 1976 (3rd) | Helen Gallagher ‡ | Ryan's Hope | Maeve Ryan | ABC |
| 1976 (3rd) | Denise Alexander | General Hospital | Dr. Lesley Williams | ABC |
| 1976 (3rd) | Susan Seaforth Hayes | Days of Our Lives | Julie Anderson | NBC |
| 1976 (3rd) | Frances Heflin | All My Children | Mona Kane | ABC |
| 1976 (3rd) | Mary Stuart | Search for Tomorrow | Joanne Vincente | CBS |
| 1977 (4th) | Helen Gallagher ‡ | Ryan's Hope | Maeve Ryan | ABC |
| 1977 (4th) | Nancy Addison | Ryan's Hope | Jillian Coleridge | ABC |
| 1977 (4th) | Beverlee McKinsey | Another World | Iris Carrington | NBC |
| 1977 (4th) | Mary Stuart | Search for Tomorrow | Joanne Vincente | CBS |
| 1977 (4th) | Ruth Warrick | All My Children | Phoebe Tyler | ABC |
| 1978 (5th) | Laurie Heineman ‡ | Another World | Sharlene Frame | NBC |
| 1978 (5th) | Mary Fickett | All My Children | Ruth Martin | ABC |
| 1978 (5th) | Jennifer Harmon | One Life to Live | Cathy Craig | ABC |
| 1978 (5th) | Susan Seaforth Hayes | Days of Our Lives | Julie Williams | NBC |
| 1978 (5th) | Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |
| 1978 (5th) | Beverlee McKinsey | Another World | Iris Bancroft | NBC |
| 1978 (5th) | Victoria Wyndham | Another World | Rachel Cory | NBC |
| 1979 (6th) | Irene Dailey ‡ | Another World | Liz Matthews | NBC |
| 1979 (6th) | Nancy Addison | Ryan's Hope | Jill Coleridge | ABC |
| 1979 (6th) | Helen Gallagher | Ryan's Hope | Maeve Ryan | ABC |
| 1979 (6th) | Susan Seaforth Hayes | Days of Our Lives | Julie Williams | NBC |
| 1979 (6th) | Beverlee McKinsey | Another World | Iris Bancroft | NBC |
| 1979 (6th) | Victoria Wyndham | Another World | Rachel Cory | NBC |

### 1980s

| Year | Actress | Program | Role | Network |
| 1980 (7th) | Judith Light ‡ | One Life to Live | Karen Wolek | ABC |
| 1980 (7th) | Julia Barr | All My Children | Brooke English | ABC |
| 1980 (7th) | Leslie Charleson | General Hospital | Monica Quartermaine | ABC |
| 1980 (7th) | Kim Hunter | The Edge of Night | Nola Madison | ABC |
| 1980 (7th) | Beverlee McKinsey | Another World | Iris Bancroft | NBC |
| 1980 (7th) | Kathleen Noone | All My Children | Ellen Dalton | ABC |
| 1981 (8th) | Judith Light ‡ | One Life to Live | Karen Wolek | ABC |
| 1981 (8th) | Julia Barr | All My Children | Brooke English | ABC |
| 1981 (8th) | Helen Gallagher | Ryan's Hope | Maeve Ryan | ABC |
| 1981 (8th) | Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |
| 1981 (8th) | Robin Strasser | One Life to Live | Dorian Cramer Lord | ABC |
| 1982 (9th) | Robin Strasser ‡ | One Life to Live | Dorian Lord Callison | ABC |
| 1982 (9th) | Leslie Charleson | General Hospital | Monica Quartermaine | ABC |
| 1982 (9th) | Ann Flood | The Edge of Night | Nancy Pollock | ABC |
| 1982 (9th) | Sharon Gabet | The Edge of Night | Raven Whitney | ABC |
| 1982 (9th) | Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |
| 1983 (10th) | Dorothy Lyman ‡ | All My Children | Opal Gardner | ABC |
| 1983 (10th) | Leslie Charleson | General Hospital | Monica Quartermaine | ABC |
| 1983 (10th) | Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |
| 1983 (10th) | Erika Slezak | One Life to Live | Victoria Lord Riley | ABC |
| 1983 (10th) | Robin Strasser | One Life to Live | Dorian Cramer Lord | ABC |
| 1984 (11th) | Erika Slezak ‡ | One Life to Live | Victoria Lord Buchanan | ABC |
| 1984 (11th) | Ann Flood | The Edge of Night | Nancy Pollock | ABC |
| 1984 (11th) | Sharon Gabet | The Edge of Night | Raven Whitney | ABC |
| 1984 (11th) | Deidre Hall | Days of Our Lives | Marlena Evans | NBC |
| 1984 (11th) | Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |
| 1985 (12th) | Kim Zimmer ‡ | Guiding Light | Reva Shayne | CBS |
| 1985 (12th) | Deidre Hall | Days of Our Lives | Marlena Evans | NBC |
| 1985 (12th) | Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |
| 1985 (12th) | Gillian Spencer | All My Children | Daisy Cortlandt | ABC |
| 1985 (12th) | Robin Strasser | One Life to Live | Dorian Cramer Lord | ABC |
| 1986 (13th) | Erika Slezak ‡ | One Life to Live | Victoria Lord Buchanan | ABC |
| 1986 (13th) | Elizabeth Hubbard | As the World Turns | Lucinda Walsh | CBS |
| 1986 (13th) | Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |
| 1986 (13th) | Peggy McCay | Days of Our Lives | Caroline Brady | NBC |
| 1986 (13th) | Kim Zimmer | Guiding Light | Reva Shayne | CBS |
| 1987 (14th) | Kim Zimmer ‡ | Guiding Light | Reva Shayne | CBS |
| 1987 (14th) | Elizabeth Hubbard | As the World Turns | Lucinda Walsh | CBS |
| 1987 (14th) | Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |
| 1987 (14th) | Frances Reid | Days of Our Lives | Alice Horton | NBC |
| 1987 (14th) | Marcy Walker | Santa Barbara | Eden Capwell | NBC |
| 1988 (15th) | Helen Gallagher ‡ | Ryan's Hope | Maeve Ryan | ABC |
| 1988 (15th) | Elizabeth Hubbard | As the World Turns | Lucinda Walsh | CBS |
| 1988 (15th) | Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |
| 1988 (15th) | Erika Slezak | One Life to Live | Victoria Lord Buchanan | ABC |
| 1988 (15th) | Marcy Walker | Santa Barbara | Eden Capwell | NBC |
| 1989 (16th) | Marcy Walker ‡ | Santa Barbara | Eden Capwell | NBC |
| 1989 (16th) | Jeanne Cooper | The Young and the Restless | Katherine Chancellor | CBS |
| 1989 (16th) | Elizabeth Hubbard | As the World Turns | Lucinda Walsh | CBS |
| 1989 (16th) | Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |

### 1990s

| Year | Actress | Program | Role | Network |
| 1990 (17th) | Kim Zimmer ‡ | Guiding Light | Reva Shayne | CBS |
| 1990 (17th) | Jeanne Cooper | The Young and the Restless | Katherine Chancellor | CBS |
| 1990 (17th) | Elizabeth Hubbard | As the World Turns | Lucinda Walsh | CBS |
| 1990 (17th) | Finola Hughes | General Hospital | Anna Devane | ABC |
| 1990 (17th) | Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |
| 1991 (18th) | Finola Hughes ‡ | General Hospital | Anna Devane | ABC |
| 1991 (18th) | Julia Barr | All My Children | Brooke English | ABC |
| 1991 (18th) | Jeanne Cooper | The Young and the Restless | Katherine Chancellor | CBS |
| 1991 (18th) | Elizabeth Hubbard | As the World Turns | Lucinda Walsh | CBS |
| 1991 (18th) | Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |
| 1992 (19th) | Erika Slezak ‡ | One Life to Live | Victoria Lord Buchanan | ABC |
| 1992 (19th) | Jeanne Cooper | The Young and the Restless | Katherine Chancellor | CBS |
| 1992 (19th) | Elizabeth Hubbard | As the World Turns | Lucinda Walsh | CBS |
| 1992 (19th) | Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |
| 1992 (19th) | Jessica Tuck | One Life to Live | Megan Gordon Harrison | ABC |
| 1993 (20th) | Linda Dano ‡ | Another World | Felicia Gallant | NBC |
| 1993 (20th) | Julia Barr | All My Children | Brooke English | ABC |
| 1993 (20th) | Ellen Dolan | As the World Turns | Margo Hughes | CBS |
| 1993 (20th) | Maeve Kinkead | Guiding Light | Vanessa Chamberlain | CBS |
| 1993 (20th) | Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |
| 1994 (21st) | Hillary B. Smith ‡ | One Life to Live | Nora Hanen Gannon | ABC |
| 1994 (21st) | Julia Barr | All My Children | Brooke English | ABC |
| 1994 (21st) | Linda Dano | Another World | Felicia Gallant | NBC |
| 1994 (21st) | Fiona Hutchison | Guiding Light | Jenna Bradshaw | CBS |
| 1994 (21st) | Kathleen Widdoes | As the World Turns | Emma Snyder | CBS |
| 1995 (22nd) | Erika Slezak ‡ | One Life to Live | Victoria Lord Carpenter | ABC |
| 1995 (22nd) | Leslie Charleson | General Hospital | Monica Quartermaine | ABC |
| 1995 (22nd) | Marj Dusay | Guiding Light | Alexandra Spaulding | CBS |
| 1995 (22nd) | Maeve Kinkead | Guiding Light | Vanessa Chamberlain | CBS |
| 1995 (22nd) | Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |
| 1996 (23rd) | Erika Slezak ‡ | One Life to Live | Victoria Lord Carpenter | ABC |
| 1996 (23rd) | Jensen Buchanan | Another World | Vicky Hudson | NBC |
| 1996 (23rd) | Linda Dano | Another World | Felicia Gallant | NBC |
| 1996 (23rd) | Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |
| 1996 (23rd) | Jess Walton | The Young and the Restless | Jill Abbott | CBS |
| 1997 (24th) | Jess Walton ‡ | The Young and the Restless | Jill Abbott | CBS |
| 1997 (24th) | Jensen Buchanan | Another World | Vicky Hudson | NBC |
| 1997 (24th) | Genie Francis | General Hospital | Laura Spencer | ABC |
| 1997 (24th) | Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |
| 1998 (25th) | Cynthia Watros ‡ | Guiding Light | Annie Dutton | CBS |
| 1998 (25th) | Eileen Davidson | Days of Our Lives | Kristen Blake | NBC |
| 1998 (25th) | Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |
| 1998 (25th) | Jacklyn Zeman | General Hospital | Bobbie Spencer | ABC |
| 1998 (25th) | Kim Zimmer | Guiding Light | Reva Shayne | CBS |
| 1999 (26th) | Susan Lucci ‡ | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |
| 1999 (26th) | Jeanne Cooper | The Young and the Restless | Katherine Chancellor | CBS |
| 1999 (26th) | Elizabeth Hubbard | As the World Turns | Lucinda Walsh | CBS |
| 1999 (26th) | Melody Thomas Scott | The Young and the Restless | Nikki Newman | CBS |
| 1999 (26th) | Kim Zimmer | Guiding Light | Reva Shayne | CBS |

### 2000s

| Year | Actress | Program | Role | Network |
| 2000 (27th) | Susan Flannery ‡ | The Bold and the Beautiful | Stephanie Forrester | CBS |
| 2000 (27th) | Jeanne Cooper | The Young and the Restless | Katherine Chancellor | CBS |
| 2000 (27th) | Finola Hughes | All My Children | Alex Devane | ABC |
| 2000 (27th) | Hillary B. Smith | One Life to Live | Nora Hanen | ABC |
| 2000 (27th) | Jess Walton | The Young and the Restless | Jill Abbott | CBS |
| 2001 (28th) | Martha Byrne ‡ | As the World Turns | Lily Walsh Snyder / Rose D'Angelo | CBS |
| 2001 (28th) | Julia Barr | All My Children | Brooke English | ABC |
| 2001 (28th) | Susan Flannery | The Bold and the Beautiful | Stephanie Forrester | CBS |
| 2001 (28th) | Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |
| 2001 (28th) | Marcy Walker | All My Children | Liza Colby | ABC |
| 2002 (29th) | Susan Flannery ‡ | The Bold and the Beautiful | Stephanie Forrester | CBS |
| 2002 (29th) | Martha Byrne | As the World Turns | Lily Walsh Snyder / Rose D'Angelo | CBS |
| 2002 (29th) | Finola Hughes | All My Children | Alex Devane / Anna Devane | ABC |
| 2002 (29th) | Susan Lucci | All My Children | Erica Kane | ABC |
| 2002 (29th) | Colleen Zenk Pinter | As the World Turns | Barbara Ryan | CBS |
| 2003 (30th) | Susan Flannery ‡ | The Bold and the Beautiful | Stephanie Forrester | CBS |
| 2003 (30th) | Eileen Davidson | The Young and the Restless | Ashley Abbott | CBS |
| 2003 (30th) | Nancy Lee Grahn | General Hospital | Alexis Davis | ABC |
| 2003 (30th) | Michelle Stafford | The Young and the Restless | Phyllis Summers Abbott | CBS |
| 2003 (30th) | Kim Zimmer | Guiding Light | Reva Shayne Lewis | CBS |
| 2004 (31st) | Michelle Stafford ‡ | The Young and the Restless | Phyllis Summers Abbott | CBS |
| 2004 (31st) | Tamara Braun | General Hospital | Carly Corinthos | ABC |
| 2004 (31st) | Nancy Lee Grahn | General Hospital | Alexis Davis | ABC |
| 2004 (31st) | Maura West | As the World Turns | Carly Snyder | CBS |
| 2004 (31st) | Kim Zimmer | Guiding Light | Reva Shayne Lewis | CBS |
| 2005 (32nd) | Erika Slezak ‡ | One Life to Live | Victoria Lord Davidson | ABC |
| 2005 (32nd) | Martha Byrne | As the World Turns | Lily Walsh Snyder | CBS |
| 2005 (32nd) | Kassie DePaiva | One Life to Live | Blair Cramer | ABC |
| 2005 (32nd) | Susan Flannery | The Bold and the Beautiful | Stephanie Forrester | CBS |
| 2005 (32nd) | Nancy Lee Grahn | General Hospital | Alexis Davis | ABC |
| 2005 (32nd) | Juliet Mills | Passions | Tabitha Lenox | NBC |
| 2005 (32nd) | Michelle Stafford | The Young and the Restless | Phyllis Summers Abbott | CBS |
| 2005 (32nd) | Kim Zimmer | Guiding Light | Reva Shayne Lewis | CBS |
| 2006 (33rd) | Kim Zimmer ‡ | Guiding Light | Reva Shayne Lewis | CBS |
| 2006 (33rd) | Bobbie Eakes | All My Children | Krystal Carey | ABC |
| 2006 (33rd) | Beth Ehlers | Guiding Light | Harley Cooper | CBS |
| 2006 (33rd) | Susan Flannery | The Bold and the Beautiful | Stephanie Forrester | CBS |
| 2006 (33rd) | Kelly Monaco | General Hospital | Sam McCall | ABC |
| 2007 (34th) | Maura West ‡ | As the World Turns | Carly Snyder | CBS |
| 2007 (34th) | Crystal Chappell | Guiding Light | Olivia Spencer | CBS |
| 2007 (34th) | Jeanne Cooper | The Young and the Restless | Katherine Chancellor | CBS |
| 2007 (34th) | Michelle Stafford | The Young and the Restless | Phyllis Summers Newman | CBS |
| 2007 (34th) | Kim Zimmer | Guiding Light | Reva Shayne Lewis | CBS |
| 2008 (35th) | Jeanne Cooper ‡ | The Young and the Restless | Katherine Chancellor | CBS |
| 2008 (35th) | Crystal Chappell | Guiding Light | Olivia Spencer | CBS |
| 2008 (35th) | Nicole Forester | Guiding Light | Cassie Layne Winslow | CBS |
| 2008 (35th) | Michelle Stafford | The Young and the Restless | Phyllis Summers Newman | CBS |
| 2008 (35th) | Maura West | As the World Turns | Carly Tenney | CBS |
| 2009 (36th) | Susan Haskell ‡ | One Life to Live | Dr. Marty Saybrooke | ABC |
| 2009 (36th) | Jeanne Cooper | The Young and the Restless | Katherine Chancellor | CBS |
| 2009 (36th) | Susan Flannery | The Bold and the Beautiful | Stephanie Forrester | CBS |
| 2009 (36th) | Debbi Morgan | All My Children | Angie Hubbard | ABC |
| 2009 (36th) | Maura West | As the World Turns | Carly Tenney | CBS |

### 2010s

| Year | Actress | Program | Role | Network |
| 2010 (37th) | Maura West ‡ | As the World Turns | Carly Tenney | CBS |
| 2010 (37th) | Sarah Brown | General Hospital | Claudia Zacchara Corinthos | ABC |
| 2010 (37th) | Crystal Chappell | Guiding Light | Olivia Spencer | CBS |
| 2010 (37th) | Bobbie Eakes | All My Children | Krystal Carey | ABC |
| 2010 (37th) | Michelle Stafford | The Young and the Restless | Phyllis Summers Newman | CBS |
| 2011 (38th) | Laura Wright ‡ | General Hospital | Carly Corinthos Jacks | ABC |
| 2011 (38th) | Susan Flannery | The Bold and the Beautiful | Stephanie Forrester | CBS |
| 2011 (38th) | Alicia Minshew | All My Children | Kendall Slater | ABC |
| 2011 (38th) | Debbi Morgan | All My Children | Angie Hubbard | ABC |
| 2011 (38th) | Michelle Stafford | The Young and the Restless | Phyllis Summers Newman | CBS |
| 2011 (38th) | Colleen Zenk | As the World Turns | Barbara Ryan | CBS |
| 2012 (39th) | Heather Tom ‡ | The Bold and the Beautiful | Katie Logan Spencer | CBS |
| 2012 (39th) | Crystal Chappell | Days of Our Lives | Dr. Carly Manning | NBC |
| 2012 (39th) | Debbi Morgan | All My Children | Angie Hubbard | ABC |
| 2012 (39th) | Erika Slezak | One Life to Live | Victoria Lord | ABC |
| 2012 (39th) | Laura Wright | General Hospital | Carly Corinthos Jacks | ABC |
| 2013 (40th) | Heather Tom ‡ | The Bold and the Beautiful | Katie Logan Spencer | CBS |
| 2013 (40th) | Susan Flannery | The Bold and the Beautiful | Stephanie Forrester | CBS |
| 2013 (40th) | Peggy McCay | Days of Our Lives | Caroline Brady | NBC |
| 2013 (40th) | Michelle Stafford | The Young and the Restless | Phyllis Summers Newman | CBS |
| 2014 (41st) | Eileen Davidson ‡ | Days of Our Lives | Kristen DiMera | NBC |
| 2014 (41st) | Katherine Kelly Lang | The Bold and the Beautiful | Brooke Logan | CBS |
| 2014 (41st) | Heather Tom | The Bold and the Beautiful | Katie Logan | CBS |
| 2014 (41st) | Arianne Zucker | Days of Our Lives | Nicole Walker | NBC |
| 2015 (42nd) | Maura West ‡ | General Hospital | Ava Jerome | ABC |
| 2015 (42nd) | Peggy McCay | Days of Our Lives | Caroline Brady | NBC |
| 2015 (42nd) | Alison Sweeney | Days of Our Lives | Sami Brady DiMera | NBC |
| 2015 (42nd) | Gina Tognoni | The Young and the Restless | Phyllis Summers | CBS |
| 2015 (42nd) | Laura Wright | General Hospital | Carly Corinthos | ABC |
| 2016 (43rd) | Mary Beth Evans ‡ | Days of Our Lives | Kayla Brady | NBC |
| 2016 (43rd) | Tracey E. Bregman | The Young and the Restless | Lauren Fenmore Baldwin | CBS |
| 2016 (43rd) | Kassie DePaiva | Days of Our Lives | Eve Larson | NBC |
| 2016 (43rd) | Finola Hughes | General Hospital | Anna Devane | ABC |
| 2016 (43rd) | Maura West | General Hospital | Ava Jerome | ABC |
| 2017 (44th) | Gina Tognoni ‡ | The Young and the Restless | Phyllis Summers | CBS |
| 2017 (44th) | Nancy Lee Grahn | General Hospital | Alexis Davis | ABC |
| 2017 (44th) | Heather Tom | The Bold and the Beautiful | Katie Logan | CBS |
| 2017 (44th) | Jess Walton | The Young and the Restless | Jill Abbott | CBS |
| 2017 (44th) | Laura Wright | General Hospital | Carly Corinthos | ABC |
| 2018 (45th) | Eileen Davidson ‡ | The Young and the Restless | Ashley Abbott | CBS |
| 2018 (45th) | Nancy Lee Grahn | General Hospital | Alexis Davis | ABC |
| 2018 (45th) | Marci Miller | Days of Our Lives | Abigail Deveraux | NBC |
| 2018 (45th) | Maura West | General Hospital | Ava Jerome | ABC |
| 2018 (45th) | Laura Wright | General Hospital | Carly Corinthos | ABC |
| 2019 (46th) | Jacqueline MacInnes Wood ‡ | The Bold and the Beautiful | Steffy Forrester | CBS |
| 2019 (46th) | Marci Miller | Days of Our Lives | Abigail Deveraux | NBC |
| 2019 (46th) | Heather Tom | The Bold and the Beautiful | Katie Logan | CBS |
| 2019 (46th) | Maura West | General Hospital | Ava Jerome | ABC |
| 2019 (46th) | Laura Wright | General Hospital | Carly Corinthos | ABC |

### 2020s

| Year | Actress | Program | Role | Network |
| 2020 (47th) | Heather Tom ‡ | The Bold and the Beautiful | Katie Logan | CBS |
| 2020 (47th) | Finola Hughes | General Hospital | Anna Devane / Alex Marick | ABC |
| 2020 (47th) | Katherine Kelly Lang | The Bold and the Beautiful | Brooke Logan | CBS |
| 2020 (47th) | Maura West | General Hospital | Ava Jerome | ABC |
| 2020 (47th) | Arianne Zucker | Days of Our Lives | Nicole Walker | NBC |
| 2021 (48th) | Jacqueline MacInnes Wood ‡ | The Bold and the Beautiful | Steffy Forrester Finnegan | CBS |
| 2021 (48th) | Melissa Claire Egan | The Young and the Restless | Chelsea Lawson | CBS |
| 2021 (48th) | Genie Francis | General Hospital | Laura Webber Collins | ABC |
| 2021 (48th) | Nancy Lee Grahn | General Hospital | Alexis Davis | ABC |
| 2021 (48th) | Finola Hughes | General Hospital | Anna Devane / Alex Marick | ABC |
| 2022 (49th) |
| 2022 (49th) | Mishael Morgan ‡ | The Young and the Restless | Amanda Sinclair | CBS |
| 2022 (49th) | Marci Miller | Days of Our Lives | Abigail Deveraux DiMera | NBC |
| 2022 (49th) | Cynthia Watros | General Hospital | Nina Reeves | ABC |
| 2022 (49th) | Laura Wright | General Hospital | Carly Corinthos | ABC |
| 2022 (49th) | Arianne Zucker | Days of Our Lives | Nicole Walker | NBC |
| 2023 (50th) |
| 2023 (50th) | Jacqueline MacInnes Wood ‡ | The Bold and the Beautiful | Steffy Forrester Finnegan | CBS |
| 2023 (50th) | Sharon Case | The Young and the Restless | Sharon Newman | CBS |
| 2023 (50th) | Melissa Claire Egan | The Young and the Restless | Chelsea Lawson | CBS |
| 2023 (50th) | Finola Hughes | General Hospital | Anna Devane | ABC |
| 2023 (50th) | Michelle Stafford | The Young and the Restless | Phyllis Summers | CBS |
| 2024 (51st) | | | | |
| 2024 (51st) | Michelle Stafford ‡ | The Young and the Restless | Phyllis Summers | CBS |
| 2024 (51st) | Tamara Braun | Days of Our Lives | Ava Vitali | NBC |
| 2024 (51st) | Finola Hughes | General Hospital | Anna Devane | ABC |
| 2024 (51st) | Katherine Kelly Lang | The Bold and the Beautiful | Brooke Logan | CBS |
| 2024 (51st) | Annika Noelle | The Bold and the Beautiful | Hope Logan Spencer | CBS |
| 2024 (51st) | Cynthia Watros | General Hospital | Nina Reeves | ABC |

## Multiple wins and nominations

| Wins | Actress |
| 6 | Erika Slezak |
| 4 | Susan Flannery |
| 4 | Kim Zimmer |
| 3 | Helen Gallagher |
| 3 | Heather Tom |
| 3 | Maura West |
| 3 | Jacqueline MacInnes Wood |
| 3 | Michelle Stafford |
| 2 | Judith Light |
| 2 | Eileen Davidson |
| Nominations | Actress |
| 21 | Susan Lucci |
| 11 | Kim Zimmer |
| 10 | Susan Flannery |
| 10 | Maura West |
| 10 | Michelle Stafford |
| 9 | Jeanne Cooper |
| 9 | Elizabeth Hubbard |
| 9 | Erika Slezak |
| 9 | Finola Hughes |
| 7 | Laura Wright |
| 6 | Julia Barr |
| 6 | Mary Stuart |
| 6 | Nancy Lee Grahn |
| 6 | Heather Tom |
| 5 | Helen Gallagher |
| 4 | Crystal Chappell |
| 4 | Leslie Charleson |
| 4 | Susan Seaforth Hayes |
| 4 | Beverlee McKinsey |
| 4 | Robin Strasser |
| 4 | Marcy Walker |
| 4 | Jess Walton |
| 3 | Martha Byrne |
| 3 | Eileen Davidson |
| 3 | Linda Dano |
| 3 | Peggy McCay |
| 3 | Marci Miller |
| 3 | Debbi Morgan |
| 3 | Cynthia Watros |
| 3 | Jacqueline MacInnes Wood |
| 3 | Arianne Zucker |
| 2 | Nancy Addison |
| 2 | Rachel Ames |
| 2 | Kassie DePaiva |
| 2 | Melissa Claire Egan |
| 2 | Bobbie Eakes |
| 2 | Ann Flood |
| 2 | Genie Francis |
| 2 | Sharon Gabet |
| 2 | Deidre Hall |
| 2 | Katherine Kelly Lang |
| 2 | Judith Light |
| 2 | Gina Tognoni |
| 2 | Hillary B. Smith |
| 2 | Ruth Warrick |
| 2 | Victoria Wyndham |
| 2 | Colleen Zenk |

## Series with most awards

| Wins | Series |
| 11 | One Life to Live |
| 9 | The Bold and the Beautiful |
| 7 | The Young and the Restless |
| 5 | Guiding Light |
| 3 | Another World |
| 3 | As the World Turns |
| 3 | Days of our Lives |
| 3 | General Hospital |
| 3 | Ryan's Hope |
| 2 | All My Children |
| 1 | The Doctors |
| 1 | Santa Barbara |