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

The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor 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 in honor of an actor 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 Macdonald Carey receiving the award for his portrayal of Tom Horton on Days of Our Lives. The award has undergone several name changes, originally honoring actors in leading and supporting roles. Following the introduction of a new category in 1979, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, the award's name was altered to Outstanding Actor 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 lack of integrity. In 1985, another category was introduced, Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series, one criterion for this category was altered, requiring all actors to be age 26 or younger.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 26 actors. General Hospital has the most awarded actors in this category with a total of twelve wins. In 1979, Al Freeman, Jr. became the first African-American to have garnered the award, winning for his role as Ed Hall on One Life to Live. In 2008, Anthony Geary became the actor with the most wins in the category when he won for a sixth time, surpassing David Canary's previous record. Geary went on to win again in 2012 and 2015, thus far winning on eight occasions. Peter Bergman has been nominated on 23 occasions, more than any other actor. As of the 2024 ceremony, Thorsten Kaye is the most recent winner in this category for his portrayal of Ridge Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful.

## Winners and nominees

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.
Table key :
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |

### 1970s

| Year | Actor | Program | Role | Network |
| 1974 (1st) | Macdonald Carey ‡ | Days of Our Lives | Tom Horton | NBC |
| 1974 (1st) | John Beradino | General Hospital | Steve Hardy | ABC |
| 1974 (1st) | Peter Hansen | General Hospital | Lee Baldwin | ABC |
| 1975 (2nd) | Macdonald Carey ‡ | Days of Our Lives | Tom Horton | NBC |
| 1975 (2nd) | John Beradino | General Hospital | Steve Hardy | ABC |
| 1975 (2nd) | Bill Hayes | Days of Our Lives | Doug Williams | NBC |
| 1976 (3rd) | Larry Haines ‡ | Search for Tomorrow | Stu Bergman | CBS |
| 1976 (3rd) | John Beradino | General Hospital | Steve Hardy | ABC |
| 1976 (3rd) | Macdonald Carey | Days of Our Lives | Tom Horton | NBC |
| 1976 (3rd) | Bill Hayes | Days of Our Lives | Doug Williams | NBC |
| 1976 (3rd) | Michael Nouri | Search for Tomorrow | Steve Kaslo | CBS |
| 1976 (3rd) | Shepperd Strudwick | One Life to Live | Victor Lord | ABC |
| 1977 (4th) | Val Dufour ‡ | Search for Tomorrow | John Wyatt | CBS |
| 1977 (4th) | Farley Granger | One Life to Live | Will Vernon | ABC |
| 1977 (4th) | Larry Haines | Search for Tomorrow | Stu Bergman | CBS |
| 1977 (4th) | Larry Keith | All My Children | Nick Davis | ABC |
| 1977 (4th) | James Pritchett | The Doctors | Matt Powers | NBC |
| 1978 (5th) | James Pritchett ‡ | The Doctors | Matt Powers | NBC |
| 1978 (5th) | Matthew Cowles | All My Children | Billy Clyde Tuggle | ABC |
| 1978 (5th) | Larry Keith | All My Children | Nick Davis | ABC |
| 1978 (5th) | Michael Levin | Ryan's Hope | Jack Fenelli | ABC |
| 1978 (5th) | Andrew Robinson | Ryan's Hope | Frank Ryan | ABC |
| 1978 (5th) | Michael Storm | One Life to Live | Larry Wolek | ABC |
| 1979 (6th) | Al Freeman Jr. ‡ | One Life to Live | Ed Hall | ABC |
| 1979 (6th) | Jed Allan | Days of Our Lives | Don Craig | NBC |
| 1979 (6th) | Nicholas Benedict | All My Children | Phil Brent | ABC |
| 1979 (6th) | John Clarke | Days of Our Lives | Mickey Horton | NBC |
| 1979 (6th) | Joel Crothers | The Edge of Night | Miles Cavanaugh | ABC |
| 1979 (6th) | Michael Levin | Ryan's Hope | Jack Fenelli | ABC |

### 1980s

| Year | Actor | Program | Role | Network |
| 1980 (7th) | Douglass Watson ‡ | Another World | Mac Cory | NBC |
| 1980 (7th) | John Gabriel | Ryan's Hope | Seneca Beaulac | ABC |
| 1980 (7th) | Michael Levin | Ryan's Hope | Jack Fenelli | ABC |
| 1980 (7th) | Franc Luz | The Doctors | John Bennett | NBC |
| 1980 (7th) | James Mitchell | All My Children | Palmer Cortlandt | ABC |
| 1980 (7th) | William Mooney | All My Children | Paul Martin | ABC |
| 1981 (8th) | Douglass Watson ‡ | Another World | Mac Cory | NBC |
| 1981 (8th) | Larry Bryggman | As the World Turns | John Dixon | CBS |
| 1981 (8th) | Henderson Forsythe | As the World Turns | David Stewart | CBS |
| 1981 (8th) | Anthony Geary | General Hospital | Luke Spencer | ABC |
| 1981 (8th) | James Mitchell | All My Children | Palmer Cortlandt | ABC |
| 1982 (9th) | Anthony Geary ‡ | General Hospital | Luke Spencer | ABC |
| 1982 (9th) | Larry Bryggman | As the World Turns | John Dixon | CBS |
| 1982 (9th) | Stuart Damon | General Hospital | Alan Quartermaine | ABC |
| 1982 (9th) | James Mitchell | All My Children | Palmer Cortlandt | ABC |
| 1982 (9th) | Richard Shoberg | All My Children | Tom Cudahy | ABC |
| 1983 (10th) | Robert S. Woods ‡ | One Life to Live | Bo Buchanan | ABC |
| 1983 (10th) | Peter Bergman | All My Children | Cliff Warner | ABC |
| 1983 (10th) | Stuart Damon | General Hospital | Alan Quartermaine | ABC |
| 1983 (10th) | Anthony Geary | General Hospital | Luke Spencer | ABC |
| 1983 (10th) | James Mitchell | All My Children | Palmer Cortlandt | ABC |
| 1984 (11th) | Larry Bryggman ‡ | As the World Turns | John Dixon | CBS |
| 1984 (11th) | Joel Crothers | The Edge of Night | Miles Cavanaugh | ABC |
| 1984 (11th) | Stuart Damon | General Hospital | Alan Quartermaine | ABC |
| 1984 (11th) | Terry Lester | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 1984 (11th) | Larkin Malloy | The Edge of Night | Schuyler Whitney | ABC |
| 1984 (11th) | James Mitchell | All My Children | Palmer Cortlandt | ABC |
| 1985 (12th) | Darnell Williams ‡ | All My Children | Jesse Hubbard | ABC |
| 1985 (12th) | Larry Bryggman | As the World Turns | John Dixon | CBS |
| 1985 (12th) | David Canary | All My Children | Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler | ABC |
| 1985 (12th) | Terry Lester | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 1985 (12th) | James Mitchell | All My Children | Palmer Cortlandt | ABC |
| 1986 (13th) | David Canary ‡ | All My Children | Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler | ABC |
| 1986 (13th) | Scott Bryce | As the World Turns | Craig Montgomery | CBS |
| 1986 (13th) | Larry Bryggman | As the World Turns | John Dixon | CBS |
| 1986 (13th) | Nicolas Coster | Santa Barbara | Lionel Lockridge | NBC |
| 1986 (13th) | Terry Lester | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 1986 (13th) | Robert S. Woods | One Life to Live | Bo Buchanan | ABC |
| 1987 (14th) | Larry Bryggman ‡ | As the World Turns | John Dixon | CBS |
| 1987 (14th) | Eric Braeden | The Young and the Restless | Victor Newman | CBS |
| 1987 (14th) | Scott Bryce | As the World Turns | Craig Montgomery | CBS |
| 1987 (14th) | Terry Lester | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 1987 (14th) | A Martinez | Santa Barbara | Cruz Castillo | NBC |
| 1988 (15th) | David Canary ‡ | All My Children | Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler | ABC |
| 1988 (15th) | Larry Bryggman | As the World Turns | John Dixon | CBS |
| 1988 (15th) | Robert Gentry | All My Children | Ross Chandler | ABC |
| 1988 (15th) | A Martinez | Santa Barbara | Cruz Castillo | NBC |
| 1988 (15th) | Stephen Nichols | Days of Our Lives | Steve "Patch" Johnson | NBC |
| 1989 (16th) | David Canary ‡ | All My Children | Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler | ABC |
| 1989 (16th) | Larry Bryggman | As the World Turns | John Dixon | CBS |
| 1989 (16th) | A Martinez | Santa Barbara | Cruz Castillo | NBC |
| 1989 (16th) | James Mitchell | All My Children | Palmer Cortlandt | ABC |
| 1989 (16th) | Douglass Watson | Another World | Mac Cory | NBC |

### 1990s

| Year | Actor | Program | Role | Network |
| 1990 (17th) | A Martinez ‡ | Santa Barbara | Cruz Castillo | NBC |
| 1990 (17th) | Peter Bergman | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 1990 (17th) | Eric Braeden | The Young and the Restless | Victor Newman | CBS |
| 1990 (17th) | David Canary | All My Children | Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler | ABC |
| 1990 (17th) | Stephen Schnetzer | Another World | Cass Winthrop | NBC |
| 1991 (18th) | Peter Bergman ‡ | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 1991 (18th) | David Canary | All My Children | Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler | ABC |
| 1991 (18th) | Nicolas Coster | Santa Barbara | Lionel Lockridge | NBC |
| 1991 (18th) | A Martinez | Santa Barbara | Cruz Castillo | NBC |
| 1991 (18th) | James Reynolds | Generations | Henry Marshall | NBC |
| 1992 (19th) | Peter Bergman ‡ | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 1992 (19th) | David Canary | All My Children | Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler | ABC |
| 1992 (19th) | Nicolas Coster | Santa Barbara | Lionel Lockridge | NBC |
| 1992 (19th) | A Martinez | Santa Barbara | Cruz Castillo | NBC |
| 1992 (19th) | Michael Zaslow | Guiding Light | Roger Thorpe | CBS |
| 1993 (20th) | David Canary ‡ | All My Children | Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler | ABC |
| 1993 (20th) | Peter Bergman | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 1993 (20th) | Mark Derwin | Guiding Light | A.C. Mallet | CBS |
| 1993 (20th) | A Martinez | Santa Barbara | Cruz Castillo | NBC |
| 1993 (20th) | Robert S. Woods | One Life to Live | Bo Buchanan | ABC |
| 1993 (20th) | Michael Zaslow | Guiding Light | Roger Thorpe | CBS |
| 1994 (21st) | Michael Zaslow ‡ | Guiding Light | Roger Thorpe | CBS |
| 1994 (21st) | Peter Bergman | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 1994 (21st) | Charles Keating | Another World | Carl Hutchins | NBC |
| 1994 (21st) | Peter Simon | Guiding Light | Ed Bauer | CBS |
| 1994 (21st) | Robert S. Woods | One Life to Live | Bo Buchanan | ABC |
| 1995 (22nd) | Justin Deas ‡ | Guiding Light | Buzz Cooper | CBS |
| 1995 (22nd) | Peter Bergman | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 1995 (22nd) | David Canary | All My Children | Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler | ABC |
| 1995 (22nd) | Brad Maule | General Hospital | Tony Jones | ABC |
| 1995 (22nd) | Michael Zaslow | Guiding Light | Roger Thorpe | CBS |
| 1996 (23rd) | Charles Keating ‡ | Another World | Carl Hutchins | NBC |
| 1996 (23rd) | Maurice Benard | General Hospital | Sonny Corinthos | ABC |
| 1996 (23rd) | Peter Bergman | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 1996 (23rd) | Eric Braeden | The Young and the Restless | Victor Newman | CBS |
| 1996 (23rd) | David Canary | All My Children | Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler | ABC |
| 1997 (24th) | Justin Deas ‡ | Guiding Light | Buzz Cooper | CBS |
| 1997 (24th) | Peter Bergman | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 1997 (24th) | Eric Braeden | The Young and the Restless | Victor Newman | CBS |
| 1997 (24th) | David Canary | All My Children | Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler | ABC |
| 1997 (24th) | Anthony Geary | General Hospital | Luke Spencer | ABC |
| 1998 (25th) | Eric Braeden ‡ | The Young and the Restless | Victor Newman | CBS |
| 1998 (25th) | Peter Bergman | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 1998 (25th) | David Canary | All My Children | Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler | ABC |
| 1998 (25th) | Anthony Geary | General Hospital | Luke Spencer | ABC |
| 1998 (25th) | Kin Shriner | Port Charles | Scott Baldwin | ABC |
| 1999 (26th) | Anthony Geary ‡ | General Hospital | Luke Spencer | ABC |
| 1999 (26th) | Peter Bergman | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 1999 (26th) | Eric Braeden | The Young and the Restless | Victor Newman | CBS |
| 1999 (26th) | David Canary | All My Children | Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler | ABC |
| 1999 (26th) | Robert S. Woods | One Life to Live | Bo Buchanan | ABC |

### 2000s

| Year | Actor | Program | Role | Network |
| 2000 (27th) | Anthony Geary ‡ | General Hospital | Luke Spencer | ABC |
| 2000 (27th) | Peter Bergman | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 2000 (27th) | Eric Braeden | The Young and the Restless | Victor Newman | CBS |
| 2000 (27th) | David Canary | All My Children | Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler | ABC |
| 2000 (27th) | Robert S. Woods | One Life to Live | Bo Buchanan | ABC |
| 2001 (28th) | David Canary ‡ | All My Children | Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler | ABC |
| 2001 (28th) | Peter Bergman | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 2001 (28th) | Tom Eplin | As the World Turns | Jake McKinnon | CBS |
| 2001 (28th) | Jon Hensley | As the World Turns | Holden Snyder | CBS |
| 2001 (28th) | John McCook | The Bold and the Beautiful | Eric Forrester | CBS |
| 2002 (29th) | Peter Bergman ‡ | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 2002 (29th) | Hunt Block | As the World Turns | Craig Montgomery | CBS |
| 2002 (29th) | Vincent Irizarry | All My Children | David Hayward | ABC |
| 2002 (29th) | Robert Newman | Guiding Light | Josh Lewis | CBS |
| 2002 (29th) | Jack Scalia | All My Children | Chris Stamp | ABC |
| 2003 (30th) | Maurice Benard ‡ | General Hospital | Sonny Corinthos | ABC |
| 2003 (30th) | Grant Aleksander | Guiding Light | Phillip Spaulding | CBS |
| 2003 (30th) | Doug Davidson | The Young and the Restless | Paul Williams | CBS |
| 2003 (30th) | Anthony Geary | General Hospital | Luke Spencer | ABC |
| 2003 (30th) | Ricky Paull Goldin | Guiding Light | Gus Aitoro | CBS |
| 2003 (30th) | Thorsten Kaye | Port Charles | Ian Thornhart | ABC |
| 2004 (31st) | Anthony Geary ‡ | General Hospital | Luke Spencer | ABC |
| 2004 (31st) | Grant Aleksander | Guiding Light | Phillip Spaulding | CBS |
| 2004 (31st) | Maurice Benard | General Hospital | Sonny Corinthos | ABC |
| 2004 (31st) | Eric Braeden | The Young and the Restless | Victor Newman | CBS |
| 2004 (31st) | Roger Howarth | As the World Turns | Paul Ryan | CBS |
| 2004 (31st) | Thorsten Kaye | Port Charles | Ian Thornhart | ABC |
| 2005 (32nd) | Christian LeBlanc ‡ | The Young and the Restless | Michael Baldwin | CBS |
| 2005 (32nd) | Grant Aleksander | Guiding Light | Phillip Spaulding | CBS |
| 2005 (32nd) | Steve Burton | General Hospital | Jason Morgan | ABC |
| 2005 (32nd) | Roger Howarth | As the World Turns | Paul Ryan | CBS |
| 2005 (32nd) | Michael E. Knight | All My Children | Tad Martin | ABC |
| 2005 (32nd) | Jack Wagner | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nick Marone | CBS |
| 2006 (33rd) | Anthony Geary ‡ | General Hospital | Luke Spencer | ABC |
| 2006 (33rd) | Maurice Benard | General Hospital | Sonny Corinthos | ABC |
| 2006 (33rd) | Thorsten Kaye | All My Children | Zach Slater | ABC |
| 2006 (33rd) | Robert Newman | Guiding Light | Josh Lewis | CBS |
| 2006 (33rd) | Ron Raines | Guiding Light | Alan Spaulding | CBS |
| 2007 (34th) | Christian LeBlanc ‡ | The Young and the Restless | Michael Baldwin | CBS |
| 2007 (34th) | Peter Bergman | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 2007 (34th) | Anthony Geary | General Hospital | Luke Spencer | ABC |
| 2007 (34th) | Ricky Paull Goldin | Guiding Light | Gus Aitoro | CBS |
| 2007 (34th) | Michael Park | As the World Turns | Jack Snyder | CBS |
| 2008 (35th) | Anthony Geary ‡ | General Hospital | Luke Spencer | ABC |
| 2008 (35th) | Peter Bergman | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 2008 (35th) | David Canary | All My Children | Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler | ABC |
| 2008 (35th) | Christian LeBlanc | The Young and the Restless | Michael Baldwin | CBS |
| 2008 (35th) | Thaao Penghlis | Days of Our Lives | Tony DiMera/Andre DiMera | NBC |
| 2009 (36th) | Christian LeBlanc ‡ | The Young and the Restless | Michael Baldwin | CBS |
| 2009 (36th) | Daniel Cosgrove | Guiding Light | Bill Lewis | CBS |
| 2009 (36th) | Anthony Geary | General Hospital | Luke Spencer | ABC |
| 2009 (36th) | Thorsten Kaye | All My Children | Zach Slater | ABC |
| 2009 (36th) | Peter Reckell | Days of Our Lives | Bo Brady | NBC |

### 2010s

| Year | Actor | Program | Role | Network |
| 2010 (37th) | Michael Park ‡ | As the World Turns | Jack Snyder | CBS |
| 2010 (37th) | Peter Bergman | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 2010 (37th) | Doug Davidson | The Young and the Restless | Paul Williams | CBS |
| 2010 (37th) | Jon Lindstrom | As the World Turns | Craig Montgomery | CBS |
| 2010 (37th) | James Scott | Days of Our Lives | EJ DiMera | NBC |
| 2011 (38th) | Michael Park ‡ | As the World Turns | Jack Snyder | CBS |
| 2011 (38th) | Maurice Benard | General Hospital | Sonny Corinthos | ABC |
| 2011 (38th) | Ricky Paull Goldin | All My Children | Jake Martin | ABC |
| 2011 (38th) | Christian LeBlanc | The Young and the Restless | Michael Baldwin | CBS |
| 2011 (38th) | James Scott | Days of Our Lives | EJ DiMera | NBC |
| 2012 (39th) | Anthony Geary ‡ | General Hospital | Luke Spencer | ABC |
| 2012 (39th) | Maurice Benard | General Hospital | Sonny Corinthos | ABC |
| 2012 (39th) | John McCook | The Bold and the Beautiful | Eric Forrester | CBS |
| 2012 (39th) | Darnell Williams | All My Children | Jesse Hubbard | ABC |
| 2012 (39th) | Robert S. Woods | One Life to Live | Bo Buchanan | ABC |
| 2013 (40th) | Doug Davidson ‡ | The Young and the Restless | Paul Williams | CBS |
| 2013 (40th) | Peter Bergman | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 2013 (40th) | Michael Muhney | The Young and the Restless | Adam Newman | CBS |
| 2013 (40th) | Jason Thompson | General Hospital | Dr. Patrick Drake | ABC |
| 2014 (41st) | Billy Miller ‡ | The Young and the Restless | Billy Abbott | CBS |
| 2014 (41st) | Peter Bergman | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 2014 (41st) | Doug Davidson | The Young and the Restless | Paul Williams | CBS |
| 2014 (41st) | Christian LeBlanc | The Young and the Restless | Michael Baldwin | CBS |
| 2014 (41st) | Jason Thompson | General Hospital | Dr. Patrick Drake | ABC |
| 2015 (42nd) | Anthony Geary ‡ | General Hospital | Luke Spencer | ABC |
| 2015 (42nd) | Christian LeBlanc | The Young and the Restless | Michael Baldwin | CBS |
| 2015 (42nd) | Billy Miller | The Young and the Restless | Billy Abbott | CBS |
| 2015 (42nd) | Jason Thompson | General Hospital | Dr. Patrick Drake | ABC |
| 2016 (43rd) | Tyler Christopher ‡ | General Hospital | Nikolas Cassadine | ABC |
| 2016 (43rd) | Anthony Geary | General Hospital | Luke Spencer/Tim Spencer | ABC |
| 2016 (43rd) | Justin Hartley | The Young and the Restless | Adam Newman | CBS |
| 2016 (43rd) | Christian LeBlanc | The Young and the Restless | Michael Baldwin | CBS |
| 2016 (43rd) | Kristoff St. John | The Young and the Restless | Neil Winters | CBS |
| 2017 (44th) | Scott Clifton ‡ | The Bold and the Beautiful | Liam Spencer | CBS |
| 2017 (44th) | Peter Bergman | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 2017 (44th) | Billy Flynn | Days of Our Lives | Chad DiMera | NBC |
| 2017 (44th) | Vincent Irizarry | Days of Our Lives | Deimos Kiriakis | NBC |
| 2017 (44th) | Kristoff St. John | The Young and the Restless | Neil Winters | CBS |
| 2018 (45th) |
| 2018 (45th) | James Reynolds ‡ | Days of Our Lives | Abe Carver | NBC |
| 2018 (45th) | Peter Bergman | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 2018 (45th) | Michael Easton | General Hospital | Dr. Hamilton Finn | ABC |
| 2018 (45th) | John McCook | The Bold and the Beautiful | Eric Forrester | CBS |
| 2018 (45th) | Billy Miller | General Hospital | Jason Morgan/Andrew Cain | ABC |
| 2019 (46th) |
| 2019 (46th) | Maurice Benard ‡ | General Hospital | Sonny Corinthos | ABC |
| 2019 (46th) | Peter Bergman | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 2019 (46th) | Tyler Christopher | Days of Our Lives | Stefan DiMera | NBC |
| 2019 (46th) | Billy Flynn | Days of Our Lives | Chad DiMera | NBC |
| 2019 (46th) | Jon Lindstrom | General Hospital | Dr. Kevin Collins/Ryan Chamberlain | ABC |

### 2020s

| Year | Actor | Program | Role | Network |
| 2020 (47th) |
| 2020 (47th) | Jason Thompson ‡ | The Young and the Restless | Billy Abbott | CBS |
| 2020 (47th) | Steve Burton | General Hospital | Jason Morgan | ABC |
| 2020 (47th) | Thorsten Kaye | The Bold and the Beautiful | Ridge Forrester | CBS |
| 2020 (47th) | Jon Lindstrom | General Hospital | Dr. Kevin Collins/Ryan Chamberlain | ABC |
| 2020 (47th) | Thaao Penghlis | Days of Our Lives | Tony DiMera | NBC |
| 2021 (48th) | Maurice Benard ‡ | General Hospital | Sonny Corinthos | ABC |
| 2021 (48th) | Steve Burton | General Hospital | Jason Morgan | ABC |
| 2021 (48th) | Thorsten Kaye | The Bold and the Beautiful | Ridge Forrester | CBS |
| 2021 (48th) | Wally Kurth | Days of Our Lives | Justin Kiriakis | NBC |
| 2021 (48th) | Dominic Zamprogna | General Hospital | Dante Falconeri | ABC |
| 2022 (49th) |
| 2022 (49th) | John McCook ‡ | The Bold and the Beautiful | Eric Forrester | CBS |
| 2022 (49th) | Peter Bergman | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 2022 (49th) | Eric Martsolf | Days of Our Lives | Brady Black | NBC |
| 2022 (49th) | James Reynolds | Days of Our Lives | Abe Carver | NBC |
| 2022 (49th) | Jason Thompson | The Young and the Restless | Billy Abbott | CBS |
| 2023 (50th) |
| 2023 (50th) | Thorsten Kaye ‡ | The Bold and the Beautiful | Ridge Forrester | CBS |
| 2023 (50th) | Maurice Benard | General Hospital | Sonny Corinthos | ABC |
| 2023 (50th) | Peter Bergman | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | CBS |
| 2023 (50th) | Billy Flynn | Days of Our Lives | Chad DiMera | NBC/Peacock |
| 2023 (50th) | Jason Thompson | The Young and the Restless | Billy Abbott | CBS |
| 2024 (51st) |
| 2024 (51st) | Thorsten Kaye ‡ | The Bold and the Beautiful | Ridge Forrester | CBS |
| 2024 (51st) | Eric Braeden | The Young and the Restless | Victor Newman | CBS |
| 2024 (51st) | Scott Clifton | The Bold and the Beautiful | Liam Spencer | CBS |
| 2024 (51st) | Eric Martsolf | Days of Our Lives | Brady Black | Peacock |
| 2024 (51st) | John McCook | The Bold and the Beautiful | Eric Forrester | CBS |

## Multiple wins and nominations

| Wins | Actor |
| 8 | Anthony Geary |
| 5 | David Canary |
| 3 | Peter Bergman |
| 3 | Maurice Benard |
| 3 | Christian LeBlanc |
| 2 | Larry Bryggman |
| 2 | Macdonald Carey |
| 2 | Justin Deas |
| 2 | Thorsten Kaye |
| 2 | Michael Park |
| 2 | Douglass Watson |
| Nominations | Actor |
| 24 | Peter Bergman |
| 16 | David Canary |
| 16 | Anthony Geary |
| 9 | Maurice Benard |
| 8 |
| 8 | Eric Braeden |
| 8 | Larry Bryggman |
| 7 |
| 7 | A Martinez |
| 7 | Thorsten Kaye |
| 7 | James Mitchell |
| 7 | Robert S. Woods |
| 7 | Christian LeBlanc |
| 6 | Jason Thompson |
| 4 | Doug Davidson |
| 4 | Terry Lester |
| 4 | Michael Zaslow |
| 4 | John McCook |
| 3 |
| 3 | Grant Aleksander |
| 3 | Steve Burton |
| 3 | John Beradino |
| 3 | Macdonald Carey |
| 3 | Nicolas Coster |
| 3 | Stuart Damon |
| 3 | Billy Flynn |
| 3 | Ricky Paull Goldin |
| 3 | Michael Levin |
| 3 | Jon Lindstrom |
| 3 | Michael Park |
| 3 | James Reynolds |
| 3 | Douglass Watson |
| 2 |
| 2 | Scott Bryce |
| 2 | Joel Crothers |
| 2 | Tyler Christopher |
| 2 | Justin Deas |
| 2 | Bill Hayes |
| 2 | Roger Howarth |
| 2 | Vincent Irizarry |
| 2 | Charles Keating |
| 2 | Larry Keith |
| 2 | Billy Miller |
| 2 | Robert Newman |
| 2 | Thaao Penghlis |
| 2 | James Pritchett |
| 2 | James Scott |
| 2 | Kristoff St. John |
| 2 | Darnell Williams |

## Series with most awards

| Wins | Program |
| 12 | General Hospital |
| 10 | The Young and the Restless |
| 6 | All My Children |
| 4 | As the World Turns |
| 4 | The Bold and the Beautiful |
| 3 | Another World |
| 3 | Days of our Lives |
| 3 | Guiding Light |
| 2 | One Life to Live |
| 2 | Search for Tomorrow |
| 1 | The Doctors |
| 1 | Santa Barbara |