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With the exciting news that Susan Haskell is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress, One Life To Live earns its 20th nomination in this category. The show holds the record for the most wins in this prestigious category, with a total of 10. Four different actresses have taken home the gold in this category, more than any other soap. Eight different actresses have been nominated. During two separate periods of three consecutive years, from 1980-82 and from 1994-96, OLTL was the winner in this category! And in four different years, there were double nominees from OLTL. Here are the nominees for Outstanding Lead Actress from One Life To Live since the Emmys began (winners in bold) :

1977-78 : Jennifer Harmon as Cathy Craig

1979-80 : Judith Light as Karen Wolek

1980-81 : Judith Light as Karen Wolek and Robin Strasser as Dorian Lord

1981-82 : Robin Strasser as Dorian Lord

1982-83 : Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord and Robin Strasser as Dorian Lord

1983-84 : Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord

1984-85 : Robin Strasser as Dorian Lord

1985-86 : Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord

1987-88 : Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord

1991-92 : Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord and Jessica Tuck as Megan Harrison

1993-94 : Hillary B. Smith as Nora Gannon

1994-95 : Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord

1995-96 : Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord

1999-00 : Hillary B. Smith as Nora Gannon

2004-05 : Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord and Kassie DePaiva as Blair Cramer

2008-09 : Susan Haskell as Marty Saybrooke

Totals :

Erika Slezak, 8 nominations, 6 wins
Robin Strasser, 4 nominations, 1 win
Judith Light, 2 nominations, 2 wins
Hillary B. Smith, 2 nominations, 1 win
Jennifer Harmon, 1 nomination, 0 wins
Jessica Tuck, 1 nomination, 0 wins
Kassie DePaiva, 1 nomination, 0 wins
Susan Haskell, 1 nomination, ????