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

Lead Actress Wins
One Life to Live (11)
The Bold and the Beautiful (9)
The Young and the Restless (6)
Guiding Light (5)
Another World (3)
As the World Turns (3)
Days of our Lives (3)
General Hospital (3)
Ryan’s Hope (3)
All My Children (2)
The Doctors (1)
Santa Barbara (1)
 

Supporting Actor wins
General Hospital (15)
The Young and the Restless (7)
Guiding Light (6)
All My Children (5)
As the World Turns (4)
Santa Barbara (3)
The Bold and the Beautiful (2)
Days of our Lives (2)
Loving (1)
One Life to Live (1)
Search for Tomorrow (1)

Supporting Actress Wins
General Hospital (12)
The Young and the Restless (8)
All My Children (7)
Guiding Light (6)
Days of our Lives (4)
As the World Turns (3)
Another World (1)
The Bold and the Beautiful (1)
One Life to Live (1)
Ryan’s Hope (1)
Santa Barbara (1)

Younger Actor Wins
General Hospital (8)
Days of our Lives (7)
Guiding Light (7)
The Bold and the Beautiful (4)
The Young and the Restless (4)
All My Children (2)
As the World Turns (2)
One Life to Live (1)
Santa Barbara (1)

Younger Actress Wins
General Hospital (11)
The Young and the Restless (9)
As the World Turns (5)
All My Children (4)
The Bold and the Beautiful (4)
Days of our Lives (3)
Another World (2)
Guiding Light (1)

I counted the first few Emmys where there was only one category for men and women each as leads. I also grouped the younger performer wins in with actress or actor.

Edited December 19, 20231 yr by SamandWillowFan

36 minutes ago, SamandWillowFan said:

Supporting Actress Wins
The Young and the Restless (8)

I counted 9: Beth Maitland (1985), Jess Walton (1991), Michelle Stafford (1997), Sharon Case (1999), Amelia Heinle (2014, 2015), Jessica Collins (2016), Camryn Grimes (2018), Marla Adams (2021).

36 minutes ago, SamandWillowFan said:

Younger Actress Wins
The Young and the Restless (9)

I counted 8: Tracey Bregman (1985), Tricia Cast (1992), Heather Tom (1993, 1999), Camryn Grimes (2000), Christel Khalil (2012), Hunter King (2014, 2015).

Most surprising, I think, is OLTL having the most wins in the Lead Actress category.

47 minutes ago, kalbir said:

I counted 9: Beth Maitland (1985), Jess Walton (1991), Michelle Stafford (1997), Sharon Case (1999), Amelia Heinle (2014, 2015), Jessica Collins (2016), Camryn Grimes (2018), Marla Adams (2021).

I counted 8: Tracey Bregman (1985), Tricia Cast (1992), Heather Tom (1993, 1999), Camryn Grimes (2000), Christel Khalil (2012), Hunter King (2014, 2015).

I’ll have to recount. Maybe I switched them accidently.

12 minutes ago, Khan said:

Most surprising, I think, is OLTL having the most wins in the Lead Actress category.

It’s mostly because of Erika Slezak’s 6 wins. I think it’s interesting that GH leads every category except that one where they’re near the bottom.

I have the official Emmy winners by category guide book that I got some years ago (without realizing it), and OLTL won 10 in Lead Actress, mostly by Erika Slezak as pointed out earlier:

1. Judith Light (1979-1980)
2. Judith Light (1980-1981)
3. Robin Strasser (1981-1982)
4. Erika Slezak (1983-1984)
5. Erika Slezak (1985-1986)
6. Erika Slezak (1991-1992)
7. Hillary B. Smith (1993-1994)
8. Erika Slezak (1994-1995)
9. Erika Slezak (1995-1996)
10. Erika Slezak (2004-2005)

GH has won Best Show so many times that I suggested the awards be renamed the Port Charles Memorial Awards. (Relax, it's a joke.) 

1 hour ago, Errol said:

I have the official Emmy winners by category guide book that I got some years ago (without realizing it), and OLTL won 10 in Lead Actress, mostly by Erika Slezak as pointed out earlier:

1. Judith Light (1979-1980)
2. Judith Light (1980-1981)
3. Robin Strasser (1981-1982)
4. Erika Slezak (1983-1984)
5. Erika Slezak (1985-1986)
6. Erika Slezak (1991-1992)
7. Hillary B. Smith (1993-1994)
8. Erika Slezak (1994-1995)
9. Erika Slezak (1995-1996)
10. Erika Slezak (2004-2005)

Susan Haskell also won in 2009.

59 minutes ago, Donna L. Bridges said:

GH has won Best Show so many times that I suggested the awards be renamed the Port Charles Memorial Awards. (Relax, it's a joke.) 

Yes for outstanding drama series it’s 

General Hospital (16)

The Young and the Restless (11)

As the World Turns (4)

Days of Our Lives (4)

All My Children (3)

The Bold and the Beautiful (3)

Guiding Light (3)

Santa Barbara (3)

The Doctors (2)

Ryan’s Hope (2)

Another World (1)

The Edge of Night (1)

One Life to Live (1)

 

 

 

7 minutes ago, SamandWillowFan said:

Susan Haskell also won in 2009.

Yes for outstanding drama series it’s 

General Hospital (16)

The Young and the Restless (11)

As the World Turns (4)

Days of Our Lives (4)

All My Children (3)

The Bold and the Beautiful (3)

Guiding Light (3)

Santa Barbara (3)

The Doctors (2)

Ryan’s Hope (2)

Another World (1)

The Edge of Night (1)

One Life to Live (1)

 

 

 

WOW, love data, no way around that. I will say that The Doctors are forever the only soap to be the first one to win Best Show. And, only Mary Fickett won against a field of males. And, as far as I know only P&G has had others to successfully mount a shut-out against them. 

10 minutes ago, SamandWillowFan said:

Susan Haskell also won in 2009.

Looks like they had a typo. They had her listed, but for some reason, they put her down as being from The Young and the Restless. I guess because Jeanne Cooper won the previous year? Odd.

On 12/19/2023 at 8:44 PM, Errol said:

They had her listed, but for some reason, they put her down as being from The Young and the Restless. 

Wishful thinking, perhaps?

"The role of Victoria Newman will now be played by Susan Haskell."

Younger Categories Final Rankings

Younger Actor 
8: General Hospital
7: Guiding Light, Days
4: Y&R, B&B
2: All My Children, As the World Turns
1: Santa Barbara, One Life to Live

Younger Actress
11: General Hospital
8: Y&R
5: As the World Turns
4: B&B, All My Children
3: Days
2: Another World
1: Guiding Light

Edited October 18Oct 18 by kalbir

Lead and Supporting Updated for 2025

 

Lead Actor

12: General Hospital

10: Y&R

6: All My Children

4: As the World Turns, B&B, Days

3: Another World, Guiding Light

2: Search for Tomorrow, One Life to Live

1: The Doctors, Santa Barbara

 

Lead Actress

11: One Life to Live

9: B&B

7: Y&R

5: Guiding Light

4: General Hospital

3: Ryan's Hope, Another World, As the World Turns, Days

2: All My Children

1: The Doctors, Santa Barbara

 

Supporting Actor

17: General Hospital

7: Y&R

6: Guiding Light

5: All My Children

4: As the World Turns

3: Santa Barbara

2: B&B, Days

1: Search for Tomorrow, Loving, One Life to Live

 

Supporting Actress

12: General Hospital

11: Y&R

7: All My Children

6: Guiding Light

4: Days

3: As the World Turns

1: Ryan's Hope, Santa Barbara, One Life to Live, Another World, B&B

Funny how dominant GH is in every category but Lead Actress. Obviously, the Lead categories are known for having several performers with multiple Emmys in those categories (Slezak, Geary, Flannery, Bergman, Zimmer, Le Blanc, Benard, Canary, Gallagher, Maura West, JMW, et al), so some of those numbers are padded. 11 of GH’s 12 Lead Actor wins are just from Geary (8) and Mo (3).

Edited October 18Oct 18 by Faulkner