Number of times various soaps have won in each acting category

[SamandWillowFan]

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, 2023 by SamandWillowFan

[kalbir]

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).

[Khan]

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

[SamandWillowFan]

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

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.

[Errol]

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)

[Contessa Donatella]

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.) 

[SamandWillowFan]

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)

 

 

 

[Contessa Donatella]

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. 

[Errol]

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.

[Khan]

Wishful thinking, perhaps?

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

[kalbir]

Lead and Supporting Updated for 2024

Lead Actor
12: General Hospital
10: Y&R
6: All My Children
4: As the World Turns, B&B
3: Another World, Guiding Light, Days
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
3: Ryan's Hope, Another World, As the World Turns, General Hospital, Days
2: All My Children
1: The Doctors, Santa Barbara

Supporting Actor
16: 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
10: 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

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 June 11, 2024 by kalbir