Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor[]
This category was introduced in 1985. The title of the award has changed over the years previously the category was called Outstanding Young Man, Outstanding Juvenile Male and Outstanding Younger Leading Actor. The category has an age requirement which has varied in different years. The current age requirement is that a nominee must be under the age of 25 in the episode they are submitting. In 2020, younger actor and younger actress were combined into one category.
Winners and Nominees[]
Winners are noted in bold:
1985
- Brian Bloom (Dusty Donovan, As the World Turns)
- Stephen Caffrey (Andrew Cortlandt, All My Children)
- Michael E. Knight (Tad Martin, All My Children)
- Michael O'Leary (Rick Bauer, Guiding Light)
- Jack Wagner (Frisco Jones, General Hospital)
1986
- Brian Bloom (Dusty Donovan, As the World Turns)
- Jon Hensley (Holden Snyder, As the World Turns)
- Vincent Irizarry (Lujack Luvanoczeck, Guiding Light)
- Michael E. Knight (Tad Martin, All My Children)
- Don Scardino (Chris Chapin, Another World)
1987
- Brian Bloom (Dusty Donovan, As the World Turns)
- Jon Hensley (Holden Snyder, As the World Turns)
- Michael E. Knight (Tad Martin, All My Children)
- Grant Show (Rick Hyde, Ryan's Hope)
- Billy Warlock (Frankie Brady, Days of our Lives
1988
- Scott DeFreitas (Andy Dixon, As the World Turns)
- Andy Kavovit (Paul Ryan, As the World Turns)
- Ross Kettle (Jeffrey Conrad, Santa Barbara)
- Robert Duncan McNeill (Charlie Brent, All My Children)
- Billy Warlock (Frankie Brady, Days of our Lives)
1989
- Justin Gocke (Brandon Capwell, Santa Barbara)
- Andy Kavovit (Paul Ryan, As the World Turns)
- Darrell Thomas Utley (Benjy Hawk, Days of our Lives)
1990
- Bryan Buffington (Bill Lewis, Guiding Light)
- Andy Kavovit (Paul Ryan, As the World Turns)
1991
- Bryan Buffington (Bill Lewis, Guiding Light)
- Justin Gocke (Brandon Capwell, Santa Barbara)
- Rick Hearst (Alan-Michael Spaulding, Guiding Light)
- Andy Kavovit (Paul Ryan, As the World Turns)
- Kristoff St. John (Adam Marshall, Generations)
1992
- Scott DeFreitas (Andy Dixon, As the World Turns)
- Jeff Phillips (Hart Jessup, Guiding Light)
- Kristoff St. John (Neil Winters, The Young and the Restless)
- James Patrick Stuart (Will Cortlandt, All My Children)
- Dondre Whitfield (Terrence Frye, All My Children)
1993
- Matt Borlenghi (Brian Bodine, All My Children)
- Bryan Buffington (Bill Lewis, Guiding Light)
- Monti Sharp (David Grant, Guiding Light)
- Kristoff St. John (Neil Winters, The Young and the Restless)
- Dondre Whitfield (Terrence Frye, All My Children)
1994
- Bryan Buffington (Bill Lewis, Guiding Light)
- Scott DeFreitas (Andy Dixon, As the World Turns)
- Roger Howarth (Todd Manning, One Life to Live)
- Monti Sharp (David Grant, Guiding Light)
- Dondre Whitfield (Terrence Frye, All My Children)
1995
- Jason Biggs (Pete Wendell, As the World Turns)
- Bryan Buffington (Bill Lewis, Guiding Light)
- Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer, General Hospital)
- Tommy Michaels (Tim Dillon, All My Children)
1996
- Nathan Fillion (Joey Buchanan, One Life to Live)
- Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer, General Hospital)
- Kevin Mambo (Marcus Williams, Guiding Light)
- Shemar Moore (Malcolm Winters, The Young and the Restless)
- Joshua Morrow (Nicholas Newman, The Young and the Restless)
1997
- Steve Burton (Jason Morgan, General Hospital)
- Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer, General Hospital)
- Kevin Mambo (Marcus Williams, Guiding Light)
- Shemar Moore (Malcolm Winters, The Young and the Restless)
- Joshua Morrow (Nicholas Newman, The Young and the Restless)
1998
- Jensen Ackles (Eric Brady, Days of our Lives)
- Tyler Christopher (Nikolas Cassadine, General Hospital)
- Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer, General Hospital)
- Bryant Jones (Nate Hastings, The Young and the Restless)
- Kevin Mambo (Marcus Williams, Guiding Light)
- Joshua Morrow (Nicholas Newman, The Young and the Restless)
1999
- Jensen Ackles (Eric Brady, Days of our Lives)
- Jason George (Michael Bourne, Sunset Beach)
- Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer, General Hospital)
- Bryant Jones (Nate Hastings, The Young and the Restless)
- Joshua Morrow (Nicholas Newman, The Young and the Restless)
- Jacob Young (Rick Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
2000
- Jensen Ackles (Eric Brady, Days of our Lives)
- Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer, General Hospital)
- Bryant Jones (Nate Hastings, The Young and the Restless)
- David Lago (Raul Guittierez, The Young and the Restless)
- Joshua Morrow (Nicholas Newman, The Young and the Restless)
- David Tom (Billy Abbott, The Young and the Restless)
2001
- Josh Ryan Evans (Timmy, Passions)
- David Lago (Raul Guittierez, The Young and the Restless)
- Jesse McCartney (JR Chandler, All My Children)
- Paul Taylor (Isaac Jenkins, As the World Turns)
- David Tom (Billy Abbott, The Young and the Restless)
- Justin Torkildsen (Rick Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
2002
- Jesse McCartney (JR Chandler, All My Children)
- Brian Presley (Jack Ramsey, Port Charles)
- Justin Torkildsen (Rick Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
- Jordi Vilasuso (Tony Santos, Guiding Light)
- Jacob Young (Lucky Spencer, General Hospital)
2003
- Chad Brannon (Zander Smith, General Hospital)
- David Lago (Raul Guittierez, The Young and the Restless)
- Kyle Lowder (Brady Black, Days of our Lives)
- Jordi Vilasuso (Tony Santos, Guiding Light)
- Aiden Turner (Aidan Devane, All My Children)
2004
- Chad Brannon (Zander Smith, General Hospital)
- Scott Clifton (Dillon Quartermaine, General Hospital)
- Agim Kaba (Aaron Snyder, As the World Turns)
- David Lago (Raul Guittierez, The Young and the Restless)
- Brian Presley (Jack Ramsey, Port Charles)
2005
- Scott Clifton (Dillon Quartermaine, General Hospital)
- Michael Graziadei (Daniel Romalotti, The Young and the Restless)
- David Lago (Raul Guittierez, The Young and the Restless)
- Tom Pelphrey (Jonathan Randall, Guiding Light)
- Jacob Young (JR Chandler, All My Children)
2006
- Scott Clifton (Dillon Quartermaine, General Hospital)
- Michael Graziadei (Daniel Romalotti, The Young and the Restless)
- Bryton James (Devon Hamilton, The Young and the Restless)
- Tom Pelphrey (Jonathan Randall, Guiding Light)
- Jesse Soffer (Will Munson, As the World Turns)
2007
- Van Hansis (Luke Snyder, As the World Turns)
- Bryton James (Devon Hamilton, The Young and the Restless)
- Tom Pelphrey (Jonathan Randall, Guiding Light)
- Jesse Soffer (Will Munson, As the World Turns)
- James Stevenson (Jared Casey, Passions)
2008
- Darin Brooks (Max Brady, Days of our Lives)
- Van Hansis (Luke Snyder, As the World Turns)
- Bryton James (Devon Hamilton, The Young and the Restless)
- Tom Pelphrey (Jonathan Randall, Guiding Light)
- Jesse Soffer (Will Munson, As the World Turns)
2009
- Blake Berris (Nick Fallon, Days of our Lives)
- E.J. Bonilla (Rafe Rivera, Guiding Light)
- Darin Brooks (Max Brady, Days of our Lives)
- Bryton James (Devon Hamilton, The Young and the Restless)
- Cornelius Smith Jr. (Frankie Hubbard, All My Children)
2010
- Drew Tyler Bell (Thomas Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
- Scott Clifton (Schuyler Joplin, One Life to Live)
- Zack Conroy (James Spaulding, Guiding Light)
- Drew Garrett (Michael Corinthos, General Hospital)
- Dylan Patton (Will Horton, Days of our Lives)
2011
- Scott Clifton (Liam Cooper, The Bold and the Beautiful)
- Chad Duell (Michael Corinthos, General Hospital)
- Chandler Massey (Will Horton, Days of our Lives)
2012
- Eddie Alderson (Matthew Buchanan, One Life to Live)
- Chad Duell (Michael Corinthos, General Hospital)
- Chandler Massey (Will Horton, Days of our Lives)
- Nathan Parsons (Ethan Lovett, General Hospital)
2013
- Max Ehrich (Fenmore Baldwin, The Young and the Restless)
- Bryton James (Devon Winters, The Young and the Restless)
- Chandler Massey (Will Horton, Days of our Lives)
- Freddie Smith (Sonny Kiriakis, Days of our Lives)
2014
- Bryan Craig (Morgan Corinthos, General Hospital)
- Chad Duell (Michael Corinthos, General Hospital)
- Max Ehrich (Fenmore Baldwin, The Young and the Restless)
- Chandler Massey (Will Horton, Days of our Lives)
- Daniel Polo (Jamie Vernon, The Young and the Restless)
2015
- Bryan Craig (Morgan Corinthos, General Hospital)
- Max Ehrich (Fenmore Baldwin, The Young and the Restless)
- Tequan Richmond (TJ Ashford, General Hospital)
- Freddie Smith (Sonny Kiriakis, Days of our Lives)
2016
- Nicolas Bechtel (Spencer Cassadine, General Hospital)
- Bryan Craig (Morgan Corinthos, General Hospital)
- Max Ehrich (Fenmore Baldwin, The Young and the Restless)
- Pierson Fode (Thomas Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
- Tequan Richmond (TJ Ashford, General Hospital)
2017
- Bryan Craig (Morgan Corinthos, General Hospital)
- Pierson Fode (Thomas Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
- James Lastovic (Joey Johnson, Days of our Lives)
- Tequan Richmond (TJ Ashford (General Hospital)
- Anthony Turpel (RJ Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
2018
- Lucas Adams (Tripp Dalton, Days of our Lives)
- Rome Flynn (Zende Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
- Tristan Lake Leabu (Reed Hellstrom, The Young and the Restless)
- Casey Moss (JJ Deveraux, Days of our Lives)
- Hudson West (Jake Webber, General Hospital)
2019
- Lucas Adams (Tripp Dalton, Days of our Lives)
- William Lipton (Cameron Webber, General Hospital)
- Kyler Pettis (Theo Carver, Days of our Lives)
- Garren Lake Stitt (Oscar Nero, General Hospital)
- Zach Tinker (Fenmore Baldwin, The Young and the Restless)
Breakdown[]
By Series
- All My Children - 16 Nominations / 2 Wins
- Another World - 1 Nomination / 0 Wins
- As the World Turns - 20 Nominations / 2 Wins
- The Bold and the Beautiful - 9 Nominations / 4 Wins
- Days of our Lives - 22 Nominations / 7 Wins
- General Hospital - 31 Nominations / 7 Wins
- Generations - 1 Nomination / 0 Wins
- Guiding Light - 22 Nominations / 7 Wins
- One Life to Live - 4 Nominations / 1 Win
- Passions - 2 Nominations / 0 Wins
- Port Charles - 2 Nominations / 0 Wins
- Ryan's Hope - 1 Nomination / 0 Wins
- Santa Barbara - 3 Nominations / 1 Win
- Sunset Beach - 1 Nomination / 0 Wins
- The Young and the Restless - 33 Nominations / 4 Wins
By Actor (more than 5 nominations)
- Jonathan Jackson - 6
- Bryan Buffington - 5
- Scott Clifton - 5
- Bryton James - 5
- Andy Kavovit - 5
- David Lago - 5
- Joshua Morrow - 5
Most Wins (multiple)
- Jonathan Jackson - 3
- Chandler Massey - 3
- Bryan Craig - 2
- Tom Pelphrey - 2
- Michael E. Knight - 2
- Kevin Mambo - 2
Justin Gocke is the youngest winner at 11 in 1989 and Michael E. Knight is the oldest at 28 in 1987.