Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series
The 2023 recipient:
Alley Mills
Awarded forOutstanding Performance by a Guest Actor or Actress in a Drama Series
CountryUnited States
Presented by
First awarded1980
Currently held byAlley Mills,
General Hospital (2023)
Websitetheemmys.tv/daytime

The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It was first awarded at the 7th Daytime Emmy Awards in 1980,[1] and is given to honor an actor/actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a guest role while working within the daytime drama industry.

Originally referred to as the Outstanding Cameo Appearance in a Drama Series category, it was changed to Outstanding Guest Star in a Drama Series in 1987, when the category was re-introduced.[2] It was re-introduced in 2015, when the category was called Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series and marked its return after 28 years. It included a criterion that "the performer's character must have premiered in the current eligibility (calendar) year, and have made a limited number of appearances in a significant role".[3] The category then began using its current title in 2018. The eligibility criteria also was modified, permitting actors who "are playing characters they either played before, or are newly cast" as able to submit in the category.[4]

The Emmy was named after an "Immy", an affectionate term used to refer to the image orthicon camera tube.[5] The statuette was designed by Louis McManus, who modeled the award after his wife, Dorothy.[5] The Emmy statuette is fifteen inches tall from base to tip, weighing five pounds and is composed of iron, pewter, zinc and gold.[5]

The award was first presented to Hugh McPhillips, for his role as Hugh Pearson on Days of Our Lives.[1] Since its inception, the award has been given to twelveactors. The Bold and the Beautiful and General Hospital are tied the most awarded actors, with a total of four. In 2015, Donna Mills, Fred Willard, and Ray Wise made Daytime Emmy Award history when they tied in the category. As of the 2023 ceremony, Alley Mills is the most recent winner in this category for her role as Heather Webber on General Hospital.

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
Shipp at Magic City Comic Con 2016
John Wesley Shipp won in 1987 for his performance on Santa Barbara
Mills in a photoshoot for Police Story (1975)
Donna Mills won in 2015 for her role on General Hospital, and was one of three recipients of the award that year.
Wise at Weekend of Horrors in Bottrop
Ray Wise won in 2015 for his role on The Young and the Restless, and was one of three recipients of the award that year.
Jim O'Heir
Jim O'Heir won in 2018 for his role as Matt Cannistra on The Bold and the Beautiful.
LaRue in 2009
Eva LaRue won in 2020 for her role as Celeste Rosales on The Young and the Restless.

1980s

Year Performer Program Role Network Ref.
1980
(7th) 		Hugh McPhillips ‡ Days of Our Lives Hugh Pearson
NBC
 [1]
Sammy Davis Jr. One Life to Live Chip Warren
ABC
 [6]
Joan Fontaine Ryan's Hope Page Williams ABC
Kathryn Harrow The Doctors Pat Reyerson ABC
Eli Mintz All My Children Locksmith ABC
1987
(14th) 		John Wesley Shipp ‡ Santa Barbara Martin Ellis
NBC
 [7]
Pamela Blair All My Children Maida Andrews ABC
Eileen Heckart One Life to Live Ruth Perkins ABC
Celeste Holm Loving Clara and Lydia Woodhouse ABC
Terrence Mann As the World Turns Jester CBS

2010s

Year Performer Program Role Network Ref.
2015
(42nd) 		Donna Mills ‡ General Hospital Madeline Reeves
ABC
 [8]
Fred Willard ‡ The Bold and the Beautiful John Forrester
CBS
Ray Wise ‡ The Young and the Restless Ian Ward
CBS
Meredith Baxter The Young and the Restless Maureen Russell CBS [9]
Sally Kellerman The Young and the Restless Constance Bingham CBS
Linda Elena Tovar General Hospital Rosalie Martinez ABC
2016
(43rd) 		Obba Babatundé ‡ The Bold and the Beautiful Julius Avant
CBS
[10]
Anna Maria Horsford The Bold and the Beautiful Vivienne Avant CBS
[11]
Adam Leadbeater Days of Our Lives Dr. Seth Malcom NBC
Frank Runyeon The Young and the Restless Angel CBS
Dee Wallace General Hospital Patricia Spencer ABC
2017
(44th) 		Jim O'Heir ‡ The Bold and the Beautiful Matt Cannistra
CBS
[12]
Tobin Bell Days of Our Lives Yo Ling NBC
[13]
Don Harvey General Hospital Tom Baker ABC
Monica Horan The Bold and the Beautiful Kieran Cannistra CBS
Nichelle Nichols The Young and the Restless Lucinda Winters CBS
2018
(45th)
Vernee Watson ‡ General Hospital Stella Henry
ABC
[14]
Ryan Ashton The Young and the Restless Zach Sinnett CBS
[15]
Robb Derringer Days of Our Lives Scooter Nelson NBC
John Enos Days of Our Lives Roger NBC
Morgan Fairchild Days of Our Lives Anjelica Deveraux NBC
2019
(46th)
Patricia Bethune ‡ General Hospital Nurse Mary Pat
ABC
[16]
Philip Anthony-Rodriguez Days of Our Lives Miguel Garcia NBC
[17]
Wayne Brady The Bold and the Beautiful Dr. Reese Buckingham CBS
Kate Mansi Days of Our Lives Abigail Deveraux
NBC
Thaao Penghlis Days of Our Lives Andre DiMera
NBC

2020s

Year Performer Program Role Network Ref.
2020
(47th)
Eva LaRue ‡ The Young and the Restless Celeste Rosales
CBS
[18]
Elissa Kapneck The Young and the Restless Sasha ABC
[19]
Michael E. Knight General Hospital Martin Grey ABC
Jeffrey Vincent Parise The Young and the Restless Simon Black CBS
Chrishell Stause Days of Our Lives Jordan Ridgeway
NBC
2021
(48th)
Cady McClain ‡ Days of Our Lives Jennifer Horton-Devereaux
NBC
[20]
Kim Delaney General Hospital Jackie Templeton ABC
[21]
George DelHoyo Days of Our Lives Orpheus
NBC
Briana Lane General Hospital Brook Lynn Ashton ABC
Victoria Platt Days of Our Lives Dr. Amanda Raynor
NBC
2022
(49th)
Ted King ‡ The Bold and the Beautiful Jack Finnegan
CBS
[22]
Robert Gossett General Hospital Marshall Ashford ABC
[23]
Michael Lowry Days of Our Lives Dr. Clay Snyder
NBC
Naomi Matsuda The Bold and the Beautiful Dr. Li Finnegan
CBS
Ptosha Storey The Young and the Restless Naya Benedict
CBS
2023
(50th)
Alley Mills ‡ General Hospital Heather Webber ABC
[24]
Steve Burton Beyond Salem: Chapter Two Harris Michaels
Peacock
[25]
Cassandra Creech The Bold and the Beautiful Grace Buckingham
CBS
Robert Newman The Young and the Restless Ashland Locke
CBS
Kevin Spirtas Days of Our Lives Dr. Craig Wesley
NBC/Peacock
2024
(51st) 		*Winner will be announced on June 7, 2024
Linden Ashby The Young and the Restless Cameron Kirsten
CBS
[26]
Ashley Jones The Bold and the Beautiful Dr. Bridget Forrester
CBS
Alley Mills General Hospital Heather Webber ABC
Guy Pearce Neighbours Mike Young Freevee
Dick Van Dyke Days of Our Lives Mystery Man/Timothy Robicheaux
Peacock

Series with most awards

Wins Series
4
 The Bold and the Beautiful
4
 General Hospital
2
 Days of Our Lives
2
 The Young and the Restless
1
 Santa Barbara

Network with most awards

Wins Program
6
 CBS
3
 ABC
3
 NBC

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