A list of the 1998 Daytime Emmy winners and nominees.
Following is a complete list of this year's Daytime Emmy winners and nominees in the drama series categories. Additionally, there is one category listed (Outstanding Original Song) in which non-soaps also compete for the Emmy. Winners are denoted by boldface type and a bullet (•).
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
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All My Children
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR
Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless)
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Eric Braeden (Victor Newman, The Young and the Restless)
David Canary (Adam and Stuart Chandler, All My Children)
Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer, General Hospital)
Kin Shriner (Scott Baldwin, Port Charles)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS
Eileen Davidson (Kristen and Susan Blake, Days of our Lives)
Susan Lucci (Erica Kane, All My Children)
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Cynthia Watros (Annie Dutton, Guiding Light)
Jacklyn Zeman (Bobbie Jones, General Hospital)
Kim Zimmer (Reva Lewis, Guiding Light)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
Grant Aleksander (Phillip Spaulding, Guiding Light)
Ian Buchanan (James Warwick, The Bold and the Beautiful)
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Steve Burton (Jason Morgan, General Hospital)
Michael E. Knight (Tad Martin, All My Children)
Scott Reeves (Ryan McNeil, The Young and the Restless)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
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Julia Barr (Brooke English, All My Children)
Amy Carlson (Josie Watts Sinclair, Another World)
Amy Ecklund (Abigail Blume, Guiding Light)
Vanessa Marcil (Brenda Barrett, General Hospital)
Victoria Rowell (Drucilla Winters, The Young and the Restless)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR
Jensen Ackles (Eric Brady, Days of our Lives)
Tyler Christopher (Nikolas Cassidine, General Hospital)
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Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer, General Hospital)
Bryant Jones (Nate Hastings, The Young and the Restless)
Kevin Mambo (Marcus Williams, Guiding Light)
Joshua Morrow (Nick Newman, The Young and the Restless)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS
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Sarah Brown (Carly Roberts, General Hospital)
Christie Clark (Carrie Brady, Days of our Lives)
Camryn Grimes (Cassie Johnson, The Young and the Restless)
Rhonda Ross Kendrick (Toni Burrell, Another World)
Heather Tom (Victoria Newman, The Young and the Restless)
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES WRITING TEAM
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All My Children
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES DIRECTING TEAM
All My Children
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
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The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES
All My Children
The Bold and the Beautiful
General Hospital
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The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES
All My Children
Another World
The Bold and the Beautiful
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General Hospital
Port Charles
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
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All My Children
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
All My Children
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The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
Guiding Light
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA SERIES
All My Children
As the World Turns
The Bold and the Beautiful
General Hospital
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Guiding Light
Sunset Beach
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FOR A DRAMA SERIES
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All My Children
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A DRAMA SERIES
All My Children
Another World
As the World Turns
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Guiding Light
Sunset Beach
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG
All Dogs Go to Heaven (The Easy Way Out)
All My Children (Wounded Heart)
Another World (Broken Blues)
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Guiding Light (Hold Me)
Frea.k.azoid (Invisibo)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT TO TAPE SOUND MIXING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
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All My Children
As the World Turns
The Bold and the Beautiful
General Hospital
Port Charles
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA/VIDEO CONTROL FOR A DRAMA SERIES
All My Children
Guiding Light
One Life to Live
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The Young and the Restless
THE FINAL TALLY
All My Children: 6 wins, 17 nominations
4 acting; 10 technical, plus Directing, Writing and Drama Series
The Young and the Restless: 4 wins, 18 nominations
8 acting; 7 technical, plus Directing, Writing and Drama Series
General Hospital: 4 wins, 17 nominations
7 acting; 7 technical, plus Directing, Writing and Drama Series
Guiding Light: 4 wins, 10 nominations
5 acting; 5 technical
The Bold and the Beautiful: 1 win, 7 nominations
1 acting; 6 technical
Days of our Lives: 9 nominations
3 acting; 3 technical, plus Directing, Writing and Drama Series
Another World: 5 nominations
2 acting; 3 technical
Port Charles: 3 nominations
1 acting; 2 technical
As the World Turns: 3 nominations
3 technical
Sunset Beach: 2 nominations
2 technical
One Life to Live: 1 nomination
1 technical
ABC: 10 wins, 38 nominations
CBS: 9 wins, 38 nominations
NBC: 0 wins, 16 nominations
