A list of the 1997 Daytime Emmy winners and nominees.
Following is a complete list of this year's Daytime Emmy winners and nominees in the drama series categories. Winners are denoted by boldface type and a bullet (•).
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
All My Children
Days of our Lives
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General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR
Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless)
Eric Braeden (Victor Newman, The Young and the Restless)
David Canary (Adam and Stuart Chandler, All My Children)
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Justin Deas (Buzz Cooper, Guiding Light)
Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer, General Hospital)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS
Jensen Buchanan (Victoria Hudson, Another World)
Genie Francis (Laura Spencer, General Hospital)
Susan Lucci (Erica Kane, All My Children)
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Jess Walton (Jill Abbott, The Young and the Restless)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos, General Hospital)
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Ian Buchanan (James Warwick, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Stuart Damon (Dr. Alan Quartermaine, General Hospital)
Brad Maule (Dr. Tony Jones, General Hospital)
Aaron Lustig (Dr. Tim Reid, The Young and the Restless)
Scott Reeves (Ryan McNeil, The Young and the Restless)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Eva La Rue Callahan (Maria Santos Grey, All My Children)
Vanessa Marcil (Brenda Barrett, General Hospital)
Victoria Rowell (Drucilla Winters, The Young and the Restless)
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Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Romalotti, The Young and the Restless)
Jackie Zeman (Bobbie Spencer, General Hospital)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR
Steve Burton (Jason Morgan, General Hospital)
Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer, General Hospital)
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Kevin Mambo (Marcus Williams, Guiding Light)
Shemar Moore (Malcolm Winters, The Young and the Restless)
Joshua Morrow (Nick Newman, The Young and the Restless)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS
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Sarah Brown (Carly Roberts, General Hospital)
Sharon Case (Sharon Newman, The Young and the Restless)
Christie Clark (Carrie Brady, Days of our Lives)
Kimberly McCullough (Robin Scorpio, General Hospital)
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
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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
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Days of our Lives
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The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES
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General Hospital
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
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The Bold and the Beautiful
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
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Days of our Lives
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA SERIES
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The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FOR A DRAMA SERIES
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Days of our Lives
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A DRAMA SERIES
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The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT TO TAPE SOUND MIXING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
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General Hospital
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA/VIDEO CONTROL FOR A DRAMA SERIES
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Days of our Lives
THE FINAL TALLY
(Excluding Technical Awards)
The Young and the Restless: 4 wins, 14 nominations
11 acting, plus Directing, Writing and Drama Series
General Hospital: 2 wins, 14 nominations
11 acting, plus Directing, Writing and Drama Series
Guiding Light: 2 wins, 2 nominations
2 acting
All My Children: 1 win, 6 nominations
3 acting, plus Directing, Writing and Drama Series
The Bold and the Beautiful: 1 win, 1 nomination
1 acting
Days of our Lives: 4 nominations
1 acting, plus Directing, Writing and Drama Series
Another World: 1 nomination
1 acting
CBS: 7 wins, 17 nominations
ABC: 3 wins, 20 nominations
NBC: 5 nominations
