Following is a complete listing of each of the winners in the Outstanding Lead Actor category. This category was introduced in 1973-1974, and has undergone several name changes. Until the creation of the Supporting Actor and Actress categories in 1978, the category was named Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series.
1973-1974; Macdonald Carey (Tom Horton, Days of our Lives)
1974-1975; Macdonald Carey (Tom Horton, Days of our Lives)
1975-1976; Larry Haines (Stu Bergman, Search for Tomorrow)
1976-1977; Val Dufour (John Wyatt, Search for Tomorrow)
1977-1978; James Pritchett (Matt Powers, The Doctors)
1978-1979; Al Freeman, Jr. (Ed Hall, One Life to Live)
1979-1980; Douglass Watson (Mac Cory, Another World)
1980-1981; Douglass Watson (Mac Cory, Another World)
1981-1982; Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer, General Hospital)
1982-1983; Robert S. Woods (Bo Buchanan, One Life to Live)
1983-1984; Larry Bryggman (John Dixon, As the World Turns)
1984-1985; Darnell Williams (Jesse Hubbard, All My Children)
1985-1986; David Canary (Adam and Stuart Chandler, All My Children)
1986-1987; Larry Bryggman (John Dixon, As the World Turns)
1987-1988; David Canary (Adam and Stuart Chandler, All My Children)
1988-1989; David Canary (Adam and Stuart Chandler, All My Children)
1989-1990; A Marinez (Cruz Castillo, Santa Barbara)
1990-1991; Peter Begman (Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless)
1991-1992; Peter Begman (Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless)
1992-1993; David Canary (Adam and Stuart Chandler, All My Children)
1993-1994; Michael Zaslow (Roger Thorpe, Guiding Light)
1994-1995; Justin Deas (Buzz Cooper, Guiding Light)
1995-1996; Charles Keating (Another World)
1996-1997; Justin Deas (Buzz Cooper, Guiding Light)
1997-1998; Eric Braeden (Victor Newman, The Young and the Restless)
1998-1999; Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer, General Hospital)
1999-2000; Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer, General Hospital)
2000-2001; David Canary (Adam and Stuart Chandler, All My Children)
2001-2002; Peter Begman (Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless)
2002-2003; Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos, General Hospital)
2003-2004; Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer, General Hospital)
2004-2005; Christian Jules LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless)
2005-2006; Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer, General Hospital)
2006-2007; Christian Jules LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless)
2007-2008; Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer, General Hospital)
2008-2009; Christian Jules LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless)
2009-2010; Michael Park (Jack Snyder, As the World Turns)
2010-2011; Michael Park (Jack Snyder, As the World Turns)
2011-2012; Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer, General Hospital)
The Tally
General Hospital; 8 wins
The Young and the Restless; 7 wins
All My Children; 6 wins •
As The World Turns; 4 wins •
Another World; 3 wins •
Guiding Light; 3 wins •
Days of our Lives; 2 wins
One Life to Live; 2 wins •
Search for Tomorrow; 2 wins •
The Doctors; 1 win •
Santa Barbara; 1 win •
• - This program is no longer in production.
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