First awarded 1985 Official website emmyonline.org/daytime Instituted 1985 Category of Daytime Emmy Award | Most nominations Jonathan Jackson, (6) Country United States of America Currently held by Bryan Craig | |
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Awarded for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series, Age 25 or Younger Most awards Jonathan Jackson, (3)
Chandler Massey, (3) People also search for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Presented by National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Winners & Nominees Bryan CraigGeneral Hospital, Bryan Craig, Winner, Nicolas BechtelGeneral Hospital, Nicolas Bechtel, Nominee, Tequan RichmondGeneral Hospital, Tequan Richmond, Nominee, Pierson FodeThe Bold and the Beautiful, Pierson Fode, Nominee, Max EhrichThe Young and the Restless, Max Ehrich, Nominee, Freddie SmithDays of Our Lives, Freddie Smith, Winner, Bryan CraigGeneral Hospital, Bryan Craig, Nominee, Tequan RichmondGeneral Hospital, Tequan Richmond, Nominee, Max EhrichThe Young and the Restless, Max Ehrich, Nominee, Chandler MasseyDays of Our Lives, Chandler Massey, Winner, Daniel PoloThe Young and the Restless, Daniel Polo, Nominee, Bryan CraigGeneral Hospital, Bryan Craig, Nominee, Max EhrichThe Young and the Restless, Max Ehrich, Nominee, Chad DuellGeneral Hospital, Chad Duell, Nominee, Chandler MasseyDays of Our Lives, Chandler Massey, Winner, Bryton JamesThe Young and the Restless, Bryton James, Nominee, Freddie SmithDays of Our Lives, Freddie Smith, Nominee, Max EhrichThe Young and the Restless, Max Ehrich, Nominee, Chandler MasseyDays of Our Lives, Chandler Massey, Winner, Nathan ParsonsGeneral Hospital, Nathan Parsons, Nominee, Eddie AldersonOne Life to Live, Eddie Alderson, Nominee, Chad DuellGeneral Hospital, Chad Duell, Nominee | ||
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It is given to honor a young actor below the age of 25, who has delivered an outstanding performance in a role while working within the daytime drama industry.
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At the 12th Daytime Emmy Awards held in 1985, Brian Bloom was the first winner of this award for his portrayal of Dusty Donovan on As the World Turns. The awards ceremony had not been aired on television for the prior two years, having been criticized for voting integrity. The award category was originally called Outstanding Young Man or Outstanding Juvenile Male in a Drama Series, and began using its current title in 1991. Years before this category was introduced, networks declined to broadcast the show during a time of voting integrity rumors and waning interest. Confusion rose around the criteria of the new category due to the varying ages of the nominees. Within the first set of nominees, Bloom became the youngest actor nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award at the time at age 15, while the other actors nominated in the category were over 25. The criteria were later altered, requiring that the actor be aged 25 or below.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 25 actors. Guiding Light has the most recipients of this award, with a total of seven wins. Chandler Massey and Jonathan Jackson are the actors with the most awards, with a total of three each. In 2000, Jackson also became the actor to have received the most nominations, surpassing Bryan Buffington's previous record of five. Scott Clifton, Bryton James, David Lago and Joshua Morrow have also received five nominations each. As of the 2016 ceremony, Bryan Craig is the most recent winner in this category for his portrayal of Morgan Corinthos, on General Hospital.
Winners and nominees
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.
Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals received two or more wins in this category:
The following individuals received two or more nominations in this category: