Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series

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Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series
Awarded forOutstanding Performance by a Guest Actor or Actress in a Drama Series
Country United States
Presented by
First awarded1980
Currently held byPatricia Bethune,
General Hospital (2019)
Website emmyonline.org/daytime

The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Guest Performer 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 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.

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Originally referred to as the Outstanding Cameo Appearance in a Drama Series category, it was changed to Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series in 1987, when the category was re-introduced. [2] It began using its current title in 2015 when the category marked its return after 28 years and 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 Emmy was named after an "Immy", an affectionate term used to refer to the image orthicon camera tube. [4] The statuette was designed by Louis McManus, who modeled the award after his wife, Dorothy. [4] The Emmy statuette is fifteen inches tall from base to tip, weighing five pounds and is composed of iron, pewter, zinc and gold. [4]

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 six actors. The Bold and the Beautiful is the show with the most awarded actors, with a total of two. In 2015, Donna Mills, Fred Willard and Ray Wise made Daytime Emmy Award history when they tied in the category. As of the 2019 ceremony, Patricia Bethune is the most recent winner in this category for her work 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
Double-dagger-14-plain.pngIndicates the winner
John Wesley Shipp won in 1987 for his performance on Santa Barbara John Wesley Shipp 2016.jpg
John Wesley Shipp won in 1987 for his performance on Santa Barbara
Donna Mills won in 2015 for her role on General Hospital and was one of three recipients of the award that year Donna Mills 1975.JPG
Donna Mills won in 2015 for her role on General Hospital and was one of three recipients of the award that year
YearPerformerProgramRoleNetworkRef.
1980
( 7th )		 Hugh McPhillips Double-dagger-14-plain.png Days of Our Lives Hugh Pearson
NBC
[1]
Sammy Davis Jr. One Life to Live Chip Warren
ABC
[5]
Joan Fontaine Ryan's Hope Page Williams ABC
Kathryn Harrold The Doctors Pat Reyerson ABC
Eli Mintz All My Children Locksmith ABC
1987
( 14th )		 John Wesley Shipp Double-dagger-14-plain.png Santa Barbara Martin Ellis
NBC
 [6]
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
2015
( 42nd )		 Donna Mills Double-dagger-14-plain.png General Hospital Madeline Reeves
ABC
[7]
Fred Willard Double-dagger-14-plain.png The Bold and the Beautiful John Forrester
CBS
Ray Wise Double-dagger-14-plain.png The Young and the Restless Ian Ward
CBS
Meredith Baxter The Young and the Restless Maureen Russell CBS [8]
Sally Kellerman The Young and the Restless Constance Bingham CBS
Linda Elena Tovar General Hospital Rosalie Martinez ABC
2016
(43rd)		 Obba Babatundé Double-dagger-14-plain.png The Bold and the Beautiful Julius Avant
CBS
[9]
Anna Maria Horsford The Bold and the Beautiful Vivienne Avant CBS
[10]
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 Double-dagger-14-plain.png The Bold and the Beautiful Matt Cannistra
CBS
[11]
Tobin Bell Days of Our Lives Yo Ling NBC
[12]
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 Double-dagger-14-plain.png General Hospital Stella Henry ABC
[13]
Ryan Ashton The Young and the Restless Zach Sinnett CBS
[14]
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 Double-dagger-14-plain.png General Hospital Nurse Mary Pat ABC
[15]
Philip Anthony-Rodriguez Days of Our Lives Miguel Garcia NBC
[16]
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
2020
(47th) 		*Winner will be announced on June 26, 2020
[17]
Elissa Kapneck The Young and the Restless Sasha ABC
Eva LaRue The Young and the Restless Celeste Rosales CBS
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

Series with most awards

WinsSeries
3
The Bold and the Beautiful
3
General Hospital

Network with most awards

WinsProgram
3
CBS
2
NBC

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