Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
| Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | |
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 43rd Daytime Emmy Awards
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| Awarded for | Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | |
| First awarded | 1979 |
| Currently held by |
Sean Blakemore, General Hospital (2016) |
| Most awards | Justin Deas, (4) |
| Most nominations | Justin Deas , (7) Jerry Ver Dorn, (7) |
| Official website | emmyonline.org/daytime |
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting 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 an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the daytime drama industry.
At the 6th Daytime Emmy Awards held in 1979, Peter Hansen was the first winner of this award for his portrayal of Lee Baldwin on General Hospital. The awards ceremony was not televised in 1983 and 1984, having been criticized for voting integrity. Following the introduction of a new category in 1985, Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series, the criteria for this category was altered, requiring all actors to be aged 26 or above.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 33 actors. General Hospital is the show with the most awarded actors, with a total of eleven wins. Since 1994, Justin Deas holds the most wins with a total of four awards for his work on As the World Turns, Santa Barbara and Guiding Light. In 1999, Jerry Ver Dorn had reached seven nominations, surpassing Justin Deas' previous record. However Deas' reached seven nominations in 2005. In 2009, Jeff Branson and Vincent Irizarry tied for the award, which was the first tie in this category. As of the 2016 ceremony, Sean Blakemore is the most recent winner in this category for his portrayal of Shawn Butler on General Hospital.
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