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The 51st Daytime Emmys have named their winner for best actor! On Friday, June 7, Thorsten Kaye won the award for outstanding lead performance in a daytime drama series: actor for his role as Ridge Forrester in The Bold and the Beautiful.
General Hospital took home the most awards, with four trophies (all presented Friday night) for best directing, best writing, best supporting performance (Robert Gossett) and best drama series.
“General Hospital” won the top daytime drama award for the fourth year in a row. “GH” took an early lead as proceedings got underway, including writing, directing and supporting actor performance in a daytime drama series (Robert Gossett as Marshall Ashford).
Only daytime serial dramas—defined as an episodic, multi-camera drama that airs on a weekday basis, or a reboot or spin-off of such a series—are eligible for drama awards at the Daytime Emmy Awards. All other scripted comedies and dramas now fall under the ATAS and Primetime Emmy Awards, regardless of scheduling.
Zendaya. In 2020, Zendaya became the youngest winner, at age 24, for Euphoria. She won again in 2022, becoming the first African-American to win twice. As of 2024, Sarah Snook is the most recent winner, receiving the award for her work on Succession.