Daytime Emmy trivia question No. 1
April 16, 2006 | 5:08
am
Who holds the record for most wins in the lead acting categories at the Daytime Emmys? (Victories in the supporting categories do not count here.)
Peter Bergman, "Young and the Restless"
David Canary, "All My Children"
Macdonald Carey, "Days of Our Lives"
Justin Deas, "Guiding Light"
Susan Flannery, "Days of Our Lives," "Bold and the Beautiful"
Anthony Geary, "General Hospital"
Erika Slezak, "One Life to Live"
Kim Zimmer, "Guiding Light"
Bonus question: Do you know how many Emmys each star has won?
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The record for most wins in the leading category belongs to Erika Slezak with 6 for Best Actress for "One Life to Live"
David Canary has 5 awards for Best Actor for "All My Children"
Justin Deas has 6 awards but only 2 in the lead category (for "Guiding Light"); he won 4 in the supporting category: 2 for "Santa Barbara", 1 for "As the World Turns" and 1 for "Guiding Light"
Anthony Geary has 4 in the lead category for "General Hospital"
Susan Flannery has 4 in the lead category, 3 for "Bold & the Beautiful" and 1 for "Days of Our Lives"
Peter Bergman has 3 for lead for "Young and the Restless"
Kim Zimmer has 3 for lead for "Guiding Light"
Macdonald Carey won 2 in the lead category for "Days of Our Lives"
Posted by: Chuck | April 16, 2006 at 05:40 PM
Emmy Question 1:
Erika Slezak - 5 Awards
Emmy Question 2:
Linda Dano won a competetive Emmy for "Another World"
The two honorary winners were Ruth Warrick and Jeanne Cooper.
Posted by: Zeke | April 16, 2006 at 05:01 PM