Following is a complete listing of each of the winners in the Outstanding Lead Actress category. This category was introduced in 1973-1974, and has undergone several name changes. Until the creation of the Supporting Actor and Actress categories in 1978, the category was named Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series.
1972-1973; Mary Fickett (Ruth Brent, All My Children)
1973-1974; Elizabeth Hubbard (Althea Davis, The Doctors)
1974-1975; Susan Flannery (Laura Horton, Days of our Lives)
1975-1976; Helen Gallagher (Maeve Ryan, Ryan's Hope)
1976-1977; Helen Gallagher (Maeve Ryan, Ryan's Hope)
1977-1978; Laurie Heinemann (Sharlene Frame, Another World)
1978-1979; Irene Dailey (Liz Matthews, Another World)
1979-1980; Judith Light (Karen Wolek, One Life to Live)
1980-1981; Judith Light (Karen Wolek, One Life to Live)
1981-1982; Robin Strasser (Dorian Lord, One Life to Live)
1982-1983; Dorothy Lyman (Opal Gardner, All My Children)
1983-1984; Erika Slezak (Victoria Lord Buchanan, One Life to Live)
1984-1985; Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne, Guiding Light)
1985-1986; Erika Slezak (Victoria Lord Buchanan, One Life to Live)
1986-1987; Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne, Guiding Light)
1987-1988; Helen Gallagher (Maeve Ryan, Ryan's Hope)
1988-1989; Marcy Walker (Eden Capwell, Santa Barbara)
1989-1990; Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne, Guiding Light)
1990-1991; Finola Hughes (Anna Devane, General Hospital)
1991-1992; Erika Slezak (Viki Buchanan, One Life to Live)
1992-1993; Linda Dano (Felicia Gallant, Another World)
1993-1994; Hillary B. Smith (Nora Gannon, One Life to Live)
1994-1995; Erika Slezak (Viki Buchanan, One Life to Live)
1995-1996; Erika Slezak (Viki Buchanan, One Life to Live)
1996-1997; Jess Walton (Jill Abbott, The Young and the Restless)
1997-1998; Cynthia Watros (Annie Dutton, Guiding Light)
1998-1999; Susan Lucci (Erica Kane, All My Children)
1999-2000; Susan Flannery (Stephanie Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
2000-2001; Martha Byrne (Lily Snyder and Rose D'Angelo, As the World Turns)
2001-2002; Susan Flannery (Stephanie Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
2002-2003; Susan Flannery (Stephanie Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
2003-2004; Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers, The Young and the Restless)
2004-2005; Erika Slezak (Victoria Davidson, One Life to Live)
2005-2006; Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne, Guiding Light)
2006-2007; Maura West (Carly Tenney, As the World Turns)
2007-2008; Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor, The Young and the Restless)
2008-2009; Susan Haskell (Marty Saybrooke, One Life to Live)
2009-2010; Maura West (Carly Tenney, As the World Turns)
2010-2011; Laura Wright (Carly Jacks, General Hospital)
2011-2012; Heather Tom (Katie Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful)
The Tally
One Life to Live; 11 wins •
Guiding Light; 5 wins •
The Bold and the Beautiful; 4 wins
All My Children; 3 wins •
Another World; 3 wins •
Ryan's Hope; 3 wins •
As The World Turns; 3 wins •
The Young and the Restless; 3 wins
General Hospital; 2 wins
Days of our Lives; 1 win
The Doctors; 1 win •
Santa Barbara; 1 win •
• - This program is no longer in production.
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