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Some Snow but Little Joie in This Year's Dankies.
Posted Tuesday, February 13, 2001 1:31:06 PM
by Dan J Kroll
Following are the final results of this year's Dankies voting. Winners are denoted by
boldface type. Due to rounding, some percentages in certain categories may not add up to 100%
| Outstanding Leading Actor |
| Grant Aleksander (Phillip Spaulding) | 19 % (184/942 votes) |
| Bradley Cole (Richard Winslow) | 25 % (240/942 votes) |
| Robert Newman (Josh Lewis) | 9 % (90/942 votes) |
| Paul Anthony Stewart (Danny Santos) | 45 % (427
/942 votes) |
| Outstanding Leading Actress. |
| Beth Ehlers (Harley Davidson Cooper) | 32 % (310/942 votes) |
| Joie Lenz (ex Michelle Bauer) | 32 % (302/942 votes) |
| Laura Wright (Cassie Layne Winslow) | 21 % (203/942 votes) |
| Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne) | 13 % (126
/942 votes) |
| Supporting Actor |
| Justin Deas (Buzz Cooper) | 14 % (140/942 votes) |
| David Andrew MacDonald (Edmund Winslow) | 41 % (394/942 votes) |
| Michael O'Leary (Rick Bauer) | 34 % (328/942 votes) |
| Jerry ver Dorn (Ross Marler) | 8 % (79
/942 votes) |
| Supporting Actress |
| Amy Ecklund (Abigail Bauer) | 10 % (100/942 votes) |
| Maureen Garrett (Holly Reade) | 5 % (49/942 votes) |
| Liz Keifer (Blake Marler) | 26 % (253/942 votes) |
| Brittany Snow (Susan Lemay) | 57 % (539
/942 votes) |
| Newcomer |
| Mark Dobies (Noah Chase) | 33 % (313/942 votes) |
| Wesley Ramsey (Sam Spencer) | 34 % (323/942 votes) |
| Paul Wasilewski (Max Nickerson) | 8 % (79/942 votes) |
| Jordi Vilasuso (Tony Santos) | 23 % (226
/942 votes) |
| Younger Performer |
| Laura Bell Bundy (Marah Lewis) | 5 % (54/942 votes) |
| Joie Lenz (ex Michelle Bauer) | 28 % (273/942 votes) |
| Hayden Panettiere (ex Lizzie Spaulding) | 28 % (268/942 votes) |
| Brittany Snow (Susan Lemay) | 36 % (346
/942 votes) |
| Attractive Male |
| Grant Aleksander (Phillip Spaulding) | 9 % (86/942 votes) |
| Bradley Cole (Richard Winslow) | 33 % (318/942 votes) |
| Mark Dobies (Noah Chase) | 18 % (176/942 votes) |
| Paul Anthony Stewart (Danny Santos) | 38 % (361
/942 votes) |
| Attractive Female |
| Beth Chamberlin (Beth Spaulding) | 9 % (93/942 votes) |
| Beth Ehlers (Harley Davidson Cooper) | 11 % (112/942 votes) |
| Joie Lenz (ex Michelle Bauer) | 26 % (249/942 votes) |
| Laura Wright (Cassie Layne Winslow) | 51 % (487
/942 votes) |
| Memorable Moment |
| Royal Wedding: Richard and Cassie say "I do." | 28 % (266/942 votes) |
| Mommy Dearest: Danny shoots and kills his mother, Carmen. | 20 % (197/942 votes) |
| Farewell: Rick and Abigail say goodbye. | 15 % (145/942 votes) |
| No Holiday Cheer: Jim Lemay dies heroically in a fire. | 35 % (333
/942 votes) |
| Favorite Storyline |
| Royal Flush: Richard and Cassie's courtship and marriage. | 43 % (413/942 votes) |
| Love and Danger: Danny Santos and Michelle Bauer battle a mob boss mom and other problems on the road to happiness. | 35 % (331/942 votes) |
| Crash Landing: Thinking they were going to die after a plane crash, Phillip and Beth make love. They live and Beth ends up pregnant. | 14 % (134/942 votes) |
| The Split: Reva and Josh separate and divorce. | 6 % (63
/942 votes) |
| Least Favorite Storyline |
| Not Your Usual INS: Reva goes undercover to bust up an illegal immigration ring. | 45 % (433/942 votes) |
| Married to the Mob: Carmen sets up Michelle to take the fall for marrying Ben Warren. | 12 % (117/942 votes) |
| Royal Pain: The royal trials and tribulations of San Cristobel. | 14 % (141/942 votes) |
| Crash Landing: Thinking they were going to die after a plane crash, Phillip and Beth make love. They live and Beth ends up pregnant. | 26 % (250
/942 votes) |
| Favorite Character |
| Harley Davidson Cooper | 36 % (342/942 votes) |
| Danny Santos | 24 % (231/942 votes) |
| Reva Shayne | 17 % (169/942 votes) |
| Prince Richard Winslow | 21 % (199
/942 votes) |
| Most Missed Performer |
| Patti D'Arbanville (Selena Davis) | 14 % (135/942 votes) |
| Maeve Kinkead (Vanessa Reardon) | 26 % (252/942 votes) |
| Joie Lenz (ex Michelle Bauer) | 44 % (420/942 votes) |
| Saundra Santiago (Carmen Santos) | 14 % (134
/942 votes) |
| Recurring or Special Role |
| George Alvarez (Father Ray Santos) | 40 % (381/942 votes) |
| Thom Christopher (Colonel Dax) | 14 % (139/942 votes) |
| Jordan Clarke (Billy Lewis) | 34 % (328/942 votes) |
| Miriam Colon (Grandma "Abuela" Santos) | 9 % (93
/942 votes) |
| Least Favorite Character |
| May Merisi | 31 % (299/942 votes) |
| Claire Ramsey | 33 % (311/942 votes) |
| Reva Shayne | 9 % (88/942 votes) |
| Olivia Spencer | 25 % (243
/942 votes) |
| Worst Moment |
| Bedtime Stories: Danny sleeps with May. | 34 % (328/942 votes) |
| Holiday Tragedy: Jim Lemay dies in a tragic holiday fire. | 23 % (221/942 votes) |
| Let's Get Married: Josh and Olivia get engaged. | 22 % (209/942 votes) |
| Farewell: Selena says goodbye to Springfield. | 19 % (183
/942 votes) |
| Outstanding Overall Performer |
| Grant Aleksander (Phillip Spaulding) | 4 % (40/942 votes) |
| Bradley Cole (Richard Winslow) | 8 % (77/942 votes) |
| Justin Deas (Buzz Cooper) | 1 % (12/942 votes) |
| Amy Ecklund (Abigail Bauer) | 0 % (4/942 votes) |
| Beth Ehlers (Harley Davidson Cooper) | 14 % (138/942 votes) |
| Maureen Garrett (Holly Reade) | 0 % (4/942 votes) |
| Liz Keifer (Blake Marler) | 2 % (21/942 votes) |
| Joie Lenz (ex Michelle Bauer) | 12 % (115/942 votes) |
| David Andrew MacDonald (Edmund Winslow) | 6 % (62/942 votes) |
| Robert Newman (Josh Lewis)) | 0 % (6/942 votes) |
| Michael O'Leary (Rick Bauer) | 2 % (21/942 votes) |
| Brittany Snow (Susan Lemay) | 10 % (96/942 votes) |
| Paul Anthony Stewart (Danny Santos) | 18 % (166/942 votes) |
| Jerry ver Dorn (Ross Marler) | 0 % (6/942 votes) |
| Laura Wright (Cassie Layne Winslow) | 8 % (79/942 votes) |
| Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne) | 9 % (94/942 votes) |
READ ANALYSIS OF THIS YEAR'S VOTING.
VOTE IN THE ALL-SOAPS EDITION OF THE DANKIES