Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series

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Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series
Awarded forOutstanding Performance by an Actress/Actor in a Drama Series, Age 25 or Younger
CountryUnited States
Presented by
First awarded2020
Currently held byVictoria Konefal,
Days of Our Lives (2021)
Most nominationsKatelyn MacMullen, (2)
Websitetheemmys.tv/daytime

The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It was first awarded at the 47th Daytime Emmy Awards in 2020, and it is given annually to honor a young actress or actor below the age of 25, who has delivered an outstanding performance in a role while working within the daytime drama industry.

Prior to this category's introduction, the awards were distributed on the basis of gender, in the respective, Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series categories. An announcement was made to merge in October 2019, and introduce this current single, gender-neutral one.[1] Reasons for such change, included that there are fewer daytime soap operas, thus less number of entrants as well as part as the continuous discussion and implementation of gender-inclusive categories at award competitions. In spite of that, only female-identifying actors earned a nomination in the category in the first year the award was merged.

It was announced that for the 48th Daytime Emmy Awards competition, that it will be the final year in which the age 25 is the cut-off. The following year, it will be lowered to 21 and for 2023, it will be lowered again to 18. Additionally, Younger Performer entrants are permitted to enter this category an infinite number of times, while they are under 18, but once they turn 18, they are permitted to enter only three times before being moved to either Lead or Supporting. Being age-qualified to enter Younger does NOT mean an entrant is required to. Lead and Supporting acting categories are also open to performers under the age of 25. It would be up to the discretion of the actor.[2]

The award was first presented to Olivia Rose Keegan, for her role as Claire Brady on Days of Our Lives. As of the 2021 ceremony, Victoria Konefal is the most recent winner in this category. Katelyn MacMullen has been nominated on two occasions, more than any other actor.

Winners and nominees[]

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.

Table key
double-dagger Indicates the winner
Year Performer Program Role Network Ref.
2020s
2020
(47th)
Olivia Rose Keegan Award winner Days of Our Lives Claire Brady
NBC
[3]
Sasha Calle The Young and the Restless Lola Rosales
CBS
[4]
Katelyn MacMullen General Hospital Willow Tait
ABC
Eden McCoy General Hospital Josslyn Jacks
ABC
Thia Megia Days of Our Lives Haley Chen
NBC
2021
(48th)
Victoria Konefal Award winner Days of Our Lives Ciara Brady
NBC
[5]
Tajh Bellow General Hospital TJ Ashford ABC
[6]
Alyvia Alyn Lind The Young and the Restless Faith Newman
CBS
Katelyn MacMullen General Hospital Willow Tait
ABC
Sydney Mikayla General Hospital Trina Robinson
ABC

Multiple nominations[]

2 nominations
  • Katelyn MacMullen

References[]

  1. ^ "Daytime Emmys Combine Young Performer Categories, Clarify Gender Identity Rules". Variety. October 31, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "The 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Category Changes" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "The 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Winners" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "The 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "The 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Winners" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "The 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.

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