Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding Performance by an Actress/Actor in a Drama Series, Age 25 or Younger |
Country | United States |
Presented by | |
First awarded | 2020 |
Currently held by | Victoria Konefal, Days of Our Lives (2021) |
Most nominations | Katelyn MacMullen, (2) |
Website | theemmys.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.
Indicates the winner |
Year | Performer | Program | Role | Network | Ref. |
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2020s | |||||
2020 (47th) | |||||
Olivia Rose Keegan | Days of Our Lives | Claire Brady | |||
Sasha Calle | The Young and the Restless | Lola Rosales | |||
Katelyn MacMullen | General Hospital | Willow Tait | |||
Eden McCoy | General Hospital | Josslyn Jacks | |||
Thia Megia | Days of Our Lives | Haley Chen | |||
2021 (48th) | |||||
Victoria Konefal | Days of Our Lives | Ciara Brady | |||
Tajh Bellow | General Hospital | TJ Ashford | ABC | ||
Alyvia Alyn Lind | The Young and the Restless | Faith Newman | |||
Katelyn MacMullen | General Hospital | Willow Tait | |||
Sydney Mikayla | General Hospital | Trina Robinson |
Multiple nominations[]
- 2 nominations
- Katelyn MacMullen
References[]
- ^ "Daytime Emmys Combine Young Performer Categories, Clarify Gender Identity Rules". Variety. October 31, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
External links[]
- Daytime Emmy Awards at the Internet Movie Database
- Daytime Emmy Awards