Outstanding Lead Actress Winner
Gina Tognoni (ex-Phyllis, Y&R)
“I didn’t expect it; I thought that this category was so amazing.”
Outstanding Lead Actor Winner
Scott Clifton (Liam, B&B)
"The fact that I even got nominated in this category was shocking, inspiring, humbling and the best compliment in my life. But you don’t go from that step to winning. You earn it. You work your ass off for several years. and then eventually maybe you win an honor like this. But I feel like somebody made a mistake!”
Outstanding Supporting Actress Winner
Kate Mansi (Abigail, DAYS)
“Mary Beth Evans [Kayla, DAYS], God bless her, has been saying for the last two years, like, ‘Better write that speech.’ And I was like, ‘Okay, Mary Beth.’ … I just didn’t think that it would happen, but Mary Beth was right and I really felt the love from everybody, so it was very nice.”
Outstanding Supporting Actor Winner
Steve Burton (ex-Dylan, Y&R)
“I’ve been blessed to be on daytime over 20-plus years, and it’s an amazing community.”
Outstanding Younger Actress Winner
Lexi Ainsworth (Kristina, GH)
“It’s hard to describe the feeling. I haven’t been nominated in a lot of years, and to win the year I had my dad sitting next to me makes it especially sweet.”
Outstanding Younger Actor Winner
Bryan Craig (ex-Morgan, GH)
“Maura West [Ava] actually texted me before the thing. She said, ‘I hope you get bookends,’ and I didn’t know what that meant, so I had to look it up, and now I’ve been hearing it all night, so, maybe that’s what I’ll do. Bookends.”