Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team
Awarded forOutstanding Drama Series Directing Team
CountryUnited States
Presented by
First awarded1974
Currently held byGeneral Hospital
(2022)
Most awardsGeneral Hospital and The Young and the Restless (13)
Most nominationsThe Young and the Restless (27)
Websiteemmyonline.org/daytime

The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).

It was first awarded at the 1st Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony, held in 1974 when the award was originally called Outstanding Individual Director for a Drama Series. Therefore, between 1974 and 1978; the award only honored individual directors. In 1979, the award was renamed Outstanding Direction for a Drama Series before using its current title years later. Since then, the award has honored the performances of the entire directing team participating in a form of a daytime drama. The awards ceremony was not aired on television in 1983 and 1984, having been criticized for lack of integrity. The Emmy was named after an "Immy," an affectionate term used to refer to the image orthicon camera tube. The statuette was designed by Louis McManus, who modeled the award after his wife, Dorothy. The Emmy statuette is fifteen inches tall from base to tip, weighs five pounds and is composed of iron, pewter, zinc and gold.

Richard Dunlap has received the most wins for his direction on The Young and the Restless, with a total of two. The soap opera holds the record for the most awards, winning on thirteen occasions (including Dunlap's wins), also The Bold and the Beautiful tied in 2011 with the soap, which was the first tie in this category. The Young and the Restless has also received the most nominations, with a total of twenty-seven. CBS has been the network the most successful, with a total of nineteen wins. As of the 2022 ceremony, General Hospital is the most recent recipient of the award.

Winners and nominees

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

Table key
Indicates the winner

Outstanding Individual Director for a Drama Series

Year Director(s) Program Network Ref
1970s
1974
(1st)
Wes Kenney Days of Our Lives NBC
Norman Hall The Doctors NBC
Hugh McPhillips The Doctors NBC
1975
(2nd)
Richard Dunlap‡ The Young and the Restless CBS
Joseph Behar Days of Our Lives NBC
Ira Cirker Another World NBC
1976
(3rd)
David Pressman ‡ One Life to Live ABC
Hugh McPhillips The Doctors NBC
Richard Dunlap The Young and the Restless CBS
1977
(4th)
Lela Swift Ryan's Hope NBC
Joseph Behar Days of Our Lives NBC
Ira Cirker Another World NBC
Paul E. Davis and Leonard Valenta As the World Turns CBS
Al Rabin Days of Our Lives NBC
John Sedwick The Edge of Night ABC
1978
(4th)
Richard Dunlap‡ The Young and the Restless CBS
Ira Cirker Another World NBC
Robert Myhrum Love of Life CBS
Al Rabin Days of Our Lives NBC
Lela Swift Ryan's Hope NBC
Richard T. McCue As the World Turns CBS

Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team

Year Program Network Ref
1970s
1979
(6th)
Ryan's Hope ABC
All My Children ABC
Another World NBC
Days of Our Lives NBC
The Edge of Night ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
1980s
1980
(7th)
Ryan's Hope ABC
All My Children ABC
Another World NBC
The Edge of Night ABC
General Hospital ABC
Love of Life CBS
1981
(8th)
General Hospital ABC
All My Children ABC
One Life to Live ABC
1982
(9th)
General Hospital ABC
All My Children ABC
The Edge of Night ABC
One Life to Live ABC
1983
(10th)
One Life to Live ABC
All My Children ABC
General Hospital ABC
1984
(11th)
One Life to Live ABC
All My Children ABC
1985
(12th)
Guiding Light CBS
As the World Turns CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
All My Children ABC
One Life to Live ABC
1986
(13th)
The Young and the Restless CBS
As the World Turns CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
Guiding Light CBS
One Life to Live ABC
1987
(14th)
The Young and the Restless CBS
All My Children ABC
As the World Turns CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
1988
(15th)
The Young and the Restless CBS
As the World Turns CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
One Life to Live ABC
Superior Court syndicated
1989
(16th)
The Young and the Restless CBS
As the World Turns CBS
Family Medical Center syndicated
Loving ABC
One Life to Live ABC
1990s
1990
(17th)
Santa Barbara NBC
All My Children ABC
As the World Turns CBS
Guiding Light CBS
The Young and the Restless CBS
1991
(18th)
Santa Barbara NBC
All My Children ABC
Guiding Light CBS
The Young and the Restless CBS
1992
(19th)
Another World NBC
As the World Turns CBS
The Young and the Restless CBS
1993
(20th)
As the World Turns CBS
All My Children ABC
Another World NBC
Days of Our Lives NBC
Guiding Light CBS
The Young and the Restless CBS
1994
(21st)
Guiding Light CBS
All My Children ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
1995
(22nd)
All My Children ABC
Another World NBC
As the World Turns CBS
One Life to Live ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
1996
(23rd)
The Young and the Restless CBS
All My Children ABC
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
1997
(24th)
The Young and the Restless CBS
All My Children ABC
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
1998
(25th)
The Young and the Restless CBS
All My Children ABC
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
1999
(26th)
The Young and the Restless CBS
All My Children ABC
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
Sunset Beach NBC
2000s
2000
(27th)
General Hospital ABC
All My Children ABC
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Sunset Beach NBC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2001
(28th)
The Young and the Restless CBS
All My Children ABC
As the World Turns CBS
General Hospital ABC
Passions NBC
2002
(29th)
The Young and the Restless CBS
All My Children ABC
As the World Turns CBS
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
2003
(30th)
All My Children ABC
As the World Turns CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
Passions NBC
2004
(31st)
General Hospital ABC
One Life to Live ABC
Passions NBC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2005
(32nd)
General Hospital ABC
All My Children ABC
Guiding Light CBS
The Young and the Restless CBS
2006
(33rd)
General Hospital ABC
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2007
(34th)
As the World Turns CBS
General Hospital ABC
Guiding Light CBS
One Life to Live ABC
2008
(35th)
One Life to Live ABC
All My Children ABC
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
General Hospital ABC
2009
(36th)
One Life to Live ABC
All My Children ABC
Days of Our Lives NBC
2010s
2010
(37th)
General Hospital ABC
All My Children ABC
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
One Life to Live ABC
2011
(38th)
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
The Young and the Restless CBS
General Hospital ABC
One Life to Live ABC
2012
(39th)
General Hospital ABC
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
One Life to Live ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2013
(40th)
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2014
(41st)
One Life to Live TOLN.com
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
The Young and the Restless CBS
2015
(42nd)
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2016
(43rd)
General Hospital ABC
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2017
(44th)
General Hospital ABC
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2018
(45th)
Days of Our Lives NBC
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2019
(46th)
The Young and the Restless ABC
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
2020s
2020
(47th)
General Hospital ABC
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2021
(48th)
General Hospital ABC
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2022
(49th)
General Hospital ABC
Beyond Salem Peacock
Days of Our Lives NBC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2023
(50th)
*Winner TBA
The Bay Popstar! TV
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Beyond Salem: Chapter Two Peacock
Days of Our Lives NBC/Peacock
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS

Total awards won

Wins Program
14 General Hospital
13 The Young and the Restless
6 One Life to Live
3 Ryan's Hope
The Bold and the Beautiful
2 All My Children
As the World Turns
Guiding Light
Santa Barbara
1
Another World
Days of Our Lives

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