Following is a complete listing of each of the winners in the Outstanding Younger Actor category. This category was introduced in 1984-85, and has undergone several name changes. When it debuted, this category was known as Outstanding Young Man in a Daytime Drama Series.
• 1984-1985; Brian Bloom (Dusty Donovan, As the World Turns)
• 1985-1986; Michael E. Knight (Tad Martin, All My Children)
• 1986-1987; Michael E. Knight (Tad Martin, All My Children)
• 1987-1988; Billy Warlock (Frankie Brady, Days of our Lives)
• 1988-1989; Justin Gocke (Brandon Capwell, Santa Barbara)
• 1989-1990; Andrew Kavovit (Paul Stenbeck, As the World Turns)
• 1990-1991; Rick Hearst (Alan-Michael Spaulding, Guiding Light)
• 1991-1992; Kristoff St. John (Neil Winters, The Young and the Restless)
• 1992-1993; Monti Sharp (David Grant, Guiding Light)
• 1993-1994; Roger Howarth (Todd Manning, One Life to Live)
• 1994-1995; Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer, General Hospital)
• 1995-1996; Kevin Mambo (Marcus Williams, Guiding Light)
• 1996-1997; Kevin Mambo (Marcus Williams, Guiding Light)
• 1997-1998; Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer, General Hospital)
• 1998-1999; Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer, General Hospital)
• 1999-2000; David Tom (Billy Abbott, The Young and the Restless)
• 2000-2001; Justin Torkildsen (Rick Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
• 2001-2002; Jacob Young (Lucky Spencer, General Hospital)
• 2002-2003; Jordi Vilasuso (Tony Santos, Guiding Light)
• 2003-2004; Chad Brannon (Zander Smith, General Hospital)
• 2004-2005; David Lago (Raul Guittierez, The Young and the Restless)
• 2005-2006; Tom Pelphrey (Jonathan Randall, Guiding Light)
• 2006-2007; Bryton McClure (Devon Hamilton, The Young and the Restless)
• 2007-2008; Tom Pelphrey (Jonathan Randall, Guiding Light)
• 2008-2009; Darin Brooks (Max Brady, Days of our Lives)
• 2009-2010; Drew Tyler Bell (Thomas Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
• 2010-2011; Scott Clifton (Liam Cooper, The Bold and the Beautiful)
• 2011-2012; Chandler Massey (Will Horton, Days of our Lives)
• 2012-2013; Chandler Massey (Will Horton, Days of our Lives)
• 2013-2014; Chandler Massey (Will Horton, Days of our Lives)
• 2014-2015; Freddie Smith (Sonny Kiriakis, Days of our Lives)
• 2015-2016; Bryan Craig (Morgan Corinthos, General Hospital)
• 2016-2017; Bryan Craig (Morgan Corinthos, General Hospital)
• 2017-2018; Rome Flynn (Zende Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
• 2018-2019; Kyler Pettis (Theo Carver, Days of our Lives)
In 2020, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced that the Outstanding Younger Actor and Younger Actress categories would be merged into a new, gender-inclusive category.
• 2019-2020; Olivia Rose Keegan (Claire Brady, Days of our Lives)
• 2020-2021; Victoria Konefal (Ciara Brady, Days of our Lives)
• 2021-2022; Nicholas Chavez (Spencer Cassadine, General Hospital)
• 2022-2023; Eden McCoy (Josslyn Jacks, General Hospital)
Days of our Lives; 9 wins (7 wins as Outstanding Younger Actor)
General Hospital; 8 wins (6 wins as Outstanding Younger Actor)
Guiding Light; 7 wins (7 wins as Outstanding Younger Actor) •
The Bold and the Beautiful; 4 wins (4 wins as Outstanding Younger Actor)
The Young and the Restless; 4 wins (4 wins as Outstanding Younger Actor)
All My Children; 2 wins (2 wins as Outstanding Younger Actor)
As The World Turns; 2 wins (2 wins as Outstanding Younger Actor) •
One Life to Live; 1 win (1 win as Outstanding Younger Actor)
Santa Barbara; 1 win (1 win as Outstanding Younger Actor) •
• This program is no longer in production.
