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Soap Opera Digest Awards

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    Soap Opera Digest Award

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    Editor's Choice

    • Aaron Spelling
      Winner
      • Aaron Spelling

    Favorite Show

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      General Hospital

      6.6 (6K)
    • [object Object]

      Days of Our Lives

      5.3 (7.9K)
    • [object Object]

      The Young and the Restless

      5.3 (7.2K)

    Hottest Female Star

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      General Hospital

      6.6 (6K)
      Vanessa Marcil
    • [object Object]

      As the World Turns

      6.3 (2.4K)
      Martha Byrne
    • [object Object]

      All My Children

      6.8 (3.5K)
      Eva LaRue

    Hottest Male Star

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      General Hospital

      6.6 (6K)
      Ingo Rademacher
    • [object Object]

      Days of Our Lives

      5.3 (7.9K)
      Drake Hogestyn
    • [object Object]

      The Bold and the Beautiful

      3.5 (8.7K)
      Ronn Moss

    Hottest Romance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Days of Our Lives

      5.3 (7.9K)
      Austin Peck
      Christie Clark
      "Austin" and "Carrie".
    • [object Object]

      Another World

      7.0 (1.2K)
      Timothy Gibbs
      Amy Carlson
      "Gary" and "Josie".
    • [object Object]

      The Young and the Restless

      5.3 (7.2K)
      Joshua Morrow
      Sharon Case
      "Nick" and "Sharon".

    Outstanding Female Newcomer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      All My Children

      6.8 (3.5K)
      T.C. Warner
    • [object Object]

      One Life to Live

      6.9 (2.8K)
      Sandra P. Grant
    • [object Object]

      The City

      8.1 (121)
      Amy Van Horne

    Outstanding Female Showstopper

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Days of Our Lives

      5.3 (7.9K)
      Louise Sorel
    • [object Object]

      The Bold and the Beautiful

      3.5 (8.7K)
      Darlene Conley
    • [object Object]

      As the World Turns

      6.3 (2.4K)
      Elizabeth Hubbard

    Outstanding Lead Actress

    • Genie Francis
      Winner
      • Genie Francis
      • General Hospital
      • Jensen Buchanan
      • Another World
    • Eileen Davidson
      • Eileen Davidson
      • Days of Our Lives

    Outstanding Leading Actor

    • Eric Braeden at an event for The 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2012)
      Winner
      • Eric Braeden
      • The Young and the Restless
    • Grant Aleksander
      • Grant Aleksander
      • Guiding Light
    • John Callahan
      • John Callahan
      • All My Children

    Outstanding Male Newcomer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      General Hospital

      6.6 (6K)
      Tyler Christopher
    • [object Object]

      One Life to Live

      6.9 (2.8K)
      Thorsten Kaye
    • [object Object]

      The City

      8.1 (121)
      Corey Page

    Outstanding Male Showstopper

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Another World

      7.0 (1.2K)
      Tom Eplin
    • [object Object]

      One Life to Live

      6.9 (2.8K)
      Philip Carey
    • [object Object]

      Guiding Light

      6.6 (2K)
      Michael O'Leary

    Outstanding Supporting Actor

    • Doug Davidson in The Young and the Restless (1973)
      Winner
      • Doug Davidson
      • The Young and the Restless
    • Scott Holmes
      • Scott Holmes
      • As the World Turns
    • Randolph Mantooth in Emergency! (1972)
      • Randolph Mantooth
      • The City

    Outstanding Supporting Actress

    • Marcy Walker
      Winner
      • Marcy Walker
      • All My Children
    • Anna Holbrook
      • Anna Holbrook
      • Another World
    • Elizabeth Keifer
      • Elizabeth Keifer
      • Guiding Light

    Outstanding Teen Performer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      One Life to Live

      6.9 (2.8K)
      Erin Torpey
    • [object Object]

      As the World Turns

      6.3 (2.4K)
      Jordana Brewster
    • [object Object]

      The Bold and the Beautiful

      3.5 (8.7K)
      Kyle Sabihy

    Outstanding Villain

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Days of Our Lives

      5.3 (7.9K)
      Joseph Mascolo
    • [object Object]

      Another World

      7.0 (1.2K)
      Mark Pinter
    • [object Object]

      Guiding Light

      6.6 (2K)
      Ron Raines

    Outstanding Villainess

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Young and the Restless

      5.3 (7.2K)
      Michelle Stafford
    • [object Object]

      The Bold and the Beautiful

      3.5 (8.7K)
      Kimberlin Brown
    • [object Object]

      As the World Turns

      6.3 (2.4K)
      Kelley Menighan

    Outstanding Younger Lead Actor

    • Steve Burton at an event for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)
      Winner
      • Steve Burton
      • General Hospital
    • Brian Gaskill
      • Brian Gaskill
      • All My Children
    • Ted King
      • Ted King
      • The City

    Outstanding Younger Lead Actress

    • Heather Tom
      Winner
      • Heather Tom
      • The Young and the Restless
    • Wendy Moniz at an event for The Grey (2011)
      • Wendy Moniz
      • Guiding Light
    • Gina Tognoni at an event for The 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2005)
      • Gina Tognoni
      • One Life to Live

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    Event date

    February 28, 1997

    Event location

    USA

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