The Daytime Emmy Awards are just around the corner. But, just before that big moment on May 5, we are predicting the winners. Starting with the category of Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, see who we think will win below!
Laura Wright – Carly Corinthos, General Hospital
Wright is an outstanding actress. This year could be the year she wins her second Daytime Emmy Award after winning the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2011. She has been nominated several times since in 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018 and now 2019. With her exceptional work on the ABC daytime drama in 2018, there’s a possibility she could take home the award.
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood – Steffy Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful
Wood is yet to win a Daytime Emmy award – could this be her first? Wood has been nominated in the category of Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 2012 and 2013 and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2018 and now Outstanding Lead Actress for this year’s award. With the work done in 2018, Wood is also a strong contender in this category.
Maura West – Ava Jerome, General Hospital
West is soap gold. She already has 3 Emmy award wins to her name and it’s highly likely she will take home her 4th one this year. West was nominated in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2001 and 2002 for her work as Carly Snyder on As the World Turns. She was also nominated in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 for ATWT. She won the award in 2007 and 2010. West was also nominated in the same category for her work on General Hospital in 2015, 2016, 2018 and now 2019. She took the award in 2015. We are predicting that West will take home her fourth Emmy this year.
Heather Tom – Katie Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful
Tom is another soap gold actress in this category. She’s been nominated numerous times for the Daytime Emmy Awards in all 3 categories over the years. For her work as Victoria Newman on The Young and the Restless, she was nominated in the category of Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 winning the award in 1993 and 1999. Tom also received a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work on Y&R in 2004. For her work as Kelly Cramer on One Life to Live, Tom was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2005, and 2007. For her work as Katie Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful, Tom received nominated in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2008 and 2011, she won in 2011. She was also nominated as Outstanding Lead Actress in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 and now 2019. She won the award in 2012 and 2013. If she wins this year, this will be her 6th win!
Marci Miller – Abigail Deveraux, Days of Our Lives
Miller only spent a short 2 year run in soaps but without being recognized for her outstanding work. Miller has been nominated back-to-back as Oustanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2018 and 2019 for her work on the NBC daytime drama. Miller is another strong contender in this category who received a great deal of material that could see her winning her first Emmy award. Miller is our runner up in this category.
So, fans who do you think will take home the award for Oustanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series this year?
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