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On the 19th try, Susan Lucci took home the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series on Friday, May 21, 1999, breaking a losing streak that plagued 18 previous nominations. But how did she fare in the First Annual Soapdom Cybby Awards? How did the rest of the actual Emmy winners compare to our Cybby favorites? The cyberfans have spoken. (Or, in this case, clicked! ;o) The results may surprise you. Here are the winners of the First Annual Soapdom Cybby Awards!

Nominees for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series were:

Jacob Young as Rick Forrester, B&B
Jensen Ackles as Eric Brady, DOOL
Jonathan Jackson as Lucky Spencer, GH
Jason George as Michael Bourne, Sunset Beach
Bryant Jones as Nate Hastings, Y&R
Joshua Morrow as Nicholas Newman, Y&R

The Emmy went to: Jonthan Jackson, as Lucky Spencer, General Hospital
...and the Cybby goes to Jonathan Jackson (Lucky, GH) 

Nominees for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series were:

Sarah Brown as Carly Benson, GH
Rebecca Herbst as Elizabeth Webber, GH
Sherri Saum as Vanessa Hart, Sunset Beach
Ashley Jones as Meghan Dennison, Y&R
Camryn Grimes as Cassidy "Cassie" Johnson, Y&R
Heather Tom as Victoria Newman, Y&R

The Emmy went to: Heather Tom, as Victoria Newman, Y&R
...and the Cybby went to Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth, GH)
 
Nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series were:

Michael E. Knight as Tad Martin, AMC
Stuart Damon as Dr. Alan Quartermaine, GH
Jerry ver Dorn as Ross Marler, GL
Kristoff St. John as Neil Winters, Y&R
Christian LeBlanc as Michael Baldwin, Y&R

The Emmy went to: Stuart Damon, as Dr. Alan Quartermaine, GH
...and the Cybby went to Stuart Damon (Alan, GH)
 
Nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series were:

Jennifer Bassey as Marian Colby Chandler, AMC
Kelly Ripa as Haley Vaughan Santos, AMC
Beth Ehlers as Harley Cooper Spaulding, GL
Kathleen Noone as Bette Katzenkazrahi, Sunset Beach
Sharon Case as Sharon Newman, Y&R

The Emmy went to: Sharon Case, as Sharon Newman, Y&R
...and the Cybby went to Jennifer Bassey (Marian, AMC)
 

Nominees for Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team were:

All My Children, ABC
Days of Our Lives, NBC
General Hospital, ABC
Guiding Light, CBS
The Young & the Restless, CBS

The Emmy went to: General Hospital, ABC
..and the Cybby went to General Hospital, ABC

Nominees for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team were:

All My Children, ABC
Days of Our Lives, NBC
General Hospital, ABC
The Young & the Restless, CBS

The Emmy went to: The Young & the Restless, CBS
...and the Cybby went to General Hospital, ABC
 
Nominees for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series were:

David Canary as Adam and Stuart Chandler, AMC
Anthony Geary as Luke Spencer, GH
Robert S. Woods as Bo Buchanan, OLTL
Eric Braeden as Victor Newman, Y&R
Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott, Y&R

The Emmy went to: Anthony Geary, as Luke Spencer, GH
...and the Cybby went to Anthony Geary (Luke, GH)
 
Nominees for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series were:

Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, AMC
Elizabeth Hubbard as Lucinda Walsh, ATWT
Kim Zimmer as Reva Shayne, GL
Jeanne Cooper as Katherine Chancellor, Y&R
Melody Thomas Scott as Nikki Newman, Y&R

The Emmy went to: Susan Lucci, as Erica Kane, AMC
...and the Cybby went to Kim Zimmer (Reva, GL) 

Nominees for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series were:

All My Children, ABC
Days of Our Lives, NBC
General Hospital, ABC
The Young & the Restless, CBS The Emmy went to: General Hospital, ABC
...and the Cybby went to All My Children and General Hospital, ABC

Congratulations to Emmy Winners and Cybby Winners in these traditional Daytime catagories!

Stop!  Don't go anywhere. The Cybby Results don't end here. We still have the "write in" Soapdom Exclusive Fun Categories to announce. It was up to the voter to "nominate" their favorite in each of these categories. Nominees with multiple votes appear as official nominees below. The nominee who received the most nominations is the winner in the category. Again, the results may surprise you.

Nominees for Best Performance from a hospital bed:

Cady McClain, Dixie, AMC
Susan Lucci, Erica, AMC
Kelly Ripa, Haley, AMC
Jennifer Bassey, Marian, AMC
Cameron Mathison, Ryan, AMC
Ara Celi, Raquel, AMC
Mary Beth Evans, Katherine, GH
Heather Tom, Victoria, Y&R
Melody Thomas Scott, Nikki, Y&R

And the Cybby goes to: Cady McClain as Dixie, AMC!
(Cady was neck-in-neck with Susan Lucci then pulled ahead for the win.)

Nominees for the character most likely to have an evil twin:

Bryan Datillo, Lucas, DOOL
Jill Larson, Opal, AMC
Mark Consuelos, Mateo, AMC
Catherine Hickland, Lindsay, OLTL
Vincent Izzarry, Dr. David Hayward, AMC
David Canary, Stuart, AMC

And the Cybby goes to: Vincent Izzarry as Dr. David Hayward, AMC!  (If Dr. Dave has an evil twin, does that make him the good one? Yikes. ;o)

Nominees for Cutest Smile:

Michael E. Knight, Tad, AMC
Cady McClain, Dixie, AMC
Alexis Manta, Amanda, AMC
Rebecca Herbst, Elizabeth, GH
Jonathan Jackson, Lucky, GH
Cameron Mathison, Ryan, AMC

And the Cybby goes to: Michael E. Knight as Tad, AMC!
(Does Michael know how to work his pearly whites or what? You thought YES! By the proverbial landslide.)

Nominees for Best Mobility in a Pregnancy Costume:

Marcy Walker, Liza, AMC
Adrienne Frantz, Amber, B&B
Beth Ehlers, Harley, GL
Erin Torpey, Jessica, OLTL

And the Cybby goes to: Marcy Walker as Liza, AMC
(Another landslide win!)

Nominees for Best Trial:

Julia Barr, Brooke, AMC
Cameron Mathison, Ryan, AMC
Susan Lucci, Erica, AMC
Allison Sweeney, Sami, DOOL
Stefan Cassidine, GH
Roger Harworth, Todd, OLTL

And the Cybby goes to Cameron Mathison as Ryan, AMC!
(Roger Harworth and Julia Barr were close seconds.)

Nominees for Most Underutilized Actor:

Walt Willey, Jack, AMC
Michael E. Knight, Tad, AMC
James Kibred, Trevor, AMC
Tommy Michaels, Tim, AMC
Jensen Ackles, Eric, DOOL
Stephen Nichols, Stefan, GH
Wally Kurth, Ned, GH

And the Cybby goes to: James Kibred as Trevor, AMC!
(James was the definite favorite.)

Nominees for Most Underutilized Actress:

Socorro Santiago, Isabella Santos, AMC
Robin Mattson, Janet, AMC
Jill Larson, Opal, AMC
Patti D'Arbinville, Selena, GL
Constance Towers, Helen Cassidine, GH
Cassie de Pavia, Blair, OLTL

And the Cybby goes to: Robin Mattson as Janet, AMC!
(Robin won this hands down.)

Thank you for your interest and participation in the 1st Annual Soapdom Cybby Awards. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees.

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