Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team
Television award category
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The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Writing 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, and it is given to honor the performances of the entire writing team participating in a form of a daytime drama.[1]
| Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | |
| First award | 1974 |
| Currently held by | General Hospital (2025) |
| Most awards | The Young and the Restless (10) |
| Most nominations | The Young and the Restless (35) |
| Website | emmyonline.org/daytime |
The award was previously called Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series between 1974 and 1986, where the category had various names and honored different members of the writing team.[1][2] Therefore, since then, the category began to start using its current title years.[1]
The Young and the Restless holds the record for most wins with nine. The Young and the Restless have also received the most nominations, with a total of twenty-seven. ABC has been the network the most successful, with a total of eighteen wins. In 1997, All My Children and The Young and the Restless tied, which was the first tie in this category.
As of the 2025 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.
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Program | Network | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (47th) |
The Bold and the Beautiful ‡ | ||
| Days of Our Lives | |||
| General Hospital | |||
| The Young and the Restless | |||
| 2021 (48th) |
The Young and the Restless ‡ | ||
| The Bold and the Beautiful | |||
| General Hospital | |||
| 2022 (49th) |
Days of Our Lives ‡ | ||
| Beyond Salem | |||
| General Hospital | |||
| The Young and the Restless | |||
| 2023 (50th) |
The Young and the Restless ‡ | ||
| The Bay | Popstar! TV | ||
| The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS | ||
| Beyond Salem: Chapter Two | Peacock | ||
| Days of Our Lives | NBC/Peacock | ||
| General Hospital | ABC | ||
| 2024 (51st) |
General Hospital ‡ | ||
| The Bay | Popstar! TV | ||
| The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS | ||
| Days of Our Lives | Peacock | ||
| The Young and the Restless | CBS | ||
| 2025 (52nd) |
General Hospital ‡ | ||
| Days of Our Lives | Peacock | ||
| The Young and the Restless | CBS | ||
| 2026 (53rd) |
*Winner will be announced on October 30, 2026 | ||
| Beyond the Gates | CBS | ||
| The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS | ||
| Days of Our Lives | Peacock | ||
| General Hospital | ABC | ||
Series with multiple wins
- 10 wins
- The Young and the Restless
- 6 wins
- Ryan's Hope
- Guiding Light
- General Hospital
- 5 wins
- All My Children
- The Bold and the Beautiful
- 4 wins
- As the World Turns
- Days of our Lives
- 3 wins
- One Life to Live
- 2 wins
- Santa Barbara
Notes
- Days of our Lives was nominated for two episodes, each under a different head writer.
- Head Writer: Bradley Bell Co-Head Writers: Kay Alden, Michael Minnis, Writers: Rex M. Best, Shannon Bradley, Adam Dusevoir, Tracey Ann Kelly, Patrick Mulcahey, John F. Smith, Michele Val Jean
- Head Writer: Ron Carlivati, Breakdown Writers: Shelly Altman, Jean Passanante, Chris Van Etten, Anna Theresa Cascio, Breakdown Writers: Kate Hall, Elizabeth Page, Scott Sickles, Katherine Schock, Editor: Elizabeth Korte
- Head Writer: Ron Carlivati, Breakdown Writer: Lorraine Broderick, Associate Head Writers: Anna Cascio, Chris Van Etten, Script Writers: Elizabeth Page, Jean Passanante, Melissa Salmons, Scott Sickles, Courtney Simon, Script Writers, Breakdown Writer and Script Writer: Daniel J. O'Connor, Script Editor: Katherine Schock
- Head Writers: Maria Arena Bell and Josh Griffith, Co-Head Writers: Scott Hamner, Hogan Sheffer, Associate Head Writers: Beth Milstein, Amanda Beall, Script Editor: Brent Boyd, Associate Writer/Script Editor: Beth Milstein, Associate Writers: Amanda L. Beall, Paula Cwikly, Susan Dansby, Janice Ferri Esser, Jay Gibson, Marla Kanelos, Anne Schoettle, Linda Schreiber, Natalie Minardi Slater, Teresa Zimmerman
- Head Writers: Shelly Altman, Josh Griffith, Co-Head Writer: Tracey Thomson, Associate Writers: Amanda Beall, Jeff Beldner, Brent Boyd, Susan Dansby, Janice Ferri Esser, Beth Milstein, Natalie Minardi Slater, Anne Schoettle, Lisa Seidman
- Head Writer: Bradley Bell Co-Head Writers: Kay Alden, Michael Minnis, Writers: Rex M. Best, Shannon Bradley, Adam Dusevoir, Tracey Ann Kelly, Patrick Mulcahey, John F. Smith, Michele Val Jean
- Head Writer: Gary Tomlin, Christopher Whitesell, Breakdown Writers: Lorraine Broderick, Rick Draughon, Christopher Dunn, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Writer: Fran Myers, Script Writers: David Cherrill, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Jeanne Marie Ford, Janet Iacobuzio, David A. Levinson, Melissa Salmons
- Head Writer: Bradley Bell Co-Head Writers: Michael Minnis, Writers: Rex M. Best, Shannon Bradley, Adam Dusevoir, Tracey Ann Kelly, Patrick Mulcahey, Jack F. Smith, Michele Val Jean
- Head Writer: Gary Tomlin, Christopher Whitesell, Script Editor: Fran Myers, Breakdown Writers: Lorraine Broderick, Rick Draughon, Christopher Dunn, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Script Writers: David Cherrill, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Jeanne Marie Ford, Janet Iacobuzio, Melissa Salmons
- Head Writer: Ron Carlivati, Writers: Anna Theresa Cascio, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O'Connor, Chris Van Etten, Script Writers: Suzanne Flynn, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Page, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles
- Head Writers: Shelly Altman, Jean Passanante, Script Editor: Brent Boyd, Co-Head Writer: Tracey Thomson, Writers: Amanda Beall, Jeff Beldner, Susan Dansby, Janice Ferri Esser, Beth Milstein, Natalie Minardi Slater, Anne Schoettle, Lisa Seidman