Daytime Emmy Awards History: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Marcy Walker

Five talented ladies are nominated in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category for the 43rd Daytime Emmy Awards-- Nominated are: Finola Hughes (Anna) General Hospital, Mary Beth Evans (Kayla) Days of our Lives, Maura West (Ava) General Hospital, Tracey Bregman (Lauren) The Young and the Restless, and Kassie DePaiva (Eve) Days of our Lives. Only one will end up winning the coveted trophy.  The Outstanding Lead Actress category is always an exciting one. And we have proof!

The clips below feature the winning actresses from previous years accepting their awards:

* Kim Zimmer as Reva Shayne on Guiding Light in 1985
* Marcy Walker as Eden Capwell Castillo on Santa Barbara in 1989
* Linda Dano as Felicia Gallant on Another World in 1993
* Hillary B.Smith as Nora Gannon on One Life to Live in 1994
* Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord Carpenter on One Life to Live in 1995
* Jess Walton as Jill Abbott on The Young and the Restless in 1997
* Cynthia Watros as Annie Dutton on Guiding light in 1998
* Susan Lucci finally winning the Emmy as Erika Kane on All My Children in 1999
* Susan Flannery as Stephanie Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful in 2000
* Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers Abbott on The Young and the Restless in 2004
* Kim Zimmer as Reva Shayne Lewis on Guiding Light in 2006
* The late Jeanne Cooper as Katherine Chancellor on The Young and the Restless in 2008
* Maura West as Carly Tenney on As the World Turns in 2010
* Heather Tom as Katie Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful in 2013
* Eileen Davidson as Kristen DiMera on Days of our Lives in 2014
* Maura West as Ava Jerome on General Hospital in 2015

'Days of our Lives' Classic Montages

Do you miss the love and romance that Days of our Lives used to be known for? DAYS was THE show that viewers expected would set a scene to a beautiful love song, and I miss those days.

In honor of Valentine's Day, I present some of my favorite montages that have aired on Days of our Lives

Clips include scenes with Justin and Adrienne, Roman and Diana, Shane and Kim, Steve and Kayla, John and Marlena, Jack and Jennifer, Sami and Lucas, Mike and Robin, and Bo and Hope.

I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. You can watch the scenes below.

Watch the Final Episode of 'The Edge of Night' From 30 Years Ago Today

The Edge of Night cast.

Long-running daytime soap opera The Edge of Night ended on December 28, 1984. The final episode finished a 9 year run on ABC, which followed 19 and a half years on CBS starting on April 2, 1956.

"I would probably still be playing Raven if the show had stayed on the air," actress Sharon Gabet told Serial Scoop in a recent interview. "I loved her and I loved the cast and crew."

Gabet also told us about life on the set at the end.

"It was a sad and melancholy time. Many in the cast were unhappy with the story lines that came with the writer change and we went from that to cancellation. There's nothing worse for an actor with a good job to hear it's over."

Watch the The Edge of Night series finale below:

'The Young and the Restless' Classic Clip: Victor and Nikki Remember Their First Christmas

The Young and the Restless' Victor Newman and Nikki Reed.

This year for Christmas, The Young and the Restless mogul Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) showered his wife, Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott), with gifts, including one very sentimental strawberry. Watch Victor give his wife a present below that triggers a memory of their first Christmas.

Flashback: Julian McMahon In 'Home And Away' And 'Another World'

Julian McMahon celebrated the 30th anniversary of Another World in 1994 with co-stars,
including Colleen Dion, Judi Evans, Barbara Berger, Robyn Griggs and Amy Carlson.

Golden Globe nominee Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck, Charmed) has been added to the cast of Syfy's upcoming six-hour miniseries Childhood's End. McMahon will portray Rupert Boyce, an enigmatic American entrepreneur.

McMahon is well known for his roles in Charmed and the hugely successful Nip/Tuck. But do you remember his time on the Australian soap opera Home And Away or his stint on the dearly departed Another World?

Below, check out his first appearance as Ben Lucini in Home And Away and see him in action as Ian Rain in Another World.

Brad Pitt's First Speaking Role on TV: A Two-Day Stint on 'Another World' (Video)

Another World star David Forsyth played John Hudson opposite Brad Pitt's Chris.

In 1987, a young Brad Pitt played Chris, a high school basketball student who appeared on two episodes of NBC daytime soap opera Another World. It was his first speaking role on TV. Watch below:

Neil and Hilary are Doomed on 'The Young and the Restless'!

Hilary Curtis (Mishael Morgan) seems like a sweet girl, and is trying to turn her life around. I totally understand her attraction to Neil Winters (Kristoff St.John).  He is powerful, works out, and has a very supportive family (well, except when it comes to her).   But Hilary needs to understand one thing: there is only one woman for Neil, and that woman is Drucilla Winters (Victoria Rowell). I know everyone thinks she is dead, but I am certain she is alive right now plotting Hilary's demise. Hilary doesn't know it, but Dru would kill her without thinking twice about it. She is kind of tough.

In case Hilary needs to learn about about Neil and Dru's relationship before the showdown (which will probably only happen in my dreams), below are some classic moments from their past she should definitely check out.