26th Daytime Emmy Awards

The 26th Daytime Emmy Awards were held in 1999 to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year (1998).
General Hospital set a record this year for the most Daytime Emmys won in a single year with a total of eight. These Emmys were also notable because Susan Lucci finally won after losing 18 times.Winners in each category are in bold.

Outstanding Drama Series

*"All My Children": Jean Dadario Burke
*"Days of our Lives": Ken Corday
*"General Hospital": Wendy Riche
*"The Young and the Restless": William J. Bell & Edward Scott

Outstanding Lead Actor

*Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott, "The Young and the Restless")
*Eric Braeden (Victor Newman, "The Young and the Restless")
*David Canary (Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler, "All My Children")
*Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer, "General Hospital")
*Robert S. Woods (Bo Buchanan, "One Life to Live")

Outstanding Lead Actress

*Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor, "The Young and the Restless")
*Elizabeth Hubbard (Lucinda Walsh, "As the World Turns")
*Susan Lucci (Erica Kane, "All My Children")
*Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman, "The Young and the Restless")
*Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne, "Guiding Light")

Outstanding Supporting Actor

*Stuart Damon (Alan Quartermaine, "General Hospital")
*Michael E. Knight (Tad Martin, "All My Children")
*Christian LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin, "The Young and the Restless")
*Kristoff St. John (Neil Winters, "The Young and the Restless")
*Jerry ver Dorn (Ross Marler, "Guiding Light")

Outstanding Supporting Actress

*Jennifer Bassey (Marian Colby, "All My Children")
*Sharon Case (Sharon Newman, "The Young and the Restless")
*Beth Ehlers (Harley Cooper, "Guiding Light")
*Kathleen Noone (Bette Katzenkazrahi, "Sunset Beach")
*Kelly Ripa (Hayley Vaughan, "All My Children")

Outstanding Younger Actor

*Jensen Ackles (Eric Brady, "Days of Our Lives")
*Jason Winston George (Michael Bourne, "Sunset Beach")
*Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer, "General Hospital")
*Bryant Jones (Nate Hastings, "The Young and the Restless")
*Joshua Morrow (Nicholas Newman, "The Young and the Restless")
*Jacob Young (Rick Forrester, "The Bold and the Beautiful")

Outstanding Younger Actress

*Sarah Brown (Carly Benson, "General Hospital")
*Camryn Grimes (Cassie Newman, "The Young and the Restless")
*Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth Webber, "General Hospital")
*Ashley Jones (Megan Dennison, "The Young and the Restless")
*Sherri Saum (Vanessa Hart, "Sunset Beach")
*Heather Tom (Victoria Newman, "The Young and the Restless")

Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team

*"All My Children"
*"Days of our Lives"
*"General Hospital"
*"Guiding Light"
*"The Young and the Restless"

Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team

*"All My Children"
*"Days of our Lives"
*"General Hospital"
*"Sunset Beach"
*"The Young and the Restless"