The 29th Daytime Emmy Awards were held in 2002 to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year (2001). The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York- based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Winners in each category are in bold.

Outstanding Drama Series

• All My Children
• As the World Turns
• One Life to Live
• The Young and the Restless

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Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

• Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless)
• Hunt Block (Craig Montgomery, As the World Turns)
• Vincent Irizarry (David Hayward, All My Children)
• Robert Newman (Josh Lewis, ''Guiding Light)
• Jack Scalia (Chris Stamp, All My Children)

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Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

• Martha Byrne (Lily Walsh Snyder, As the World Turns)
• Susan Flannery (Stephanie Douglas, The Bold and the Beautiful)
• Finola Hughes (Anna Devane, All My Children)
• Susan Lucci (Erica Kane, All My Children)
• Colleen Zenk Pinter (Barbara Ryan, As the World Turns)

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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Mark Consuelos (Mateo Santos, All My Children)
• Josh Duhamel (Leo DuPres, All My Children)
• Benjamin Hendrickson (Hal Munson, As the World Turns)
• Paul Leyden (Simon Frasier, As the World Turns)
• Cameron Mathison (Ryan Lavery, All My Children)

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Crystal Chappell (Olivia Spencer, Guiding Light)
• Beth Ehlers (Harley Cooper, Guiding Light)
• Kelley Menighan Hensley (Emily Stewart, As the World Turns)
• Kelly Ripa (Hayley Vaughan, All My Children)
• Maura West (Carly Tenney, As the World Turns)

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Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series

• Jesse McCartney (J.R. Chandler, All My Children)
• Brian Presley (Jack Ramsey, Port Charles)
• Justin Torkildsen (Rick Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
• Jordi Vilasuso (Tony Santos, Guiding Light)
• Jacob Young (Lucky Spencer, General Hospital)

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Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series

• Jennifer Finnigan (Bridget Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
• Jessica Jimenez (Catalina Quesada, Guiding Light)
• Lindsey McKeon (Marah Lewis, Guiding Light)
• Eden Riegel (Bianca Montgomery, All My Children)
• Kristina Sisco (Abigail Williams, As the World Turns)