The 32nd Daytime Emmy Awards were held on Friday May 20, 2005 to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year (2004). 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. ... Fifth day of the week, falling between Thursday and Saturday. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Winners in each category are in bold.

Outstanding Drama Series

• All My Children
• As the World Turns
• General Hospital
• The Young and the Restless

All My Children is an US soap opera which has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera, airing each weekday on CBS. It debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956 at 1:30 in the afternoon. ... General Hospital is the longest-running daytime soap opera on the American ABC television network, and is also the longest-running soap opera produced in Hollywood (having been taped at the Prospect Avenue ABC Television Center West since its inception). ... The Young and the Restless (commonly abbreviated to Y&R) is an American soap opera that takes place in Genoa City, Wisconsin (named after a vacation spot that series creators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell visited annually). ...

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

• Grant Aleksander (ex-Phillip Spaulding, Guiding Light)
• Steve Burton (Jason Morgan, General Hospital)
• Roger Howarth (Paul Ryan, As the World Turns)
• Michael E. Knight (Tad Martin, All My Children)
• Christian LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless)
• Jack Wagner (Dominick Marone, The Bold and the Beautiful)

Grant Aleksander as Phillip Spaulding Grant Aleksander (born August 6, 1959 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA) is an actor. ... Phillip Granville Spaulding is a fictional character on the popular CBS daytime soap opera, Guiding Light. ... The Guiding Light (known as Guiding Light since 1975) is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest soap opera ever told, as well as the longest running drama in broadcast history (its 15,000th episode is slated to air in the autumn of 2005). ... Steve Burton Steve Burton (born Jack Stephen Burton on 28 June 1970 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American actor. ... Roger Howarth as Paul Ryan Roger Howarth (born September 13, 1968) is an American actor. ... Michael E. Knight, in a still from All My Children. ... Tad Martin is a (fictional) resident of the (fictional) Pine Valley on the American TV soap opera All My Children. He romances residents such as Liza Colby, Brooke English,Dixie Cooney and Diana Henry Categories: Soap opera character stubs | All My Children characters ... Christian LeBlanc as Michael Baldwin Christian Jules LeBlanc (born August 25, 1958 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina) is an American actor. ... Jack Wagner Jack Wagner (born October 3, 1959 in Washington, Missouri) is an American actor. ... The Bold and the Beautiful is a US television soap opera, created by Lee Phillip Bell and William J. Bell. ...

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

• Martha Byrne (Lily Walsh Snyder, As the World Turns)
• Kassie DePaiva (Blair Cramer, One Life to Live)
• Susan Flannery ([[Stephanie Forrester (character)|Stephanie Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)
• Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis, General Hospital)
• Juliet Mills (Tabitha Lenox, Passions)
• Erika Slezak (Victoria Lord, One Life to Live)
• Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers, The Young and the Restless)
• Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne, Guiding Light)

Martha Byrne as Lily Walsh Snyder Mary Martha Byrne (born December 23, 1969 in Ridgewood, New Jersey) is an American actress. ... Kassie DePaiva, in a still from One Life to Live. ... One Life to Live is a soap opera which has been broadcast on the American ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... Susan Flannery as Stephanie Forrester Susan Flannery (born July 31, 1943 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American soap opera actress. ... Nancy Lee Grahn Nancy Lee Grahn (born April 28, 1958 in Skokie, Illinois) is an actress who has starred in such soap operas as Santa Barbara (as Julia Wainwright Capwell) from 1985 to 1993 and General Hospital (as Natasha Alexis Davis Cassadine- Lansing) since 1996. ... General Hospital is the longest-running daytime soap opera on the American ABC television network, and is also the longest-running soap opera produced in Hollywood (having been taped at the Prospect Avenue ABC Television Center West since its inception). ... Juliet Mills - Juliet Maryon Mills (born November 21, 1941) is a British character actress, most famous for her roles on shows such as Nanny and the Professor and Passions. ... Passions is an American television soap opera. ... Erika Slezak, in a still from the One Life to Live opening sequence. ... Erika Slezak in one of her two current One Life to Live opening shots. ... Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers Abbott Michelle Stafford (born September 14, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress. ... Kim Zimmer Kim Zimmer (born February 2, 1955 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American actress. ... Reva Shayne Lewis is a fictional character on the popular CBS daytime soap opera, Guiding Light. ...

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Jeff Branson (Jonathan Lavery, All My Children)
• Tyler Christopher (Nikolas Cassadine, General Hospital)
• Justin Deas (Buzz Cooper, Guiding Light)
• Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing, General Hospital)
• Cameron Mathison (Ryan Lavery, All My Children)
• Greg Rikaart (Kevin Fisher, The Young and the Restless)

Jeff Branson, in a still from All My Children. ... Tyler Christopher Tyler Christopher (born Tyler Christopher Baker, November 11, 1972, Joliet, Illinois, USA) is an actor that starred on the ABC daytime drama General Hospital from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2003 to the present as Nikolas Cassadine, son of the cryogenically-frozen Stavros Cassadine. ... Justin Deas (born March 30, 1948 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. ... Frank Achilles (Buzz) Cooper Sr. ... Rick Hearst (born Richard Charles Herbst on January 4, 1965 in Howard Beach, New York, USA) is an actor, best known for roles in US soap operas. ... Cameron Mathison, in a still from All My Children. ... Greg Rikaart (born February 26, 1977 in Staten Island, New York) is an American actor, currently on the cast of the soap opera The Young and the Restless as Kevin Fisher since July 2003. ...

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Crystal Chappell (Olivia Spencer, Guiding Light)
• Robin Christopher (Skye Chandler, General Hospital)
• Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor, The Young and the Restless)
• Ilene Kristen (Roxy Balsom, One Life to Live)
• Natalia Livingston (Emily Bowen-Quartermaine, General Hospital)
• Heather Tom (Kelly Cramer, One Life to Live)

Crystal Chappell, on Days of Our Lives; 1990. ... Olivia (Crystal Chappell) in an episode still. ... Robin Christopher, shown here in 1990, playing Skye Chandler on All My Children Robin Christopher (born June 18, 1965) is an American actress. ... Wilma Jeanne Cooper (born October 25, 1928 in Taft, California) is an American actress, best known for her role as Katherine Chancellor on The Young and the Restless, which she has played since 1973. ... Ilene Kristen, in a still from One Life to Live. ... Natalia Livingston Natlaia Livingston and Tyler Christopher have recently split up as a real-life and on-screen couple Natalia Livingston (born March 26, 1976 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is an American soap opera actress. ... Heather Tom, in a still from One Life to Live. ...

Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series

• Scott Clifton (Dillon Quartermaine, General Hospital)
• Michael Graziadei (Daniel Romalotti, The Young and the Restless)
• David Lago (ex-Raul Guittierez, The Young and the Restless)
• Tom Pelphrey (Jonathan Randall, Guiding Light)
• Jacob Young (J.R. Chandler, All My Children)

Scott Clifton (born October 31, 1984 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. ... Michael Graziadei is an American actor who plays Daniel Romalotti on CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless. ... David Lago (born January 18, 1979 in Downey, California) is an American actor. ... Tom Pelphrey born (July 28) in Howell, New Jersey is an American actor. ... Jacob Young playing J.R. Chandler on All My Children. ... He is played by Jacob Young. ...

Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series

• Jennifer Ferrin (Jennifer Munson, As the World Turns)
• Alexa Havins (Babe Carey, All My Children)
• Crystal Hunt (Lizzie Spaulding, Guiding Light)
• Adrianne Leon (Brook Lynn Ashton, General Hospital)
• Eden Riegel (ex-Bianca Montgomery, All My Children)