| Year | Winner | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | TBA on May 5 | 46th Annual Nominees |
| 2018 | Days of our Lives | 45th Annual Nominees |
| 2017 | General Hospital | 44th Annual Nominees |
| 2016 | General Hospital | 43rd Annual Nominees |
| 2015 | (tie) Days of our Lives / The Young and the Restless | 42nd Annual Nominees |
| 2014 | The Young and the Restless | 41st Annual Nominees |
| 2013 | Days of our Lives | 40th Annual Nominees |
| 2012 | General Hospital | 39th Annual Nominees |
| 2011 | The Bold and the Beautiful | 38th Annual Nominees |
| 2010 | The Bold and the Beautiful | 37th Annual Nominees |
| 2009 | The Bold and the Beautiful | 36th Annual Nominees |
| 2008 | General Hospital | 36th Annual Nominees |
| 2007 | (tie) Guiding Light / The Young and the Restless | 35th Annual Nominees |
| 2006 | General Hospital | 34th Annual Nominees |
| 2005 | General Hospital | 33rd Annual Nominees |
| 2004 | The Young and the Restless | 32nd Annual Nominees |
| 2003 | As The World Turns | 31st Annual Nominees |
| 2002 | One Life to Live | 30th Annual Nominees |
| 2001 | As The World Turns | 29th Annual Nominees |
| 2000 | General Hospital | 28th Annual Nominees |
| 1999 | General Hospital | 27th Annual Nominees |
| 1998 | All My Children | 26th Annual Nominees |
| 1997 | General Hospital | 25th Annual Nominees |
| 1996 | General Hospital | 24th Annual Nominees |
| 1995 | General Hospital | 23rd Annual Nominees |
| 1994 | All My Children | 22nd Annual Nominees |
| 1993 | The Young and the Restless | 21st Annual Nominees |
| 1992 | All My Children | 20th Annual Nominees |
| 1991 | As The World Turns | 19th Annual Nominees |
| 1990 | Santa Barbara | 18th Annual Nominees |
| 1989 | Santa Barbara | 17th Annual Nominees |
| 1988 | Santa Barbara | 16th Annual Nominees |
| 1987 | As The World Turns | 15th Annual Nominees |
| 1986 | The Young and the Restless | 14th Annual Nominees |
| 1985 | The Young and the Restless | 13th Annual Nominees |
| 1984 | General Hospital | 12th Annual Nominees |
| 1983 | The Young and the Restless | 11th Annual Nominees |
| 1982 | Guiding Light | 10th Annual Nominees |
| 1981 | General Hospital | 9th Annual Nominees |
| 1980 | Guiding Light | 8th Annual Nominees |
| 1979 | Ryan’s Hope | 7th Annual Nominees |
| 1978 | Days of our Lives | 6th Annual Nominees |
| 1977 | Ryan’s Hope | 5th Annual Nominees |
| 1976 | Another World | 4th Annual Nominees |
| 1975 | The Young and the Restless | 3rd Annual Nominees |
| 1974 | The Doctors | 2nd Annual Nominees |
| 1973 | The Edge of Night | 1st Annual Nominees |