Soap Opera Magazine’s The Maggies Awards

VOTE NOW! EVERY CATEGORY FOR THE MAGGIES IS IN FANS’ HANDS

The nominees for the first-ever Maggie Awards are officially in, and every single winner will be decided by daytime fans. Soap Opera Magazine is celebrating the very best of 2025 across General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless, Days of our Lives, and Beyond the Gates, and it’s entirely up to you who takes home the trophy in every category.

Meet This Year’s Maggie Nominees

The Maggie for Leading Actress

• Jane Elliot — GH — Tracy Quartermaine
• Deidre Hall — DAYS — Marlena Evans
• Katelyn MacMullen — GH — Willow Tait
• Karla Mosley — BTG — Dani Dupree
• Cynthia Watros — GH — Nina Reeves
• Genie Francis — GH — Laura Collins
• Amelia Heinle — Y&R — Victoria Newman

The Maggie for Leading Actor

• Steve Burton — GH — Jason Morgan
• Scott Clifton — B&B — Liam Spencer
• Paul Telfer — DAYS — Xander Kiriakis
• Eric Braeden — Y&R — Victor Newman
• John McCook — B&B — Eric Forrester
• Cameron Mathison — GH — Drew Cain
• Maurice Benard — GH — Sonny Corinthos

The Maggie for Supporting Actress

• Trisha Mann-Grant — BTG — Leslie Thomas
• Beth Maitland — Y&R — Traci Abbott
• Kathleen Gati — GH — Liesl Obrecht
• Tamara Tunie — BTG — Anita Dupree
• Zuleyka Silver — Y&R — Audra Charles
• Rebecca Budig — B&B — Taylor Hayes
• Martha Madison — DAYS — Belle Black
• Maura West — GH — Ava Jerome

The Maggie for Supporting Actor

• Roger Howarth — Y&R — Matt Clark
• John-Paul Lavoisier — DAYS — Philip Kiriakis
• Sean Kanan — B&B — Deacon Sharpe
• Carlo Rota — GH — Jenz Sidwell
• Eric Martsolf — DAYS — Brady Black
• Lawrence Saint-Victor — B&B — Carter Walton

The Maggie for Younger Actress

• Alice Halsey — DAYS — Rachel Black
• Scarlett Spears — GH — Donna Corinthos
• Marissa Reyes — DAYS — Arianna “Ari” Horton
• Jordyn Gracie — B&B — Beth Spencer
• Najah Jackson — BTG — Samantha Richardson

The Maggie for Younger Actor

• Giovanni Mazza — GH — Gio Palmieri
• Cary Christopher — DAYS — Thomas DiMera
• Jaden Lucas Miller — BTG — Tyrell Richardson
• Colin Cassidy — GH — Aiden Spencer
• Redding Munsell — Y&R — Harrison Abbott

The Maggie for Guest Performance

• Ray Wise — Y&R — Ian Ward
• Erika Slezak — GH — Veronica “Ronnie” Bard
• Jack Wagner — B&B — Nick Marone
• Peter Reckell — DAYS — Bo Brady

The Maggie for Best Soap

• General Hospital
• The Bold and the Beautiful
• Beyond the Gates
• The Young and the Restless
• Days of our Lives

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The Fun Categories

The Maggie for Best Couple

• Jason Morgan & Britt Westbourne — GH — Steve Burton & Kelly Thiebaud
• Liam Spencer & Hope Logan — B&B — Scott Clifton & Annika Noelle
• Ric Lansing & Ava Jerome — GH — Rick Hearst & Maura West
• Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne & Jacob Hawthorne — BTG — Arielle Prepetit & Jibré Hordges
• Victor Newman & Nikki Newman — Y&R — Eric Braeden & Melody Thomas Scott
• Dani Dupree & André Richardson — BTG — Karla Mosley & Sean Freeman
• Michael Baldwin & Lauren Fenmore — Y&R — Christian LeBlanc & Tracey Bregman
• Chad DiMera & Cat Greene — DAYS — Billy Flynn & AnnaLynne McCord
• Curtis Ashford & Portia Robinson — GH — Donnell Turner & Brook Kerr
• Sheila Carter & Deacon Sharpe — B&B — Kimberlin Brown & Sean Kanan

The Maggie for Best Villain

• Luna Nozawa — B&B — Lisa Yamada
• Jenz Sidwell — GH — Carlo Rota
• Matt Clark — Y&R — Roger Howarth
• Ian Ward — Y&R — Ray Wise
• Hayley Lawson — BTG — Marquita Goings
• Xander Kiriakis — DAYS — Paul Telfer

The Maggie for Best Hero

• Liam Spencer — B&B — Scott Clifton
• Will Spencer — B&B — Crew Morrow
• Javi Hernandez — DAYS — Al Calderon
• Steve Johnson — DAYS — Stephen Nichols
• Li Finnegan — B&B — Naomi Matsuda
• Josslyn Jacks — GH — Eden McCoy
• Billy Abbott — Y&R — Jason Thompson
• Nick Newman — Y&R — Joshua Morrow

The Maggie for Best Comeback

• Britt Westbourne — GH — Kelly Thiebaud
• Nathan West/Cassius Faison — GH — Ryan Paevey
• Malcolm Winters — Y&R — Shemar Moore
• Bo Brady — DAYS — Peter Reckell
• Brad Cooper — GH — Parry Shen
• Sami Brady — DAYS — Alison Sweeney
• Hope Brady — DAYS — Kristian Alfonso

The Maggie for Best Newcomer

• Rory Gibson — GH — Michael Corinthos
• Ambyr Michelle — BTG — Eva Thomas
• Arielle Prepetit — BTG — Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne
• Nathan Owens — Y&R — Holden Novak
• Marissa Reyes — DAYS — Arianna “Ari” Horton

Who’s getting YOUR vote in every category? Sound off in the comments below.

VOTING IS OPEN — MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

Every category above is fan-decided, and the winners will be announced October 1. Head over to our Facebook page to cast your votes in the comments, see how your favorites are stacking up, and get ready to defend your picks in the comments.