THE DANKIES 2009-2010
The soapcentral.com Dankies Awards
The soapcentral.com Awards, known affectionately as The Dankies after soapcentral.com founder Dan J. Kroll (Dan K... DanKies...), honor the best of the best of soaps. Unlike other awards, all of the winners and nominees are selected by actual soap fans.
At the close of each calendar year, soapcentral.com visitors are asked to nominate their choices in a variety of categories, including Favorite Character, Outstanding Lead Actress and more than a dozen other categories. Several weeks later, the nominees with the most nominations are placed on a final ballot. Voters are then asked to cast their votes again -- this time having to choose one of the finalists in each category. At the conclusion of voting, the winners in each category are announced.
From there, each of the winners moves to an All-Soaps ballot. Each of the other soaps' winners in a given category will compete against each other to determine the best of the soaps for that year. So, for example, the Favorite Character winners from all of the soaps will battle it out for the top prize.
Following are the final results of the
2009-2010 Dankies for
The Young and the Restless.
Outstanding Lead Actor
Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott, Y&R) 27 %
Eric Braeden (Victor Newman, Y&R) 14 %
Christian LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin, Y&R) 17 %
» Billy J. Miller (Billy Abbott, Y&R) 39 %
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Outstanding Lead Actress
Sharon Case (Sharon Newman), Y&R) 27 %
» Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor, Y&R) 36 %
Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Newman, Y&R) 28 %
Jess Walton (Jill Abbott, Y&R) 7 %
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Outstanding Supporting Actor
» Doug Davidson (Paul Williams, Y&R) 37 %
Daniel Goddard (Cane Ashby, Y&R) 16 %
Michael Muhney (Adam Wilson, Y&R) 30 %
Greg Rikaart (Kevin Fisher, Y&R) 15 %
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Outstanding Supporting Actress
Stacy Haiduk (Patty Williams/Emily Peterson, Y&R) 31 %
» Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe Mitchell, Y&R) 32 %
Christel Khalil (Lily Winters Ashby, Y&R) 14 %
Beth Maitland (Traci Abbott Connelly, Y&R) 22 %
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Outstanding Newcomer
John Driscoll (Phillip 20 %
» Stacy Haiduk (Patty Williams/Emily Peterson, Y&R) 41 %
Sean Kanan (Deacon Sharpe, Y&R) 6 %
Michael Muhney (Adam Wilson, Y&R) 31 %
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Outstanding Younger Performer
» Christel Khalil (Lily Winters, Y&R) 33 %
Emily O'Brien (Jana Hawkes, Y&R) 30 %
Bryton McClure (Devon Hamilton, Y&R) 3 %
Kevin Schmidt (Noah Newman, Y&R) 32 %
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Most Attractive Male Star
Daniel Goddard (Cane Ashby, Y&R) 23 %
Thad Luckinbill (JT Helstrom, Y&R) 14 %
» Billy J. Miller (Billy Abbott, Y&R) 33 %
Joshua Morrow (Nicholas Newman, Y&R) 27 %
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Most Attractive Female Star
» Sharon Case (Sharon Newman, Y&R) 39 %
Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe Mitchell, Y&R) 28 %
Christel Khalil (Lily Winters, Y&R) 13 %
Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Newman, Y&R) 19 %
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Favorite Storyline
Hell Hath No Fury: Victor gets Patty Williams plastic surgery so she can return to Genoa City as Mary Jane Benson and enact revenge on Jack. Patty kills Zapato, puts Summer in a coma, shoots Victor, kidnaps Colleen and is responsible for Colleen's drowning. A transplant of Colleen's heart saves Victor's life, and Patty ends up in an institution where she is treated by her look-alike former psychiatrist Emily Peterson. (Y&R) 28 %
» Thanks For The Memories: Katherine Chancellor regains her memory and proves it was her wise-cracking doppelganger, Marge, who died in the car wreck, not her. With the help of young friends who believe in her and her new friends from the diner, Kay takes back her life and returns home to marry Murphy. (Y&R) 41 %
Ten Things I Hate About You: Billy and Chloe marry to try to give their baby, Delia, a family. Chloe tries to tame Billy, but Billy is unable to stop being a player. Ultimately they divorce. Nina's virgin son, Chance, returns from the military and sets about taming Chloe. Chloe and Chance slowly fall in love, just as the new and improved Billy gets his act together. (Y&R) 20 %
The Surrogate: Lily forgives Cane for posing as Phillip Chancellor III. As they resume their marriage and plan a family, Lily is tragically diagnosed with cancer. During her hysterectomy, two precious eggs are harvested. Mackenzie becomes their surrogate, ruining her relationship with Billy. (Y&R) 9 %
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Least Favorite Storyline
Hell Hath No Fury: Victor gets Patty Williams plastic surgery so she can return to Genoa City as Mary Jane Benson and enact revenge on Jack. Patty kills Zapato, puts Summer in a coma, shoots Victor, kidnaps Colleen and is responsible for Colleen's drowning. A transplant of Colleen's heart saves Victor's life, and Patty ends up in an institution where she is treated by her look-alike former psychiatrist Emily Peterson. (Y&R) 7 %
Gaslight Baby: Adam gaslights Ashley into believing that Sabrina is haunting her, causing Ashley to lose her mind and her baby. Adam blackmails Dr. Taylor about his sexual harassment of Harvard co-eds and forces him to be Ashleys doctor. Months later, when Sharon gives birth, Adam coerces Dr. Taylor to deliver Sharon's baby and tell her that it died, so that Adam can give baby Faith to Ashley as her own. (Y&R) 35 %
» Support Your Local Chipmunk: Kevin is held hostage in a closet by Clint Radison. Preying on Kevin's past child abuse by his father, Tom, Clint pretends to be Tom. Clint orders Kevin to commit bank robberies dressed in a Chipmunk head disguise. After Clint is killed and Kevin is exonerated, Kevin becomes an accidental motivational speaker, urging teens to do the right thing. (Y&R) 37 %
Three's Company, Forgery's A Crowd: Deacon Sharpe arranges for Daniel to be conned by a fake FBI man into forging a Terroni painting to catch an art thief. The fake FBI man is murdered, and Daniel, left with the gun, is charged with murder. Deacon blackmails Amber into marrying him, but Daniel ends up re-arrested until Phyllis finds a gym bag containing evidence to free him. (Y&R) 19 %
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Favorite Character
» Billy Abbott (Y&R) 43 %
Chloe Mitchell (Y&R) 14 %
Phyllis Newman (Y&R) 21 %
Sharon Newman (Y&R) 20 %
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Least Favorite Character
» Adam Wilson (Y&R) 34 %
MacKenzie Browning (Y&R) 32 %
Sharon Newman (Y&R) 12 %
Victor Newman (Y&R) 20 %
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Most Memorable Moment
» Drowning Lessons: Colleens life drifts away as Lily, Kevin, JT, Billy and Abby beg her to stay. As Traci reads aloud Colleens favorite fairytale and watches the clock tick, John tells Colleen its time to move on
and Brad comes to escort his daughter to the other side. (Y&R) 43 %
Prophecy Fulfilled: At the cabin, Nick finds a letter Sharon never meant for him to read and realizes that their love is still with them. Sharon and Nick make love, conceiving the daughter Cassies deathbed prophecy promised. (Y&R) 21 %
Purple Haze: Adams sudden appearance on the landing while dressed in Sabrinas gown terrifies Ashley, who falls down the stairs and miscarries her baby. (Y&R) 7 %
RIP, Bradsicle: After a desperate search, Brad is found dead - splayed under the ice in the frozen lake where he gave his life to save Noah. (Y&R) 27 %
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Favorite On-Screen Couple or Duo
Cane Ashby and Lily Winters (Y&R) 17 %
Michael Baldwin and Lauren Fenmore (Y&R) 31 %
Nick Newman and Phylis Summers (Y&R) 14 %
» Patrick Murphy and Katherine Chancellor (Y&R) 36 %
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Most Missed Performer
Thom Bierdz (Phillip Chancellor III, Y&R) 10 %
» Don Diamont (Brad Carlton, Y&R) 50 %
Chris Engen (Adam Wilson, Y&R) 13 %
Tammin Sursok (Colleen Carlton, Y&R) 26 %
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Outstanding Special Guest or Recurring Role
» Tricia Cast (Nina Webster, Y&R) 37 %
Tracey Bregman (Lauren Fenmore, Y&R) 35 %
Jerry Douglas (John Abbott, Y&R) 19 %
Sean Kanan (Deacon Sharpe, Y&R) 7 %
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Outstanding Overall Performer
»Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott, Y&R) 13 %
Eric Braeden (Victor Newman, Y&R) 6 %
Sharon Case (Sharon Newman), Y&R) 9 %
Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor, Y&R) 11 %
Doug Davidson (Paul Williams, Y&R) 3 %
Daniel Goddard (Cane Ashby, Y&R) 1 %
Stacy Haiduk (Patty Williams/Emily Peterson, Y&R) 6 %
Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe Mitchell, Y&R) 5 %
Christel Khalil (Lily Winters Ashby, Y&R) 3 %
Christian LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin, Y&R) 5 %
Beth Maitland (Traci Abbott Connelly, Y&R) 4 %
Billy J. Miller (Billy Abbott, Y&R) 12 %
Michael Muhney (Adam Wilson, Y&R) 4 %
Greg Rikaart (Kevin Fisher, Y&R) 1 %
Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Newman, Y&R) 9 %
Jess Walton (Jill Abbott, Y&R) 1 %