"AMC" at the Soap Opera Digest Awards Quiz

Answer: Susan Lucci (Erica)

"AMC" first won at the Soap Opera Digest Awards in 1988 when the Editors of "Soap Opera Digest" decided to give her the Editor's Choice Award. She was cited as making unique contributions to daytime television and providing some of its most entertaining moments. Agnes Nixon, creator of "All My Children", won the Editor's Choice Awards at the 1996 Soap Opera Digest Awards.

Answer: Robert Gentry (Ross)

It was at the 1990 ceremony of the Soap Opera Digest Awards where Robert Gentry, who played Ross Chandler, won the Outstanding Supporting Actor: Daytime prize. Other nominees in this category that year were Tom Eplin of "Another World", David Forsyth of "Another World", Scott DeFreitas of "As the World Turns" and Michael O'Leary of "Guiding Light". One of Ross's biggest storylines on "AMC" was when he raped Natalie Marlowe.

Answer: David Canary (Adam)

"AMC" won another honor at the Soap Opera Digest Awards of 1990 when David Canary won for Outstanding Villain: Daytime as Adam Chandler. The editors of "Soap Opera Digest" decided not to credit his other character of Stuart in the category since Stuart was not deemed a villain.

Other nominees in this category that year were Chris Robinson of "Another World", Peter Boynton of "As the World Turns", Kin Shriner of "General Hospital" and Joseph Breen of "Guiding Light".

Answer: Julia Barr (Brooke)

"AMC" won a major award at the Soap Opera Digest Awards in 1991 when Julia Barr won the Outstanding Supporting Actress: Daytime trophy for her portrayal of Brooke. This was their first win in the category. Other nominees in this category that year were Marie Masters for "As the World Turns", Darlene Conley for "The Bold and the Beautiful", Joan Pringle for "Generations" and Maureen Garrett for "Guiding Light".

Answer: Favorite Return

In 1999, "Soap Opera Digest" began a new category for their awards ceremony called "Favorite Return". The first three nominees in this category were Cady McClain of "All My Children", Christian LeBlanc of "The Young and the Restless" and Ellen Wheeler of "Another World". Cady McClain won this award in 1999 due to material which aired in the previous year. Cady returned to "AMC" as Dixie in July of 1998 after being gone for slightly more than two years.

Answer: Matthew Borlenghi (Brian)

1993 was the year when "AMC" first took the award for Outstanding Younger Leading Actor at the Soap Opera Digest Awards. Matthew Borlenghi, who played Brian Bodine, won the award that year amidst stiff competition. Other nominees in this category that year were Jon Hensley for "As the World Turns", Steve Burton for "General Hospital", Rick Hearst for "Guiding Light", Robert Fontaine, Jr. for "Santa Barbara", Kristoff St. John for "The Young and the Restless" and Scott Reeves for "The Young and the Restless". Brian Bodine was best known in the early 1990s for being involved in a relationship with Hayley Vaughn.

Answer: Jack Montgomery and Erica Kane

Despite how big a fanbase Jack/Erica have for "All My Children", their portrayers, Walt Willey and Susan Lucci, did not win a Soap Opera Digest Award for Hottest Romance at any of the ceremonies from the 1990s. However, "AMC" won three times in this category in the 1990s.

In 1996, Keith Hamilton Cobb and Sydney Penny accepted the Hottest Romance award since Noah and Julia won that year. In 1998, Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa won the Hottest Romance award for their portrayal of Hayley and Mateo but they were not present at the ceremony that year.

In 1999, David Canary and Jennifer Bassey accepted the Hottest Romance award since Stuart and Marian won that year.

Answer: Keith Hamilton Cobb (Noah)

"AMC" won the Outstanding Male Newcomer Award at the Soap Opera Digest Awards in 1995 when Keith Hamilton Cobb, who portrayed Noah Keefer, won the honor. Cobb proved to be an instant hit with the fans as the rough but kind Noah. Other nominees in this category that year were Jason Biggs for "As the World Turns" and Phillip Moon for "The Young and the Restless".

Answer: Jennifer Bassey (Marian)

"AMC" won a total of four awards at the 1998 ceremony and one of them was Outstanding Female Scene Stealer. Jennifer Bassey (Marian) won and mentioned while accepting the award that she was excited when Michael E. Knight (Tad) won earlier in the evening that she jumped and split open a little part of her dress.

Other nominees in this category that year were Tracey E. Bregman for "The Bold and the Beautiful" and Kathleen Noone for "Sunset Beach".

Answer: Eden Riegel (Bianca)

"AMC" won only one award at the 2001 Soap Opera Digest Awards and it was for Outstanding Female Newcomer. Eden Riegel, who debuted as a recast Bianca Montgomery in July/2000, took the prize after she became a hit with the audience due to her great portrayal in the story of Bianca coming out as a lesbian.

Other nominees in this category that year were Marisa Ramirez of "General Hospital" and Erin Hershey of "Port Charles".