4th Soap Opera Digest Awards
The fourth annual Soap Opera Digest Awards were held in 1988. It was aired on NBC. The awards were not held in 1987.
Daytime
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Leading Role
Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Leading Role
Outstanding Comic Performance by a Daytime Actress
- Arleen Sorkin (Days of Our Lives)
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Supporting Role
Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Supporting Role
Outstanding Daytime Heroine
- Robin Wright Penn (Santa Barbara)
Outstanding Daytime Hero
- A Martinez (Santa Barbara)
Outstanding Comic Performance by an Daytime Actor
- Michael T. Weiss (Days of Our Lives)
Outstanding Daytime Villain
- Justin Deas (Santa Barbara)
Outstanding Daytime Villainess
Outstanding Daytime Newcomer
- Ian Buchanan (General Hospital)
Outstanding Daytime Serial
Prime Time
Outstanding Actor in a Prime Time Leading Role
Outstanding Actress in a Prime Time Leading Role
- Michele Lee (Knots Landing)
Outstanding Actor in a Prime Time Supporting Role
Outstanding Actress in a Prime Time Supporting Role
- Tonya Crowe (Knots Landing)
Outstanding Prime Time Villain
- Larry Hagman (Dallas)
Outstanding Prime Time Villainess
- Donna Mills (Knots Landing)
Favorite Prime Time Super Couple
- Michele Lee , Kevin Dobson (Knots Landing)