5th Soap Opera Digest Awards
The fifth annual Soap Opera Digest Awards were held in 1989. The show was aired on NBC. It was hosted by John Loprieno and Andrea Evans
Daytime
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Leading Role
Outstanding Comic Performance by a Daytime Actor
Outstanding Comic Performance by a Daytime Actress
Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Leading Role
- Jeanne Cooper (The Young and the Restless)
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Supporting Role
- Quinn K. Redeker (The Young and the Restless)
Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Supporting Role
Outstanding Female Daytime Newcomer
- Anne Heche (Another World)
Outstanding Daytime Heroine
- Marcy Walker (Santa Barbara)
Outstanding Daytime Hero
- Stephen Nichols (Days of our Lives)
Outstanding Daytime Villain
- Matthew Ashford (Days of our Lives)
Outstanding Daytime Villainess
Outstanding Male Daytime Newcomer
- Scott Thompson Baker (General Hospital)
Favorite Daytime Super Couple
- Stephen Nichols and Mary Beth Evans (Days of our Lives)
Outstanding Daytime Serial
- Days of our Lives
Primetime
Outstanding Actor in a Primetime Leading Role
Outstanding Actress in a Primetime Leading Role
Outstanding Actor in a Primetime Supporting Role
- William Devane (Knots Landing)
Outstanding Actress in a Primetime Supporting Role
- Tonya Crowe (Knots Landing)
Outstanding Primetime Villain
Outstanding Primeiime Villainess
- Donna Mills (Knots Landing)
Outstanding Primetime Serial
- Knots Landing