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 a 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)
Favorite Daytime Super Couple
- Charles Shaughnessy and Patsy Pease (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
- Michele Lee (Knots Landing)
Outstanding Actor in a Primetime Supporting Role
Outstanding Actress in a Primetime Supporting Role
- Tonya Crowe (Knots Landing)
Outstanding Primetime Villain
- Larry Hagman (Dallas)
Outstanding Primetime Villainess
- Donna Mills (Knots Landing)
Favorite Primetime Super Couple
- Michele Lee and Kevin Dobson (Knots Landing)
Outstanding Primetime Serial
- Knots Landing