As the 00’s come to an end and we look forward to the 2010’s Daytime Confidential pauses to look back at the best of the past decade. In the coming days Daytime Confidential readers will be able to vote for their favorite soap actors and characters in a variety of categories.

Voting ends December 24 at midnight and readers' votes in all the categories will be discussed in a “Best of the Decade” podcast to air the week of January 28.

While lead actors and actresses may have all the limelight it wouldn’t be possible without the supporting actresses and actors they share their scenes with. The dynamic Lesli Kay won a Supporting Emmy in 2001 as Molly Conlan and was nominated in the same category for her The Bold and the Beautiful character Felicia Forrester. Who can forget Eden Riegel as All My Children’s Bianca Montgomery? The Young and the Restless’ Sharon Case keeps fans riveted as the lovelorn kleptomaniac Sharon Abbott.

Who is the best supporting actress of the decade?

As the 00’s come to an end and we look forward to the 2010’s Daytime Confidential pauses to look back at the best of the past decade. In the coming days Daytime Confidential readers will be able to vote for their favorite soap actors and characters in a variety of categories.

Voting ends December 24 at midnight and readers' votes in all the categories will be discussed in a “Best of the Decade” podcast to air the week of January 28.

While lead actors and actresses may have all the limelight it wouldn’t be possible without the supporting actors and actresses they share their scenes with. Would As the World Turns’ Katie (Terri Colombino) be as enjoyable without the talented Trent Dawson as Katie’s best friend Henry Coleman? Robin Strasser’s Dorian Lord is at her best when Tuc Watkins returns as David Vickers and brings out her humanity. Jacob Young’s JR Chandler battles his father– All My Children’s silver fox David Canary– Adam Chandler and together they give soap fans one of daytime’s best father/son dynamics.

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Who is the best supporting actor of the decade?

As the 00’s come to an end and we look forward to the 2010’s Daytime Confidential pauses to look back at the best of the past decade. In the coming days Daytime Confidential readers will be able to vote for their favorite soap actors and characters in a variety of categories.

Voting ends December 24 at midnight and readers' votes in all the categories will be discussed in a “Best of the Decade” podcast to air the week of January 28.

Lead actresses hold a special place in soap fan’s hearts. They are heroines, vixens, villainesses and divatastic. From The Young and the Restless’ Victoria Rowell, Days of our Lives’ Deidre Hall, The Bold and the Beautiful’s Katherine Kelly Lang to three of General Hospital’s Carly Corinthos— Sarah Brown, Tamara Braun and Laura Wright —these actresses have kept us coming back day after day.

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Who is the best lead actress of the decade?

As the 00’s come to an end and we look forward to the 2010’s Daytime Confidential pauses to look back at the best of the past decade. In the coming days Daytime Confidential readers will be able to vote for their favorite soap actors and characters in a variety of categories.

Voting ends December 24 at midnight and readers' votes in all the categories will be discussed in a “Best of the Decade” podcast to air the week of January 28.

From The Young and the Restless’ Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott to Ricky Paull Goldin’s Gus Aitoro on Guiding Light, soap’s leading men have turned in some subtle and stellar performances over the past decade, leaving us with unforgettable memories.

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Who is the best lead actor of the decade?

As the 00’s come to an end and we look forward to the 2010’s Daytime Confidential pauses to look back at the best of the past decade. In the coming days Daytime Confidential readers will be able to vote for their favorite soap actors and characters in a variety of categories.

Voting ends December 24 at midnight and readers' votes in all the categories will be discussed in a “Best of the Decade” podcast to air the week of January 28.

Whether they are General Hospital’s Patrick and Robin, As the World Turns' Luke and Noah, Days of our Lives’ Bo and Hope or any of the many other popular soap couples, they heat up our screens, inspire fanbases and drive us nuts when they aren’t together.

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Who is the best soap couple of the past decade?