1997 SOAP OPERA UPDATE MVP AWARDS September 7, 1997 Running Time: 90 minutes DVD Only Complete and Uncut; this awards show first aired on the Lifetime cable channel. Your hosts are Emma Samms and Kristoff St. John Stars presenting awards onstage include: Peter Reckell & Kristian Alfonso Scott Holmes & Ellen Dolan Michael Dietz & Julie Pinson Mark Consuelos & Kelly Ripa Ian Buchanan & Kimberlin Brown Kathleen Noone & Sarah Buxton Peter Bergman & Melody Thomas Scott Stephen Nichols & Mary Beth Evans Linda Dano & John Aprea Frank Grillo & Beth Ehlers Kevin Stapleton & Laura Koffman John Callahan & Eva LaRue Ingo Rademacher Vicki Lawrence Tons of clips highlighting each soap opera in general; along with clips of the individual nominees; each soap opera has 6 nominees (3 for the guys, 3 for the gals) who represent their Most Valuable Players. The winners were selected by the readers of Soap Opera Update magazine. The following is a list of the soap operas and nominees who are featured in this show; the winners have asterisks **** next to their name and all appear onstage to accept their awards, unless otherwise noted. One Life To Live Roger Howarth Thorsten Kaye Robert S. Woods **** Kassie DePaiva **** Erika Slezak Robin Strasser Guiding Light Grant Aleksander Robert Newman **** Michael Zaslow Elizabeth Keifer Wendy Moniz Kim Zimmer **** General Hospital Maurice Benard **** Anthony Geary Stephen Nichols Mary Beth Evans Genie Francis **** Jacklyn Zeman As The World Turns Benjamin Hendrickson Scott Holmes **** Alexander Walters Martha Byrne **** Kelley Menighan Hensley Elizabeth Hubbard Another World Robert Kelker-Kelly Mark Pinter **** Stephen Schnetzer Jensen Buchanan **** (not in attendance) Linda Dano Victoria Wyndham All My Children John Callahan **** Michael E. Knight Michael Nader Eva LaRue **** Susan Lucci Robin Mattson The Bold & The Beautiful Ian Buchanan John McCook Ronn Moss **** Kimberlin Brown Katherine Kelly Lang Hunter Tylo **** (not in attendance) Days Of Our Lives Drake Hogestyn **** Austin Peck Peter Reckell Kristian Alfonso **** Deidre Hall Alison Sweeney Sunset Beach Sam Behrens **** Hank Cheyne Clive Robertson Sarah Buxton Lesley-Anne Down **** Kathleen Noone The Young & The Restless Peter Bergman Eric Braeden **** (not in attendance) Joshua Morrow Lauralee Bell Tricia Cast Melody Thomas Scott **** Hottest Male and Female Newcomers Victor Alfieri Tyler Christopher **** Frank Grillo Carrie Genzel Sandra P. Grant Kim Rhodes **** Best Primetime Drama Beverly Hills 90210 Melrose Place **** Party of Five Best of the Best - Actors and Actresses Maurice Benard Peter Bergman Drake Hogestyn **** Deidre Hall Melody Thomas Scott Genie Francis **** Best Couple Peter Reckell & Kristian Alfonso **** Anthony Geary & Genie Francis Joshua Morrow & Sharon Case Best Daytime Drama Days Of Our Lives **** General Hospital The Young & The Restless The award for Best Daytime Drama is accepted onstage by Days Of Our Lives co-stars Drake Hogestyn, Peter Reckell, Kristian Alfonso, Victor Alfieri & Alison Sweeney ... AND MUCH MORE!!!! Video and audio quality are VERY GOOD. Videos and DVDs are NOT returnable unless a product is damaged or defective, in which case it may be returned in exchange for a replacement copy. Damages or defects must be reported immediately. Claims made 14 days or more following invoice date will not be honored. All DVDs are recorded in +R format. Please ensure that your DVD player is compatible with +R media. Please click on the DVD info link on the left side of your screen for more information.