Following is a complete listing of each of the winners in the Outstanding Directing Team category. The first award for Outstanding Directing Team was handed out in 1979. Prior to that, there was a category honoring individual directors.
• * 1973-1974; Days of our Lives
• * 1974-1975; The Young and the Restless
• * 1975-1976; One Life to Live
• * 1976-1977; Ryan's Hope
• * 1977-1978; The Young and the Restless
• 1978-1979; Ryan's Hope
• 1979-1980; Ryan's Hope
• 1980-1981; General Hospital
• 1981-1982; General Hospital
• 1982-1983; One Life to Live
• 1983-1984; One Life to Live
• 1984-1985; Guiding Light
• 1985-1986; The Young and the Restless
• 1986-1987; The Young and the Restless
• 1987-1988; The Young and the Restless
• 1988-1989; The Young and the Restless
• 1989-1990; Santa Barbara
• 1990-1991; Santa Barbara
• 1991-1992; Another World
• 1992-1993; As the World Turns
• 1993-1994; Guiding Light
• 1994-1995; All My Children
• 1995-1996; The Young and the Restless
• 1996-1997; The Young and the Restless
• 1997-1998; The Young and the Restless
• 1998-1999; The Young and the Restless
• 1999-2000; General Hospital
• 2000-2001; The Young and the Restless
• 2001-2002; The Young and the Restless
• 2002-2003; All My Children
• 2003-2004; General Hospital
• 2004-2005; General Hospital
• 2005-2006; General Hospital
• 2006-2007; As the World Turns
• 2007-2008; One Life to Live
• 2008-2009; One Life to Live
• 2009-2010; General Hospital
• 2010-2011; The Bold and the Beautiful
• 2011-2012; General Hospital
• 2012-2013; The Bold and the Beautiful
• 2013-2014; One Life to Live
• 2014-2015; The Bold and the Beautiful
• 2015-2016; General Hospital
• 2016-2017; General Hospital
• 2017-2018; Days of our Lives
• 2018-2019; The Young and the Restless
• 2019-2020; General Hospital
• 2020-2021; General Hospital
• 2021-2022; General Hospital
• 2022-2023; General Hospital
• 2023-2024; General Hospital
* In years marked with an asterisk, the Emmy was awarded to an individual and not the entire directing team
General Hospital; 15 wins
The Young and the Restless; 12 wins (2 individual)
One Life to Live; 5 wins (1 individual) •
All My Children; 2 wins •
As The World Turns; 2 wins •
The Bold and the Beautiful; 3 wins
Days of our Lives 2 wins (1 individual)
Guiding Light; 2 wins •
Ryan's Hope; 2 wins (1 individual) •
Santa Barbara; 2 wins •
Another World; 1 win •
• This program is no longer in production.