[1] It was given to honor a young actress or actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a role while working within the daytime drama industry.
With the age being lowered to 18 for the 50th Daytime Emmy Awards, entrants were required to be "no older than 18 on at least January 1, 2022" in order to be eligible.
Additionally, when the announcement was made for the 48th Daytime Emmy Awards, Younger Performer entrants were permitted to enter this category an infinite number of times while they are under 18, but once they turned 18, they were permitted to enter only three times before being moved to either the Lead or Supporting categories.
[3] The award was first presented to Olivia Rose Keegan, for her role as Claire Brady on Days of Our Lives.
Katelyn MacMullen, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Sydney Mikayla and Eden McCoy have the most nominations in this category, with a total of two.