Inside Soap Awards

Inside Soap Awards
Awarded forThe best in British and Australian soap opera and its actors
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byInside Soap
First award1993 (1993)
Websitehttps://www.insidesoap.co.uk/ 

The Inside Soap Awards is a yearly British award ceremony run by Inside Soap magazine since 1996. The awards celebrate both British and Australian soap operas and their actors. The current soap operas nominated for awards are Casualty, Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks, Home and Away and Waterloo Road. Now defunct soaps that were formerly nominated for awards included Take the High Road, Springhill, Sunset Beach,[1] The Bill, Bad Girls, Brookside, Crossroads, Doctors, Family Affairs, Night and Day, Where the Heart Is, Holby City and Neighbours.

Winners

1990s

1993

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best Soap Home and Away
Best Aussie Soap Home and Away
Best Actor Les Hill Blake Dean Home and Away
Best Actress Rebekah Elmaloglou Sophie Simpson Home and Away
Best Couple Vanessa Downing and Dennis Coard Pippa and Michael Ross Home and Away
Best Male Character Les Hill Blake Dean Home and Away
Best Female Character Rebekah Elmaloglou Sophie Simpson Home and Away
Soap's Biggest Bitch Mandy Salter Nicola Stapleton EastEnders

Source:[2]

1996

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best Soap Home and Away
Best Foreign Soap Home and Away
Best Actress Melissa George Angel Parrish Home and Away
Best Couple Dieter Brummer and Melissa George Shane and Angel Parrish Home and Away
Biggest Soap Bitch Claire King Kim Tate Emmerdale
Most Upsetting Departure Dieter Brummer Shane Parrish Home and Away
Best Soap Plot The Frank / Kim / Dave love triangle Frank Tate, Kim Tate and Dave Glover Emmerdale
Sexiest Female Kimberley Davies Annalise Hartman Neighbours

Source:[3][4]

1997

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best British Soap EastEnders
Best Overseas Soap Home and Away
Best Actor Bernard Curry Luke Handley Neighbours
Best Supporting Actor Mark Homer Tony Hills EastEnders
Best Couple Sid Owen and Patsy Palmer Ricky and Bianca Butcher EastEnders
Best Soap Veteran Anne Haddy Helen Daniels Neighbours
Sexiest Female Martine McCutcheon Tiffany Mitchell EastEnders

Source:[5][6][7][8]

1998

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best British Soap EastEnders
Best Overseas Soap Home and Away
Best Couple Nic Testoni and Megan Connolly / Belinda Emmett Travis and Rebecca Nash Home and Away

Source:[9][10]

1999

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best British Soap EastEnders
Best Overseas Soap Home and Away

Source:[11][12]

2000s

2000

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best Overseas Soap Neighbours

Source:[13][14]

2001

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best Soap EastEnders
Best Overseas Soap Neighbours
Best Actor Martin Kemp Steve Owen EastEnders
Best Actress June Brown Dot Cotton EastEnders
Best Young Actor Jack P. Shepherd David Platt Coronation Street
Best Bad Boy Jeff Hordley Cain Dingle Emmerdale
Best Bitch Charlie Brooks Janine Butcher EastEnders
Best Couple Kevin Kennedy and Angela Lonsdale Curly and Emma Watts Coronation Street
Funniest Character Malcolm Hebden Norris Cole Coronation Street
Best Newcomer Jessie Wallace Kat Slater EastEnders
Best Exit Karen Drury Susannah Morrisey Brookside
Sexiest Female Tracy Shaw Maxine Peacock Coronation Street
Sexiest Male Michael Greco Beppe di Marco EastEnders
Best Storyline Who Shot Phil? Phil Mitchell, Steve Owen and Lisa Fowler EastEnders
Best Dressed Soap Star Joanna Taylor Geri Hudson Hollyoaks
Outstanding Achievement Barbara Windsor Peggy Mitchell EastEnders

Source:[15][16]

2002

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best Soap EastEnders
Best Drama The Bill
Best Actor Alex Ferns Trevor Morgan EastEnders
Best Actress Kacey Ainsworth Little Mo Mitchell EastEnders
Best Young Actor Ray Quinn Anthony Murray Brookside
Best Bad Boy Brian Capron Richard Hillman Coronation Street
Best Bitch Suranne Jones Karen McDonald Coronation Street
Best Couple John Bardon and June Brown Jim Branning and Dot Cotton EastEnders
Funniest Character Malcolm Hebden Norris Cole Coronation Street
Best Newcomer Seamus Gubbins Ray Mullan Emmerdale
Sexiest Female Jessie Wallace Kat Slater EastEnders
Sexiest Male Jack Ryder Jamie Mitchell EastEnders
Best Storyline Zoe discovers Kat is her mother Kat Slater and Zoe Slater EastEnders
Best Dressed Soap Star Tracy Shaw Maxine Peacock Coronation Street
Outstanding Achievement Bill Tarmey and Liz Dawn Jack and Vera Duckworth Coronation Street

Source:[17]

2003

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best Soap EastEnders
Best Drama Bad Girls[18]
Best Actor Steve McFadden Phil Mitchell EastEnders
Best Actress Leah Bracknell Zoe Tate Emmerdale
Best Young Actor Charley Webb Debbie Dingle Emmerdale
Best Bad Boy Brian Capron Richard Hillman Coronation Street
Best Bitch Kate Ford Tracy Barlow Coronation Street
Best Couple Suranne Jones and Simon Gregson Karen and Steve McDonald Coronation Street
Best Family The Moons Alfie Moon, Kat Moon and Nana Moon, Spencer Moon EastEnders
Funniest Character Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders
Best Newcomer Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders
Sexiest Female Jessie Wallace Kat Slater EastEnders
Sexiest Male Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders
Best Storyline Richard's Terror Richard Hillman, Gail Hillman and Maxine Peacock Coronation Street
Best Dressed Soap Star Suranne Jones Karen McDonald Coronation Street
Outstanding Achievement June Brown Dot Branning EastEnders

Source:[19]

2004

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best Soap EastEnders
Best Drama The Bill
Best Actor Nigel Harman Dennis Rickman EastEnders
Best Actress June Brown Dot Branning EastEnders
Best Young Actor Sam Aston Chesney Battersby-Brown Coronation Street
Best Bad Boy Jeff Hordley Cain Dingle Emmerdale
Best Bitch Charlie Brooks Janine Evans EastEnders
Best Couple Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace Alfie and Kat Moon EastEnders
Funniest Character Andrew Whyment Kirk Sutherland Coronation Street
Best Newcomer Sam Aston Chesney Battersby-Brown Coronation Street
Sexiest Female Suranne Jones Karen McDonald Coronation Street
Sexiest Male Nigel Harman Dennis Rickman EastEnders
Best Storyline Tracy and Steve's One Night Stand Tracy Barlow and Steve McDonald Coronation Street
Best Snog Bruno Langley and Chris Finch Todd Grimshaw and Karl Foster Coronation Street
Outstanding Achievement Sue Nicholls Audrey Roberts Coronation Street

Source:[20]

2005

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best Soap EastEnders
Best Drama Bad Girls
Best Actor Nigel Harman Dennis Rickman EastEnders
Best Actress Sally Lindsay Shelley Unwin Coronation Street
Best Young Actor Charley Webb Debbie Dingle Emmerdale
Best Bad Boy Bill Ward Charlie Stubbs Coronation Street
Best Bitch Patsy Kensit Sadie King Emmerdale
Best Couple John Bardon and June Brown Jim and Dot Branning EastEnders
Best Family The Dingles Various Emmerdale
Funniest Character Antony Cotton Sean Tully Coronation Street
Best Newcomer Antony Cotton Sean Tully Coronation Street
Sexiest Female Samia Smith Maria Sutherland Coronation Street
Sexiest Male Nigel Harman Dennis Rickman EastEnders
Best Storyline Dirty Den's Murder Den Watts, Chrissie Watts, Zoe Slater, Sam Mitchell EastEnders
Best Dressed Soap Star Tracy-Ann Oberman Chrissie Watts EastEnders
Outstanding Achievement Letitia Dean Sharon Watts EastEnders

Source:[21]

2006

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best Soap EastEnders
Best Drama The Bill
Best Actor Bradley Walsh Danny Baldwin Coronation Street
Best Actress Lacey Turner Stacey Slater EastEnders
Best Young Actor Ellis Hollins Tom Cunningham Hollyoaks
Best Bad Boy Bill Ward Charlie Stubbs Coronation Street
Best Bitch Patsy Kensit Sadie King Emmerdale
Best Couple Charlie Clements and Lacey Turner Bradley Branning and Stacey Slater EastEnders
Best Family The Mitchells Various EastEnders
Funniest Character Antony Cotton Sean Tully Coronation Street
Best Newcomer Charlie Clements Bradley Branning EastEnders
Sexiest Female Kara Tointon Dawn Swann EastEnders
Sexiest Male Richard Fleeshman Craig Harris Coronation Street
Best Storyline Alice's cancer battle Alice and Sam Dingle Emmerdale
Best Dressed Soap Star Samia Smith Maria Sutherland Coronation Street
Outstanding Achievement Helen Worth Gail Platt Coronation Street

Source:[22]

2007

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best Soap Coronation Street
Best Drama The Bill
Best Actor Antony Cotton Sean Tully Coronation Street
Best Actress Lacey Turner Stacey Slater EastEnders
Best Young Actor Eden Taylor-Draper Belle Dingle Emmerdale
Best Bad Boy Jack P. Shepherd David Platt Coronation Street
Best Bitch Sophie Thompson Stella Crawford EastEnders
Best Couple Charlie Clements and Lacey Turner Bradley Branning and Stacey Slater EastEnders
Funniest Performance Charlie Hardwick Val Pollard Emmerdale
Best Newcomer Rob James-Collier Liam Connor Coronation Street
Sexiest Female Roxanne McKee Louise Summers Hollyoaks
Sexiest Male Rob James-Collier Liam Connor Coronation Street
Best Storyline Stella's Torment of Ben Stella Crawford and Ben Mitchell EastEnders
Best Dressed Soap Star Kara Tointon Dawn Swann EastEnders

Source:[23][24]

2008

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best Soap EastEnders
Best Drama The Bill
Best Actor Robert Kazinsky Sean Slater EastEnders
Best Actress Lacey Turner Stacey Branning EastEnders
Best Young Actor Ellis Hollins Tom Cunningham Hollyoaks
Best Bad Boy Jack P. Shepherd David Platt Coronation Street
Best Bitch Alison King Carla Connor Coronation Street
Best Couple Charlie Clements and Lacey Turner Bradley and Stacey Branning EastEnders
Funniest Character Cheryl Fergison Heather Trott EastEnders
Best Newcomer Rita Simons Roxy Mitchell EastEnders
Sexiest Female Kara Tointon Dawn Swann EastEnders
Sexiest Male Robert Kazinsky Sean Slater EastEnders
Best Storyline The Aftermath of Max and Stacey's affair Max Branning, Bradley Branning, Stacey Branning and Tanya Branning EastEnders
Best Dressed Soap Star Kym Marsh Michelle Connor Coronation Street
Outstanding Achievement Chris Chittell Eric Pollard Emmerdale

Source:[25]

2009

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best Soap EastEnders
Best Drama The Bill
Best Actor Gray O'Brien Tony Gordon Coronation Street
Best Actress Lacey Turner Stacey Slater EastEnders
Best Young Actor Alex Bain Simon Barlow Coronation Street
Best Bad Boy Larry Lamb Archie Mitchell EastEnders
Best Bitch Charlie Brooks Janine Butcher EastEnders
Funniest Character Maggie Jones Blanche Hunt Coronation Street
Best Newcomer Craig Gazey Graeme Proctor Coronation Street
Sexiest Female Michelle Keegan Tina McIntyre Coronation Street
Sexiest Male John Partridge Christian Clarke EastEnders
Best Storyline Archie's torment and Danielle's death Archie Mitchell, Danielle Jones and Ronnie Mitchell EastEnders
Best Dressed Soap Star Kara Tointon Dawn Swann EastEnders
Best Family The McQueens Various Hollyoaks

Source:[26]

2010s

2010

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best Soap EastEnders
Best Actor Danny Miller Aaron Livesy Emmerdale
Best Actress Lacey Turner Stacey Slater EastEnders
Best Young Actor Alex Bain Simon Barlow Coronation Street
Best Dramatic Performance Danny Miller Aaron Livesy Emmerdale
Funniest Character Craig Gazey Graeme Proctor Coronation Street
Best Newcomer Ricky Norwood Fatboy EastEnders
Best Exit Charlie Clements Bradley Branning EastEnders
Best Wedding Marc Elliott and Preeya Kalidas Syed Masood and Amira Shah EastEnders
Best Stunt The Factory Siege Tony Gordon, Carla Connor, Hayley Cropper, Maria Connor Coronation Street
Sexiest Female Michelle Keegan Tina McIntyre Coronation Street
Sexiest Male Scott Maslen Jack Branning EastEnders
Best Drama Waterloo Road
Best Daytime Soap Neighbours
Best Daytime Star Ryan Moloney Toadie Rebecchi Neighbours

2011

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best Soap EastEnders
Best Actor Danny Miller Aaron Livesy Emmerdale
Best Actress Jessie Wallace Kat Moon EastEnders
Best Young Actor Maisie Smith Tiffany Butcher EastEnders
Best Dramatic Performance Danny Miller Aaron Livesy Emmerdale
Funniest Character Tameka Empson Kim Fox EastEnders
Best Newcomer Emmett J. Scanlan Brendan Brady Hollyoaks
Best Exit Bill Tarmey Jack Duckworth Coronation Street
Best Wedding Himesh Patel and Meryl Fernandes Tamwar Masood and Afia Khan EastEnders
Sexiest Female Michelle Keegan Tina McIntyre Coronation Street
Sexiest Male Danny Mac Dodger Savage Hollyoaks
Best Drama Waterloo Road
Best Daytime Soap Home and Away
Best Daytime Star Ryan Moloney Toadie Rebecchi Neighbours
Outstanding Achievement Coronation Street

2012

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best Soap EastEnders
Best Actor Emmett J. Scanlan Brendan Brady Hollyoaks
Best Actress Gillian Wright Jean Slater EastEnders
Best Young Actor Alex Bain Simon Barlow Coronation Street
Funniest Male Ricky Norwood Fatboy EastEnders
Funniest Female Tameka Empson Kim Fox EastEnders
Best Newcomer Hetti Bywater Lucy Beale EastEnders
Best Bad Boy Emmett J. Scanlan Brendan Brady Hollyoaks
Best Bitch Charlie Brooks Janine Butcher EastEnders
Sexiest Female Michelle Keegan Tina McIntyre Coronation Street
Sexiest Male David Witts Joey Branning EastEnders
Best Dressed Soap Star Michelle Keegan Tina McIntyre Coronation Street
Best Drama Waterloo Road
Best Daytime Soap Neighbours
Best Daytime Star Ryan Moloney Toadie Rebecchi Neighbours

2013

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best Soap Emmerdale
Best Actor David Neilson Roy Cropper Coronation Street
Best Actress Jacqueline Jossa Lauren Branning EastEnders
Best Young Actor Maisie Smith Tiffany Butcher EastEnders
Funniest Male Simon Gregson Steve McDonald Coronation Street
Funniest Female Tameka Empson Kim Fox EastEnders
Best Newcomer Khali Best Dexter Hartman EastEnders
Best Bad Boy Dominic Power Cameron Murray Emmerdale
Best Bitch Natalie Gumede Kirsty Soames Coronation Street
Sexiest Female Michelle Keegan Tina McIntyre Coronation Street
Sexiest Male Danny Mac Dodger Savage Hollyoaks
Best Storyline Cameron's Killer Cover-Up Cameron Murray, Debbie Dingle, Chas Dingle Emmerdale
Best Drama Waterloo Road
Best Daytime Soap Home and Away
Best Daytime Star Steve Peacocke Darryl Braxton Home and Away

2014

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best Soap EastEnders
Best Actor Danny Dyer Mick Carter EastEnders
Best Actress Nikki Sanderson Maxine Minniver Hollyoaks
Best Young Actor Amelia Flanagan April Windsor Emmerdale
Best Family The Carters Various EastEnders
Funniest Male Simon Gregson Steve McDonald Coronation Street
Funniest Female Laura Norton Kerry Wyatt Emmerdale
Best Newcomer Michael Parr Ross Barton Emmerdale
Best Bad Boy Marc Baylis Rob Donovan Coronation Street
Best Bitch Kate Ford Tracy Barlow Coronation Street
Sexiest Female Jacqueline Jossa Lauren Branning EastEnders
Sexiest Male Danny Mac Dodger Savage Hollyoaks
Best Storyline Maxine and Patrick's Domestic Abuse Maxine Minniver, Patrick Blake Hollyoaks
Best Drama Waterloo Road
Best Daytime Soap Neighbours
Best Daytime Star Lincoln Younes Casey Braxton Home and Away

2015

Category Winner Character(s) Soap
Best Soap Emmerdale
Best Actor Michael Parr Ross Barton Emmerdale
Best Actress Alison King Carla Connor Coronation Street
Best Young Actor Amelia Flanagan April Windsor Emmerdale
Funniest Male Joe Duttine Tim Metcalfe Coronation Street
Funniest Female Tameka Empson Kim Fox-Hubbard EastEnders
Best Newcomer Ryan Hawley Robert Sugden Emmerdale
Best Bad Boy Michael Parr Ross Barton Emmerdale
Best Bad Girl Kate Ford Tracy Barlow Coronation Street
Sexiest Female Jennifer Metcalfe Mercedes McQueen Hollyoaks
Sexiest Male Michael Parr Ross Barton Emmerdale
Best Shock Twist Bobby kills Lucy Bobby Beale, Jane Beale and Lucy Beale EastEnders
Best Affair Charley Webb and Michael Parr Debbie Dingle and Ross Barton Emmerdale
Best Partnership Charlie Hardwick and Chris Chittell Val and Eric Pollard Emmerdale
Best Show-Stopper The Live Episode EastEnders
Best Drama Casualty
Best Daytime Soap Neighbours
Best Daytime Star Jackie Woodburne Susan Kennedy Neighbours

2016

Category Winner Nominees
Best Soap Emmerdale Coronation Street
EastEnders
Hollyoaks
Best Actor Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell in EastEnders) Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt in Coronation Street)
Danny Dyer (Mick Carter in EastEnders)
Danny Miller (Aaron Dingle in Emmerdale)
Best Actress Lacey Turner (Stacey Fowler in EastEnders) Paula Lane (Kylie Platt in Coronation Street)
Tina O'Brien (Sarah Platt in Coronation Street)
Lucy Pargeter (Chas Dingle in Emmerdale)
Best Young Actor Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor in Emmerdale) Elle Mulvaney (Amy Barlow in Coronation Street)
Isobel Steele (Liv Flaherty in Emmerdale)
Ruby O'Donnell (Peri Lomax in Hollyoaks)
Funniest Male Joe Duttine (Tim Metcalfe in Coronation Street) Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald in Coronation Street)
Danny Dyer (Mick Carter in EastEnders)
Matthew Wolfenden (David Metcalfe in Emmerdale)
Funniest Female Tameka Empson (Kim Fox-Hubbard in EastEnders) Patti Clare (Mary Taylor in Coronation Street)
Laura Norton (Kerry Wyatt in Emmerdale)
Nicole Barber-Lane (Myra McQueen in Hollyoaks)
Best Newcomer Shayne Ward (Aidan Connor in Coronation Street) Liam Bairstow (Alex Warner in Coronation Street)
Isobel Steele (Liv Flaherty in Emmerdale)
Richard Linnell (Alfie Nightingale in Hollyoaks)
Best Bad Boy Connor McIntyre (Pat Phelan in Coronation Street) Eliot Carrington (Bobby Beale in EastEnders)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle in Emmerdale)
Greg Wood (Trevor Royle in Hollyoaks)
Best Bad Girl Persephone Swales-Dawson (Nico Blake in Hollyoaks) Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow in Coronation Street)
Annette Badland (Babe Smith in EastEnders)
Emma Atkins (Charity Dingle in Emmerdale)
Sexiest Female Jacqueline Jossa (Lauren Branning in EastEnders) Kym Marsh (Michelle Connor in Coronation Street)
Gemma Atkinson (Carly Hope in Emmerdale)
Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen in Hollyoaks)
Sexiest Male Charlie Clapham (Freddie Roscoe in Hollyoaks) Shayne Ward (Aidan Connor in Coronation Street)
Danny Dyer (Mick Carter in EastEnders)
Michael Parr (Ross Barton in Emmerdale)
Best Shock Twist Val dies in the Hall of Mirrors (Emmerdale) Kylie kills Callum (Coronation Street)
Bobby attacks Jane and confesses all (EastEnders)
Trevor is murdered by Nico (Hollyoaks)
Best Exit Barbara Windsor (Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders) Sean Ward (Callum Logan in Coronation Street)
Charlie Hardwick (Val Pollard in Emmerdale)
Greg Wood (Trevor Royle in Hollyoaks)
Best Partnership Danny Miller and Ryan Hawley (Aaron Dingle and Robert Sugden in Emmerdale) Joe Duttine and Sally Dynevor (Tim and Sally Metcalfe in Coronation Street)
James Bye and Lacey Turner (Martin and Stacey Fowler in EastEnders)
Nick Miles and Nicola Wheeler (Jimmy and Nicola King in Emmerdale)
Best Show-Stopper The Live Episode (Coronation Street) Stacey being sectioned (EastEnders)
Wedding day helicopter crash (Emmerdale)
Roscoes in the river (Hollyoaks)
Best Drama Star Derek Thompson (Charlie Fairhead in Casualty) Amanda Mealing (Connie Beauchamp in Casualty)
David Ames (Dominic Copeland in Holby City)
Rob Ostlere (Arthur Digby in Holby City)
Best Drama Storyline Arthur's death (Holby City) Charlie's near-death experience (Casualty)
Ethan and Cal meet their mum (Casualty)
Fletch saves the day (Holby City)
Best Daytime Soap Neighbours Doctors
Home and Away
Best Daytime Star Alan Fletcher (Karl Kennedy in Neighbours) Lorna Laidlaw (Mrs. Tembe in Doctors)
Lynne McGranger (Irene Roberts in Home and Away)
Bonnie Sveen (Ricky Sharpe in Home and Away)

2017

Category Winner Nominees
Best Soap Emmerdale Coronation Street
EastEnders
Hollyoaks
Best Actor Danny Miller (Aaron Dingle in Emmerdale) Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald in Coronation Street)
Danny Dyer (Mick Carter in EastEnders)
John Middleton (Ashley Thomas in Emmerdale)
Best Actress Lucy Fallon (Bethany Platt in Coronation Street) Charlotte Bellamy (Laurel Thomas in Emmerdale)
Zoe Henry (Rhona Goskirk in Emmerdale)
Anna Passey (Sienna Blake in Hollyoaks)
Best Young Actor Alfie Clarke (Arthur Thomas in Emmerdale) Matilda Freeman (Summer Spellman in Coronation Street)
Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor in Emmerdale)
Elà-May Demircan (Leah Barnes in Hollyoaks)
Funniest Male Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk in Emmerdale) Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald in Coronation Street)
Nick Miles (Jimmy King in Emmerdale)
Ashley Taylor Dawson (Darren Osborne in Hollyoaks)
Funniest Female Dolly-Rose Campbell (Gemma Winter in Coronation Street) Tameka Empson (Kim Fox-Hubbard in EastEnders)
Sally Dexter (Faith Dingle in Emmerdale)
Nicole Barber-Lane (Myra McQueen in Hollyoaks)
Best Newcomer Julia Goulding (Shona Ramsey in Coronation Street) Rob Mallard (Daniel Osbourne in Coronation Street)
Lee Ryan (Woody Woodward in EastEnders)
Sally Dexter (Faith Dingle in Emmerdale)
Best Bad Boy Connor McIntyre (Pat Phelan in Coronation Street) Jake Wood (Max Branning in EastEnders)
Ryan Hawley (Robert Sugden in Emmerdale)
Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox in Hollyoaks)
Best Bad Girl Gillian Kearney (Emma Barton in Emmerdale) Lorna Fitzgerald (Abi Branning in EastEnders)
Emma Atkins (Charity Dingle in Emmerdale)
Tamara Wall (Grace Black in Hollyoaks)
Sexiest Female Natalie J. Robb (Moira Dingle in Emmerdale) Catherine Tyldesley (Eva Price in Coronation Street)
Jacqueline Jossa (Lauren Branning in EastEnders)
Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen in Hollyoaks)
Sexiest Male Davood Ghadami (Kush Kazemi in EastEnders) Sam Robertson (Adam Barlow in Coronation Street)
Michael Parr (Ross Barton in Emmerdale)
Matthew Wolfenden (David Metcalfe in Emmerdale)
Best Shock Twist Andy's alive (Coronation Street) Holly's death (Emmerdale)
James is killed by Emma (Emmerdale)
Nathan's death (Hollyoaks)
Best Exit John Middleton (Ashley Thomas in Emmerdale) Samantha Womack and Rita Simons (Ronnie Branning and Roxy Mitchell in EastEnders)
Bill Ward (James Barton in Emmerdale)
Kassius Nelson (Jade Albright in Hollyoaks)
Best Partnership Lysette Anthony and Nicole Barber-Lane (Marnie Nightingale and Myra McQueen in Hollyoaks) Colson Smith and Lucy Fallon (Craig Tinker and Bethany Platt in Coronation Street)
John Middleton and Charlotte Bellamy (Ashley and Laurel Thomas in Emmerdale)
Ryan Hawley and Danny Miller (Robert Sugden and Aaron Dingle in Emmerdale)
Best Show-Stopper Motorway crash/James' death Michelle and Steve lose their son (Coronation Street)
Ronnie and Roxy's deaths (EastEnders)
Jade's death (Hollyoaks)
Outstanding Achievement Gillian Taylforth (Kathy Beale in EastEnders)
Best Drama Star George Rainsford (Ethan Hardy in Casualty) Amanda Mealing (Connie Beauchamp in Casualty)
Derek Thompson (Charlie Fairhead in Casualty)
David Ames (Dominic Copeland in Holby City)
Best Drama Storyline The helicopter crash (Casualty) Cal's murder (Casualty)
Charlie and Duffy's wedding (Casualty)
Dom's abuse (Holby City)
Best Daytime Soap Neighbours Doctors
Home and Away
Best Daytime Star Lorna Laidlaw (Mrs Tembe in Doctors) Lynne McGranger (Irene Roberts in Home and Away)
Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson in Neighbours)
Ryan Moloney (Toadie Rebecchi in Neighbours)

2018

The winners were announced on 22 October 2018.[27]

Category Winner Nominees
Best Soap Coronation Street EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
Best Actor Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt in Coronation Street) Shayne Ward (Aidan Connor in Coronation Street)
Danny Dyer (Mick Carter in EastEnders)
Gregory Finnegan (James Nightingale in Hollyoaks)
Best Actress Emma Atkins (Charity Dingle in Emmerdale) Lucy Fallon (Bethany Platt in Coronation Street)
Catherine Tyldesley (Eva Price in Coronation Street)
Bonnie Langford (Carmel Kazemi in EastEnders)
Best Young Actor Isobel Steele (Liv Flaherty in Emmerdale) Kyran Bowes (Jack Webster in Coronation Street)
Maisie Smith (Tiffany Butcher in EastEnders)
Aedan Duckworth (Oliver Morgan in Hollyoaks)
Funniest Male Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald in Coronation Street) Joe Duttine (Tim Metcalfe in Coronation Street)
Mark Charnock (Marlon Dingle in Emmerdale)
Shaun Thomas (Gerry Roberts in Emmerdale)
Funniest Female Dolly-Rose Campbell (Gemma Winter in Coronation Street) Tameka Empson (Kim Fox-Hubbard in EastEnders)
Lorraine Stanley (Karen Taylor in EastEnders)
Nicole Barber-Lane (Myra McQueen in Hollyoaks)
Best Newcomer Ash Palmisciano (Matty Barton in Emmerdale) James Burrows (Ali Neeson in Coronation Street)
Tony Clay (Callum "Halfway" Highway in EastEnders)
Rishi Nair (Sami Maalik in Hollyoaks)
Best Bad Boy Connor McIntyre (Pat Phelan in Coronation Street) Ricky Champ (Stuart Highway in EastEnders)
Thomas Atkinson (Lachlan White in Emmerdale)
Ned Porteous (Joe Tate in Emmerdale)
Best Bad Girl Mollie Winnard (Kayla Clifton in Coronation Street) Tanya Franks (Rainie Branning in EastEnders)
Sally Dexter (Faith Dingle in Emmerdale)
Tamara Wall (Grace Black in Hollyoaks)
Soap Superstar (Female) Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen in Hollyoaks) N/a
Soap Superstar (Male) Danny Miller (Aaron Dingle in Emmerdale) N/a
Best Shock Twist Anna returns to kill Phelan (Coronation Street) Lachlan kills Gerry (Emmerdale)
Moira gives birth (Emmerdale)
Nico's alive/Sienna kills Nico (Hollyoaks)
Best Exit Shayne Ward (Aidan Connor in Coronation Street) Connor McIntyre (Pat Phelan in Coronation Street)
Shaheen Jafargholi (Shakil Kazemi in EastEnders)
Shaun Thomas (Gerry Roberts in Emmerdale)
Best Partnership Danny Dyer and Kellie Bright (Mick and Linda Carter in EastEnders) Jack P. Shepherd and Julia Goulding (David Platt and Shona Ramsey in Coronation Street)
Danny Miller and Ryan Hawley (Aaron Dingle and Robert Sugden in Emmerdale)
Jacob Roberts and Adam Woodward (Damon Kinsella and Brody Hudson in Hollyoaks)
Best Show-Stopper Keegan and Shakil's knife attack (EastEnders) Aidan takes his own life (Coronation Street)
Phelan's last stand (Coronation Street)
High school explosion/Neeta dies (Hollyoaks)
Best Drama Star Chelsea Halfpenny (Alicia Munroe in Casualty) William Beck (Dylan Keogh in Casualty)
Amanda Mealing (Connie Beauchamp in Casualty)
Rosie Marcel (Jac Naylor in Holby City)
Best Drama Storyline The hospital shooting (Holby City) Alicia's rape (Casualty)
Connie's cancer (Casualty)
John Gaskell's journey to the dark side (Holby City)
Best Daytime Soap Doctors Home and Away
Neighbours
Best Daytime Star Ray Meagher (Alf Stewart in Home and Away) Chris Walker (Rob Hollins in Doctors)
Jake Ryan (Robbo in Home and Away)
Jackie Woodburne (Susan Kennedy in Neighbours)

2019

The longlist was announced on 1 July 2019.[28] The winners were announced on 7 October 2019.

Category Winner Nominees
Best Soap Hollyoaks Coronation Street
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Best Actor Adam Woodward (Brody Hudson in Hollyoaks) Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt in Coronation Street)
Danny Dyer (Mick Carter in EastEnders)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle in Emmerdale)
Best Actress Stephanie Davis (Sinead Shelby in Hollyoaks) Alison King (Carla Connor in Coronation Street)
Gillian Wright (Jean Slater in EastEnders)
Lucy Pargeter (Chas Dingle in Emmerdale)
Best Young Actor Kara-Leah Fernandes (Bailey Baker in EastEnders) Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor in Emmerdale)
Joe-Warren Plant (Jacob Gallagher in Emmerdale)
Aedan Duckworth (Oliver Morgan in Hollyoaks)
Bleu Landau (Dennis Rickman Jnr in EastEnders)
Funniest Male Danny Dyer (Mick Carter in EastEnders) Joe Duttine (Tim Metcalfe in Coronation Street)
Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk in Emmerdale)
Ashley Taylor Dawson (Darren Osborne in Hollyoaks)
Funniest Female Lorraine Stanley (Karen Taylor in EastEnders) Patti Clare (Mary Taylor in Coronation Street)
Maureen Lipman (Evelyn Plummer in Coronation Street)
Sally Dexter (Faith Dingle in Emmerdale)
Best Newcomer Maureen Lipman (Evelyn Plummer in Coronation Street) Max Bowden (Ben Mitchell in EastEnders)
Jessica Plummer (Chantelle Atkins in EastEnders)
Niamh Blackshaw (Juliet Quinn in Hollyoaks)
Best Bad Boy Max Bowden (Ben Mitchell in EastEnders) Mikey North (Gary Windass in Coronation Street)
Ricky Champ (Stuart Highway in EastEnders)
Kyle Pryor (Laurie Shelby in Hollyoaks)
Best Bad Girl Louisa Clein (Maya Stepney in Emmerdale) Tanya Franks (Rainie Branning in EastEnders)
Claire King (Kim Tate in Emmerdale)
Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen in Hollyoaks)
Soap Superstar Sally Dynevor (Sally Metcalfe in Coronation Street)
Best Shock Twist Flashback to the Big Night Out (Emmerdale) Gary is the factory killer (Coronation Street)
Linda double-crosses Stuart (EastEnders)
Breda is a serial killer (Hollyoaks)
Best Exit Jane Cox (Lisa Dingle in Emmerdale) Bhavna Limbachia (Rana Habeeb in Coronation Street)
Bonnie Langford (Carmel Kazemi in EastEnders)
Lauren McQueen (Lily McQueen in Hollyoaks)
Best Partnership Dominic Brunt and Lucy Pargeter (Paddy Kirk and Chas Dingle in Emmerdale) Danny Dyer and Kellie Bright (Mick and Linda Carter in EastEnders)
Roger Griffiths and Kara-Leah Fernandes (Mitch and Bailey Baker in EastEnders)
Emma Atkins and Michelle Hardwick (Charity Dingle and Vanessa Woodfield in Emmerdale)
Best Show-Stopper Carla's Mental Health episode (Coronation Street) The factory collapse (Coronation Street)
Sean's story (EastEnders)
Victoria's rape (Emmerdale)
Best Drama Star Rosie Marcel (Jac Naylor in Holby City) Amanda Mealing (Connie Beauchamp in Casualty)
Michael Stevenson (Iain Dean in Casualty)
David Ames (Dominic Copeland in Holby City)
Best Drama Storyline Iain's depression (Casualty) Duffy's dementia (Casualty)
The Holby cyber attack (Holby City)
Dom finds out Ange is his mother (Holby City)
Best Daytime Soap Neighbours Doctors
Home and Away
Best Daytime Star Ryan Moloney (Toadfish Rebecchi in Neighbours) Matthew Chambers (Daniel Granger in Doctors)
Ray Meagher (Alf Stewart in Home and Away)
Jodi Anasta (Elly Conway in Neighbours)

2020s

2020

The longlist was announced on 14 September 2020.[29] The winners were announced on 23 November 2020.[30]

Category Winner Shortlisted Longlisted
Best Soap EastEnders Coronation Street
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
N/a
Best Actor Ian Bartholomew (Geoff Metcalfe, Coronation Street) Max Bowden (Ben Mitchell, EastEnders)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
Ashley Taylor Dawson (Darren Osborne, Hollyoaks)
Rob Mallard (Daniel Osbourne, Coronation Street)
Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald, Coronation Street)
James Bye (Martin Fowler, EastEnders)
Zack Morris (Keegan Butcher-Baker, EastEnders)
Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk, Emmerdale)
Mark Charnock (Marlon Dingle, Emmerdale)
Imran Adams (Mitchell Deveraux, Hollyoaks)
Nick Pickard (Tony Hutchinson, Hollyoaks)
Best Actress Jessica Plummer (Chantelle Atkins, EastEnders) Shelley King (Yasmeen Metcalfe, Coronation Street)
Natalie J. Robb (Moira Dingle, Emmerdale)
Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Jane Danson (Leanne Battersby, Coronation Street)
Sally Carman (Abi Franklin, Coronation Street)
Kellie Bright (Linda Carter, EastEnders)
Shona McGarty (Whitney Dean, EastEnders)
Emma Atkins (Charity Dingle, Emmerdale)
Lisa Riley (Mandy Dingle, Emmerdale)
Jessica Fox (Nancy Osborne, Hollyoaks)
Kéllé Bryan (Martine Deveraux, Hollyoaks)
Funniest Performance Lorraine Stanley (Karen Taylor, EastEnders) Maureen Lipman (Evelyn Plummer, Coronation Street)
Lisa Riley (Mandy Dingle, Emmerdale)
Jessamy Stoddart (Liberty Savage, Hollyoaks)
Patti Clare (Mary Taylor, Coronation Street)
Ricky Champ (Stuart Highway, EastEnders)
Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk, Emmerdale)
Lysette Anthony (Marnie Nightingale, Hollyoaks)
Best Newcomer Mollie Gallagher (Nina Lucas, Coronation Street) Jaz Deol (Kheerat Panesar, EastEnders)
Max Parker (Luke Posner, Emmerdale)
Callum Kerr (PC George Kiss, Hollyoaks)
Adam Hussain (Aadi Alahan, Coronation Street)
Jane Hazlegrove (Bernie Winter, Coronation Street)
Clay Milner Russell (Bobby Beale, EastEnders)
Milly Zero (Dotty Cotton, EastEnders)
Michael Wildman (Al Chapman, Emmerdale)
Reece Dinsdale (Paul Ashdale, Emmerdale)
Andrea Ali (Celeste Faroe, Hollyoaks)
Connor Calland (Jordan Price, Hollyoaks)
Best Villain Ian Bartholomew (Geoff Metcalfe, Coronation Street) Toby-Alexander Smith (Gray Atkins, EastEnders)
Mark Womack (DI Mark Malone, Emmerdale)
Bobby Gordon (Toby Faroe, Hollyoaks)
Mark Frost (Ray Crosby, Coronation Street)
Mikey North (Gary Windass, Coronation Street)
Balvinder Sopal (Suki Panesar, EastEnders)
Tom Wells (Leo King, EastEnders)
Claire King (Kim Tate, Emmerdale)
Jonathan Wrather (Pierce Harris, Emmerdale)
Joe McGann (Edward Hutchinson, Hollyoaks)
Tamara Wall (Grace Black, Hollyoaks)
Best Partnership Danny Dyer and Kellie Bright (Mick and Linda Carter, EastEnders) Sam Aston and Dolly-Rose Campbell (Chesney Brown and Gemma Winter, Coronation Street)
Dominic Brunt and Lucy Pargeter (Paddy Kirk and Chas Dingle, Emmerdale)
Imran Adams and Ross Adams (Mitchell Deveraux and Scott Drinkwell, Hollyoaks)
Alison King and Chris Gascoyne (Carla Connor and Peter Barlow, Coronation Street)
Max Bowden and Tony Clay (Ben Mitchell and Callum Highway, EastEnders)
Bradley Johnson and Lisa Riley (Vinny Ashdale and Mandy Dingle, Emmerdale)
Haeisha Mistry and Ellis Hollins (Yasmine Maalik and Tom Cunningham, Hollyoaks)
Best Family Dingle family (Emmerdale) Barlow-McDonald family (Coronation Street)
Taylor family (EastEnders)
McQueen family (Hollyoaks)
Bailey family (Coronation Street)
Mitchell family (EastEnders)
Sharma family (Emmerdale)
Maalik family (Hollyoaks)
Feel-Good Moment Walford celebrates Pride (EastEnders) Gemma gives birth (Coronation Street)
Chas gives birth (Emmerdale)
Sienna gets her babies back (Hollyoaks)
Rita and Jenny reminisce for Episode 10,000 (Coronation Street)
Tiffany and Keegan's wedding (EastEnders)
Sam and Lydia's wedding (Emmerdale)
Mitchell proposes to Scott (Hollyoaks)
Best Show-Stopper Yasmeen fights back against Geoff (Coronation Street) The 35th anniversary river disaster (EastEnders)
Cain and Nate's showdown (Emmerdale)
Tony's rescue and Breda's death (Hollyoaks)
Sinead's death (Coronation Street)
Linda's drunken New Year (EastEnders)
The lockdown episodes (Emmerdale)
The tunnel collapse (Hollyoaks)
Best Drama Star Cathy Shipton (Lisa "Duffy" Duffin, Casualty) Derek Thompson (Charlie Fairhead, Casualty)
Rosie Marcel (Jac Naylor, Holby City)
Alex Walkinshaw (Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher, Holby City)
Amanda Mealing (Connie Beauchamp, Casualty)
Shaheen Jafargholi (Marty Kirkby, Casualty)
Kaye Wragg (Essie Harrison, Holby City)
Nic Jackman (Cameron Dunn, Holby City)
Best Daytime Soap Neighbours Doctors
Home and Away
N/a
Best Daytime Star Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson, Neighbours) Bharti Patel (Ruhma Carter, Doctors)
Ray Meagher (Alf Stewart, Home and Away)
Adrian Lewis Morgan (Jimmi Clay, Doctors)
Dex Lee (Bear Sylvester, Doctors)
Dido Miles (Emma Reid, Doctors)
Ada Nicodemou (Leah Patterson-Baker, Home and Away)
Rob Kipa-Williams (Ari Parata, Home and Away)
Sam Frost (Jasmine Delaney, Home and Away)
Alan Fletcher (Karl Kennedy, Neighbours)
Georgie Stone (Mackenzie Hargreaves, Neighbours)
Jackie Woodburne (Susan Kennedy, Neighbours)

2021

The longlist was announced on 28 September 2021.[31] The winners were announced on 23 November 2021.[32]

Category Winner Longlisted
Best Soap Coronation Street EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
Best Actress Sally Carman (Abi Webster, Coronation Street) Jennie McAlpine (Fiz Stape, Coronation Street)
Mollie Gallagher (Nina Lucas, Coronation Street)
Balvinder Sopal (Suki Panesar, EastEnders)
Letitia Dean (Sharon Watts, EastEnders)
Shona McGarty (Whitney Dean, EastEnders)
Amy Walsh (Tracy Metcalfe, Emmerdale)
Isobel Steele (Liv Flaherty, Emmerdale)
Lisa Riley (Mandy Dingle, Emmerdale)
Alex Fletcher (Diane Hutchinson, Hollyoaks)
Anna Passey (Sienna Blake, Hollyoaks)
Kéllé Bryan (Martine Deveraux, Hollyoaks)
Best Actor David Neilson (Roy Cropper, Coronation Street) Charlie De Melo (Imran Habeeb, Coronation Street)
Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald, Coronation Street)
Danny Dyer (Mick Carter, EastEnders)
Jaz Deol (Kheerat Panesar, EastEnders)
Stevie Basaula (Isaac Baptiste, EastEnders)
Bradley Johnson (Vinny Dingle, Emmerdale)
Jonny McPherson (Liam Cavanagh, Emmerdale)
Nick Miles (Jimmy King, Emmerdale)
Billy Price (Sid Sumner, Hollyoaks)
Gary Lucy (Luke Morgan, Hollyoaks)
Richard Blackwood (Felix Westwood, Hollyoaks)
Best Newcomer Jude Riordan (Sam Blakeman, Coronation Street) Harriet Bibby (Summer Spellman, Coronation Street)
Tony Maudsley (George Shuttleworth, Coronation Street)
Brian Conley (Tom "Rocky" Cotton, EastEnders)
James Farrar (Zack Hudson, EastEnders)
Zaraah Abrahams (Chelsea Fox, EastEnders)
Kevin Mathurin (Charles Anderson, Emmerdale)
Lawrence Robb (Mackenzie Boyd, Emmerdale)
Paige Sandhu (Meena Jutla, Emmerdale)
Ki Griffin (Ripley Lennox, Hollyoaks)
Omar Malik (Shaq Qureshi, Hollyoaks)
Rhiannon Clements (Summer Ranger, Hollyoaks)
Best Villain Paige Sandhu (Meena Jutla, Emmerdale) Mark Frost (Ray Crosby, Coronation Street)
Maximus Evans (Corey Brent, Coronation Street)
Will Mellor (Harvey Gaskell, Coronation Street)
Balvinder Sopal (Suki Panesar, EastEnders)
Simone Lahbib (Katy Lewis, EastEnders)
Toby-Alexander Smith (Gray Atkins, EastEnders)
Alexander Lincoln (Jamie Tate, Emmerdale)
Reece Dinsdale (Paul Ashdale, Emmerdale)
Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox, Hollyoaks)
Rhiannon Clements (Summer Ranger, Hollyoaks)
Robert Beck (Fergus Collins, Hollyoaks)
Funniest Performance Maureen Lipman (Evelyn Plummer, Coronation Street) Jimmi Harkishin (Dev Alahan, Coronation Street)
Gwen Taylor (Vi Highway, EastEnders)
Tameka Empson (Kim Fox, EastEnders)
Lawrence Robb (Mackenzie Boyd, Emmerdale)
Samantha Giles (Bernice Blackstock, Emmerdale)
Kevin Mathurin (Charles Anderson, Emmerdale)
Chelsee Healey (Goldie McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Jorgie Porter (Theresa McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Best Family The Dingles (Emmerdale) The Alahans (Coronation Street)
The Platts (Coronation Street)
The Panesars (EastEnders)
The Slaters (EastEnders)
The Tates (Emmerdale)
The Deverauxs (Hollyoaks)
The McQueens (Hollyoaks)
Best Partnership David Neilson and Mollie Gallagher (Nina Lucas and Roy Cropper, Coronation Street) Jane Danson and Ben Price (Leanne Battersby and Nick Tilsley, Coronation Street)
Jessie Wallace and Steve McFadden (Kat Slater and Phil Mitchell, EastEnders)
Tanya Franks and Ricky Champ (Rainie and Stuart Highway, EastEnders)
Isobel Steele and Bradley Johnson (Liv Flaherty and Vinny Dingle, Emmerdale)
Nicola Wheeler and Nick Miles (Nicola and Jimmy King, Emmerdale)
Anna Passey and Rhiannon Clements (Sienna Blake and Summer Ranger, Hollyoaks)
Kéllé Bryan and Richard Blackwood (Martine Deveraux and Felix Westwood, Hollyoaks)
Best Show-Stopper Nina and Seb's Hate Crime Horror (Coronation Street) The 60th Anniversary: Save Our Street! (Coronation Street)
Gray kills Kush (EastEnders)
Mick faces his abuser Katy (EastEnders+
Jimmy's Barn Crash/Paul dies (Emmerdale)
Meena kills Leanna (Emmerdale)
Flash-Forward Conclusion/Ella stabs Jordan (Hollyoaks)
Sid's death and return (Hollyoaks)
Feel-Good Moment Ben and Callum's Wedding (EastEnders) Carla and Peter marry, (Coronation Street)
James and Danny kiss, Coronation Street)
Bobby stops Dana from leaving, EastEnders)
Emmerdale celebrates Pride, Emmerdale)
Tracy gives birth, Emmerdale)
Brooke tells their friends they identify as non-binary, Hollyoaks)
Tom and Yasmine's wedding, Hollyoaks)
Best Drama Star Rosie Marcel (Jac Naylor, Holby City) Amanda Mealing (Connie Beauchamp, Casualty)
Charles Venn (Jacob Masters, Casualty)
Di Botcher (Jan Jenning, Casualty)
George Rainsford (Ethan Hardy, Casualty)
Guy Henry (Henrik Hanssen, Holby City)
Jo Martin (Max McGerry, Holby City)
Nic Jackman (Cameron Dunn, Holby City)
Best Daytime Soap Neighbours Doctors
Home and Away
Best Daytime Star April Rose Pengilly (Chloe Brennan, Neighbours) Charlotte Chimes (Nicolette Stone, Neighbours)
Matt Wilson (Aaron Brennan, Neighbours)
Takaya Honda (David Tanaka, Neighbours)
Ada Nicodemou (Leah Patterson, Home and Away)
Emily Weir (Mackenzie Booth, Home and Away)
James Stewart (Justin Morgan, Home and Away)
Patrick O'Connor (Dean Thompson, Home and Away)
Bharti Patel (Ruhma Carter, Doctors)
Chris Walker (Rob Hollins, Doctors)
Jan Pearson (Karen Hollins, Doctors)
Ross McLaren (Luca McIntyre, Doctors)

2022

The longlist was announced on 19 July 2022.[33] The shortlist was revealed on 11 October 2022.[34] The winners were announced on 17 October 2022.[35]

Category Winner Shortlisted Longlisted
Best Soap EastEnders Coronation Street
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
N/a
Best Actor Mark Charnock (Marlon Dingle, Emmerdale) David Neilson (Roy Cropper, Coronation Street)
Max Bowden (Ben Mitchell, EastEnders)
Gregory Finnegan (James Nightingale, Hollyoaks)
Michael Le Vell (Kevin Webster, Coronation Street)
Mikey North (Gary Windass, Coronation Street)
Danny Dyer (Mick Carter, EastEnders)
Jaz Deol (Kheerat Panesar, EastEnders)
Kevin Mathurin (Charles Anderson, Emmerdale)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
Richard Blackwood (Felix Westwood, Hollyoaks)
James Sutton (John Paul McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Best Actress Gillian Wright (Jean Slater, EastEnders) Sally Carman (Abi Webster, Coronation Street)
Sally Dexter (Faith Dingle, Emmerdale)
Harvey Virdi (Misbah Maalik, Hollyoaks)
Georgia Taylor (Toyah Habeeb, Coronation Street)
Millie Gibson (Kelly Neelan, Coronation Street)
Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater, EastEnders)
Zaraah Abrahams (Chelsea Atkins, EastEnders)
Paige Sandhu (Meena Jutla, Emmerdale)
Zoë Henry (Rhona Goskirk, Emmerdale)
Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Stephanie Waring (Cindy Cunningham, Hollyoaks)
Best Comic Performance Maureen Lipman (Evelyn Plummer, Coronation Street) Tameka Empson (Kim Fox, EastEnders)
Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk, Emmerdale)
Chelsee Healey (Goldie McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Jimmi Harkishin (Dev Alahan, Coronation Street)
Brian Conley (Tom "Rocky" Cotton, EastEnders)
Lisa Riley (Mandy Dingle, Emmerdale)
Jessamy Stoddart (Liberty Savage, Hollyoaks)
Best Newcomer Heather Peace (Eve Unwin, EastEnders) Paddy Bever (Max Turner, Coronation Street)
Louise Jameson (Mary Goskirk, Emmerdale)
Matthew James-Bailey (Ethan Williams, Hollyoaks)
Bill Fellows (Stu Carpenter, Coronation Street)
Delroy Atkinson (Howie Danes, EastEnders)
Martelle Edinborough (Suzy Merton, Emmerdale)
Garcia Brown (Zoe Anderson, Hollyoaks)
Best Young Performer Isabella Flanagan (Hope Stape, Coronation Street) Lillia Turner (Lily Slater, EastEnders)
Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor, Emmerdale)
Jayden Fox (Bobby Costello, Hollyoaks)
Jude Riordan (Sam Blakeman, Coronation Street)
Sonny Kendall (Tommy Moon, EastEnders)
Gabrielle Dowling (Cathy Hope, Emmerdale)
Charlie Behan (Charlie Dean, Hollyoaks)
Best Villain Paige Sandhu (Meena Jutla, Emmerdale) Maximus Evans (Corey Brent, Coronation Street)
Charlie Brooks (Janine Butcher, EastEnders)
Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox, Hollyoaks)
Rebecca Ryan (Lydia Chambers, Coronation Street)
Toby-Alexander Smith (Gray Atkins, EastEnders)
Michael Wildman (Al Chapman, Emmerdale)
Glynis Barber (Norma Crow, Hollyoaks)
Best Double Act Anna Passey and Kieron Richardson (Sienna Blake and Ste Hay, Hollyoaks) David Neilson and Mollie Gallagher (Nina Lucas and Roy Cropper, Coronation Street)
Gillian Wright and Lacey Turner (Jean and Stacey Slater, EastEnders)
Dominic Brunt and Mark Charnock (Paddy Kirk and Marlon Dingle, Emmerdale)
Jamie Kenna and Alan Halsall (Phill Whittaker and Tyrone Dobbs, Coronation Street)
James Bye and James Farrar (Martin Fowler and Zack Hudson, EastEnders)
Jeff Hordley and Jonny McPherson (Cain Dingle and Liam Cavanagh, Emmerdale)
Ijaz Rana and Nick Pickard (Imran Maalik and Tony Hutchinson, Hollyoaks)
Best Romance Zoë Henry and Mark Charnock (Rhona Goskirk and Marlon Dingle, Emmerdale) Sally Dynevor and Joe Duttine (Sally and Tim Metcalfe, Coronation Street)
Lacey Turner and Jaz Deol (Stacey Slater and Kheerat Panesar, EastEnders)
Jessica Fox and Ashley Taylor Dawson (Nancy and Darren Osborne, Hollyoaks)
Elle Mulvaney and Jack James Ryan (Amy Barlow and Jacob Hay, Coronation Street)
Jessie Wallace and Steve McFadden (Kat Slater and Phil Mitchell, EastEnders)
Isobel Steele and Bradley Johnson (Liv and Vinny Dingle, Emmerdale)
Haiesha Mistry and Ellis Hollins (Yasmine and Tom Cunningham, Hollyoaks)
Best Family The Platts (Coronation Street) The Slaters (EastEnders)
The Dingles (Emmerdale)
The McQueens (Hollyoaks)
The Alahans (Coronation Street)
The Panesars (EastEnders)
The Sharmas (Emmerdale)
The Chen-Williams (Hollyoaks)
Best Storyline Marlon's stroke (Emmerdale) Abi's battle for baby Alfie (Coronation Street)
Jean's bipolar disorder (EastEnders)
Misbah's historic rape (Hollyoaks)
Fiz's love dilemma (Coronation Street)
Ben's rape (EastEnders)
Meena's reign of terror (Emmerdale)
John Paul's alcohol addiction (Hollyoaks)
Best Show-Stopper Jean in Southend (EastEnders) Sinkhole horror/Johnny drowns (Coronation Street)
Marlon's stroke (Emmerdale)
Luke's death in Mallorca (Hollyoaks)
Imran's shock death (Coronation Street)
Walford's Royal Jubilee visit (EastEnders)
Meena kidnaps Dawn and Billy (Emmerdale)
Explosion at the Salon de Thé (Hollyoaks)
All Time Icon Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater, EastEnders)
Best Drama Star Rosie Marcel (Jac Naylor, Holby City) Elinor Lawless (Stevie Nash, Casualty)
Jason Durr (David Hide, Casualty)
Alex Walkinshaw (Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher, Holby City)
Kirsty Mitchell (Faith Cadogan, Casualty)
Neet Mohan (Rash Masum, Casualty)
Guy Henry (Henrik Hanssen, Holby City)
Jo Martin (Max McGerry, Holby City)
Best Daytime Soap Neighbours Doctors
Home and Away
N/a
Best Daytime Star Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson, Neighbours) Sarah Moyle (Valerie Pitman, Doctors)
Emily Symons (Marilyn Chambers, Home and Away)
Benny Turland (Hendrix Greyson, Neighbours)
Chris Walker (Rob Hollins, Doctors)
Dex Lee (Bear Sylvester, Doctors)
Jan Pearson (Karen Hollins, Doctors
Emily Weir (Mackenzie Booth, Home and Away)
Ethan Browne (Tane Parata, Home and Away)
Shane Withington (John Palmer, Home and Away)
Georgie Stone (Mackenzie Greyson, Neighbours)
Rebekah Elmaloglou (Terese Willis, Neighbours)

2023

The longlist was announced on 4 July 2023. Winners announced in September 2023.[36]

Category Winner Shortlisted Longlisted
Best Soap EastEnders Coronation Street
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
N/a
Best Actress Danielle Harold (Lola Pearce-Brown, EastEnders) Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley, Coronation Street)
Claire King (Kim Tate, Emmerdale)
Nikki Sanderson (Maxine Minniver, Hollyoaks)
Elle Mulvaney (Amy Barlow, Coronation Street)
Maureen Lipman (Evelyn Plummer, Coronation Street)
Diane Parish (Denise Fox, EastEnders)
Shona McGarty (Whitney Dean, EastEnders)
Emma Atkins (Charity Dingle, Emmerdale)
Louise Jameson (Mary Goskirk, Emmerdale)
Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Lucy-Jo Hudson (Donna-Marie Quinn, Hollyoaks)
Best Actor Jamie Borthwick (Jay Brown, EastEnders) Ryan Prescott (Ryan Connor Coronation Street)
Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk, Emmerdale)
Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox, Hollyoaks)
David Neilson (Roy Cropper, Coronation Street)
Peter Ash (Paul Foreman, Coronation Street)
James Farrar (Zack Hudson, EastEnders)
Perry Fenwick (Billy Mitchell, EastEnders)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
Kevin Mathurin (Charles Anderson, Emmerdale)
Gregory Finnegan (James Nightingale, Hollyoaks)
Richard Blackwood (Felix Westwood, Hollyoaks)
Best Villain Todd Boyce (Stephen Reid, Coronation Street) William Ellis (Theo Hawthorne, EastEnders)
William Ash (Caleb Miligan, Emmerdale)
Angus Castle-Doughty (Eric Foster, Hollyoaks)
Andrew Still (Justin Rutherford, Coronation Street)
Aaron Thiara (Ravi Gulati, EastEnders)
Jane Gurnett (Faye Helders, Emmerdale)
Glynis Barber (Norma Crow, Hollyoaks)
Best Comic Performance Maureen Lipman (Evelyn Plummer, Coronation Street) Shane Richie (Alfie Moon, EastEnders)
Samantha Giles (Bernice Blackstock, Emmerdale)
Chelsee Healey (Goldie McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Patti Clare (Mary Taylor, Coronation Street)
Bobby Brazier (Freddie Slater, EastEnders)
Tony Audenshaw (Bob Hope, Emmerdale)
Diane Langton (Nana McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Best Newcomer Channique Sterling-Brown (Dee Dee Bailey, Coronation Street) Bobby Brazier (Freddie Slater, EastEnders)
Lewis Cope (Nicky Miligan, Emmerdale)
Jon-Paul Bell (Beau Ramsey, Hollyoaks)
Jodie Prenger (Glenda Shuttleworth, Coronation Street)
Harriet Thorpe (Elaine Peacock, EastEnders)
Flo Wilson (Claudette Anderson, Emmerdale)
Jemma Donovan (Rayne Royce, Hollyoaks)
Best Partnership Dominic Brunt and Mark Charnock (Paddy Kirk and Marlon Dingle, Emmerdale) David Neilson and Maureen Lipman (Roy Cropper and Evelyn Plummer, Coronation Street)
Balvinder Sopal and Heather Peace (Suki Panesar and Eve Unwin, EastEnders)
Anna Passey and Matthew James-Bailey (Sienna Blake and Ethan Williams, Hollyoaks)
Sally Dynevor and Joe Duttine (Sally and Tim Metcalfe, Coronation Street)
Emma Barton and Perry Fenwick (Honey and Billy Mitchell, EastEnders)
Kevin Mathurin and Rebecca Sarker (Charles Anderson and Manpreet Sharma, Emmerdale)
Ruby O'Donnell and Niamh Blackshaw (Peri Lomax and Juliet Nightingale, Hollyoaks)
Best Young Performer Isabella Brown (Lexi Pearce, EastEnders) Jude Riordan (Sam Blakeman, Coronation Street)
Alfie Clarke (Arthur Thomas, Emmerdale)
Jayden Fox (Bobby Costello, Hollyoaks)
Isabella Flanagan (Hope Stape, Coronation Street)
Lillia Turner (Lily Slater, EastEnders)
Gabrielle Dowling (Cathy Hope, Emmerdale)
Elà-May Demircan (Leah Barnes, Hollyoaks)
Best Family The Dingles (Emmerdale) The Platts (Coronation Street)
The Trueman-Fox-Brannings (EastEnders)
The McQueens (Hollyoaks)
The Winter-Browns (Coronation Street)
The Mitchells (EastEnders)
The Andersons (Emmerdale)
The Maaliks (Hollyoaks)
Best Storyline Loving and losing Lola (EastEnders) Daisy's stalker/acid attack (Coronation Street)
Paddy's suicidal thoughts (Emmerdale)
Juliet's cancer battle (Hollyoaks)
Amy did not consent (Coronation Street)
Whitney and Zack say goodbye to Peach (EastEnders)
Caleb plots to destroy Kim (Emmerdale)
Incel Eric targets Mason and Maxine (Hollyoaks)
Best Showstopper Acid Attack (Coronation Street) Cindy Beale - Back from the dead! (EastEnders)
The Storm/50th anniversary (Emmerdale)
Maxine's long walk home (Hollyoaks)
Gemma and Chesney's wedding (Coronation Street)
Mick jumps off a cliff to save Linda and Janine (EastEnders)
Marlon saves Paddy (Emmerdale)
Silas' revenge/carnival horror (Hollyoaks)
Best Daytime Star Chris Walker (Rob Hollins, Doctors) Kia Pegg (Scarlett Kiernan, Doctors)
Ada Nicodemou (Leah Patterson-Baker, Home and Away)
Matt Evans (Theo Poulos, Home and Away)
Dex Lee (Bear Sylvester, Doctors)
Jan Pearson (Karen Hollins, Doctors)
Jacqui Purvis (Felicity Newman, Home and Away)
James Stewart (Justin Morgan, Home and Away)
Best Drama Star Nigel Harman (Max Cristie, Casualty) Charles Venn (Jacob Masters), Casualty)
Adam Thomas (Donte Charles, Waterloo Road)
Kym Marsh (Nicky Walters, Waterloo Road)
Elinor Lawless (Stevie Nash, Casualty)
Kirsty Mitchell (Faith Cadogan, Casualty)
Adam Abbou (Danny Lewis, Waterloo Road)
Angela Griffin (Kim Campbell, Waterloo Road)
Soap Superstar of the Year Max Bowden (Ben Mitchell, Eastenders) N/a N/a
Outstanding Achievement Nikki Sanderson (Maxine Minniver, Hollyoaks) N/a N/a

2024

The longlist was announced on 16 July 2024. Winners were announced in London in September 2024. A new award for Best Pet was introduced this year.[37][38]

Category Winner Shortlisted Longlisted
Best Soap Coronation Street EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
N/a
Best Daytime Soap Neighbours Doctors
Home and Away
N/a
Best Actress Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle King, Emmerdale) Channique Sterling-Brown (Dee-Dee Bailey, Coronation Street)
Angela Wynter (Yolande Trueman, EastEnders)
Kirsty-Leigh Porter (Leela Dexter, Hollyoaks)
Georgia Taylor (Toyah Battersby, Coronation Street)
Samia Longchambon (Maria Connor, Coronation Street)
Diane Parish (Denise Fox, EastEnders)
Michelle Collins (Cindy Beale, EastEnders)
Lucy Pargeter (Chas Dingle, Emmerdale)
Zoe Henry (Rhona Goskirk, Emmerdale)
Anna Passey (Sienna Blake, Hollyoaks)
Nadine Mulkerrin (Cleo McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Best Actor Peter Ash (Paul Foreman, Coronation Street) Colin Salmon (George Knight, EastEnders)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay, Hollyoaks)
Daniel Brocklebank (Billy Mayhew, Coronation Street)
David Neilson (Roy Cropper, Coronation Street)
Rudolph Walker (Patrick Trueman, EastEnders)
Scott Maslen (Jack Branning, EastEnders)
Kevin Mathurin (Charles Anderson, Emmerdale)
Mark Charnock (Marlon Dingle, Emmerdale)
Charlie Clapham (Freddie Roscoe, Hollyoaks)
James Sutton (John Paul McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Best Villain Navin Chowdhry (Nish Panesar, EastEnders) Calum Lill (Joel Deering, Coronation Street)
James Chase (Tom King, Emmerdale)
Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox, Hollyoaks)
Luca Toolan (Mason Radcliffe, Coronation Street)
Matt Di Angelo (Dean Wicks, EastEnders)
Beth Cordingly (Ruby Fox-Miligan, Emmerdale)
Tyler Conti (Abe Fielding, Hollyoaks)
Best Comic Performance Maureen Lipman (Evelyn Plummer, Coronation Street) Tameka Empson (Kim Fox, EastEnders)
Lisa Riley (Mandy Dingle, Emmerdale)
Jorgie Porter (Theresa McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt, Coronation Street)
Laila Morse (Mo Harris, EastEnders)
Laura Norton (Kerry Wyatt, Emmerdale)
Jessamy Stoddart (Liberty Savage, Hollyoaks)
Best Newcomer Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne, Hollyoaks) Vicky Myers (DS Lisa Swain, Coronation Street)
Sophie Khan Levy (Priya Nandra-Hart, EastEnders)
Beth Cordingly (Ruby Fox-Miligan, Emmerdale)
Jack Carroll (Bobby Crawford, Coronation Street)
Charlie Suff (Johnny Carter, EastEnders)
Paula Lane (Ella Forster, Emmerdale)
Iz Hesketh (Kitty Draper, Hollyoaks)
Best Partnership Daniel Brocklebank and Peter Ash (Billy Mayhew and Paul Foreman, Coronation Street) Balvinder Sopal and Heather Peace (Suki Panesar and Eve Unwin, EastEnders)
Dominic Brunt and Mark Charnock (Paddy Dingle and Marlon Dingle, Emmerdale)
Nathaniel Dass and Oscar Curtis (Dillon Ray and Lucas Hay, Hollyoaks)
Joe Duttine and Simon Gregson (Tim Metcalfe and Steve McDonald, Coronation Street)
Colin Salmon and Harriet Thorpe (George Knight and Elaine Peacock, EastEnders)
Emma Atkins and Lawrence Robb (Charity Dingle and Mackenzie Boyd, Emmerdale)
Kirsty-Leigh Porter and Rory Douglas-Speed (Leela and Joel Dexter, Hollyoaks)
Best Young Performer Charlie Wrenshall (Liam Connor, Coronation Street) Ellie Dadd (Amy Mitchell, EastEnders)
Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor, Emmerdale)
Oscar Curtis (Lucas Hay, Hollyoaks)
Liam McCheyne (Dylan Wilson, Coronation Street)
Jaden Ladega (Denzel Danes, EastEnders)
Gabrielle Dowling (Cathy Hope, Emmerdale)
Ava Webster (Ro Hutchinson, Hollyoaks)
Best Family The Dingles (Emmerdale) The Platts (Coronation Street)
The Mitchells (EastEnders)
The McQueens (Hollyoaks
The Winter-Browns (Coronation Street)
The Fox-Trueman-Brannings (EastEnders)
The Tate-Taylors of Home Farm (Emmerdale)
The Osbornes (Hollyoaks)
Best Storyline Paul's MND (Coronation Street) The Six: Killer cover-up (EastEnders)
Tom and Belle: Coercive control (Emmerdale)
Sibling sexual abuse (Hollyoaks)
Lauren disappears and Roy is jailed (Coronation Street)
George unlocks the truth of his childhood (EastEnders)
Rhona's battle for baby Ivy (Emmerdale)
Leela and Joel's baby loss (Hollyoaks)
Best Showstopper The Six: Killer cover-up) (EastEnders) Joel is Lauren's mystery boyfriend (Coronation Street)
Cliffhanger: Mackenzie Boyd's choice (Emmerdale)
Frankie Osborne is being abused by JJ Osborne (Hollyoaks)
Carla Connor and Peter Barlow say goodbye (Coronation Street)
Honey Mitchell and Jay Brown run the London Marathon (EastEnders)
Ella Forster's killer past revealed (Emmerdale)
Car crash carnage (Hollyoaks)
Best Daytime Star Ryan Moloney (Jarrod 'Toadfish' Rebecchi, Neighbours) Kia Pegg (Scarlett Kiernan, Doctors)
Ada Nicodemou (Leah Patterson, Home and Away)
Dex Lee (Bear Sylvester, Doctors)
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (Zara Carmichael, Doctors)
Ian Midlane (Al Haskey, Doctors)
Emily Weir (Mackenzie Booth, Home and Away)
Ethan Browne (Tane Parata, Home and Away)
James Stewart (Justin Morgan, Home and Away)
Majella Davis (Krista Sinclair, Neighbours)
Matt Wilson (Aaron Brennan, Neighbours)
Rebekah Elmaloglou (Terese Willis, Neighbours)
Best Drama Star Adam Thomas (Donte Charles, Waterloo Road) Elinor Lawless (Stevie Nash, Casualty)
Neet Mohan (Rash Masum, Casualty)
Alicia Forde (Kelly-Jo Rafferty, Waterloo Road)
Milo Clarke (Theodore "Teddy" Gowan, Casualty)
Sarah Seggari (Rida Amaan, Casualty)
Angela Griffin (Kim Campbell, Waterloo Road)
James Baxter (Joe Casey, Waterloo Road)
Best Pet Piper the dog (Emmerdale) Freddie the dog (Coronation Street)
Tyson the dog (EastEnders)
David the dog (Coronation Street)
Jasper the parrot (EastEnders)
Ice the horse (Emmerdale)
Soap Superstar of the Year Balvinder Sopal N/a N/a
Outstanding Achievement The cast and crew of Doctors N/a N/a

2025

The longlist was announced on 8 July 2025.[39] The shortlist was announced on 23 September,[40] with the winners revealed a week later.[41] This was the first ceremony since 2008 to not include BBC daytime soap Doctors, following its final episode airing in November 2024.[42] The ceremony also honoured Australian soap Neighbours with an achievement award following its cancellation in 2025.[43]

Category Winner Shortlisted Longlisted
Best Soap Coronation Street EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
N/a
Best Actress Vicky Myers (Lisa Swain, Coronation Street) Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater, EastEnders)
Beth Cordingly (Ruby Miligan, Emmerdale)
Isabelle Smith (Francine Osborne, Hollyoaks)
Cait Fitton (Lauren Bolton, Coronation Street)
Sue Devaney (Debbie Webster, Coronation Street)
Diane Parish (Denise Fox, EastEnders)
Michelle Collins (Cindy Beale, EastEnders)
Amy Walsh (Tracy Robinson, Emmerdale)
Emma Atkins (Charity Dingle, Emmerdale)
Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Nadine Mulkerrin (Cleo McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Best Actor Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell, EastEnders) Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt, Coronation Street)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay, Hollyoaks)
Gareth Pierce (Todd Grimshaw, Coronation Street)
Jacob Roberts (Kit Green, Coronation Street
Paul Bradley (Nigel Bates, EastEnders)
Scott Maslen (Jack Branning, EastEnders)
Danny Miller (Aaron Dingle, Emmerdale)
William Ash (Caleb Miligan, Emmerdale)
Ashley Taylor Dawson (Darren Osborne, Hollyoaks)
Rory Douglas-Speed (Joel Dexter, Hollyoaks)
Best Comic Performance Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt, Coronation Street) Patsy Palmer (Bianca Jackson, EastEnders)
Michael Parr (Ross Barton, Emmerdale)
Nicole Barber-Lane (Myra McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Jodie Prenger (Glenda Shuttleworth, Coronation Street)
Tameka Empson (Kim Fox, EastEnders)
Nicola Wheeler (Nicola King, Emmerdale)
Jessamy Stoddart (Liberty Savage, Hollyoaks)
Best Villain Navin Chowdhry (Nish Panesar, EastEnders) Joe Layton (Mick Michaelis, Coronation Street)
Oliver Farnworth (John Sugden, Emmerdale)
Gemma Bissix (Clare Devine, Hollyoaks)
Claire Sweeney (Cassie Plummer, Coronation Street)
Jonny Freeman (Reiss Colwell, EastEnders)
Ned Porteous (Joe Tate, Emmerdale)
Jeremy Sheffield (Jeremy Blake, Hollyoaks)
Best Young Performer Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor, Emmerdale) Ryan Mulvey (Brody Michaelis, Coronation Street)
Lillia Turner (Lily Slater, EastEnders)
Ava Webster (Ro Hutchinson, Hollyoaks)
Liam McCheyne (Dylan Wilson, Coronation Street)
Sonny Kendall (Tommy Moon, EastEnders)
Fred Kettle (Dylan Penders, Emmerdale)
Dan Hough (Arlo Fielding, Hollyoaks)
Best Newcomer Laura Doddington (Nicola Mitchell, EastEnders) Ryan Mulvey (Brody Michaelis, Coronation Street)
Bradley Riches (Lewis Barton, Emmerdale)
Zak Sutcliffe (Bobby Costello, Hollyoaks)
Jonathan Howard (Carl Webster, Coronation Street)
Alice Haig (Vicki Fowler, EastEnders)
Shebz Miah (Kammy Hadiq, Emmerdale)
Brandon Fellows (Tommy Odenkirk, Hollyoaks)
Best Exit James Bye (Martin Fowler, EastEnders) Colson Smith (Craig Tinker, Coronation Street)
Natalie Ann Jamieson (Amy Wyatt, Emmerdale)
Tyler Conti (Abe Fielding, Hollyoaks)
Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley, Coronation Street)
Natalie Cassidy (Sonia Fowler, EastEnders)
Roxy Shahidi (Leyla Harding, Emmerdale)
Nikki Sanderson (Maxine Minniver, Hollyoaks)
Best Family The Dingles (Emmerdale) The Platts (Coronation Street)
The Slaters (EastEnders)
The Osbornes (Hollyoaks)
The Websters (Coronation Street)
The Fox-Truemans (EastEnders)
The Miligans (Emmerdale)
The Blakes (Hollyoaks)
Best Partnership Alison King and Vicky Myers (Carla Connor and Lisa Swain, Coronation Street) Angela Wynter and Rudolph Walker (Yolande and Patrick Trueman, EastEnders)
Danny Miller and Ryan Hawley (Aaron Dingle and Robert Sugden, Emmerdale)
Harvey Virdi and Louis Emerick (Misbah Maalik and Donny Clark, Hollyoaks)
Sue Devaney and Vinta Morgan (Debbie Webster and Ronnie Bailey, Coronation Street)
Diane Parish and Scott Maslen (Denise Fox and Jack Branning, EastEnders)
Beth Cordingly and William Ash (Ruby and Caleb Miligan, Emmerdale)
Gemma Bissix and Tamara Wall (Clare Devine and Grace Black, Hollyoaks)
Best Storyline Mason's death & Abi's PTSD (Coronation Street) Phil Mitchell: Hypermasculinity in crisis (EastEnders)
John's hero complex (Emmerdale)
Teenage sexual exploitation (Hollyoaks)
Debbie's dementia (Coronation Street)
Who attacked Cindy? (EastEnders)
Joe Tate's wicked fight for survival (Emmerdale)
Cleo's abuse at the hands of Abe (Hollyoaks)
Best Showstopper The limo crash disaster (Emmerdale) Craig's death (Coronation Street)
Nish and Suki's final showdown (EastEnders)
Mercedes faces her cancer scars (Hollyoaks)
The Platt house explodes (Coronation Street)
EastEnders at 40: Angie Watts returns (EastEnders)
Robert crashes Aaron and John's wedding (Emmerdale)
Clare Devine back from the dead (Hollyoaks)
Best Daytime Star Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson, Neighbours) Ethan Browne (Tane Parata, Home and Away)
Nicholas Cartwright (Cash Newman, Home and Away)
Xavier Molyneux (Byron Stone, Neighbours)
Georgie Parker (Roo Stewart, Home and Away)
Stephanie Panozzo (Eden Fowler, Home and Away)
Annie Jones (Jane Harris, Neighbours)
Lucinda Armstrong Hall (Holly Hoyland, Neighbours)
Best Drama Star Michael Stevenson (Iain Dean, Casualty) Barney Walsh (Cameron Mickelthwaite, Casualty)
Jason Manford (Steve Savage, Waterloo Road)
Zak Sutcliffe (Schuey Weever, Waterloo Road)
Anna Chell (Jodie Whyte, Casualty)
Sarah Seggari (Rida Amaan, Casualty)
Hattie Dynevor (Libby Guthrie, Waterloo Road)
Summer Bird (Tonya Walters, Waterloo Road)
Soap Superstar Heather Peace (Eve Panesar-Unwin, EastEnders) N/a N/a
Outstanding Achievement (Solo) Nick Pickard (Tony Hutchinson, Hollyoaks) N/a N/a
Outstanding Achievement (Team) The cast and crew of Neighbours N/a N/a

Awards totals

Key:

  – Best Soap award winner
Soap opera 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total awards
Bad Girls 0 0 0 0 1 0 N/a 1
Brookside 1 1 N/a 2
Casualty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 8
Coronation Street 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 3 5 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 5 8 3 4 7 3 4 6 5 112
Doctors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 N/a 4
EastEnders 8 7 8 7 7 6 5 9 7 6 5 7 4 4 3 5 2 2 4 5 1 5 6 2 5 130
Emmerdale 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 3 3 8 4 8 4 4 1 2 4 2 3 3 65
Family Affairs 0 0 0 0 0 N/a 0
Holby City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 N/a 5
Hollyoaks 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 26
Home and Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Neighbours 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 22
Night and Day 0 0 0 N/a 0
The Bill 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 N/a 7
Waterloo Road N/a 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 N/a 5
Where the Heart Is 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/a 0

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