The Soap Awards have been held in Manchester and here’s a full list of winners, with the nominees they beat.
Best British soap – EastEnders
Other nominees Coronation Street, Doctors, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks.
Best actor – Adam Woodyatt (Ian Beale in EastEnders)
Other nominees Coronation Street – Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald), Coronation Street – David Neilson (Roy Cropper), EastEnders – Danny Dyer (Mick Carter), Emmerdale – Michael Parr (Ross Barton).
Best actress – Kellie Bright (Linda Carter in EastEnders)
Other nominees Coronation Street – Alison King (Carla Connor), EastEnders – Laurie Brett (Jane Beale), Emmerdale – Natalie Anderson (Alicia Metcalfe), Hollyoaks – Nikki Sanderson (Maxine Minniver).
Villain of the year – Jeremy Sheffield (Patrick Blake in Hollyoaks)
Other nominees Coronation Street – Sean Ward (Callum Logan), Doctors – Daniel Schutzmann (Franc Christophe), EastEnders – John Altman (Nick Cotton), Emmerdale – Ryan Hawley (Robert Sugden).
Best comedy performance – Sally Dynevor (Sally Webster in Coronation Street)
Other nominees Doctors – Sarah Moyle (Valerie Pitman), EastEnders – Tameka Empson (Kim Fox-Hubbard), Emmerdale – Laura Norton (Kerry Wyatt), Hollyoaks – Fabrizio Santino (David ‘Ziggy’ Roscoe).
Best newcomer – Jessica Regan (Niamh Donoghue in Doctors)
Other nominees Coronation Street – Sean Ward (Callum Logan), EastEnders – Davood Ghadami (Kush Kazemi), Emmerdale – Ryan Hawley (Robert Sugden), Hollyoaks – Twinnie-Lee Moore (Porsche McQueen).
Best storyline – EastEnders – Who Killed Lucy?
Other nominees Coronation Street – Steve and Michelle, hearts and minds; Doctors – Kevin and Poppy, underage girlfriend; Emmerdale – Donna’s demise; Hollyoaks – John Paul’s rape ordeal.
Best single episode – EastEnders The Live Episode
Other nominees Coronation Street – Rob’s confession; Doctors – Unfinished business; Emmerdale – Andy goes to the brink; Hollyoaks – Ste’s HIV diagnosis.
Best dramatic performance – Kellie Bright (Linda Carter in EastEnders)
Other nominees Coronation Street – Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald), Doctors – Lorna Laidlaw (Mrs Tembe), EastEnders – Kellie Bright (Linda Carter), Emmerdale – Natalie Anderson (Alicia Metcalfe), Hollyoaks – Keith Rice (Finn O’Connor).
Best on-screen partnership – Laurie Brett and Adam Woodyatt (Jane and Ian Beale in EastEnders)
Other nominees Coronation Street – Sally Dynevor and Joe Duttine (Sally Webster and Tim Metcalfe), Doctors – Ian Midlane and Jessica Regan (Al Haskey and Niamh Donoghue), Emmerdale – Verity Rushworth and Michael Parr (Donna Windsor and Ross Barton), Hollyoaks – Ellis Hollins and Ruby O’Donnell (Tom Cunningham and Peri Lomax).
Best young performance – Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor in Emmerdale)
Other nominees Coronation Street – Ellie Leach (Faye Windass), Doctors – Jack Carroll (Peter Harker), EastEnders – Eliot Carrington (Bobby Beale), Hollyoaks – Ruby O’Donnell (Peri Lomax).
Scene of the year – Emmerdale – Donna’s Goodbye
Other nominees Coronation Street – Deirdre throws the trifle, Doctors – Strictly dancing, EastEnders – Kathy comes home, Hollyoaks – The train crash.
Outstanding Achievement Award – Anne Kirkbride (Deirdre Barlow in Coronation Street)
Outstanding Achievement Award Off-Screen – EastEnders writer Rob Gittins
Well done to all the winners.
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