EastEnders storms to victory at British Soap Awards 2025 - winners list in full
EastEnders were the big winners at tonight's British Soap Awards, taking away the top gong. Named Best British Soap, they beat Emmerdale, Coronation Street and Hollyoaks to the coveted accolade.
Walking away with eight awards in total, Steve McFadden picked up Best Dramatic Performance and Best Single Episode for Phil Mitchell's psychosis. It comes in the soap's 40th anniversary year.
Hollyoaks got three awards, Emmerdale got two and Coronation Street walked away with one - the Outstanding Achievement Award to David Neilson, who has played Roy Cropper for 30 years. The biggest names in soapland dazzled on the glitter carpet - with Hollyoaks actress Jorgie Porter and Corrie favourite Tina O'Brien both looking sensational in the same dress, a sparkly Oh Polly number.
Speaking before she was presented with the scene of the year award, EastEnders legend Anita Dobson said: 'It was just perfect.' And asked if she could return again, she said: 'I don't think so, although I should say never say never, it would have to be something extra special.'
Gillian Taylforth, who plays Kathy Beale, added: 'It was just brilliant, although none of us knew that she was coming back! We'll need Ange back if anything ever happened to Kathy, not that I want it too.'
Hosted by Jane McDonald, telly favourites Sir David Jason and Larry Lamb presented awards at London's Hackney Empire.
The awards were back after being cancelled last year. Watch the British Soap Awards 2025 on Thursday 5 June via ITV1 and ITVX at 8pm.
The British Soap Awards 2025 winners list in full;
BEST BRITISH SOAP
EastEnders
BEST LEADING PERFORMER
EastEnders: Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater)
VILLAIN OF THE YEAR
EastEnders: Navin Chowdhry (Nish Panesar)
BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE
Coronation Street: Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt)
BEST FAMILY
Hollyoaks: The Osbornes
BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE
EastEnders: Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell)
BEST SINGLE EPISODE
EastEnders: Phil's Psychosis: The Mitchells In 1985
BEST ON-SCREEN PARTNERSHIP
EastEnders: Rudolph Walker & Angela Wynter (Patrick & Yolande Trueman)
BEST NEWCOMER
Hollyoaks: Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne)
BEST STORYLINE
Hollyoaks: Sibling Sexual Abuse
BEST YOUNG PERFORMER
Emmerdale: Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor)
EastEnders: Angie Watts' Shock Return
David Neilson presented by Julie Hesmondhalgh
THE TONY WARREN AWARD
Emmerdale - MIKE PLANT
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