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British Soap Awards drops shortlist - and it's bad news for Coronation Street

British Soap Awards drops shortlist - and it's bad news for Coronation Street

Metro01-05-2025

The shortlist for the British Soap Awards has been revealed.
The ceremony, which first began in 1999, celebrates all things soap opera – but was notably absent last year.
After Jane McDonald took over hosting duties from Phillip Schofield in 2023, it was announced that the awards would be rested.
Following the release of the longlist for the awards, we're now a step closer to the event itself, with the shortlist being revealed today. More Trending
A number of accolades will be presented by an array of well-known faces from the TV and showbiz world. The evening will be filmed, and then broadcasted on TV a few days later.
The ceremony will focus on the past year in soapland, which featured Gail Platt (Helen Worth) leaving Coronation Street, Hollyoaks jumping forward a year, EastEnders celebrating 40 years on our screens, and Emmerdale airing that dramatic frozen lake stunt.
The categories that are voted by the viewers are Best British Soap, Villain of the Year, Comedy Performance and Leading Performer. It's in the latter category that Coronation Street are missing a nomination, with Emmerdale and EastEnders having two each.
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You can vote and find out more about the British Soap Awards here.
The viewer voted categories are:
BEST BRITISH SOAP Coronation Street
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
BEST LEADING PERFORMER Emmerdale: Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle)
Emmerdale: Beth Cordingly (Ruby Miligan)
EastEnders: Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater)
EastEnders: Kellie Bright (Linda Carter)
VILLAIN OF THE YEAR Coronation Street: Calum Lill (Joel Deering)
EastEnders: Navin Chowdhry (Nish Panesar)
Emmerdale: Ned Porteous (Joe Tate)
Hollyoaks: Tyler Conti (Abe Fielding)
BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE Coronation Street: Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt)
EastEnders: Patsy Palmer (Bianca Jackson)
Emmerdale: Nicola Wheeler (Nicola King)
Hollyoaks: Nicole Barber-Lane (Myra McQueen)
The panel voted categories are:
BEST FAMILY Coronation Street: The Platts
EastEnders: The Slaters
Emmerdale: The Dingles
Hollyoaks: The Osbornes
BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE Coronation Street: Peter Ash (Paul Foreman)
EastEnders: Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell)
Emmerdale: Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle)
Hollyoaks: Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne)
BEST SINGLE EPISODE Coronation Street: Mason's Death
EastEnders: Phil's Psychosis: The Mitchells In 1985
Emmerdale: April's Life On The Streets
Hollyoaks: Hollyoaks Time Jump
BEST ON-SCREEN PARTNERSHIP Coronation Street: Alison King & Vicky Myers (Carla Connor & Lisa Swain)
EastEnders: Rudolph Walker & Angela Wynter (Patrick & Yolande Trueman)
Emmerdale: William Ash & Beth Cordingly (Caleb Milligan & Ruby Fox-Miligan)
Hollyoaks: Nathaniel Dass & Oscar Curtis (Dillon Ray & Lucas Hay)
BEST NEWCOMER Coronation Street: Jacob Roberts (Kit Green)
EastEnders: Laura Doddington (Nicola Mitchell)
Emmerdale: Shebz Miah (Kammy Hadiq)
Hollyoaks: Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne)
BEST STORYLINE Coronation Street: Paul's Battle With MND
EastEnders: Phil Mitchell: Hypermasculinity In Crisis
Emmerdale: Belle & Tom – Domestic Abuse
Hollyoaks: Sibling Sexual Abuse
BEST YOUNG PERFORMER Coronation Street: Will Flanagan (Joseph Winter-Brown)
EastEnders: Sonny Kendall (Tommy Moon)
Emmerdale: Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor)
Hollyoaks: Noah Holdsworth (Oscar Osborne)
SCENE OF THE YEAR Coronation Street: Mason's Death
EastEnders: Angie Watts' Shock Return
Emmerdale: Amy's Deathly Plunge Reveals A Grisly Secret
Hollyoaks: Mercedes Confronts Her Mortality
MORE: Beth Cordingly celebrates milestone with real-life partner who is an Emmerdale legend
MORE: Joe Swash's sister Shana's 'normal job' 19 years after scandalous EastEnders role
MORE: Coronation Street denies rumours that one of their most popular stars has quit

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