London's Hackney Empire will be packed to the rafters with cast, crew and fans on Saturday night as the famous venue hosts the British Soap Awards 2022.
Always a big ratings winner for ITV, the event was forced onto the backburner by the Covid pandemic in 2020 and 2021, with the sop teams and viewers gutted. However, the Awards will make a triumphant return this weekend, with This Morning legend Phillip Schofield once again at the helm.
The Soap Awards are like the Oscars of the British soap world and, as well as honouring programmes, actors and crew from home grown programmes, this year's event is said to pay a special nod to Neighbours, which filmed its final episode this week.
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Categories include Dramatic Performance, Scene of the Year and the one that sparks the fiercest competition - Best Soap. Stars from Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks will all be in London for the awards bash, with coverage airing on ITV from 8pm.
British Soap Awards 2022 nominations
Viewer Voted Categories:
BEST BRITISH SOAP
Coronation Street
Doctors
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
BEST LEADING PERFORMER
Sally Carman (Abi Webster) – Coronation Street
Gillian Wright (Jean Slater) – EastEnders
Linda Henry (Shirley Carter) – EastEnders
Paige Sandhu (Meena Jutla) – Emmerdale
Mark Charnock (Marlon Dingle) - Emmerdale
BEST FAMILY
The Alahans – Coronation Street
The Carters – EastEnders
The Dingles – Emmerdale
The McQueens - Hollyoaks
Panel Voted Categories:
VILLAIN OF THE YEAR
Max Evans (Corey Brent) – Coronation Street
Laura White (Dr Princess Buchanan) – Doctors
Toby-Alexander Smith (Gray Atkins) – EastEnders
Paige Sandhu (Meena Jutla) – Emmerdale
Rhiannon Clements (Summer Ranger) - Hollyoaks
BEST COMEDY PERFORMER
Jane Hazelgrove (Bernie Winter) – Coronation Street
Sarah Moyle (Valerie Pitman) – Doctors
Tameka Empson (Kim Fox) – EastEnders
Lisa Riley (Mandy Dingle) – Emmerdale
Chelsee Healey (Goldie McQueen) - Hollyoaks
BEST NEWCOMER
Paddy Bever (Max Turner) – Coronation Street
Ross McLaren (Luca McIntyre) – Doctors
Ross Boatman (Harvey Monroe) – EastEnders
Darcy Grey (Marcus Dean) – Emmerdale
Matthew James-Bailey (Ethan Williams) - Hollyoaks
BEST STORYLINE
Coronation Street - Hate Crime
Harry Visioni (Seb Franklin) Mollie Gallagher (Nina Lucas) Sally Carman (Abi Webster) David Neilson (Roy Cropper) Millie Gibson (Kelly Neelan), Max Evans (Corey Brent).
Doctors - Bear and his mother encounter racism at St Phil’s Hospital. Dex Lee (Bear Sylvester) Angela Wynter (Makeda Sylvester) Laura
Bayston (Nurse Cathy Jenkins)
EastEnders - Jean’s Bipolar
Gillian Wright (Jean Slater) Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater) Ross Boatman (Harvey Monroe) Jessie Wallace (Kat Slate) James Bye (Martin Fowler)
Emmerdale - Meena Serial Killer
Paige Sandhu (Meena Jutla)
Hollyoaks - Misbah’s Historic Rape
Harvey Virdi (Misbah Maalik)
BEST SINGLE EPISODE
Coronation Street – Flashback
Doctors – Three Consultations and a Funeral
EastEnders – Jean in Southend
Emmerdale – Marlon’s stroke
Hollyoaks – Out of Time
BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE
Sally Carman (Abi Webster) – Coronation Street
Dex Lee (Bear Sylvester) – Doctors
Gillian Wright (Jean Slater) – EastEnders
Mark Charnock (Marlon Dingle) – Emmerdale
Harvey Virdi (Misbah Maalik) - Hollyoaks
BEST ON-SCREEN PARTNERSHIP
David Neilson & Mollie Gallagher (Roy Cropper & Nina Lucas) – Coronation Street
Chris Walker & Jan Pearson (Rob Hollins & Karen Hollins) – Doctors
Lacey Turner & Gillian Wright (Stacey Slater and Jean Slater) – EastEnders
Isobel Steele & Bradley Johnson (Liv Flaherty & Vinny Dingle) – Emmerdale
Anna Passey & Kieron Richardson (Sienna Blake & Ste Hay) - Hollyoaks
BEST YOUNG PERFORMER
Millie Gibson (Kelly Neelan) – Coronation Street
Sonny Kendall (Tommy Moon) – EastEnders
Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor) – Emmerdale
Jayden Fox (Bobby Costello) - Hollyoaks
SCENE OF THE YEAR
Coronation Street – Johnny’s Death
Sally Ann Matthews (Jenny Connor) Richard Hawley (Johnny Connor), Julia Goulding (Shona Platt)
Doctors – Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
Adrian Lewis Morgan (Jimmi Clay) Ashley Rice(Sid Vere) Jane Pearson(Karen Hollins) Sarah Moyle (Valerie Pitman) Ben Moor (Paul
Brooks) Harriet Thorpe (Hattie Brooks) Helen Lederer (Maisie Oliver)
EastEnders – Hall of Mirrors
Gillian Wright (Jean Slater) Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater)
Emmerdale – Bridge Collapse
Paige Sandhu (Meena Jutla) Matthew Wolfenden (David Metcalfe ), Isabel Hodgins (Victoria Sugden) Rebecca Sarker (Manpreet Sharma), Kevin Mathurin (Charles Anderson) Anna Nightingale (Andrea Tate)
Hollyoaks – Misbah Didn’t Consent
Haiesha Mistry (Yasmine Maalik) Harvey Virdi (Misbah Maalik )
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