Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
Entertainment
Gemma Jones

British Soap Awards 2022: When is it, how to vote and full list of nominees

The British Soap Awards will be back on our screens this weekend for the first time in two years.

Over the last two years, the awards do has been cancelled due to the covid pandemic. But now, the ceremony is back and celebs will return to the red carpet.

Phillip Schofield will be hosting the show again as actors and actresses from Coronation Street, Emmerdale, EastEnders, Casualty, Holby City, Hollyoaks and Doctors join together for the celebration. Phil has hosted the live awards show since 2006.

READ MORE: Emmerdale's newcomer Parry Glasspool link to Liverpool, Hollyoaks past and family

As always, many of the award winners are chosen by an expert panel, but there are three awards which the public can vote for - Best British Soap, Best Leading Performer and Best Family. Here is everything you need to know about the awards ceremony including how to vote, how to watch and who all of the nominees are.

How can I watch the British Soap Awards?

ITV has confirmed a two-hour slot for the ceremony, due to take place live on Saturday, June 11 at 8pm.

How can I vote in the British Soap Awards?

The first round of voting for this year’s awards closed in early May, but don’t worry, the second round of voting is still open. The second round opened at 10am on May 10 and will close at 5pm on June 10.

It is free to vote in the British Soap Awards and can only be done online. To vote visit the British Soap Awards website and click vote now.

You will be given the option to vote for your favourite nominee in each of the three categories. You can only vote for one nominee in each category and for your vote to be valid you must vote in each category.

When you have cast your votes you must enter and confirm a valid email address and will then be sent a confirmation email. You must validate your vote by following the instructions in the confirmation email before the deadline in order for your votes to be counted.

British Soap Awards nominations 2022

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

  • Maximus 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) Maximus 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 )

Receive newsletters with the biggest and breaking TV and showbiz news by signing up here

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.