The British Soap Awards will return to ITV for 2023 on Tuesday, June 6 with presenter Jane McDonald at the helm. The star took over hosting duties from Phillip Schofield who recently stood down from This Morning and later quit ITV altogether after revealing he'd had an affair with a younger colleague.
The ceremony took place at The Lowry in Salford on Saturday, June 3, and saw Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale, and Hollyoaks battle it out to win recognition for their work over the past year. Super soap fan Jane hosted the event after replacing Phil last minute. You can read more about Jane here.
Ahead of presenting the awards, former Loose Women star Jane said: "Oh my god…..everyone knows how much I LOVE my soaps, this year I’ve been honoured to be mentioned in Corrie, EastEnders, and Emmerdale, so this is just a dream come true. I can't wait to see all our wonderful soap nominees and celebrate all their hard work with them - roll on the awards, I can't wait!" For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.
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As the ceremony has already taken place the winners of each category have already been announced. Here's everything you need to know, but be aware if you want to watch it live there are spoilers below.
When are The British Soap Awards 2023?
The British Soap Awards will air on Tuesday, June 6 after taking place in Manchester on Saturday, June 3. They will be available to watch from 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
The ceremony is two hours long, ending at 10pm on the channel.
Who is presenting The British Soap Awards 2023?
Jane McDonald will host the ceremony after replacing Phillip Schofield last minute after he quit ITV. Phil had hosted the annual awards since 2006.
Jane shot to fame after appearing as a singer on BBC series The Cruise in 1998. The same year she released her self-titled debut album, which topped the UK Album Charts - the first of eight studio albums.
Since then Jane has worked on a number of different shows - notably as a panellist on ITV’s Loose Women between 2004-2014. She famously hosted eight series of Channel 5 travel show Cruising with… Jane McDonald, which won the BAFTA Award for Best Feature in 2018. You can read more about Jane's career here.
The British Soap Awards 2023 nominees and winners
Some of the awards below were voted for by the public while the rest were decided by a panel of experts. Overall, Coronation Street won six awards, EastEnders four, Hollyoaks two, Emmerdale one and Doctors one.
Best Single Episode
Coronation Street – Acid attack - WINNER
Doctors – Anything but magnolia and if wishes were horses
EastEnders – Goodbye Dot
Emmerdale – All-male man club
Hollyoaks – The long walk home
Villain of the Year
Todd Boyce (Stephen Reid) – Coronation Street
Laura White (Dr Princess Buchanan) – Doctors
Aaron Thiara (Ravi Gulati) – EastEnders - WINNER
Michael Wildman (Al Chapman) – Emmerdale
Angus Castle Doughty (Eric Foster) – Hollyoaks
Scene of the Year
Coronation Street – Acid attack - WINNER
Doctors – Hell is empty
EastEnders – Whitney and Zach say goodbye to Peach
Emmerdale – Paddy's suicide attempt
Hollyoaks – Zoe tells abused Maxine 'It's not your fault'
Best Storyline
Coronation Street – Daisy’s stalking hell
Doctors – Valerie and the forged prescription
EastEnders – Loving and losing Lola
Emmerdale – Paddy’s suicide attempt
Hollyoaks – Incel Eric targets Mason and Maxine - WINNER
Best Dramatic Performance
Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley) – Coronation Street - WINNER
Chris Walker (Rob Hollins) – Doctors
Danielle Harold (Lola Pearce-Brown) – EastEnders
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle) – Emmerdale
Nikki Sanderson (Maxine Minniver) – Hollyoaks
Best Onscreen Partnership
David Neilson & Maureen Lipman (Roy Cropper & Evelyn Plummer) – Coronation Street
Chris Walker & Jan Pearson (Rob Hollins & Karen Hollins) – Doctors - WINNER
Jamie Borthwick & Danielle Harold (Jay Brown & Lola Pearce Brown) – EastEnders
Mark Charnock & Dominic Brunt (Marlon Dingle & Paddy Kirk) – Emmerdale
Richard Blackwood & Jamie Lomas (Felix Westwood & Warren Fox) – Hollyoaks
Best Comedy Performer
Maureen Lipman (Evelyn Plummer) – Coronation Street - WINNER
Ian Midlane (Al Haskey) – Doctors
Jonny Freeman (Reiss Colwell) – EastEnders
Samantha Giles (Bernice Blackstock) – Emmerdale
Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay) – Hollyoaks
Best Young Performer
Jude Riordan (Sam Blakeman) – Coronation Street
Lillia Turner (Lily Slater) – EastEnders - WINNER
Huey Quinn (Kyle Winchester) – Emmerdale
Jayden Fox (Bobby Costello) – Hollyoaks
Outstanding Achievement Award (On-screen)
Mark Charnock
Best Newcomer
Channique Sterling-Brown (Dee-Dee Bailey) – Coronation Street - WINNER
Kia Pegg (Scarlett Kiernan) – Doctors
Aaron Thiara (Ravi Gulati) – EastEnders
William Ash (Caleb Miligan) – Emmerdale
Anya Lawrence (Vicky Grant) – Hollyoaks
The Tony Warren Award (Off-Screen)
Peter Hunt
Best Family
The Platts – Coronation Street - WINNER
The Slaters – EastEnders
The Dingles – Emmerdale
The McQueens – Hollyoaks
The Millars - Doctors
Best Leading Performer
Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley) – Coronation Street
Shona McGarty (Whitney Dean) – EastEnders
Danielle Harold (Lola Pearce-Brown) – EastEnders - WINNER
Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk) – Emmerdale
Sally Dexter (Faith Dingle) - Emmerdale
Best British Soap
Coronation Street
Doctors
EastEnders - WINNER
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
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