The British Soap Awards
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'''''The British Soap Awards''''' is an annual awards ceremony to honour the best of British (not Irish but yet it claims Ireland is part of Britain by the looks of its map logo) soap operas.
The first event began in [[1999]] and takes place in May each year. Although it is an [[ITV]] production, the events are held at the [[BBC Television Centre]]. The soap operas nominated for awards are ''[[Coronation Street]]'', ''[[Doctors (BBC soap opera)|Doctors]]'', ''[[EastEnders]]'', ''[[Emmerdale]]'' and ''[[Hollyoaks]]''. Now defunct soaps that were formerly nominated for awards are ''[[Brookside]]'', ''[[Crossroads (TV series)|Crossroads]]'', ''[[Family Affairs]]'' and ''[[Night and Day (TV series)|Night and Day]]''.
BBC soap ''EastEnders'' currently hold the record for the most amount of awards won with a total of fifty four awards, six of which were the 'Best Soap' title. ''Coronation Street'' is still somewhat in its trail with forty-five awards and four 'Best Soap' titles.
== Hosts ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Duration !! Host(s)
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| 1999-2001 || [[Richard Madeley]] and [[Judy Finnigan]]
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| 2002 || [[Matthew Kelly]]
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| 2003 || [[Des O'Connor]] and [[Melanie Sykes]]
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| 2004-2005 || [[Paul O'Grady]]
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| 2006-present || [[Fern Britton]] and [[Phillip Schofield]]
|}
==2008 winners==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award !! Winner
|-
| 'Best British Soap' || ''EastEnders''
|-
| 'Best Actor' || [[Chris Fountain]] ([[Justin Burton]] in ''Hollyoaks'')
|-
| 'Best Actress' || [[Emma Rigby]] ([[Hannah Ashworth]] in ''Hollyoaks'')
|-
| 'Sexiest Male' || [[Rob James-Collier]] ([[Liam Connor]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Sexiest Female' || [[Roxanne McKee]] ([[Louise Summers]] in ''Hollyoaks'')
|-
| 'Best Newcomer' || [[Michelle Keegan]] ([[Tina McIntyre]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Best Exit' || [[Gemma Bissix]] ([[Clare Cunningham]] in ''Hollyoaks'')
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| 'Best Comedy Performance' || [[Maggie Jones (actress)|Maggie Jones]] ([[Blanche Hunt]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Best Onscreen Partnership' || [[Matt Littler]] and [[Darren Jeffries|Darren Jon Jeffries]] ([[Max Cunningham]] and [[Sam "O.B." O'Brien]] in ''Hollyoaks'')
|-
| 'Best Dramatic Performance' || [[Jo Joyner]] ([[Tanya Branning]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress' || [[Jamie Borthwick]] ([[Jay Brown]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Villain of the Year' || [[Jack P. Shepherd]] ([[David Platt]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Most Spectacular Scene' || Clare Cunningham (Gemma Bissix) and [[Katy Fox]] ([[Hannah Tointon]]) drive off a cliff in ''Hollyoaks''
|-
| 'Best Storyline' || The Aftermath of [[Max Branning]] ([[Jake Wood]]) and [[Stacey Slater]]'s ([[Lacey Turner]]) affair in ''EastEnders''
|-
| 'Best Single Episode' || "Heartbreak" (''[[Emmerdale]]'')
|-
| 'Special Achievement Award' || Tim Fee (a line producer for ''[[Emmerdale]]'')
|-
| 'Lifetime Achievement Award' || [[Liz Dawn]] ([[Vera Duckworth]] in ''[[Coronation Street]]'')
|}
== 2007 winners ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award !! Winner
|-
| 'Best British Soap' || ''Coronation Street''
|-
| 'Best Actor' || [[Antony Cotton]] ([[Sean Tully]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Best Actress' || [[Kate Ford]] ([[Tracy Barlow]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Sexiest Male' || [[Rob James-Collier]] ([[Liam Connor]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Sexiest Female' || [[Roxanne McKee]] ([[Louise Summers]] in ''Hollyoaks'')
|-
| 'Best Newcomer' || [[Kym Ryder]] ([[Michelle Connor]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Best Exit' || [[Bill Ward (actor)|Bill Ward]] ([[Charlie Stubbs]] in ''Coronation Street'')
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| 'Best Comedy Performance' || [[Gemma Merna]] ([[Carmel McQueen]] in ''Hollyoaks'')
|-
| 'Best Onscreen Partnership' || [[Stirling Gallacher]] and [[Seán Gleeson]] (George and Ronnie Woodson in ''Doctors'')
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| 'Best Dramatic Performance' || [[Lacey Turner]] ([[Stacey Slater]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress' || [[Eden Taylor-Draper]] ([[Belle Dingle]] in ''Emmerdale'')
|-
| 'Villain of the Year' || [[Gemma Bissix]] ([[Clare Cunningham]] in ''Hollyoaks'')
|-
| 'Most Spectacular Scene' || ''Emmerdale'''s King's River explosion
|-
| 'Best Storyline' || [[Charlie Stubbs]]' ([[Bill Ward]]) cheating and [[Tracy Barlow]]'s ([[Kate Ford]]) revenge (''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Best Single Episode' || "Shreds & Aftermath" (''Doctors'')
|-
| 'Special Achievement Award' || [[Tony Jordan]] (a writer for ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Lifetime Achievement Award' || [[Wendy Richard]] ([[Pauline Fowler]] in ''EastEnders'')
|}
== 2006 winners ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award !! Winner
|-
| 'Best British Soap' || ''EastEnders''
|-
| 'Best Actor' || [[Ross Kemp]] ([[Grant Mitchell (EastEnders)|Grant Mitchell]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Best Actress' || [[Lacey Turner]] ([[Stacey Slater]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Sexiest Male' || [[Richard Fleeshman]] ([[Craig Harris]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Sexiest Female' || [[Louisa Lytton]] ([[Ruby Allen]] in ''EastEnders'')
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| 'Best Newcomer' || [[Charlie Clements]] ([[Bradley Branning]] in ''EastEnders'')
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| 'Best Exit' || [[Leah Bracknell]] ([[Zoe Tate]] in ''Emmerdale'')
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| 'Best Comedy Performance' || [[Charlie Hardwick]] ([[Val Lambert]] in ''Emmerdale'')
|-
| 'Best Onscreen Partnership' || [[Barbara Knox]] and [[Malcolm Hebden]] ([[Rita Sullivan]] and [[Norris Cole]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Best Dramatic Performance' || [[Bradley Walsh]] ([[Danny Baldwin]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress' || [[Ellis Hollins]] ([[Tom Cunningham]] in ''Hollyoaks'')
|-
| 'Best Bitch' || [[Nicola Wheeler]] ([[Nicola Blackstock]] in ''Emmerdale'')
|-
| 'Villain of the Year' || [[Billy Murray (actor)|Billy Murray]] ([[Johnny Allen (EastEnders)|Johnny Allen]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Most Spectacular Scene' || [[Belle Dingle]] ([[Eden Taylor-Draper]]) and [[Daz Eden]] ([[Luke Tittensor]]) trapped in a mine shaft in ''Emmerdale''
|-
| 'Best Storyline' || [[Justin Burton]] and [[Becca Dean]]'s affair (''Hollyoaks'')
|-
| 'Best Single Episode' || [[Nana Moon#Normandy trip|Armistice Day episode]] in ''EastEnders''
|-
| 'Special Achievement Award' || Tony Prescott (''Coronation Street'' and ''Emmerdale'' director)
|-
| 'Lifetime Achievement Award' || [[Johnny Briggs (actor)|Johnny Briggs]] ([[Mike Baldwin (fictional character)|Mike Baldwin]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|}
== 2005 winners ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award !! Winner
|-
| 'Best British Soap' || ''Coronation Street''
|-
| 'Best Actor' || [[Shane Richie]] ([[Alfie Moon]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Best Actress' || [[Suranne Jones]] ([[Karen McDonald]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Sexiest Male' || [[Nigel Harman]] ([[Dennis Rickman]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Sexiest Female' || [[Jodi Albert]] ([[Debbie Dean]] in ''Hollyoaks'')
|-
| 'Best Newcomer' || [[Andrea Green]] (Sarah Finch in ''Doctors'')
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| 'Best Exit' || [[Charlie Brooks]] ([[Janine Evans]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Best Comedy Performance' || [[Maggie Jones (actress)|Maggie Jones]] ([[Blanche Hunt]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Best Onscreen Partnership' || [[June Brown]] and [[John Bardon]] ([[Dot Branning|Dot]] and [[Jim Branning]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Best Dramatic Performance' || [[Kazia Pelka]] ([[List of Family Affairs characters#Chrissy Costello|Chrissy Costello]] in ''Family Affairs'')
|-
| 'Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress' || [[Sam Aston]] ([[Chesney Battersby-Brown]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Best Bitch' || [[Kate Ford]] ([[Tracy Barlow]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Villain of the Year' || [[Sasha Behar]] ([[Maya Sharma]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Most Spectacular Scene' || Maya takes Dev and Sunita hostage and blows up the shop (''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Best Storyline' || [[List of Family Affairs characters#Gary Costello|Gary]] and Chrissy Costello learn friend Bradley has been abusing their daughter [[List of Family Affairs characters#Chloe Costello|Chloe]] in ''Family Affairs''
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| 'Best Single Episode' || [[Charity Tate|Charity]] and [[Tom King (Emmerdale)|Tom]]'s wedding in ''Emmerdale''
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| 'Special Achievement Award' || John Stevenson (''Coronation Street'' writer)
|-
| 'Lifetime Achievement Award' || June Brown (Dot Branning in ''EastEnders'')
|}
== 2004 winners ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award !! Winner
|-
| 'Best British Soap' || ''EastEnders''
|-
| 'Best Actor' || Shane Richie (Alfie Moon in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Best Actress' || Suranne Jones (Karen McDonald in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Sexiest Male' || Nigel Harman (Dennis Rickman in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Sexiest Female' || [[Jessie Wallace]] ([[Kat Moon]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Best Newcomer' || Nigel Harman (Dennis Rickman in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Best Exit' || [[Sheree Murphy]] ([[Tricia Dingle]] in ''Emmerdale'')
|-
| 'Best Comedy Performance' || [[Alex Carter (British actor)|Alex Carter]] ([[Lee Hunter (Hollyoaks)|Lee Hunter]] in ''Hollyoaks'')
|-
| 'Best Onscreen Partnership' || [[Julie Hesmondhalgh]] and [[David Neilson]] ([[Hayley Cropper|Hayley]] and [[Roy Cropper]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Best Dramatic Performance' || [[Mark Charnock]] ([[Marlon Dingle]] in ''Emmerdale'')
|-
| 'Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress' || [[Natalie Cassidy]] ([[Sonia Fowler|Sonia Jackson]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Best Bitch' || Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Villain of the Year' || [[Charlie Brooks]] ([[Janine Evans]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Most Spectacular Scene' || The Storm (''Emmerdale'')
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| 'Best Storyline' || Tracy tricks Roy and tries to ruin Karen and Steve's wedding (''Coronation Street'')
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| 'Best Single Episode' || Say a Little Prayer (''Doctors'')
|-
| 'Special Achievement Award' || [[Mal Young]] (Creator of ''Family Affairs'' and ex-executive producer of ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Lifetime Achievement Award' || Barbara Knox (Rita Sullivan in ''Coronation Street'')
|}
== 2003 winners ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award !! Winner
|-
| 'Best British Soap' || ''Coronation Street''
|-
| 'Best Actor' || [[Brian Capron]] ([[Richard Hillman]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Best Actress' || [[Kacey Ainsworth]] ([[Little Mo Mitchell]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Sexiest Male' || Shane Ritchie (Alfie Moon in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Sexiest Female' || Jessie Wallace (Kat Moon in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Best Newcomer' || [[Jack McMullen]] (Josh McLoughlin in ''Brookside'')
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| 'Best Exit' || Brian Capron (Richard Hillman in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Best Comedy Performance' || [[Andrew Whyment]] ([[Kirk Sutherland]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Best Onscreen Partnership' || Jack McMullen and Sarah White (Josh and [[Bev Dixon|Bev McLoughlin]] in ''Brookside'')
|-
| 'Best Dramatic Performance' || [[Sue Nicholls]] ([[Audrey Roberts]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Villain of the Year' || Brian Capron (Richard Hillman in ''Coronation Street'')
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| 'Most Spectacular Scene' || Richard Hillman's confessions of murder (Coronation Street)
|-
| 'Best Storyline' || Richard Hillman murders (''Coronation Street'')
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| 'Best Single Episode' || Marlon and Tricia's wedding plans (''Emmerdale'')
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| 'Lifetime Achievement Award' || [[Dean Sullivan]] (Jimmy Corkhill in ''Brookside'')
|-
| 'Hero of the Year' || [[Sue Nicholls]] ([[Audrey Roberts]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|}
== 2002 winners ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award !! Winner
|-
| 'Best British Soap' || ''EastEnders''
|-
| 'Best Actor' || [[Martin Kemp]] ([[Steve Owen]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Best Actress' || Kacey Ainsworth (Little Mo Morgan in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Sexiest Male' || Martin Kemp (Steve Owen in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Sexiest Female' || Jessie Wallace (Kat Slater in ''EastEnders'')
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| 'Best Newcomer' || [[Alex Ferns]] ([[Trevor Morgan]] in ''EastEnders'')
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| 'Best Exit' || Batley the dog (''Emmerdale'')
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| 'Best Comedy Performance' || Malcolm Hebden (Norris Cole in ''Coronation Street'')
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| 'Best Onscreen Partnership' || June Brown and John Bardon (Dot and Jim Branning in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Best Dramatic Performance' || [[Ray Quinn|Raymond Quinn]] ([[Anthony Murray]] in ''Brookside'')
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| 'Best Storyline' || Bullying Plot (''Brookside'')
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| 'Hero of the Year' || [[Stuart Manning]] (Sam Armstrong in ''Night and Day'')
|-
| 'Villain of the Year' || Alex Ferns (Trevor Morgan in ''EastEnders'')
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| 'Most Spectacular Scene' || Adam and Mandys car crash (''Hollyoaks'')
|-
| 'Best Single Episode' || [[Zoe Slater|Zoe]] discovering that Kat is her mother (''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Special Achievement Award' || [[Tony Holland]] (Co-creator of ''EastEnders'')
|}
== 2001 winners ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award !! Winner
|-
| 'Best British Soap' || ''EastEnders''
|-
| 'Best Actor' || Martin Kemp (Steve Owen in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Best Actress' || Natalie Cassidy (Sonia Jackson in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Sexiest Male' || Martin Kemp (Steve Owen in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Sexiest Female' || [[Tamzin Outhwaite]] ([[Melanie Owen|Melanie Healy]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Best Newcomer' || Jessie Wallace (Kat Slater in ''EastEnders'')
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| 'Best Exit' || [[Naomi Radcliffe]] (Alison Webster in ''Coronation Street'')
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| 'Best Comedy Performance' || Sarah White (Bev McLoughlin in ''Brookside'')
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| 'Best Onscreen Partnership' || [[William Tarmey]] and [[Elizabeth Dawn]] ([[Jack Duckworth|Jack]] and [[Vera Duckworth]] in ''Coronation Street'')
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| 'Best Dramatic Performance' || [[Georgia Taylor]] ([[Toyah Battersby]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Hero of the Year' || [[Clive Hornby]] ([[Jack Sugden]] in ''Emmerdale'')
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| 'Villain of the Year' || [[Steve McFadden]] ([[Phil Mitchell]] in ''EastEnders'')
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| 'Most Spectacular Scene' || [[Andy Sugden]] burning the barn (''Emmerdale')
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| 'Best Storyline' || [[Mark Redman (Coronation Street)|Mark]], Linda and Mike love triangle (''Coronation Street'')
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| 'Best Single Episode' || The Live Episode ([[8 December]] [[2000]], ''Coronation Street'')
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| 'Special Achievement Award' || [[Phil Redmond]] (Creator of ''Brookside'' and ''Hollyoaks'')
|}
== 2000 winners ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award !! Winner
|-
| 'Best British Soap' || ''EastEnders''
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| 'Best Actor' || [[Joe Absolom]] ([[Matthew Rose (EastEnders)|Matthew Rose]] in ''EastEnders'')
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| 'Best Actress' || [[Patsy Palmer]] ([[Bianca Jackson|Bianca Butcher]] in ''EastEnders'')
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| 'Sexiest Male' || [[Michael Greco]] ([[Beppe di Marco]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Sexiest Female' || [[Tamzin Outhwaite]] ([[Melanie Owen|Melanie Healy]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Best Newcomer' || [[Gary Lucy]] ([[Luke Morgan]] in ''Hollyoaks'')
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| 'Best Exit' || [[Paul Loughran]] ([[Butch Dingle]] in ''Emmerdale'')
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| 'Best Comedy Performance' || Sue Nicholls (Audrey Roberts in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Best Onscreen Partnership' || [[Dean Sullivan]] and [[Sue Jenkins]] (Jimmy and Jackie Corkhill in ''Brookside'')
|-
| 'Best Dramatic Performance' || [[Lindsey Coulson]] ([[Carol Jackson]] in ''EastEnders'')
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| 'Villain of the Year' || [[Martin Kemp]] ([[Steve Owen]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Best Storyline' || The teenage preganancy of [[Sarah-Louise Grimshaw|Sarah-Louise Platt]] (''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Spectacular Scene of the Year' || "Millennium Club Explosion" (''Brookside'')
|}
== 1999 winners ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award !! Winner
|-
| 'Best British Soap' || ''Coronation Street''
|-
| 'Best Actor' || Ross Kemp ([[Grant Mitchell (EastEnders)|Grant Mitchell]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Best Actress' || [[Barbara Windsor]] ([[Peggy Mitchell]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Sexiest Male' || Michael Greco ([[Beppe di Marco]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Sexiest Female' || Tamzin Outhwaite ([[Melanie Healy]] in ''EastEnders'')
|-
| 'Best Exit' || [[Claire King]] ([[Kim Marchant]] in ''Emmerdale'')
|-
| 'Best Comedy Performance' || [[John Savident]] ([[Fred Elliott]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|-
| 'Best Dramatic Performance' || [[Kelvin Fletcher]] ([[Andy Sugden]] in ''Emmerdale'')
|-
| 'Villain of the Year' || Stephen Billington ([[Greg Kelly]] in ''Coronation Street'')
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| 'Best Storyline' || [[Tiffany Mitchell]] discovering her mother, [[Louise Raymond]]'s affair with [[Grant Mitchell (EastEnders)|Grant Mitchell]] in ''EastEnders''
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| 'Special Achievement Award' || [[William Roache]] ([[Ken Barlow]] in ''Coronation Street'')
|}
==Awards totals==
{| class="wikitable"
! Soap opera !! Awards in 1999 !! Awards in 2000 !! Awards in 2001 !! Awards in 2002 !! Awards in 2003 !! Awards in 2004 !! Awards in 2005 !! Awards in 2006 !! Awards in 2007 !! Awards in 2008 !! Total awards
|-
| ''EastEnders'' || 5 || 7 || 7 || 9 || 3 || 7 || 4 || 7 || 1 || 4 || '''54'''
|-
| ''Coronation Street'' || 3 || 2 || 5 || 1 || 9 || 4 || 7 || 3 || 7 || 4 || '''45'''
|-
| ''Emmerdale'' || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 2 || 1 || '''18'''
|-
| ''Hollyoaks'' || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 6 || '''16'''
|-
| ''Brookside'' || 0 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || '''7'''
|-
| ''Doctors'' || - || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || '''4'''
|-
| ''Family Affairs'' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || - || - || - || '''2'''
|-
| ''Night and Day'' || - || - || - || 1 || 0 || - || - || - || - || - || '''1'''
|-
| ''Crossroads'' || - || - || - || 0 || 0 || - || - || - || - || - || '''0'''
|-
|}
<small>Notes: Not including 'Special Achievement' or 'Lifetime Achievement' awards.<
Brookside,Family Affairs, Night And Day and Crossroads no longer participate in the British Soap Awards as they were axed.
==External links==
*[http://www.britishsoapawards.tv British Soap Awards official website]
*[http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/primetime/british_soap_awards Soap Awards] at What's on TV
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