The British Soap Awards (BSAs) are an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom which honours the best moments in British soap operas. The ceremony is televised on

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and has been presented by Phillip Schofield since 2006. The trophies given to the winners are made from metal and glass and have been manufactured by British firm Creative Awards since their inception. The majority of the awards are voted for by a panel of industry professionals, while Best British Soap, Best Family and Best Leading Performer are voted for by the general public. The awards for Best Actress and

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were voted for by the public from 1999 to 2019.

History

The first British Soap Awards took place in 1999. Although it is an

production, the events were held at the BBC Television Centre, in London until 2009. The ceremonies have since been held at various locations in London and Manchester, including the Granada Studios, the London Studios,

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, the Hackney Empire, the

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and the Lowry. The five soap operas currently nominated for awards are ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Emmerdale'' and '' Hollyoaks''. Now-defunct soaps that were formerly nominated for awards were '' Brookside'', ''

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'', '' Family Affairs'' and '' Night and Day''. In 2016, it was reported that the award for outstanding achievement off-screen would be known as the Tony Warren award following the death of Tony Warren, the creator of ''Coronation Street''. On 1 May 2018, ITV announced that for the 20th anniversary of the show, it would be broadcast live for the first time on 2 June 2018. In March 2020, it was announced that the 2020 ceremony had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ITV instead aired a 60-minute special in its place titled ''The British Soap Awards Celebrates 21 Years'', narrated by presenter Philip Schofield. In April 2021, it was announced that the 2021 ceremony had also been cancelled once again due to the pandemic. In April 2022, it was confirmed that the British Soap Awards would be held in June 2022. They also announced the introduction of two new viewer-voted categories, Best Family and Best Leading Performer. With the introduction of the gender-neutral Best Leading Performer category, it was confirmed that the awards for Best Actress and

had been axed.

Ceremonies

1999 winners

2000 winners

2001 winners

2002 winners

2003 winners

2004 winners

2005 winners

Stan Richards, who played Seth Armstrong in '' Emmerdale'', was remembered during the ceremony, having died in February 2005.

2006 winners

2007 winners

2008 winners

Mike Reid, who played Frank Butcher in ''

'', was remembered during the ceremony, having died in July 2007.

2009 winners

Clive Hornby, who played Jack Sugden in ''Emmerdale'', was remembered during the ceremony, having died in July 2008. Wendy Richard, who played Pauline Fowler in ''EastEnders'', was also remembered during the ceremony, having died in February 2009.

2010 winners

Maggie Jones, who played Blanche Hunt in ''

'', was remembered during the ceremony, having died in December 2009.

2011 winners

2012 winners

Betty Driver, who played

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in ''

'', was remembered during the ceremony, having died in October 2011.

2013 winners

Bill Tarmey, who played Jack Duckworth in ''

'', was remembered during the ceremony, having died in November 2012.

2014 winners

Richard Thorp, who played Alan Turner in '' Emmerdale'', was remembered during the ceremony, having died in May 2013. This was also the final ceremony where "Sexiest Male" and "Sexiest Female" were awarded; Michelle Keegan, who plays Tina McIntyre in ''

'', won "Sexiest Female" for the sixth time in a row.

2015 winners

Anne Kirkbride, who played Deirdre Barlow in ''

'', was remembered during the ceremony, having died in January 2015. John Bardon, who played Jim Branning in ''

'', was also remembered during the ceremony, having died in September 2014. This year's ceremony incorporated a "Social Issue Storyline" mention, which is where all of the soap operas' most controversial stories were specially mentioned. These include: *

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's depression (''Coronation Street'') *

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's rape (''Hollyoaks'') * Zara's breast-feeding campaign (''Doctors'') *

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's HIV diagnosis (''Emmerdale'') * Linda's rape (''EastEnders'')

2016 winners

Peter Baldwin ( Derek Wilton in ''

''),

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( Ernest Bishop in ''Coronation Street''), Shirley Stelfox ( Edna Birch in '' Emmerdale''), Kitty McGeever ( Lizzie Lakely in ''Emmerdale''),

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(Matt Musgrove in '' Brookside'' and '' Hollyoaks'') and Morag Siller ( Marilyn Dingle in '' Emmerdale'') were remembered during the ceremony which was held on 29 May.

2017 winners

The 2017 awards took place on 3 June 2017 at The Lowry in Salford. It was originally planned for the event to be broadcast live for the first time but due to ITV moving the live grand final of '' Britain's Got Talent'' into its scheduled timeslot, the awards were instead pre-recorded as before and broadcast on ITV on 6 June 2017. After the end credits in the broadcast version, dedications appeared to Jean Alexander ( Hilda Ogden in ''

''), who died in October 2016, and Roy Barraclough ( Alec Gilroy in ''Coronation Street''), who died in June 2017.

2018 winners

The 2018 awards were broadcast live for the first time on 2 June 2018.

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, who played Vera Duckworth in ''

'', was remembered during the ceremony, having died in September 2017.

2019 winners

The 2019 awards were broadcast live on 1 June 2019.

2022 winners

The 2022 awards were broadcast live on 11 June 2022. A tribute was paid to Australian soap opera ''

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'', after filming ended the day before the ceremony, with video messages from Ian Smith (

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) and Jackie Woodburne (

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). The In memoriam segment paid tribute to Paula Tilbrook ( Betty Eagleton in ''Emmerdale''), Lynda Baron ( Linda Clarke in ''EastEnders''), Mark Eden ( Alan Bradley in ''Coronation Street''), Anna Karen ( Aunt Sal in ''EastEnders''), Neville Buswell ( Ray Langton in ''Coronation Street''), Patricia Brake (

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in ''EastEnders'' &

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in ''Coronation Street''), Dame Barbara Windsor ( Peggy Mitchell in ''EastEnders''), Leah Bracknell ( Zoe Tate in ''Emmerdale''), Leonard Fenton ( Dr. Harold Legg in ''EastEnders''), Kay Mellor (''Coronation Street'' & ''Brookside'' writer), Sheila Mercier ( Annie Sugden in ''Emmerdale''), Frank Mills (

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in ''Coronation Street''), Johnny Briggs ( Mike Baldwin in ''Coronation Street''),

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( Archie Shuttleworth in ''Coronation Street''), Stephen Churchett ( Marcus Christie in ''EastEnders''), Freddie Jones ( Sandy Thomas in ''Emmerdale''), Melanie Clark Pullen (

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in ''EastEnders''), Johnny Leeze ( Harry Clayton in ''Coronation Street'' &

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in ''Emmerdale'') and June Brown ( Dot Cotton in ''EastEnders''), who all passed away between the 2019 and 2022 ceremonies.

Awards statistics

Note: ''

'' was nominated from 2001 to 2003, but did not receive any awards. The "Best Foreign Soap" category also featured ''

'', '' Sunset Beach'' and '' The Bold and the Beautiful'' in 1999. A. James Bain was a casting director who worked for both ''Coronation Street'' and ''Emmerdale''. B. In 2018, ''Doctors'' and ''EastEnders'' tied in the "Scene of the Year" award, so they both won.

Footnotes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:British Soap Awards 1999 establishments in the United Kingdom Annual events in the United Kingdom Awards established in 1999 Television series by ITV Studios The British Soap Awards Soap opera awards