The 2014 British Soap Awards honoured the best in British soap operas throughout 2013 and 2014. The ceremony was held on 24 May 2014 at the

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theatre in

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, and was later broadcast on

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and STV. The publicly voted categories were announced on 17 March 2014, with the vote opening that same day. This included a

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for the Best Actress and

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, Sexiest Female and Male and

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awards. The shortlist, including panel nominations, was released on 27 April 2014. An accolade for Outstanding Achievement (off-screen) was introduced, replacing Best Exit.

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soap ''

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'' won three of the six viewer-voted categories including

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, while ITV soap ''

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'' took the other half of the publicly-chosen awards. This marked ''Hollyoaks'' first win of Best British Soap. ''Coronation Street'' also took home the most awards of the night, with nine wins. Their wins included cast member

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receiving the

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for her role as

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. ''

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'' and ''

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'' each won one award, while

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medical soap ''

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'' did not win one.

Winners and nominees

Publicly voted

Panel voted

Wins by soap

Notes

References

External links

* {{The British Soap Awards

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