The 2016 British Soap Awards honoured the best in British soap operas throughout 2015 and 2016. The ceremony was held on 24 May 2016 at the

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theatre in

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, and was broadcast four days later on

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and STV. The publicly voted categories were announced on 4 April 2016, with the vote opening that same day. This included a

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for the Best Actress and

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awards. The shortlist, including panel nominations, was released on 2 May 2016. ITV soap ''

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'' won two of the three viewer-voted categories including Best British Soap, tying with

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'' for taking home the most awards of the night. ITV soap ''

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'' won three awards, with both BBC soap ''

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'' and

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soap ''

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'' winning one each. ''EastEnders'' cast member

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won the British Soap Award for Outstanding Achievement for his role as

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. The Outstanding Achievement Award (Off Screen) was renamed to the Tony Warren award, in memory of ''Coronation Street'' creator Tony Warren, who died in March 2016. It was given to casting director James Bain, who worked on both ''Coronation Street'' and ''Emmerdale''. ''EastEnders'' executive producer, Dominic Treadwell-Collins, called out the ceremony on

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for having "all white" winners, criticising the lack of diversity.

Winners and nominees

Publicly voted

Panel voted

Wins by soap

Notes

References

External links

* {{The British Soap Awards

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