The 2022 British Soap Awards honoured the best in

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s throughout 2021 and 2022. The ceremony was held on 11 June 2022 at the

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theatre in

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, and was broadcast live on

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and STV. The publicly voted categories were announced on 21 April 2022, with the vote opening that same day. This included a

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for the

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accolade which replaced the

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and

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awards. The Best Female and Male Dramatic Performance panel awards were also replaced in favour of the Best Dramatic Performance category. These changes were made so that the categories were

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. 2022 also saw the introduction of the Best Family accolade. The shortlist, including panel nominations, was released on 10 May 2022, alongside tickets for the ceremony being made available for sale. ITV soap ''

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'' won all three viewer-voted categories, including

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, and tied with

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soap ''

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'' in both winning four awards. ''EastEnders'' actress

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won the

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for her role as

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, while ''

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'' writer Jan McVerry won the

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Award.

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soap ''

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'' won two accolades for a storyline that sees

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(

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) realise she has been raped, with BBC soap ''

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'' claiming the Best Single Episode award for " Three Consultations and a Funeral".

Winners and nominees

Publicly voted

Panel voted

Wins by soap

Notes

References

External links

* {{The British Soap Awards

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