The British Soap Awards (BSAs) are an annual

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in the

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which honours the best moments in British

soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

s. The ceremony is televised on

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and has been presented by

Phillip Schofield Phillip Bryan Schofield (born 1 April 1962) is an English television presenter who works for ITV. He is currently the co-presenter of ITV's '' This Morning'' (2002–present) and ''Dancing on Ice'' (2006–2014, 2018–present) alongside Holly ...

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 The British Soap Award for Best British Soap is an award presented annually by The British Soap Awards. Alongside Best Actor and Best Actress, the award is voted for by the public. ''EastEnders'' is the most awarded soap in the category, with ...

, Best Family and

Best Leading Performer The British Soap Award for Best Leading Performer is an award presented annually by The British Soap Awards. The award was introduced to the ceremony in 2022, succeeding the categories for Best Actress and Best Actor as a gender neutral replace ...

are voted for by the general public. The awards for

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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

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, in London until 2009. The ceremonies have since been held at various locations in London and Manchester, including the

Granada Studios Old Granada Studios (known simply as Granada Studios and previously known as The Manchester Studios) is a television studio complex and events venue on Quay Street in Manchester with the facility to broadcast live and recorded television programm ...

the London Studios The London Studios (also known as The South Bank Studios, The London Television Centre, ITV Tower, Kent House and LWT Tower) in Lambeth, Central London was a television studio complex owned by ITV plc and originally built for London Weekend Te ...

, dock10, the

Hackney Empire Hackney Empire is a theatre on Mare Street, in the London Borough of Hackney. Originally designed by Frank Matcham it was built in 1901 as a music hall, and expanded in 2001. Described by ''The Guardian'' as ‘the most beautiful theatre in Lon ...

, the

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and

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. The five soap operas currently nominated for awards are ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

'', ''

Doctors Doctor or The Doctor may refer to: Personal titles * Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree * A medical practitioner, including: ** Physician ** Surgeon ** Dentist ** Veterinary physician ** Optometrist *Other roles ** ...

'', ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...

'', ''

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...

'' and ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...

''. Now-defunct soaps that were formerly nominated for awards were ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Family Affairs ''Family Affairs'' is a British soap opera that aired on Channel 5. It debuted on 30 March 1997, the day of the launch of said channel and was the first programme broadcast on the channel. It was screened as five thirty-minute episodes per w ...

'' 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 Anthony McVay Simpson (8 July 1936 – 1 March 2016) publishing under pen name Tony Warren, was an English television screenwriter and actor, best known for creating the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. He created other television dramas a ...

, 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 The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...

. ITV instead aired a 60-minute special in its place titled ''The British Soap Awards Celebrates 21 Years'', narrated by presenter

Philip Schofield Phillip Bryan Schofield (born 1 April 1962) is an English television presenter who works for ITV (TV network), ITV. He is currently the co-presenter of ITV's ''This Morning (TV programme), This Morning'' (2002–present) and ''Dancing on Ice'' ...

. 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

category, it was confirmed that the awards for

and

had been axed.

Ceremonies

1999 winners

2000 winners

2001 winners

2002 winners

2003 winners

2004 winners

2005 winners

Stan Richards Stanley Richardson, known professionally as Stan Richards (8 December 1930 – 11 February 2005), was an English television actor, best known for his portrayal of Seth Armstrong in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Career He played the ro ...

, who played

Seth Armstrong Archibald Seth Armstrong is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (know ...

in ''

'', 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 Clive William Hornby (20 October 1944 – 3 July 2008) was an English actor, best known for his role as Jack Sugden in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. He first appeared in the programme (then named ''Emmerdale Farm'') in 1980, and remained in ...

, 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 Blanche Hunt (also Linfield) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. She was originally played by Patricia Cutts; however, the actress died by suicide after appearing in just two episodes in August 1974. ...

in ''

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

2011 winners

2012 winners

Betty Driver, who played

Betty Williams Elizabeth Williams ( Smyth; 22 May 1943 – 17 March 2020) was a peace activist from Northern Ireland. She was a co-recipient with Mairead Corrigan of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for her work as a cofounder of Community of Peace People, a ...

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 ''

'', 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 Tina McIntyre is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Michelle Keegan, the character first appeared on-screen during the episode that was shown 7 January 2008. The character was central to man ...

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'') *

John Paul John Paul or ''variant'' may refer to: People ;Given name "John Paul": * John Paul (given name), lists bearers of the name, and equivalent names in other languages * Known as "John Paul" without surname: ** Pope John Paul I (1912–1978) ** Pope J ...

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

Val Val may refer to: Val-a Film * ''Val'' (film), an American documentary about Val Kilmer, directed by Leo Scott and Ting Poo Military equipment * Aichi D3A, a Japanese World War II dive bomber codenamed "Val" by the Allies * AS Val, a Sov ...

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

2016 winners

Peter Baldwin (

Derek Wilton Derek Bernard Wilton is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', portrayed by Peter Baldwin. He appeared in the show intermittently between 1976 and 1987, before becoming a regular from 1988 until the charac ...

in ''

''),

Stephen Hancock Philip Stephen Hancock (24 November 1925 – 1 November 2015) was a British television and stage actor, musical director and pianist. He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham and attended the Chorister School, Durham and the Darlingt ...

(

Ernest Bishop ''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 1967, by order of first appearance. Steve Tanner Stephen Edward "Steve" Tanner, played by Paul Maxwel ...

in ''Coronation Street''),

Shirley Stelfox Shirley Rosemary Stelfox (11 April 1941 – 7 December 2015) was an English actress, known for her portrayal of the character Edna Birch, a moralising busybody in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', and as Rose, the vampy sister of the snobby an ...

(

Edna Birch Edna Birch is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Shirley Stelfox. She made her first appearance during the episode first broadcast on 25 May 2000. Edna is characterised as a proud and independent Chri ...

in ''

''),

Kitty McGeever Catherine Jane Mitchell (15 October 1966 – 16 August 2015), known professionally as Kitty McGeever, was an English actress and comedian. She was the first blind actress to be cast in a British soap opera, playing the fictional character Lizzi ...

(

Lizzie Lakely Lizzie Lakely is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Kitty McGeever. Lizzie is ''Emmerdale'' first blind character, and was played by a blind actress. She made her first on-screen appearance on 28 Apri ...

in ''Emmerdale''), Kristian Ealey (Matt Musgrove in '' Brookside'' and ''

'') and Morag Siller (

Marilyn Dingle The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 2002, by order of first appearance. Elvis Dingle Elvis Dingle is Zak Dingle's cousin. He appeared in 2002 and 2004. Elvis, who is married to M ...

in ''

'') 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 Alec Gilroy is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', played by Roy Barraclough. The character made several appearances in the show as a small-time talent agent, the first in 1972, and later as a series re ...

in ''Coronation Street''), who died in June 2017.

2018 winners

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

Liz Dawn Sylvia Ann Ibbetson (''née'' Butterfield; 8 November 1939 – 25 September 2017), known professionally as Elizabeth Dawn or Liz Dawn, was an English actress, best known for her role as Vera Duckworth in the long-running British soap opera ''C ...

, 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 ''

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons an ...

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

Harold Bishop Harold Wayne Bishop is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Ian Smith. The actor was offered the role by the show's creator and executive producer Reg Watson. Smith made his first screen appearance as H ...

) and Jackie Woodburne (

Susan Kennedy Susan Kennedy (also Smith and Kinski) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Jackie Woodburne. The character and her family were created by storyliners in an attempt to bring the show back to its roots ...

). The

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paid tribute to Paula Tilbrook (

Betty Eagleton Betty Eagleton is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Paula Tilbrook. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 12 April 1994. Betty is characterised as the village gossip wh ...

in ''Emmerdale''),

Lynda Baron Lilian Ridgway (24 March 1939 – 5 March 2022), known professionally as Lynda Baron, was an English actress and singer. She is best known for having played Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in the BBC sitcom ''Open All Hours'' (1976–1985) and its sequel ...

(

Linda Clarke The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' in 2006, by order of first appearance. 2006 was a year when many families joined ''EastEnders''. First, Deano Wicks, his sister Carly Wicks and fathe ...

in ''EastEnders''), Mark Eden ( Alan Bradley in ''Coronation Street''), Anna Karen (

Aunt Sal Aunt Sal is a recurring fictional character in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Anna Karen Introduced in 1996, she has appeared sporadically from 21 March 1996 until 29 December 1997, then from 28 September 2001 until 17 September 20 ...

in ''EastEnders''), Neville Buswell ( Ray Langton in ''Coronation Street''),

Patricia Brake Patricia Ann Brake (25 June 1942 – 28 May 2022) was an English actress. From the age of 16, Brake trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, before joining the Salisbury Playhouse. She joined the Royal Shakespeare Company where (among ...

(

Deirdre Foster The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' in 2004, by order of first appearance. Dom Shaw Dom Shaw, played by Lloyd McGuire, is a board member on the Walford Community Centre committee. ...

in ''EastEnders'' &

Viv Baldwin The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 2005, by order of first appearance. Scooter Makuna Hiren "Scooter" Makuna, first appeared in early 2005 as the boyfriend of Sarah Platt ...

in ''Coronation Street''), Dame Barbara Windsor ( Peggy Mitchell in ''EastEnders''),

Leah Bracknell Alison Rosalind Bracknell (12 July 1964 – 15 September 2019), known professionally as Leah Bracknell, was an English actress who played the role of Zoe Tate in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' (1989–2005), for which she was nominated for the ...

( Zoe Tate in ''Emmerdale''), Leonard Fenton (

Dr. Harold Legg Dr. Harold Legg is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Leonard Fenton. Dr. Legg is Walford's original GP. He is widely trusted within the community, and is always on hand to dish out advice. Dr Legg appears as ...

in ''EastEnders''), Kay Mellor (''Coronation Street'' & ''Brookside'' writer),

Sheila Mercier Sheila Betty Mercier (''née'' Rix; 1 January 1919 – 4 December 2019) was an English actress, of stage and television, best known for playing Annie Sugden in the soap opera ''Emmerdale'' for over 20 years, from the programme's first episode in ...

( Annie Sugden in ''Emmerdale''),

Frank Mills Frank Mills (born June 27, 1942) is a Canadian pianist and recording artist, best known for his solo instrumental hit "Music Box Dancer". Early life and education Mills was born in Montreal, Quebec. He was raised in Verdun, Quebec and started pl ...

(

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

Roy Hudd Roy Hudd, OBE (16 May 1936 – 15 March 2020) was an English comedian, actor, presenter, radio host, author and authority on the history of music hall entertainment. Early life Hudd was born in Croydon on 16 May 1936 to Evalina "Evie" (née ...

(

Archie Shuttleworth The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 2002, by order of first appearance. Hazel Wilding Hazel Wilding first appears on 23 January 2002 when cab driver Vikram Desai (Chris ...

in ''Coronation Street''), Stephen Churchett ( Marcus Christie in ''EastEnders''), Freddie Jones ( Sandy Thomas in ''Emmerdale''),

Melanie Clark Pullen Melanie Clark Pullen (2 July 1975 – 29 March 2022) was an Irish actress, film producer and writer. Career Born and raised in Ireland, Clark Pullen attended Newpark Comprehensive School and then studied drama at Trinity College, Dublin. Shortl ...

( Mary Flaherty in ''EastEnders''),

Johnny Leeze John Harold Glen (31 December 1941 – 25 October 2020), known professionally as Johnny Leeze, was a British actor of television and film. He was perhaps best known for playing Harry Clayton in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' for ...

( Harry Clayton in ''Coronation Street'' &

Ned Glover The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 1994, by order of first appearance. Eileen Pollock Eileen Pollock is the first wife of Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell). She arrives in Emmerdale ...

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

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2006 winners

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