British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance
The British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance is an award presented annually by The British Soap Awards. From 2016 to 2019, the award was split into gendered categories; female and male. This was dropped in 2022 in favour of having a gender neutral category again. The award is voted for by a panel. Coronation Street is the most awarded soap in the category, with ten wins, while EastEnders actress Lacey Turner has won the most, with three wins. The award is currently held by EastEnders actor Steve McFadden.Awards and nominees
Best Dramatic Performance
| Year | Actor | Role | Soap opera |
| 1999 | Kelvin Fletcher | Andy Sugden | Emmerdale |
| 1999 | Georgia Taylor | Toyah Battersby | Coronation Street |
| 1999 | Barbara Windsor | Peggy Mitchell | EastEnders |
| 1999 | Kerrie Taylor | Lucy Benson | Hollyoaks |
| 2000 | Lindsey Coulson | Carol Jackson | EastEnders |
| 2000 | Gary Lucy | Luke Morgan | Hollyoaks |
| 2001 | Georgia Taylor | Toyah Battersby | Coronation Street |
| 2002 | Ray Quinn | Anthony Murray | Brookside |
| 2002 | Sue Nicholls | Audrey Roberts | Coronation Street |
| 2002 | Jessie Wallace | Kat Slater | EastEnders |
| 2002 | Nicola Duffett | Cat Matthews | Family Affairs |
| 2003 | Sue Nicholls | Audrey Roberts | Coronation Street |
| 2003 | Natalie Cassidy | Sonia Jackson | EastEnders |
| 2003 | Leah Bracknell | Zoe Tate | Emmerdale |
| 2004 | Mark Charnock | Marlon Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2004 | David Neilson | Roy Cropper | Coronation Street |
| 2004 | Letitia Dean | Sharon Watts | EastEnders |
| 2004 | Kazia Pelka | Chrissy Costello | Family Affairs |
| 2005 | Kazia Pelka | Chrissy Costello | Family Affairs |
| 2005 | David Neilson | Roy Cropper | Coronation Street |
| 2005 | Gary Beadle | Paul Trueman | EastEnders |
| 2005 | Lee Otway | David "Bombhead" Burke | Hollyoaks |
| 2006 | Bradley Walsh | Danny Baldwin | Coronation Street |
| 2006 | Stirling Gallacher | George Woodson | Doctors |
| 2006 | Lacey Turner | Stacey Slater | EastEnders |
| 2006 | Ursula Holden-Gill | Alice Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2007 | Lacey Turner | Stacey Slater | EastEnders |
| 2007 | Kate Ford | Tracy Barlow | Coronation Street |
| 2007 | Bill Ward | Charlie Stubbs | Coronation Street |
| 2007 | James Sutton | John Paul McQueen | Hollyoaks |
| 2008 | Jo Joyner | Tanya Branning | EastEnders |
| 2008 | Jack P. Shepherd | David Platt | Coronation Street |
| 2008 | Charlotte Bellamy | Laurel Thomas | Emmerdale |
| 2008 | Emma Rigby | Hannah Ashworth | Hollyoaks |
| 2009 | Anita Carey | Vivien March | Doctors |
| 2009 | Patsy Palmer | Bianca Jackson | EastEnders |
| 2009 | Jenna-Louise Coleman | Jasmine Thomas | Emmerdale |
| 2009 | Carley Stenson | Steph Cunningham | Hollyoaks |
| 2010 | Lacey Turner | Stacey Branning | EastEnders |
| 2010 | Chris Gascoyne | Peter Barlow | Coronation Street |
| 2010 | Danny Miller | Aaron Livesy | Emmerdale |
| 2010 | Glen Wallace | Malachy Fisher | Hollyoaks |
| 2011 | Jane Danson | Leanne Battersby | Coronation Street |
| 2011 | Lindsey Coulson | Carol Jackson | EastEnders |
| 2011 | Danny Miller | Aaron Livesy | Emmerdale |
| 2011 | Claire Cooper | Jacqui McQueen | Hollyoaks |
| 2012 | Jo Joyner | Tanya Jessop | EastEnders |
| 2012 | Alison King | Carla Connor | Coronation Street |
| 2012 | Owen Brenman | Heston Carter | Doctors |
| 2012 | Jeff Hordley | Cain Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2013 | Natalie Gumede | Kirsty Soames | Coronation Street |
| 2013 | Dido Miles | Emma Reid | Doctors |
| 2013 | Jo Joyner | Tanya Cross | EastEnders |
| 2013 | Lucy Pargeter | Chas Spencer | Emmerdale |
| 2013 | Claire Cooper | Jacqui McQueen | Hollyoaks |
| 2014 | David Neilson | Roy Cropper | Coronation Street |
| 2014 | Chris Walker | Rob Hollins | Doctors |
| 2014 | Lindsey Coulson | Carol Jackson | EastEnders |
| 2014 | Charley Webb | Debbie Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2014 | Stephanie Davis | Sinead Roscoe | Hollyoaks |
| 2015 | Kellie Bright | Linda Carter | EastEnders |
| 2015 | Simon Gregson | Steve McDonald | Coronation Street |
| 2015 | Lorna Laidlaw | Mrs Tembe | Doctors |
| 2015 | Natalie Anderson | Alicia Metcalfe | Emmerdale |
| 2015 | Keith Rice | Finn O'Connor | Hollyoaks |
| 2022 | Mark Charnock | Marlon Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2022 | Sally Carman | Abi Webster | Coronation Street |
| 2022 | Dex Lee | Bear Sylvester | Doctors |
| 2022 | Gillian Wright | Jean Slater | EastEnders |
| 2022 | Harvey Virdi | Misbah Maalik | Hollyoaks |
| 2023 | Charlotte Jordan | Daisy Midgeley | Coronation Street |
| 2023 | Chris Walker | Rob Hollins | Doctors |
| 2023 | Danielle Harold | Lola Pearce-Brown | EastEnders |
| 2023 | Jeff Hordley | Cain Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2023 | Nikki Sanderson | Maxine Minniver | Hollyoaks |
| 2025 | Steve McFadden | Phil Mitchell | EastEnders |
| 2025 | Peter Ash | Paul Foreman | Coronation Street |
| 2025 | Eden Taylor-Draper | Belle Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2025 | Isabelle Smith | Frankie Osborne | Hollyoaks |
Best Female Dramatic Performance
| Year | Actress | Role | Soap opera |
| 2016 | Lacey Turner | Stacey Fowler | EastEnders |
| 2016 | Tina O'Brien | Sarah Platt | Coronation Street |
| 2016 | Sarah Moyle | Valerie Pitman | Doctors |
| 2016 | Charlotte Bellamy | Laurel Thomas | Emmerdale |
| 2016 | Zöe Lucker | Reenie McQueen | Hollyoaks |
| 2017 | Kym Marsh | Michelle Connor | Coronation Street |
| 2017 | Dido Miles | Emma Reid | Doctors |
| 2017 | Diane Parish | Denise Fox | EastEnders |
| 2017 | Charlotte Bellamy | Laurel Thomas | Emmerdale |
| 2017 | Nadine Mulkerrin | Cleo McQueen | Hollyoaks |
| 2018 | Lucy Fallon | Bethany Platt | Coronation Street |
| 2018 | Laura Rollins | Ayesha Lee | Doctors |
| 2018 | Lacey Turner | Stacey Fowler | EastEnders |
| 2018 | Natalie J. Robb | Moira Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2018 | Nadine Mulkerrin | Cleo McQueen | Hollyoaks |
| 2019 | Gillian Wright | Jean Slater | EastEnders |
| 2019 | Katie McGlynn | Sinead Tinker | Coronation Street |
| 2019 | Elisabeth Dermot Walsh | Zara Carmichael | Doctors |
| 2019 | Lucy Pargeter | Chas Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2019 | Nadine Mulkerrin | Cleo McQueen | Hollyoaks |