Inside Soap Awards

The Inside Soap Awards is a yearly British award ceremony run by Inside Soap magazine since 1996. The awards celebrate both British and Australian soap operas and their actors. The current soap operas nominated for awards are Casualty, Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks, Home and Away and Waterloo Road. Now defunct soaps that were formerly nominated for awards included Take the High Road, Springhill, Sunset Beach, The Bill, Bad Girls, Brookside, Crossroads, Family Affairs, Night and Day, Where the Heart Is, Holby City and ''Neighbours.''

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2018

The winners were announced on 22 October 2018.

Category	Winner	Nominees
Best Soap	Coronation Street	EastEnders Emmerdale Hollyoaks
Best Actor	Jack P. Shepherd	Shayne Ward Danny Dyer Gregory Finnegan
Best Actress	Emma Atkins	Lucy Fallon Catherine Tyldesley Bonnie Langford
Best Young Actor	Isobel Steele	Kyran Bowes Maisie Smith Aedan Duckworth
Funniest Male	Simon Gregson	Joe Duttine Mark Charnock Shaun Thomas
Funniest Female	Dolly-Rose Campbell	Tameka Empson Lorraine Stanley Nicole Barber-Lane
Best Newcomer	Ash Palmisciano	James Burrows Tony Clay Rishi Nair
Best Bad Boy	Connor McIntyre	Ricky Champ Thomas Atkinson Ned Porteous
Best Bad Girl	Mollie Winnard	Tanya Franks Sally Dexter Tamara Wall
Soap Superstar	Jennifer Metcalfe
Soap Superstar	Danny Miller
Best Shock Twist	Anna returns to kill Phelan	Lachlan kills Gerry Moira gives birth Nico's alive/Sienna kills Nico
Best Exit	Shayne Ward	Connor McIntyre Shaheen Jafargholi Shaun Thomas
Best Partnership	Danny Dyer & Kellie Bright	Jack P. Shepherd & Julia Goulding Danny Miller & Ryan Hawley Jacob Roberts & Adam Woodward
Best Show-Stopper	Keegan and Shakil's knife attack	Aidan takes his own life Phelan's last stand High school explosion/Neeta dies
Best Drama Star	Chelsea Halfpenny	William Beck Amanda Mealing Rosie Marcel
Best Drama Storyline	The hospital shooting	Alicia's rape Connie's cancer John Gaskell's journey to the dark side
Best Daytime Soap	Doctors	Home and Away Neighbours
Best Daytime Star	Ray Meagher	Chris Walker Jake Ryan Jackie Woodburne

2019

The longlist was announced on 1 July 2019. The winners were announced on 7 October 2019.

Category	Winner	Nominees
Best Soap	Hollyoaks	Coronation Street EastEnders Emmerdale
Best Actor	Adam Woodward	Jack P. Shepherd Danny Dyer Jeff Hordley
Best Actress	Stephanie Davis	Alison King Gillian Wright Lucy Pargeter
Best Young Actor	Kara-Leah Fernandes	Amelia Flanagan Joe-Warren Plant Aedan Duckworth Bleu Landau
Funniest Male	Danny Dyer	Joe Duttine Dominic Brunt Ashley Taylor Dawson
Funniest Female	Lorraine Stanley	Patti Clare Maureen Lipman Sally Dexter
Best Newcomer	Maureen Lipman	Max Bowden Jessica Plummer Niamh Blackshaw
Best Bad Boy	Max Bowden	Mikey North Ricky Champ Kyle Pryor
Best Bad Girl	Louisa Clein	Tanya Franks Claire King Jennifer Metcalfe
Soap Superstar	Sally Dynevor
Best Shock Twist	Flashback to the Big Night Out	Gary is the factory killer Linda double-crosses Stuart Breda is a serial killer
Best Exit	Jane Cox	Bhavna Limbachia Bonnie Langford Lauren McQueen
Best Partnership	Dominic Brunt & Lucy Pargeter	Danny Dyer & Kellie Bright Roger Griffiths & Kara-Leah Fernandes Emma Atkins & Michelle Hardwick
Best Show-Stopper	Carla's Mental Health episode	The factory collapse Sean's story Victoria's rape
Best Drama Star	Rosie Marcel	Amanda Mealing Michael Stevenson David Ames
Best Drama Storyline	Iain's depression	Duffy's dementia The Holby cyber attack Dom finds out Ange is his mother
Best Daytime Soap	Neighbours	Doctors Home and Away
Best Daytime Star	Ryan Moloney	Matthew Chambers Ray Meagher Jodi Anasta

2020s

2020

The longlist was announced on 14 September 2020. The winners were announced on 23 November 2020.

Category	Winner	Shortlisted	Longlisted
Best Soap	EastEnders	Coronation Street Emmerdale Hollyoaks
Best Actor	Ian Bartholomew	Max Bowden Jeff Hordley Ashley Taylor Dawson	Rob Mallard Simon Gregson James Bye Zack Morris Dominic Brunt Mark Charnock Imran Adams Nick Pickard
Best Actress	Jessica Plummer	Shelley King Natalie J. Robb Jennifer Metcalfe	Jane Danson Sally Carman Kellie Bright Shona McGarty Emma Atkins Lisa Riley Jessica Fox Kéllé Bryan
Funniest Performance	Lorraine Stanley	Maureen Lipman Lisa Riley Jessamy Stoddart	Patti Clare Ricky Champ Dominic Brunt Lysette Anthony
Best Newcomer	Mollie Gallagher	Jaz Deol Max Parker Callum Kerr	Adam Hussain Jane Hazlegrove Clay Milner Russell Milly Zero Michael Wildman Reece Dinsdale Andrea Ali Connor Calland
Best Villain	Ian Bartholomew	Toby-Alexander Smith Mark Womack Bobby Gordon	Mark Frost Mikey North Balvinder Sopal Tom Wells Claire King Jonathan Wrather Joe McGann Tamara Wall
Best Partnership	Danny Dyer & Kellie Bright	Sam Aston & Dolly-Rose Campbell Dominic Brunt & Lucy Pargeter Imran Adams & Ross Adams	Alison King & Chris Gascoyne Max Bowden & Tony Clay Bradley Johnson & Lisa Riley Haeisha Mistry & Ellis Hollins
Best Family	Dingle family	Barlow-McDonald family Taylor family McQueen family	Bailey family Mitchell family Sharma family Maalik family
Feel-Good Moment	Walford celebrates Pride	Gemma gives birth Chas gives birth Sienna gets her babies back	Rita and Jenny reminisce for Episode 10,000 Tiffany and Keegan's wedding Sam and Lydia's wedding Mitchell proposes to Scott
Best Show-Stopper	Yasmeen fights back against Geoff	The 35th anniversary river disaster Cain and Nate's showdown Tony's rescue and Breda's death	Sinead's death Linda's drunken New Year The lockdown episodes The tunnel collapse
Best Drama Star	Cathy Shipton	Derek Thompson Rosie Marcel Alex Walkinshaw	Amanda Mealing Shaheen Jafargholi Kaye Wragg Nic Jackman
Best Daytime Soap	Neighbours	Doctors Home and Away
Best Daytime Star	Stefan Dennis	Bharti Patel Ray Meagher	Adrian Lewis Morgan Dex Lee Dido Miles Ada Nicodemou Rob Kipa-Williams Sam Frost Alan Fletcher Georgie Stone Jackie Woodburne

2021

The longlist was announced on 28 September 2021. The winners were announced on 23 November 2021.

Category	Winner	Longlisted
Best Soap	Coronation Street	EastEnders Emmerdale Hollyoaks
Best Actress	Sally Carman	Jennie McAlpine Mollie Gallagher Balvinder Sopal Letitia Dean Shona McGarty Amy Walsh Isobel Steele Lisa Riley Alex Fletcher Anna Passey Kéllé Bryan
Best Actor	David Neilson	Charlie De Melo Simon Gregson Danny Dyer Jaz Deol Stevie Basaula Bradley Johnson Jonny McPherson Nick Miles Billy Price Gary Lucy Richard Blackwood
Best Newcomer	Jude Riordan	Harriet Bibby Tony Maudsley Brian Conley James Farrar Zaraah Abrahams Kevin Mathurin Lawrence Robb Paige Sandhu Ki Griffin Omar Malik Rhiannon Clements
Best Villain	Paige Sandhu	Mark Frost Maximus Evans Will Mellor Balvinder Sopal Simone Lahbib Toby-Alexander Smith Alexander Lincoln Reece Dinsdale Jamie Lomas Rhiannon Clements Robert Beck
Funniest Performance	Maureen Lipman	Jimmi Harkishin Gwen Taylor Tameka Empson Lawrence Robb Samantha Giles Kevin Mathurin Chelsee Healey Jorgie Porter
Best Family	The Dingles	The Alahans The Platts The Panesars The Slaters The Tates The Deverauxs The McQueens
Best Partnership	David Neilson & Mollie Gallagher	Jane Danson & Ben Price Jessie Wallace & Steve McFadden Tanya Franks & Ricky Champ Isobel Steele & Bradley Johnson Nicola Wheeler & Nick Miles Anna Passey & Rhiannon Clements Kéllé Bryan & Richard Blackwood
Best Show-Stopper	Nina & Seb's Hate Crime Horror	The 60th Anniversary: Save Our Street! Gray kills Kush Mick faces his abuser Katy Meena kills Leanna Flash-Forward Conclusion/Ella stabs Jordan Sid's death and return
Feel-Good Moment	Ben & Callum's Wedding	Carla and Peter marry, Bobby stops Dana from leaving, EastEnders) Emmerdale celebrates Pride, Emmerdale) Tracy gives birth, Emmerdale) Brooke tells their friends they identify as non-binary, Hollyoaks) Tom & Yasmine's wedding, Hollyoaks)
Best Drama Star	Rosie Marcel	Amanda Mealing Charles Venn Di Botcher George Rainsford Guy Henry Jo Martin Nic Jackman
Best Daytime Soap	Neighbours	Doctors Home and Away
Best Daytime Star	April Rose Pengilly	Charlotte Chimes Matt Wilson Takaya Honda Ada Nicodemou Emily Weir James Stewart Patrick O'Connor Bharti Patel Chris Walker Jan Pearson Ross McLaren

2022

The longlist was announced on 19 July 2022. The shortlist was revealed on 11 October 2022. The winners were announced on 17 October 2022.

Category	Winner	Shortlisted	Longlisted
Best Soap	EastEnders	Coronation Street Emmerdale Hollyoaks
Best Actor	Mark Charnock	David Neilson Max Bowden Gregory Finnegan	Michael Le Vell Mikey North Danny Dyer Jaz Deol Kevin Mathurin Jeff Hordley Richard Blackwood James Sutton
Best Actress	Gillian Wright	Sally Carman Sally Dexter Harvey Virdi	Georgia Taylor Millie Gibson Lacey Turner Zaraah Abrahams Paige Sandhu Zoë Henry Jennifer Metcalfe Stephanie Waring
Best Comic Performance	Maureen Lipman	Tameka Empson Dominic Brunt Chelsee Healey	Jimmi Harkishin Brian Conley Lisa Riley Jessamy Stoddart
Best Newcomer	Heather Peace	Paddy Bever Louise Jameson Matthew James-Bailey	Bill Fellows Delroy Atkinson Martelle Edinborough Garcia Brown
Best Young Performer	Isabella Flanagan	Lillia Turner Amelia Flanagan Jayden Fox	Jude Riordan Sonny Kendall Gabrielle Dowling Charlie Behan
Best Villain	Paige Sandhu	Maximus Evans Charlie Brooks Jamie Lomas	Rebecca Ryan Toby-Alexander Smith Michael Wildman Glynis Barber
Best Double Act	Anna Passey & Kieron Richardson	David Neilson & Mollie Gallagher Gillian Wright & Lacey Turner Dominic Brunt & Mark Charnock	Jamie Kenna & Alan Halsall James Bye & James Farrar Jeff Hordley & Jonny McPherson Ijaz Rana & Nick Pickard
Best Romance	Zoë Henry & Mark Charnock	Sally Dynevor & Joe Duttine Lacey Turner & Jaz Deol Jessica Fox & Ashley Taylor Dawson	Elle Mulvaney & Jack James Ryan Jessie Wallace & Steve McFadden Isobel Steele & Bradley Johnson Haiesha Mistry & Ellis Hollins
Best Family	The Platts	The Slaters The Dingles The McQueens	The Alahans The Panesars The Sharmas The Chen-Williams
Best Storyline	Marlon's stroke	Abi's battle for baby Alfie Jean's bipolar disorder Misbah's historic rape	Fiz's love dilemma Ben's rape Meena's reign of terror John Paul's alcohol addiction
Best Show-Stopper	Jean in Southend	Sinkhole horror/Johnny drowns Marlon's stroke Luke's death in Mallorca	Imran's shock death Walford's Royal Jubilee visit Meena kidnaps Dawn & Billy Explosion at the Salon de Thé
All Time Icon	Lacey Turner
Best Drama Star	Rosie Marcel	Elinor Lawless Jason Durr Alex Walkinshaw	Kirsty Mitchell Neet Mohan Guy Henry Jo Martin
Best Daytime Soap	Neighbours	Doctors Home and Away
Best Daytime Star	Stefan Dennis	Sarah Moyle Emily Symons Benny Turland	Chris Walker Dex Lee Jan Pearson Ethan Browne Shane Withington Georgie Stone Rebekah Elmaloglou

2023

The longlist was announced on 4 July 2023. Winners announced in September 2023.

Category	Winner	Shortlisted	Longlisted
Best Soap	EastEnders	Coronation Street Emmerdale Hollyoaks
Best Actress	Danielle Harold	Charlotte Jordan Claire King Nikki Sanderson	Elle Mulvaney Maureen Lipman Diane Parish Shona McGarty Emma Atkins Louise Jameson Jennifer Metcalfe Lucy-Jo Hudson
Best Actor	Jamie Borthwick	Ryan Prescott Dominic Brunt Jamie Lomas	David Neilson Peter Ash James Farrar Perry Fenwick Jeff Hordley Kevin Mathurin Gregory Finnegan Richard Blackwood
Best Villain	Todd Boyce	William Ellis William Ash Angus Castle-Doughty	Andrew Still Aaron Thiara Jane Gurnett Glynis Barber
Best Comic Performance	Maureen Lipman	Shane Richie Samantha Giles Chelsee Healey	Patti Clare Bobby Brazier Tony Audenshaw Diane Langton
Best Newcomer	Channique Sterling-Brown	Bobby Brazier Lewis Cope Jon-Paul Bell	Jodie Prenger Harriet Thorpe Flo Wilson Jemma Donovan
Best Partnership	Dominic Brunt & Mark Charnock	David Neilson & Maureen Lipman Balvinder Sopal & Heather Peace Anna Passey & Matthew James-Bailey	Sally Dynevor & Joe Duttine Emma Barton & Perry Fenwick Kevin Mathurin & Rebecca Sarker Ruby O'Donnell & Niamh Blackshaw
Best Young Performer	Isabella Brown	Jude Riordan Alfie Clarke Jayden Fox	Isabella Flanagan Lillia Turner Gabrielle Dowling Elà-May Demircan
Best Family	The Dingles	The Platts The Trueman-Fox-Brannings The McQueens	The Winter-Browns The Mitchells The Andersons The Maaliks
Best Storyline	Loving and losing Lola	Daisy's stalker/acid attack Paddy's suicidal thoughts Juliet's cancer battle	Amy did not consent Whitney and Zack say goodbye to Peach Caleb plots to destroy Kim Incel Eric targets Mason and Maxine
Best Showstopper	Acid Attack	Cindy Beale - Back from the dead! The Storm/50th anniversary Maxine's long walk home	Gemma and Chesney's wedding Mick jumps off a cliff to save Linda and Janine Marlon saves Paddy Silas' revenge/carnival horror
Best Daytime Star	Chris Walker	Kia Pegg Ada Nicodemou Matt Evans	Dex Lee Jan Pearson Jacqui Purvis James Stewart
Best Drama Star	Nigel Harman	Charles Venn Adam Thomas Kym Marsh	Elinor Lawless Kirsty Mitchell Adam Abbou '' Angela Griffin
Soap Superstar of the Year	Max Bowden
Outstanding Achievement	Nikki Sanderson

2024

The longlist was announced on 16 July 2024. Winners will be announced in London in September 2024. A new award for Best Pet was introduced this year.

Category	Winner	Shortlisted	Longlisted
Best Soap	Coronation Street	EastEnders Emmerdale Hollyoaks
Best Daytime Soap	Neighbours	Doctors Home and Away
Best Actress	Eden Taylor-Draper	Channique Sterling-Brown Angela Wynter Kirsty-Leigh Porter	Georgia Taylor Samia Longchambon Diane Parish Michelle Collins Lucy Pargeter Zoe Henry Anna Passey Nadine Mulkerrin
Best Actor	Peter Ash	Colin Salmon Jeff Hordley Kieron Richardson	Daniel Brocklebank David Neilson Rudolph Walker Scott Maslen Kevin Mathurin Mark Charnock Charlie Clapham James Sutton
Best Villain			Navin Chowdhry Beth Cordingly James Chase Jamie Lomas Tyler Conti
Best Comic Performance	Maureen Lipman	Tameka Empson Lisa Riley Jorgie Porter	Jack P. Shepherd Laila Morse Laura Norton Jessamy Stoddart
Best Newcomer	Isabelle Smith	Vicky Myers Sophie Khan Levy Beth Cordingly	Jack Carroll Charlie Suff Paula Lane Iz Hesketh
Best Partnership	Daniel Brocklebank & Peter Ash	Balvinder Sopal & Heather Peace Dominic Brunt & Mark Charnock Nathaniel Dass & Oscar Curtis	Joe Duttine & Simon Gregson Colin Salmon & Harriet Thorpe Emma Atkins & Lawrence Robb Kirsty-Leigh Porter & Rory Douglas-Speed
Best Young Performer	Charlie Wrenshall	Ellie Dadd Amelia Flanagan Oscar Curtis	Liam McCheyne Jaden Ladega Gabrielle Dowling Ava Webster
Best Family	The Dingles	The Platts The Mitchells The McQueens The Fox-Trueman-Brannings The Tate-Taylors of Home Farm The Osbornes
Best Storyline	Paul Foreman's MND	The Six: Killer cover-up Thomas King and Belle Dingle: Coercive control Sibling sexual abuse	Lauren Bolton disappears & Roy Cropper is jailed George Knight unlocks the truth of his childhood Rhona Goskirk's battle for baby Ivy Malcolms Leela and Joel Dexter's baby loss
Best Showstopper	The Six: Linda Carter kills Keanu Taylor	Joel Deering is Lauren Bolton's mystery boyfriend Cliffhanger: Mackenzie Boyd's choice Frankie Osborne is being abused by JJ Osborne	Carla Connor & Peter Barlow say goodbye Honey Mitchell & Jay Brown run the London Marathon Ella Forster's killer past revealed Car crash carnage
Best Daytime Star	Ryan Moloney	Kia Pegg Ada Nicodemou	Dex Lee Elisabeth Dermot Walsh Ian Midlane Emily Weir Ethan Browne James Stewart Majella Davis Matt Wilson Rebekah Elmaloglou
Best Drama Star	Adam Thomas	Elinor Lawless Neet Mohan Alicia Forde	Milo Clarke Sarah Seggari Angela Griffin James Baxter
Best Pet	Piper the dog	Freddie the dog Tyson the dog	David the dog Jasper the parrot Ice the horse
Soap Superstar of the Year	Balvinder Sopal
Outstanding Achievement	The cast and crew of Doctors

2025

The longlist was announced on 8 July 2025.

Category	Winner	Shortlisted	Longlisted
Best Soap		Coronation Street EastEnders Emmerdale Hollyoaks
Best Actress			Cait Fitton Sue Devaney Vicky Myers Diane Parish Lacey Turner Michelle Collins Amy Walsh Beth Cordingly Emma Atkins Isabelle Smith Jennifer Metcalfe Nadine Mulkerrin
Best Actor			Gareth Pierce Jack P. Shepherd Jacob Roberts Scott Maslen Steve McFadden Danny Miller Jeff Hordley William Ash Ashley Taylor Dawson Kieron Richardson Rory Douglas-Speed
Best Comic Performance			Jack P. Shepherd Jodie Prenger Patsy Palmer Tameka Empson Michael Parr Nicola Wheeler Jessamy Stoddart Nicole Barber-Lane
Best Villain			Claire Sweeney Joe Layton Jonny Freeman Navin Chowdhry Ned Porteous Oliver Farnworth Gemma Bissix Jeremy Sheffield
Best Young Performer			Liam McCheyne Ryan Mulvey Lillia Turner Sonny Kendall Amelia Flanagan Fred Kettle Dan Hough Ava Webster
Best Newcomer			Jonathan Howard Ryan Mulvery Alice Haig Laura Doddington Bradley Riches Shebz Miah Brandon Fellows Zak Sutcliffe
Best Exit			Charlotte Jordan Colson Smith James Bye Natalie Cassidy Natalie Ann Jamieson Roxy Shahidi Nikki Sanderson Tyler Conti
Best Family			The Platts The Webster The Fox-Truemans The Slaters The Dingles The Miligans The Blakes The Osbornes

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