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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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 |
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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 |