British Soap Award for Villain of the Year
The British Soap Award for Villain of the Year is an award presented annually by the British Soap Awards. Upon its inception, the award was voted for by a panel, until in 2006, it opened as a publicly voted category. This remained until 2014. However, in 2023, it was once again opened as a public vote. Coronation Street is the most awarded soap in the category, with nine wins. Emmerdale is the only current soap not to have won a Villain of the Year award, while Family Affairs never won the accolade. The award is currently held by EastEnders actor Navin Chowdhry.
Winners and nominees
| Year | Actor | Role | Soap opera |
| 1999 | Stephen Billington | Greg Kelly | Coronation Street |
| 1999 | Martin Kemp | Steve Owen | EastEnders |
| 1999 | Ross Kemp | Grant Mitchell | EastEnders |
| 1999 | Claire King | Kim Tate | Emmerdale |
| 2000 | Martin Kemp | Steve Owen | EastEnders |
| 2001 | Steve McFadden | Phil Mitchell | EastEnders |
| 2001 | Martin Kemp | Steve Owen | EastEnders |
| 2002 | Alex Ferns | Trevor Morgan | EastEnders |
| 2002 | Steve McFadden | Phil Mitchell | EastEnders |
| 2002 | Miles Anderson | George Shackleford | Family Affairs |
| 2002 | David Easter | Pete Callan | Family Affairs |
| 2002 | Tina Hall | Claire Toomey | Family Affairs |
| 2003 | Brian Capron | Richard Hillman | Coronation Street |
| 2003 | Alex Ferns | Trevor Morgan | EastEnders |
| 2003 | Steve McFadden | Phil Mitchell | EastEnders |
| 2004 | Charlie Brooks | Janine Butcher | EastEnders |
| 2004 | Kate Ford | Tracy Barlow | Coronation Street |
| 2004 | Peter Amory | Chris Tate | Emmerdale |
| 2004 | Henry Luxemburg | Toby Mills | Hollyoaks |