Inside Soap Awards


The Inside Soap Awards is a yearly 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, Holby City, Hollyoaks, Home and Away, and Neighbours. Now defunct soaps that were formerly nominated for awards are Take the High Road, Springhill, Sunset Beach The Bill, Bad Girls, Brookside, Crossroads, Family Affairs, Night and Day, Where the Heart Is and Waterloo Road.

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2018 winners

The winners were announced on 22 October 2018.
CategoryWinnerNominees
Best SoapCoronation StreetEastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
Best ActorJack P. Shepherd Shayne Ward
Danny Dyer
Gregory Finnegan
Best ActressEmma Atkins Lucy Fallon
Catherine Tyldesley
Bonnie Langford
Best Young ActorIsobel Steele Kyran Bowes
Maisie Smith
Aedan Duckworth
Funniest MaleSimon Gregson Joe Duttine
Mark Charnock
Shaun Thomas
Funniest FemaleDolly-Rose Campbell Tameka Empson
Lorraine Stanley
Nicole Barber-Lane
Best NewcomerAsh Palmisciano James Burrows
Tony Clay
Rishi Nair
Best Bad BoyConnor McIntyre Ricky Champ
Thomas Atkinson
Ned Porteous
Best Bad GirlMollie Winnard Tanya Franks
Sally Dexter
Tamara Wall
Soap Superstar Jennifer Metcalfe
Soap Superstar Danny Miller
Best Shock TwistAnna returns to kill Phelan Lachlan kills Gerry
Moira gives birth
Nico's alive/Sienna kills Nico
Best ExitShayne Ward Connor McIntyre
Shaheen Jafargholi
Shaun Thomas
Best PartnershipDanny Dyer and Kellie Bright Jack P. Shepherd and Julia Goulding
Danny Miller and Ryan Hawley
Jacob Roberts and Adam Woodward
Best Show-StopperKeegan and Shakil's knife attack Aidan takes his own life
Phelan's last stand
High school explosion/Neeta dies
Best Drama StarChelsea Halfpenny William Beck
Amanda Mealing
Rosie Marcel
Best Drama StorylineThe hospital shooting Alicia's rape
Connie's cancer
John Gaskell's journey to the dark side
Best Daytime SoapDoctorsHome and Away
Neighbours
Best Daytime StarRay Meagher Chris Walker
Jake Ryan
Jackie Woodburne

2019 winners

The winners were announced on 7 October 2019.
CategoryWinnerNominees
Best SoapHollyoaksCoronation Street
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Best ActorAdam Woodward Jack P. Shepherd
Danny Dyer
Jeff Hordley
Best ActressStephanie Davis Alison King
Gillian Wright
Lucy Pargeter
Best Young ActorKara-Leah Fernandes Amelia Flanagan
Joe-Warren Plant
Aedan Duckworth
Joe Duttine
Dominic Brunt
Ashley Taylor Dawson
Funniest FemaleLorraine Stanley Patti Clare
Maureen Lipman
Sally Dexter
Best NewcomerMaureen Lipman Max Bowden
Jessica Plummer
Niamh Blackshaw
Best Bad BoyMax Bowden Mikey North
Ricky Champ
Kyle Pryor
Best Bad GirlLouisa Clein Tanya Franks
Claire King
Jennifer Metcalfe
Soap SuperstarSally Dynevor
Best Shock TwistFlashback to the Big Night Out Gary is the factory killer
Linda double-crosses Stuart
Breda is a serial killer
Best ExitJane Cox Bhavna Limbachia
Bonnie Langford
Lauren McQueen
Best PartnershipDominic Brunt and Lucy Pargeter Danny Dyer and Kellie Bright
Roger Griffiths and Kara-Leah Fernandes
Emma Atkins and Michelle Hardwick
Best Show-StopperCarla's Mental Health episode The factory collapse
Sean's story
Victoria's rape
Best Drama StarRosie Marcel Amanda Mealing
Michael Stevenson
David Ames
Best Drama StorylineIain's depression Duffy's dementia
The Holby cyber attack
Dom finds out Ange is his mother
Best Daytime SoapNeighboursDoctors
Home and Away
Best Daytime StarRyan Moloney Matthew Chambers
Ray Meagher
Jodi Anasta

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