The British Soap Awards 2014

The first round of viewer voting for the British Soap Awards 2014 has opened today (Monday, March 17).

Best Actor, Best Actress, Sexiest Male, Sexiest Female, Villain of the Year and Best British Soap are the categories which are judged by the public.

The first five categories contain three nominations for each of the UK soaps - Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks.

All five shows also get a nomination in the Best British Soap category.

Below, Digital Spy presents this year's longlist in full:

Sexiest Male
Marc Baylis (Rob Donovan, Coronation Street)
Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow, Coronation Street)
Ryan Thomas (Jason Grimshaw, Coronation Street)
Matthew Chambers (Daniel Granger, Doctors)
Simon Rivers (Kevin Tyler, Doctors)
Nathan Wright (Chris Reid, Doctors)
Danny Dyer (Mick Carter, EastEnders)
Khali Best (Dexter Hartman, EastEnders)
Ben Hardy (Peter Beale, EastEnders)
Anthony Quinlan (Pete Barton, Emmerdale)
Matthew Wolfenden (David Metcalfe, Emmerdale)
Michael Parr (Ross Barton, Emmerdale)
Danny Mac (Dodger Savage, Hollyoaks)
Ayden Callaghan (Joe Roscoe, Hollyoaks)
Ashley Taylor Dawson (Darren Osborne, Hollyoaks)

Sexiest Female
Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre, Coronation Street)
Catherine Tyldesley (Eva Price, Coronation Street)
Georgia May Foote (Katy Armstrong, Coronation Street)
Dido Miles (Emma Reid, Doctors)
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (Zara Carmichael, Doctors)
Danielle Henry (Mandy Marquez, Doctors)
Jacqueline Jossa (Lauren Branning, EastEnders)
Danielle Harold (Lola Pearce, EastEnders)
Shona McGarty (Whitney Dean, EastEnders)
Fiona Wade (Priya Sharma, Emmerdale)
Natalie Anderson (Alicia Metcalfe, Emmerdale)
Charley Webb (Debbie Dingle, Emmerdale)
Jorgie Porter (Theresa McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes Browning, Hollyoaks)
Gemma Merna (Carmel Valentine, Hollyoaks)

Villain of the Year
Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow, Coronation Street)
Connor McIntyre (Pat Phelan, Coronation Street)
Jack P Shepherd (David Platt, Coronation Street)
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (Zara Carmichael, Doctors)
Neil Haigh (Gus Harper, Doctors)
Mark Cameron (Tom, Doctors)
Daniel Coonan (Carl White, EastEnders)
Cornell S John (Sam James, EastEnders)
Charlie Brooks (Janine Butcher, EastEnders)
Michael Parr (Ross Barton, Emmerdale)
Emma Atkins (Charity Sharma, Emmerdale)
Dominic Power (Cameron Murray, Emmerdale)
Greg Wood (Trevor Royle, Hollyoaks)
Jesse Birdsall (Fraser Black, Hollyoaks)
Anna Passey (Sienna Blake, Hollyoaks)

Best Actor
David Neilson (Roy Cropper, Coronation Street)
Ben Price (Nick Tilsley, Coronation Street)
Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow, Coronation Street)
Ian Kelsey (Howard Bellamy, Doctors)
Ian Midlane (Al Haskey, Doctors)
Owen Brenman (Heston Carter, Doctors)
Nitin Ganatra (Masood Ahmed, EastEnders)
Adam Woodyatt (Ian Beale, EastEnders)
Danny Dyer (Mick Carter, EastEnders)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
Dominic Power (Cameron Murray, Emmerdale)
Jason Merrells (Declan Macey, Emmerdale)
Jeremy Sheffield (Patrick Blake, Hollyoaks)
Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay, Hollyoaks)
Nick Pickard (Tony Hutchinson, Hollyoaks)

Best Actress
Julie Hesmondhalgh (Hayley Cropper, Coronation Street)
Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre, Coronation Street)
Alison King (Carla Barlow, Coronation Street)
Jan Pearson (Karen Hollins, Doctors)
Dido Miles (Emma Reid, Doctors)
Lorna Laidlaw (Mrs Tembe, Doctors)
Lacey Turner (Stacey Branning, EastEnders)
Diane Parish (Denise Fox, EastEnders)
Lindsey Coulson (Carol Jackson, EastEnders)
Charley Webb (Debbie Dingle, Emmerdale)
Lucy Pargeter (Chas Dingle, Emmerdale)
Charlie Hardwick (Val Pollard, Emmerdale)
Jessica Fox (Nancy Osborne, Hollyoaks)
Stephanie Davis (Sinead Roscoe, Hollyoaks)
Nikki Sanderson (Maxine Minniver, Hollyoaks)

Best British Soap
Coronation Street
Doctors
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks

First-round voting will close at midday on Tuesday, April 22. Second-round voting will then open at 10am on Monday, April 28 before closing on Friday, May 23 at 3pm.

The rest of the categories are judged by a panel and these nominations won't be revealed until a later date.

Viewers can cast their votes now via the official British Soap Awards website.


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Hollyoaks has received the most nominations on the British Soap Awards 2014 shortlist.

The Channel 4 drama has received 20 nominations this year, compared with 15 for EastEnders, 14 for Coronation Street, 12 for Emmerdale and 8 for Doctors.

Hollyoaks has the highest number of nominations after a strong performance in the first round of viewer voting. The programme has 12 nominations in the viewer-voted categories, while its other 8 will be judged by a panel.

The second round of viewer voting has now opened. Fans have spent the past few weeks voting for the Best Actor, Best Actress, Sexiest Male, Sexiest Female, Villain of the Year and Best British Soap categories after the longlist nominees were revealed on March 17.

The most popular nominees have made it through to the shortlist and voting has opened again to determine the winners.

Meanwhile, the nominations that will be judged by the panel have also been revealed.

Below, Digital Spy presents the full shortlist for all of the categories.


VIEWER-VOTED CATEGORIES

Sexiest Male
Ryan Thomas (Jason Grimshaw, Coronation Street)
Danny Dyer (Mick Carter, EastEnders)
Matthew Wolfenden (David Metcalfe, Emmerdale)
Danny Mac (Dodger Savage, Hollyoaks)
Ashley Taylor Dawson (Darren Osborne, Hollyoaks)

Sexiest Female
Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre, Coronation Street)
Georgia May Foote (Katy Armstrong, Coronation Street)
Jacqueline Jossa (Lauren Branning, EastEnders)
Jorgie Porter (Theresa McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes Browning, Hollyoaks)

Villain of the Year
Charlie Brooks (Janine Butcher, EastEnders)
Dominic Power (Cameron Murray, Emmerdale)
Greg Wood (Trevor Royle, Hollyoaks)
Jesse Birdsall (Fraser Black, Hollyoaks)
Anna Passey (Sienna Blake, Hollyoaks)

Best Actor
David Neilson (Roy Cropper, Coronation Street)
Danny Dyer (Mick Carter, EastEnders)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
Jeremy Sheffield (Patrick Blake, Hollyoaks)
Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay, Hollyoaks)

Best Actress
Julie Hesmondhalgh (Hayley Cropper, Coronation Street)
Lacey Turner (Stacey Branning, EastEnders)
Lindsey Coulson (Carol Jackson, EastEnders)
Stephanie Davis (Sinead Roscoe, Hollyoaks)
Nikki Sanderson (Maxine Minniver, Hollyoaks)

Best British Soap
Coronation Street
Doctors
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks

PANEL-VOTED CATEGORIES

Best Single Episode
Hayley's death (Coronation Street)
'Perfect' (Doctors)
Lucy's death - the aftermath (EastEnders)
The Woolpack siege (Emmerdale)
John Paul's rape ordeal (Hollyoaks)

Best Dramatic Performance
David Neilson (Roy Cropper, Coronation Street)
Chris Walker (Rob Hollins, Doctors)
Lindsey Coulson (Carol Jackson, EastEnders)
Charley Webb (Debbie Dingle, Emmerdale)
Stephanie Davis (Sinead Roscoe, Hollyoaks)

Best Comedy Performance
Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald, Coronation Street)
Sarah Moyle (Valerie Pitman, Doctors)
Linda Henry (Shirley Carter, EastEnders)
Laura Norton (Kerry Wyatt, Emmerdale)
Dan Tetsell (Jim McGinn, Hollyoaks)

Best Young Performance
Alex Bain (Simon Barlow, Coronation Street)
Oliver Woollford (Tom Finlayson, Doctors)
Mimi Keene (Cindy Williams, EastEnders)
Joe Warren-Plant (Jacob Gallagher, Emmerdale)
Ellis Hollins (Tom Cunningham, Hollyoaks)

Spectacular Scene of the Year
Nick and David's car crash (Coronation Street)
Opening of Austenland (Doctors)
Johnny comes out to Mick (EastEnders)
The Woolpack flood and siege (Emmerdale)
Hollyoaks Blast (Hollyoaks)

Best On-Screen Partnership
David Neilson and Julie Hesmondhalgh (Roy and Hayley Cropper, Coronation Street)
Danielle Henry and Lu Corfield (Mandy Marquez and Lois Wilson, Doctors)
Kellie Bright and Danny Dyer (Linda and Mick Carter, EastEnders)
Charlie Hardwick and Chris Chittell (Val and Eric Pollard, Emmerdale)
Jennifer Metcalfe and Joseph Thompson (Mercedes McQueen and Dr Paul Browning, Hollyoaks)

Best Newcomer
Amy Kelly (Maddie Heath, Coronation Street)
Maddy Hill (Nancy Carter, EastEnders)
Michael Parr (Ross Barton, Emmerdale)
Charlie Clapham (Freddie Roscoe, Hollyoaks)

Best Storyline
Hayley's cancer (Coronation Street)
Jas stalking (Doctors)
Hello Stacey, goodbye Janine (EastEnders)
Killer Cameron (Emmerdale)
Sienna steals Nancy's life (Hollyoaks)

Second round public voting closes on Friday, May 23 at 3pm. Viewers can cast their votes now via the official British Soap Awards website.

i think danny dyer will clean up here

I hope Emmerdale and Hollyoaks get a good few

I'm really quite annoyed that Corrie's Maddie has been nominated as best newcomer! The character seems to be universally disliked, so the judges are totally out of touch with public opinion. This gives even more reason to keep her on as a long-term character :angry:

I hope EE's Nancy wins as she's by far the better actor and character of the two (I don't know the other characters nominated).

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I'm really quite annoyed that Corrie's Maddie has been nominated as best newcomer! The character seems to be universally disliked, so the judges are totally out of touch with public opinion. This gives even more reason to keep her on as a long-term character :angry:

I hope EE's Nancy wins as she's by far the better actor and character of the two (I don't know the other characters nominated).

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steph from corrie would have been best for newcomer from corrie

nancy or ross will win

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I'm really quite annoyed that Corrie's Maddie has been nominated as best newcomer! The character seems to be universally disliked, so the judges are totally out of touch with public opinion. This gives even more reason to keep her on as a long-term character :angry:

I hope EE's Nancy wins as she's by far the better actor and character of the two (I don't know the other characters nominated).

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steph from corrie would have been best for newcomer from corrie

nancy or ross will win

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steph from corrie would have been best for newcomer from corrie

nancy or ross will win

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I hope the actor who plays Ross wins

Who is getting the life achievement award this year?

I think Corrie and Emmerdale will win big this year.

Me to!
Hollyoaks seem to have a lot of nominations but I can't see them beating Coronation Street espeically with the likes of Hayleys cancer storyline .

Me to!
Hollyoaks seem to have a lot of nominations but I can't see them beating Coronation Street espeically with the likes of Hayleys cancer storyline .

ITV has confirmed the airdate for the British Soap Awards 2014.

Final schedules released today have revealed that this year's ceremony will be screened on Sunday, May 25 at 8.15pm on ITV.

The ceremony will air for just over two hours, rewarding the best moments and performers from the soap world in the last year.

As was the case last year, ITV is broadcasting the Soap Awards just one day after the event itself takes place. The show will be held in London on the night of May 24, hosted by Phillip Schofield.

Voting currently remains open for the six viewer-chosen categories - Best Actor, Best Actress, Sexiest Male, Sexiest Female, Villain of the Year and Best British Soap.

Channel 4's Hollyoaks has topped this year's shortlist, bagging 20 nominations compared with 15 for EastEnders, 14 for Coronation Street, 12 for Emmerdale and 8 for Doctors.

Viewers can cast their votes now via the official British Soap Awards website.

ITV has confirmed the airdate for the British Soap Awards 2014.

Final schedules released today have revealed that this year's ceremony will be screened on Sunday, May 25 at 8.15pm on ITV.

The ceremony will air for just over two hours, rewarding the best moments and performers from the soap world in the last year.

As was the case last year, ITV is broadcasting the Soap Awards just one day after the event itself takes place. The show will be held in London on the night of May 24, hosted by Phillip Schofield.

Voting currently remains open for the six viewer-chosen categories - Best Actor, Best Actress, Sexiest Male, Sexiest Female, Villain of the Year and Best British Soap.

Channel 4's Hollyoaks has topped this year's shortlist, bagging 20 nominations compared with 15 for EastEnders, 14 for Coronation Street, 12 for Emmerdale and 8 for Doctors.

Viewers can cast their votes now via the official British Soap Awards website.

With the soap awards only minutes away here are my predictions. i think eastenders will bag the most important award. i think Oaks will do well as will corrie. doctors and emmerdale being the losers. i voted for eastenders in all the viewer voted catergories:



VIEWER-VOTED CATEGORIES

Sexiest Male
Danny Mac (Dodger Savage, Hollyoaks)


Sexiest Female
Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre, Coronation Street)


Villain of the Year
Anna Passey (Sienna Blake, Hollyoaks)

Best Actor
Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay, Hollyoaks)

Best Actress
Stephanie Davis (Sinead Roscoe, Hollyoaks)


Best British Soap
EastEnders


PANEL-VOTED CATEGORIES

Best Single Episode
Hayley's death (Coronation Street)


Best Dramatic Performance
David Neilson (Roy Cropper, Coronation Street)


Best Comedy Performance
Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald, Coronation Street)


Best Young Performance
Mimi Keene (Cindy Williams, EastEnders)


Spectacular Scene of the Year
Hollyoaks Blast (Hollyoaks)

Best On-Screen Partnership
David Neilson and Julie Hesmondhalgh (Roy and Hayley Cropper, Coronation Street)

Best Newcomer
Amy Kelly (Maddie Heath, Coronation Street)


Best Storyline
Hayley's cancer (Coronation Street)


Lifetime achievement Award:
Nick Pickard Tony Hutchinson (Hollyoaks)

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hollyoaks won best soap if twitter buzz is to be believed

that's brilliantly funny. :D:D:D:D

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gail from corrie did

Digital Spy presents the full winners list from the British Soap Awards 2014, which were held at the Hackney Empire Theatre in London on Saturday night (May 24).

Sexiest Male
Ryan Thomas (Jason Grimshaw, Coronation Street)
Danny Dyer (Mick Carter, EastEnders)
Matthew Wolfenden (David Metcalfe, Emmerdale)
Danny Mac (Dodger Savage, Hollyoaks) - WINNER
Ashley Taylor Dawson (Darren Osborne, Hollyoaks)

Sexiest Female
Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre, Coronation Street) -
WINNER

Georgia May Foote (Katy Armstrong, Coronation Street)
Jacqueline Jossa (Lauren Branning, EastEnders)
Jorgie Porter (Theresa McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes Browning, Hollyoaks)

Villain of the Year
Charlie Brooks (Janine Butcher, EastEnders)
Dominic Power (Cameron Murray, Emmerdale)
Greg Wood (Trevor Royle, Hollyoaks)
Jesse Birdsall (Fraser Black, Hollyoaks)
Anna Passey (Sienna Blake, Hollyoaks) -
WINNER


Best Actor
David Neilson (Roy Cropper, Coronation Street) -
WINNER

Danny Dyer (Mick Carter, EastEnders)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
Jeremy Sheffield (Patrick Blake, Hollyoaks)
Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay, Hollyoaks)

Best Actress
Julie Hesmondhalgh (Hayley Cropper, Coronation Street) -
WINNER

Lacey Turner (Stacey Branning, EastEnders)
Lindsey Coulson (Carol Jackson, EastEnders)
Stephanie Davis (Sinead Roscoe, Hollyoaks)
Nikki Sanderson (Maxine Minniver, Hollyoaks)

Best British Soap
Coronation Street
Doctors
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks -
WINNER


PANEL-VOTED CATEGORIES

Best Single Episode
Hayley's death (Coronation Street) -
WINNER

'Perfect' (Doctors)
Lucy's death - the aftermath (EastEnders)
The Woolpack siege (Emmerdale)
John Paul's rape ordeal (Hollyoaks)

Best Dramatic Performance
David Neilson (Roy Cropper, Coronation Street) -
WINNER

Chris Walker (Rob Hollins, Doctors)
Lindsey Coulson (Carol Jackson, EastEnders)
Charley Webb (Debbie Dingle, Emmerdale)
Stephanie Davis (Sinead Roscoe, Hollyoaks)

Best Comedy Performance
Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald, Coronation Street) -
WINNER

Sarah Moyle (Valerie Pitman, Doctors)
Linda Henry (Shirley Carter, EastEnders)
Laura Norton (Kerry Wyatt, Emmerdale)
Dan Tetsell (Jim McGinn, Hollyoaks)

Best Young Performance
Alex Bain (Simon Barlow, Coronation Street)
Oliver Woollford (Tom Finlayson, Doctors)
Mimi Keene (Cindy Williams, EastEnders)
Joe Warren-Plant (Jacob Gallagher, Emmerdale)
Ellis Hollins (Tom Cunningham, Hollyoaks) -
WINNER


Spectacular Scene of the Year
Nick and David's car crash (Coronation Street)
Opening of Austenland (Doctors)
Johnny comes out to Mick (EastEnders)
The Woolpack flood and siege (Emmerdale) -
WINNER

Hollyoaks Blast (Hollyoaks)

Best On-Screen Partnership
David Neilson and Julie Hesmondhalgh (Roy and Hayley Cropper, Coronation Street) -
WINNER

Danielle Henry and Lu Corfield (Mandy Marquez and Lois Wilson, Doctors)
Kellie Bright and Danny Dyer (Linda and Mick Carter, EastEnders)
Charlie Hardwick and Chris Chittell (Val and Eric Pollard, Emmerdale)
Jennifer Metcalfe and Joseph Thompson (Mercedes McQueen and Dr Paul Browning, Hollyoaks)

Best Newcomer
Amy Kelly (Maddie Heath, Coronation Street)
Maddy Hill (Nancy Carter, EastEnders) -
WINNER

Michael Parr (Ross Barton, Emmerdale)
Charlie Clapham (Freddie Roscoe, Hollyoaks)

Best Storyline
Hayley's cancer (Coronation Street) -
WINNER

Jas stalking (Doctors)
Hello Stacey, goodbye Janine (EastEnders)
Killer Cameron (Emmerdale)
Sienna steals Nancy's life (Hollyoaks)

Outstanding Achievement Award
Helen Worth (Coronation Street)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Off Screen)
Carolyn Weinstein (EastEnders)

Shame Emmerdale didn't win more

not such a good night for 3 of our soaps, ee getting 2, ed 1 and doctors sadly 0.

i did think ee would snatch best soap from corrie this year, i wonder how close the votes were, or whether hollyoaks was way ahead. i know there have been snide comments about multiple voting using different email accounts, but hasn't this always been the case with these awards.

i do have to smile though at hollyoaks taking best soap. i do dip in and out of oaks and it is very watchable, never dull or boring, a lot of the time ott, it rarely builds up to a story or climax, its full throttle, wham bam, thank you mam, but enjoyable all the same. it gives it viewers what it wants in spades. when you consider it is the fifth most watched soap in the uk, fans go orgasmic if the viewing figures go over a million, taking this into account this is a huge achievement by the chester based soap.

as for corrie i am pleased it did well with the hayley storyline, david and julie deserved their awards. it is telling though that the majority of corrie's awards were for the hayley storyline. it will be interesting to see how corrie fares in 12 months time.

there is a down side to corries triumph at these awards, it will make itv complacent, they may think everything is rosy in the garden and i have a sneaky feeling stuart (the hat) blackburn ain't going anywhere. this will not be good for the north west soap in the long run.

as for eastenders it's recovering from the last couple of years, it has been a lot better since November and i think come this time next year i am pretty sure will be wiping the board. however with the hollyoaks young fan base and multiple voting, we may see oaks keep winning the best soap award now.

as for emmerdale they deserved to win more as they had imo a better year than corrie. as for doctor's our fourth most watched soap, if we were voting on quality alone, this daytime soap would sweep the board.

in the scheme of things these awards are a bit of fun and mean bugger all. i am sure the status quo will remain the same. :)

Danny Dyer looked rightly pissed off a few times and did the actor who plays Mas think Danny Dyer won sexiest male as he was congratulating him, it was funny

hollyoaks tackle some diverse and hard hitting topics like male rape, it deserved it's win but i did think corrie would taken best soap too