British Soap Awards 2018
The British Soap Awards 2018 are getting closer and public voting has opened today (April 10), giving fans the chance to support their favourite shows and cast members.
Bosses at the annual ceremony have officially announced this year's longlist nominations for Best Actor and Best Actress, which have 15 familiar soap faces in the running.
Voting has opened for these two categories and the all-important Best Soap prize. So who's in with a chance this year? Take a look below:
Best Actor
Jack P Shepherd (David Platt, Coronation Street)
Connor McIntyre (Pat Phelan, Coronation Street)
Shayne Ward (Aidan Connor, Coronation Street)
Owen Brenman (Heston Carter, Doctors)
Matthew Chambers (Daniel Granger, Doctors)
Ashley Rice (Sid Vere, Doctors)
Richard Blackwood (Vincent Hubbard, EastEnders)
Danny Dyer (Mick Carter, EastEnders)
Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell, EastEnders)
Ryan Hawley (Robert Sugden, Emmerdale)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
Michael Parr (Ross Barton, Emmerdale)
Gary Lucy (Luke Morgan, Hollyoaks)
Richard Linnell (Alfie Nightingale, Hollyoaks)
Theo Graham (Hunter McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Best Actress
Lucy Fallon (Bethany Platt, Coronation Street)
Bhavna Limbachia (Rana Nazir, Coronation Street)
Catherine Tyldesley (Eva Price, Coronation Street)
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (Zara Carmichael, Doctors)
Bharti Patel (Ruhma Carter, Doctors)
Jan Pearson (Karen Hollins, Doctors)
Letitia Dean (Sharon Mitchell, EastEnders)
Diane Parish (Denise Fox, EastEnders)
Lacey Turner (Stacey Fowler, EastEnders)
Emma Atkins (Charity Dingle, Emmerdale)
Natalie J Robb (Moira Dingle, Emmerdale)
Lucy Pargeter (Chas Dingle, Emmerdale)
Anna Passey (Sienna Blake, Hollyoaks)
Amy Conachan (Courtney Campbell, Hollyoaks)
Harvey Virdi (Misbah Maalik, Hollyoaks)
Best Soap
Coronation Street
Doctors
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
This first round stage of voting will close at 5pm on Tuesday, April 24. Second round voting – when the shortlists are revealed – will open at 10am on Tuesday, May 1 and close at 9pm on Friday, May 25.
During the second stage of voting, the Best Actor and Best Actress categories will contain five choices. The Best Soap category remains at five choices for both stages of the voting.
The second round of voting will also feature an exciting new category for fans to vote for – Greatest Moment.
The awards' other categories – including the likes of Best Storyline, Best Newcomer and Best Young Performance – will be determined by a panel of judges.
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