The first round of viewer voting for the British Soap Awards 2011 has opened this morning, giving fans the chance to have their say on the storylines, shocks and scandals of the past year.
From today, viewers are given the chance to cast their vote in the 'Sexiest Male', 'Sexiest Female', 'Villain of the Year', 'Best Actor' and 'Best Actress' categories, which contain three nominees from each of the UK soaps Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks. Additionally, all five shows receive an automatic nomination for the 'Best British Soap' prize.
The first round of voting closes at 5pm on April 11, while the announcement of who has secured a place on the final shortlist will be made on April 18. However, the 'Best British Soap' category will not be shortlisted - meaning that fans can have their say on this particular battle throughout the voting period.
The full longlist of nominees for the viewer-voted categories follows below:
SEXIEST MALE
Keith Duffy (Ciaran McCarthy, Coronation Street)
Chris Fountain (Tommy Duckworth, Coronation Street)
Will Thorp (Chris Gray, Coronation Street)
Matthew Chambers (Daniel Granger, Doctors)
Adrian Lewis Morgan (Jimmy Clay, Doctors)
Nicolas Woodman (Jack Hollins, Doctors)
Marc Elliott (Syed Masood, EastEnders)
Scott Maslen (Jack Branning, EastEnders)
John Partridge (Christian Clarke, EastEnders)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy, Emmerdale)
James Thornton (John Barton, Emmerdale)
Rob Norbury (Riley Costello, Hollyoaks)
Ashley Taylor Dawson (Darren Osborne, Hollyoaks)
Craig Vye (Ethan Scott, Hollyoaks)
SEXIEST FEMALE
Helen Flanagan (Rosie Webster, Coronation Street)
Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre, Coronation Street)
Alison King (Carla Connor, Coronation Street)
Sophie Abelson (Cherry Malone, Doctors)
Charlie Clemmow (Imogen Hollins, Doctors)
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (Zara Carmichael, Doctors)
Kylie Babbington (Jodie Gold, EastEnders)
Zoe Lucker (Vanessa Gold, EastEnders)
Rita Simons (Roxy Mitchell, EastEnders)
Natalie Anderson (Alicia Gallagher, Emmerdale)
Suzanne Shaw (Eve Jenson, Emmerdale)
Sammy Winward (Katie Sugden, Emmerdale)
Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes Fisher, Hollyoaks)
Jorgie Porter (Theresa McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Rachel Shenton (Mitzeee Minniver, Hollyoaks)
VILLIAN OF THE YEAR
Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow, Coronation Street)
Graeme Hawley (John Stape, Coronation Street)
Paula Lane (Kylie Turner, Coronation Street)
Phillip McGough (Charlie Bradfield, Doctors)
Emma Stansfield (Lesley Hammond, Doctors)
Matilda Ziegler (Susan Oakley, Doctors)
Glynis Barber (Glenda Mitchell, EastEnders)
Charlie Brooks (Janine Malloy, EastEnders)
Don Gilet (Lucas Johnson, EastEnders)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
Michael McKell (Nick Henshall, Emmerdale)
Lyndon Ogbourne (Nathan Wylde, Emmerdale)
Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox, Hollyoaks)
Jeff Rawle (Silas Blissett, Hollyoaks)
Emmett J Scanlan (Brendan Brady, Hollyoaks)
BEST ACTOR
Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow, Coronation Street)
Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald, Coronation Street)
Michael Le Vell (Kevin Webster, Coronation Street)
Owen Brenman (Heston Carter, Doctors)
Matthew Chambers (Daniel Granger, Doctors)
Chris Walker (Rob Hollins, Doctors)
Nitin Ganatra (Masood Ahmed, EastEnders)
Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell, EastEnders)
Shane Richie (Alfie Moon, EastEnders)
Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk, Emmerdale)
Mark Charnock (Marlon Dingle, Emmerdale)
Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy, Emmerdale)
Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay, Hollyoaks)
Emmett J Scanlan (Brendan Brady, Hollyoaks)
Anthony Quinlan (Gilly Roach, Hollyoaks)
BEST ACTRESS
Jane Danson (Leanne Barlow, Coronation Street)
Sally Dynevor (Sally Webster, Coronation Street)
Katherine Kelly (Becky McDonald, Coronation Street)
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (Zara Carmichael, Doctors)
Janet Dibley (Elaine Cassidy, Doctors)
Jan Pearson (Karen Hollins, Doctors)
Lindsey Coulson (Carol Jackson, EastEnders)
Nina Wadia (Zainab Masood, EastEnders)
Jessie Wallace (Kat Moon, EastEnders)
Emma Atkins (Charity Tate, Emmerdale)
Jane Cox (Lisa Dingle, Emmerdale)
Pauline Quirke (Hazel Rhodes, Emmerdale)
Victoria Atkin (Jasmine/Jason Costello, Hollyoaks)
Claire Cooper (Jacqui McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Jorgie Porter (Theresa McQueen, Hollyoaks)
BEST BRITISH SOAP
Coronation Street
Doctors
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
The ceremony is expected to air on ITV1 on May 25.
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