BBC Share By Steven Murphy May 10 2022 By Steven Murphy May 10 2022 British Soap Awards 2022: Nominations shortlist revealed as our favourite soap stars go head-to-head The battle of the soaps returns to our screens! British Soap Awards Coronation Street EastEnders Emmerdale Share By Steven Murphy May 10 2022 By Steven Murphy May 10 2022 The British Soap Awards are back for 2022 and the competition is fiercer than ever. After two years off air due to COVID, the epic battle of the soaps returns to our screens. The British Soap Awards 2022 will be broadcast live on ITV this June. And once again they’re hosted by Phillip Schofield. Britain’s five soaps – Corrie, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks – will battle it out in 14 categories. And we reckon it’ll be one of the toughest years yet, such is the standard of drama in our soaps. Article continues below Read all the latest spoilers Philip Schofield will return to host the British Soap Awards 2022 in June (Credit: ITV) British Soap Awards 2022 shortlist reveLED The show has revealed the final nominations in each category today (May 10), so the fight is officially on! Hot plots in the past year have included Corrie’s hate crime story, which saw the death of Seb. Read more: British Soap Awards shares throwbacks of child stars Emmerdale saw Meena’s reign of terror and EastEnders gave us Jean’s raw bipolar episode. Meanwhile, Doctors saw Bear confront racism head-on, while Hollyoaks’ Misbah bravely battled her past. All these plots and performances feature heavily in the nods. However, it’s been a strong year for soap, so there are many other hot contenders on the list. British Soap Awards 2022: Who decides the winners? The winners are decided on by a panel of industry experts, with three of the gongs voted for by fans. Voting details are below – so don’t delay in casting yours! We wouldn’t want you to be disappointed on the night, after all. So, who has made it to the top of the soaps? Read on and we’ll fill you in! Phillip Schofield will welcome the stars back to the Hackney Empire – so who will you be voting for? (Credit: ITV) The British Soap Awards 2022: Shortlist drops Soap fans can vote in the following categories in this year’s awards. So who will you pick? BEST BRITISH SOAP Coronation Street Doctors EastEnders Emmerdale Hollyoaks BEST LEADING PERFORMER Sally Carman (Abi Webster) – Corrie Gillian Wright (Jean Slater) – EastEnders Linda Henry (Shirley Carter) – EastEnders Paige Sandhu (Meena Jutla) – Emmerdale Mark Charnock (Marlon Dingle) – Emmerdale Read more: British Soap Awards shares throwbacks of child stars BEST FAMILY The Alahans – Coronation Street The Carters – EastEnders The Dingles – Emmerdale The McQueens – Hollyoaks Soap villains, jokers and newcomers to be decided Meanwhile, the panel vote for the following categories. So will the experts pick your favourites for the gongs? VILLAIN OF THE YEAR Maximus Evans (Corey Brent) – Coronation Street Laura White (Dr Princess Buchanan) – Doctors Toby-Alexander Smith (Gray Atkins) – EastEnders Paige Sandhu (Meena Jutla) – Emmerdale Rhiannon Clements (Summer Ranger) – Hollyoaks BEST COMEDY PERFORMER Jane Hazelgrove (Bernie Winter) – Coronation Street Sarah Moyle (Valerie Pitman) – Doctors Tameka Empson (Kim Fox) – EastEnders Lisa Riley (Mandy Dingle) – Emmerdale Chelsee Healey (Goldie McQueen) – Hollyoaks BEST NEWCOMER Paddy Bever (Max Turner) – Corrie Ross McLaren (Luca McIntyre) – Doctors Ross Boatman (Harvey Monroe) – EastEnders Darcy Grey (Marcus Dean) – Emmerdale Matthew James-Bailey (Ethan Williams) – Hollyoaks BEST STORYLINE Corrie – Hate Crime Doctors – Bear and his mother encounter racism at St Phil’s Hospital EastEnders – Jean’s Bipolar Emmerdale – Meena Serial Killer Hollyoaks – Misbah’s Historic Rape BEST SINGLE EPISODE Coronation Street – Flashback Doctors – Three Consultations and a Funeral EastEnders – Jean in Southend Emmerdale – Marlon’s stroke Hollyoaks – Out of Time BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE Sally Carman (Abi Webster) – Corrie Dex Lee (Bear Sylvester) – Doctors Gillian Wright (Jean Slater) – EastEnders Mark Charnock (Marlon Dingle) – Emmerdale Harvey Virdi (Misbah Maalik) – Hollyoaks BEST ON-SCREEN PARTNERSHIP David Neilson & Mollie Gallagher (Roy Cropper & Nina Lucas) – Coronation Street Chris Walker & Jan Pearson (Rob Hollins & Karen Hollins) – Doctors Lacey Turner & Gillian Wright (Stacey Slater and Jean Slater) – EastEnders Isobel Steele & Bradley Johnson (Liv Flaherty & Vinny Dingle) – Emmerdale Anna Passey & Kieron Richardson (Sienna Blake & Ste Hay) – Hollyoaks BEST YOUNG PERFORMER Millie Gibson (Kelly Neelan) – Corrie Sonny Kendall (Tommy Moon) – EastEnders Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor) – Emmerdale Jayden Fox (Bobby Costello) – Hollyoaks Read more: Who is in the cast of Emmerdale 2022? Meet this year’s full line-up SCENE OF THE YEAR Coronation Street – Johnny’s Death Doctors – Mad Hatter’s Tea Party EastEnders – Hall of Mirrors Emmerdale – Bridge Collapse Hollyoaks – Misbah Didn’t Consent Other awards at the 2022 British Soap Awards There will also be the Outstanding Achievement Award celebrating an actor, as well as The Tony Warren Award. This is awarded to someone for behind-the-scenes excellence on the soaps. So how do I vote in the British Soap Awards 2022? You can vote for your favourite online now. It really couldn’t be simpler – all you have to do is head to the website here. Then the results will be announced live on ITV in June. Who wins? You decide! So who will you be voting for? Tell us on our Facebook page @EntertainmentDailyFix. Good to Know Share By Steven Murphy May 10 2022 By Steven Murphy May 10 2022
