Hollyoaks tops the British Soap Awards nominations

Channel 4’s Hollyoaks leads the pack in the shortlists for this year’s British Soap Awards, announced today. The series has more nominations that any other soap with a total of 20 nominations.

Nominations include 12 in the viewer-voted categories including Best Actor, Best Actress, Villain of the Year, Sexiest Male, Sexiest Female and the coveted Best Soap award. This sits alongside 8 nominations in the panel-voted categories.

The second round of viewer voting is now open until Friday 23rd May, with the winners being announced at a ceremony in London on Saturday 24th May.

The full list of nominations are:

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)