Coronation Street achieved remarkable success at the prestigious 2023 British Soap Awards, triumphing with multiple prestigious accolades.
Since its inception in 1999, this annual ceremony has been dedicated to recognizing outstanding moments in British soap operas, featuring esteemed categories like Best British Soap, Best Dramatic Performance, and Best Storyline.
The decision of Phillip Schofield to relinquish his hosting responsibilities has been a prominent topic of discussion this year. Following his departure from the channel, where he candidly confessed to lying about his affair with a younger colleague on This Morning, the news garnered significant attention.
With limited time available before the event, renowned singer and TV presenter Jane McDonald stepped in to assume the role in his absence, ensuring a seamless transition for the proceedings.
The eagerly awaited gala, attended by a constellation of stars, unfolded on Saturday, June 3, at The Lowry in Salford. Although the event will be televised a few days later, fans eagerly anticipate witnessing the excitement unfold on their screens.
British Soap Awards 2023: Full list of nominations and winners
Danielle Harold with the Best Leading Performer award at the 2023 British Soap Awards (Photo: Jonathan Hordle)
Coronation Street was the big winner of the night scooping six awards including Best Single Episode as well as Scene of the Year for its acid attack storyline.
EastEnders won four awards including the coveted Best Soap category. Hollyoaks went home with two awards while Emmerdale and Doctors all took one award each.
Here are the winners in full:
BEST SINGLE EPISODE (Panel voted category)
Coronation Street – Acid attack – Winner
Doctors – Anything But Magnolia and If Wishes Were Horses
EastEnders – Goodbye Dot
Emmerdale – All Male Man Club
Hollyoaks – The Long Walk Home
VILLAIN OF THE YEAR (Viewer voted category)
Aaron Thiara (Ravi Gulati) – EastEnders – Winner
Todd Boyce (Stephen Reid) – Coronation Street
Laura White (Dr Princess Buchanan) – Doctors
Michael Wildman (Al Chapman) – Emmerdale
Angus Castle-Doughty (Eric Foster) – Hollyoaks
SCENE OF THE YEAR (Panel voted category)
Coronation Street – Acid attack – Winner
Doctors – Hell is empty
EastEnders – Whitney and Zach say goodbye to Peach
Emmerdale – Paddy’s suicide attempt
Hollyoaks – Zoe tells abused Maxine: “It’s not your fault”
BEST STORYLINE (Panel voted category)
Hollyoaks – Incel Eric targets Mason and Maxine – Winner
Coronation Street – Daisy’s stalking hell
Doctors – Valerie and the forged prescription
EastEnders – Loving and losing Lola
Emmerdale – Paddy’s suicide attempt
Frank Kauer, Angus Castle-Doughty, and Nikki Sanderson from Hollyoaks, winners of the Best Storyline award (Photo: Jonathan Hordle/ITV)
BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE (Panel voted category)
Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley) – Coronation Street – Winner
Chris Walker (Rob Hollins) – Doctors
Danielle Harold (Lola Pearce-Brown) – EastEnders
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle) – Emmerdale
Nikki Sanderson (Maxine Minniver) – Hollyoaks
BEST ON-SCREEN PARTNERSHIP (Panel voted category)
Chris Walker & Jan Pearson (Rob Hollins & Karen Hollins) – Doctors – Winners
David Neilson & Maureen Lipman (Roy Cropper & Evelyn Plummer) – Coronation Street
Jamie Borthwick & Danielle Harold (Jay Brown & Lola Pearce Brown) – EastEnders
Mark Charnock & Dominic Brunt (Marlon Dingle & Paddy Kirk) – Emmerdale
Richard Blackwood & Jamie Lomas (Felix Westwood & Warren Fox) – Hollyoaks
BEST COMEDY PERFORMER (Panel voted category)
Maureen Lipman (Evelyn Plummer) – Coronation Street – Winner
Ian Midlane (Al Haskey) – Doctors
Jonny Freeman (Reiss Colwell) – EastEnders
Samantha Giles (Bernice Blackstock) – Emmerdale
Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay) – Hollyoaks
BEST YOUNG PERFORMER (Viewer voted category)
Lillia Turner (Lily Slater) – EastEnders – Winner
Jude Riordan (Sam Blakeman) – Coronation Street
Huey Quinn (Kyle Winchester) – Emmerdale
Jayden Fox (Bobby Costello) – Hollyoaks
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mark Charnock (who stars as Marlon Dingle in Emmerdale)
BEST NEWCOMER (Panel voted category)
Channique Sterling-Brown, winner of the Best Newcomer award (Photo: Jonathan Hordle/ITV)
Channique Sterling-Brown (Dee-Dee Bailey) – Coronation Street – Winner
Kia Pegg (Scarlett Kiernan) – Doctors
Aaron Thiara (Ravi Gulati) – EastEnders
William Ash (Caleb Miligan) – Emmerdale
Anya Lawrence (Vicky Grant) – Hollyoaks
THE TONY WARREN AWARD
Peter Hunt – Hollyoaks casting director
BEST FAMILY (Viewer voted category)
The Platts – Coronation Street – Winner
The Slaters – EastEnders
The Dingles – Emmerdale
The McQueens – Hollyoaks
The Millars – Doctors
BEST LEADING PERFORMER
Danielle Harold (Lola Pearce-Brown) —EastEnders – Winner
Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley) – Coronation Street
Shona McGarty (Whitney Dean) – EastEnders
Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk) – Emmerdale
Sally Dexter (Faith Dingle) – Emmerdale
BEST BRITISH SOAP
EastEnders – Winner
Coronation Street
Doctors
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
The 2023 British Soap Awards will be broadcast on Tuesday at 8 pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
