Yahoo News Corrie and EastEnders make Inside Soap Awards longlist
Emmerdale will look to defend its Best Soap Award win at this year's Inside Soap Awards.
The ITV soap is once again nominated in the prestigious category in the Inside Soap Awards longlist, which also includes Coronation Street, EastEnders and Hollyoaks in the Best Soap group.
We're guaranteed a brand new Best Actor winner because last year's winner, EastEnders hardman Steve McFadden, isn't even nominated in the category thanks to his extended hiatus from the BBC One series.
However, Lacey Turner will be trying to defend her Best Actress win from 2016 against an impressive longlist field that includes Corrie's Kym Marsh and Lucy Fallon, both fresh off emotional storylines, and Shona McGarty, whose EastEnders character Whitney Carter has been involved in the Mick-Linda Carter affair plot.
Below, Digital Spy presents the full longlist of potential nominees competing for the 2017 Inside Soap Awards:
Best Actor
Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald, Coronation Street)
Connor McIntyre (Pat Phelan, Coronation Street)
Jack P Shepherd (David Platt, Coronation Street)
Danny Dyer (Mick Carter, EastEnders)
Scott Maslen (Jack Branning, EastEnders)
Jake Wood (Max Branning, EastEnders)
Ryan Hawley (Robert Sugden, Emmerdale)
John Middleton (Ashley Thomas, Emmerdale)
Danny Miller (Aaron Dingle, Emmerdale)
Gregory Finnegan (James Nightingale, Hollyoaks)
Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox, Hollyoaks)
Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay, Hollyoaks)
Best Actress
Lucy Fallon (Bethany Platt, Coronation Street)
Kym Marsh (Michelle Connor, Coronation Street)
Catherine Tyldesley (Eva Price, Coronation Street)
Shona McGarty (Whitney Carter, EastEnders)
Diane Parish (Denise Fox, EastEnders)
Lacey Turner (Stacey Fowler, EastEnders)
Charlotte Bellamy (Laurel Thomas, Emmerdale)
Zoe Henry (Rhona Goskirk, Emmerdale)
Gillian Kearney (Emma Barton, Emmerdale)
Jessica Fox (Nancy Osborne, Hollyoaks)
Nadine Mulkerrin (Cleo McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Anna Passey (Sienna Blake, Hollyoaks)
Best Bad Boy
Chris Harper (Nathan Curtis, Coronation Street)
Connor McIntyre (Pat Phelan, Coronation Street)
Aaron Sidwell (Steven Beale, EastEnders)
Jake Wood (Max Branning, EastEnders)
Ryan Hawley (Robert Sugden, Emmerdale)
Michael Parr (Ross Barton, Emmerdale)
Gregory Finnegan (James Nightingale, Hollyoaks)
Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox, Hollyoaks)
Best Bad Girl
Samia Longchambon (Maria Connor, Coronation Street)
Catherine Tyldesley (Eva Price, Coronation Street)
Lisa Faulkner (Fi Browning, EastEnders)
Lorna Fitzgerald (Abi Branning, EastEnders)
Emma Atkins (Charity Dingle, Emmerdale)
Gillian Kearney (Emma Barton, Emmerdale)
Lysette Anthony (Marnie Nightingale, Hollyoaks)
Tamara Wall (Grace Black, Hollyoaks)
Funniest Male
Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald, Coronation Street)
Jack P Shepherd (David Platt, Coronation Street)
Richard Blackwood (Vincent Hubbard, EastEnders)
Danny Dyer (Mick Carter, EastEnders)
Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk, Emmerdale)
Nick Miles (Jimmy King, Emmerdale)
Luke Jerdy (Jesse Donovan, Hollyoaks)
Ashley Taylor Dawson (Darren Osborne, Hollyoaks)
Funniest Female
Dolly-Rose Campbell (Gemma Winter, Coronation Street)
Helen Flanagan (Rosie Webster, Coronation Street)
Tameka Empson (Kim Fox-Hubbard, EastEnders)
Lisa Hammond (Donna Yates, EastEnders)
Sally Dexter (Faith Dingle, Emmerdale)
Laura Norton (Kerry Wyatt, Emmerdale)
Nicole Barber-Lane (Myra McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Chelsee Healey (Goldie McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Best Newcomer
Julia Goulding (Shona Ramsey, Coronation Street)
Rob Mallard (Daniel Osbourne, Coronation Street)
Lee Ryan (Harry 'Woody' Woodward, EastEnders)
Danny Walters (Keanu Taylor, EastEnders)
Sally Dexter (Faith Dingle, Emmerdale)
Emily Head (Rebecca White, Emmerdale)
Theo Graham (Hunter McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Lauren McQueen (Lily Drinkwell, Hollyoaks)
Best Young Actor
Matilda Freeman (Summer Spellman, Coronation Street)
Elle Mulvaney (Amy Barlow, Coronation Street)
Henri Charles (Ricky Mitchell, EastEnders)
Bleu Landau (Dennis Rickman, EastEnders)
Alfie Clarke (Arthur Thomas, Emmerdale)
Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor, Emmerdale)
Ela-May Demircan (Leah Barnes, Hollyoaks)
Ruby O'Donnell (Peri Lomax, Hollyoaks)
Sexiest Male
Mikey North (Gary Windass, Coronation Street)
Sam Robertson (Adam Barlow, Coronation Street)
Davood Ghadami (Kush Kazemi, EastEnders)
Danny Walters (Keanu Taylor, EastEnders)
Michael Parr (Ross Barton, Emmerdale)
Matthew Wolfenden (David Metcalfe, Emmerdale)
Duayne Boachie (Zack Loveday, Hollyoaks)
Adam Woodward (Brody Hudson, Hollyoaks)
Sexiest Female
Helen Flanagan (Rosie Webster, Coronation Street)
Catherine Tyldesley (Eva Price, Coronation Street)
Jacqueline Jossa (Lauren Branning, EastEnders)
Shona McGarty (Whitney Carter, EastEnders)
Natalie J Robb (Moira Dingle, Emmerdale)
Fiona Wade (Priya Kotecha, Emmerdale)
Rachel Adedeji (Lisa Loveday, Hollyoaks)
Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Best Partnership
Daniel Brocklebank & Bruno Langley (Billy Mayhew & Todd Grimshaw,
Coronation Street)
Colson Smith & Lucy Fallon (Craig Tinker & Bethany Platt, Coronation Street)
Danny Dyer & Kellie Bright (Mick & Linda Carter, EastEnders)
Lorna Fitzgerald & Aaron Sidwell (Abi Branning & Steven Beale, EastEnders)
Charlotte Bellamy & John Middleton (Laurel & Ashley Thomas, Emmerdale)
Ryan Hawley & Danny Miller (Robert Sugden & Aaron Dingle, Emmerdale)
Lysette Anthony & Nicole Barber-Lane (Marnie Nightingale & Myra McQueen,
Hollyoaks)
Malique Thompson-Dwyer & Lauren McQueen (Prince McQueen & Lily
Drinkwell, Hollyoaks)
Best Show-Stopper
Michelle & Steve lose their son (Coronation Street)
Nick caught in the quicksand (Coronation Street)
Mick & Linda's showdown (EastEnders)
Ronnie & Roxy's deaths (EastEnders)
Ashley's viewpoint episode (Emmerdale)
Motorway crash/James' death (Emmerdale)
Jade's death (Hollyoaks)
Scott's suicide attempt (Hollyoaks)
Best Shock Twist
Andy's alive (Coronation Street)
Steve reveals he is Oliver's father (Coronation Street)
Max & Fi are in cahoots (EastEnders)
Steven's desperate lie (EastEnders)
Holly's death (Emmerdale)
James is killed by Emma (Emmerdale)
Louis is Daniel's dad (Hollyoaks)
Nathan's death (Hollyoaks)
Best Exit
Les Dennis (Michael Rodwell, Coronation Street)
Ben Price (Nick Tilsley, Coronation Street)
Danny-Boy Hatchard (Lee Carter, EastEnders)
Samantha Womack & Rita Simons (Ronnie & Roxy Mitchell, EastEnders)
John Middleton (Ashley Thomas, Emmerdale)
Bill Ward (James Barton, Emmerdale)
Jared Garfield (Nathan Nightingale, Hollyoaks)
Kassius Nelson (Jade Albright, Hollyoaks)
Best Drama Star
Amanda Mealing (Connie Beauchamp, Casualty)
George Rainsford (Ethan Hardy, Casualty)
Cathy Shipton (Lisa 'Duffy' Duffin, Casualty)
Derek Thompson (Charlie Fairhead, Casualty)
Chizzy Akudolu (Mo Effanga, Holby City)
David Ames (Dominic Copeland, Holby City)
Camilla Arfwedson (Zosia March, Holby City)
Rosie Marcel (Jac Naylor, Holby City)
Best Drama Storyline
Cal's murder (Casualty)
Charlie & Duffy's wedding (Casualty)
Helicopter crash (Casualty)
Dom's abuse (Holby City)
Jasmine's death (Holby City)
Mo & Mr T's relationship (Holby City)
Best Daytime Soap
Doctors
Home and Away
Neighbours
Best Daytime Star
Owen Brenman (Heston Carter, Doctors)
Lorna Laidlaw (Mrs Tembe, Doctors)
Bharti Patel (Ruhma Hanif, Doctors)
Chris Walker (Rob Hollins, Doctors)
George Mason (Martin 'Ash' Ashford, Home and Away)
Lynne McGranger (Irene Roberts, Home and Away)
Ada Nicodemou (Leah Patterson, Home and Away)
James Stewart (Justin Morgan, Home and Away)
Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson, Neighbours)
Rebekah Elmaloglou (Terese Willis, Neighbours)
R yan Moloney (Jarrod 'Toadfish' Rebecchi, Neighbours)
Eve Morey (Sonya Rebecchi, Neighbours)
Best Soap
Coronation Street
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
Voting officially opens on the Inside Soap Awards on Tuesday (August 22) from midday on the magazine's official website. Voting closes for all categories except Best Soap at 5pm on Monday, October 2.
Fans can still vote for their favourites at midday on Monday, November 6 ahead of the ceremony itself later that day. All of the winners will be covered in Inside Soap magazine on Tuesday, November 14.
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