Yahoo News Inside Soap Awards announces full list of nominees for 2023 ceremony
The Inside Soap Awards are back for another year, with the full list of nominees now announced for the 2023 ceremony.
Stars from Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks are set to battle for glory in the popular awards, which will once again be determined solely by public votes.
Daytime soaps Home and Away and Doctors are also up for prizes, alongside long-running dramas Casualty and Waterloo Road.
As always, there's a chance to vote for familiar categories like Best Storyline, Best Newcomer and the all-important award for Best Soap.
Fans are also being invited to nominate their Soap Superstar of 2023, who can be any soap star from any show who has made the past year special for them.
Some of the biggest soap highlights from the past year are reflected in the nominations, including Cindy Beale's shock return from the dead in EastEnders and the Emmerdale storm drama for the show's 50th anniversary.
Coronation Street is recognised for its acid attack storyline, while Hollyoaks' groundbreaking incel plot focusing on Eric Foster is also included.
Inside Soap's editor Gary Gillatt commented: "Every winner of an Inside Soap Award is the best of the best, as they need to triumph in a hugely talented and competitive field.
"But our Soap Superstar trophy is very much an 'icons only' affair – behind the red rope with the true VIPs of Soapland. We look forward to seeing who has truly reached out through the screen and made the biggest impression on viewers this year… And there's no more discerning viewer than the Inside Soap reader."
The full list of categories and nominees follows below:
BEST ACTRESS
Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley, Coronation Street)
Elle Mulvaney (Amy Barlow, Coronation Street)
Maureen Lipman (Evelyn Plummer, Coronation Street)
Danielle Harold (Lola Pearce-Brown, EastEnders)
Diane Parish (Denise Fox, EastEnders)
Shona McGarty (Whitney Dean, EastEnders)
Claire King (Kim Tate, Emmerdale)
Emma Atkins (Charity Dingle, Emmerdale)
Louise Jameson (Mary Goskirk, Emmerdale)
Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Lucy-Jo Hudson (Donna-Marie Quinn, Hollyoaks)
Nikki Sanderson (Maxine Minniver, Hollyoaks)
BEST ACTOR
David Neilson (Roy Cropper, Coronation Street)
Peter Ash (Paul Foreman, Coronation Street)
Ryan Prescott (Ryan Connor, Coronation Street)
James Farrar (Zack Hudson, EastEnders)
Jamie Borthwick (Jay Brown, EastEnders)
Perry Fenwick (Billy Mitchell, EastEnders)
Dominic Brunt (Paddy Dingle, Emmerdale)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
Kevin Mathurin (Charles Anderson, Emmerdale)
Gregory Finnegan (James Nightingale, Hollyoaks)
Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox, Hollyoaks)
Richard Blackwood (Felix Westwood, Hollyoaks)
BEST VILLAIN
Andrew Still (Justin Rutherford, Coronation Street)
Todd Boyce (Stephen Reid, Coronation Street)
Aaron Thiara (Ravi Gulati, EastEnders)
William Ellis (Theo Hawthorne, EastEnders)
Jane Gurnett (Faye Helders, Emmerdale)
William Ash (Caleb Miligan, Emmerdale)
Angus Castle-Doughty (Eric Foster, Hollyoaks)
Glynis Barber (Norma Crow, Hollyoaks)
BEST COMIC PERFORMANCE
Maureen Lipman (Evelyn Plummer, Coronation Street)
Patti Clare (Mary Taylor, Coronation Street)
Bobby Brazier (Freddie Slater, EastEnders)
Shane Richie (Alfie Moon, EastEnders)
Samantha Giles (Bernice Blackstock, Emmerdale)
Tony Audenshaw (Bob Hope, Emmerdale)
Chelsee Healey (Goldie McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Diane Langton (Marlena 'Nana' McQueen, Hollyoaks)
BEST NEWCOMER
Channique Sterling-Brown (Dee-Dee Bailey, Coronation Street)
Jodie Prenger (Glenda Shuttleworth, Coronation Street)
Bobby Brazier (Freddie Slater, EastEnders)
Harriet Thorpe (Elaine Peacock, EastEnders)
Flo Wilson (Claudette Anderson, Emmerdale)
Lewis Cope (Nicky Miligan, Emmerdale)
Jemma Donovan (Rayne Royce, Hollyoaks)
Jon-Paul Bell (Beau Ramsey, Hollyoaks)
BEST PARTNERSHIP
David Neilson & Maureen Lipman (Roy Cropper & Evelyn Plummer, Coronation Street)
Sally Dynevor & Joe Duttine (Sally & Tim Metcalfe, Coronation Street)
Balvinder Sopal & Heather Peace (Suki Panesar & Eve Unwin, EastEnders)
Emma Barton & Perry Fenwick (Honey & Billy Mitchell, EastEnders)
Dominic Brunt & Mark Charnock (Paddy & Marlon Dingle, Emmerdale)
Kevin Mathurin & Rebecca Sarker (Charles Anderson & Manpreet Sharma, Emmerdale)
Anna Passey & Matthew James Bailey (Sienna Blake & Ethan Williams, Hollyoaks)
Ruby O'Donnell & Niamh Blackshaw (Peri Lomax & Juliet Nightingale, Hollyoaks)
BEST YOUNG PERFORMER
Isabella Flanagan (Hope Stape, Coronation Street)
Jude Riordan (Sam Blakeman, Coronation Street)
Isabella Brown (Lexi Pearce, EastEnders)
Lillia Turner (Lily Slater, EastEnders)
Alfie Clarke (Arthur Thomas, Emmerdale)
Gabrielle Dowling (Cathy Hope, Emmerdale)
Ela-May Demircan (Leah Barnes, Hollyoaks)
Jayden Fox (Bobby Costello, Hollyoaks)
BEST FAMILY
The Platts (Coronation Street)
The Winter-Browns (Coronation Street)
The Mitchells (EastEnders)
The Trueman-Fox-Brannings (EastEnders)
The Andersons (Emmerdale)
The Dingles (Emmerdale)
The Maaliks (Hollyoaks)
The McQueens (Hollyoaks)
BEST STORYLINE
Amy did not consent (Coronation Street)
Daisy's stalker/acid attack (Coronation Street)
Loving and losing Lola (EastEnders)
Whitney and Zack say goodbye to Peach (EastEnders)
Caleb plots to destroy Kim (Emmerdale)
Paddy's suicidal thoughts (Emmerdale)
Incel Eric targets Maxine and Mason (Hollyoaks)
Juliet's cancer battle (Hollyoaks)
BEST SHOWSTOPPER
Acid attack (Coronation Street)
Gemma and Chesney's wedding (Coronation Street)
Mick jumps off a cliff to save Linda and Janine (EastEnders)
Cindy Beale: back from the dead! (EastEnders)
Marlon saves Paddy (Emmerdale)
The storm/50th anniversary (Emmerdale)
Maxine's long walk home (Hollyoaks)
Silas' revenge/carnival horror (Hollyoaks)
BEST DAYTIME STAR
Chris Walker (Rob Hollins, Doctors)
Dex Lee (Bear Sylvester, Doctors)
Jan Pearson (Karen Hollins, Doctors)
Kia Pegg (Scarlett Kiernan, Doctors)
Ada Nicodemou (Leah Poulos, Home and Away)
Jacqui Purvis (Felicity Newman, Home and Away)
James Stewart (Justin Morgan, Home and Away)
Matt Evans (Theo Poulos, Home and Away)
BEST DRAMA STAR
Charles Venn (Jacob Masters, Casualty)
Elinor Lawless (Stevie Nash, Casualty)
Kirsty Mitchell (Faith Cadogan, Casualty)
Nigel Harman (Max Cristie, Casualty)
Adam Abbou (Danny Lewis, Waterloo Road)
Adam Thomas (Donte Charles, Waterloo Road)
Angela Griffin (Kim Campbell, Waterloo Road)
Kym Marsh (Nicky Walters, Waterloo Road)
BEST SOAP
Coronation Street
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
Around 100,000 soap fans vote in the Inside Soap Awards each year and competition is sure to be fierce as viewers pick their favourites.
The 2023 ceremony will take place in London in September.
Read the full Inside Soap Awards feature in the latest issue of Inside Soap, on sale today.
Voting opens midday on Tuesday 4 July, and votes can be placed via the form in the magazine or on www.insidesoap.co.uk.
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