2015 British Soap Awards

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2015 British Soap Awards
Date16 May 2015 (2015-05-16)
Location
ITV
  • STV
    • Runtime120 minutes
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    The 2015 British Soap Awards honoured the best in

    longlist for the Best Actress and Actor awards.[2] The shortlist, including panel nominations, was released on 27 April 2015.[3] The accolades for Sexiest Female and Male, which were formerly voted for by the public, were axed for this ceremony. This was due to reports of cast members being embarrassed by the accolade.[4]

    Best British Soap, as well as taking home the most awards of the night, with eight wins.[5] ITV soap Coronation Street won two awards, including the British Soap Award for Outstanding Achievement, with Anne Kirkbride posthumously winning for her role as Deirdre Barlow.[6] Fellow ITV soap Emmerdale also won two awards, while BBC soap Doctors picked up one award; the Best Newcomer accolade for Jessica Regan's portrayal of Niamh Donoghue.[7] Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks also got one award.[8]

    Winners and nominees

    Publicly voted

    Award Winner[7] Shortlisted[a] Longlisted[b]
    Best British Soap
    		 EastEnders —
    Best Actress Kellie Bright (Linda Carter in EastEnders)
    Best Actor Adam Woodyatt (Ian Beale in EastEnders)

    Panel voted

    Award Winner[7] Nominees
    Best Comedy Performance Sally Dynevor (Sally Webster in Coronation Street)
    Best Dramatic Performance
    		 Kellie Bright (Linda Carter in EastEnders)
    Best Newcomer Jessica Regan (Niamh Donoghue in Doctors)
    • Sean Ward (
      Callum Logan
      in Coronation Street)
    • Kush Kazemi
      in EastEnders)
    • Ryan Hawley (Robert Sugden in Emmerdale)
    • Porsche McQueen
      in Hollyoaks)
    Best On-Screen Partnership Adam Woodyatt and Laurie Brett
    (Ian and Jane Beale in EastEnders)
    Best Single Episode "EastEnders Live" (EastEnders)
    • "Rob's confession" (Coronation Street)
    • "Unfinished Business" (Doctors)
    • "Andy goes to the brink" (Emmerdale)
    • "Ste's HIV diagnosis" (Hollyoaks)
    Best Storyline Who Killed Lucy Beale? (EastEnders)
    • Steve and Michelle – Hearts and Minds (Coronation Street)
    • Kevin
      and Poppy's underage relationship (Doctors)
    • Donna's demise (Emmerdale)
    • John Paul's rape ordeal (Hollyoaks)
    Best Young Performance
    April Windsor
    in Emmerdale)
    Outstanding Achievement Anne Kirkbride (Deirdre Barlow in Coronation Street) —
    Outstanding Achievement Award (off-screen) Rob Gittins (EastEnders writer) —
    Social Issue Storyline[c]
    • Steve's depression (Coronation Street)
    • Zara's breast-feeding campaign (Doctors)
    • Val's HIV diagnosis (Emmerdale)
    • Linda's rape (EastEnders)
    • John Paul's rape (Hollyoaks)
    		 —
    Spectacular Scene of the Year Donna's Goodbye (Emmerdale)
    • Deirdre throws the trifle (Coronation Street)
    • Strictly Dancing (Doctors)
    • Kathy Comes Home (EastEnders)
    • The Train Crash (Hollyoaks)
    Villain of the Year
    		 Jeremy Sheffield (Patrick Blake in Hollyoaks)

    Wins by soap

    Soap opera Wins
    EastEnders 8
    Coronation Street 2
    Emmerdale 2
    Doctors 1
    Hollyoaks 1

    Notes

    1. shortlist
      round.
    2. ^ These nominees were unsuccessful in being voted through to the shortlist.
    3. ^ All five soaps were mentioned within the Social Issue Storyline award category.

    References

    1. ^ "British Soap Awards 2015: Viewer vote long list is OPEN!". BBC News. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
    2. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (30 March 2015). "British Soap Awards 2015 voting opens, longlist nominees revealed". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
    3. ^ "EastEnders leads the way in British Soap Award nominees... see full list here". Entertainment.ie. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
    4. Huffington Post. Archived
      from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
    5. ^ Lawson, Mark (22 May 2015). "The British Soap Awards 2015: EastEnders are the night's big winners". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
    6. ^ "British Soap Awards pay tribute to Kirkbride". BBC News. 17 May 2015. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
    7. ^ a b c Wareing, Charlotte (21 May 2015). "Who won British Soap Awards 2015? Find out all the winners as EastEnders steam ahead of Coronation Street". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
    8. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel; Dainty, Sophie (16 May 2015). "Who won at British Soap Awards 2015? See the winners list in full". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

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