Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale, and Hollyoaks will be battling it out as the ceremony returns to ITV.
The nominations for the British Soap Awards 2022 have been confirmed – with the awards ceremony set to return to ITV and ITV Hub next month after two years off the air.
Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks will all be battling it out to take home the major awards, which include a combination of fan-voted and panel-voted categories.
The Best Leading Performer category is dominated by EastEnders and Emmerdale, with Gillian Wright and Linda Henry from the former and Paige Sandhu and Mark Charnock from the latter in the running alongside Coronation Street’s Sally Carman.
Meanwhile, the Meena serial killer storyline from Emmerdale and the Coronation Street hate crime storyline are among those up for Best Storyline.
The ceremony will be hosted by Phillip Schofield live from the Hackney Empire in London, and you can vote by visiting the British Soap Awards website now.
You can see the shortlist in full below, with the categories also including Best Newcomer, Best Family and Best Villain.
Fan-Voted Categories
Best British Soap
Coronation Street
Doctors
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
Best Leading Performer
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Sally Carman (Abi Webster) – Coronation Street
Gillian Wright (Jean Slater) – EastEnders
Linda Henry (Shirley Carter) – EastEnders
Paige Sandhu (Meena Jutla) – Emmerdale
Mark Charnock (Marlon Dingle) – Emmerdale
Best Family
The Alahans – Coronation Street
The Carters – EastEnders
The Dingles – Emmerdale
The McQueens – Hollyoaks
Panel-Voted Categories
Villain of the Year
Maximus Evans (Corey Brent) – Coronation Street
Laura White (Dr Princess Buchanan) – Doctors
Toby-Alexander Smith (Gray Atkins) – EastEnders
Paige Sandhu (Meena Jutla) – Emmerdale
Rhiannon Clements (Summer Ranger) – Hollyoaks
Best Comedy Performer
Jane Hazelgrove (Bernie Winter) – Coronation Street
Sarah Moyle (Valerie Pitman) – Doctors
Tameka Empson (Kim Fox) – EastEnders
Lisa Riley (Mandy Dingle) – Emmerdale
Chelsee Healey (Goldie McQueen) – Hollyoaks
Best Newcomer
Paddy Bever (Max Turner) – Coronation Street
Ross McLaren (Luca McIntyre) – Doctors
Ross Boatman (Harvey Monroe) – EastEnders
Darcy Grey (Marcus Dean) – Emmerdale
Matthew James-Bailey (Ethan Williams) – Hollyoaks
Best Storyline
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Coronation Street – Hate Crime
Harry Visioni (Seb Franklin), Mollie Gallagher (Nina Lucas), Sally Carman (Abi Webster), David Neilson (Roy Cropper), Millie Gibson (Kelly Neelan), Maximus Evans (Corey Brent)
Doctors – Bear and his mother encounter racism at St Phil’s Hospital
Dex Lee (Bear Sylvester), Angela Wynter (Makeda Sylvester), Laura Bayston (Nurse Cathy Jenkins)
EastEnders – Jean’s Bipolar
Gillian Wright (Jean Slater), Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater), Ross Boatman (Harvey Monroe), Jessie Wallace (Kat Slater), James Bye (Martin Fowler)
Emmerdale – Meena Serial Killer
Paige Sandhu (Meena Jutla)
Hollyoaks – Misbah’s Historic Rape
Harvey Virdi (Misbah Maalik)
Best Single Episode
Coronation Street – Flashback
Doctors – Three Consultations and a Funeral
EastEnders – Jean in Southend
Emmerdale – Marlon’s stroke
Hollyoaks – Out of Time
Best Dramatic Performance
Sally Carman (Abi Webster) – Coronation Street
Dex Lee (Bear Sylvester) – Doctors
Gillian Wright (Jean Slater) – EastEnders
Mark Charnock (Marlon Dingle) – Emmerdale
Harvey Virdi (Misbah Maalik) – Hollyoaks
Best On-Screen Partnership
David Neilson & Mollie Gallagher (Roy Cropper & Nina Lucas) – Coronation Street
Chris Walker & Jan Pearson (Rob Hollins & Karen Hollins) – Doctors
Lacey Turner & Gillian Wright (Stacey Slater and Jean Slater) – EastEnders
Isobel Steele & Bradley Johnson (Liv Flaherty & Vinny Dingle) – Emmerdale
Anna Passey & Kieron Richardson (Sienna Blake & Ste Hay) – Hollyoaks
Best Young Performer
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Millie Gibson (Kelly Neelan) – Coronation Street
Sonny Kendall (Tommy Moon) – EastEnders
Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor) – Emmerdale
Jayden Fox (Bobby Costello) – Hollyoaks
Scene of the Year
Coronation Street – Johnny’s Death
Sally Ann Matthews (Jenny Connor), Richard Hawley (Johnny Connor), Julia Goulding (Shona Platt)
Doctors – Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
Adrian Lewis Morgan (Jimmi Clay), Ashley Rice (Sid Vere), Jane Pearson (Karen Hollins), Sarah Moyle (Valerie Pitman), Ben Moor (Paul Brooks), Harriet Thorpe (Hattie Brooks), Helen Lederer (Maisie Oliver)
EastEnders – Hall of Mirrors
Gillian Wright (Jean Slater), Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater)
Emmerdale – Bridge Collapse
Paige Sandhu (Meena Jutla), Matthew Wolfenden (David Metcalfe), Isabel Hodgins (Victoria Sugden), Rebecca Sarker (Manpreet Sharma), Kevin Mathurin (Charles Anderson), Anna Nightingale (Andrea Tate)
Hollyoaks – Misbah Didn’t Consent
Haiesha Mistry (Yasmine Maalik), Harvey Virdi (Misbah Maalik)
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