It's that time of year again folks, when the good people of Soap Land go head to head to claim various titles, based mainly upon their appearances and performances. If you spend many an evening just watching 'your stories', then the British Soap Awards is one ceremony you will not want to miss.
The official longlist of nominees has just been revealed, with all the soaps getting nods in every category, as per usual. It's safe to say that the big hitters always claim the gongs, but sure who's to say Doctors and Hollyoaks aren't in with a chance this year eh? *cough*
The full list of nominees is as follows:
Sexiest Male
Chris Fountain (Tommy Duckworth, Coronation Street)
Marc Baylis (Rob Donovan, Coronation Street)
Sol Heras (Ryan Connor, Coronation Street)
Ian Kelsey (Howard Bellamy, Doctors)
Matthew Chambers (Daniel Granger, Doctors)
Nathan Wright (Chris Reid, Doctors)
Chucky Venn (Ray Dixon, EastEnders)
David Witts (Joey Branning, EastEnders)
Phaldut Sharma (AJ Ahmed, EastEnders)
Dominic Power (Cameron Murray, Emmerdale)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
Matthew Wolfenden (David Metcalfe, Emmerdale)
Danny Mac (Dodger Savage, Hollyoaks)
Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay, Hollyoaks)
James Sutton (John Paul McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Sexiest Female
Catherine Tyldesley (Eva Price, Coronation Street)
Georgia May Foote (Katy Armstrong, Coronation Street)
Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre, Coronation Street)
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (Zara Carmichael, Doctors)
Sophie Abelson (Cherry Clay, Doctors)
Vineeta Rishi (Jas Khella, Doctors)
Jacqueline Jossa (Lauren Branning, EastEnders)
Jasmyn Banks (Alice Branning, EastEnders)
Shivani Ghai (Ayesha Rana, EastEnders)
Fiona Wade (Priya Sharma, Emmerdale)
Natalie Anderson (Alicia Gallagher, Emmerdale)
Sammy Winward (Katie Macey, Emmerdale)
Anna Shaffer (Ruby Button, Hollyoaks)
Stephanie Davis (Sinead O'Connor, Hollyoaks)
Jorgie Porter (Theresa McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Villain of the Year
John Michie (Karl Munro, Coronation Street)
Natalie Gumede (Kirsty Soames, Coronation Street)
Nigel Havers (Lewis Archer, Coronation Street)
Sam Barriscale (Andrei Mitkov, Doctors)
Sophie Abelson (Cherry Clay, Doctors)
Gary Lucy (Danny Pennant, EastEnders)
Jamie Foreman (Derek Branning, EastEnders)
Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell, EastEnders)
Charley Webb (Debbie Dingle, Emmerdale)
Dominic Power (Cameron Murray, Emmerdale)
Tom Lister (Carl King, Emmerdale)
Emmett J. Scanlan (Brendan Brady, Hollyoaks)
James Atherton (Will Savage, Hollyoaks)
Joseph Thompson (Doctor Browning, Hollyoaks)
Best Actor
Alan Halsall (Tyrone Dobbs, Coronation Street)
Jimmi Harkishin (Dev Alahan, Coronation Street)
John Michie (Karl Munro, Coronation Street)
Chris Walker (Rob Hollins, Doctors)
Owen Brenman (Heston Carter, Doctors)
Simon Rivers (Kevin Tyler, Doctors)
Perry Fenwick (Billy Mitchell, EastEnders)
Nitin Ganatra (Masood Ahmed, EastEnders)
Shane Richie (Alfie Moon, EastEnders)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
Steve Halliwell (Zak Dingle, Emmerdale)
Tom Lister (Carl King, Emmerdale)
Emmett J. Scanlan (Brendan Brady, Hollyoaks)
James Atherton (Will Savage, Hollyoaks)
Nick Pickard (Tony Hutchinson, Hollyoaks)
Best Actress
Jennie McAlpine (Fiz Stape, Coronation Street)
Michelle Collins (Stella Price, Coronation Street)
Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre, Coronation Street)
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (Zara Carmichael, Doctors)
Jan Pearson (Karen Hollins, Doctors)
Lorna Laidlaw (Mrs Tembe, Doctors)
Diane Parish (Denise Fox, EastEnders)
Jessie Wallace (Kat Moon, EastEnders)
Nina Wadia (Zainab Masood, EastEnders)
Charley Webb (Debbie Dingle, Emmerdale)
Lucy Pargeter (Chas Dingle, Emmerdale)
Sian Reese-Williams (Gennie Walker, Emmerdale)
Bianca Hendrickse-Spendlove (Texas Longford, Hollyoaks)
Claire Cooper (Jacqui McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Stephanie Waring (Cindy Cunningham, Hollyoaks)
Best British Soap
Coronation Street
Doctors
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
Fans can cast their votes right now via the official British Soap Awards website. The first round of voting will whittle the pack down when it closes at 3pm on Monday April 15th. The vote reopens on Monday April 22nd, and will remain open until Friday May 17th.
