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The voting to select the shortlist started yesterday. The final nominations should be announced in a few weeks. In order to vote, you must provide an e-mail address.

Here's who's you can vote for from each show and in what category in order to select the final nominations for the publicly voted categories:

Best Actor:

Chris Gascoyne (Coronation Street)

Simon Gregson (Coronation Street)

Michael Le Vell (Coronation Street)

Owen Brenman (Doctors)

Matthew Chambers (Doctors)

Chris Walker (Doctors)

Nitin Ganatra (EastEnders)

Steve McFadden (EastEnders)

Shane Richie (EastEnders)

Dominic Brunt (Emmerdale)

Mark Charnock (Emmerdale)

Danny Miller (Emmerdale)

Kieron Richardson (Hollyoaks)

Emmett J Scanlan (Hollyoaks)

Anthony Quinlan (Hollyoaks)

Best Actress:

Jane Danson (Coronation Street)

Sally Dynevor (Coronation Street)

Katherine Kelly (Coronation Street)

Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (Doctors)

Janet Dibley (Doctors)

Jan Pearson (Doctors)

Lindsey Coulson (EastEnders)

Nina Wadia (EastEnders)

Jessie Wallace (EastEnders)

Emma Atkins (Emmerdale)

Jane Cox (Emmerdale)

Pauline Quirke (Emmerdale)

Victoria Atkin (Hollyoaks)

Claire Cooper (Hollyoaks)

Jorgie Porter (Hollyoaks)

Sexiest Male:

Keith Duffy (Coronation Street)

Chris Fountain (Coronation Street)

Will Thorp (Coronation Street)

Matthew Chambers (Doctors)

Adrian Lewis Morgan (Doctors)

Nicolas Woodman (Doctors)

Marc Elliott (EastEnders)

Scott Maslen (EastEnders)

John Partridge (EastEnders)

Jeff Hordley (Emmerdale)

Danny Miller (Emmerdale)

James Thornton (Emmerdale)

Rob Norbury (Hollyoaks)

Ashley Taylor Dawson (Hollyoaks)

Craig Vye (Hollyoaks)

Sexiest Female:

Helen Flanagan (Coronation Street)

Michelle Keegan (Coronation Street)

Alison King (Coronation Street)

Sophie Abelson (Doctors)

Charlie Clemmow (Doctors)

Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (Doctors)

Kylie Babbington (EastEnders)

Zoe Lucker (EastEnders)

Rita Simons (EastEnders)

Natalie Anderson (Emmerdale)

Suzanne Shaw (Emmerdale)

Sammy Winward (Emmerdale)

Jennifer Metcalfe (Hollyoaks)

Jorgie Porter (Hollyoaks)

Rachel Shenton (Hollyoaks)

Villain of the Year:

Kate Ford as Tracy Barlow (Coronation Street)

Graeme Hawley and John Stape (Coronation Street)

Paula Lane as Kylie Turner (Coronation Street)

Philip McGough as Dr. Charlie Bradfield (Doctors)

Emma Stansfield as Lesley Hammond (Doctors)

Matilda Ziegler as Susan Oakley (Doctors)

Glynis Barber as Glenda Mitchell (EastEnders)

Charlie Brooks as Janine Malloy (EastEnders)

Don Gilet as Lucas Johnson (EastEnders)

Jeff Hordley as Cain Dingle (Emmerdale)

Michael McKell as D.S Nick Henshall (Emmerdale)

Lyndon Ogbourne as Nathan Wylde (Emmerdale)

Jamie Lomas as Warren Fox (Hollyoaks)

Jeff Rawle as Silas Blissett (Hollyoaks)

Emmett J Scanlan as Brendan Brady (Hollyoaks)

Best British Soap:

Coronation Street

Doctors

EastEnders

Emmerdale

Hollyoaks

Edited March 8, 201114 yr by Y&RWorldTurner

Chris Fountain up for Sexiest Male when he hasn’t even started airing on Corrie yet? Umm ok, whatever…

And once again, no Jake Wood? Whoever selects these lists must really hate him. He really deserves some recognition.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/scoop/a307476/british-soap-awards-2011-voting-opens.html

The first round of voting closes at 5pm on April 11, while the announcement of who has secured a place on the final shortlist will be made on April 18. However, the 'Best British Soap' category will not be shortlisted - meaning that fans can have their say on this particular battle throughout the voting period.

Corrie have failed at every new character they've introduced in the last year and now they're already overhyping Chris Fountain.

How is Ryan Thomas NOT on that list but Will Thorp, who looks like he got out of Deliverance, is?

I don't think Jake Wood will ever get a chance. It's ridiculous. People go on about Sam Womack not being nominated but she had little to do for most of the year. He basically carried the show. Nitin Ganatra had a supporting role for most of 2010 and yet he's there and Jake isn't. Clearly the only award he will ever get is Rear of the Year.

The Emmerdale categories for men just show how weak that show's talent level has become. And why is Pauline Quirke, who has done nothing but pull sad faces and mutter her lines, there? Why not Lucy Parteger?

Why is Simon Gregson up for Best Actor when all he did the whole year was pull faces and say "flippin'"?

Craig Vye (Hollyoaks)

How is the guy that looks 14 in the sexiest category?

Voted!

Sexiest Male: Ashley Taylor Dawson (Darren Osborne, Hollyoaks)

Sexiest Female: Suzanne Shaw (Eve Jenson, Emmerdale)

Villain of the Year: Charlie Brooks (Janine Butcher Malloy, EastEnders)

Best Actor: Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow, Coronation Street)

Best Actress: Lindsey Coulson (Carol Branning, EastEnders)

Best Soap: EastEnders

After a few years of EastEnders domination, I think this year will probably be Coronation Street's time to dominate again. They'll probably win most of the panel awards for the Tram Crash stunt, as well as a good portion of the publicly voted awards.

I will be surprised if Corrie doesn't win most of the awards. That crash was hyped endlessly and there has been a big campaign to go after Eastenders and hype Corrie. Collinson also uses the strategy of damaging/ignoring the show itself and only bothering with big attention-grabbing stunts. That always wins awards, regardless of quality.

Edited March 9, 201114 yr by CarlD2

The panel is usually biased in favour of Corrie anyway. I always remember in 2002, they awarded Corrie the best storyline award for the Mike/Linda/mark love triangle. Eastenders had the other three nominations for who shot phil, the kat zoe revelation and the Dot and Ethel euthanasia storyline.

Edited March 9, 201114 yr by dannigold

Wait. Wasn't the previous one, like, two days ago?

Remember, the most popular choices will probably win these categories.

Someone like Lindsey Coulson, who I voted for, I don't think will be "popular enough" to make it onto the shortlist. Hopefully, she'll be up for the panel-voted Best Dramatic Performance though.

I voted Jessie Wallace and Shane Richie for that reason. Anything to stop Danny Miller winning the best actor award.

So votes in the US count? I can never remember.

I definitely don't expect most of my picks to win. I think Jessie Wallace will win, who would be my third choice (Jane Danson is second). But then, a lot of fans hate Kat this time, so who knows? I just hope Kat Kelly, who gave up long ago and who plays one of the worst written characters ever on soaps, doesn't win again, although she is very gracious, unlike some in the Corrie cast.

Edited March 9, 201114 yr by CarlD2

EE's Sexiest Female choices are hilarious. Roxy...is Roxy. And I find the Gold girls kinda repulsive.

I love Glenda/GB, but I can't vote for her for villain. I didn't really think of her as a villain as much as she was just a nuisance for everyone.

My votes were basically identical to Amello's except for Michelle Keegan for Sexiest Female.

People have been voting from outside of the UK. As long as they send you an e-mail to verify your vote, your vote will be counted.

I voted Jessie Wallace and Shane Richie for that reason. Anything to stop Danny Miller winning the best actor award.

I don't think he will win. A lot of viewers seem tired of the story and he has made a lot of stupid comments.

I think it will be Shane or Chris G.