They now have less fan-voted awards, as the Sexiest Male/Female Awards were scrapped.

(can't say I'm sorry, the same people won over and over, and I have no desire to see Jorgie Porter or whoever would replace Tancake Face Keegan).

They have been replaced by more "issue" based awards, which scares me, as I have a feeling some horror like Maxine's disastrous domestic violence story (which basically tells women never to expect anything better in life) will win.

http://www.britishsoapawards.tv/vote/

My votes ended up going - Natalie Anderson (I would have voted for Verity Rushworth but she hasn't been on since summer and Natalie has a better chance given her recent story)

Danny Miller (as I do think he's much improved this time around and this is likely the closest Ryan Hawley will get to winning unless that huge bore Charlie Cotton or wooden Donna on EE or some HO random doesn't win)

Emmerdale (EE will win but I don't care).

Edited March 30, 201510 yr by DRW50

The actual awards are irrelevant to me because I haven't regularly watched a current British soap in years, but do we have any idea who the lifetimer might be this year? Possibly a posthumous tribute to Anne Kirkbride?

The big thing about the BSA's is the montage. I love a great montage and the BSA montage is incredible. It's the most epic montage in the entertainment business, regardless of country.

In my mind Ashley Taylor Dawson and Matt Wolfenden won the sexiest awards every year anyway. That Emmerdale doesn't win every award this year will be a complete injustice.

I love the montage, too-it's great. A tad too violent, though, when they splice all the stunts from all the shows together.

Edited March 30, 201510 yr by TimWil

I'm really not fussed to vote as I really don't care who wins. I wonder if Hollyoaks will squeeze out a surprise win for Best Soap again. They finally broke the EE/Corrie mold last year when they won that award (which probably says something about how awful EE and Corrie were in 2013).

Flashback to 10 years ago, the winners were:

Best British Soap: Coronation Street

Best Actor: Shane Richie (Alfie Moon in EastEnders)

Best Actress: Suranne Jones (Karen McDonald in Coronation Street)

Sexiest Male: Nigel Harman (Dennis Rickman in EastEnders)

Sexiest Female: Jodi Albert (Debbie Dean in Hollyoaks)

Best Newcomer: Andrea Green (Sarah Finch in Doctors)

Best Exit: Charlie Brooks (Janine Butcher in EastEnders)

Best Comedy Performance: Maggie Jones (Blanche Hunt in Coronation Street)

Best On-Screen Partnership: John Bardon & June Brown (Jim & Dot Branning in EastEnders)

Best Dramatic Performance: Kazia Pelka (Chrissy Costello in Family Affairs)

Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress: Sam Aston (Chesney Battersby-Brown in Coronation Street)

Best Bitch: Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow in Coronation Street)

Villain of the Year: Sasha Behar (Maya Sharma in Coronation Street)

Spectacular Scene of the Year: Maya takes Dev and Sunita hostage and blows up the shop (Coronation Street)

Best Storyline: Gary and Chrissy Costello learn friend Bradley has been abusing their daughter Chloe (Family Affairs)

Best Single Episode: Charity and Tom's wedding (Emmerdale)

Special Achievement Award: John Stevenson (Coronation Street writer)

Lifetime Achievement Award: June Brown (Dot Branning in EastEnders)

Edited March 30, 201510 yr by BetterForgotten

And of course, the actor that's won the most awards in a single night is still Brian Capron in 2003 for the Richard Hillman storyline on Corrie:

Other random fact/stats because I'm bored:

• Michelle Keegan has won the now discontinued Sexiest Female award four times in a row (the most).

• Suranne Jones (Coronation Street), Kacey Ainsworth (EastEnders), and Lacy Turner (EastEnders) have won the Best Actress award twice. Martin Kemp (EastEnders), Shane Ritchie (EastEnders), and Danny Miller (Emmerdale) have won Best Actor twice.

• The youngest person to win an award was Ellis Hollins who plays Tom Cunningham in Hollyoaks. He won Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor/Actress in 2006 at the age of 5.

• Dogs have played a part in The Soap Awards on various occasions. In 2002 Edna’s dog, Bracken, in Emmerdale won the award for Best Exit, whilst in 2000, Well’ard the dog from EastEnders presented the award for Best Foreign Soap.

Is John Stevenson still with us?

lol Shane Richie.

It's hard to remember when Sam Aston could act.

Was Ellis Hollins really 5? I thought I've always seen him listed as having joined Hollyoaks in 1999, very nearly at birth.

Where the f-ck is Diane Parrish?! I am so sick of her not. getting recognition. I hope Natalie Anderson takes the award home. IDC about best actor because I am sure they'll give it to Danny Dyer's mediocre ass.

Was Ellis Hollins really 5? I thought I've always seen him listed as having joined Hollyoaks in 1999, very nearly at birth.

I thought that for awhile as well because that's how it's listed on Wikipedia, but last year the official Hollyoaks Twitter account congratulated Ellis Hollins on ten years with the show, so he actually debuted in February 2004.

Edited March 30, 201510 yr by Bright Eyes

I thought that for awhile as well because that's how it's listed on Wikipedia, but last year the official Hollyoaks Twitter account congratulated Ellis Hollins on ten years with the show, so he actually debuted in February 2004.

Ah ok! I feel like the wrong date is in a lot of places, then.

I did some quick reading up on Tom, and my mind is blown at the fact that he has a child.

Ah ok! I feel like the wrong date is in a lot of places, then.

I did some quick reading up on Tom, and my mind is blown at the fact that he has a child.

That's because Kirkwood only writes psychopaths, mass death and babies, babies, babies. He's a mess.

Edited March 30, 201510 yr by Bright Eyes

I guess they are pushing based on current story, but Diane does deserve to be on there over any of those EE ladies. It's too bad they don't have supporting categories.

At least they didn't shamelessly include Lacey Turner for awards bait.

Yeah. They should've brought in supporting and younger categories. With the huge casts of all ages that UK soaps has, it would make sense for them to have the categories that the Daytime Emmys have seeing as they'd have people to fill them in.

But yes, I am pissed that Laurie Brett is on there but Diane Parrish isn't. She was stellar this past year. From her learning about Ian/Jane's affair to her semi-breakdown. She was good! I hate how this woman is pushed aside year after year. So frustrating....