The British Soap Awards confirms return after two year Covid absence

The British Soap Awards will at last make a return to screens this year, after a two year absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Great news!

The ceremony will take place this June in London at The Hackney Empire, and will honour the nation’s biggest and best soap operas.

Phillip Schofield will, as usual, host, and a variety of well-known faces from from the world of TV and showbiz will present the awards.

What’s more, producers have taken the opportunity to refresh the award categories this year, and there will now be 14 awards up for grabs, voted for either by the public or a panel of expert judges.

It’s been quite a year in soapland, and this year’s award ceremony will celebrate the past twelve months of murder, mystery, make-ups, break ups, trials, tribulations and tears.

No pressure!

From Seb Franklin’s horrific death in Coronation Street, to Janine Butcher’s return to EastEnders – not to mention Summer’s revenge in Hollyoaks and Meena’s iconic crime spree in Emmerdale – it’s going to be a closely-fought fight!

THE BRITISH SOAP AWARD CATEGORIES FOR 2022

Viewer Voted Categories:

BEST BRITISH SOAP

BEST LEADING PERFORMER 

BEST FAMILY 

Panel Voted Categories:

VILLAIN OF THE YEAR 

BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE 

BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE 

BEST YOUNG PERFORMER

SCENE OF THE YEAR 

BEST ON SCREEN PARTNERSHIP

BEST NEWCOMER 

BEST STORYLINE

BEST SINGLE EPISODE

Announced on the night:

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

THE TONY WARREN AWARD 

The five biggest soaps, EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors, will battle it out to win recognition for their work over the past year. 

Some of the biggest faces from all five soaps will be hitting the red carpet for the most star-studded and glamorous event in the soap calendar.

The long list categories for the public voted awards will open next Tuesday 19th April at 10am.

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