The Inside Soap Awards are back for their 28th ceremony, but who are the nominees this year?
For the 28th consecutive year, the Inside Soap Awards, the only awards show that is entirely determined by viewer votes, will be presented.
Fans can recognize the excellent work of long-running dramas Casualty and Waterloo Road, as well as daytime soaps Home & Away, Doctors, EastEnders, Coronation Street, and Emmerdale.
There are many deserving contenders on this year’s nominees list, ranging from Chesney Brown (played by Sam Aston) and Gemma Winter’s (Dolly-Rose Campbell) dream wedding in Coronation Street to Cindy Beale’s (Michelle Williams) shocking comeback in EastEnders, 25 years later.
In addition to the typical honors like Best Storyline and Best Newcomer, fans are encouraged to nominate their favorite soap opera star for 2023.
Any TV personality who has contributed to their fond memories of the year can be nominated by fans for the new award.
“Every winner of an Inside Soap Award is the best of the best, as they need to triumph in a hugely talented and competitive field,” said Inside Soap magazine’s editor.
“But our Soap Superstar trophy is very much a ‘icons only’ affair — behind the red rope with the real VIPs of Soapland.
“We’re interested in finding out who this year really connected with viewers and left the biggest impression on the screen.
And the reader of Inside Soap is the most discriminating viewer there is.
The complete list of nominees for The Inside Soap Awards is as follows:
Female actor:
Charlotte Jordan is a Coronation Street character named Daisy.
Elle Mulvaney, Coronation Street’s Amy Barlow
Maureen Lipman (Coronation Street’s Evelyn Plummer)
(Lola Pearce-Brown, EastEnders) Danielle Harold
(EastEnders’ Denise Fox) Diane Parish
EastEnders’ Whitney Dean actor Shona McGarty
Claire King (Emmerdale’s Kim Tate)
Emma Atkins, of Emmerdale and Charity Dingle)
Mary Goskirk star Louise Jameson of Emmerdale
Hollyoaks’ Jennifer Metcalfe, who plays Mercedes McQueen
Lucy-Jo Hudson (Hollyoaks’ Donna-Marie Quinn)
Hollyoaks’ Nikki Sanderson, who plays Maxine Minniver
Top Actor:
Roy Cropper from Coronation Street’s David Neilson
Peter Ash, portrayed by Paul Foreman, of Coronation Street
Ryan Prescott (Coronation Street’s Ryan Connor)
(Zack Hudson, EastEnders) James Farrar
Borthwick, Jamie EastEnders’ Jay Brown
Perry Fenwick, Billy Mitchell’s character in EastEnders
(Paddy Dingle, Emmerdale) Dominic Brunt)
Cain Dingle of Emmerdale’s Jeff Hordley
Kevin Mathurin (Emmerdale, Charles Anderson)
James Nightingale’s Gregory Finnegan, from Hollyoaks
Jamie Lomas of Hollyoaks’ Warren Fox
John Blackwood (Hollyoaks, Felicity Westwood)
Justin Rutherford from Coronation Street portrays Andrew Still.
Stephen Reid of Coronation Street portrays Todd Boyce.
(Ravi Gulati, EastEnders) Aaron Thiara
EastEnders’ Theo Hawthorne portrayer William Ellis
Jane Gurnett (Emmerdale, Faye Helders))
(Emmerdale’s Caleb Miligan) William Ash
In Hollyoaks, Angus Castle-Doughty plays Eric Foster.
Glynis Barber, Hollyoaks’ Norma Crow
The funniest performance:
Maureen Lipman (Coronation Street’s Evelyn Plummer)
Patti Clare, who portrays Mary Taylor on Coronation Street
(Freddie Slater, EastEnders) Bobby Brazier
EastEnders’ Shane Richie (Alfie Moon)
Samantha Giles (Emmerdale’s Bernice Blackstock)
Tony Audenshaw (Emmerdale’s Bob Hope)
Chelsee Healey (Hollyoaks, Goldie McQueen)
Diane Langton (Hollyoaks’ Marlena ‘Nana’ McQueen)
Best Newcomer:
Antoinette Sterling-Brown (Coronation Street’s Dee-Dee Bailey)
Coronation Street’s Glenda Shuttleworth is played by Jodie Prenger.
(Freddie Slater, EastEnders) Bobby Brazier
EastEnders’ Harriet Thorpe (Elaine Peacock)
(Claudette Anderson, Emmerdale) Flo Wilson
Lewis Cope (Emmerdale, Nicky Miligan)
Jemma Donovan, Hollyoaks (Rayne Royce)
Paul Jon Bell (Hollyoaks’ Beau Ramsey)
Best Collaboration:
Roy Cropper & Evelyn Plummer from Coronation Street are played by David Neilson & Maureen Lipman.
Joe Duttine and Sally Dynevor (Sally & Tim Metcalfe from Coronation Street)
Heather Peace and Balvinder Sopal (Suki Panesar and Eve Unwin, EastEnders)
Perry Fenwick and Emma Barton (Honey & Billy Mitchell, EastEnders)
Mark Charnock and Dominic Brunt (Paddy & Marlon Dingle, Emmerdale)
Charles Anderson and Manpreet Sharma (Kevin Mathurin and Rebecca Sarker, Emmerdale)
(Sienna Blake & Ethan Williams, Hollyoaks) Anna Passey & Matthew James Bailey
Niamh Blackshaw and Ruby O’Donnell (Peri Lomax and Juliet Nightingale, Hollyoaks)
Best performer under 30:
Hope Stape’s Isabella Flanagan from Coronation Street
Sam Blakeman from Coronation Street’s Jude Riordan
(EastEnders’ Lexi Pearce as Isabella Brown)
EastEnders’ Lily Slater, played by Lillia Turner
Alfie Clarke, Emmerdale’s Arthur Thomas
Gillian Dowling EastEnders’ Cathy Hope
Ela-May Demircan is a Hollyoaks’ Leah Barnes.
Jeremy Fox (Hollyoaks’ Bobby Costello)
The ideal family
(Coronation Street) The Platts
Coronation Street’s The Winter-Browns
EastEnders’ The Mitchells
EastEnders’ The Trueman-Fox-Brannings
Emmerdale’s The Andersons
Emmerdale’s The Dingles
Hollyoaks’ The Maaliks
Hollyoaks’ The McQueens
Best narrative:
Amy refused to agree. the street Coronation
Acid attack and Daisy’s stalker (Coronation Street)
Lola (EastEnders): loving and losing her
Peach bids Whitney and Zack farewell (EastEnders)
Caleb schemes to eliminate Kim (Emmerdale)
Suicidal ideas for Paddy (Emmerdale)
Incel Maxine and Mason (Hollyoaks) are targets for Eric.
Hollyoaks’ Juliet’s cancer battle
Favorite Showstopper:
The Coronation Street acid attack
Wedding of Gemma and Chesney (Coronation Street)
In EastEnders, Mick jumps off a cliff to save Linda and Janine.
Cindy Beale has risen from the grave. (EastEnders)
Marlon (Emmerdale) saves Paddy
The storm and Emmerdale’s 50th anniversary
Hollyoaks’ Maxine’s long walk home
Horror at a carnival or Silas’ vengeance (Hollyoaks)
Favorite Daytime Star
Chris Walker (Doctors, Rob Hollins)
Dex Lee (Doctors, Bear Sylvester)
Jan Pearson (Doctors, Karen Hollins)
Kia Pegg (Doctors, Scarlett Kiernan)
Ada Nicodemou (Home and Away’s Leah Poulos)
Felicity Newman’s Home and Away co-star Jacqui Purvis
James Stewart, Justin Morgan from “Home and Away
Matt Evans (Home and Away’s Theo Poulos)
Top Dramatic Star:
Charles Venn (Casualty, Jacob Masters)
(Casualty, starring Stevie Nash) Elinor Lawless
Kirsty Mitchell (Casualty, Faith Cadogan)
Max Cristie’s Nigel Harman (Casualty)
Adam Abbou (Waterloo Road, Danny Lewis)
Adam Thomas (Waterloo Road, Donte Charles)
Angela Griffin (Waterloo Road, Kim Campbell)
Nicky Walters, Waterloo Road; Kym Marsh
- Emmerdale fans distracted by awkward blunder as Marlon Dingle has breakdown
- Coronation Street’s Carla and Sarah Barlow grow suspicious about Stephen’s actions
- Emmerdale’s Caleb Dingle in danger as he tries to put a stop to Corey’s dodgy dealings
- Emmerdale’s Amy Walsh pays tribute to ‘lovely’ co-star after ‘surreal’ reunion
- Emmerdale boss admits it’s ‘hard to say goodbye’ as they quit after 5 years
