The Inside Soap Awards have announced the 2024 nominations shortlist ahead of next week’s ceremony.
Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, and Hollyoaks are the four shows nominated in the prestigious Best Soap category, with EastEnders looking to repeat last year’s victory.
Voting has been taking place since July 15 across a range of categories, with over 80,000 votes cast so far. The top four performers in each category have now made the shortlist.
In addition to the category awards, two other special prizes will be given away on the night – Soap Superstar of 2024 for the actor who has performed “above and beyond the call of duty,” as well as the Outstanding Achievement Award to a creative team for its long-standing contributions to the art form.
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Gary Gillatt, executive editor of Inside Soap magazine, said of this year’s nominees: “Some of 2024’s most challenging and thought-provoking television dominates the storyline and acting categories this year: the bittersweet journey from Paul’s MND diagnosis in Coronation Street; the horror of coercive control in a marriage in Emmerdale and abuse within a family in Hollyoaks. Meanwhile, EastEnders’ tale of the conspiracy of ‘The Six’ has won many fans. But who’ll take home the trophies on the night? All will soon be revealed!”
Below are the 2024 nominations for the Inside Soap Awards:
BEST ACTRESS
- Channique Sterling-Brown (Dee-Dee Bailey, Coronation Street)
- Angela Wynter (Yolande Trueman, EastEnders)
- Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle King, Emmerdale)
- Kirsty-Leigh Porter (Leela Dexter, Hollyoaks)
BEST ACTOR
- Peter Ash (Paul Foreman, Coronation Street)
- Colin Salmon (George Knight, EastEnders)
- Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
- Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay, Hollyoaks)
BEST VILLAIN
- Calum Lill (Joel Deering, Coronation Street)
- Navin Chowdhry (Nish Panesar, EastEnders)
- James Chase (Tom King, Emmerdale)
- Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox, Hollyoaks)
BEST COMIC PERFORMANCE
- Maureen Lipman (Evelyn Plummer, Coronation Street)
- Tameka Empson (Kim Fox, EastEnders)
- Lisa Riley (Mandy Dingle, Emmerdale)
- Jorgie Porter (Theresa McQueen, Hollyoaks)
BEST NEWCOMER
- Vicky Myers (DS Lisa Swain, Coronation Street)
- Sophie Khan Levy (Priya Nandra-Hart, EastEnders)
- Beth Cordingly (Ruby Fox-Miligan, Emmerdale)
- Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne, Hollyoaks)
BEST PARTNERSHIP
- Daniel Brocklebank & Peter Ash (Billy Mayhew & Paul Foreman, Coronation Street)
- Balvinder Sopal & Heather Peace (Suki Panesar & Eve Unwin, EastEnders)
- Dominic Brunt & Mark Charnock (Paddy Dingle & Marlon Dingle, Emmerdale)
- Nathaniel Dass & Oscar Curtis (Dillon Ray & Lucas Hay, Hollyoaks)
BEST YOUNG PERFORMER
(Age 21 or under on the day of voting launch)
- Charlie Wrenshall (Liam Connor, Coronation Street)
- Ellie Dadd (Amy Mitchell, EastEnders)
- Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor, Emmerdale)
- Oscar Curtis (Lucas Hay, Hollyoaks)
BEST PET
- Freddie (Coronation Street)
- Tyson (EastEnders)
- Piper (Emmerdale)
BEST FAMILY
- The Platts (Coronation Street)
- The Mitchells (EastEnders)
- The Dingles (Emmerdale)
- The McQueens (Hollyoaks)
BEST STORYLINE
- Paul’s MND (Coronation Street)
- The Six: Killer cover-up (EastEnders)
- Tom & Belle: Coercive control (Emmerdale)
- Sibling sexual abuse (Hollyoaks)
BEST SHOWSTOPPER
(Awarded to a special soap event that had the audience on the edge of their seats)
- Joel is Lauren’s mystery boyfriend (Coronation Street)
- The Six: Linda kills Keanu (EastEnders)
- Cliffhanger: Mackenzie’s choice (Emmerdale)
- Frankie is being abused by JJ (Hollyoaks)
BEST DAYTIME STAR
- Kia Pegg (Scarlett Kiernan, Doctors)
- Ada Nicodemou (Leah Patterson, Home & Away)
- Ryan Moloney (Jarrod ‘Toadfish’ Rebecchi, Neighbours)
BEST DRAMA STAR
- Elinor Lawless (Stevie Nash, Casualty)
- Neet Mohan (Rash Masum, Casualty)
- Adam Thomas (Donte Charles, Waterloo Road)
- Alicia Forde (Kelly-Jo Rafferty, Waterloo Road)
BEST SOAP
- Coronation Street
- EastEnders
- Emmerdale
- Hollyoaks
The Inside Soap Awards 2024 will be held on Monday, September 30, 2024, with the winners to be announced from 6pm at a star-studded ceremony.