2011 British Soap Awards

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2011 British Soap Awards
Date14 May 2011 (2011-05-14)
Location Granada Studios, Manchester
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byVarious
Hosted by Phillip Schofield
Most awards Coronation Street (9)
Television/radio coverage
Network
Runtime120 minutes
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The 2011 British Soap Awards honoured the best in British soap operas throughout 2010 and 2011. The ceremony was held on 14 May 2011 at the Granada Studios, Manchester, and was later broadcast on ITV1 and STV. The publicly voted categories were announced on 7 March 2011, with the vote opening that day. [1] This included a vote for the Best British Soap award, as well as a longlist for the Best Actress and Best Actor awards. [2] The shortlist, including panel nominations, was released on 18 April 2011. [3] [4]

Contents

ITV soap Coronation Street won the most awards of the night, taking nine awards, including cast member Bill Tarmey getting the Lifetime Achievement accolade. However, BBC soap EastEnders won the coveted Best British Soap award. Fellow BBC soap Doctors did not win an award, while both ITV soap Emmerdale and Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks claimed two respective accolades each. [5]

Winners and nominees

Publicly voted

AwardWinner [5] Shortlisted [a] Longlisted [b]
Best British Soap EastEnders —
Best Actress Jessie Wallace (Kat Moon in EastEnders)
Best Actor Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy in Emmerdale)
Sexiest Female Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre in Coronation Street)
Sexiest Male Scott Maslen (Jack Branning in EastEnders)
Villain of the Year Emmett J. Scanlan (Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks)

Panel voted

AwardWinner [5] Nominees
Best Comedy Performance Patti Clare (Mary Taylor in Coronation Street)
Best Dramatic Performance Jane Danson (Leanne Battersby in Coronation Street)
Best Exit Bill Tarmey (Jack Duckworth in Coronation Street)
Best Newcomer Emmett J. Scanlan (Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks)
Best On-Screen Partnership Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace (Alfie and Kat Moon in EastEnders)
Best Single Episode"Coronation Street Live" (Coronation Street)
  • "23 August" (Doctors)
  • "Billie's death" (EastEnders)
  • "The Betrayed" (Emmerdale)
Best StorylineEnd of the line for the Websters and Dobbs (Coronation Street)
  • Karen's abortion (Doctors)
  • Ronnie swaps her baby for Kat's (EastEnders)
  • Holly's drug addiction (Emmerdale)
Best Young Performance Alex Bain (Simon Barlow in Coronation Street)
Lifetime Achievement Bill Tarmey (Jack Duckworth in Coronation Street)—
Special Achievement Award Gavin Blyth (Emmerdale); posthumously—
Spectacular Scene of the YearThe tram crash (Coronation Street)

Wins by soap

Soap operaWins
Coronation Street9
EastEnders4
Emmerdale2
Hollyoaks2

Notes

  1. ↑ These nominees were voted through to the shortlist round.
  2. ↑ These nominees were unsuccessful in being voted through to the shortlist.

References

  1. ↑ "British Soap Awards 2011 voting opens". Digital Spy . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "The British Soap Awards 2011". BBC News . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "British Soap Awards 2011 shortlist revealed". Digital Spy . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "The British Soap Awards 2011 shortlist!". BBC News . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "British Soap Awards 2011: The Winners". Digital Spy . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
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