2012 British Soap Awards

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2012 British Soap Awards
Date28 April 2012 (2012-04-28)
Location The London Studios, Lambeth
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byVarious
Hosted by Phillip Schofield
Most awards Coronation Street
EastEnders (both 7)
Television/radio coverage
Network
Runtime120 minutes
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The 2012 British Soap Awards honoured the best in British soap operas throughout 2011 and 2012. The ceremony was held on 28 April 2012 at the London Studios, Lambeth, and was later broadcast on ITV1 and STV. The publicly voted categories were announced on 27 February 2012, with the vote opening that same day. This included a longlist for the Best Actress and Actor awards. [1] The shortlist, including panel nominations, was released on 5 April 2012. [2]

Contents

ITV soap Coronation Street tied with BBC soap EastEnders for winning the most awards of the night, both winning seven. [3] However, EastEnders won the Best British Soap award, as well as taking both the Lifetime and Special Achievement accolades. [4] Both Doctors and Hollyoaks did not win an award, while ITV soap Emmerdale won the remaining three awards, including the award for Best Actor. [5]

Winners and nominees

Publicly voted

AwardWinner [3] Shortlisted [lower-alpha 1] Longlisted [lower-alpha 2]
Best British Soap EastEnders
Best Actress Alison King (Carla Connor in Coronation Street)
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 Andrew Lancel (Frank Foster in Coronation Street)

Panel voted

AwardWinner [3] Nominees
Best Comedy Performance Stephanie Cole (Sylvia Goodwin in Coronation Street)
Best Dramatic Performance Jo Joyner (Tanya Jessop in EastEnders)
Best Exit Katherine Kelly (Becky McDonald in Coronation Street)
Best Newcomer Natalie Gumede (Kirsty Soames in Coronation Street)
Best On-Screen Partnership Jake Wood and Jo Joyner
(Max Branning and Tanya Jessop in EastEnders)
Best Single Episode"Becky's Final Farewell" (Coronation Street)
  • "Last Words" (Doctors)
  • "Pat: The End of an Era" (EastEnders)
  • "The Longest Day" (Emmerdale)
Best Storyline Jackson's choice (Emmerdale)
  • Carla's rape ordeal (Coronation Street)
  • Lauren's murder (Doctors)
  • The Brannings deal with Tanya's cancer diagnosis (EastEnders)
Best Young Performance Lorna Fitzgerald (Abi Branning in EastEnders)
Lifetime Achievement Pam St Clement (Pat Evans in EastEnders)
Special Achievement Award Simon Ashdown (EastEnders)
Spectacular Scene of the Year John and Moira's car accident (Emmerdale)
  • Carla's car crash (Coronation Street)
  • Fire at the BandB (EastEnders)
  • Rae's murder (Hollyoaks)

Wins by soap

Soap operaWins
Coronation Street7
EastEnders7
Emmerdale3

Notes

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

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