British Soap Award for Best British Soap

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British Soap Award for Best British Soap
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented by The British Soap Awards
First award1999;26 years ago (1999)
Currently held by EastEnders (2025)
Most awardsEastEnders (13)

The British Soap Award for Best British Soap is an award presented annually by The British Soap Awards. The award is voted for by the public. EastEnders is the most awarded soap in the category, with thirteen wins. The award is currently held by EastEnders.

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Winners and nominees

YearSoap operaChannel
1999 [1] Coronation Street ITV
Brookside Channel 4
Emmerdale ITV
EastEnders BBC One
Family Affairs Channel 5
Hollyoaks Channel 4
2000 [2] EastEndersBBC One
Coronation StreetITV
EmmerdaleITV
2001 [3] EastEndersBBC One
Coronation StreetITV
Family AffairsChannel 5
HollyoaksChannel 4
2002 [4] EastEndersBBC One
Coronation StreetITV
Crossroads ITV
Family AffairsChannel 5
HollyoaksChannel 4
Night and Day ITV
2003 [5] Coronation StreetITV
BrooksideChannel 4
CrossroadsITV
Doctors BBC One
EastEndersBBC One
EmmerdaleITV
Family AffairsChannel 5
HollyoaksChannel 4
2004 [6] EastEndersBBC One
Coronation StreetITV
DoctorsBBC One
EmmerdaleITV
Family AffairsChannel 5
HollyoaksChannel 4
2005 [7] Coronation StreetITV
DoctorsBBC One
EastEndersBBC One
EmmerdaleITV
Family AffairsChannel 5
HollyoaksChannel 4
2006 [8] EastEndersBBC One
Coronation StreetITV
DoctorsBBC One
EmmerdaleITV
HollyoaksChannel 4
2007 [9] Coronation StreetITV
DoctorsBBC One
EastEndersBBC One
EmmerdaleITV
HollyoaksChannel 4
2008 [10] EastEndersBBC One
Coronation StreetITV
DoctorsBBC One
EmmerdaleITV
HollyoaksChannel 4
2009 [11] EastEndersBBC One
Coronation StreetITV
DoctorsBBC One
EmmerdaleITV
HollyoaksChannel 4
2010 [12] EastEndersBBC One
Coronation StreetITV
DoctorsBBC One
EmmerdaleITV
HollyoaksChannel 4
2011 [13] EastEndersBBC One
Coronation StreetITV
DoctorsBBC One
EmmerdaleITV
HollyoaksChannel 4
2012 [14] EastEndersBBC One
Coronation StreetITV
DoctorsBBC One
EmmerdaleITV
HollyoaksChannel 4
2013 [15] Coronation StreetITV
DoctorsBBC One
EastEndersBBC One
EmmerdaleITV
HollyoaksChannel 4
2014 [16] HollyoaksChannel 4
Coronation StreetITV
DoctorsBBC One
EastEndersBBC One
EmmerdaleITV
2015 [17] EastEndersBBC One
Coronation StreetITV
DoctorsBBC One
EmmerdaleITV
HollyoaksChannel 4
2016 [18] EmmerdaleITV
Coronation StreetITV
DoctorsBBC One
EastEndersBBC One
HollyoaksChannel 4
2017 [19] EmmerdaleITV
Coronation StreetITV
DoctorsBBC One
EastEndersBBC One
HollyoaksChannel 4
2018 [20] Coronation StreetITV
DoctorsBBC One
EastEndersBBC One
EmmerdaleITV
HollyoaksChannel 4
2019 [21] HollyoaksChannel 4
Coronation StreetITV
DoctorsBBC One
EastEndersBBC One
EmmerdaleITV
2022 [22] EmmerdaleITV
Coronation StreetITV
DoctorsBBC One
EastEndersBBC One
HollyoaksChannel 4
2023 [23] EastEndersBBC One
Coronation StreetITV
DoctorsBBC One
EmmerdaleITV
HollyoaksChannel 4
2025 [24] EastEndersBBC One
Coronation StreetITV
EmmerdaleITV
HollyoaksChannel 4

Wins and nominations by soap

Soap operaWinsNominations [a]
EastEnders1311
Coronation Street618
Emmerdale319
Hollyoaks221
Doctors019
Family Affairs06
Brookside02
Crossroads02
Night and Day01
  1. These nominations did not result in a win.

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