British Soap Award for Outstanding Achievement | |
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Country | United Kingdom |
First awarded | 2003 |
Currently held by | Mark Charnock (Marlon Dingle in Emmerdale ) |
Most awards | Coronation Street EastEnders (both 8) |
The British Soap Award for Outstanding Achievement is an award presented annually by the British Soap Awards, formerly known as the Lifetime Achievement award until 2013. The winner is decided by a panel and celebrates the soap career and achievements of each recipient. Coronation Street and EastEnders are the most awarded soaps in the category, each holding eight wins. Brookside , Hollyoaks and Emmerdale have also won once. It is currently held by Emmerdale actor Mark Charnock.
Year | Actor | Role | Soap opera |
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2003 [1] | Dean Sullivan | Jimmy Corkhill | Brookside |
2004 [2] | Barbara Knox | Rita Sullivan | Coronation Street |
2005 [3] | June Brown | Dot Branning | EastEnders |
2006 [4] | Johnny Briggs | Mike Baldwin | Coronation Street |
2007 [5] | Wendy Richard | Pauline Fowler | EastEnders |
2008 [6] | Liz Dawn | Vera Duckworth | Coronation Street |
2009 [7] | Barbara Windsor | Peggy Mitchell | EastEnders |
2010 [8] | Betty Driver | Betty Williams | Coronation Street |
2011 [9] | Bill Tarmey | Jack Duckworth | Coronation Street |
2012 [10] | Pam St Clement | Pat Butcher | EastEnders |
2013 [11] | Adam Woodyatt | Ian Beale | EastEnders |
2014 [12] | Helen Worth | Gail Platt | Coronation Street |
2015 [13] | Anne Kirkbride | Deirdre Barlow | Coronation Street |
2016 [14] | Steve McFadden | Phil Mitchell | EastEnders |
2017 [15] | Nick Pickard | Tony Hutchinson | Hollyoaks |
2018 [16] | Rudolph Walker | Patrick Trueman | EastEnders |
2019 [17] | Sue Nicholls | Audrey Roberts | Coronation Street |
2022 [18] | Letitia Dean | Sharon Watts | EastEnders |
2023 [19] | Mark Charnock | Marlon Dingle | Emmerdale |
Soap opera | Wins |
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Coronation Street | 8 |
EastEnders | 8 |
Brookside | 1 |
Emmerdale | 1 |
Hollyoaks | 1 |
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