British Soap Award for Villain of the Year | |
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![]() The 2023 recipient: Aaron Thiara | |
Country | United Kingdom |
First award | 1999 |
Currently held by | Aaron Thiara, EastEnders (2023) |
Most awards | Connor McIntyre (2) |
The British Soap Award for Villain of the Year is an award presented annually by the British Soap Awards. Upon its inception, the award was voted for by a panel, until in 2006, it opened as a publicly voted category. This remained until 2014. However, in 2023, it was once again opened as a public vote. Coronation Street is the most awarded soap in the category, with nine wins. Emmerdale is the only current soap not to have won a Villain of the Year award, while Family Affairs (1997–2005) never won the accolade. The award is currently held by Eastenders actor Aaron Thiara, for his role as Ravi Gulati.
Year | Winner | Shortlisted [a] | Longlisted [b] |
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2006 [8] | Billy Murray (Johnny Allen in EastEnders) |
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2007 [9] | Gemma Bissix (Clare Devine in Hollyoaks) |
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2008 [10] | Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt in Coronation Street) |
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2009 [11] | Gray O'Brien (Tony Gordon in Coronation Street) |
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2010 [12] | Larry Lamb (Archie Mitchell in EastEnders) |
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2011 [13] | Emmett J. Scanlan (Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks) |
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2012 [14] | Andrew Lancel (Frank Foster in Coronation Street) |
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2013 [15] | Natalie Gumede (Kirsty Soames in Coronation Street) |
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2014 [16] | Anna Passey (Sienna Blake in Hollyoaks) |
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Soap opera | Wins | Nominations |
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Coronation Street | 9 | 12 |
EastEnders | 7 | 26 |
Hollyoaks | 5 | 14 |
Doctors | 1 | 6 |
Emmerdale | 0 | 13 |
Family Affairs | 0 | 3 |