British Soap Awards shortlist now open - vote for Corrie!

The shortlist is now open in this year's British Soap Awards and you can now vote for your Coronation Street favourites at the website here.

The final shortlist for the viewer-voted and panel-voted categories at the British Soap Awards 2012 has been announced and they are as follows, with thanks to Digital Spy.

Fans can vote only in the viewer-voted categories at the official British Soap Awards website. Voting closes on April 27.

SEXIEST FEMALE
Coronation Street: Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre)
EastEnders: Jacqueline Jossa (Lauren Branning)
EastEnders: Preeya Kalidas (Amira Masood)
Hollyoaks: Jorgie Porter (Theresa McQueen)

SEXIEST MALE
Coronation Street: Chris Fountain (Tommy Duckworth)
EastEnders: Scott Maslen (Jack Branning)
Emmerdale: Matthew Wolfenden (David Metcalfe)
Hollyoaks: Danny Mac (Dodger Savage)

VILLAIN OF THE YEAR
Coronation Street: Andrew Lancel (Frank Foster)
EastEnders: Ace Bhatti (Yusef Khan)
EastEnders: Joshua Pascoe (Ben Mitchell)
Hollyoaks: Jeff Rawle (Silas Blissett)

BEST ACTOR
Coronation Street: Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow)
EastEnders: Shane Richie (Alfie Moon)
Emmerdale: Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy)
Hollyoaks: Emmett Scanlan (Brendan Brady)

BEST ACTRESS
Coronation Street: Alison King (Carla Connor)
EastEnders: Jo Joyner (Tanya Jessop)
EastEnders: Nina Wadia (Zainab Masood)
Hollyoaks: Karen Hassan (Lynsey Nolan)

BEST BRITISH SOAP
Coronation Street
Doctors
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks

Panel-voted categories:

BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE
Coronation Street: Stephanie Cole (Sylvia Goodwin)
Doctors: Jan Pearson (Karen Hollins)
EastEnders: Tameka Empson (Kim Fox)
Hollyoaks: Joe Tracini (Dennis Savage)

BEST YOUNG PERFORMANCE
Coronation Street: Alexander Bain (Simon Barlow)
Doctors: Charlie Kenyon (Cameron Waterhouse)
EastEnders: Lorna Fitzgerald (Abi Branning)
Emmerdale: Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle)

SPECTACULAR SCENE OF THE YEAR
Coronation Street: Carla's car crash
EastEnders: Fire at the B&B
Emmerdale: John and Moira's car accident
Hollyoaks: Rae's murder

BEST ON-SCREEN PARTNERSHIP
Doctors: Matthew Chambers and Elisabeth Dermot-Walsh (Daniel Granger and Zara Carmichael)
EastEnders: Jake Wood and Jo Joyner (Max Branning and Tanya Jessop)
Emmerdale: Jeff Hordley and Emma Atkins (Cain Dingle and Charity Sharma)
Hollyoaks: Ashley Taylor Dawson and Jessica Fox (Darren and Nancy Osborne)

BEST NEWCOMER
Coronation Street: Natalie Gumede (Kirsty Soames)
Doctors: Lu Corfield (Freya Wilson)
EastEnders: Jamie Foreman (Derek Branning)
Emmerdale: Gemma Oaten (Rachel Breckle)

BEST EXIT
Coronation Street: Katherine Kelly (Becky McDonald)
EastEnders: Pam St Clement (Pat Evans)
Emmerdale: James Thornton (John Barton)
Hollyoaks: Kim Tiddy (Heidi Costello)

BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE
Coronation Street: Alison King (Carla Connor)
Doctors: Owen Brenman (Heston Carter)
EastEnders: Jo Joyner (Tanya Jessop)
Emmerdale: Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle)

BEST STORYLINE
Coronation Street: Carla's ordeal
Doctors: Lauren's murder
EastEnders: The Brannings deal with Tanya's cancer diagnosis
Emmerdale: Jackson's choice

BEST SINGLE EPISODE
Coronation Street: Becky's Final Farewell
Doctors: 'Last Words'
EastEnders: Pat: The End of an Era
Emmerdale: The Longest Day

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
To be announced on the night

SPECIAL ACHIVEMENT AWARD
To be announced on the night

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