British Soap Awards on telly tonight

The British Soap Awards are being shown tonight on ITV1 from 8pm to 10pm. 

Then, at 10pm there's the Soap Awards party over at ITV2 from 10pm to 11pm followed by a repeat of The Big Quiz: Coronation Street v Emmerdale.

Philip Schofield hosts the British Soap Awards which took place last Saturday night, so if you don't yet know who the winners are and which seven awards Coronation Street won, have a look here.

There are also red carpet arrival pictures of the Corrie cast here.

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Picture gallery: Corrie cast at British Soap Awards

Here they are in all their finery and best bib and tucker as the Coronation Street cast turned up on the red carpet for last night's British Soap Awards.  You can read all about the winners here.

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Corrie win seven gongs at British Soap Awards

Coronation Street have won seven awards in this year's British Soap Awards held last night in London.  The awards will be screened on ITV this week.

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Sexiest Female - Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre)
Villain of the year - Andrew Lancel (Frank Foster)
Best Actress - Alison King (Carla Connor)
Best Comedy Performance - Stephanie Cole (Sylvia Goodwin)
Best Newcomer - Natalie Gumede (Kirsty Soames)
Best Exit - Katherine Kelly (Becky McDonald)
Best Single Episode - 'Becky's Farewell'

Coronation Street didn't manage to bag the big prize of best soap again this year, but maybe next time 'ey?

The full list of winners can be found at Digital Spy.

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British Soap Awards - last chance to vote for Corrie

Voting closes in the British Soap Awards on Friday 27th April at 3pm. 

Please vote for Coronation Street if you haven't do so already - thank you!

Vote here: http://www.britishsoapawards.tv/vote/

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British Soap Awards to be screened Wednesday May 2

ITV have confirmed that the British Soap Awards will be shown on TV on Wednesday May 2nd at 8pm.


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It’s the time of year again when all the hottest and biggest soap stars from Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Doctors and Hollyoaks put on their glad rags and gather together for one of the most glamorous award ceremonies on UK television – The British Soap Awards 2012.

The actors from the nation’s biggest TV shows will put aside betrayals, businesses, burials and brawlings for an evening of showbiz sparkle.

They keep us hooked throughout the year and this is their chance to take centre stage and be rewarded for the entertainment and drama that they bring loyal viewers.

Hosted by Phillip Schofield with awards being presented by some of entertainment’s most famous faces, there’s everything to play for in the soap world’s ‘Oscars’.

Who will triumph this year? The British Soap Awards honour outstanding achievement in the country’s most popular television genre. There are 17 awards and categories are voted for either by a panel of expert judges or by the public including Sexiest Male and Female, Best Actor and Actress and the ultimate accolade Best British Soap.

On ITV2, viewers are invited to join hosts Zoe Hardman and Joe Swash as they get up close and personal with the countries biggest soap stars on The British Soap Awards 2012: The Party. Avid soap fans will get to follow Zoe and Joe as they gain unprecedented access to celebrate with the winners, commiserate with those that just missed out on glory, and reveal the gossip from the stars of our favourite shows.

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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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Voting opens in British Soap Awards 2012

Voting has opened today in the British Soap Awards 2012. The awards will be shown on TV in May.

Vote for Coronation Street here.

With thanks to Digital Spy, the nominations are as follows:


Sexiest Male

Chris Fountain (Tommy Duckworth, Coronation Street)

Oliver Mellor (Matt Carter, Coronation Street)

Ryan Thomas (Jason Grimshaw, Coronation Street)

Matthew Chambers (Daniel Granger, Doctors)
Simon Rivers (Kevin Tyler, Doctors)
Nicolas Woodman (Jack Hollins, Doctors)
Marc Elliott (Syed Masood, EastEnders)
Scott Maslen (Jack Branning, EastEnders)
John Partridge (Christian Clarke, EastEnders)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy, Emmerdale)
Matthew Wolfenden (David Metcalfe, Emmerdale)
James Atherton (Will Savage, Hollyoaks)
Danny Mac (Dodger Savage, Hollyoaks)
Emmett Scanlan (Brendan Brady, Hollyoaks)

Sexiest Female

Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre, Coronation Street)

Kym Marsh (Michelle Connor, Coronation Street)

Catherine Tyldesley (Eva Price, Coronation Street)

Sophie Abelson (Cherry Clay, Doctors)
Charlie Clemmow (Imogen Hollins, Doctors)
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (Zara Carmichael, Doctors)
Meryl Fernandes (Afia Masood, EastEnders)
Jacqueline Jossa (Lauren Branning, EastEnders)
Preeya Kalidas (Amira Masood, EastEnders)
Natalie Anderson (Alicia Gallagher, Emmerdale)
Emma Atkins (Charity Sharma, Emmerdale)
Natalie J Robb (Moira Barton, Emmerdale)
Scarlett Bowman (Maddie Morrison, Hollyoaks)
Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Jorgie Porter (Theresa McQueen, Hollyoaks)

Villain of the Year

Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow, Coronation Street)

Natalie Gumede (Kirsty Soames, Coronation Street)

Andrew Lancel (Frank Foster, Coronation Street)

James Larkin (Harrison Kellor, Doctors)
Marian McLoughlin (Marina Bonnaire, Doctors)
Laurence Saunders (Trevor Waterhouse, Doctors)
Ace Bhatti (Yusef Khan, EastEnders)
Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell, EastEnders)
Joshua Pascoe (Ben Mitchell, EastEnders)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
Tom Lister (Carl King, Emmerdale)
Jason Merrells (Declan Macey, Emmerdale)
Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox, Hollyoaks)
Jeff Rawle (Silas Blissett, Hollyoaks)
Emmett Scanlan (Brendan Brady, Hollyoaks)

Best Actor

Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow, Coronation Street)

Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald, Coronation Street)

Alan Halsall (Tyrone Dobbs, Coronation Street)

Owen Brenman (Heston Carter, Doctors)
Matthew Chambers (Daniel Granger, Doctors)
Chris Walker (Rob Hollins, Doctors)
Nitin Ganatra (Masood Ahmed, EastEnders)
Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell, EastEnders)
Shane Richie (Alfie Moon, EastEnders)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
John Middleton (Ashley Thomas, Emmerdale)
Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy, Emmerdale)
Steven Roberts (George Smith, Hollyoaks)
Emmett Scanlan (Brendan Brady, Hollyoaks)
Ashley Taylor Dawson (Darren Osborne, Hollyoaks)

Best Actress

Jane Danson (Leanne Barlow, Coronation Street)

Sally Dynevor (Sally Webster, Coronation Street)

Alison King (Carla Connor, Coronation Street)

Janet Dibley (Elaine Cassidy, Doctors)
Diane Keen (Julia Parsons, Doctors)
Lorna Laidlaw (Mrs Tembe, Doctors)
Lindsey Coulson (Carol Jackson, EastEnders)
Jo Joyner (Tanya Jessop, EastEnders)
Nina Wadia (Zainab Khan, EastEnders)
Chelsea Halfpenny (Amy Wyatt, Emmerdale)
Natalie J Robb (Moira Barton, Emmerdale)
Charley Webb (Debbie Dingle, Emmerdale)
Karen Hassan (Lynsey Nolan, Hollyoaks)
Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Holly Weston (Ash Kane, Hollyoaks)

Best British Soap

Coronation Street

Doctors
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks

First round voting will close on Monday, April 2 at 3pm. Second round voting for the final shortlist will then open on Thursday, April 5 before closing on Friday, April 27 at 3pm.

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