UNEXPECTED VICTORIES AND SURPRISE SNUBS British Soap Awards 2025 Leaves Fans STUNNED As EastEnders SWEEPS The Night

The British Soap Awards have made a triumphant return after a two-year gap – and the lucky 2025 winners can now be officially revealed.

Some of the best-loved stars from Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks gathered at the Hackney Empire in London on Saturday (31 May) to celebrate another unforgettable year of soap.

Hosted by Jane McDonald, the glamorous ceremony recognised the best storylines, performances and plot twists from the past 12 months – and competition was fierce.

Read on below to see who the winners were in each category.

ITV

Viewer voted categories

Best British Soap

Coronation Street

EastEnders – WINNER

Emmerdale

Hollyoaks

Best Leading Performer

Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater, EastEnders) – WINNER

Kellie Bright (Linda Carter, EastEnders)

Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle, Emmerdale)

Beth Cordingly (Ruby Miligan, Emmerdale)

Villain of the Year

Calum Lill (Joel Deering, Coronation Street)

Navin Chowdhry (Nish Panesar, EastEnders) – WINNER

Ned Porteous (Joe Tate, Emmerdale)

Tyler Conti (Abe Fielding, Hollyoaks)

Best Comedy Performance

Jack P Shepherd (David Platt, Coronation Street)

Patsy Palmer (Bianca Jackson, EastEnders) – WINNER

Nicola Wheeler (Nicola King, Emmerdale)

Nicole Barber-Lane (Myra McQueen, Hollyoaks)

ITV

Panel-voted categories

Best Family

The Platts (Coronation Street)

The Slaters (EastEnders)

The Dingles (Emmerdale)

The Osbornes (Hollyoaks) – WINNER

Best Dramatic Performance

Peter Ash (Paul Foreman, Coronation Street)

Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell, EastEnders) – WINNER

Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle, Emmerdale)

Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne, Hollyoaks)

Best Single Episode

Mason’s death (Coronation Street)

Phil’s psychosis: the Mitchells in 1985 (EastEnders) – WINNER

April’s life on the streets (Emmerdale)

Hollyoaks time jump (Hollyoaks)

Best On-Screen Partnership

Alison King and Vicky Myers (Carla Connor and Lisa Swain, Coronation Street)

Rudolph Walker and Angela Wynter (Patrick and Yolande Trueman, EastEnders) – WINNER

William Ash and Beth Cordingly (Caleb and Ruby Miligan, Emmerdale)

Nathaniel Dass and Oscar Curtis (Dillon Ray and Lucas Hay, Hollyoaks)

Best Newcomer

Jacob Roberts (Kit Green, Coronation Street)

Laura Doddington (Nicola Mitchell, EastEnders)

Shebz Miah (Kammy Hadiq, Emmerdale)

Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne, Hollyoaks) – WINNER

Best Storyline

Paul’s battle with MND (Coronation Street)

Phil Mitchell: Hypermasculinity in crisis (EastEnders)

Belle and Tom – domestic abuse (Emmerdale)

Sibling sexual abuse (Hollyoaks) – WINNER

Best Young Performer

Will Flanagan (Joseph Winter-Brown, Coronation Street)

Sonny Kendall (Tommy Moon, EastEnders)

Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor, Emmerdale) – WINNER

Noah Holdsworth (Oscar Osborne, Hollyoaks)

Scene of the Year

Mason’s death (Coronation Street)

Angie Watts’ shock return (EastEnders) – WINNER

Amy’s deathly plunge reveals a grisly secret (Emmerdale)

Mercedes confronts her mortality (Hollyoaks)

Outstanding Achievement Award

David Neilson (Roy Cropper, Coronation Street)

The Tony Warren Award

Mike Plant (long serving cameraman, Emmerdale)

The ceremony was filmed on Saturday night and will air on Thursday 5 June at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.

Digital Spy was present on the red carpet, interviewing the stars as they arrived. Our chats and gossip from the night will appear on these pages in the build-up to the TV airing in the coming days.