RadioTimes.com Soap Awards winners: Full list revealed (2024)

The full list of winners has been revealed for the first ever RadioTimes.com Soap Awards, which took place at The Midland Hotel in Manchester tonight (13th July 2024.)

The event was hosted Brian Conley and ended with EastEnders being crowned winner of the award Best Soap, one of several categories that was voted for by fans.

The Albert Square soap generally proved the most popular across the board in those fan-voted categories, with Sixmas winning for Best Moment of the Year, Navin Chowdhry taking home the prize for best villain, Danny Walters awarded Best Exit, and the moment that Suki (Balvinder Sopal) came out to her family named Inspiring Storyline of the Year.

The only non-EastEnders winner in the fan-voted categories was Emmerdale's Lisa Riley, who was given the prize for Best Comedy Performance.

Meanwhile, in the categories that were voted for by a panel of soap experts, winners included Coronation Street's Charlie Wrenshall for Best Young Performer, Hollyoaks' Iz Hesketh for Best Newcomer and EastEnders star Angela Wynter for Best Actor.

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Elsewhere, the reveal from Hollyoaks that Mercedes's twins have different dads was named Best Twist, the EastEnders instalment in which George confronted Eddie was chosen as Best Episode, and Paul's motor neurone disease diagnosis in Coronation Street won the Best Storyline award.

The night also saw Emmerdale legend Chris Chittell handed a Special Recognition award for his near-40-year run on the soap.

You can find the full list of winners and nominees below.

Best Young Performer – Voted for by a panel of soap experts

• Charlie Wrenshall (Liam Connor), Coronation Street - WINNER
• Liam Mccheyne (Dylan Wilson), Coronation Street
• Ellie Dadd (Amy Mitchell), EastEnders
• Jaden Ladega (Denzel Danes), EastEnders
• Elizabeth Green (Jade Masood), EastEnders
• Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor), Emmerdale
• Gabrielle Dowling (Cathy Hope), Emmerdale
• Rebecca Bakes (Angelica King), Emmerdale
• Ela-May Demircan (Leah Barnes), Hollyoaks
• Noah Holdsworth (Oscar Osborne), Hollyoaks

Best Exit – Voted for by fans

• Todd Boyce (Stephen Reid), Coronation Street
• Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow), Coronation Street
• Danny Walters (Keanu Taylor), EastEnders - WINNER
• Elizabeth Counsell (Gloria Knight), EastEnders
• Bhasker Patel (Rishi Sharma), Emmerdale
• Sebastian Dowling (Heath Hope), Emmerdale
• Owen Warner (Romeo Nightingale), Hollyoaks
• Erin Palmer (Ella Richardson), Hollyoaks

Best Newcomer – Voted for by a panel of soap experts

• Jack Carroll (Bobby Crawford), Coronation Street
• Francesca Henry (Gina Knight), EastEnders
• Beth Cordingly (Ruby Fox-Miligan), Emmerdale
• Iz Hesketh (Kitty Draper), Hollyoaks - WINNER

Best Comedy Performance – Voted for by fans

• Jodie Prenger (Glenda Shuttleworth), Coronation Street
• Jonny Freeman (Reiss Colwell), EastEnders
• Lisa Riley (Mandy Dingle), Emmerdale - WINNER
• Jorgie Porter (Theresa McQueen), Hollyoaks
• Diane Langton (Nana McQueen), Hollyoaks

Best Twist - Voted for by a panel of soap experts

• Tim's alive, Coronation Street
• Peter kills Stephen, Coronation Street
• Cindy's return, EastEnders
• Keanu's Christmas Day death, EastEnders
• Aaron's shock return, Emmerdale
• Who killed Lydia's rapist?, Emmerdale
• Dilly is Rafe's wife and Patrick's daughter, Hollyoaks
• Mercedes's twins have different dads, Hollyoaks - WINNER

Inspiring Storyline of the Year, sponsored by Inspired Villages – Voted for by fans

• Paul and Billy get married, Coronation Street
• Suki comes out to her family, EastEnders - WINNER
• Jay and Honey run the London Marathon, EastEnders
• Mary's quest for love in later life, Emmerdale
• Tony and Diane's child comes out as trans, Hollyoaks

Best Episode – Voted for by a panel of soap experts

• New Year's Day, Coronation Street
• Paul and Billy wedding, Coronation Street
• Christmas Day, EastEnders
• George confronts Eddie, EastEnders - WINNER
• Cliff-top crash, Emmerdale
• Tom and Belle's wedding, Emmerdale
• Worlds Collide - Hollyoaks

Best Villain – Voted for by fans

• Todd Boyce (Stephen Reid), Coronation Street
• Will Mellor (Harvey Gaskell), Coronation Street
• Navin Chowdhry (Nish Panesar), EastEnders - WINNER
• Matt Di Angelo (Dean Wicks), EastEnders
• Beth Cordingly (Ruby Fox-Miligan), Emmerdale
• James Chase (Tom King), Emmerdale
• David Ames (Carter Shepherd), Hollyoaks
• Glynis Barber (Norma Crow), Hollyoaks

Soap Moment of the Year – Voted for by fans

• Stephen's showdown in the pub, Coronation Street
• Sixmas, EastEnders - WINNER
• Charity, Mack and Chloe's cliffhanger car crash, Emmerdale
• Ste realises he's killed Ella, Hollyoaks

Best Storyline – Voted for by a panel of soap experts

• Paul's motor neurone disease diagnosis, Coronation Street - WINNER
• Roy's arrest, Coronation Street
• Teen bullying, Coronation Street
• Child farming, EastEnders
• The Six, EastEnders
• Cindy's return, EastEnders
• Lydia's rape, Emmerdale
• Pollard's Parkinson's diagnosis, Emmerdale
• Tom's domestic abuse of Belle, Emmerdale
• Ste kills Ella and covers it up, Hollyoaks
• Gay conversion, Hollyoaks

Best Actor – Voted for by a panel of soap experts

• Peter Ash (Paul Foreman), Coronation Street
• Alison King (Carla Connor), Coronation Street
• Elle Mulvaney (Amy Barlow), Coronation Street
• Colin Salmon (George Knight), EastEnders
• Balvinder Sopal (Suki Panesar), EastEnders
• Angela Wynter (Yolande Trueman), EastEnders - WINNER
• Lucy Pargeter (Chas Dingle), Emmerdale
• Karen Blick (Lydia Dingle), Emmerdale
• Lesley Dunlop (Brenda Walker), Emmerdale
• Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay), Hollyoaks
• Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen), Hollyoaks
• David Ames (Carter Shepherd), Hollyoaks

Special Recognition

• Chris Chittell, Emmerdale

Best Soap – Voted for by fans

• Coronation Street
• EastEnders - WINNER
• Emmerdale
• Hollyoaks

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