British Soap Awards 2008 Winners

[mcqueen]

Sexiest Male
Coronation Street:
Rob James-Collier (Liam Connor) - WINNER
Ryan Thomas (Jason Grimshaw)
Gray O’Brien (Tony Gordon)

Doctors:
Matthew Chambers (Dr Daniel Granger)
Matt Kennard (Nurse Archie Hallam)
Michael McKell (Dr Nick West)

EastEnders:
Robert Kazinsky (Sean Slater)
Stephen Lord (Jase Dyer)
Scott Maslen (Jack Branning)

Emmerdale:
Tom Lister (Carl King)
Joseph Gilgun (Eli Dingle)
Matthew Wolfenden (David Metcalfe)

Hollyoaks:
Ricky Whittle (Calvin Valentine)
Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox)
James Sutton (John Paul McQueen)

Sexiest Female
Coronation Street:
Samia Smith (Maria Sutherland)
Kym Ryder (Michelle Connor)
Alison King (Carla Connor)

Doctors:
Elizabeth Bower (Dr Melody Bell)
Donnaleigh Bailey (Nurse Michelle Corrigan)
Stirling Gallacher (Dr George Woodson)

EastEnders:
Tiana Benjamin (Chelsea Fox)
Samantha Janus (Ronnie Mitchell)
Rita Simons (Roxy Mitchell)

Emmerdale:
Sammy Winward (Katie Sugden)
Roxanne Pallett (Jo Stiles)
Adele Silva (Kelly Windsor)

Hollyoaks:
Roxanne McKee (Louise Summers) - WINNER
Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen)
Zoë Lister (Zoe Carpenter)

Villain Of The Year
Coronation Street:
Alison King (Carla Connor)
Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt) - WINNER
Helen Flanagan (Rosie Webster)

Doctors:
Louise Bangay (Alex Haverley)
Ken Bones (Tyrrel)
Catherine Hamilton (Ocean Kennedy)

EastEnders:
Robert Kazinsky (Sean Slater)
Sophie Thompson (Stella Crawford)
Jake Wood (Max Branning)

Emmerdale:
Joseph Gilgun (Eli Dingle)
Matt Healy (Matthew King)
Nicola Wheeler (Nicola De Souza)

Hollyoaks:
Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay)
Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox)
Barry Sloane (Niall Rafferty)

Best Actor
Coronation Street:
Rob James Collier (Liam Connor)
Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt)
Antony Cotton (Sean Tully)

Doctors:
Stephen Boxer (Dr Joe Fenton)
Sean Gleeson (Ronnie Woodson)
Adrian Lewis Morgan (Dr Jimmi Clay)

EastEnders:
Charlie Clements (Bradley Branning)
Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell)
Jake Wood (Max Branning)

Emmerdale:
Kelvin Fletcher (Andy Sugden)
John Middleton (Ashley Thomas)
James Hooton (Sam Dingle)

Hollyoaks:
James Sutton (John Paul McQueen)
Chris Fountain (Justin Burton) - WINNERJamie Lomas (Warren Fox)

Best Actress
Coronation Street:
Kym Ryder (Michelle Connor)
Alison King (Carla Connor)
Katherine Kelly (Becky Granger)

Doctors:
Diane Keen (Julia Parsons)
Stirling Gallacher (Dr George Woodson)
Anita Carey (Vivien March)

EastEnders:
Jo Joyner (Tanya Branning)
Lacey Turner (Stacey Branning)
June Brown (Dot Branning)

Emmerdale:
Charlotte Bellamy (Laurel Thomas)
Roxanne Pallett (Jo Stiles)
Verity Rushworth (Donna Windsor-Dingle)

Hollyoaks:
Emma Rigby (Hannah Ashworth) - WINNER
Jessica Fox (Nancy Hayton)
Gemma Merna (Carmel McQueen)

Panel Voted Categories:
Best Comedy Performance (Last year won by Gemma Merna, Hollyoaks)
Coronation Street: Katherine Kelly (Becky Granger)
Coronation Street: Maggie Jones (Blanche Hunt) - WINNER
EastEnders: Cheryl Fergison (Heather Trott)
Emmerdale: Charlie Hardwick (Val Lambert)

Best Dramatic Performance (Last year won by Lacey Turner, EastEnders)
Coronation Street: Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt)
EastEnders: Jo Joyner (Tanya Branning) - WINNER
Emmerdale: Charlotte Bellamy (Laurel Thomas)
Hollyoaks: Emma Rigby (Hannah Ashworth)

Spectacular Scene Of The Year (Last year won by House collapse storyline in Emmerdale)
Doctors: George and Nick's car crash
EastEnders: The Landrover rolls into the lake
Hollyoaks: Claire drives her car off a cliff - WINNER
Hollyoaks: Justin run over

Best Dramatic Performance From A Young Actor Or Actress (Last year won by Eden Taylor-Draper in Emmerdale)
Coronation Street: Brooke Vincent (Sophie Webster)
EastEnders: Jamie Borthwick (Jay Brown) - WINNER
Emmerdale: Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle)
Hollyoaks: Ellis Hollins (Tom Cunningham)

Best Single Episode (Last year won by Shreds and Aftermath, Doctors)
Doctors: Tread Softly/Up Close and Personal
EastEnders: Christmas
Emmerdale: Daniel’s Death - WINNER
Hollyoaks: The Revelation

Best Exit (Last year won by Bill Ward, Coronation Street)
EastEnders: Sophie Thompson (Stella Crawford)
Emmerdale: Peter Martin (Len Reynolds)
Hollyoaks: Guy Burnet (Craig Dean)
Hollyoaks: Gemma Bissix (Clare Cunningham) - WINNER

Best Newcomer (Last year won by Kym Ryder, Coronation Street)
Coronation Street: Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre) - WINNER
EastEnders: Stephen Lord (Jase Dyer)
EastEnders: Rita Simons (Roxy Mitchell)
Hollyoaks: Nico Mirallegro (Barry ‘Newt’ Newton)

Best On-Screen Partnership (Last year won by Stirling Gallacher and Sean Gleeson, Doctors)
Coronation Street: David Neilson (Roy Cropper) & Katherine Kelly (Becky Granger )
EastEnders: Cheryl Fergison (Heather Trott) & Linda Henry (Shirley Carter)
EastEnders: Samantha Janus (Ronnie Mitchell) & Rita Simons (Roxy Mitchell)
Hollyoaks: Matt Littler (Max Cunningham) & Darren Jon Jeffries (Sam OB O’Brien) - WINNER

Best Storyline (Last year won by Charlie’s cheating and Tracey’s revenge, Coronation Street)
Doctors: Nick in a wheelchair, George’s guilt
EastEnders: Max and Stacey’s affair - WINNER
Hollyoaks: Hannah’s anorexia
Hollyoaks: John Paul and Craig’s affair

Lifetime Achievement Award
Liz Dawn

Special Achievement Award
Tim Fee (Line producer on Emmerdale)

Best Soap
EastEnders


I am happiest about Blanche and Hannah, but EE and Nyarstin?

[joshjones]

The most entertaining part of the award results has been the justifications I've seen of why EE didn't win this award or that award. Jo Joyner won, and aside from Jake Wood she's the only cast member I was hoping would win.

I'm thrilled Darren and Matt won the best partnership. Their relationship provided some great moments, especially when Clare was around, and Darren deserved something for all the years he put in as OB.

And Emma winning the fan vote for actress, I really wasn't expecting that, her winning such a tough vote tells you just how superb her performance was. Chris didn't deserve Best Actor (even though he did well the few times he had material beyond trailing behind Rapeboat), but this pair is still a big improvement over Anthony Cotton/Kym Ryder.

Daniel's death episode was one of the most moving Emmerdale episodes, any soap episode, in the past few years. Very happy with that award.

Corrie is the only soap where I can say they deserved every award they won. Was the lifetime achievement for Liz Dawn voted by fans, or picked by the panel? Either way, good for her.

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[mcqueen]

I think its a shame that Chris has only won because of Dancing on Ice exposure- he had been amazing in the whole Becca storyline but he has had crap all to do with rubbish gangster Warren. On the basis of his past performances I am glad he won- although I wonder wether James Sutton is ever gonna get recognition that he deserves....

I do hope that Maggie Jones was well enough to have come to accept her award.

[Rad]

Interesting at how many Hollyoaks winners there were: Emma Rigby and Claire's exit were thoroughly deserved.

[joshjones]

One theory being bandied about is Hollyoaks only won the acting awards because Eastenders actors split votes. That may have some truth, but last year, Corrie actors won those awards, so obviously something shifted. I think next year they'll go back to the usual with EE or Corrie winning the acting categories, but I do give Hollyoaks credit for the awards they won. I think almost all of them won on the back of very good acting and writing.

I guess the McDean and coming out stories may have been too controversial for James to win one of the awards, although I also wonder how much not winning may have to do with the writers badly losing focus of his character and barely featuring him over the past 6 months. He's such a wonderful actor, but he'd probably have to go on DOI or something to win next year, if he's even on the show then.

I don't even remember the teen stabbing storyline on Eastenders...that's what won for the young actor category, right? They have so many kids now, I forget about some of them.

[jamiek]

Do people really theorise about the soap awards about twelve hours after they have been?

I know it's a Sunday and they are normally pretty slow but seriously...the soap awards?

[louises]

Video interviews

Robert Kazinsky
uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7ReSbjVFt0I

Roxanne McKee interview
uk.youtube.com/watch?v=iDtPYGlnlcQ

Tina McIntyre Interview
uk.youtube.com/watch?v=k1d5DqulMUk

Jamie Borthwick Interview
uk.youtube.com/watch?v=43cPdMhGZ2E

Matt Littler and Darren don jeffries
uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9GgtNJxkqc

[pauliepoos]

NO ONE SAID THAT LADY JANE ASHER WAS GOING TO BE THERE!!!!!! She looks thinner than Nadine Coyle's left leg - someone feed her one of her cakes, pronto.

[jerriblank]

Ha ha, Belle from Emmerdale looked like she was going to cry and stamp her tiny little feet after she lost out in the Most Annoying Child Actor Of The Year category. Thank God the Birdseye Botherer didn't pick up the gong.

Are we to presume then that Newt is going to have a post-Nancy makeover in Hollyoaks?

[Muinimula]

I am happy with my lip-reading skills. Just as the "best episode" nominations were being announced, you could see the following exchange...

Jo Joyner: That's not us, is it?
Jake Wood: No, Emmerdale's got that one.

Hee!

[David]

Jane Asher and Linda Gray looking AMAZING.

That Caroline Flack on ITV2 is co-commentating the Eurovision semi-finals with Paddy O'Connell this year.

[David]

It would have been nice to see Helen Worth (not topless) there, too.

[David Hunter]

Phew! I've managed to avoid finding out who won until the actual show, and it hasn't been easy. They revealed Liz Dawn's win (but that was easy to guess) on 'Loose Women' today and I avoided the last segment when they had 'backstage gossip'.

I'm always disappointed when EE wins best soap. Even though I don't watch it, I'd like Emmerdale to win some year. And poor 'Doctors', only there to make up the numbers.

Who was the guy sitting next to Roy Cropper?

[emma]

Few things:

1) How pissed-oof-but-pretending-not-to-be was Jo Joyner when Victor Meldrew got her name wrong?

2) WHAT THE SUFFERING FUCK did Loui Batley have on her head?

3) James Sutton cheering Chris Fountain was adorable. He looked y'know ACTUALLY PLEASED. Even though he beats him by a good few furlongs

4) However good her acting/the storyline/her general personality is, I can't get past Charlotte Bellamy's nose.