| Main: | The British Soap Awards |
| Presenter: | Various |
| Location: | The Lowry, Salford |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Runtime: | 120 minutes |
| Previous: | 2018 |
| Next: | 2022 |
| Most Awards: | Coronation Street (5) |
| Host: | Phillip Schofield |
The 2019 British Soap Awards honoured the best in British soap operas throughout 2018 and 2019. The ceremony was held on 1 June 2019 at the Lowry theatre in Salford Quays, Salford, and was broadcast live on ITV1 and STV. The publicly voted categories were announced on 9 April 2019, with the vote opening that same day.[1] This included a longlist for the Best Actress and Actor awards. The shortlist, including panel nominations, was released on 30 April 2019, alongside tickets for the ceremony being made available for sale.[2]
Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks won two of the three viewer-voted categories, including Best British Soap, while ITV soap Coronation Street took home the most awards that night, with five wins.[3] One of Coronation Streets wins included the Outstanding Achievement accolade, which went to actress Sue Nicholls, for her role as Audrey Roberts.[4] EastEnders child actress Kara-Leah Fernandes won two awards, Best Young Actor and Best On-Screen Partnership, the latter of which was shared with her on-screen father, played by Roger Griffiths.[5] Doctors also won Best Comedy Performance for the second year in a row when Sarah Moyle won for her role as Valerie Pitman.[6]
| Award | Winner | Nominees | |
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| Best Comedy Performance | Sarah Moyle (Valerie Pitman in Doctors) |
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| Best Female Dramatic Performance | Gillian Wright (Jean Slater in EastEnders) |
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| Best Male Dramatic Performance | Adam Woodward (Brody Hudson in Hollyoaks) |
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| Best Newcomer | Alexandra Mardell (Emma Brooker in Coronation Street) |
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| Best On-Screen Partnership | Roger Griffiths and Kara-Leah Fernandes (Mitch and Bailey Baker in EastEnders) |
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| Best Single Episode | "Aidan's suicide and the aftermath" (Coronation Street) | ||
| Best Storyline | The impact of Aidan's suicide (Coronation Street) | ||
| Best Young Performer | Kara-Leah Fernandes (Bailey Baker in EastEnders) |
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| Outstanding Achievement | Sue Nicholls (Audrey Roberts in Coronation Street) | ||
| Scene of the Year | Gail's monologue (Coronation Street) | ||
| The Tony Warren Award | Val Lawson (Emmerdale assistant director) | ||
| Villain of the Year | Nathan Sussex (Buster Smith in Hollyoaks) |
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| Soap opera | Wins | |
|---|---|---|
| Coronation Street | 5 | |
| Hollyoaks | 4 | |
| EastEnders | 3 | |
| Emmerdale | 2 | |
| Doctors | 1 |