British Soap Award for Villain of the Year explained

British Soap Award for Villain of the Year
Country:United Kingdom
Year:1999
Holder:Aaron Thiara
(Ravi Gulati in EastEnders)
Most Awards:Connor McIntyre (2)

The British Soap Award for Villain of the Year is an award presented annually by the British Soap Awards. Upon its inception, the award was voted for by a panel, until in 2006, it opened as a publicly voted category. This remained until 2014. However, in 2023, it was once again opened as a public vote. Coronation Street is the most awarded soap in the category, with nine wins. Emmerdale is the only current soap not to have won a Villain of the Year award, while Family Affairs (1997–2005) never won the accolade. The award is currently held by Eastenders actor Aaron Thiara, who plays Ravi Gulati in the soap.

Winners and nominees

Winners and nominees from 1999–2005
YearActorRoleSoap opera
1999[1] Stephen BillingtonGreg KellyCoronation Street
Martin KempSteve OwenEastEnders
Ross KempGrant MitchellEastEnders
Claire KingKim TateEmmerdale
2000[2] Ross KempGrant MitchellEastEnders
2001[3] Steve McFaddenPhil MitchellEastEnders
Martin KempSteve OwenEastEnders
2002[4] Alex FernsTrevor MorganEastEnders
Steve McFaddenPhil MitchellEastEnders
Miles AndersonGeorge ShacklefordFamily Affairs
David EasterPete CallanFamily Affairs
Tina HallClaire ToomeyFamily Affairs
2003[5] Brian CapronRichard HillmanCoronation Street
Alex FernsTrevor MorganEastEnders
Steve McFaddenPhil MitchellEastEnders
2004[6] Charlie BrooksJanine ButcherEastEnders
Kate FordTracy BarlowCoronation Street
Peter AmoryChris TateEmmerdale
Henry LuxemburgToby MillsHollyoaks
2005[7] Sasha BeharMaya SharmaCoronation Street
Bill WardCharlie StubbsCoronation Street
Tracy-Ann ObermanChrissie WattsEastEnders
Lorraine ChaseSteph StokesEmmerdale
Winners and nominees from 2006–2014! Year! Winner! Shortlisted! Longlisted
2006[8] Billy Murray (Johnny Allen in EastEnders)
2007[9] Gemma Bissix (Clare Devine in Hollyoaks)
2008[10] Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt in Coronation Street)
2009[11] Gray O'Brien (Tony Gordon in Coronation Street)
2010[12] Larry Lamb (Archie Mitchell in EastEnders)

|-! scope="row" | 2011[13] | Emmett J. Scanlan (Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks)| valign="top" |

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|-! scope="row" | 2012[14] | Andrew Lancel (Frank Foster in Coronation Street)| valign="top" |

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|-! scope="row" | 2013[15] | Natalie Gumede (Kirsty Soames in Coronation Street)| valign="top" |

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|-! scope="row" | 2014[16] | Anna Passey (Sienna Blake in Hollyoaks)| valign="top" |

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Winners and nominees from 2015–present
YearActorRoleSoap opera
2015[17] Jeremy SheffieldPatrick BlakeHollyoaks
Sean WardCallum LoganCoronation Street
Daniel SchutzmannFranc ChristopheDoctors
John AltmanNick CottonEastEnders
Ryan HawleyRobert SugdenEmmerdale
2016[18] Connor McIntyrePat PhelanCoronation Street
Adam AstillAnthony HarkerDoctors
Ellen ThomasClaudette HubbardEastEnders
Ryan HawleyRobert SugdenEmmerdale
Sophie AustinLindsey ButterfieldHollyoaks
2017[19] Lucy-Jo HudsonRhiannon DavisDoctors
Connor McIntyrePat PhelanCoronation Street
Jake WoodMax BranningEastEnders
Gillian KearneyEmma BartonEmmerdale
Persephone Swales-DawsonNico BlakeHollyoaks
2018[20] Connor McIntyrePat PhelanCoronation Street
Ryan PrescottLiam SladeDoctors
Jake WoodMax BranningEastEnders
Gillian KearneyEmma BartonEmmerdale
David EasterMac NightingaleHollyoaks
2019[21] Nathan SussexBuster SmithHollyoaks
Greg WoodRick NeelanCoronation Street
Matthew ChambersDaniel GrangerDoctors
Ricky ChampStuart HighwayEastEnders
Claire KingKim TateEmmerdale
2022[22] Maximus EvansCorey BrentCoronation Street
Laura WhitePrincess BuchananDoctors
Toby-Alexander SmithGray AtkinsEastEnders
Paige SandhuMeena JutlaEmmerdale
Rhiannon ClementsSummer RangerHollyoaks
2023[23] Aaron ThiaraRavi GulatiEastEnders
Todd BoyceStephen ReidCoronation Street
Laura WhitePrincess BuchananDoctors
Michael WildmanAl ChapmanEmmerdale
Angus Castle-DoughtyEric FosterHollyoaks

Wins and nominations by soap

Soap operaWinsNominations
Coronation Street912
EastEnders726
Hollyoaks514
Doctors16
Emmerdale013
Family Affairs03

References

Notes and References

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