The Inside Soap Awards is a yearly British award ceremony run by Inside Soap magazine since 1996. The awards celebrate both British and Australian soap operas and their actors. The current soap operas nominated for awards are Casualty, Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks, Home and Away and Waterloo Road. Now defunct soaps that were formerly nominated for awards included Take the High Road, Springhill, Sunset Beach, The Bill, Bad Girls, Brookside, Crossroads, Doctors, Family Affairs, Night and Day, Where the Heart Is, Holby City and Neighbours.
Winners
1990s
1993 In 1993, readers of Inside Soap were asked to vote in the first and only Inside Soap TV Awards, a forerunner to the Inside Soap Awards which began in 1996. Category Winner Soap Best Soap Home and Away Best Aussie Soap Home and Away Best Actor in Soap Les Hill Home and Away Best Actress in Soap Rebekah Elmaloglou Best Couple in Soap Pippa Ross and Michael Ross Best Male Character Blake Dean Best Female Character Sophie Simpson Soap's Biggest Bitch Mandy Salter EastEnders
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1996 Category Winner Character(s) Soap Best British Soap EastEnders Best Foreign Soap Home and Away Favourite Soap Home and Away Best Actor Ross Kemp Grant Mitchell EastEnders Best Actress Melissa George Angel Parrish Home and Away Best Couple Dieter Brummer and Melissa George Shane and Angel Parrish Home and Away Most annoying couple Peter Baldwin and Thelma Barlow Derek Wilton and Mavis Wilton Coronation Street Most annoying character Adam WoodyattIan BealeEastEnders Best single performance by a female Melissa George Angel's reaction to Shane's death Home and Away Best single performance by a male Bill Treacher Arthur's breakdown in prison EastEnders Silliest plot Derek's gnomes in Coronation StreetCoronation Street Biggest Soap Bitch Claire King Kim Tate Emmerdale Biggest bad guy Simon Gregson Steve McDonald Coronation Street Best Soap Plot The Frank / Kim / Dave love triangle Frank Tate, Kim Tate and Dave Glover Emmerdale Sexiest Male Paul Nicholls Joe Wicks EastEnders Sexiest Female Kimberley Davies Annalise Hartman Neighbours Best Newcomer Paul Nicholls Joe Wicks EastEnders
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1997 Category Winner Character(s) Soap Best British Soap EastEnders Best Overseas Soap Home and Away Best International Soap EastEnders Best Actor Bernard Curry Luke Handley Neighbours Best Supporting Actor Mark Homer Tony Hills EastEnders Best Actress Martine McCutcheon Tiffany Mitchell EastEnders Best Supporting Actress Patsy Palmer Bianca Butcher EastEnders Best Couple Sid Owen and Patsy Palmer Ricky and Bianca Butcher EastEnders Best Soap Veteran Anne Haddy Helen Daniels Neighbours Best Young Actor Gemma Bissix Clare Bates EastEnders Sexiest Female Martine McCutcheon Tiffany Mitchell EastEnders Sexiest Male Paul Nicholls Joe Wicks EastEnders Most dramatic storyline The death of the Farnham children Brookside
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1998 Category Winner Character(s) Soap Best British Soap EastEnders Best Overseas Soap Home and Away Best International Soap Coronation Street Best Actress Martine McCutcheon Tiffany Mitchell EastEnders Best Actor Ross Kemp Grant Mitchell EastEnders Most dramatic storyline Anne Kirkbride The jailing of Deirdre RachidCoronation Street Sexiest Female Martine McCutcheon Tiffany Mitchell EastEnders Sexiest Male Ross Kemp Grant Mitchell EastEnders Funniest character Lisa Riley Mandy DingleEmmerdale Best Young Actor Georgia Taylor Toyah Battersby Coronation Street Most missed character Paul Bradley Nigel BatesEastEnders Best Bad Boy Paul Usher Barry GrantBrookside Best Newcomer Anna Brecon Tara Reynolds Emmerdale Best Couple Nic Testoni and Megan Connolly / Belinda Emmett Travis and Rebecca Nash Home and Away
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1999 Category Winner Character(s) Soap Best British Soap EastEnders Best Overseas Soap Home and Away Best Actress Patsy Palmer Bianca Butcher EastEnders Best Actor Joe Absolom Matthew Rose EastEnders Sexiest Female Tamzin Outhwaite Mel Owen EastEnders Sexiest Male Michael Greco Beppe di Marco EastEnders Best Newcomer Jack Ryder Jamie Mitchell Emmerdale Best Young Actor Alan Halsall Tyrone Dobbs Coronation Street Best Storyline Carol Harrison / Ross Kemp / Martine McCutcheon The Louise / Grant / Tiffany love triangleEastEnders Most Missed Actor Martine McCutcheon Tiffany MitchellEastEnders Soap star of the 90s Martine McCutcheon Tiffany MitchellEastEnders Best comic performance John Savident Fred Elliott Coronation Street Best Bad Boy Kevin Pallister Graham ClarkEastEnders Best Couple Paul Loughran and Kate McGregor Butch Dingle and Emily Wylie Emmerdale
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2000s
2000 Category Winner Character(s) Soap Best British Soap EastEnders Best Overseas Soap Neighbours Best Actress Jane Danson Leanne Battersby Coronation Street Best Actor Martin Kemp Steve Owen EastEnders Best Young Actor Alan Halsall Tyrone Dobbs Coronation Street Best Storyline Paul Loughran The bus crash and Butch's deathEmmerdale Sexiest Female Tamzin Outhwaite Mel Owen EastEnders Sexiest Male Michael Greco Beppe di Marco EastEnders Best Bad Boy Lee Boardman Jez Quigley Coronation Street Best Couple Samantha Giles and John Middleton Bernice Blackstock and Ashley Thomas Emmerdale Funniest character Shaun Williamson Barry EvansEastEnders Most Missed Character Paul Loughran Butch DingleEmmerdale Best Newcomer Tina O'Brien Sarah Platt Coronation Street
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2001 Category Winner Character(s) Soap Best Soap EastEnders Best Overseas Soap Neighbours Best Actor Martin Kemp Steve Owen EastEnders Best Actress June Brown Dot Cotton EastEnders Best Young Actor Jack P. Shepherd David Platt Coronation Street Best Bad Boy Jeff Hordley Cain Dingle Emmerdale Best Bitch Charlie Brooks Janine Butcher EastEnders Best Couple Kevin Kennedy and Angela Lonsdale Curly and Emma Watts Coronation Street Funniest Character Malcolm Hebden Norris Cole Coronation Street Best Newcomer Jessie Wallace Kat Slater EastEnders Best Exit Karen Drury Susannah Morrisey Brookside Sexiest Female Tracy Shaw Maxine Peacock Coronation Street Sexiest Male Michael Greco Beppe di Marco EastEnders Best Storyline Who Shot Phil? Phil Mitchell, Steve Owen and Lisa Fowler EastEnders Best Dressed Soap Star Joanna Taylor Geri Hudson Hollyoaks Outstanding Achievement Barbara Windsor Peggy Mitchell EastEnders
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2002 Category Winner Character(s) Soap Best Soap EastEnders Best Drama The Bill Best Actor Alex Ferns Trevor Morgan EastEnders Best Actress Kacey Ainsworth Little Mo Mitchell EastEnders Best Young Actor Ray Quinn Anthony Murray Brookside Best Bad Boy Brian Capron Richard Hillman Coronation Street Best Bitch Suranne Jones Karen McDonald Coronation Street Best Couple John Bardon and June Brown Jim Branning and Dot Cotton EastEnders Funniest Character Malcolm Hebden Norris Cole Coronation Street Best Newcomer Seamus Gubbins Ray Mullan Emmerdale Sexiest Female Jessie Wallace Kat Slater EastEnders Sexiest Male Jack Ryder Jamie Mitchell EastEnders Best Storyline Zoe discovers Kat is her mother Kat Slater and Zoe Slater EastEnders Best Dressed Soap Star Tracy Shaw Maxine Peacock Coronation Street Outstanding Achievement Bill Tarmey and Liz Dawn Jack and Vera Duckworth Coronation Street
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2003 Category Winner Character(s) Soap Best Soap EastEnders Best Drama Bad Girls Best Actor Steve McFadden Phil Mitchell EastEnders Best Actress Leah Bracknell Zoe Tate Emmerdale Best Young Actor Charley Webb Debbie Dingle Emmerdale Best Bad Boy Brian Capron Richard Hillman Coronation Street Best Bitch Kate Ford Tracy Barlow Coronation Street Best Couple Suranne Jones and Simon Gregson Karen and Steve McDonald Coronation Street Best Family The Moons Alfie Moon, Kat Moon and Nana Moon, Spencer Moon EastEnders Funniest Character Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders Best Newcomer Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders Sexiest Female Jessie Wallace Kat Slater EastEnders Sexiest Male Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders Best Storyline Richard's Terror Richard Hillman, Gail Hillman and Maxine Peacock Coronation Street Best Dressed Soap Star Suranne Jones Karen McDonald Coronation Street Outstanding Achievement June Brown Dot Branning EastEnders
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2004 Category Winner Character(s) Soap Best Soap EastEnders Best Drama The Bill Best Actor Nigel Harman Dennis Rickman EastEnders Best Actress June Brown Dot Branning EastEnders Best Young Actor Sam Aston Chesney Battersby-Brown Coronation Street Best Bad Boy Jeff Hordley Cain Dingle Emmerdale Best Bitch Charlie Brooks Janine Evans EastEnders Best Couple Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace Alfie and Kat Moon EastEnders Funniest Character Andrew Whyment Kirk Sutherland Coronation Street Best Newcomer Sam Aston Chesney Battersby-Brown Coronation Street Sexiest Female Suranne Jones Karen McDonald Coronation Street Sexiest Male Nigel Harman Dennis Rickman EastEnders Best Storyline Tracy and Steve's One Night Stand Tracy Barlow and Steve McDonald Coronation Street Best Snog Bruno Langley and Chris Finch Todd Grimshaw and Karl Foster Coronation Street Outstanding Achievement Sue Nicholls Audrey Roberts Coronation Street
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2005 Category Winner Character(s) Soap Best Soap EastEnders Best Drama Bad Girls Best Actor Nigel Harman Dennis Rickman EastEnders Best Actress Sally Lindsay Shelley Unwin Coronation Street Best Young Actor Charley Webb Debbie Dingle Emmerdale Best Bad Boy Bill Ward Charlie Stubbs Coronation Street Best Bitch Patsy Kensit Sadie King Emmerdale Best Couple John Bardon and June Brown Jim and Dot Branning EastEnders Best Family The Dingles Various Emmerdale Funniest Character Antony Cotton Sean Tully Coronation Street Best Newcomer Antony Cotton Sean Tully Coronation Street Sexiest Female Samia Smith Maria Sutherland Coronation Street Sexiest Male Nigel Harman Dennis Rickman EastEnders Best Storyline Dirty Den's Murder Den Watts, Chrissie Watts, Zoe Slater, Sam Mitchell EastEnders Best Dressed Soap Star Tracy-Ann Oberman Chrissie Watts EastEnders Outstanding Achievement Letitia Dean Sharon Watts EastEnders Source:
2006 Category Winner Character(s) Soap Best Soap EastEnders Best Drama The Bill Best Actor Bradley Walsh Danny Baldwin Coronation Street Best Actress Lacey Turner Stacey Slater EastEnders Best Young Actor Ellis Hollins Tom Cunningham Hollyoaks Best Bad Boy Bill Ward Charlie Stubbs Coronation Street Best Bitch Patsy Kensit Sadie King Emmerdale Best Couple Charlie Clements and Lacey Turner Bradley Branning and Stacey Slater EastEnders Best Family The Mitchells Various EastEnders Funniest Character Antony Cotton Sean Tully Coronation Street Best Newcomer Charlie Clements Bradley Branning EastEnders Sexiest Female Kara Tointon Dawn Swann EastEnders Sexiest Male Richard Fleeshman Craig Harris Coronation Street Best Storyline Alice's cancer battle Alice and Sam Dingle Emmerdale Best Dressed Soap Star Samia Smith Maria Sutherland Coronation Street Outstanding Achievement Helen Worth Gail Platt Coronation Street Source:
2007 Category Winner Character(s) Soap Best Soap Coronation Street Best Drama The Bill Best Actor Antony Cotton Sean Tully Coronation Street Best Actress Lacey Turner Stacey Slater EastEnders Best Young Actor Eden Taylor-Draper Belle Dingle Emmerdale Best Bad Boy Jack P. Shepherd David Platt Coronation Street Best Bitch Sophie Thompson Stella Crawford EastEnders Best Couple Charlie Clements and Lacey Turner Bradley Branning and Stacey Slater EastEnders Funniest Performance Charlie Hardwick Val Pollard Emmerdale Best Newcomer Rob James-Collier Liam Connor Coronation Street Sexiest Female Roxanne McKee Louise Summers Hollyoaks Sexiest Male Rob James-Collier Liam Connor Coronation Street Best Storyline Stella's Torment of Ben Stella Crawford and Ben Mitchell EastEnders Best Dressed Soap Star Kara Tointon Dawn Swann EastEnders Source:
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