British Soap Award for Best British Soap

The British Soap Award for Best British Soap was an award presented annually by the British Soap Awards. The award was voted for by the public. EastEnders is the most awarded soap in the category, with thirteen wins, as well as being the final soap to win the accolade.

Winners and nominees Year Soap opera Channel 1999 Coronation Street ITV Brookside Channel 4 Emmerdale ITV EastEnders BBC One Family Affairs Channel 5 Hollyoaks Channel 4 2000 EastEnders BBC One Coronation Street ITV Emmerdale ITV 2001 EastEnders BBC One Coronation Street ITV Family Affairs Channel 5 Hollyoaks Channel 4 2002 EastEnders BBC One Coronation Street ITV Crossroads ITV Family Affairs Channel 5 Hollyoaks Channel 4 Night and Day ITV 2003 Coronation Street ITV Brookside Channel 4 Crossroads ITV Doctors BBC One EastEnders BBC One Emmerdale ITV Family Affairs Channel 5 Hollyoaks Channel 4 2004 EastEnders BBC One Coronation Street ITV Doctors BBC One Emmerdale ITV Family Affairs Channel 5 Hollyoaks Channel 4 2005 Coronation Street ITV Doctors BBC One EastEnders BBC One Emmerdale ITV Family Affairs Channel 5 Hollyoaks Channel 4 2006 EastEnders BBC One Coronation Street ITV Doctors BBC One Emmerdale ITV Hollyoaks Channel 4 2007 Coronation Street ITV Doctors BBC One EastEnders BBC One Emmerdale ITV Hollyoaks Channel 4 2008 EastEnders BBC One Coronation Street ITV Doctors BBC One Emmerdale ITV Hollyoaks Channel 4 2009 EastEnders BBC One Coronation Street ITV Doctors BBC One Emmerdale ITV Hollyoaks Channel 4 2010 EastEnders BBC One Coronation Street ITV Doctors BBC One Emmerdale ITV Hollyoaks Channel 4 2011 EastEnders BBC One Coronation Street ITV Doctors BBC One Emmerdale ITV Hollyoaks Channel 4 2012 EastEnders BBC One Coronation Street ITV Doctors BBC One Emmerdale ITV Hollyoaks Channel 4 2013 Coronation Street ITV Doctors BBC One EastEnders BBC One Emmerdale ITV Hollyoaks Channel 4 2014 Hollyoaks Channel 4 Coronation Street ITV Doctors BBC One EastEnders BBC One Emmerdale ITV 2015 EastEnders BBC One Coronation Street ITV Doctors BBC One Emmerdale ITV Hollyoaks Channel 4 2016 Emmerdale ITV Coronation Street ITV Doctors BBC One EastEnders BBC One Hollyoaks Channel 4 2017 Emmerdale ITV Coronation Street ITV Doctors BBC One EastEnders BBC One Hollyoaks Channel 4 2018 Coronation Street ITV Doctors BBC One EastEnders BBC One Emmerdale ITV Hollyoaks Channel 4 2019 Hollyoaks Channel 4 Coronation Street ITV Doctors BBC One EastEnders BBC One Emmerdale ITV 2022 Emmerdale ITV Coronation Street ITV Doctors BBC One EastEnders BBC One Hollyoaks Channel 4 2023 EastEnders BBC One Coronation Street ITV Doctors BBC One Emmerdale ITV Hollyoaks Channel 4 2025 EastEnders BBC One Coronation Street ITV Emmerdale ITV Hollyoaks Channel 4

Wins and nominations by soap Soap opera Wins Nominations EastEnders 13 11 Coronation Street 6 18 Emmerdale 3 19 Hollyoaks 2 21 Doctors 0 19 Family Affairs 0 6 Brookside 0 2 Crossroads 0 2 Night and Day 0 1

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