British Soap Awards: 2005

British Soap Award

Date:	7 May
Host:	Paul O'Grady

Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress


Winner:
	"Coronation Street" (1960) - Sam Aston
Other Nominees:
	"EastEnders" (1985) - Lacey Turner "Emmerdale Farm" (1972) - Charley Webb "Hollyoaks" (1995) - Chris Fountain

Best Actor


Winner:
	"EastEnders" (1985) - Shane Richie
Other Nominees:
	"Coronation Street" (1960) - Antony Cotton "Coronation Street" (1960) - Simon Gregson "EastEnders" (1985) - Nigel Harman

Best Actress


Winner:
	"Coronation Street" (1960) - Suranne Jones
Other Nominees:
	"EastEnders" (1985) - Kacey Ainsworth "EastEnders" (1985) - Jessie Wallace (I) "Emmerdale Farm" (1972) - Emma Atkins

Best Comedy Performance


Winner:
	"Coronation Street" (1960) - Maggie Jones (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Emmerdale Farm" (1972) - Deena Payne "Family Affairs" (1997) - Ebony Thomas (I) "Hollyoaks" (1995) - Carley Stenson

Soap Bitch of the Year


Winner:
	"Coronation Street" (1960) - Kate Ford (I)
Other Nominees:
	"EastEnders" (1985) - Lacey Turner "Emmerdale Farm" (1972) - Patsy Kensit "Family Affairs" (1997) - Gabrielle Glaister

Best Dramatic Performance


Winner:
	"Family Affairs" (1997) - Kazia Pelka
Other Nominees:
	"Coronation Street" (1960) - David Neilson "EastEnders" (1985) - Gary Beadle

Villain of the Year


Winner:
	"Coronation Street" (1960) - Sasha Behar

Best British Soap


Winner:
	"Coronation Street" (1960)
Other Nominees:
	"Doctors" (2000) "EastEnders" (1985) "Emmerdale Farm" (1972) "Family Affairs" (1997) "Hollyoaks" (1995)

Best Storyline


Winner:
	"Family Affairs" (1997) - Gary Webster (I); Kazia Pelka; Leah Coombes; Harry Capehorn - For Chlo�'s abuse.
Other Nominees:
	"Coronation Street" (1960) - Jimmi Harkishin; Sasha Behar; Shobna Gulati - For Maya's revenge. "Emmerdale Farm" (1972) - Elizabeth Estensen; Steve Frost - For Diane's struggle with cancer. "Hollyoaks" (1995) - Lee Otway; Alex Carter (II); Bernard Latham; Jo Hallows - For Bombhead's grief.

Best Exit


Winner:
	"EastEnders" (1985) - Charlie Brooks (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Coronation Street" (1960) - Sasha Behar "Emmerdale Farm" (1972) - Emma Atkins "Family Affairs" (1997) - Sam Barriscale

Best Single Episode


Winner:
	"Emmerdale Farm" (1972) - For "Charity and Tom's wedding".
Other Nominees:
	"Coronation Street" (1960) - For episode "Maya blows up Dev's shops". "Doctors" (2000) - For episode "Past Imperfect (#6.189)". "EastEnders" (1985) - For episode "Christmas Day".

Best Onscreen Partnership


Winner:
	"EastEnders" (1985) - June Brown; John Bardon
Other Nominees:
	"Coronation Street" (1960) - Sam Aston - Shared with Schmeichel the dog. "Emmerdale Farm" (1972) - Charlie Hardwick; Elizabeth Estensen "Hollyoaks" (1995) - Alex Carter (II); Lee Otway

Spectacular Scene of the Year


Winner:
	"Coronation Street" (1960) - For Maya blows up Dev's shops and takes Dev and Sunita hostage.
Other Nominees:
	"Coronation Street" (1960) - For Les and Cilla's whirlpool disaster. "Hollyoaks" (1995) - For the open-top bus. "Hollyoaks" (1995) - For Tom's fireworks party.

Best Newcomer


Winner:
	"Doctors" (2000) - Andrea Green (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Coronation Street" (1960) - Antony Cotton "EastEnders" (1985) - Tracy-Ann Oberman "Emmerdale Farm" (1972) - Charlie Hardwick