British Soap Awards 2015 Winners List: 'EastEnders' Named Best Soap

EastEnders was named Best Soap at the British Soap Awards on Saturday.
Photo Credit: ITV/Kieron McCarron

The winners of the British Soap Awards 2015 were announced on Saturday night in a ceremony at Manchester Palace Theatre. EastEnders took home eight awards to lead all shows, and was named Best British Soap. Below is a complete list of winners, and the other nominees in each category.

BEST BRITISH SOAP
Winner: EastEnders

Other nominees:
Coronation Street
Doctors
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks

BEST ACTOR
Winner: Adam Woodyatt (Ian Beale), EastEnders

Other nominees:
Coronation Street: Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald)
Coronation Street: David Neilson (Roy Cropper)
EastEnders: Danny Dyer (Mick Carter)
Emmerdale: Michael Parr (Ross Barton)

BEST ACTRESS
Winner: Kellie Bright (Linda Carter), EastEnders

Other nominees
Coronation Street: Alison King (Carla Connor)
EastEnders: Laurie Brett (Jane Beale)
Emmerdale: Natalie Anderson (Alicia Metcalfe)
Hollyoaks: Nikki Sanderson (Maxine Minniver)
Panel Voted Categories:

VILLAIN OF THE YEAR
Winner: Jeremy Sheffield (Patrick Blake), Hollyoaks

Other nominees:
Coronation Street: Sean Ward (Callum Logan)
Doctors: Daniel Schutzmann (Franc Christophe)
EastEnders: John Altman (Nick Cotton)
Emmerdale: Ryan Hawley (Robert Sugden)

BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE
Winner: Sally Dynevor (Sally Webster), Coronation Street

Other nominees:
Doctors: Sarah Moyle (Valerie Pitman)
EastEnders: Tameka Empson (Kim Fox-Hubbard)
Emmerdale: Laura Norton (Kerry Wyatt)
Hollyoaks: Fabrizio Santino (David ‘Ziggy’ Roscoe)

BEST NEWCOMER
Winner: Jessica Regan (Niamh Donoghue), Doctors

Other nominees:
Coronation Street: Sean Ward (Callum Logan)
EastEnders: Davood Ghadami (Kush Kazemi)
Emmerdale: Ryan Hawley (Robert Sugden)
Hollyoaks: Twinnie-Lee Moore (Porsche McQueen)

BEST STORYLINE
Winner: EastEnders: Who Killed Lucy?

Other nominees:
Coronation Street: Steve and Michelle, Hearts And Minds
Doctors: Kevin And Poppy (Underage Girlfriend)
Emmerdale: Donna’s Demise
Hollyoaks: John Paul’s Rape Ordeal

BEST SINGLE EPISODE
Winner: EastEnders: the live episode

Other nominees:
Coronation Street: Rob’s Confession
Doctors: Unfinished Business
Emmerdale: Andy Goes To The Brink
Hollyoaks: Ste’s HIV Diagnosis

BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE
Winner: Kellie Bright (Linda Carter), EastEnders

Other nominees:
Coronation Street: Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald)
Doctors: Lorna Laidlaw (Mrs Tembe)
Emmerdale: Natalie Anderson (Alicia Metcalfe)
Hollyoaks: Keith Rice (Finn O’Connor)

BEST ON-SCREEN PARTNERSHIP
Winner: Laurie Brett and Adam Woodyatt (Jane Beale and Ian Beale), EastEnders

Other nominees:
Coronation Street: Sally Dynevor & Joe Duttine (Sally Webster & Tim Metcalfe)
Doctors: Ian Midlane & Jessica Regan (Al Haskey & Niamh Donoghue)
Emmerdale: Verity Rushworth & Michael Parr (Donna Windsor & Ross Barton)
Hollyoaks: Ellis Hollins & Ruby O’Donnell (Tom Cunningham & Peri Lomax)

BEST YOUNG PERFORMANCE
Winner: Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor), Emmerdale

Other nominees:
Coronation Street: Ellie Leach (Faye Windass)
Doctors: Jack Carroll (Peter Harker)
EastEnders: Eliot Carrington (Bobby Beale)
Hollyoaks: Ruby O’Donnell (Peri Lomax)

SCENE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Emmerdale (Donna's Goodbye)

Other nominees:
Coronation Street: Deirdre Throws The Trifle
Doctors: Strictly Dancing
EastEnders: Kathy Comes Home
Hollyoaks: The Train Crash

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
Anne Kirkbride (Deidre Barlow, Coronation Street)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT (OFF SCREEN)
EastEnders writer Rob Gittins

All five soaps were recognized for their coverage of various social issue-led stories and the impact they've made on viewers.