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Have your vote at this year’s British Soap Awards on TV3!
Michelle Keegan, who has been crowned ‘Sexiest Female’ five times in a row to date, has been shortlisted for the coveted title once again.
The five biggest soaps - Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks - will be battling it out to win recognition for their work over the past year.
Who have you enjoyed watching the most? Vote for your favourite soap stars at www.britishsoapawards.tv
Please email publicity@tv3.ie to request interviews with nominees
The British Soap Awards 2014 airs Sunday 25th May at 8.15pm on TV3.
The British Soap Awards, which will be airing on TV3 this Sunday 25th May at 8.15pm, returns to celebrate another mammoth year in soap opera. After twelve months-worth of murder, mystery, make-ups, break-ups, trials, tribulations, tears and heartache, Irish viewers can vote for their favourites in the following categories – Best Actor, Best Actress, Villain of the Year, Sexiest Female, Sexiest Male and Best British Soap.
Michelle Keegan who plays Tina McIntyre in Coronation Street will go up against her co-star Georgia May Foote (Katy Armstrong), Jacqueline Jossa, who plays Lauren Branning in EastEnders plus Hollyoaks stars Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen) and Jorgie Porter (Theresa McQueen) for the coveted prize of ‘Sexiest Female’.
Other categories include ‘Best Storyline’, ‘Best Newcomer’, ‘Best On-Screen Partnership’, ‘Spectacular Scene of the Year’, ‘Best Young Performance’, ‘Best Comedy Performance’, ‘Best Dramatic Performance’ and ‘Best Single Episode’.
The 16th annual awards, which take place for the first time at London’s iconic Hackney Empire Theatre, will honour the nation’s biggest and best-loved TV shows, as well as the stars that have portrayed the characters in this year’s most talked about storylines. The five biggest soaps - Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks - will be battling it out to win recognition for their work over the past year.
Stars from all five soaps will be hitting the red carpet for the most star-studded event in the soap calendar. Hosted by Phillip Schofield, the awards will be presented by an array of well-known faces from across the TV and showbiz world.
The British Soap Awards 2014 airs Sunday 25th May at 8.15pm on TV3.
To follow the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #SoapAwards or share on Facebook
See full list of nominees in Notes to Editor below
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NOTES TO EDITOR:
Public Nominations
Best Actor
Jeff Hordley Cain Dingle Emmerdale
Kieron Richardson Ste Hay Hollyoaks
Jeremy Sheffield Patrick Blake Hollyoaks
David Neilson - Roy Cropper Coronation Street
Danny Dyer Mick Carter EastEnders
Best Actress
Julie Hesmondhalgh Hayley Cropper Coronation Street
Stephanie Davis Sinead Roscoe Hollyoaks
Lacey Turner Stacey Branning EastEnders
Lindsey Coulson Carol Jackson EastEnders
Nikki Sanderson Maxine Minniver Hollyoaks
Villain of the Year
Charlie Brooks Janine Butcher EastEnders
Anna Passey Sienna Blake Hollyoaks
Greg Wood Trevor Royle Hollyoaks
Jesse Birdsall Fraser Black Hollyoaks
Dominic Power Cameron Murray Emmerdale
Sexiest Female
Jacqueline Jossa Lauren Branning EastEnders
Jennifer Metcalfe Mercedes McQueen Hollyoaks
Georgia May Foote Katy Armstrong Coronation Street
Michelle Keegan Tina McIntyre Coronation Street
Jorgie Porter Theresa McQueen Hollyoaks
Sexiest Male
Matthew Wolfenden David Metcalfe Emmerdale
Ashley Taylor Dawson Darren Osborne Hollyoaks
Danny Dyer Mick Carter EastEnders
Ryan Thomas Jason Grimshaw Coronation Street
Danny Mac Dodger Savage Hollyoaks
Best British Soap
Doctors
Hollyoaks
Emmerdale
EastEnders
Coronation Street
Panel Nominations
BEST SINGLE EPISODE
Hayley’s Death
Coronation Street
Perfect
Doctors
Lucy’s Death: The Aftermath
EastEnders
The Woolpack Siege
Emmerdale
John Paul’s Rape Ordeal
Hollyoaks
BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE
David Neilson
Roy Cropper - Coronation Street
Chris Walker
Rob Hollins - Doctors
Lindsey Coulson
Carol Jackson - EastEnders
Charley Webb
Debbie Dingle - Emmerdale
Stephanie Davis
Sinead Roscoe - Hollyoaks
BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE
Simon Gregson
Steve McDonald - Coronation Street
Sarah Moyle
Valerie Pitman - Doctors
Linda Henry
Shirley Carter - EastEnders
Laura Norton
Kerry Wyatt - Emmerdale
Dan Tetsell
Jim McGinn - Hollyoaks
BEST YOUNG PERFORMANCE
Alex Bain
Simon Barlow - Coronation Street
Oliver Woollford
Tom Finlayson - Doctors
Mimi Keene
Cindy Williams - EastEnders
Joe-Warren Plant
Jacob Gallagher - Emmerdale
Ellis Hollins
Tom Cunningham - Hollyoaks
SPECTACULAR SCENE OF THE YEAR
Nick and David’s Car Crash
Coronation Street
Opening Of Austenland
Doctors
Johnny Comes Out To Mick
EastEnders
The Woolpack Flood And Siege
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks Blast
Hollyoaks
BEST ON-SCREEN PARTNERSHIP
David Neilson & Julie Hesmondhalgh
Roy & Hayley Cropper - Coronation Street
Danielle Henry & Lu Corfield
Mandy Marquez & Lois Wilson - Doctors
Kellie Bright & Danny Dyer
Linda & Mick Carter - EastEnders
Charlie Hardwick & Chris Chittell
Val & Eric Pollard - Emmerdale
Jennifer Metcalfe & Joseph Thompson
Mercedes McQueen & Dr Paul Browning - Hollyoaks
BEST NEWCOMER
Amy Kelly
Maddie Heath - Coronation Street
Maddy Hill
Nancy Carter - EastEnders
Michael Parr
Ross Barton - Emmerdale
Charlie Clapham
Freddie Roscoe - Hollyoaks
BEST STORYLINE
Hayley’s Cancer
Coronation Street
Jas Stalking
Doctors
Hello Stacey, Goodbye Janine
EastEnders
Killer Cameron
Emmerdale
Sienna Steals Nancy’s Life
Hollyoaks
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