The British Soap Awards 2023 are returning to ITV to reward the most dramatic, entertaining, funniest and downright impressive moments in soap over the last year — and now we have winners, preview clips and an air date for the ceremony.
The glitzy event took place at The Lowry in Salford on Saturday, June 3, celebrating everything about the UK's top soaps, with EastEnders, Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Hollyoaks and Doctors all turning up to celebrate the last year.
A host of gorgeous soap stars took to the red carpet as the shows battled it out to bag the gongs just like The British Soap Awards 2022 — but in an exciting twist, this year the categories voted on by the viewers were expanded, meaning the audience had more say in who was rewarded for their efforts on the big night.
Here's everything we know about the British Soap Awards 2023 including how to watch it on TV...
The British Soap Awards 2023 air date
Each year The British Soap Awards air on ITV, ITVX and STV in a two-hour slot — this year you can watch the awards on Tuesday, June 6 at 8pm.
One change to previous years is that the 2023 awards will be pre-recorded and shown on a Tuesday slot rather than airing live on Saturday, June 3.
Who will be presenting The British Soap Awards 2023?
As always, the numerous awards will be presented by an array of well-known faces from across the TV and showbiz world. As widely reported Phillip Schofield will no longer be presenting the awards so TV star and super soap fan Jane McDonald has been officially confirmed as Phillip's replacement.
Ahead of hosting the awards, Jane said “Oh my god... everyone knows how much I LOVE my soaps, this year I’ve been honoured to be mentioned in Corrie, EastEnders and Emmerdale, so this is just a dream come true. I can’t wait to see all our wonderful soap nominees and celebrate all their hard work with them — roll on the awards, I can’t wait!”
The singer and TV presenter is best known for her award-winning Cruising with Jane McDonald travelogues and has also presented her own shows Jane & Friends, Holidaying with Jane McDonald and Jane McDonald: My Yorkshire.
Who has been nominated for the British Soap Awards 2023?
Following the original nominations announcement last month, the categories were then whittled down to a shortlist.
Since the awards have now taken place we have added in who won each category... so if you don't want any spoilers before the awards air on TV, skip this section!
Viewer-voted categories
Best Villain
Todd Boyce (Stephen Reid, Coronation Street)
Laura White (Princess Buchanan, Doctors)
Aaron Thiara (Ravi Gulati, EastEnders) - WINNER
Michael Wildman (Al Chapman, Emmerdale)
Angus Castle-Doughty (Eric Foster, Hollyoaks)
Best Young Performer
Jude Riordan (Sam Blakeman, Coronation Street)
Lillia Turner (Lily Slater, EastEnders) - WINNER
Huey Quinn (Kyle Winchester, Emmerdale)
Jayden Fox (Bobby Costello, Hollyoaks)
Best Leading Performer
Danielle Harold (Lola Pearce-Brown, EastEnders) - WINNER
Shona McGarty (Whitney Dean, EastEnders)
Sally Dexter (Faith Dingle, Emmerdale)
Dominic Brunt (Paddy Dingle, Emmerdale)
Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley, Coronation Street)
Best British Soap
Coronation Street
Doctors
EastEnders - WINNER
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
Panel-voted categories
Best Comedy Performance
Maureen Lipman (Evelyn Plummer, Coronation Street) - WINNER
Ian Midlane (Al Haskey, Doctors)
Jonny Freeman (Reiss Colwell, EastEnders)
Samantha Giles (Bernice Blackstock, Emmerdale)
Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay, Hollyoaks)
Best Single Episode
Acid attack (Coronation Street) - WINNER
'Anything But Magnolia' and 'If Wishes Were Horses' – Karen's death (Doctors)
Goodbye Dot (EastEnders)
All-male man club episode (Emmerdale)
The Long Walk Home (Hollyoaks)
Best Newcomer
Channique Sterling-Brown (Dee-Dee Bailey, Coronation Street) - WINNER
Kia Pegg (Scarlett Kiernan, Doctors)
Aaron Thiara (Ravi Gulati, EastEnders)
William Ash (Caleb Miligan, Emmerdale)
Anya Lawrence (Vicky Grant, Hollyoaks)
Best Dramatic Performance
Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley, Coronation Street) - WINNER
Chris Walker (Rob Hollins, Doctors)
Danielle Harold (Lola Pearce-Brown, EastEnders)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
Nikki Sanderson (Maxine Minniver, Hollyoaks)
Best Family
The Platts (Coronation Street) - WINNER
The Millars (Doctors)
The Slaters (EastEnders)
The Dingles (Emmerdale)
The McQueens (Hollyoaks)
Best Storyline
Daisy's stalking hell (Coronation Street)
Valerie and the forged prescription (Doctors)
Loving and losing Lola (EastEnders)
Paddy's suicide attempt (Emmerdale)
Incel Eric targets Mason and Maxine (Hollyoaks) - WINNER
Scene of the Year
The acid attack (Coronation Street) - WINNER
Hell is Empty – the explosion (Doctors)
Whitney and Zack say goodbye to Peach (EastEnders)
Paddy's suicide attempt (Emmerdale)
Zoe tells abused Maxine "It's not your fault" (Hollyoaks)
Best On-Screen Partnership
David Neilson and Maureen Lipman (Roy Cropper and Evelyn Plummer, Coronation Street)
Chris Walker and Jan Pearson (Rob and Karen Hollins, Doctors) - WINNER
Jamie Borthwick and Danielle Harold (Jay Brown and Lola Pearce-Brown, EastEnders)
Mark Charnock and Dominic Brunt (Marlon Dingle and Paddy Dingle, Emmerdale)
Richard Blackwood and Jamie Lomas (Felix Westwood and Warren Fox, Hollyoaks)
The British Soap Awards 2023 — preview clips
Best British Soap — EastEnders
The EastEnders cast accept their Best British Soap award after a hugely successful year in Walford...
Lifetime Achievement Award — Mark Charnock, Emmerdale
Emmerdale star Mark Charnock was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the panel, and he thanked his co stars in his speech, telling everyone that he had the best job in the world...
