Radio Times Soap Awards 2024: Nominations revealed as Coronation Street, EastEnders and more battle it out

The RadioTimes.com Soap Awards nominations for 2024 have been revealed. It will be the TV website's first ever soap awards and is being held in Manchester on Saturday July 13. 

Stars from Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks will walk the red carpet at the Midland Hotel. The awards are being sponsored by Inspired Villages and several of the winners will be voted for by the public. The vote will be going live on Radio Times website on May 13 2024. 

The soap storylines have been as dramatic as ever this year from The Six killing off Keanu Taylor in EastEnders and Roy Cropper accused of Lauren Bolton’s murder in Corrie. Other storylines include the dinner party special episode in Emmerdale and Romeo Nightingale’s must see exit from the soap. But who will be the biggest winners of the night? 

Radio Times full list of nominees 

Best Soap - Voted for by fans

• Coronation Street
• EastEnders
• Emmerdale
• Hollyoaks

Best Villain - Voted for by fans

• Todd Boyce (Stephen Reid), Coronation Street
• Will Mellor (Harvey Gaskell), Coronation Street
• Navin Chowdhry (Nish Panesar), EastEnders
• Matt Di Angelo (Dean Wicks), EastEnders
• Beth Cordingly (Ruby Fox-Miligan), Emmerdale
• James Chase (Tom King), Emmerdale
• David Ames (Carter Shepherd), Hollyoaks
• Glynis Barber (Norma Crow), Hollyoaks

Best Comedy Performance - Voted for by fans

• Jodie Prenger (Glenda Shuttleworth), Coronation Street
• Jonny Freeman (Reiss Colwell), EastEnders
• Lisa Riley (Mandy Dingle), Emmerdale
• Jorgie Porter (Theresa McQueen), Hollyoaks
• Diane Langton (Nana McQueen), Hollyoaks

Best Exit - Voted for by fans

• Todd Boyce (Stephen Reid), Coronation Street
• Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow), Coronation Street
• Danny Walters (Keanu Taylor), EastEnders
• Elizabeth Counsell (Gloria Knight), EastEnders
• Bhasker Patel (Rishi Sharma), Emmerdale
• Sebastian Dowling (Heath Hope), Emmerdale
• Owen Warner (Romeo Nightingale), Hollyoaks
• Erin Palmer (Ella Richardson), Hollyoaks

Soap Moment of the Year - Voted for by fans

• Stephen's showdown in the pub, Coronation Street
• Sixmas, EastEnders
• Charity, Mack and Chloe's cliffhanger car crash, Emmerdale
• Ste realises he's killed Ella, Hollyoaks

Inspiring Storyline of the Year, sponsored by Inspired Villages - Voted for by fans

• Paul and Billy get married, Coronation Street
• Suki comes out to her family, EastEnders
• Jay and Honey run the London Marathon, EastEnders
• Mary's quest for love in later life, Emmerdale
• Tony and Diane's child comes out as trans, Hollyoaks

Best Actor - Voted for by a panel of soap experts

• Peter Ash (Paul Foreman), Coronation Street
• Alison King (Carla Connor), Coronation Street
• Elle Mulvaney (Amy Barlow), Coronation Street
• Colin Salmon (George Knight), EastEnders
• Balvinder Sopal (Suki Panesar), EastEnders
• Angela Wynter (Yolande Trueman), EastEnders
• Lucy Pargeter (Chas Dingle), Emmerdale
• Karen Blick (Lydia Dingle), Emmerdale
• Lesley Dunlop (Brenda Walker), Emmerdale
• Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay), Hollyoaks
• Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen), Hollyoaks
• David Ames (Carter Shepherd), Hollyoaks

Best Storyline - Voted for by a panel of soap experts

• Paul's motor neurone disease diagnosis, Coronation Street
• Roy's arrest, Coronation Street
• Teen bullying, Coronation Street
• Child farming, EastEnders
• The Six, EastEnders
• Cindy's return, EastEnders
• Lydia's rape, Emmerdale
• Pollard's Parkinson's diagnosis, Emmerdale
• Tom's domestic abuse of Belle, Emmerdale
• Ste kills Ella and covers it up, Hollyoaks
• Gay conversion, Hollyoaks

Best Newcomer - Voted for by a panel of soap experts

• Jack Carroll (Bobby Crawford), Coronation Street
• Francesca Henry (Gina Knight), EastEnders
• Beth Cordingly (Ruby Fox-Mulligan), Emmerdale
• Iz Hesketh (Kitty Draper), Hollyoaks

Best Twist - Voted for by a panel of soap experts

• Tim's alive, Coronation Street
• Peter kills Stephen, Coronation Street
• Cindy's return, EastEnders
• Keanu's Christmas Day death, EastEnders
• Aaron's shock return, Emmerdale
• Who killed Lydia's rapist?, Emmerdale
• Dilly is Rafe's wife and Patrick's daughter, Hollyoaks
• Mercedes's twins have different dads, Hollyoaks

Best Young Performer - Voted for by a panel of soap experts

• Charlie Wrenshall (Liam Connor), Coronation Street
• Liam Mccheyne (Dylan Wilson), Coronation Street
• Ellie Dadd (Amy Mitchell), EastEnders
• Jaden Ladega (Denzel Danes), EastEnders
• Elizabeth Green (Jade Masood), EastEnders
• Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor), Emmerdale
• Gabrielle Dowling (Cathy Hope), Emmerdale
• Rebecca Bakes (Angelica King), Emmerdale
• Ela-May Demircan (Leah Barnes), Hollyoaks
• Noah Holdsworth (Oscar Osborne), Hollyoaks

Best Episode - Voted for by a panel of soap experts

• New Year's Day, Coronation Street
• Paul and Billy wedding, Coronation Street
• Christmas Day, EastEnders
• George confronts Eddie, EastEnders
• Cliff-top crash, Emmerdale
• Tom and Belle's wedding, Emmerdale
• Worlds Collide - Hollyoaks

The full terms and conditions on public voting and how to vote are available on the Radio Times website. 

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