Here are the female soap stars shortlisted for the Inside Soap Awards 2005.
Voting for the awards closed on Friday 26th August 2005

Sexiest Female
Samia Ghadie (Maria Sutherland, Coronation Street)
Tina O’Brien (Sarah Louise Platt, Coronation Street)
Tracy-Ann Oberman (Chrissie Watts, EastEnders)
Michelle Ryan (Zoe Slater, EastEnders)
Patsy Kensit (Sadie King, Emmerdale)
Sammy Winward (Katie Sugden, Emmerdale)
Robyn Page (Katie Williams, Family Affairs)
Ebony Thomas (Yasmin Green, Family Affairs)
Gemma Atkinson (Lisa Hunter, Hollyoaks)
Ali Bastian (Becca Hayton, Hollyoaks)
Rebecca Cartwright (Hayley Lawson, Home and Away)
Tammin Sursok (Dani Sutherland, Home and Away)
Natalie Bassingthwaighte (Izzy Hoyland, Neighbours)
Stephanie McIntosh (Sky Mangel, Neighbours)

Best Actress
Jane Danson (Leanne Battersby, Coronation Street)
Sally Lindsay (Shelley Unwin, Coronation Street)
June Brown (Dot Branning, EastEnders)
Tracy-Ann Oberman (Chrissie Watts, EastEnders)
Emma Atkins (Charity Dingle, Emmerdale)
Leah Bracknell (Zoe Tate, Emmerdale)
Gabrielle Glaister (Trish Wallace, Family Affairs)
Kazia Pelka (Chrissy Costello, Family Affairs)
Gemma Atkinson (Lisa Hunter, Hollyoaks)
Sarah Dunn (Mandy Hutchinson, Hollyoaks)
Ada Nicodemou (Leah Patterson, Home and Away)
Kate Ritchie (Home and Away’s Sally Fletcher)
Natalie Bassingthwaighte (Izzy Hoyland, Neighbours)
Jackie Woodburne (Susan Kennedy, Neighbours)

Best Bitch
Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow, Coronation Street)
Wendi Peters (Cilla Brown, Coronation Street)
Tracy-Ann Oberman (Chrissie Watts, EastEnders)
Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater, EastEnders)
Lorraine Chase (Steph Stokes, Emmerdale)
Patsy Kensit (Sadie King, Emmerdale)
Gabrielle Glaister (Trish Wallace, Family Affairs)
Roxanne McKee (Louise Summers, Hollyoaks)
Carley Stenson (Steph Dean, Hollyoaks)
Laurie Foell (Josie Russell, Home and Away)
Natalie Bassingthwaighte (Izzy Hoyland, Neighbours)

Best Family
Baldwins, Coronation Street
Barlows, Coronation Street
Millers, EastEnders
Slaters, EastEnders
Dingles, Emmerdale
Kings, Emmerdale
Costellos, Family Affairs
Williams, Family Affairs
Burton/Taylors, Hollyoaks
Owens, Hollyoaks
Hunters, Home and Away
Bishops, Neighbours
Hoylands, Neighbours

Best Couple
Anne Kirkbride and William Roache
(Coronation Street’s Deirdre and Ken Barlow)
Wendi Peters and Bruce Jones
(Coronation Street’s Cilla Brown and Les Battersby)
June Brown and John Bardon
(EastEnders’ Dot and Jim Branning)
Letitia Dean and Nigel Harman
(EastEnders’ Sharon Watts and Dennis Rickman)
Elizabeth Estensen and Clive Hornby
(Emmerdale’s Diane and Jack Sugden)
Verity Rushworth and Mark Charnock
(Emmerdale’s Donna Windsor and Marlon Dingle)
Kazia Pelka and Gary Webster
(Family Affairs’ Chrissy and Gary Costello)
Nicola Duffett and Gareth Hale
(Family Affairs’ Cat and Doug MacKenzie)
Kevin Sacre and Ali Bastian
(Hollyoaks’ Jake Dean and Becca Hayton)
Sarah Dunn and Nick Pickard
(Hollyoaks’ Mandy and Tony Hutchinson)
Ada Nicodemou and Tim Campbell
(Home and Away’s Leah Patterson and Dan Baker)
Kate Ritchie and Joel McIlroy
(Home and Away’s Sally Fletcher and Flynn Saunders)
Carla Bonner and Stephen Lovatt
(Neighbours’ Steph and Max Hoyland)
Stephanie McIntosh and Kyal Marsh
(Neighbours’ Sky Mangel and Boyd Hoyland)

Best Newcomer
Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater, EastEnders)
Roxanne McKee (Louise Summers, Hollyoaks)
[shortlist also includes males]

Best Young Actor
Louisa Lytton (Ruby Allen, EastEnders)
Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater, EastEnders)
Charley Webb (Debbie Dingle, Emmerdale)
Leah Coombes (Chloe Costello, Family Affairs)
Elizabeth Holmes-Gwillim (Ania Williams, Family Affairs)
Indiana Evans (Matilda Hunter, Home and Away)
Marisa Siketa (Summer Hoyland, Neighbours)
[shortlist also includes males]

Funniest Performance
Maggie Jones (Blanche Hunt, Coronation Street)
Charlie Hardwick (Val Lambert, Emmerdale)
Deena Payne (Viv Windsor, Emmerdale)
Nicola Duffett (Cat MacKenzie, Family Affairs)
Ebony Thomas (Yasmin Green, Family Affairs)
Carley Stenson (Steph Dean, Hollyoaks)
Lyn Collingwood (Colleen Smart, Home and Away)
Lynne McGranger (Irene Roberts, Home and Away)
[shortlist also includes males]

Best Soap
Coronation Street
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Family Affairs
Hollyoaks
Home and Away
Neighbours