British Soap Awards 2008 winners and nominees

The Britsh Soap Awards 2008 took place on Sunday 4th May, and the ceremony was broadcast on ITV1 on Wednesday 7th May at 8pm. In case you missed the show, here are the winners:

Best Actress
Emma Rigby (aka Hannah Ashworth in Hollyoaks)

Sexiest Female
Roxanne McKee (aka Louise Summers in Hollyoaks)

Best Newcomer
Michelle Keegan (aka Tina McIntyre in Coronation Street)

Best Exit
Gemma Bissix (aka Clare Cunningham in Hollyoaks)

Best Dramatic Performance
Jo Joyner (aka Tanya Branning in Eastenders)

Best British Soap
EastEnders

follow the link below to see the full list of nominees

Sexiest Male
Rob James-Collier (aka Liam Connor in Coronation Street)

Best Actor
Chris Fountain (aka Justin Burton in Hollyoaks)

Best Comedy Performance
Maggie Jones (aka Blanche Hunt in Coronation Street)

Best Partnership
Matt Littler and Darren Jon Jeffries (aka Max and O.B. in Hollyoaks)

Best Young Dramatic Performance
Jamie Borthwick (aka Jay Brown in Eastenders)

Best Villain
Jack P. Shepherd (aka David Platt in Coronation Street)

Most Spectacular Scene
Clare and Katy drive off a cliff (Hollyoaks)

Best Storyline
Max Branning’s affair with Stacey (EastEnders)

Best Single Episode
“Heartbreak” (Emmerdale)

Special Achievement Award
Tim Fee (a line producer in Emmerdale)

Lifetime Achievement Award
Liz Dawn (aka Vera Duckworth in Coronation Street)

Here’s the full list of nominees in Viewer Voted Categories:

Sexiest Female
Samia Smith (aka Maria Sutherland in Coronation Street)
Kym Ryder (aka Michelle Connor in Coronation Street)
Alison King (aka Carla Connor in Coronation Street)
Elizabeth Bower (aka Dr Melody Bell in Doctors)
Donnaleigh Bailey (aka Nurse Michelle Corrigan in Doctors)
Stirling Gallacher (aka Dr George Woodson in Doctors)
Tiana Benjamin (aka Chelsea Fox in EastEnders)
Samantha Janus (aka Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders)
Rita Simons (aka Roxy Mitchell in EastEnders)
Sammy Winward (aka Katie Sugden in Emmerdale)
Roxanne Pallett (aka Jo Stiles in Emmerdale)
Adele Silva (aka Kelly Windsor in Emmerdale)
Roxanne McKee (aka Louise Summers in Hollyoaks) - WINNER
Jennifer Metcalfe (aka Mercedes McQueen in Hollyoaks)
Zoë Lister (aka Zoe Carpenter in Hollyoaks)

Villain Of The Year
Alison King (aka Carla Connor in Coronation Street)
Jack P. Shepherd (aka David Platt in Coronation Street) - WINNER
Helen Flanagan (aka Rosie Webster in Coronation Street)
Louise Bangay (aka Alex Haverley in Doctors)
Ken Bones (aka Tyrrel in Doctors)
Catherine Hamilton (aka Ocean Kennedy in Doctors)
Robert Kazinsky (aka Sean Slater in EastEnders)
Sophie Thompson (aka Stella Crawford in EastEnders)
Jake Wood (aka Max Branning in EastEnders)
Joseph Gilgun (aka Eli Dingle in Emmerdale)
Matt Healy (aka Matthew King in Emmerdale)
Nicola Wheeler (aka Nicola De Souza in Emmerdale)
Kieron Richardson (aka Ste Hay in Hollyoaks)
Jamie Lomas (aka Warren Fox in Hollyoaks)
Barry Sloane (aka Niall Rafferty in Hollyoaks)

Best Actress
Kym Ryder (aka Michelle Connor in Coronation Street)
Alison King (aka Carla Connor in Coronation Street)
Katherine Kelly (aka Becky Granger in Coronation Street)
Diane Keen (aka Julia Parsons in Doctors)
Stirling Gallacher (aka Dr George Woodson in Doctors)
Anita Carey (aka Vivien March in Doctors)
Jo Joyner (aka Tanya Branning in EastEnders)
Lacey Turner (aka Stacey Branning in EastEnders)
June Brown (aka Dot Branning in EastEnders)
Charlotte Bellamy (aka Laurel Thomas in Emmerdale)
Roxanne Pallett (aka Jo Stiles in Emmerdale)
Verity Rushworth (aka Donna Windsor-Dingle in Emmerdale)
Emma Rigby (aka Hannah Ashworth in Hollyoaks) - WINNER
Jessica Fox (aka Nancy Hayton in Hollyoaks)
Gemma Merna (aka Carmel McQueen in Hollyoaks)

The following category winners were voted for by a panel (not the public)

Panel Voted Categories:

Best Comedy Performance
(Last year won by Gemma Merna, Hollyoaks)
Katherine Kelly (aka Becky Granger in Coronation Street)
Maggie Jones (aka Blanche Hunt in Coronation Street) - WINNER
Cheryl Fergison (aka Heather Trott in EastEnders)
Charlie Hardwick (aka Val Lambert in Emmerdale)

Best Dramatic Performance
(Last year won by Lacey Turner, EastEnders)
Jack P. Shepherd (aka David Platt in Coronation Street)
Jo Joyner (aka Tanya Branning in EastEnders) - WINNER
Charlotte Bellamy (aka Laurel Thomas in Emmerdale)
Emma Rigby (aka Hannah Ashworth in Hollyoaks)

Best Dramatic Performance From A Young Actor Or Actress
(Last year won by Eden Taylor-Draper in Emmerdale)
Brooke Vincent (aka Sophie Webster in Coronation Street)
Jamie Borthwick (aka Jay Brown in EastEnders) - WINNER
Eden Taylor-Draper (aka Belle Dingle in Emmerdale)
Ellis Hollins (aka Tom Cunningham in Hollyoaks)

Best Exit
(Last year won by Bill Ward, Coronation Street)
Sophie Thompson (aka Stella Crawford in EastEnders)
Peter Martin (aka Len Reynolds in Emmerdale)
Guy Burnet (aka Craig Dean in Hollyoaks)
Gemma Bissix (aka Clare Cunningham in Hollyoaks) - WINNER

Best Newcomer
(Last year won by Kym Ryder, Coronation Street)
Michelle Keegan (aka Tina McIntyre in Coronation Street) - WINNER
Stephen Lord (aka Jase Dyer in EastEnders)
Rita Simons (aka Roxy Mitchell in EastEnders)
Nico Mirallegro (aka Barry ‘Newt’ Newton in Hollyoaks)

Best On-Screen Partnership
(Last year won by Stirling Gallacher and Sean Gleeson, Doctors)
David Neilson & Katherine Kelly (aka Roy Cropper & Becky Granger in Coronation Street)
Cheryl Fergison & Linda Henry (aka Heather Trott & Shirley Carter in EastEnders)
Samantha Janus & Rita Simons (aka Ronnie Mitchell & Roxy Mitchell in EastEnders)
Matt Littler & Darren Jon Jeffries (aka Max Cunningham & Sam OB O’Brien in Hollyoaks) - WINNER

Lifetime Achievement Award
Liz Dawn (aka Vera Duckworth in Coronation Street)

Best Soap
EastEnders

Credit to the MSN TV Blog and Digital Spy for the full lists