EastEnders dominates as British Soap Awards 2025 winners are announced
EastEnders dominated the British Soap Awards, securing the top prize of best British soap amid fierce competition from Emmerdale, Coronation Street, and Hollyoaks.
The soap celebrated a major milestone, its 40th anniversary year, in style by sweeping up a total of eight awards. Notably, Steve McFadden took home honours for both best dramatic performance and best single episode for his portrayal of Phil Mitchell’s psychosis.
Other notable wins included three awards for Hollyoaks and two for Emmerdale, while Coronation Street garnered recognition through the outstanding achievement award bestowed upon David Neilson for his three-decade-long portrayal of Roy Cropper.
Prior to receiving the scene of the year award, EastEnders icon Anita Dobson reflected on her return, stating: “It was just perfect.”
She appeared hesitant about reprising her role, saying: “I don’t think so; although I should say never say never, it would have to be something extra special”, reports the Mirror.
Gillian Taylforth, the actor behind Kathy Beale, said: “It was just brilliant, although none of us knew that she was coming back. We’ll need Ange back if anything ever happened to Kathy, not that I want it too.”
The star-studded event, hosted by Jane McDonald at London’s Hackney Empire, featured prominent television personalities such as Sir David Jason and Larry Lamb presenting awards. The awards made a triumphant return after last year’s cancellation.
Here’s the full list of winners from the British Soap Awards 2025:.
BEST BRITISH SOAP
- EastEnders
- Emmerdale
- Coronation Street
- Hollyoaks
BEST LEADING PERFORMER
- Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater) – EastEnders
- Kellie Bright (Linda Carter) – EastEnders
- Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle) – Emmerdale
- Beth Cordingly (Ruby Miligan) – Emmerdale
BEST VILLAIN
- Navin Chowdhry (Nish Panesar) – EastEnders
- Ned Porteous (Joe Tate) – Emmerdale
- Calum Lill (Joel Deering) – Coronation Street
- Tyler Conti (Abe Fielding) – Hollyoaks
BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE
- Patsy Palmer (Bianca Jackson) – EastEnders
- Nicola Wheeler (Nicola King) – Emmerdale
- Jack P Shepherd (David Platt) – Coronation Street
- Nicole Barber-Lane (Myra McQueen) – Hollyoaks
BEST FAMILY
- The Slaters – EastEnders
- The Dingles – Emmerdale
- The Platts – Coronation Street
- The Osbornes – Hollyoaks
BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE
- Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell) – EastEnders
- Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle) – Emmerdale
- Peter Ash (Paul Foreman) – Coronation Street
- Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne) – Hollyoaks
BEST SINGLE EPISODE
- Phil’s psychosis (1985 Mitchell flashback) – EastEnders
- April’s life on the streets – Emmerdale
- Time Jump – Hollyoaks
BEST ON-SCREEN PARTNERSHIP
- Rudolph Walker and Angela Wynter (Patrick and Yolande) – EastEnders
- Will Ash & Beth Cordingly (Caleb and Ruby Miligan) – Emmerdale
- Alison King & Vicky Myers (Carla and Lisa) – Coronation Street
- Nathaniel Dass & Oscar Curtis (Dillon and Lucas) – Hollyoaks
BEST NEWCOMER
- Laura Doddington (Nicola Mitchell) – EastEnders
- Shebz Miah (Kammy Hadiq) – Emmerdale
- Jacob Roberts (Kit Green) – Coronation Street
- Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne) – Hollyoaks
BEST STORYLINE
- Phil: Hypermasculinity in Crisis – EastEnders
- Belle & Tom: Domestic abuse – Emmerdale
- Paul’s battle with MND – Coronation Street
- Sibling Sexual Abuse – Hollyoaks
BEST YOUNG PERFORMER
- Sonny Kendall (Tommy Moon) – EastEnders
- Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor) – Emmerdale
- Will Flanagan (Joseph Brown) – Coronation Street
- Noah Holdsworth (Oscar Osborne) – Hollyoaks
SCENE OF THE YEAR
- Angie Watts’ shock return – EastEnders
- Amy’s deadly plunge reveals grisly secret – Emmerdale
- Mason’s death – Coronation Street
- Mercedes confronts her own mortality – Hollyoaks
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
- David Neilson (Roy Cropper) – Coronation Street
THE TONY WARREN AWARD
