Emmerdale and EastEnders have received the most nominations on the British Soap Awards 2025 shortlist.

The two soaps have just edged ahead of Coronation Street and Hollyoaks after a strong showing in the first round of viewer voting.

Emmerdale and EastEnders have each received 13 nominations this year. Both have managed to get two cast members on the shortlist for the Best Leading Performer category.

Coronation Street and Hollyoaks have 11 nominations each.

The British Soap Awards take place at the Hackney Empire in London on Saturday 31 May, and will air on ITV1 and ITVX in a primetime slot in June.

Jane McDonald is returning to present the ceremony.

The full list of nominations follows below:

Viewer voted categories

Best British Soap

Coronation Street

EastEnders

Emmerdale

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)

Villain of the Year

Calum Lill (Joel Deering, Coronation Street)

Navin Chowdhry (Nish Panesar, EastEnders)

Ned Porteous (Joe Tate, Emmerdale)

Tyler Conti (Abe Fielding, Hollyoaks)

Best Comedy Performance

Jack P Shepherd (David Platt, Coronation Street)

Patsy Palmer (Bianca Jackson, EastEnders)

Nicola Wheeler (Nicola King, Emmerdale)

Nicole Barber-Lane (Myra McQueen, Hollyoaks)

Panel-voted categories

Best Family

The Platts (Coronation Street)

The Slaters (EastEnders)

The Dingles (Emmerdale)

The Osbornes (Hollyoaks)

Best Dramatic Performance

Peter Ash (Paul Foreman, Coronation Street)

Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell, EastEnders)

Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle, Emmerdale)

Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne, Hollyoaks)

Best Single Episode

Mason’s death (Coronation Street)

Phil’s psychosis: the Mitchells in 1985 (EastEnders)

April’s life on the streets (Emmerdale)

Hollyoaks time jump (Hollyoaks)

Best On-Screen Partnership

Alison King and Vicky Myers (Carla Connor and Lisa Swain, Coronation Street)

Rudolph Walker and Angela Wynter (Patrick and Yolande Trueman, EastEnders)

William Ash and Beth Cordingly (Caleb and Ruby Miligan, Emmerdale)

Nathaniel Dass and Oscar Curtis (Dillon Ray and Lucas Hay, Hollyoaks)

Best Newcomer

Jacob Roberts (Kit Green, Coronation Street)

Laura Doddington (Nicola Mitchell, EastEnders)

Shebz Miah (Kammy Hadiq, Emmerdale)

Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne, Hollyoaks)

Best Storyline

Paul’s battle with MND (Coronation Street)

Phil Mitchell: Hypermasculinity in crisis (EastEnders)

Belle and Tom – domestic abuse (Emmerdale)

Sibling sexual abuse (Hollyoaks)

Best Young Performer

Will Flanagan (Joseph Winter-Brown, Coronation Street)

Sonny Kendall (Tommy Moon, EastEnders)

Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor, Emmerdale)

Noah Holdsworth (Oscar Osborne, Hollyoaks)

Scene of the Year

Mason’s death (Coronation Street)

Angie Watts’ shock return (EastEnders)

Amy’s deathly plunge reveals a grisly secret (Emmerdale)

Mercedes confronts her mortality (Hollyoaks)

The winners of the Outstanding Achievement Award and The Tony Warren Award will be announced on the night.

Voting for the viewer categories has re-opened today via the British Soap Awards website and will close at 5pm on Friday 30 May.