RadioTimes.com Soap Awards 2024: Nominations announced as EastEnders’ The Six battles it out against Corrie’s Roy Cropper arrest among other huge storylines

Best soap

Kroningsstraat

EastEnders

Emmerdale

Hollyoaks

Best villain

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-Mulligan), Emmerdale

James Chase (Tom King), Emmerdale

David Ames (Carter Shepherd), Hollyoaks

Glynis Barber (Norma Crow), Hollyoaks

Best Comedy Performance

Jodie Prenger (Glenda Shuttleworth), Coronation Street

Jonny Freeman (Reiss Colwell), EastEnders

Lisa Riley (Mandy Dingle), Emmerdale

Jorgie Porter (Thérèsa McQueen), Hollyoaks

Diane Langton (Nana McQueen), Hollyoaks

Best exit

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

Stephen’s confrontation in the pub, Coronation Street

Sixmas, EastEnders

Charity, Mack and Chloe’s cliffhanger car crash, Emmerdale

Ste realizes he has killed Ella, Hollyoaks

Inspirational storyline of the year

Paul and Billy get married in Coronation Street

Suki comes out to her family, EastEnders

Jay and Honey run the London Marathon, EastEnders

Mary’s search for love in later life, Emmerdale

Tony and Diane’s child comes out as transgender, Hollyoaks

Best Actor

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

Paul’s diagnosis of motor neurone disease, Coronation Street

Roy’s arrest, Coronation Street

Teen Bullying, Coronation Street

Children’s Farming, EastEnders

The Six, EastEnders

Cindy’s return, EastEnders

Lydia’s rape, Emmerdale

Pollard’s Parkinson’s Diagnosis, Emmerdale

Tom’s domestic violence against Belle, Emmerdale

Ste kills Ella and covers it up, Hollyoaks

Gay conversion, Hollyoaks

dear newcomer

Jack Carroll (Bobby Crawford), Coronation Street

Francesca Henry (Gina Knight), EastEnders

Beth Cordingly (Ruby Fox-Milligan), Emmerdale

Iz Hesketh (Kitty Draper), Hollyoaks

Best twist

Tim lives, Coronation Street

Peter kills Stephen, Coronation Street

Cindy’s return, EastEnders

Keanu’s death on Christmas Day, EastEnders

Aaron’s shocking return, Emmerdale

Who Killed Lydia’s Rapist?, Emmerdale

Dilly is Rafe’s wife and Patrick’s daughter, Hollyoaks

Mercedes’ twins have different dads, Hollyoaks

Best young artist

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 Demirican (Leah Barnes), Hollyoaks

Noah Holdsworth (Noah Holdsworth), Hollyoaks

Best episode

New Year’s Day, Coronation Street

Paul and Billy’s Wedding, Coronation Street

Christmas Day, EastEnders

George confronts Eddie, EastEnders

Crash on top of a cliff, Emmerdale

Tom and Belle’s wedding, Emmerdale

Worlds collide, Hollyoaks