Corrie's domination up for beating as Inside Soap nominations are revealed

The nominations for this year’s Inside Soap Awards have been revealed, and given what a year all of the nation’s biggest serial dramas have had, fans are going to have their work cut out for them in choosing a winner!

Coronation Street has been nothing short of incredible over the past 12 months, with the aftermath of the hate crime storyline sending shockwaves through the cobbles.

The ITV soap has won a string of awards at various ceremonies as of late, including last year’s Inside Soap Awards, so will it continue to reign supreme?

Or will viewers vote differently this year?

Corrie has had some stiff competition this year from Emmerdale, for one, which saw serial killer Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu) wreak havoc in the eponymous village, claiming life after life, and leaving chaos in her wake.

Hollyoaks, meanwhile, saw Misbah Maalik (Harvey Virdi), in powerful scenes, come to the realisation that Ali Shahzad (Raji James) had raped her.

The Channel 4 soap also aired a stunning hour-long episode in January, in which the show’s signature cafe burnt to the ground, claiming the lives of two mainstays.

We’re still not over it.

Over in EastEnders, Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) went to prison, Jean Slater took centre stage in an emotional bipolar storyline, and Gray Atkins’ (Toby-Alexander Smith) reign of terror finally came to an end.

Walford’s greatest offerings this year, however, were arguably the return of legendary characters Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) and Sam Mitchell (Kim Medcalf).

INSIDE SOAP AWARDS 2022 LONG LIST

BEST ACTRESS

Georgia Taylor (Toyah Battersby, Coronation Street)

Millie Gibson (Kelly Neelan, Coronation Street)

Sally Carman (Abi Webster, Coronation Street)

Gillian Wright (Jean Slater, EastEnders)

Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater, EastEnders)

Zaraah Abrahams (Chelsea Atkins, EastEnders)

Paige Sandhu (Meena Jutla, Emmerdale)

Sally Dexter (Faith Dingle, Emmerdale)

Zoe Henry (Rhona Goskirk, Emmerdale)

Harvey Virdi (Misbah Maalik, Hollyoaks)

Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen, Hollyoaks) 

Stephanie Waring (Cindy Cunningham, Hollyoaks)

BEST ACTOR

David Neilson (Roy Cropper, Coronation Street)

Michael Le Vell (Kevin Webster, Coronation Street)

Mikey North (Gary Windass, Coronation Street)

Danny Dyer (Mick Carter, EastEnders)

Jaz Deol (Kheerat Panesar, EastEnders)

Max Bowden (Ben Mitchell, EastEnders)

Kevin Mathurin (Charles Anderson, Emmerdale)

Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)

Mark Charnock (Marlon Dingle, Emmerdale)

Gregory Finnegan (James Nightingale, Hollyoaks)

Richard Blackwood (Felix Westwood, Hollyoaks)

James Sutton (John Paul McQueen, Hollyoaks)

BEST NEWCOMER

Bill Fellows (Stu Carpenter, Coronation Street)

Paddy Bever (Max Turner, Coronation Street)

Delroy Atkinson (Howie Danes, EastEnders)

Heather Peace (Eve Unwin, EastEnders)

Louise Jameson (Mary Goskirk, Emmerdale)

Martelle Edinborough (Susie Merton, Emmerdale)

Garcia Brown (Zoe Anderson, Hollyoaks)

Matthew James-Bailey (Ethan Williams, Hollyoaks)

BEST VILLAIN

Maximus Evans (Corey Brent, Coronation Street)

Rebecca Ryan (Lydia Chambers, Coronation Street)

Charlie Brooks (Janine Butcher, EastEnders)

Toby-Alexander Smith (Gray Atkins, EastEnders)

Michael Wildman (Al Chapman, Emmerdale)

Paige Sandhu (Meena Jutla, Emmerdale)

Glynis Barber (Norma ‘The Undertaker’ Crow, Hollyoaks)

Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox, Hollyoaks)

BEST COMIC PERFORMANCE

Jimmi Harkishin (Dev Alahan, Coronation Street)

Maureen Lipman (Evelyn Plummer, Coronation Street)

Brian Conley (Tom ‘Rocky’ Cotton, EastEnders)

Tameka Empson (Kim Fox, EastEnders)

Dominic Brunt (Paddy Dingle, Emmerdale)

Lisa Riley (Mandy Dingle, Emmerdale)

Chelsee Healey (Goldie McQueen, Hollyoaks)

Jessamy Stoddart (Liberty Savage, Hollyoaks)

BEST DOUBLE ACT 

(Awarded to a non-romantic pairing)

David Neilson & Mollie Gallagher (Roy Cropper & Nina Lucas, Coronation Street)

Jamie Kenna & Alan Halsall (Phill Whittaker & Tyrone Dobbs, Coronation Street)

Gillian Wright & Lacey Turner (Jean & Stacey Slater, EastEnders)

James Bye & James Farrar (Martin Fowler & Zack Hudson, EastEnders)

Dominic Brunt & Mark Charnock (Paddy & Marlon Dingle, Emmerdale)

Jeff Hordley & Jonny McPherson (Cain Dingle & Liam Cavanagh, Emmerdale)

Anna Passey & Kieron Richardson (Sienna Blake & Ste Hay, Hollyoaks)

Ijaz Rana & Nick Pickard (Imran Maalik & Tony Hutchinson, Hollyoaks)

BEST YOUNG PERFORMER 

(Age 17 or under on the date of voting launch)

Isabella Flanagan (Hope Stape, Coronation Street)

Jude Riordan (Sam Blakeman, Coronation Street)

Lillia Turner (Lily Slater, EastEnders)

Sonny Kendall (Tommy Moon, EastEnders)

Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor, Emmerdale) 

Gabrielle Dowling (Cathy Hope, Emmerdale)

Charlie Behan (Charlie Dean, Hollyoaks)

Jayden Fox (Bobby Costello, Hollyoaks)

BEST FAMILY

The Alahans (Coronation Street)

The Platts (Coronation Street)

The Panesars (EastEnders)

The Slaters (EastEnders)

The Dingles (Emmerdale)

The Sharmas (Emmerdale)

The Chen-Williams (Hollyoaks)

The McQueens (Hollyoaks)

BEST STORYLINE

Abi’s battle for baby Alfie (Coronation Street)

Fiz’s love dilemma (Coronation Street)

Ben’s rape (EastEnders)

Jean’s bipolar disorder (EastEnders)

Marlon’s stroke (Emmerdale)

Meena’s reign of terror (Emmerdale)

John Paul’s alcohol addiction (Hollyoaks)

Misbah’s historic rape (Hollyoaks)

BEST ROMANCE

Elle Mulvaney & Jack James Ryan (Amy Barlow & Jacob Hay, Coronation Street)

Sally Dynevor & Joe Duttine (Sally & Tim Metcalfe, Coronation Street)

Jessie Wallace & Steve McFadden (Kat Slater & Phil Mitchell, EastEnders)

Lacey Turner & Jaz Deol (Stacey Slater & Kheerat Panesar, EastEnders)

Isobel Steele & Bradley Johnson (Liv & Vinny Dingle, Emmerdale)

Zoe Henry & Mark Charnock (Rhona Goskirk & Marlon Dingle, Emmerdale)

Haiesha Mistry & Ellis Hollins (Yasmine & Tom Cunningham, Hollyoaks) 

Jessica Fox & Ashley Taylor Dawson (Nancy & Darren Osborne, Hollyoaks)

BEST SHOWSTOPPER

(Awarded to a soap event that had the audience on the edge of their seats)

Imran’s shock death (Coronation Street)

Sinkhole horror/Johnny drowns (Coronation Street)

Jean in Southend (EastEnders)

Walford’s Royal Jubilee visit (EastEnders)

Marlon’s stroke (Emmerdale)

Meena kidnaps Dawn and Billy (Emmerdale)

Explosion at the Salon de Thé (Hollyoaks)

Luke’s death in Mallorca (Hollyoaks)

BEST DRAMA STAR

Elinor Lawless (Stevie Nash, Casualty)

Jason Durr (David Hide, Casualty)

Kirsty Mitchell (Faith Cadogan, Casualty) 

Neet Mohan (Rash Masum, Casualty)

Alex Walkinshaw (Adrian ‘Fletch’ Fletcher, Holby City)

Guy Henry (Henrik Hanssen, Holby City)

Jo Martin (Max McGerry, Holby City)

Rosie Marcel (Jac Naylor, Holby City)

BEST DAYTIME STAR

Chris Walker (Rob Hollins, Doctors)

Dex Lee (Bear Sylvester, Doctors)

Jan Pearson (Karen Hollins, Doctors)

Sarah Moyle (Valerie Pitman, Doctors)

Emily Symons (Marilyn Chambers, Home and Away)

Emily Weir (Mackenzie Booth, Home and Away)

Ethan Browne (Tane Parata, Home and Away) 

Shane Withington (John Palmer, Home and Away)

Benny Turland (Hendrix Greyson, Neighbours)

Georgie Stone (Mackenzie Greyson, Neighbours)

Rebekah Elmaloglou (Terese Willis, Neighbours)

Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson, Neighbours) 

BEST DAYTIME SOAP

Doctors

Home and Away

Neighbours

BEST SOAP

Coronation Street

EastEnders

Emmerdale

Hollyoaks

Yes it’s been quite a year for the soaps, and now viewers will have their chance to vote for all their faves at the Inside Soap Awards, which will return with a live ceremony after two years of a virtual one, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In addition to all the familiar trophies up for grabs, including Best Soap, Best Storyline and Best Villain, soap fans are also invited to name their All-Time Icon.

Viewers are free to nominate any soap star, from any show, who has made watching TV truly special for them. So, who will be taking home a unique golden trophy?

Voting opens on Tuesday July 19, and can be completed via the form in the magazine or over on the Inside Soap website.

Read more about the Inside Soap Awards in the latest issue of Inside Soap magazine, on sale today.

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