Emmerdale and EastEnders dominate the first British Soap Awards since 2019.
While the ITV and BBC soap opera each won four awards, Emmerdale won all three awards in the general vote and brought back the popular soap opera to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
The cast cheered when the ITV show title was called as the best soap winner before going on stage.
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Danny Dyer (Suzan Moore / PA)
Karen Brick, who plays Lydia Hart, spoke on behalf of the flock of stars.
She states: “It means the world because it’s a public vote. Well done to the whole team that didn’t go off-air throughout the pandemic.
“It’s an absolute honor in our 50th year. There will be more dramas in Dale’s. This is for everyone who has returned to Yorkshire.”
Soap also brought home the best top performers of Page Sandu’s serial killer character Mina Jutra, and fan favorite Mark Charnock brought home the best dramatic performance in his stroke story. ..
In a speech by the winners, the 53-year-old actor said that he was “not well done” and “needed to do more” to raise money for stroke research.
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Charnock returned to the stage with his Emmerdale co-star and collected the best family awards given to Dingles. They dedicated the gong to the late actor Andy Devine. Andy Divine played Shadrak Dingle at the show for almost 10 years.
Meanwhile, EastEnders Ross Boatman, who plays Harvey Monroe, takes the best rookie home, the best comedy goes to Tameka Empson, who plays Kim Fox, and “soap icon” Letitia Dean is an outstanding achievement. I took the prize home.
Awarded by soap star Anita Dobson, Dean dedicated the award to his father, who “died a week ago,” in a moving award-winning speech.
She said: “This is for my dad and my beloved mummy, I hope you enjoy your fish and chips.”
Dobson adds:
“She has a relationship with Phil Mitchell, who brought an amazing story, the death of her son, the return from her father’s grave, and 23.5 million viewers.
“She is eccentric, funny, talented, attractive and symbolic.”
EastEnders was also nominated for Jean’s bipolar story, bringing back the best on-screen partnership between Lacey Turner and her mother Jean in a performance by Lacey Turner and Gillian Wright.
Wright said: “This is the highest award. She loves to work with this woman. She is the most talented, generous, instinctive and true actor I know.
“She brings a lot of joy and happiness to the set, everyone loves her, and why they don’t. Working with you is an absolute privilege. I’m it. Don’t take it for granted. “
Turner added: “I’ve seen you work for the last 15 years. It’s a great honor. The amount of effort you put into Jean is fascinating and you make me a better actor. “
Television host Phillip Schofield is back to host the long-awaited awards ceremony at Hackney Empire in London after a three-year hiatus due to a coronavirus pandemic.
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Page Sandu (Suzan Moore / PA)
Scofield said: For the first time since 2019, all of our favorite soap stars are here together.
“Our favorite show faced in the midst of a pandemic and overcame challenges. They wanted to bring us back to our screen to provide us with the entertainment we were terribly needed. I fought.
ITV’s Coronation Street won this year’s villain for the best young performer, the Tony Warren Award, and Maxims Evans, who plays Corey Brent.
Meanwhile, Hollyoaks featured this year’s scene and the best story of Mr. Maric’s historic rape, played by actress Harvey Birdie.
Virdi, who received her best storyline award, said:
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Harvey Birdy (Suzan Moore / PA)
“I hope I can show that by accepting and healing myself, I may be able to move forward.”
The best single-episode gong went to the Doctors for Laura White’s performance as Princess Buchanan.
This year, the award celebrating the country’s popular soap opera has become gender-neutral.
