Soap fans, rejoice! As it is nearly time for the British Soap Awards 2023.

Yep, stars of British soaps Coronation Street, Emmerdale, EastEnders, Doctors and Hollyoaks will gather for their red carpet moments and to find out who has won what during the ceremony.

The annual event is one of the biggest nights in soap – but what do we know about this year’s event?

Here’s all you need to know, from the date and location of the ceremony to this year’s nominees – plus how to watch the 2023 event at home.

When and where are the British Soap Awards 2023?

The British Soap Awards will take place on Saturday, June 3 2023 at 7.45pm.

The ceremony usually takes place every June, as it last did in 2022 and 2019. It was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

For 2023, The Lowry in Salford, Greater Manchester is the venue hosting the glitzy event.

However, it won’t air on TV on June 3 – as ITV have confirmed the pre-recorded show will air on Tuesday, June 6 2023 at 8pm.

Who is nominated for the British Soap Awards this year?

A lot’s been happening in the land of soaps lately, including EastEnders’ Lola Pearce’s heartbreaking terminal cancer storyline, the arrival of scheming Caleb Milligan in Emmerdale, and the horror acid attack on Coronation Street’s Ryan Connor and the return of killer Stephen Reid.

So, there are a lot of nominees – but how the winner is decided varies based on the category.

Fans at home can vote for their Best Leading Performer (from a large longlist), as well as the Best Young Performer and Villain of the Year (from a shortlist of nominees).

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They’ll also get to choose who wins the coveted Best British Soap award – will it be Coronation Street,Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale, or Hollyoaks?

Voting is open on the British Soap Awards website until June 2, so get going!

However, a panel decides the winners of the remaining categories, among them Best Dramatic Performance, Scene of the Year, Best Newcomer, Best Storyline, and Best Single Episode.

Below are the nominees…

The list of British Soap Awards 2023 nominees

Villain Of The Year

Todd Boyce as Stephen Reid – Coronation Street
Laura White as Princess Buchanan – Doctors
Aaron Thiara as Ravi Gulati – EastEnders
Michael Wildman as Al Chapman – Emmerdale
Angus Castle-Doughty as Eric Foster – Hollyoaks

Best Young Performer

Jude Riordan as Sam Blakeman – Coronation Street
Lillia Turner as Lily Slater – EastEnders
Huey Quinn as Kyle Winchester – Emmerdale
Jayden Fox as Bobby Costello – Hollyoaks

Best Family

The Platts – Coronation Street
The Millars – Doctors
The Slaters – EastEnders
The Dingles – Emmerdale
The McQueens – Hollyoaks

Best Dramatic Performance

Charlotte Jordan as Daisy Midgeley – Coronation Street
Chris Walker as Rob Hollins – Doctors
Danielle Harold as Lola Pearce-Brown – EastEnders
Jeff Hordley as Cain Dingle – Emmerdale
Nikki Sanderson as Maxine Minniver – Hollyoaks

Best Comedy Performance

Maureen Lipman as Evelyn Plummer – Coronation Street
Ian Midlane as Al Haskey – Doctors
Jonny Freeman as Reiss Colwell – EastEnders
Samantha Giles as Bernice Blackstock – Emmerdale
Kieron Richardson as Ste Hay – Hollyoaks

Best On-Screen Partnership

David Neilson and Maureen Lipman as Roy Cropper and Evelyn Plummer– Coronation Street
Chris Walker and Jan Pearson as Rob and Karen Hollins – Doctors
Jamie Borthwick and Danielle Harold as Jay Brown and Lola Pearce-Brown – EastEnders
Mark Charnock and Dominic Brunt as Marlon Dingle and Paddy Kirk – Emmerdale
Richard Blackwood and Jamie Lomas as Felix Westwood and Warren Fox – Hollyoaks

Best Newcomer

Channique Sterling-Brown as Dee-Dee Bailey – Coronation Street
Kia Pegg as Scarlett Kiernan – Doctors
Aaron Thiara as Ravi Gulati – EastEnders
William Ash as Caleb Milligan – Emmerdale
Anya Lawrence as Vicky Grant – Hollyoaks

Scene Of The Year

Acid Attack – Coronation Street
Hell Is Empty – Doctors
Whitney and Zack Say Goodbye To Peach – EastEnders
Paddy’s Suicide Attempt – Emmerdale
Zoe Tells Abused Maxine It’s Not Her Fault – Hollyoaks

Best Storyline

Daisy’s Stalking Hell – Coronation Street
Valerie And The Forged Prescription – Doctors
Loving And Losing Lola – EastEnders
Paddy’s Suicide Attempt – Emmerdale
Incel Eric Targets Mason And Maxine – Hollyoaks

Best Single Episode

Acid Attack – Coronation Street
Anything But Magnolia and If Wishes Were Horses – Doctors
Goodbye Dot – EastEnders
All Male Man Club – Emmerdale
The Long Walk Home – Hollyoaks

Who presents the British Soap Awards?

Phillip Schofield is currently expected to host the British Soap Awards, as he has done since 2006.

There’ll likely be much interest in Phillip’s appearance at the 2023 awards show, following his shock departure from ITV daytime’s This Morning.

Phillip, 61, confirmed he would ‘step down’ from This Morning on May 20 with immediate effect, after reports of ‘rift’ with co-host Holly Willoughby.

Soap star Debbie Arnold – best known as EastEnders character April Branning – has spoken out about Phil presenting the awards amid the attention.

She told GB News: ‘It’s not tainted Phillip Schofield as much as the fact that it will all be about him and not about these other poor actors who spent years trying to get these awards.

‘It will just be all about Phillip, nobody will even be looking at them, they’ll just be looking at him.’

How to watch the British Soap Awards 2023 on TV

To watch the British Soap Awards, flip over to ITV on Tuesday, June 6 at 8pm.

While you can’t watch it on TV as it happens on Saturday, June 3, you will be able to catch up on streaming service ITVX.

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