Inside Soap Awards 2026: The winners in full

Coronation Street has dominated the field at this year’s Inside Soap Awards, winning in eight of the 13 category awards, including Best Soap.

Vicky Myers and Gareth Pierce were named Best Actress and Best Actor, with the storyline involving Theo’s abuse of Todd contributing to four awards, while the Corriedale crossover with Emmerdale took Best Showstopper.

Chris Coghill – aka the Dales’ Kev – picked up two awards, for Best Newcomer and Best Comic Performance.

Scroll on to see the nominees and winners in full!

Best Soap

• Coronation Street – WINNER!
• EastEnders
• Emmerdale
• Hollyoaks

Best Actress

• Alex Fletcher (Diane Hutchinson, Hollyoaks)
• Diane Parish (Denise Fox, EastEnders)
• Emily Weir (Mackenzie Booth, Home and Away)
• Emma Atkins (Charity Dingle, Emmerdale)
• Vicky Myers (Lisa Connor-Swain, Coronation Street) – WINNER!

Best Actor

• Danny Mac (Dodger Savage, Hollyoaks)
• Ethan Browne (Tane Parata, Home and Away)
• Gareth Pierce (Todd Grimshaw, Coronation Street) – WINNER!
• Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
• Paul Bradley (Nigel Bates, EastEnders)

Best Comic Performance

• Amy Robbins (Christina Boyd, Coronation Street)
• Chris Coghill (Kev Barton, Emmerdale) – WINNER!
• Nicole Barber-Lane (Myra McQueen, Hollyoaks)
• Pierre Counihan-Moullier (Oscar Branning, EastEnders)
• Shane Withington (John Palmer, Home and Away)

Best Villain

• Anna Passey (Sienna Blake, Hollyoaks)
• James Cartwright (Theo Silverton, Coronation Street) – WINNER!
• Joe Absolom (Ray Walters, Emmerdale)
• Ronni Ancona (Bea Pollard, EastEnders)
• Sara Wiseman (Kerrie Matheson, Home and Away)

Best Young Performer

• Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor, Emmerdale)
• Jude Riordan (Sam Blakeman, Coronation Street) – WINNER!
• Max Murray (Joel Marshall, EastEnders)
• Nathan Murray (Cohen Luthor, Home and Away)
• Oscar Curtis (Lucas Hay, Hollyoaks)

Best Newcomer

• Chris Coghill (Kev Barton, Emmerdale) – WINNER!
• Jeremy Lindsay Taylor (David Langham, Home and Away)
• Olivia Frances-Brown (Jodie Ramsey, Coronation Street)
• Pierre Counihan-Moullier (Oscar Branning, EastEnders)
• Tisha Merry (Gemma Johnson, Hollyoaks)

Best Exit

• Alex Fletcher (Diane Hutchinson, Hollyoaks)
• Daniel Brocklebank (Billy Mayhew, Coronation Street) – WINNER!
• Joe Absolom (Ray Walters, Emmerdale)
• Lynne McGranger (Irene Roberts, Home and Away)
• Paul Bradley (Nigel Bates, EastEnders)

Best Family

• The Brannings (EastEnders)
• The Dingles (Emmerdale) – WINNER!
• The Driscolls (Coronation Street)
• The Fowlers (Home and Away)
• The Hutchinsons (Hollyoaks)

Best Partnership

• Ada Nicodemou & James Stewart (Leah Patterson & Justin Morgan, Home and Away)
• Alison King & Vicky Myers (Carla & Lisa Connor-Swain, Coronation Street) – WINNER!
• Jeff Hordley & Natalie J Robb (Cain & Moira Dingle, Emmerdale)
• Kieron Richardson & Jonny Labey (Ste Hay & Rex Gallagher, Hollyoaks)
• Steve McFadden & Paul Bradley (Phil Mitchell & Nigel Bates, EastEnders)

Best Storyline

• Bear’s modern slavery nightmare (Emmerdale)
• Diane’s ovarian cancer (Hollyoaks)
• Irene’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis (Home and Away)
• Nigel’s dementia & final goodbye (EastEnders)
• Todd’s abuse at the hands of Theo (Coronation Street) – WINNER!

Best Showstopper

• Corriedale (Coronation Street & Emmerdale) – WINNER!
• Nigel’s 90s special (EastEnders)
• Return to Brookside Close (Hollyoaks)
• The train crash (Home and Away)

Best Drama Star

• Adam Thomas (Donte Charles, Waterloo Road) – WINNER!
• Elinor Lawless (Stevie Nash, Casualty)
• Lindsey Coulson (Stella Drake, Waterloo Road)
• William Beck (Dylan Keogh, Casualty)

Outstanding Achievement

Alex Fletcher (Diane Hutchinson, Hollyoaks) – WINNER!

Soap Superstar

Diane Parish (Denise Fox, EastEnders) – WINNER!

Inside Soap Awards Hall of Fame

Claire King (Kim Tate, Emmerdale) – WINNER!