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Inside Soap Awards is a yearly award ceremony from the magazine Inside Soap which has been running since 1997. Until the 2007 awards, EastEnders had won the award for Best Soap on every occasion.

Contents 1 Statistics 2 2001 3 2002 4 2003 5 2004 6 2005 7 2006 8 2007 9 2008 10 2009 11 Awards totals

[edit] Statistics

Most Inside Soap Award Wins: EastEnders (with 64 wins)

Most Inside Soap Award Individual Wins: Lacey Turner (with 8 wins)

Most Inside Soap Award Wins for Best Soap: EastEnders 1996-2006, 2008-2009 (with 12)

Most Inside Soap Award Wins for Best Actor: Nigel Harman: EastEnders (2004-2005)

Most Inside Soap Award Wins for Best Actress: Lacey Turner with 4 wins (2006-2009)

Most Inside Soap Award Wins in the Same category (consecutive years):

Malcolm Hebden: Coronation Street- Funniest Character (2001-2002)

Jessie Wallace: EastEnders- Sexiest Female (2002-2003) and Best Family (2003-2004)

Shane Ritchie: EastEnders- Best Family (2003-2004)

Nigel Harman: EastEnders- Best Actor (2004-2005) and Sexiest Male (2004-2005)

Lacey Turner: EastEnders- Best Actress (2006-2009) and Best Couple (2006-2008)-shared with Charlie Clements

Ellis Hollins: Hollyoaks- Best Young Actor (2005-2006,2008)

Most Inside Soap Award Wins in one single year (male): Shane Ritchie: EastEnders (with 4 wins in 2003)

Most Inside Soap Award Wins in one single year (female): Lacey Turner: EastEnders (with 3 wins in 2008)

Most Inside Soap Award Wins for Best Drama: The Bill (with 6)

[edit] 2001

Category	Winner	Character(s)	Soap
Best Soap	EastEnders	n/a	n/a
Best Overseas Soap	Neighbours	n/a	n/a
Best Actor	Martin Kemp	Steve Owen	EastEnders
Best Actress	June Brown	Dot Cotton	EastEnders
Best Young Actor	Jack P Shepherd	David Platt	Coronation Street
Best Bad Boy	Jeff Hordley	Cain Dingle	Emmerdale
Best Bitch	Charlie Brooks	Janine Butcher	EastEnders
Best Couple	Angela Lonsdale and Kevin Kennedy	Emma and Curly Watts	Coronation Street
Funniest Character	Malcolm Hebden	Norris Cole	Coronation Street
Best Newcomer	Jessie Wallace	Kat Slater	EastEnders
Best Exit	Karen Drury	Susannah Morrissey	Brookside
Sexiest Female	Tracy Shaw	Maxine Peacock	Coronation Street
Sexiest Male	Michael Greco	Beppe di Marco	EastEnders
Best Storyline	Who Shot Phil Mitchell?	Steve McFadden, Martin Kemp and Lucy Benjamin	EastEnders
Outstanding Achievement	Barbara Windsor	Peggy Mitchell	EastEnders

[edit] 2002

Category	Winner	Character(s)	Soap
Best Soap	EastEnders	n/a	n/a
Best Actor	Alex Ferns	Trevor Morgan	EastEnders
Best Actress	Kacey Ainsworth	Little Mo Mitchell	EastEnders
Best Young Actor	Ray Quinn	Anthony Murray	Brookside
Best Bad Boy	Brian Capron	Richard Hillman	Coronation Street
Best Bitch	Suranne Jones	Karen McDonald	Coronation Street
Best Couple	John Bardon and June Brown	Jim Branning and Dot Cotton	EastEnders
Funniest Character	Malcolm Hebden	Norris Cole	Coronation Street
Best Newcomer	Seamus Gubbins	Ray Mullan	Emmerdale
Sexiest Female	Jessie Wallace	Kat Slater	EastEnders
Sexiest Male	Jack Ryder	Jamie Mitchell	EastEnders
Best Storyline	Zoe Slater discovers Kat is her mother	Kat Slater and Zoe Slater	EastEnders
Best Drama	The Bill	n/a	n/a
Outstanding Achievement	Jack Duckworth and Vera Duckworth	William Tarmey and Elizabeth Dawn	Coronation Street

[edit] 2003

Category	Winner	Character(s)	Soap
Best Soap	EastEnders	n/a	n/a
Best Actor	Steve McFadden	Phil Mitchell	EastEnders
Best Actress	Leah Bracknell	Zoe Tate	Emmerdale
Best Young Actor	Charley Webb	Debbie Dingle	Emmerdale
Best Bad Boy	Brian Capron	Richard Hillman	Coronation Street
Best Bitch	Kate Ford	Tracy Preston	Coronation Street
Best Couple	Perry Fenwick and Kacey Ainsworth	Billy and Mo Mitchell	EastEnders
Best Family	The Moons	Alfie Moon, Kat Moon and Spencer Moon	EastEnders
Funniest Character	Shane Ritchie	Alfie Moon	EastEnders
Best Newcomer	Shane Ritchie	Alfie Moon	EastEnders
Sexiest Female	Jessie Wallace	Kat Slater	EastEnders
Sexiest Male	Shane Ritchie	Alfie Moon	EastEnders
Best Storyline	Richard's Terror	Richard Hillman, Gail Hillman and Maxine Heavey	Coronation Street
Best Drama	The Bill	n/a	n/a
Outstanding Achievement	William Roache	Ken Barlow	Coronation Street

[edit] 2004

Category	Winner	Character(s)	Soap
Best Soap	EastEnders	n/a	n/a
Best Actor	Nigel Harman	Dennis Rickman	EastEnders
Best Actress	June Brown	Dot Branning	EastEnders
Best Young Actor	Sam Aston	Chesney Brown	Coronation Street
Best Bad Boy	Jeff Hordley	Cain Dingle	Emmerdale
Best Bitch	Charlie Brooks	Janine Evans	EastEnders
Best Couple	Jessie Wallace and Shane Richie	Kat Moon and Alfie Moon	EastEnders
Best Family	The Moon family	Alfie Moon, Kat Moon, Spencer Moon and Nana Moon	EastEnders
Funniest Character	Andrew Whyment	Kirk Sutherland	Coronation Street
Best Newcomer	Sam Aston	Chesney Brown	Coronation Street
Sexiest Female	Suranne Jones	Karen McDonald	Coronation Street
Sexiest Male	Nigel Harman	Dennis Rickman	EastEnders
Best Storyline	Tracy Barlow and Steve McDonald's One Night Stand	Tracy Barlow and Steve McDonald	Coronation Street
Best Drama	The Bill	n/a	n/a
Outstanding Achievement	Sue Nicholls	Audrey Roberts	Coronation Street

[edit] 2005

Category	Winner	Character(s)	Soap
Best Soap	EastEnders	n/a	n/a
Best Actor	Nigel Harman	Dennis Rickman	EastEnders
Best Actress	Sally Lindsay	Shelley Unwin	Coronation Street
Best Young Actor	Ellis Hollins	Tom Cunningham	Hollyoaks
Best Bad Boy	Bill Ward	Charlie Stubbs	Coronation Street
Best Bitch	Patsy Kensit	Sadie King	Emmerdale
Best Couple	June Brown and John Bardon	Dot Branning and Jim Branning	EastEnders
Funniest Character	Antony Cotton	Sean Tully	Coronation Street
Best Newcomer	Antony Cotton	Sean Tully	Coronation Street
Sexiest Female	Samia Smith	Maria Sutherland	Coronation Street
Sexiest Male	Nigel Harman	Dennis Rickman	EastEnders
Best Storyline	Dirty Den's Murder	Den Watts and Chrissie Watts	EastEnders
Best Dressed Soap Star	Tracy Ann Oberman	Chrissie Watts	EastEnders
Best Drama	Bad Girls	n/a	n/a
Outstanding Achievement	Letitia Dean	Sharon Watts	EastEnders
Best Family	The Dingle family		Emmerdale

[edit] 2006

Category	Winner	Character(s)	Soap
Best Soap	EastEnders	n/a	n/a
Best Actor	Bradley Walsh	Danny Baldwin	Coronation Street
Best Actress	Lacey Turner	Stacey Slater	EastEnders
Best Young Actor	Ellis Hollins	Tom Cunningham	Hollyoaks
Best Bad Boy	Bill Ward	Charlie Stubbs	Coronation Street
Best Bitch	Patsy Kensit	Sadie King	Emmerdale
Best Couple	Lacey Turner and Charlie Clements	Stacey Slater and Bradley Branning	EastEnders
Funniest Character	Antony Cotton	Sean Tully	Coronation Street
Best Newcomer	Charlie Clements	Bradley Branning	EastEnders
Sexiest Female	Kara Tointon	Dawn Swann	EastEnders
Sexiest Male	Richard Fleeshman	Craig Harris	Coronation Street
Best Storyline	Alice's Battle With Cancer	Alice Dingle and Sam Dingle	Emmerdale
Best Drama	The Bill	n/a	n/a
Outstanding Achievement	Helen Worth	Gail Platt	Coronation Street
Best Dressed Soap Star	Samia Smith	Maria Sutherland	Coronation Street
Best Family	The Mitchell family		EastEnders

[edit] 2007

Category	Winner	Character(s)	Soap
Best Soap	Coronation Street	n/a	n/a
Best Actor	Antony Cotton	Sean Tully	Coronation Street
Best Actress	Lacey Turner	Stacey Slater	EastEnders
Best Young Actor	Eden Taylor-Draper	Belle Dingle	Emmerdale
Best Bad Boy	Jack P Shepherd	David Platt	Coronation Street
Best Bitch	Sophie Thompson	Stella Crawford	EastEnders
Best Couple	Lacey Turner and Charlie Clements	Stacey Slater and Bradley Branning	EastEnders
Funniest Character	Charlie Hardwick	Val Lambert	Emmerdale
Best Newcomer	Rob James-Collier	Liam Connor	Coronation Street
Sexiest Female	Roxanne McKee	Louise Summers	Hollyoaks
Sexiest Male	Rob James-Collier	Liam Connor	Coronation Street
Best Storyline	Stella's Torment of Ben	Stella Crawford and Ben Mitchell	EastEnders
Best Drama	The Bill	n/a	n/a
Best Dressed Soap Star	Kara Tointon	Dawn Swann	EastEnders

[edit] 2008

Category	Winner	Character(s)	Soap
Best Soap	EastEnders	n/a	n/a
Best Actor	Robert Kazinsky	Sean Slater	EastEnders
Best Actress	Lacey Turner	Stacey Branning	EastEnders
Best Young Actor	Ellis Hollins	Tom Cunningham	Hollyoaks
Best Bad Boy	Jack P Shepherd	David Platt	Coronation Street
Best Bitch	Alison King	Carla Connor	Coronation Street
Best Couple	Lacey Turner and Charlie Clements	Stacey and Bradley Branning	EastEnders
Funniest Character	Cheryl Fergison	Heather Trott	EastEnders
Best Newcomer	Rita Simons	Roxy Slater	EastEnders
Sexiest Female	Kara Tointon	Dawn Swann	EastEnders
Sexiest Male	Robert Kazinsky	Sean Slater	EastEnders
Best Storyline	The Aftermath of Max and Stacey's affair	Max Branning, Bradley Branning, Stacey Branning and Tanya Branning	EastEnders
Best Drama	The Bill	n/a	n/a
Outstanding Achievement	Chris Chittell	Eric Pollard	Emmerdale
Best Dressed Soap Star	Kym Ryder	Michelle Connor	Coronation Street

[edit] 2009

Category	Winner	Character(s)	Soap
Best Soap	EastEnders	n/a	n/a
Best Actor	Gray O'Brien	Tony Gordon	Coronation Street
Best Actress	Lacey Turner	Stacey Slater	EastEnders
Best Young Actor	Alex Bain	Simon Barlow	Coronation Street
Best Bad Boy	Larry Lamb	Archie Mitchell	EastEnders
Best Bitch	Charlie Brooks	Janine Butcher	EastEnders
Funniest Character	Maggie Jones	Blanche Hunt	Coronation Street
Best Newcomer	Craig Gazey	Graeme Proctor	Coronation Street
Sexiest Female	Michelle Keegan	Tina McIntyre	Coronation Street
Sexiest Male	John Partridge	Christian Clarke	EastEnders
Best Storyline	Archie's torment and Danielle's death	Archie Mitchell, Danielle Jones and Ronnie Mitchell	EastEnders
Best Family	McQueen family		Hollyoaks
Best Drama	The Bill	n/a	n/a
Best Dressed Soap Star	Kara Tointon	Dawn Swann	EastEnders

[edit] Awards totals

Soap opera	Awards in 2001	Awards in 2002	Awards in 2003	Awards in 2004	Awards in 2005	Awards in 2006	Awards in 2007	Awards in 2008	Awards in 2009	Total awards
EastEnders	8 (Including Best Soap)	7 (Including Best Soap)	8 (Including Best Soap)	7 (Including Best Soap)	7 (Including Best Soap)	6 (Including Best Soap)	5	9 (including Best Soap)	6 (including Best Soap)	63
Coronation Street	4	4	4	6	6	6	5 (Including Best Soap)	3	5	43
Emmerdale	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	0	12
Hollyoaks	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	5
The Bill	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	6
Brookside	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Bad Girls	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Neighbours	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Home and Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0