Posted May 4, 201015 yr I thought it would be best if we discussed the awards in here rather than in individual soap threads. The shortlists for the nine awards decided by the panel is out. I've bolded my choices. Best Comedy Performance (Last year: Nina Wadia, EastEnders): --Coronation Street: Craig Gazey (Graeme Proctor) --EastEnders: Nina Wadia (Zainab Masood) --Emmerdale: Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk) --Hollyoaks: Bronagh Waugh (Cheryl Brady) Best Dramatic Performance (Last year: Anita Carey, Doctors): --Coronation Street: Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow) --EastEnders: Lacey Turner (Stacey Branning) --Emmerdale: Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy) --Hollyoaks: Glen Wallace (Malachy Fisher) Obviously Danny Miller is greatly deserving too but Lacey Turner is the best actor in soapland right now and the night she was carted away she gave perhaps the performance I've ever seen in soap. Best Dramatic Performance for a Young Actor or Actress (Last year's winner was Maisie Smith, EastEnders): --Coronation Street: Alexander Bain (Simon Barlow) --Doctors: Ami Metcalf (Sapphire Cox) --EastEnders: Maisie Smith (Tiffany Butcher) --Emmerdale: Oscar Lloyd (Will Wylde) I'm not sure why this awards exists given that those performances don't strike me as especially dramatic (not the EE or ED noms anyway). I don't care how this one goes either way. Best Exit (Last year: Rob James Collier, Coronation Street): --Coronation Street: Reece Dinsdale (Joe McIntyre) --EastEnders: Charlie Clements (Bradley Branning) --Emmerdale: Maxwell Caulfield (Mark Wylde) --Hollyoaks: Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox) More because the live episode was such an overall success but also because from the moment he fell until the duff duff my jaw was actually on the floor. Best Newcomer (Last year: Craig Gazey, Coronation Street): --Doctors: Sophie Abelson (Cherry Malone) --EastEnders: Marc Elliott (Syed Masood) --Emmerdale: Lyndon Ogbourne (Nathan Wylde) --Hollyoaks: Bronagh Waugh (Cheryl Brady) Tempting to vote for Syed but whilst he has altered the Masood family unit for the better Nathan has entertained me more as a character. He always looks so absurdly unhinged. Best On-Screen Partnership (Last year: Nitin Ganatra and Nina Wadia, EastEnders): --Coronation Street: Katherine Kelly and Simon Gregson (Becky and Steve McDonald) --Doctors: Jan Pearson and Chris Walker (Karen and Rob Hollins) --EastEnders: Sid Owen and Patsy Palmer (Ricky and Bianca Butcher) --Emmerdale: Nick Miles and Nicola Wheeler (Jimmy King and Nicola De Souza) It doesn't strike me that Rianca have been especially prominent over much of the past year so I think they were an odd nomination. Jimmy and Nico are pretty great together so they get my vote. Best Storyline (Last year: Vivien's rape, Doctors): --Coronation Street: Peter's alcoholism --Doctors: Zara's revenge --EastEnders: Who killed Archie? --Emmerdale: Aaron's gay self-loathing Like I could vote for anything else. Aaron's storyline is really only coming to the fore now anyway whereas we've seen the full impact of Archie's death already, and of course it was responsible for the terrific live ep. Spectacular Scene (Last year: Victoria falling through the ice, Emmerdale): --Coronation Street: Joe Drowns --Doctors: Master of the Universe - Siege --Emmerdale: Home Farm Shop Crash --Hollyoaks: The Parachute Jump Not seen a single one of these. The farm shop crash was before I started watching... I am very surprised the fire in the church wasn't nominated instead frankly. Best Single Episode (Last year: 'A kind of Hush', Doctors): --Coronation Street: Peter Falls Off The Wagon --Doctors: 'Master of the Universe' --EastEnders: EastEnders Live --Emmerdale: Aaron Confesses His Sexuality Again it's practically Lacey vs Danny but the live episode was easily the most excited I'd ever been for anything on TV and somehow it surpassed my expectations so it gets my vote. I think the viewer-voted categories (Best Actor and Actress, Sexiest Male and Female, Best Villain) have already been discussed elsewhere. Last year Hollyoaks was nominated for all nine of the panel categories and won none so it's no safe bet that Emmerdale will come out on top but it certainly deserves more than Corrie which even I can tell has had an astoundingly dull year. As ever I'm backing EastEnders for best soap.
May 4, 201015 yr It's very much feels like EE- Archie story V Emmerdale - Aaron story this year. As it's Lacey's last I would like to see a few going their way, but I don't mind seeing Danny or his story win a couple. I'm shocked EE didn't get spectacular scene nom for the live ep fall tbh. I'd give it to Hollyoaks. Don't watch it but did see that and it made me feel physically sick.
May 4, 201015 yr Yeah Hollyoaks fully deserves shocking scene for 'Parachute Jump'. Turned my stomach watching it. I only really watch Hollyoaks but the people nominated from it are pretty poor - Cheryl is hardly the best actress on it. :|
May 4, 201015 yr Im hopoing its a good night for EastEnders, i think they will definitly win best soap,best actress, best newcomer and best on screen partnership and also the live episode i think will win aswell and i will be highly disapointed if Charlie Clements doesnt get best exit. Best dranatic performance and best storyline i think will be a closely fought battle between emmerdale and eastenders and im hoping maisie smith can take the best young actor award again. I can see coronation street getting best comedy performance although again im hoping Nina Wadia can repeat last years win for eastenders. Hollyoaks from what i have read deserves spectacular scene of the year. Im backing eastenders all the way and what eastenders dont win id like emmerdale to get.
May 5, 201015 yr gimmie the aaron storyline anyday over the 'whodunnit'... whodunnits are really very boring now. the first i saw was 30 years ago in dallas (who shot jr) and ever since they have followed a similar pattern (and yes i include emmerdales whodunnit) so its a rather tired formula .... aarons torment with his homosexuality though is the first time ive seen this angle on the subject in a soap, and it was executed BRILLIANTLY.
May 6, 201015 yr EastEnders LIVE episode should win 'Best single episode' It was a dramatic 30mins and included a Big stunt and it really shown how well the cast and crew could work together. Not to mention 16.6million tuned in and had people talking about it. Don't forget you can still vote for 'Best Soap' at www.britishsoapawards.tv or by phone 090 16 16 2010 Voting closes tommorow
May 6, 201015 yr eastenders better win best soap the rest are ridiculous i.e corrie a pathetic excuse for a tv show
May 6, 201015 yr Ya eastenders have to win and if they dont i will be gutted but if the worst happens and eastenders dont win i hope emmerdale get it ahead of coronation street.
May 8, 201015 yr WINNERS [spoilers] Best Actress: Lacey Turner Sexiest Male: Scott Maslen Sexiest Female: Michelle Keegan Best Exit: Charlie Clements Best Newcomer: Marc Elliott Best Dramatic Performance: Lacey Turner Best Dramatic Performance from a young actor or actress: Abi Metcalf Best Villan: Larry Lamb Best Storyline: Who Killed Archie? Best Single Episode: EastEnders Live Best Comedy Performance: Craig Gazey Best Onscreen Partnership: Jan Pearson and Chris Walker Lifetime Achievment Award: Betty Driver Some shockers.
May 8, 201015 yr Few surprises indeed. Scott :rofl: ACTOR. LOL. Disappointed for Emmerdale. AND OMG. Red carpet pics :rofl: http://tinyurl.com/2w3x37y Not being a bitch but Bronagh Waugh is female right?!
May 9, 201015 yr huge sympathy for danny miller on other forums, even eastenders fans reckon he should have got best actor over scott the plank.
May 9, 201015 yr Few surprises indeed. Scott :rofl: ACTOR. LOL. Disappointed for Emmerdale. Are these publicly voted awards? If so ... it explains why someone who was obviously taught at the 'Amy Turtle Dramatic Arts Company' has won the best actor .... the silly housewives who voted him sexiest male will have garnered him the best actor gong! Come on though ... how can you take any awards seriously when it has a 'sexiest' anything category? Norma
May 9, 201015 yr Author The sexiest categories are just a bit of fun. The BSAs are the most important awards in the world of soap.
May 9, 201015 yr Are these publicly voted awards? If so ... it explains why someone who was obviously taught at the 'Amy Turtle Dramatic Arts Company' has won the best actor .... the silly housewives who voted him sexiest male will have garnered him the best actor gong! Norma :lol: Even as an EE fan, I can't defend it. As has been said elsewhere, Maslen is far from being even the best actor in EE, let alone in all the soaps! I'd have personally plumped for either Danny Miller or Nitin Ganatra!
May 9, 201015 yr It's all so obvious why he has won though. It's the same reason that Rob Kazinsky and Chris Fountain won the previous couple of years. The teenage girls gets wet over them.
May 9, 201015 yr EastEnders deserved most of the awards they got but i wouldnt have scott maslon as best actor, then again i felt eastenders put the wrong candidates forward for best actor this year, but aaron in emmerdale would have been a better winner in that category. Again eastenders has had a very strong 12 months in all aspects really so they deserve to have done so well, i know many people emmerdale would do well this year but emmerdale has only got good the last few months and the aaron storyline is still ongoing so again many votes would have been cast before that storyline really started going. Still as an eastenders fan im delighted they cleaned up on the night and now it will be interetsing to see what kym marsh has to say.
May 19, 201015 yr Well done to Larry and Lacey on their awards so far; well deserved! :D A massive shiver went down me when Richard Hillman's face appeared in the Corrie montage. :(
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