The final shortlist for the Inside Soap Awards 2025 has been confirmed, ahead of next week’s ceremony. The star-studded event will take place on 29 September, and will give recognition to outstanding performances and incredible storylines from across the beloved genre.

Over 80,000 Inside Soap readers have had their say since the vote opened in July. Fans have been voting for their favourites in categories such as Best Villain, Best Family, Best Showstopper and Best Partnership.

Meanwhile, voting will remain open for the prestigious Best Soap award until 29 September, when either Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, or Hollyoaks will take home the crown.

This year’s ceremony will also see the introduction of the Soap Superstar of 2025 award, as well as two Outstanding Achievement Awards which will be presented to one individual and one entire creative team.

Sarah Ellis, editor of Inside Soap magazine, said: “2025 has been a year full of shocks and surprises in the world of soap; from John Sugden’s reign of terror in Emmerdale and Martin’s tragic goodbye in EastEnders, to villainous Clare Devine’s return from the dead in Hollyoaks, and the runaway success of ‘Swarla’ in Coronation Street. But which of our top nominees will be taking home the trophies on the big night?”

Below are the 2025 nominations for the Inside Soap Awards:

BEST ACTRESS

• Vicky Myers (Lisa Swain, Coronation Street)
• Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater, EastEnders)
• Beth Cordingly (Ruby Miligan, Emmerdale)
• Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne, Hollyoaks)

BEST ACTOR

• Jack P Shepherd (David Platt, Coronation Street)
• Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell, EastEnders)
• Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
• Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay, Hollyoaks)

BEST COMIC PERFORMANCE

• Jack P Shepherd (David Platt, Coronation Street)
• Patsy Palmer (Bianca Jackson, EastEnders)
• Michael Parr (Ross Barton, Emmerdale)
• Nicole Barber-Lane (Myra McQueen, Hollyoaks)

BEST VILLAIN

• Joe Layton (Mick Michaelis, Coronation Street)
• Navin Chowdhry (Nish Panesar, EastEnders)
• Oliver Farnworth (John Sugden, Emmerdale)
• Gemma Bissix (Clare Devine, Hollyoaks)

BEST YOUNG PERFORMER

• Ryan Mulvey (Brody Michaelis, Coronation Street)
• Lillia Turner (Lily Slater, EastEnders)
• Amelia Flanagan (April Dingle, Emmerdale)
• Ava Webster (Ro Hutchinson, Hollyoaks)

BEST NEWCOMER

• Ryan Mulvey (Brody Michaelis, Coronation Street)
• Laura Doddington (Nicola Mitchell, EastEnders)
• Bradley Riches (Lewis Barton, Emmerdale)
• Zak Sutcliffe (Bobby Costello, Hollyoaks)

BEST EXIT

• Colson Smith (Craig Tinker, Coronation Street)
• James Bye (Martin Fowler, EastEnders)
• Natalie Ann Jamieson (Amy Barton, Emmerdale)
• Tyler Conti (Abe Fielding, Hollyoaks)

BEST FAMILY

• The Platts (Coronation Street)
• The Slaters (EastEnders)
• The Dingles (Emmerdale)
• The Osbornes (Hollyoaks)

BEST PARTNERSHIP

• Alison King & Vicky Myers (Carla Connor & Lisa Swain, Coronation Street)
• Angela Wynter & Rudolph Walker (Yolande & Patrick Trueman, EastEnders)
• Danny Miller & Ryan Hawley (Aaron Dingle & Robert Sugden, Emmerdale)
• Harvey Virdi & Louis Emerick (Misbah Maalik & Donny Clark, Hollyoaks)

BEST STORYLINE

• Mason’s death & Abi’s PTSD (Coronation Street)
• Phil Mitchell: Hypermasculinity in crisis (EastEnders)
• John’s hero complex (Emmerdale)
• Teenage sexual exploitation (Hollyoaks)

BEST SHOWSTOPPER

• Craig’s death (Coronation Street)
• Nish and Suki’s final showdown (EastEnders)
• The limo crash disaster (Emmerdale)
• Mercedes faces her cancer scars (Hollyoaks)

BEST DAYTIME STAR

• Ethan Browne (Tane Parata, Home and Away)
• Nicholas Cartwright (Cash Newman, Home and Away)
• Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson, Neighbours)
• Xavier Molyneux (Byron Stone, Neighbours)

BEST DRAMA STAR

• Barney Walsh (Cam Mickelthwaite, Casualty)
• Michael Stevenson (Iain Dean, Casualty)
• Jason Manford (Steve Savage, Waterloo Road)
• Zak Sutcliffe (Schuey Weever, Waterloo Road)

BEST SOAP

• Coronation Street
• EastEnders
• Emmerdale
• Hollyoaks
  

The Inside Soap Awards 2025 will be held on Monday 29 September, with the winners to be announced from 6pm.