
The British Soap Awards are back after a one-year hiatus, celebrating all-things serial drama in what has been an action-packed 12 months for the beloved TV genre.
The ITV awards do took place in London on Saturday and the stars of the nation’s favourite soaps were out in all their killer red carpet looks.
The ceremony will receive its telly broadcast tonight (Thursday, June 5). But just who walked away with coveted trophies?
That is the question and if you’re eager to find out then you’re in luck as Metro has all the answers for you.
Who won at the British Soap Awards 2025?
EastEnders has won big at The British Soap Awards 2025, picking up a whopping eight trophies on the night – including the highly coveted Best Soap.
The BBC One soap has had a whopper of a year, celebrating four decades on air with an explosive anniversary week that saw the return of Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) and a surprise appearance from Angie Watts (Anita Dobson) as the Queen Vic was blown to smithereens.
The storyline that perhaps resonated with viewers the most was Phil Mitchell’s (Steve McFadden) mental health battle, which won the popular serial a number of those gongs tonight.
In addition to Best Soap, EastEnders also won Best Single Episode, Scene of the Year, Villian of the Year, Best Dramatic Performance, Best Leading Performer, Best On-Screen Partnership and Best Comedy Performance.

The previous British Soap Awards, which aired in 2023, also saw EastEnders pick up Best Soap, with boss Chris Clenshaw’s highly-praised tenure – particularly The Six story and Lola’s brain tumour diagnosis – having gone down a storm with die-hard fans of the show.
In term of other victories tonight, Hollyoaks got its flowers too, picking up a well-deserved three wins – all for its powerful sibling sexual abuse storyline.
British Soap Awards winners 2025
BEST BRITISH SOAP

- EastEnders
- Emmerdale
- Coronation Street
- Hollyoaks
BEST LEADING PERFORMER
- Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater) – EastEnders
- Kellie Bright (Linda Carter) – EastEnders
- Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle) – Emmerdale
- Beth Cordingly (Ruby Miligan) – Emmerdale
BEST VILLAIN
- Navin Chowdhry (Nish Panesar) – EastEnders
- Ned Porteous (Joe Tate) – Emmerdale
- Calum Lill (Joel Deering) – Coronation Street
- Tyler Conti (Abe Fielding) – Hollyoaks
BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE

- Patsy Palmer (Bianca Jackson) – EastEnders
- Nicola Wheeler (Nicola King) – Emmerdale
- Jack P Shepherd (David Platt) – Coronation Street
- Nicole Barber-Lane (Myra McQueen) – Hollyoaks
BEST FAMILY
- The Slaters – EastEnders
- The Dingles – Emmerdale
- The Platts – Coronation Street
- The Osbornes – Hollyoaks
BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE

- Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell) – EastEnders
- Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle) – Emmerdale
- Peter Ash (Paul Foreman) – Coronation Street
- Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne) – Hollyoaks
BEST SINGLE EPISODE
- Phil’s psychosis (1985 Mitchell flashback) – EastEnders
- April’s life on the streets – Emmerdale
- Time Jump – Hollyoaks
BEST ON-SCREEN PARTNERSHIP
- Rudolph Walker and Angela Wynter (Patrick and Yolande) – EastEnders
- Will Ash & Beth Cordingly (Caleb and Ruby Miligan) – Emmerdale
- Alison King & Vicky Myers (Carla and Lisa) – Coronation Street
- Nathaniel Dass & Oscar Curtis (Dillon and Lucas) – Hollyoaks
BEST NEWCOMER
- Laura Doddington (Nicola Mitchell) – EastEnders
- Shebz Miah (Kammy Hadiq) – Emmerdale
- Jacob Roberts (Kit Green) – Coronation Street
- Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne) – Hollyoaks
BEST STORYLINE

- Phil: Hypermasculinity in Crisis – EastEnders
- Belle & Tom: Domestic abuse – Emmerdale
- Paul’s battle with MND – Coronation Street
- Sibling Sexual Abuse – Hollyoaks
BEST YOUNG PERFORMER
- Sonny Kendall (Tommy Moon) – EastEnders
- Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor) – Emmerdale
- Will Flanagan (Joseph Brown) – Coronation Street
- Noah Holdsworth (Oscar Osborne) – Hollyoaks
SCENE OF THE YEAR
- Angie Watts’ shock return – EastEnders
- Amy’s deadly plunge reveals grisly secret – Emmerdale
- Mason’s death – Coronation Street
- Mercedes confronts her own mortality – Hollyoaks
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
- David Neilson (Roy Cropper) – Coronation Street
THE TONY WARREN AWARD
- Mike Plant – Emmerdale
The Osborne clan was awarded with Best Family, while highly lauded Isabelle Smith – who plays Frankie Osborne – received Best Newcomer and the storyline in question itself won Best Storyline.
Emmerdale secured two trophies, with Best Young Performer going to Amelia Flanagan – who plays April Windsor – and The Tony Warren Award was presented to cameraman Mike Plant.

Coronation Street legend David Neilson, meanwhile, was awarded with the Outstanding Achievement Award.
The British Soap Awards, as fans of the traditionally annual ceremony know, celebrates all the highs of the past year for the nation’s four biggest soaps – EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks.
The awards took a one year break in 2024 but returned this year – and what a year it was for our favourite serial dramas!
Jane McDonald, who took over hosting the ceremony in 2023, returned as the host.
The British Soap Awards airs Thursday June 5 at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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