Inside Soap Awards nominations revealed as category returns for first time in 6 years
Inside Soap Awards bosses have brought back the show's Best Exit category for the first time in six years, after several high-profile serial drama departures in the past 12 months.
Inside Soap Awards' Best Exit category has returned for the first time in six years, as this year's nominations were announced.
After several high-profile serial drama departures in the last 12 months, Inside Soap Awards chiefs have resurrected the Best Exit prize for the first time since Emmerdale's Jane Cox, who portrayed Lisa Dingle, won the accolade in 2019.
EastEnders star James Bye is among this year's nominations, after his character Martin Fowler was dramatically killed off during the BBC One soap's 40th anniversary week episodes.
James will go up against his former on-screen lover Natalie Cassidy, who played Sonia Fowler, for the Best Exit prize.
She also departed the show this year, but Sonia is alive and well.
Coronation Street fans have recently seen Colson Smith and Charlotte Jordan exit the ITV soap as Craig Tinker and Daisy Midgeley respectively.
The former Corrie actors are up for Best Exit, alongside Emmerdale pair Natalie Ann Jamieson (Amy Barton) and Roxy Shahidi (Leyla Harding), as well as Hollyoaks duo Nikki Sanderson (Maxine Minniver) and Tyler Conti (Abe Fielding).
Former Corrie star Colson could also land a prize in the Best Showstopper category.
Craig's gruesome death is nominated for the gong, which is awarded to a soap event that had the audience on the edge of their seats.
Anita Dobson shocked EastEnders fans during the soap's 40th anniversary week when she reprised her role as legendary character Angie Watts after 37 years, and the moment is also in contention for Best Showstopper.
What's more, soap titans Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell, EastEnders), Jack P Shepherd (David Platt, Coronation Street), and Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale) will do battle for Best Actor, among others, and EastEnders pair Lacey Turner and Michelle Collins will take on the likes of Emmerdale's Emma Atkins and Hollyoaks' Jennifer Metcalfe in the Best Actress category.
Inside Soap magazine editor Sarah Ellis said: "The Inside Soap Awards remain the only trophies of their kind to be voted for entirely by the real experts - the soap viewing public.
"Over 90,000 soap fans vote each and every year; and in addition to our list of nominees, our Soap Superstar category allows readers to put forward their own suggestions of who they feel deserves to be honoured.
"The past 12 months have been an epic time in soap, and I can't wait to see who the readers of Inside Soap have decided to crown their favourites this year."
The Inside Soap Awards winners will be announced at a ceremony in London this September.
Inside Soap Awards 2025 Nominations:
Best Actress
Cait Fitton (Lauren Bolton, Coronation Street)
Sue Devaney (Debbie Webster, Coronation Street)
Vicky Myers (Lisa Swain, Coronation Street)
Diane Parish (Denise Fox, EastEnders)
Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater, EastEnders)
Michelle Collins (Cindy Beale, EastEnders)
Amy Walsh (Tracy Robinson, Emmerdale)
Beth Cordingly (Ruby Miligan, Emmerdale)
Emma Atkins (Charity Dingle, Emmerdale)
Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne, Hollyoaks)
Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Nadine Mulkerrin (Cleo McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Best Actor
Gareth Pierce (Todd Grimshaw, Coronation Street)
Jack P Shepherd (David Platt, Coronation Street)
Jacob Roberts (Kit Green, Coronation Street)
Paul Bradley (Nigel Bates, EastEnders)
Scott Maslen (Jack Branning, EastEnders)
Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell, EastEnders)
Danny Miller (Aaron Dingle, Emmerdale)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
William Ash (Caleb Miligan, Emmerdale)
Ashley Taylor Dawson (Darren Osborne, Hollyoaks)
Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay, Hollyoaks)
Rory Douglas-Speed (Joel Dexter, Hollyoaks)
Best Comic Performance
Jack P Shepherd (David Platt, Coronation Street)
Jodie Prenger (Glenda Shuttleworth, Coronation Street)
Patsy Palmer (Bianca Jackson, EastEnders)
Tameka Empson (Kim Fox, EastEnders)
Michael Parr (Ross Barton, Emmerdale)
Nicola Wheeler (Nicola King, Emmerdale)
Jessamy Stoddart (Liberty Savage, Hollyoaks)
Nicole Barber-Lane (Myra McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Best Villain
Claire Sweeney (Cassie Plummer, Coronation Street)
Joe Layton (Mick Michaelis, Coronation Street)
Jonny Freeman (Reiss Colwell, EastEnders)
Navin Chowdhry (Nish Panesar, EastEnders)
Ned Porteous (Joe Tate, Emmerdale)
Oliver Farnworth (John Sugden, Emmerdale)
Gemma Bissix (Clare Devine, Hollyoaks)
Jeremy Sheffield (Jeremy Blake, Hollyoaks)
Best Young Performer
Liam McCheyne (Dylan Wilson, Coronation Street)
Ryan Mulvey (Brody Michaelis, Coronation Street)
Lillia Turner (Lily Slater, EastEnders)
Sonny Kendall (Tommy Moon, EastEnders)
Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor, Emmerdale)
Fred Kettle (Dylan Penders, Emmerdale)
Ava Webster (Ro Hutchinson, Hollyoaks)
Dan Hough (Arlo Fielding, Hollyoaks)
Best Newcomer
Jonathan Howard (Carl Webster, Coronation Street)
Ryan Mulvey (Brody Michaelis, Coronation Street)
Alice Haig (Vicki Fowler, EastEnders)
Laura Doddington (Nicola Mitchell, EastEnders)
Bradley Riches (Lewis Barton, Emmerdale)
Shebz Miah (Kammy Hadiq, Emmerdale)
Brandon Fellows (Tommy Odenkirk, Hollyoaks)
Zak Sutcliffe (Bobby Costello, Hollyoaks)
Best Exit
Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley, Coronation Street)
Colson Smith (Craig Tinker, Coronation Street)
James Bye (Martin Fowler, EastEnders)
Natalie Cassidy (Sonia Fowler, EastEnders)
Natalie Ann Jamieson (Amy Barton, Emmerdale)
Roxy Shahidi (Leyla Harding, Emmerdale)
Nikki Sanderson (Maxine Minniver, Hollyoaks)
Tyler Conti (Abe Fielding, Hollyoaks)
Best Family
The Platts (Coronation Street)
The Websters (Coronation Street)
The Fox-Truemans (EastEnders)
The Slaters (EastEnders)
The Dingles (Emmerdale)
The Miligans (Emmerdale)
The Blakes (Hollyoaks)
The Osbornes (Hollyoaks)
Best Partnership
Alison King Vicky Myers (Carla Connor Lisa Swain, Coronation Street)
Sue Devaney Vinta Morgan (Debbie Webster Ronnie Bailey, Coronation Street)
Angela Wynter Rudolph Walker (Yolande Patrick Trueman, EastEnders)
Diane Parish Scott Maslen (Denise Fox Jack Branning, EastEnders)
Beth Cordingly William Ash (Ruby Caleb Miligan, Emmerdale)
Danny Miller Ryan Hawley (Aaron Dingle Robert Sugden, Emmerdale)
Gemma Bissix Tamara Wall (Clare Devine Grace Black, Hollyoaks)
Harvey Virdi Louis Emerick (Misbah Maalik Donny Clark, Hollyoaks)
Best Storyline
Debbie’s dementia (Coronation Street)
Mason’s death Abi’s PTSD (Coronation Street)
Phil Mitchell: Hypermasculinity in crisis (EastEnders)
Who attacked Cindy? (EastEnders)
Joe Tate’s wicked fight for survival (Emmerdale)
John’s Hero Complex (Emmerdale)
Cleo’s abuse at the hands of Abe (Hollyoaks)
Teenage sexual exploitation (Hollyoaks)
Best Showstopper
Craig’s death (Coronation Street)
The Platt house explodes (Coronation Street)
EastEnders at 40: Angie Watts returns (EastEnders)
Nish Suki’s final showdown (EastEnders)
Robert crashes Aaron John’s wedding (Emmerdale)
The Limo crash disaster (Emmerdale)
Clare Devine back from the dead (Hollyoaks)
Mercedes faces her cancer scars (Hollyoaks)
Best Daytime Star
Ethan Browne (Tane Parata, Home and Away)
Georgie Parker (Roo Stewart, Home and Away)
Nicholas Cartwright (Cash Newman, Home and Away)
Stephanie Panozzo (Eden Fowler, Home and Away)
Annie Jones (Jane Harris, Neighbours)
Lucinda Armstrong Hall (Holly Hoyland, Neighbours)
Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson, Neighbours)
Xavier Molyneux (Byron Stone, Neighbours)
Best Drama Star
Anna Chell (Jodie Whyte, Casualty)
Barney Walsh (Cam Mickelthwaite, Casualty )
Michael Stevenson (Iain Dean, Casualty)
Sarah Seggari (Rida Amaan, Casualty)
Hattie Dynevor (Libby Guthrie, Waterloo Road )
Jason Manford (Steve Savage, Waterloo Road)
Summer Bird (Tonya Walters, Waterloo Road)
Zak Sutcliffe (Schuey Weever, Waterloo Road)
Best Soap
Coronation Street
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
