2011 British Soap Awards

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{{Infobox award

| main = The British Soap Awards

| presenter = Various

| date = {{Start date|2011|05|14|df=y}}

| location = Granada Studios, Manchester

| country = United Kingdom

| network = {{Hlist|ITV|STV}}

| runtime = 120 minutes

| previous = 2010

| next = 2012

| host = Phillip Schofield

| most_awards = Coronation Street (9)

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The 2011 British Soap Awards honoured the best in British soap operas throughout 2010 and 2011. The ceremony was held on 14 May 2011 at the Granada Studios, Manchester, and was later broadcast on ITV1 and STV. The publicly voted categories were announced on 7 March 2011, with the vote opening that day.{{cite news |title=British Soap Awards 2011 voting opens |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a307476/british-soap-awards-2011-voting-opens/ |access-date=22 February 2025 |work=Digital Spy}} This included a vote for the Best British Soap award, as well as a longlist for the Best Actress and Best Actor awards.{{cite news |title=The British Soap Awards 2011 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/webarchive/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fblogs%2Feastenders%2F2011%2F03%2Fthe-british-soap-awards-2011.shtml |access-date=22 February 2025 |work=BBC News}} The shortlist, including panel nominations, was released on 18 April 2011.{{cite news |title=British Soap Awards 2011 shortlist revealed |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a315122/british-soap-awards-2011-shortlist-revealed/ |access-date=22 February 2025 |work=Digital Spy}}{{cite news |title=The British Soap Awards 2011 shortlist! |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/webarchive/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fblogs%2Feastenders%2F2011%2F04%2Fthe-british-soap-awards-2011-s.shtml |access-date=22 February 2025 |work=BBC News}}

ITV soap Coronation Street won the most awards of the night, taking nine awards, including cast member Bill Tarmey getting the Lifetime Achievement accolade. However, BBC soap EastEnders won the coveted Best British Soap award. Fellow BBC soap Doctors did not win an award, while both ITV soap Emmerdale and Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks claimed two respective accolades each.{{cite news |title=British Soap Awards 2011: The Winners |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a319276/british-soap-awards-2011-the-winners/ |access-date=22 February 2025 |work=Digital Spy}}

Winners and nominees

=Publicly voted=

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! Award

! Winner

! Shortlisted{{efn|name=Shortlist|These nominees were voted through to the shortlist round.}}

! Longlisted{{efn|name=Longlist|These nominees were unsuccessful in being voted through to the shortlist.}}

scope="row" | Best British Soap

| EastEnders

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| {{N/A}}

scope="row" | Best Actress

| Jessie Wallace (Kat Moon in EastEnders)

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scope="row" | Best Actor

| Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy in Emmerdale)

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scope="row" | Sexiest Female

| Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre in Coronation Street)

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scope="row" | Sexiest Male

| Scott Maslen (Jack Branning in EastEnders)

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scope="row" | Villain of the Year

| Emmett J. Scanlan (Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks)

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=Panel voted=

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! Award

! Winner

! Nominees

scope="row" | Best Comedy Performance

| Patti Clare (Mary Taylor in Coronation Street)

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scope="row" | Best Dramatic Performance

| Jane Danson (Leanne Battersby in Coronation Street)

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scope="row" | Best Exit

| Bill Tarmey (Jack Duckworth in Coronation Street)

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scope="row" | Best Newcomer

| Emmett J. Scanlan (Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks)

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scope="row" | Best On-Screen Partnership

| Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace (Alfie and Kat Moon in EastEnders)

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scope="row" | Best Single Episode

| "Coronation Street Live" (Coronation Street)

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  • "23 August" (Doctors)
  • "Billie's death" (EastEnders)
  • "The Betrayed" (Emmerdale)
scope="row" | Best Storyline

| End of the line for the Websters and Dobbs (Coronation Street)

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  • Karen's abortion (Doctors)
  • Ronnie swaps her baby for Kat's (EastEnders)
  • Holly's drug addiction (Emmerdale)
scope="row" | Best Young Performance

| Alex Bain (Simon Barlow in Coronation Street)

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scope="row" | Lifetime Achievement

| Bill Tarmey (Jack Duckworth in Coronation Street)

| {{N/A}}

scope="row" | Special Achievement Award

| Gavin Blyth (Emmerdale); posthumously

| {{N/A}}

scope="row" | Spectacular Scene of the Year

| The tram crash (Coronation Street)

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Wins by soap

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scope="col" | Soap opera

! scope="col" | Wins

Coronation Street

| 9

EastEnders

| 4

Emmerdale

| 2

Hollyoaks

| 2

Notes

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References

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