2013 British Soap Awards
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{{Use British English|date=August 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox award
| main = The British Soap Awards
| presenter = Various
| date = {{Start date|2013|05|18|df=y}}
| location = Dock10, Greater Manchester
| country = United Kingdom
| runtime = 120 minutes
| previous = 2012
| next = 2014
| host = Phillip Schofield
| most_awards = Coronation Street (8)
}}
The 2013 British Soap Awards honoured the best in British soap operas throughout 2012 and 2013. The ceremony was held on 18 May 2013 at Dock10, Greater Manchester, and was later broadcast on ITV1 and STV. The publicly voted categories were announced on 11 March 2013, with the vote opening that same day. This included a longlist for the Best Actress and Actor awards.{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=David |title=British Soap Awards 2013 nominations announced |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/british-soap-awards-2013-nominations-announced/ |access-date=14 September 2023 |work=Radio Times |date=11 March 2013 |archive-date=14 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914121804/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/british-soap-awards-2013-nominations-announced/ |url-status=live }} The shortlist, including panel nominations, was released on 23 April 2013.{{cite news |last1=Howell |first1=Tom |title=British Soap Awards 2013 nominees |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/gallery/british-soap-awards-2013-nominees-1848779 |access-date=14 September 2023 |work=Daily Mirror |date=23 April 2013 |archive-date=14 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914121803/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/gallery/british-soap-awards-2013-nominees-1848779 |url-status=live }}
ITV soap Coronation Street won four of the six publicly voted awards, including Best British Soap. They also took home the most awards that night, with eight wins.{{cite news |title='Coronation Street' cleans up at the British Soap Awards |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2013052012667/british-soap-awards-2013-coronation-street/ |access-date=14 September 2023 |work=Hello! |archive-date=18 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518012553/https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2013052012667/british-soap-awards-2013-coronation-street/ |url-status=live }} Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks won the remaining two public awards, as well as winning Best Newcomer and Best On-Screen Partnership.{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=David |title=British Soap Awards 2013: the winners in full |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/british-soap-awards-2013-the-winners-in-full/ |access-date=14 September 2023 |work=Radio Times |date=18 May 2013 |archive-date=14 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914121759/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/british-soap-awards-2013-the-winners-in-full/ |url-status=live }} BBC soap EastEnders cast member Adam Woodyatt was awarded with the Lifetime Achievement accolade for his role as Ian Beale.{{cite news |last1=Kilkelly |first1=Daniel |title=British Soap Awards 2013 - winners in full |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a482584/british-soap-awards-2013-winners-in-full/ |access-date=14 September 2023 |work=Digital Spy |date=18 May 2013 |archive-date=3 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103012112/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a482584/british-soap-awards-2013-winners-in-full/ |url-status=live }}
Winners and nominees
=Publicly voted=
=Panel voted=
| class="wikitable"
! Award ! Nominees |
| scope="row" | Best Comedy Performance
| Patti Clare (Mary Taylor in Coronation Street) |
|
|---|
| scope="row" | Best Dramatic Performance
| Natalie Gumede (Kirsty Soames in Coronation Street) |
|
| scope="row" | Best Exit
| Nigel Havers (Lewis Archer in Coronation Street) |
|
| scope="row" | Best Newcomer
| Joseph Thompson (Doctor Browning in Hollyoaks) |
|
| scope="row" | Best On-Screen Partnership
| Emmett J. Scanlan and Kieron Richardson |
|
| scope="row" | Best Single Episode
| "Emmerdale Live" (Emmerdale) |
|
| scope="row" | Best Storyline
| Kirsty's abuse of Tyrone (Coronation Street) |
|
| scope="row" | Best Young Performance
| Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle in Emmerdale) |
|
| scope="row" | Lifetime Achievement
| Adam Woodyatt (Ian Beale in EastEnders) | {{N/A}} |
| scope="row" | Spectacular Scene of the Year
| The bus crash (Hollyoaks) |
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Wins by soap
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| scope="col" | Soap opera
! scope="col" | Wins |
|---|
| Coronation Street
| 8 |
| Hollyoaks
| 5 |
| Emmerdale
| 2 |
| EastEnders
| 1 |
Notes
{{Notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.britishsoapawards.tv/}}
{{The British Soap Awards}}