2015 British Soap Awards

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{{Use British English|date=August 2023}}

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{{Infobox award

| main = The British Soap Awards

| presenter = Various

| date = {{Start date|2015|05|16|df=y}}

| location = Palace Theatre, Manchester

| country = United Kingdom

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

| runtime = 120 minutes

| previous = 2014

| next = 2016

| host = Phillip Schofield

| most_awards = EastEnders (8)

}}

The 2015 British Soap Awards honoured the best in British soap operas throughout 2014 and 2015. The ceremony was held on 16 May 2015 at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, and was later broadcast on ITV1 and STV. The publicly voted categories were announced on 30 March 2015, with the vote opening that same day.{{cite news |title=British Soap Awards 2015: Viewer vote long list is OPEN! |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/eastenders/entries/88e51e86-3a50-47ab-b14d-a2045e5bf046 |access-date=2 August 2023 |work=BBC News |date=30 March 2015 |archive-date=4 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504115114/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/eastenders/entries/88e51e86-3a50-47ab-b14d-a2045e5bf046 |url-status=live }} This included a longlist for the Best Actress and Actor awards.{{cite news |last1=Kilkelly |first1=Daniel |title=British Soap Awards 2015 voting opens, longlist nominees revealed |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a638718/british-soap-awards-2015-voting-opens-longlist-nominees-revealed/ |access-date=2 August 2023 |work=Digital Spy |date=30 March 2015 |archive-date=10 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210215932/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a638718/british-soap-awards-2015-voting-opens-longlist-nominees-revealed/ |url-status=live }} The shortlist, including panel nominations, was released on 27 April 2015.{{cite news |title=EastEnders leads the way in British Soap Award nominees... see full list here |url=https://entertainment.ie/tv/tv-news/eastenders-leads-the-way-in-british-soap-award-nominees-see-full-list-here-215214/ |access-date=2 August 2023 |work=Entertainment.ie |archive-date=5 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805225647/https://entertainment.ie/tv/tv-news/eastenders-leads-the-way-in-british-soap-award-nominees-see-full-list-here-215214/ |url-status=live }} The accolades for Sexiest Female and Male, which were formerly voted for by the public, were axed for this ceremony. This was due to reports of cast members being embarrassed by the accolade.{{cite news |last1=Welsh |first1=Daniel |title=British Soap Awards Ditch 'Sexiest Male And Female' Categories, Introduce Prize For Storylines Involving 'Real-Life Issues' |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/03/29/british-soap-awards-sexiest-michelle-keegan_n_6963414.html |access-date=2 August 2023 |work=Huffington Post |date=29 March 2015 |archive-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117225026/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/03/29/british-soap-awards-sexiest-michelle-keegan_n_6963414.html |url-status=live }}

BBC soap EastEnders won all three of the viewer-voted categories, including Best British Soap, as well as taking home the most awards of the night, with eight wins.{{cite news |last1=Lawson |first1=Mark |title=The British Soap Awards 2015: EastEnders are the night's big winners |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2015/may/22/the-british-soap-awards-2015-eastenders-are-the-nights-big-winners |access-date=2 August 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=22 May 2015 |archive-date=29 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229074640/http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2015/may/22/the-british-soap-awards-2015-eastenders-are-the-nights-big-winners |url-status=live }} ITV soap Coronation Street won two awards, including the British Soap Award for Outstanding Achievement, with Anne Kirkbride posthumously winning for her role as Deirdre Barlow.{{cite news |title=British Soap Awards pay tribute to Kirkbride |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32771731 |access-date=2 August 2023 |work=BBC News |date=17 May 2015 |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407115720/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32771731 |url-status=live }} Fellow ITV soap Emmerdale also won two awards, while BBC soap Doctors picked up one award; the Best Newcomer accolade for Jessica Regan's portrayal of Niamh Donoghue.{{cite news |last1=Wareing |first1=Charlotte |title=Who won British Soap Awards 2015? Find out all the winners as EastEnders steam ahead of Coronation Street |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/who-won-british-soap-awards-5738658 |access-date=2 August 2023 |work=Daily Mirror |date=21 May 2015 |archive-date=20 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720164928/http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/who-won-british-soap-awards-5738658 |url-status=live }} Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks also got one award.{{cite news |last1=Kilkelly |first1=Daniel |last2=Dainty |first2=Sophie |title=Who won at British Soap Awards 2015? See the winners list in full |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a647772/who-won-at-british-soap-awards-2015-see-the-winners-list-in-full/ |access-date=2 August 2023 |work=Digital Spy |date=16 May 2015 |archive-date=19 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219045424/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a647772/who-won-at-british-soap-awards-2015-see-the-winners-list-in-full/ |url-status=live }}