You can now vote for best soap star
NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR AWARDS
FANS can now vote for their favourites at this year’s British Soap Awards after bosses officially announced the longlist of nominations for best actress and actor.
Voting has now opened for these categories as well as the allimportant Best Soap Prize, with Coronation Street battling it out with EastEnders, Emmerdale, Doctors and Hollyoaks.
Competing in the best actor category are Corrie’s Jack P Shepherd, who plays David Platt, Shayne Ward, who plays Aidan Connor, and Connor McIntyre, whose fearsome character Pat Phelan was recently revealed as being the soap’s resident serial killer.
Jack has had viewers in floods of tears with his portrayal of David, who is struggling to come to terms with being raped by his friend Josh Tucker, while Shayne’s kindhearted character Aidan recently donated a kidney to his ailing sister, Carla.
In the best actress category are Bhavna Limbachia, who has won high praise for her role as Rana Nazir, who left her husband Zeedan distraught after falling in love with best friend Kate Connor.
Also on the list are Catherine Tyldesley, who is leaving the ITV1 show this summer after playing Eva Price for seven years, and Lucy Fallon, who scooped the Best Serial Drama Performance gong at the National Television Awards in January for her role as Bethany Platt. A delighted Lucy, who joined the soap in 2015, tweeted: “Can’t believe I have been shortlisted for an NTA :’( thank you so much.”
And Cath, from Walkden, Salford, said: “Beyond chuffed with my nomination!!!”
The other categories – Villain of the Year, Best Single Episode, Best Male Dramatic Performance, Best Female Dramatic Performance, Best Comedy Performance, Best Young Actor, Scene of the Year, Best On-Screen Partnership, Best Newcomer, Best Storyline – will be decided by a panel. The winners of Outstanding Achievement and the Tony Warren Award will be announced on the night.
The venue for the British Soap Awards 2018 has not yet been announced. Last year the ceremony, which alternates between Manchester/Salford and London, was held at The Lowry.
This year’s televised ceremony is expected to be held in early June.
You can vote by visiting britishsoapawards.tv or whatson tv. co.uk/bsavote.
You can also vote by post using forms found in What’s On TV and Soap life magazines posted to The British Soap Awards 2018, c/o The Election Centre, 33 Clarendon Road, London N8 0NW.
The first round voting closes at 5pm on Tuesday, April 24, and each category will be whittled down to just five nominees.
The second round of voting will also feature the new category Greatest Moment.
Voting will re-open for a second round at 10am on Tuesday, May 1, and closes 9pm on Thursday, May 25.
For the full longlist visit manchestereveningnews.co.uk