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The Digital Spy Soap Awards was an event that honoured the successes in British
soap operas in 2007-8. It was hosted by the entertainment website Digital Spy
.
Voting opened for the inaugural and only awards in late 2007. The nominations shortlists are chosen by Digital Spy's soaps editor Kris Green. The soap operas nominated for awards are Coronation Street
, EastEnders
, Emmerdale
, Hollyoaks
, Neighbours
and Home and Away
. Television shows nominated for the 'Best Serial Drama' award are The Bill
, Waterloo Road
, Casualty
, Doctors, Holby City
and Desperate Housewives
.
! Soap opera !! Awards in 2008 !! Total awards
|-
| EastEnders || 7 || 7
|-
| Hollyoaks || 5 || 5
|-
| Coronation Street || 1 || 1
|-
| Doctors || 0 || 0
|-
| Emmerdale || 0 || 0
|-
| Neighbours || 0 || 0
|-
| Home And Away || 0 || 0
|-
| The Bill || 1 || 1 ||
|-
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
soap operas in 2007-8. It was hosted by the entertainment website Digital Spy
Digital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
.
Voting opened for the inaugural and only awards in late 2007. The nominations shortlists are chosen by Digital Spy's soaps editor Kris Green. The soap operas nominated for awards are Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
, EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
, Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
, Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
, Neighbours
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
and Home and Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
. Television shows nominated for the 'Best Serial Drama' award are The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
, Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road (TV series)
Waterloo Road is an award-winning British television drama series, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 March 2006. Set in a troubled comprehensive school in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, the series focuses on the lives of the school's teacher and students, and confronts social...
, Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
, Doctors, Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
and Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
.
2008 winners
| Award | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 'Best Soap' | EastEnders |
| 'Most Popular Actor' | James Sutton James Sutton (actor) James Sutton is an English television actor, best known for playing the parts of John Paul McQueen in the British Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks and Ryan Lamb in the ITV soap Emmerdale.-Personal life:... (John Paul McQueen John Paul McQueen John Paul McQueen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by James Sutton. The character debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 6 September 2006; his storylines have significantly revolved around his sexuality, evolving from the initial denial of his... in Hollyoaks) |
| 'Most Popular Actress' | Jo Joyner Jo Joyner Joanne Mary Joyner is an English actress who is best known for her role as Tanya Branning in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, in which she has appeared since June 2006.-Career:... (Tanya Branning Tanya Branning Tanya Lauren Jessop is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Jo Joyner. She made her first appearance on 27 June 2006. She left the show temporarily on 25 December 2009 for maternity leave and returned for one episode on 23 June 2010. She made her full-time return on... in EastEnders) |
| 'Sexiest Male' | Scott Maslen Scott Maslen Scott Alexander Maslen is an English actor and model, best known for his portrayal as DS Phil Hunter in ITV's The Bill and now Jack Branning on the BBC's flagship soap EastEnders.-Early and personal life:... (Jack Branning Jack Branning Jack Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Scott Maslen. He made his first appearance on 29 October 2007. He is the youngest child of Jim and Reenie Branning and the brother of April Branning, Carol Jackson, Derek Branning, Suzy Branning and Max Branning... in EastEnders) |
| 'Sexiest Female' | Roxanne McKee Roxanne McKee -Biography:After completing a BA degree in 2001 in Social Policy & Political Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London, McKee rose to fame by winning Hollyoaks On The Pull, a Channel 4 initiative to discover new talent for the popular British soap Hollyoaks... (Louise Summers in Hollyoaks) |
| 'Best Newcomer' | Rita Simons (Roxy Mitchell Roxy Mitchell Roxanne Lizette "Roxy" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, portrayed by Rita Simons. Roxy arrived in Walford with her sister Ronnie on 24 July 2007 and decided to move permanently to Walford from Ibiza where they ran a bar together. Roxy is the younger of the two... in EastEnders) |
| 'Best Exit' | Gemma Bissix Gemma Bissix Gemma Bissix is an English actress. She has been acting since the age of 9. Her most prominent roles have been in soap operas, as Clare Bates in EastEnders and Clare Devine in Hollyoaks ; she was awarded with two British Soap Awards for the latter role... (Clare Devine Clare Devine Clare Devine is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Gemma Bissix and Samantha Rowley. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 26 December 2005 and was introduced by series producer David Hanson as a new love interest for Max Cunningham... in Hollyoaks) |
| 'Best On-Screen Partnership' | Samantha Janus Samantha Janus Samantha Zoe Womack is an English actress, singer and director, both on television and stage. In recent years she has been best known for playing the role of Ronnie Branning in EastEnders, but made her name in the early 1990s as Mandy Wilkins in Game On, and also represented the United Kingdom in... and Rita Simons (Ronnie Ronnie Mitchell Veronica Elizabeth "Ronnie" Branning is a fictional character from the British BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Samantha Womack. Ronnie and her sister Roxy were introduced by executive producer Diederick Santer in July 2007; Ronnie is the "ice" to Roxy's "fire"... and Roxy Mitchell in EastEnders) |
| 'Best Child Actor (Under 16)' | Ellis Hollins Ellis Hollins Ellis Hollins is a British Soap Award winning child actor. He is most famous for playing the role Tom Cunningham in the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, which he has played since 1999... (Tom Cunningham Tom Cunningham Thomas "Tom" Cunningham is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Ellis Hollins. Hollins has portrayed the character since his birth in 1999.-Storylines:... in Hollyoaks) |
| 'Villain of the Year' | Jack P. Shepherd Jack P. Shepherd Jack Peter Shepherd is an English actor. He plays David Platt in the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street. He joined the show in April 2000, taking over the role from Thomas Ormson.Shepherd was born in Pudsey, Leeds, West Yorkshire.... (David Platt David Platt (Coronation Street) David Daniel Platt is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. The character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 26 December 1990 and is portrayed by actor Jack P... in Coronation Street) |
| 'Storyline of the Year' | John Paul and Craig Craig Dean Craig Dean is a fictional character from the long-running British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Guy Burnet. Burnet has won many of Britain's most prestigious acting awards for this role... 's (Guy Burnet Guy Burnet Guy Burnet , a British film and television actor. He is best known for his work on the show Hollyoaks, but in recent years has also completed a number of roles in feature films.-Personal:... ) affair (Hollyoaks) |
| 'Best Single Episode' | Phil Mitchell Phil Mitchell Philip James "Phil" Mitchell is a long-running fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Steve McFadden.Phil first arrived in Albert Square on 20 February 1990, and was soon joined by his brother, Grant, sister Sam and mother Peggy... (Steve McFadden Steve McFadden Steve McFadden is an English actor, known for his role as Phil Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, which he has played since1990.-Early life:... ) and Stella Crawford Stella Crawford Stella Crawford is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Sophie Thompson. She left the show on 20 July 2007.-Storylines:... 's (Sophie Thompson Sophie Thompson Sophie Thompson is an award-winning English actress, best known for playing Stella Crawford in EastEnders.-Early life:... ) wedding (EastEnders) |
| 'Best Pet' | Wellard Wellard Wellard is a fictional Belgian Tervuren dog from the BBC soap opera EastEnders. He first appeared in the series on 18 October 1994, and became EastEnders longest-serving pet, before being killed off on 15 August 2008. Although the character is male, he has been played primarily by three female... (Kyte in EastEnders) |
| 'Best Serial Drama' | The Bill The Bill The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work... |
Awards totals
{| class="wikitable"! Soap opera !! Awards in 2008 !! Total awards
|-
| EastEnders || 7 || 7
|-
| Hollyoaks || 5 || 5
|-
| Coronation Street || 1 || 1
|-
| Doctors || 0 || 0
|-
| Emmerdale || 0 || 0
|-
| Neighbours || 0 || 0
|-
| Home And Away || 0 || 0
|-
| The Bill || 1 || 1 ||
|-