2011 British Soap Awards
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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. This included a vote for the Best British Soap award, as well as a longlist for the Best Actress and Best Actor awards. The shortlist, including panel nominations, was released on 18 April 2011.
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.
Winners and nominees
Publicly voted
Panel voted
| Award | Winner | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| Best Comedy Performance | Patti Clare (Mary Taylor in Coronation Street) | Tameka Empson (Kim Fox in EastEnders) Charlie Hardwick (Val Pollard in Emmerdale) Alex Carter (Lee Hunter in Hollyoaks) |
| Best Dramatic Performance | Jane Danson (Leanne Battersby in Coronation Street) | Lindsey Coulson (Carol Jackson in EastEnders) Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy in Emmerdale) Claire Cooper (Jacqui McQueen in Hollyoaks) |
| Best Exit | Bill Tarmey (Jack Duckworth in Coronation Street) | Lacey Turner (Stacey Branning in EastEnders) Andy Devine (Shadrach Dingle in Emmerdale) Carley Stenson (Steph Roach in Hollyoaks) |
| Best Newcomer | Emmett J. Scanlan (Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks) | Paula Lane (Kylie Turner in Coronation Street) Ricky Norwood (Fatboy in EastEnders) Pauline Quirke (Hazel Rhodes in Emmerdale) |
| Best On-Screen Partnership | Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace (Alfie and Kat Moon in EastEnders) | Simon Gregson and Katherine Kelly (Steve and Becky McDonald in Coronation Street) Jeff Hordley and Emma Atkins (Cain Dingle and Charity Tate in Emmerdale) Emmett J. Scanlan and Kieron Richardson (Brendan Brady and Ste Hay in Hollyoaks) |
| Best Single Episode | "Coronation Street Live" (Coronation Street) | "23 August" (Doctors) "Billie's death" (EastEnders) "The Betrayed" (Emmerdale) |
| Best Storyline | End of the line for the Websters and Dobbs (Coronation Street) | Karen's abortion (Doctors) Ronnie swaps her baby for Kat's (EastEnders) Holly's drug addiction (Emmerdale) |
| Best Young Performance | Alex Bain (Simon Barlow in Coronation Street) | Maisie Smith (Tiffany Butcher in EastEnders) Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle in Emmerdale) Ellis Hollins (Tom Cunningham in Hollyoaks) |
| Lifetime Achievement | Bill Tarmey (Jack Duckworth in Coronation Street) | —N/a |
| Special Achievement Award | Gavin Blyth (Emmerdale); posthumously | —N/a |
| Spectacular Scene of the Year | The tram crash (Coronation Street) | The Queen Vic fire (EastEnders) The train crash (Emmerdale) The lift shaft (Hollyoaks) |
Wins by soap
| Soap opera | Wins |
|---|---|
| Coronation Street | 9 |
| EastEnders | 4 |
| Emmerdale | 2 |
| Hollyoaks | 2 |