British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance
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The British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance is an award presented annually by The British Soap Awards. From 2016 to 2019, the award was split into gendered categories; female and male. This was dropped in 2022 in favour of having a gender neutral category again. The award is voted for by a panel. Coronation Street is the most awarded soap in the category, with ten wins, while EastEnders actress Lacey Turner has won the most, with three wins. The award is currently held by EastEnders actor Steve McFadden.
Awards and nominees
Best Dramatic Performance
Best Female Dramatic Performance
| Year | Actress | Role | Soap opera |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lacey Turner | Stacey Fowler | EastEnders |
| Tina O'Brien | Sarah Platt | Coronation Street | |
| Sarah Moyle | Valerie Pitman | Doctors | |
| Charlotte Bellamy | Laurel Thomas | Emmerdale | |
| Zöe Lucker | Reenie McQueen | Hollyoaks | |
| 2017 | Kym Marsh | Michelle Connor | Coronation Street |
| Dido Miles | Emma Reid | Doctors | |
| Diane Parish | Denise Fox | EastEnders | |
| Charlotte Bellamy | Laurel Thomas | Emmerdale | |
| Nadine Mulkerrin | Cleo McQueen | Hollyoaks | |
| 2018 | Lucy Fallon | Bethany Platt | Coronation Street |
| Laura Rollins | Ayesha Lee | Doctors | |
| Lacey Turner | Stacey Fowler | EastEnders | |
| Natalie J. Robb | Moira Dingle | Emmerdale | |
| Nadine Mulkerrin | Cleo McQueen | Hollyoaks | |
| 2019 | Gillian Wright | Jean Slater | EastEnders |
| Katie McGlynn | Sinead Tinker | Coronation Street | |
| Elisabeth Dermot Walsh | Zara Carmichael | Doctors | |
| Lucy Pargeter | Chas Dingle | Emmerdale | |
| Nadine Mulkerrin | Cleo McQueen | Hollyoaks |
Best Male Dramatic Performance
| Year | Actor | Role | Soap opera |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Danny Miller | Aaron Livesy | Emmerdale |
| Jack P. Shepherd | David Platt | Coronation Street | |
| Adrian Lewis Morgan | Jimmi Clay | Doctors | |
| Steve McFadden | Phil Mitchell | EastEnders | |
| Jeremy Sheffield | Patrick Blake | Hollyoaks | |
| 2017 | John Middleton | Ashley Thomas | Emmerdale |
| Simon Gregson | Steve McDonald | Coronation Street | |
| Ian Midlane | Al Haskey | Doctors | |
| Steve McFadden | Phil Mitchell | EastEnders | |
| Kieron Richardson | Ste Hay | Hollyoaks | |
| 2018 | Ross Adams | Scott Drinkwell | Hollyoaks |
| Connor McIntyre | Pat Phelan | Coronation Street | |
| Chris Walker | Rob Hollins | Doctors | |
| Jake Wood | Max Branning | EastEnders | |
| Jeff Hordley | Cain Dingle | Emmerdale | |
| 2019 | Adam Woodward | Brody Hudson | Hollyoaks |
| Rob Mallard | Daniel Osbourne | Coronation Street | |
| Ian Midlane | Al Haskey | Doctors | |
| Zack Morris | Keegan Baker | EastEnders | |
| Dominic Brunt | Paddy Kirk | Emmerdale |
Achievements
Performers with multiple wins
| Actress | Role | Soap opera | Wins | Nominations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacey Turner | Stacey Slater | EastEnders | 3 | 1 |
| Mark Charnock | Marlon Dingle | Emmerdale | 2 | 0 |
| Jo Joyner | Tanya Branning | EastEnders | 2 | 1 |
Wins and nominations by soap
| Soap opera | Wins | Nominations |
|---|---|---|
| Coronation Street | 10 | 17 |
| EastEnders | 9 | 18 |
| Emmerdale | 5 | 19 |
| Hollyoaks | 2 | 20 |
| Doctors | 1 | 15 |
| Brookside | 1 | 0 |
| Family Affairs | 0 | 2 |