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

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category again. The award is voted for by a panel. ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

'' is the most awarded soap in the category, with ten wins, while ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...

'' actress Lacey Turner has won the most, with three wins. The award is currently held by ''Coronation Street'' actress

Charlotte Jordan Charlotte Jordan Evans (born 1 June 1995) is an English actress, known for her roles as Gaby Grant in the Netflix series ''Free Rein'' and Daisy Midgeley in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. The latter earned her a British Soap Award ...