The ''Inside Soap'' Awards is a yearly British award ceremony run by ''

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'' magazine since 1996. The awards celebrate both British and Australian

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s and their actors. The current soap operas nominated for awards are ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Waterloo Road''. Now defunct soaps that were formerly nominated for awards included ''

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'', '' Springhill'', '' Sunset Beach'' ''

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'', '' Bad Girls'', ''

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'', '' Crossroads'', ''

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'', '' Night and Day'', '' Where the Heart Is'', ''

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'' and ''

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.''

Winners

2000s

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2009

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2010s

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

The winners were announced on 22 October 2018.

2019

The longlist was announced on 1 July 2019. The winners were announced on 7 October 2019.

2020s

2020

The longlist was announced on 14 September 2020. The winners were announced on 23 November 2020.

2021

The longlist was announced on 28 September 2021. The winners were announced on 23 November 2021.

2022

The longlist was announced on 19 July 2022. The shortlist was revealed on 11 October 2022. The winners were announced on 17 October 2022.

2023

The longlist was announced on 4 July 2023. Winners announced in September 2023.

2024

The longlist was announced on 16 July 2024. Winners will be announced in London in September 2024. A new award for Best Pet was introduced this year.

Awards totals

Key: : – Best Soap award winner

References

{{Reflist British television awards Soap opera awards