Inside Soap Awards 2026 nominations (EE shortlist added)
Voting opens Friday.
List of Nominees - edited to just include Eastenders folk.
My comments are below.
Best Actress
Emma Barton (Honey Mitchell, EastEnders)
Karen Henthorn (Julie Bates, EastEnders)
Diane Parish (Denise Fox, EastEnders)
Best Actor
Paul Bradley (Nigel Bates, EastEnders)
Colin Salmon (George Knight, EastEnders)
Aaron Thiara (Ravi Gulati, EastEnders)
Best Comic Performance
Pierre Counihan-Moullier (Oscar Branning, EastEnders)
Harriet Thorpe (Elaine Peacock, EastEnders)
Best Villain
Ronni Ancona (Bea Pollard, EastEnders)
Best Young Performer
Sonny Kendall (Tommy Moon, EastEnders)
Max Murray (Joel Marshall, EastEnders
Best Newcomer
Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness (Jasmine Fisher, EastEnders)
Pierre Counihan-Moullier (Oscar Branning, EastEnders)
Best Exit
Nicholas Bailey (Anthony Trueman, EastEnders)
Paul Bradley (Nigel Bates, EastEnders)
Best Family
The Brannings (EastEnders)
The Watts-Fowlers (EastEnders)
Best Partnership
Steve McFadden & Paul Bradley (Phil Mitchell & Nigel Bates, EastEnders)
Heather Peace & Balvinder Sopal (Eve & Suki Panesar-Unwin, EastEnders)
Best Storyline
Denise’s cancer diagnosis (EastEnders)
Nigel’s dementia & final goodbye (EastEnders)
Best Showstopper
Kat & Zoe’s Reunion (EastEnders)
Nigel’s 90’s Special (EastEnders)
Best Soap
Coronation Street
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
Home and Away
The winner of the Soap Superstar prize will also be announced on the night, as well as the first inductee into the Hall of Fame.
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I’m surprised by some of these. I mean as much as I love Honey, having Emma Barton up for best actress when there are Laura Doddington, Balvinder Sopal, and Angela Wynter. Honey’s only real storyline has been her manipulation by Bea.
It’s a shame they didn’t add the Fox-Truemans as best family. They’ve really shone in recent months. It’s also strange that the only villain mentioned is Bea, but I wonder if there is some legal thing where underage actors cannot be nominated for certain categories - Joel would be perfect for this.