# British Soap Award for Best British Soap

The British Soap Award for Best British Soap is an award presented annually by the British Soap Awards. The award is voted for by the public. EastEnders is the most awarded soap in the category, with twelve wins. Defunct soaps that did not win are Brookside, Crossroads, Doctors, Family Affairs and Night and Day. The award is currently held by EastEnders.

## Winners and nominees

| Year | Soap opera | Channel |
| 1999 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 1999 | Brookside | Channel 4 |
| 1999 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 1999 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 1999 | Family Affairs | Channel 5 |
| 1999 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2000 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2000 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2000 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 2001 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2001 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2001 | Family Affairs | Channel 5 |
| 2001 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2002 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2002 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2002 | Crossroads | ITV |
| 2002 | Family Affairs | Channel 5 |
| 2002 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2002 | Night and Day | ITV |
| 2003 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2003 | Brookside | Channel 4 |
| 2003 | Crossroads | ITV |
| 2003 | Doctors | BBC One |
| 2003 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2003 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 2003 | Family Affairs | Channel 5 |
| 2003 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2004 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2004 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2004 | Doctors | BBC One |
| 2004 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 2004 | Family Affairs | Channel 5 |
| 2004 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2005 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2005 | Doctors | BBC One |
| 2005 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2005 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 2005 | Family Affairs | Channel 5 |
| 2005 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2006 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2006 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2006 | Doctors | BBC One |
| 2006 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 2006 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2007 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2007 | Doctors | BBC One |
| 2007 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2007 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 2007 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2008 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2008 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2008 | Doctors | BBC One |
| 2008 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 2008 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2009 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2009 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2009 | Doctors | BBC One |
| 2009 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 2009 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2010 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2010 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2010 | Doctors | BBC One |
| 2010 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 2010 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2011 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2011 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2011 | Doctors | BBC One |
| 2011 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 2011 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2012 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2012 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2012 | Doctors | BBC One |
| 2012 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 2012 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2013 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2013 | Doctors | BBC One |
| 2013 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2013 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 2013 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2014 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2014 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2014 | Doctors | BBC One |
| 2014 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2014 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 2015 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2015 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2015 | Doctors | BBC One |
| 2015 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 2015 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2016 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 2016 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2016 | Doctors | BBC One |
| 2016 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2016 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2017 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 2017 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2017 | Doctors | BBC One |
| 2017 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2017 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2018 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2018 | Doctors | BBC One |
| 2018 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2018 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 2018 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2019 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2019 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2019 | Doctors | BBC One |
| 2019 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2019 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 2022 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 2022 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2022 | Doctors | BBC One |
| 2022 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2022 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |
| 2023 | EastEnders | BBC One |
| 2023 | Coronation Street | ITV |
| 2023 | Doctors | BBC One |
| 2023 | Emmerdale | ITV |
| 2023 | Hollyoaks | Channel 4 |

## Wins and nominations by soap

| Soap opera | Wins | Nominations |
| EastEnders | 12 | 11 |
| Coronation Street | 6 | 17 |
| Emmerdale | 3 | 18 |
| Hollyoaks | 2 | 20 |
| Doctors | 0 | 19 |
| Family Affairs | 0 | 6 |
| Brookside | 0 | 2 |
| Crossroads | 0 | 2 |
| Night and Day | 0 | 1 |