# British Soap Award for Villain of the Year

The British Soap Award for Villain of the Year is an award presented annually by the British Soap Awards. Upon its inception, the award was voted for by a panel, until in 2006, it opened as a publicly voted category. This remained until 2014. However, in 2023, it was once again opened as a public vote. Coronation Street is the most awarded soap in the category, with nine wins. Emmerdale is the only current soap not to have won a Villain of the Year award, while Family Affairs (1997–2005) never won the accolade. The award is currently held by Eastenders actor Aaron Thiara, for his role as Ravi Gulati.

## Winners and nominees

Winners and nominees from 1999–2005 :
| Year | Actor | Role | Soap opera |
| 1999 | Stephen Billington | Greg Kelly | Coronation Street |
| 1999 | Martin Kemp | Steve Owen | EastEnders |
| 1999 | Ross Kemp | Grant Mitchell | EastEnders |
| 1999 | Claire King | Kim Tate | Emmerdale |
| 2000 | Ross Kemp | Grant Mitchell | EastEnders |
| 2001 | Steve McFadden | Phil Mitchell | EastEnders |
| 2001 | Martin Kemp | Steve Owen | EastEnders |
| 2002 | Alex Ferns | Trevor Morgan | EastEnders |
| 2002 | Steve McFadden | Phil Mitchell | EastEnders |
| 2002 | Miles Anderson | George Shackleford | Family Affairs |
| 2002 | David Easter | Pete Callan | Family Affairs |
| 2002 | Tina Hall | Claire Toomey | Family Affairs |
| 2003 | Brian Capron | Richard Hillman | Coronation Street |
| 2003 | Alex Ferns | Trevor Morgan | EastEnders |
| 2003 | Steve McFadden | Phil Mitchell | EastEnders |
| 2004 | Charlie Brooks | Janine Butcher | EastEnders |
| 2004 | Kate Ford | Tracy Barlow | Coronation Street |
| 2004 | Peter Amory | Chris Tate | Emmerdale |
| 2004 | Henry Luxemburg | Toby Mills | Hollyoaks |
| 2005 | Sasha Behar | Maya Sharma | Coronation Street |
| 2005 | Bill Ward | Charlie Stubbs | Coronation Street |
| 2005 | Tracy-Ann Oberman | Chrissie Watts | EastEnders |
| 2005 | Lorraine Chase | Steph Stokes | Emmerdale |
Winners and nominees from 2006–2014 :
| Year | Winner | Shortlisted | Longlisted |
| 2006 | Billy Murray (Johnny Allen in EastEnders) | Warren Brown (Andy Holt in Hollyoaks) Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow in Coronation Street) Bill Ward (Charlie Stubbs in Coronation Street) | Daniel Anthony (Lex Keavey in Doctors) Nick Brimble (Terence Turner in Emmerdale) Chris Fountain (Justin Burton in Hollyoaks) Lesley Harcourt (Charlotte Roberts in Doctors) Matt Healy (Matthew King in Emmerdale) Patsy Kensit (Sadie King in Emmerdale) Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell in EastEnders) Tracy-Ann Oberman (Chrissie Watts in EastEnders) Jo-Anne Stockham ("The Mantis" in Doctors) Louis Tamone (Sam Owen in Hollyoaks) Bradley Walsh (Danny Baldwin in Coronation Street) |
| 2007 | Gemma Bissix (Clare Devine in Hollyoaks) | Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow in Coronation Street) Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox in Hollyoaks) Sophie Thompson (Stella Crawford in EastEnders) | Pavel Douglas (Leo Jackson in Doctors) Kenneth Farrington (Tom King in Emmerdale) Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle in Emmerdale) Anthony Hunt (Ian Carter in Doctors) Robert Kazinsky (Sean Slater in EastEnders) Lee Ross (Owen Turner in EastEnders) Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt in Coronation Street) Linda Thorson (Rosemary King in Emmerdale) |
| 2008 | Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt in Coronation Street) | Barry Sloane (Niall Rafferty in Hollyoaks) Sophie Thompson (Stella Crawford in EastEnders) Jake Wood (Max Branning in EastEnders) | Louise Bangay (Alex Haverley in Doctors) Ken Bones (Tyrrel in Doctors) Helen Flanagan (Rosie Webster in Coronation Street) Joseph Gilgun (Eli Dingle in Emmerdale) Catherine Hamilton (Ocean Kennedy in Doctors) Matt Healy (Matthew King in Emmerdale) Robert Kazinsky (Sean Slater in EastEnders) Alison King (Carla Connor in Coronation Street) Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox in Hollyoaks) Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay in Hollyoaks) Nicola Wheeler (Nicola King in Emmerdale) |
| 2009 | Gray O'Brien (Tony Gordon in Coronation Street) | Chris Coghill (Tony King in EastEnders) Larry Lamb (Archie Mitchell in EastEnders) Barry Sloane (Niall Rafferty in Hollyoaks) | John Altman (Nick Cotton in EastEnders) Gavin Bell (Davey Lowe in Doctors) James Gaddas (Jack Harcourt in Doctors) Graeme Hawley (John Stape in Coronation Street) Matt Healy (Matthew King in Emmerdale) Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox in Hollyoaks) Paul McEwan (Shane Doyle in Emmerdale) Mikey North (Gary Windass in Coronation Street) Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay in Hollyoaks) Badria Timimi (Layla Darwish in Doctors) Nicola Wheeler (Nicola King in Emmerdale) |
| 2010 | Larry Lamb (Archie Mitchell in EastEnders) | Don Gilet (Lucas Johnson in EastEnders) Gray O'Brien (Tony Gordon in Coronation Street) Siân Reeves (Sally Spode in Emmerdale) | Robert Beck (Jimmy Dockerson in Coronation Street) Debbie Chazen (Sissy Juggins in [Doctors) Chris Coghill (Tony King in EastEnders) Joel Goonan (Gaz Bennett in Hollyoaks) Sam Heughan (Scott Nielson in Doctors) Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle in Emmerdale) Lydia Kelly (Lydia Hart in Hollyoaks) Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox in Hollyoaks) Philip McGough (Charlie Bradfield in Doctors) Lyndon Ogbourne (Nathan Wylde in Emmerdale) Greg Wood (Rick Neelan in Coronation Street) |
| 2011 | Emmett J. Scanlan (Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks) | Charlie Brooks (Janine Butcher in EastEnders) Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow in Coronation Street) Don Gilet (Lucas Johnson in EastEnders) | Glynis Barber (Glenda Mitchell in EastEnders) Graeme Hawley (John Stape in Coronation Street) Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle in Emmerdale) Paula Lane (Kylie Platt in Coronation Street) Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox in Hollyoaks) Philip McGough (Charlie Bradfield in Doctors) Michael McKell (Nick Henshall in Emmerdale) Lyndon Ogbourne (Nathan Wylde in Emmerdale) Jeff Rawle (Silas Blissett in Hollyoaks) Emma Stansfield (Lesley Hammond in Doctors) Matilda Ziegler (Susan Oakley in Doctors) |
| 2012 | Andrew Lancel (Frank Foster in Coronation Street) | Ace Bhatti (Yusef Khan in EastEnders) Joshua Pascoe (Ben Mitchell in EastEnders) Jeff Rawle (Silas Blissett in Hollyoaks) | Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow in Coronation Street) Natalie Gumede (Kirsty Soames in Coronation Street) Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle in Emmerdale) James Larkin (Harrison Kellor in Doctors) Tom Lister (Carl King in Emmerdale) Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox in Hollyoaks) Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell in EastEnders) Marian McLoughlin (Marina Bonnaire in Doctors) Jason Merrells (Declan Macey in Emmerdale) Laurence Saunders (Trevor Waterhouse in Doctors) Emmett J. Scanlan (Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks) |
| 2013 | Natalie Gumede (Kirsty Soames in Coronation Street) | Jamie Foreman (Derek Branning in EastEnders) Nigel Havers (Lewis Archer in Coronation Street) Dominic Power (Cameron Murray in Emmerdale) Emmett J. Scanlan (Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks) | Sophie Abelson (Cherry Clay in Doctors) James Atherton (Will Savage in Hollyoaks) Sam Barriscale (Andrei Mitkov in Doctors) Tom Lister (Carl King in Emmerdale) Gary Lucy (Danny Pennant in EastEnders) Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell in EastEnders) John Michie (Karl Munro in Coronation Street) Joseph Thompson (Doctor Browning in Hollyoaks) Charley Webb (Debbie Dingle in Emmerdale) |
| 2014 | Anna Passey (Sienna Blake in Hollyoaks) | Jesse Birdsall (Fraser Black in Hollyoaks) Charlie Brooks (Janine Butcher in EastEnders) Dominic Power (Cameron Murray in Emmerdale) Greg Wood (Trevor Royle in Hollyoaks) | Emma Atkins (Charity Dingle in Emmerdale) Mark Cameron (Tom in Doctors) Daniel Coonan (Carl White in EastEnders) Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow in Coronation Street) Neil Haigh (Gus Harper in Doctors) Cornell John (Sam James in EastEnders) Connor McIntyre (Pat Phelan in Coronation Street) Michael Parr (Ross Barton in Emmerdale) Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt in Coronation Street) Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (Zara Carmichael in Doctors) |
Winners and nominees from 2015–present :
| Year | Actor | Role | Soap opera |
| 2015 | Jeremy Sheffield | Patrick Blake | Hollyoaks |
| 2015 | Sean Ward | Callum Logan | Coronation Street |
| 2015 | Daniel Schutzmann | Franc Christophe | Doctors |
| 2015 | John Altman | Nick Cotton | EastEnders |
| 2015 | Ryan Hawley | Robert Sugden | Emmerdale |
| 2016 | Connor McIntyre | Pat Phelan | Coronation Street |
| 2016 | Adam Astill | Anthony Harker | Doctors |
| 2016 | Ellen Thomas | Claudette Hubbard | EastEnders |
| 2016 | Ryan Hawley | Robert Sugden | Emmerdale |
| 2016 | Sophie Austin | Lindsey Butterfield | Hollyoaks |
| 2017 | Lucy-Jo Hudson | Rhiannon Davis | Doctors |
| 2017 | Connor McIntyre | Pat Phelan | Coronation Street |
| 2017 | Jake Wood | Max Branning | EastEnders |
| 2017 | Gillian Kearney | Emma Barton | Emmerdale |
| 2017 | Persephone Swales-Dawson | Nico Blake | Hollyoaks |
| 2018 | Connor McIntyre | Pat Phelan | Coronation Street |
| 2018 | Ryan Prescott | Liam Slade | Doctors |
| 2018 | Jake Wood | Max Branning | EastEnders |
| 2018 | Gillian Kearney | Emma Barton | Emmerdale |
| 2018 | David Easter | Mac Nightingale | Hollyoaks |
| 2019 | Nathan Sussex | Buster Smith | Hollyoaks |
| 2019 | Greg Wood | Rick Neelan | Coronation Street |
| 2019 | Matthew Chambers | Daniel Granger | Doctors |
| 2019 | Ricky Champ | Stuart Highway | EastEnders |
| 2019 | Claire King | Kim Tate | Emmerdale |
| 2022 | Maximus Evans | Corey Brent | Coronation Street |
| 2022 | Laura White | Princess Buchanan | Doctors |
| 2022 | Toby-Alexander Smith | Gray Atkins | EastEnders |
| 2022 | Paige Sandhu | Meena Jutla | Emmerdale |
| 2022 | Rhiannon Clements | Summer Ranger | Hollyoaks |
| 2023 | Aaron Thiara | Ravi Gulati | EastEnders |
| 2023 | Todd Boyce | Stephen Reid | Coronation Street |
| 2023 | Laura White | Princess Buchanan | Doctors |
| 2023 | Michael Wildman | Al Chapman | Emmerdale |
| 2023 | Angus Castle-Doughty | Eric Foster | Hollyoaks |

## Wins and nominations by soap

| Soap opera | Wins | Nominations |
| Coronation Street | 9 | 12 |
| EastEnders | 7 | 26 |
| Hollyoaks | 5 | 14 |
| Doctors | 1 | 6 |
| Emmerdale | 0 | 13 |
| Family Affairs | 0 | 3 |