page_title: List of awards and nominations received by EastEnders
section_title: The British Soap Awards
hierarchical_section_title: List of awards and nominations received by EastEnders / The British Soap Awards
caption_attribution_description: English: Shane Richie in 2005
context_page_description: EastEnders is a British soap opera that has aired on BBC One since 19 February 1985. It has been nominated for a variety of different awards including 21 British Academy Television Awards, 13 Royal Television Society Programme Awards, 27 Television and Radio Industries Club Awards and 332 British Soap Awards. Its first award, for Favourite Programme, was given by the Anna Scher Theatre on 24 January 1986.
  At the British Academy Television Awards, EastEnders has won the Best Soap or Best Continuing Drama Award ten times, in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2019, with a further eight nominations, and Best Drama Series once, in 1997. The show has received 21 nominations in the Most Popular Serial Drama category at the National Television Awards, which it has won 12 times. It has also won Best Soap at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards four times, in 2002, 2009, 2010 and 2011, with further nominations in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
  At The British Soap Awards, it has won Best British Soap 11 times, Best Storyline four times and Best Single Episode three times.
context_section_description: The British Soap Awards began in 1999 and EastEnders has since won the award for Best British Soap 11 times. Three categories (Best British Soap, Best Actor and Best Actress) are voted for by the public, the rest of which are decided by a panel. Adam Woodyatt won a lifetime achievement award in 2013 for his portrayal of Ian Beale since 1985. In 2018, an award was given jointly for the first time, as the "Scene of the Year" award received equal numbers of votes for EastEnders and Doctors.
caption: Shane Richie won Best Actor at the British Soap Awards in 2005.
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