British Soap Award for Best Leading Performer

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British Soap Award for Best Leading Performer
Country	United Kingdom
First awarded	2022; 2 years ago (2022)
Currently held by	Danielle Harold (Lola Pearce-Brown in EastEnders)

The British Soap Award for Best Leading Performer is an award presented annually by The British Soap Awards. The award was introduced to the ceremony in 2022, succeeding the categories for Best Actress and Best Actor as a gender neutral replacement.^[1] Alongside Best British Soap and Best Villain, the award is voted for by the public. An initial longlist is announced, and after an initial round of voting, the five performers with the highest votes advance to the shortlist, after which voting is opened for a second time.^[2] The award is currently held by EastEnders actress Danielle Harold.

Winners and nominees

Year	Winner	Shortlisted^[a]	Longlisted^[b]
2022^[3]	Paige Sandhu (Meena Jutla in Emmerdale)	Sally Carman (Abi Webster in Coronation Street) Linda Henry (Shirley Carter in EastEnders) Gillian Wright (Jean Slater in EastEnders) Mark Charnock (Marlon Dingle in Emmerdale)	Charlie De Melo (Imran Habeeb in Coronation Street) Tina O'Brien (Sarah Platt in Coronation Street) Dido Miles (Emma Reid in Doctors) Jan Pearson (Karen Hollins in Doctors) Chris Walker (Rob Hollins in Doctors) Zaraah Abrahams (Chelsea Fox in EastEnders) Rebecca Sarker (Manpreet Sharma in Emmerdale) Kéllé Bryan (Martine Deveraux in Hollyoaks) Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox in Hollyoaks) Gary Lucy (Luke Morgan in Hollyoaks)
2023^[4]	Danielle Harold (Lola Pearce-Brown in EastEnders)	Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley in Coronation Street) Shona McGarty (Whitney Dean in EastEnders) Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk in Emmerdale) Sally Dexter (Faith Dingle in Emmerdale)	Paddy Bever (Max Turner in Coronation Street) Sair Khan (Alya Nazir in Coronation Street) Elle Mulvaney (Amy Barlow in Coronation Street) Ryan Prescott (Ryan Connor in Coronation Street) Dex Lee (Bear Sylvester in Doctors) Dido Miles (Emma Reid in Doctors) Adrian Lewis Morgan (Jimmi Clay in Doctors) Ashley Rice (Sid Vere in Doctors) Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (Zara Carmichael in Doctors) Jamie Borthwick (Jay Brown in EastEnders) James Farrar (Zack Hudson in EastEnders) Diane Parish (Denise Fox in EastEnders) Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle in Emmerdale) Lucy Pargeter (Chas Dingle in Emmerdale) Michael Wildman (Al Chapman in Emmerdale) Niamh Blackshaw (Juliet Nightingale in Hollyoaks) Richard Blackwood (Felix Westwood in Hollyoaks) Anna Passey (Sienna Blake in Hollyoaks) Ijaz Rana (Imran Maalik in Hollyoaks) Owen Warner (Romeo Nightingale in Hollyoaks)

Wins and nominations by soap

Soap opera	Wins	Shortlist nominations
EastEnders	1	3
Emmerdale	1	3
Coronation Street	0	2
Doctors	0	0
Hollyoaks	0	0

Notes

^ These performers were voted through to the shortlist round.
^ These performers were unsuccessful in being voted through to the shortlist.

References

^ Frost, Caroline (17 April 2022). "British Soap Awards Go Gender-Neutral: TV Stars Battle For Best Leading Performer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
^ Cremona, Patrick (10 May 2022). "British Soap Awards 2022 nominations shortlist confirmed". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
^ Houghton, Rianne (21 April 2022). "British Soap Awards 2022 reveals longlist for viewer categories". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
^ Cormack, Morgan (11 April 2023). "British Soap Awards 2023 longlist: EastEnders' Ravi vs Corrie's Stephen". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

v t e The British Soap Awards
Ceremonies	2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
Awards	Best Actress Best Actor Best British Soap Best Comedy Performance Best Dramatic Performance Best Leading Performer Best Newcomer On-Screen Partnership Outstanding Achievement Villain of the Year
Currently awarded soaps	Coronation Street Doctors EastEnders Emmerdale Hollyoaks
Previously awarded soaps	Brookside Crossroads Family Affairs Night and Day

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