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EastEnders wins top Inside Soap Award

EastEnders' Jacqueline Jossa, Shona McGarty and Danielle Harold with the Best Soap Award
EastEnders' Jacqueline Jossa, Shona McGarty and Danielle Harold with the Best Soap Award

EastEnders has been awarded the Best Soap prize at the Inside Soap Awards.

For the second year running, the London based soap walked away as the big winner on the night, scooping up five awards ahead of Coronation Street's three.

Jessie Wallace won the Best Actress gong for her portrayal of Queen Vic matriarch Kat Slater, Maisie Smith (Tiffany Butcher) won the award for Best Young Actor, Tameka Empson (Kim Fox) was awarded the Funniest Performance gong, with Tamwar Masood and Afia Khan's nuptials winning the Best Wedding award.

EastEnders Tameka Empson won the Funniest Performance

Coronation Street was awarding the Outstanding Achievement gong for the soap's 50th anniversary live episode featuring the tram crash storyline.

Emmerdale's Danny Miller retained his respective titles of Best Actor as Aaron Livesy in the village serial and Best Dramatic Performance for his involvement in Jackson's assisted suicide scene. See the full list of Inside Soap Award Winners below.

Danny Miller with his awards for Best Actor and Best Dramatic Performance

Inside Soap Awards 2011: The Full Winners' List

Best Actor
Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow) Coronation Street
Scott Maslen (Jack Branning) EastEnders
Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy) Emmerdale - WINNER
Emmett J Scanlan (Brendan Brady) Hollyoaks

Best Actress
Katherine Kelly (Becky McDonald) Coronation Street
Jessie Wallace (Kat Moon) EastEnders - WINNER
Pauline Quirke (Hazel Rhodes) Emmerdale
Claire Cooper (Jacqui Ashworth) Hollyoaks

Best Young Actor
Alex Bain (Simon Barlow) Coronation Street
Maisie Smith (Tiffany Butcher) EastEnders - WINNER
Joe-Warren Plant (Jacob Gallagher) Emmerdale
Ellis Hollins (Tom Cunningham) Hollyoaks

Best Newcomer
Paula Lane (Kylie Platt) Coronation Street
Steve John Shepherd (Michael Moon) EastEnders
Pauline Quirke (Hazel Rhodes) Emmerdale
Emmett J Scanlan (Brendan Brady) Hollyoaks - WINNER

Funniest Performance
Patti Clare (Mary Taylor) Coronation Street
Tameka Empson (Kim Fox) EastEnders - WINNER
Gillian Wright (Jean Slater) EastEnders
Bronagh Waugh (Cheryl Brady) Hollyoaks

Sexiest Male
Keith Duffy (Ciaran McCarthy) Coronation Street
Scott Maslen (Jack Branning) EastEnders
Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy) Emmerdale
Danny Mac (Dodger Savage) Hollyoaks - WINNER

Sexiest Female
Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre) Coronation Street - WINNER
Jo Joyner (Tanya Jessop) EastEnders
Sammy Winward (Katie Sugden) Emmerdale
Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes Fisher) Hollyoaks

Best Wedding
Roy and Hayley Cropper Coronation Street
Tamwar Masood and Afia Khan EastEnders - WINNER
Chas Dingle and Carl King Emmerdale
Gilly Roach and Steph Cunningham Hollyoaks

Best Exit
Bill Tarmey (Jack Duckworth) Coronation Street - WINNER

Lacey Turner (Stacey Branning) EastEnders
Marc Silcock (Jackson Walsh) Emmerdale
Carley Stenson (Steph Roach) Hollyoaks

Best Dramatic Performance
Jane Danson (Leanne's wedding to Peter, live episode) Coronation Street
Steve McFadden (Phil on drugs) EastEnders
Danny Miller (Jackson's choice) Emmerdale - WINNER
Kieron Richardson (Ste's domestic abuse) Hollyoaks

Best Daytime Soap
Doctors
Home and Away - WINNER
Neighbours

Best Daytime Star
Matthew Chambers (Dr Daniel Granger) Doctors
Esther Anderson (Charlie Buckton) Home and Away
Ryan Moloney (Toadie Rebecchi) Neighbours - WINNER
Jackie Woodburne (Susan Kennedy) Neighbours

Best Drama
Casualty
Holby City
Waterloo Road
- WINNER

Outstanding Achievement
Coronation Street

Best Soap
Coronation Street
EastEnders - WINNER
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks

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