2016 British Soap Awards

2016 British Soap Awards
Date24 May 2016 (2016-05-24)
LocationHackney Empire, Hackney
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byVarious
Hosted byPhillip Schofield
Most awardsEastEnders
Emmerdale (both 5)
Television/radio coverage
Network
Runtime120 minutes
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The 2016 British Soap Awards honoured the best in British soap operas throughout 2015 and 2016. The ceremony was held on 24 May 2016 at the Hackney Empire theatre in Hackney, London, and was broadcast four days later on ITV1 and STV.[1] The publicly voted categories were announced on 4 April 2016, with the vote opening that same day.[2] This included a longlist for the Best Actress and Actor awards.[3] The shortlist, including panel nominations, was released on 2 May 2016.[4]

ITV soap Emmerdale won two of the three viewer-voted categories including Best British Soap, tying with BBC soap EastEnders for taking home the most awards of the night.[5] ITV soap Coronation Street won three awards, with both BBC soap Doctors and Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks winning one each.[6] EastEnders cast member Steve McFadden won the British Soap Award for Outstanding Achievement for his role as Phil Mitchell.[7] The Outstanding Achievement Award (Off Screen) was renamed to the Tony Warren award, in memory of Coronation Street creator Tony Warren, who died in March 2016.[8] It was given to casting director James Bain, who worked on both Coronation Street and Emmerdale.[9] EastEnders' executive producer, Dominic Treadwell-Collins, called out the ceremony on Twitter for having "all white" winners, criticising the lack of diversity.[10]

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  3. ^ Travis, Ben (3 May 2016). "British Soap Awards nominees 2016: Coronation Street's live episode, Alison King, and EastEnders' Danny Dyer up for recognition". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  4. ^ Laws, Roz (24 May 2016). "Will BBC's Doctors win anything at the British Soap Awards 2016? Why the Birmingham-made soap deserves recognition at the awards". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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  6. ^ McGrath, Rachel (28 May 2016). "British Soap Awards 2016 Winners: 'Emmerdale' Triumphs As British Favourites Go Head To Head". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  7. ^ Greenwood, Carl (30 May 2016). "British Soap Awards 2016 winners - full list". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  8. ^ Deen, Sarah (3 April 2016). "Late Coronation Street creator Tony Warren gets an award named after him at the British Soap Awards". Metro. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  9. ^ Travis, Ben (28 May 2016). "The British Soap Awards 2016: Emmerdale beats EastEnders and Coronation Street to Best Soap – the winners in full". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  10. ^ Deen, Sarah (29 May 2016). "EastEnders producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins calls out 'all white' British Soap Awards 2016". Metro. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.