British Soap Award for Best Leading Performer

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.

British Soap Award for Best Leading Performer
CountryUnited Kingdom
First awarded2022 (2022)
Currently held byDanielle Harold (Lola Pearce-Brown in EastEnders)

Winners and nominees
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2022 winner Paige Sandhu.
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2023 winner Danielle Harold.
Year Winner Shortlisted[lower-alpha 1] Longlisted[lower-alpha 2]
2022[3] Paige Sandhu (Meena Jutla in Emmerdale)
2023[4] Danielle Harold (Lola Pearce-Brown in EastEnders)

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

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