Nominate Your Soapies

[Si Hunt]

Okay, here's a bit of fun. Below are the nominations for this years soap awards. Select who YOU think should win in all the categories by pasting the text below it and filling it out. Between each answer, give a reason.

The nominations are:

SEXIEST MALE

Coronation Street
Rob James-Collier (Liam Connor)
Rupert Hill (Jamie Baldwin)
Richard Fleeshman (Craig Harris)

Doctors
Ben Jones (Dr. Greg Robinson)
Sean Gleeson (Ronnie Woodson)
Michael McKell (Dr. Nick West)

EastEnders
Charlie Clements (Bradley Branning)
Matt Di Angelo (Deano Wicks)
Robert Kazinsky (Sean Slater)

Emmerdale
Matthew Wolfenden (David Metcalfe)
Kevin Fletcher (Andy Sugden)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle)

Hollyoaks
Chris Fountain (Justin Burton)
James Sutton ( John Paul McQueen)
Ricky Whittle (Calvin Valentine)

SEXIEST FEMALE

Coronation Street
Kym Ryder (Michelle Connor)
Alison King (Carla Connor)
Samia Smith (Maria Sutherland)

Doctors
Stirling Gallacher (Dr. George Woodson)
Diane Keen (Julia McGuire)
Donnaleigh Bailey (Nurse Michelle Corrigan)

EastEnders
Tiana Benjamin (Chelsea Fox)
Kara Tointon (Dawn Swann)
Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater)

Emmerdale
Emily Symons (Louise Appleton)
Roxanne Pallett (Jo Stiles)
Sammy Winward (Katie Sugden)

Hollyoaks
Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen)
Gemma Merna (Carmel McQueen)
Roxanne McKee (Louise Summers)

VILLAIN OF THE YEAR

Coronation Street
Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow)
Jack P Shepherd (David Platt)

Doctors
Pavel Douglas (Leo Jackson)
Anthony Hunt (Ian Carter)

EastEnders
Sophie Thompson (Stella Crawford)
Robert Kazinsky (Sean Slater)
Lee Ross (Owen Turner)

Emmerdale
Linda Thorson (Rosemary King)
Ken Farrington (Tom King)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle)

Hollyoaks
Gemma Bissix (Clare Cunningham)
Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox)

BEST ACTOR

Coronation Street
Antony Cotton (Sean Tully)
Jack P Sheperd (David Platt)
Bill Ward (Charlie Stubbs)

Doctors
Stephen Boxer (Dr.Joe Fenton)
Adrian Lewis Morgan (Dr. Jimmi Clay)
Sean Gleeson (Ronnie Woodson)

EastEnders
Charlie Clements (Bradley Branning)
Phil Daniels (Kevin Wicks)
Perry Fenwick (Billy Mitchell)

Emmerdale
Steve Halliwell (Zak Dingle)
Ken Farrington (Tom King)
James Hooton (Sam Dingle)

Hollyoaks
Chris Fountain (Justin Burton)
Matt Littler (Max Cunningham)
James Sutton (John Paul McQueen)

BEST ACTRESS

Coronation Street
Sue Cleaver (Eileen Grimshaw)
Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow)
Kym Ryder (Michelle Connor)

Doctors
Donnaleigh Bailey (Nurse Michelle Corrigan)
Stirling Gallacher (Dr. George Woodson)
Diane Keen (Julia McGuire)

EastEnders
June Brown (Dot Branning)
Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater)
Diane Parish (Denise Fox)

Emmerdale
Shirley Stelfox (Edna Birch)
Ursula Holden-Gill (Alice Dingle)
Charley Webb (Debbie Dingle)

Hollyoaks
Gemma Bissix ( Clare Cunningham)
Emma Rigby (Hannah Ashworth)
Jessica Fox (Nancy Hayton)

BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE

Doctors
Martha Howe-Douglas (Donna Parmar)

EastEnders
Ricky Groves (Garry Hobbs)

Emmerdale
Charlie Hardwick (Val Lambert)

Hollyoaks
Gemma Merna (Carmel McQueen)


BEST NEWCOMER

Coronation Street
Kym Ryder (Michelle Connor)

Doctors
Martha Howe-Douglas (Donna Parmar)

Emmerdale
Joe Gilgun (Eli Dingle)

Hollyoaks
Gerard McCarthy (Kris Fisher)


SPECTACULAR SCENE OF THE YEAR

Emmerdale
Truck Crash

Emmerdale
House Collapse

Hollyoaks
The explosion/fire at The Dog in the Pond

Hollyoaks
OB punches Clare and saves Max from the lake


ON-SCREEN PARTNERSHIP

Coronation Street
Sue Cleaver and Ryan Thomas (Eileen and Jason Grimshaw)

Coronation Street
Kate Ford and Bill Ward (Tracy Barlow and Charlie Stubbs)

Doctors
Stirling Gallacher and Sean Gleeson (George and Ronnie Woodson)

Hollyoaks
Matt Littler and Darren Jeffries (Max Cunningham and Sam OBrien)


BEST SINGLE EPISODE

Coronation Street
Tracys confession to Deidre

Doctors
Shreds and Aftermath

Emmerdale
Cain and Sadies exit

Hollyoaks
The Fire


BEST EXIT

Coronation Street
Bill Ward (Charlie Stubbs)

Emmerdale
Lorraine Chase (Steph Forsythe)

Emmerdale
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle)

Hollyoaks
Sarah Jayne Dunn (Mandy Hutchinson)

BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE

Coronation Street
Bill Ward (Charlie Stubbs)

Coronation Street
Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow)

EastEnders
Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater)

Hollyoaks
James Sutton (John Paul McQueen)

BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE FROM A YOUNG ACTOR OR ACTRESS

Coronation Street
Sam Aston (Chesney Battersby-Brown)

EastEnders
Charlie Hawkins (Darren Miller)

Emmerdale
Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle)

Hollyoaks
Ellis Hollins (Tom Cunningham)


BEST STORYLINE

Coronation Street
Charlies cheating and Traceys Revenge (Kate Ford, Bill Ward, Samia Smith)

EastEnders
Billy and Honeys Downs Syndrome Baby (Emma Barton, Perry Fenwick)

Emmerdale
Who killed Tom King? (Ken Farrington, Nick Miles, Matt Healey, Tom Lister, Linda Thorson)

Hollyoaks
Clare attempts to kill Max (Sam OB OBrien, Tom Cunningham, Max Cunningham, Clare Cunningham)

Just to be clear, you are choosing ONE winner from each of the categories headed in bold. The divisions 'by soap' are for convenience, and you arn't being asked to pick one per soap.

Copy and complete the below (with reference to the above) to give your answers:

SEXIEST MALE:
Why?
SEXIEST FEMALE:
Why?
VILLAIN OF THE YEAR:
Why?
BEST ACTOR:
Why?
BEST ACTRESS:
Why?
BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE:
Why?
BEST NEWCOMER:
Why?
SPECTACULAR SCENE OF THE YEAR:
Why?
ON-SCREEN PARTNERSHIP:
Why?
BEST SINGLE EPISODE:
Why?
BEST EXIT:
Why?
BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE:
Why?
BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE FROM A YOUNG ACTOR OR ACTRESS:
Why?
BEST STORYLINE:
Why?

You have to vote in both sexiest male AND female regardless of your 'preference', just to make it fun.

Si.

[Dirk Gently]

Ah, a poll I know nothing about. This won't take long.






Finished!

[SiHart]

I nominate Ethan Fox from Clear Waters as most fancible male.

Si xx

[Si Hunt]

SEXIEST MALE: Richard Fleeschman (Craig Harris)
Why? The pickings are slim! And he left ages ago. But we all still would. The Eastenders selection is dismal.

SEXIEST FEMALE: Lacey Turner
Why? I don't know why Tina O'Brien isn't nominated, but in her absence I shall plump for Lacey Turner and her new boobs

VILLAIN OF THE YEAR: Jack P Shepherd
Why? Jeff Hordley (Cain from "Emmerdale") just misses out to the brill David Platt. But if only the Tracey Barlow seduction storyline had extended to some clothes-free scenes.

BEST ACTOR: Bill Ward (Corrie)
Why? He just pips Shepherd for this one, with his brilliantly evil portrayal of Charlie. It says something about Stenders that they have to scrape to nominating Perry Fenwick though.

BEST ACTRESS: Sue Cleaver!
Why? If they nominate her enough, she's bound to win one year. Ursula Holden-Gill, really?

BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE: Val Lambert (Emmerdale)
Why? She's a touch iconic, and good in a bitch fight.

BEST NEWCOMER: Kym Rider!
Why? She's fitted in like a glove as the natural successor to Betty.

SPECTACULAR SCENE OF THE YEAR: Emmerdale House Crash
Why? It wins by default. Whither Tracy knifing Charlie or Kelvin Fletcher doing topless ironing?

ON-SCREEN PARTNERSHIP: Cleaver and Thomas
Why? It's Cleaver isn't it. Liz and Steve have also been good, as have Kelvin's titties in "Emmerdale".

BEST SINGLE EPISODE: Cain and Sadie's exit
Why? Stretched credibility, but we were wrongfooted by the empty car over the cliff and the stunt with the fake blood.

BEST EXIT: Bill Ward
Why? I'd love to vote for big-hatted Lorraine Chase, but you can't beat being bumped off by a Barlow

BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE: Kate Ford
Why? Ford, Ford, see my sword!

BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE FROM A YOUNG ACTOR OR ACTRESS: Darren Miller
Why? Slim pickings again. The episode where he tried to get a shag and got tied to the bed was quite amusing.

BEST STORYLINE: Tracey's revenge
Why? Again, it wasn't all that but am I supposed to vote for the dreary Downs Syndrome episodes of "Enders"?

Si.

[Milky Tears]

Sadly, I'm not gay enough or teeny enough to vote in this year's soapy awards.

[Si Hunt]

IT'S BEEN A SMASH HIT!

[Milky Tears]

It's a disgrace that the ITV Soap Awards* have ignored EastEnders (that's what happens when you stuff the panel full of Corrie lovin' harpies like Tina Baker and Sharon Marshall) in the Best Newcomer category. They must've had more new characters than all the other soaps combined in the last year. All of them better than Kym "Shiny Lego Hair" Ryder!

I can see Hollyoaks bagging loads of awards. There's been a massive online campaign this year.


* Should be the correct title. Starting your own soap awards in 1999 just because EastEnders won the BAFTA for Best Drama Series in 1997 and Best Soap in 1999 is a really bitter/desperate/ITV stylee thing to do, isn't it? See also The ITV, er... National Television Awards.

[Si Hunt]

The most desperate is the ITV "Greatest Britons 2007" thing I saw advertised the other day. You can vote for Robbie Williams, which really gives it a contemporary feel.

Si.

[Milky Tears]

I was shocked when Williams didn't win it! Think he finished about 4% behind the Queen.

Just noticed that Corrie didn't manage a nomination in the Best Comedy Performance category. I take back the guff I spouted earlier... the panel is obviously full of Hollyoaks and Emmerdale lovin' clowns this year.