This year’s awards will be held virtually, with soap fans getting to vote for their favourite shows and actors online.
Here is the full longlist of nominations at the Inside Soap Awards 2020:
BEST ACTRESS
JANE DANSON (Leanne Battersby, Coronation Street)
SALLY CARMAN (Abi Franklin, Coronation Street)
SHELLEY KING (Yasmeen Metcalfe, Coronation Street)
JESSICA PLUMMER (Chantelle Atkins, EastEnders)
KELLIE BRIGHT (Linda Carter, EastEnders)
SHONA McGARTY (Whitney Dean, EastEnders)
Story: Shelley King has been nominated in the best actress category for her performance as Yasmeen Metcalfe (pictured)
EMMA ATKINS (Charity Dingle, Emmerdale)
LISA RILEY (Mandy Dingle, Emmerdale)
NATALIE J ROBB (Moira Dingle, Emmerdale)
JENNIFER METCALFE (Mercedes McQueen, Hollyoaks)
JESSICA FOX (Nancy Osborne, Hollyoaks)
KÉLLÉ BRYAN (Martine Deveraux, Hollyoaks)
BEST ACTOR
IAN BARTHOLOMEW (Geoff Metcalfe, Coronation Street)
ROB MALLARD (Daniel Osbourne, Coronation Street)
SIMON GREGSON (Steve McDonald, Coronation Street)
JAMES BYE (Martin Fowler, EastEnders)
MAX BOWDEN (Ben Mitchell, EastEnders)
ZACK MORRIS (Keegan Butcher-Baker, EastEnders)
Nominations are here! Coronation Street’s Geoff Metcalfe, played by Ian Bartholomew, has been included in the best actor and villain categories of this year’s awards
DOMINIC BRUNT (Paddy Kirk, Emmerdale)
JEFF HORDLEY (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
MARK CHARNOCK (Marlon Dingle, Emmerdale)
ASHLEY TAYLOR DAWSON (Darren Osborne, Hollyoaks)
IMRAN ADAMS (Mitchell Deveraux, Hollyoaks)
NICK PICKARD (Tony Hutchinson, Hollyoaks)
BEST NEWCOMER
ADAM HUSSAIN (Aadi Alahan, Coronation Street)
JANE HAZLEGROVE (Bernie Winter, Coronation Street)
MOLLIE GALLAGHER (Nina Lucas, Coronation Street)
CLAY MILNER RUSSELL (Bobby Beale, EastEnders)
JAZ DEOL (Kheerat Panesar, EastEnders)
MILLY ZERO (Kirsty ‘Dotty’ Cotton, EastEnders)
MAX PARKER (Luke Posner, Emmerdale)
MICHAEL WILDMAN (Al Chapman, Emmerdale)
REECE DINSDALE (Paul Ashdale, Emmerdale)
ANDREA ALI (Celeste Faroe, Hollyoaks)
CALLUM KERR (George Kiss, Hollyoaks)
CONNOR CALLAND (Jordan Price, Hollyoaks)
BEST VILLAIN
IAN BARTHOLOMEW (Geoff Metcalfe, Coronation Street)
MARK FROST (Ray Crosby, Coronation Street)
MIKEY NORTH (Gary Windass, Coronation Street)
BALVINDER SOPAL (Suki Panesar, EastEnders)
TOBY-ALEXANDER SMITH (Gray Atkins, EastEnders)
Who will win? Hollyoaks’ tunnel collapse storyline is also in the longlist of nominations
TOM WELLS (Leo King, EastEnders)
CLAIRE KING (Kim Tate, Emmerdale)
JONATHAN WRATHER (Pierce Harris, Emmerdale)
MARK WOMACK (DI Mark Malone, Emmerdale)
BOBBY GORDON (Toby Faroe, Hollyoaks)
JOE McGANN (Edward Hutchinson, Hollyoaks)
TAMARA WALL (Grace Black, Hollyoaks)
FUNNIEST PERFORMANCE
MAUREEN LIPMAN (Evelyn Plummer, Coronation Street)
PATTI CLARE (Mary Taylor, Coronation Street)
LORRAINE STANLEY (Karen Taylor, EastEnders)
RICKY CHAMP (Stuart Highway, EastEnders)
DOMINIC BRUNT (Paddy Kirk, Emmerdale)
LISA RILEY (Mandy Dingle, Emmerdale)
JESSAMY STODDART (Liberty Savage, Hollyoaks)
LYSETTE ANTHONY (Marnie Nightingale, Hollyoaks)
BEST PARTNERSHIP
ALISON KING & CHRIS GASCOYNE (Carla Connor & Peter Barlow, Coronation Street)
DOLLY-ROSE CAMPBELL & SAM ASTON (Gemma Winter & Chesney Brown, Coronation Street)
KELLIE BRIGHT & DANNY DYER (Linda & Mick Carter, EastEnders)
TONY CLAY & MAX BOWDEN (Callum ‘Halfway’ Highway & Ben Mitchell, EastEnders)
LISA RILEY & BRADLEY JOHNSON (Mandy Dingle & Vinny Ashdale, Emmerdale)
LUCY PARGETER & DOMINIC BRUNT (Chas & Paddy Dingle, Emmerdale)
HAEISHA MISTRY & ELLIS HOLLINS (Yasmine Maalik & Tom Cunningham, Hollyoaks)
IMRAN ADAMS & ROSS ADAMS (Mitchell Deveraux & Scott Drinkwell, Hollyoaks)
BEST SHOW-STOPPER
SINEAD’S DEATH (Coronation Street)
YASMEEN FIGHTS BACK AGAINST GEOFF (Coronation Street)
LINDA’S DRUNKEN NEW YEAR (EastEnders)
THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY RIVER DISASTER (EastEnders)
Emotional: Sinead Osbourne’s death is nominated in the best show stopped category
CAIN DISCOVERS NATE’S SECRET ON THE LAKE (Emmerdale)
THE LOCKDOWN EPISODES (Emmerdale)
THE TUNNEL COLLAPSE (Hollyoaks)
TONY RESCUED/BREDA DIES (Hollyoaks)
BEST FAMILY
THE BAILEYS (Coronation Street)
THE BARLOW-McDONALDS (Coronation Street)
THE MITCHELLS (EastEnders)
THE TAYLORS (EastEnders)
THE DINGLES (Emmerdale)
THE SHARMAS (Emmerdale)
THE MAALIKS (Hollyoaks)
THE McQUEENS (Hollyoaks)
FEEL-GOOD MOMENT
GEMMA GIVES BIRTH TO QUADS (Coronation Street)
RITA & JENNY REMINISCE FOR EPISODE 10,000 (Coronation Street)
TIFF & KEEGAN’S WEDDING (EastEnders)
WALFORD CELEBRATES PRIDE (EastEnders)
Happy: Tiffany Butcher and Keegan Baker’s wedding in EastEnders has been nominated in the new feel-good moment category
CHAS GIVES BIRTH TO BABY EVE (Emmerdale)
SAM & LYDIA’S WEDDING (Emmerdale)
MITCHELL PROPOSES TO SCOTT (Hollyoaks)
SIENNA GETS HER TWINS BACK (Hollyoaks)
BEST DRAMA STAR
AMANDA MEALING (Connie Beauchamp, Casualty)
CATHY SHIPTON (Lisa ‘Duffy’ Duffin, Casualty)
DEREK THOMPSON (Charlie Fairhead, Casualty)
SHAHEEN JAFARGHOLI (Marty Kirkby, Casualty)
Best drama star? Essie Di Lucca has been nominated for her role in Holby City
ALEX WALKINSHAW (Adrian ‘Fletch’ Fletcher, Holby City)
KAYE WRAGG (Essie Di Lucca, Holby City)
NIC JACKMAN (Cameron Dunn, Holby City)
ROSIE MARCEL (Jac Naylor, Holby City)
BEST DAYTIME STAR
ALAN FLETCHER (Karl Kennedy, Neighbours)
GEORGIE STONE (Mackenzie Hargreaves, Neighbours)
JACKIE WOODBURNE (Susan Kennedy, Neighbours)
STEFAN DENNIS (Paul Robinson, Neighbours)
ADA NICODEMOU (Leah Patterson, Home and Away)
RAY MEAGHER (Alf Stewart, Home and Away)
ROB KIPA-WILLIAMS (Ari Parata, Home and Away)
SAM FROST (Jasmine Delaney, Home and Away)
ADRIAN LEWIS MORGAN (Jimmi Clay, Doctors)
BHARTI PATEL (Ruhma Carter, Doctors)
DEX LEE (Bear Sylvester, Doctors)
DIDO MILES (Emma Reid, Doctors)
BEST DAYTIME SOAP
DOCTORS
HOME AND AWAY
NEIGHBOURS
BEST SOAP
CORONATION STREET
EASTENDERS
EMMERDALE
HOLLYOAKS