Coronation Street leads the nominations at the British Soap Awards - see the full list

1 May 2018, 11:18 | Updated: 2 May 2018, 10:06

Coronation Street is leading the pack at this year's British Soap Awards.

The ITV soap has received 16 nominations in total, with Connor McIntyre up for four prizes.

The Corrie star is up for Best Actor, Villain of the Year, Best Male Dramatic Performance and Best Storyline for his role as evil serial killer Pat Phelan.

He will go up against fellow cobbles resident Jack P Shepherd (David Platt) for Best Actor, along with Emmerdale's Ryan Hawley (Robert Sugden) and Mike Parr (Ross Barton), as well as Hollyoaks' Theo Graham (Hunter McQueen). 

The awards will be broadcast live on ITV for the first time in its 20-year history.

Meanwhile, Corrie's Lucy Fallon is up for three awards, including Best Actress, for playing Bethany Platt.

She will battle Corrie co-star Catherine Tyldesley (Eva Price), as well as EastEnders' Lacey Turner (Stacey Fowler), Emmerdale actress Emma Atkins (Charity Dingle) and Hollyoaks' Anna Passey (Sienna Blake).

To celebrate the British Soap Awards' 20th year, there is also a special one-off Greatest Moment category, which sees classic soap scenes nominated.

These include EastEnders' famous "you ain't my mother" scene, in which Jessie Wallace's character Kat Moon shocked her daughter Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan) by revealing she was actually her mum and not her sister, from back in 2001.

Emmerdale's Hotten By-Pass Crash in 2016 is also nominated, along with Jade (Kassius Nelson) saying goodbye to Alfie (Richard Linnell) in Hollyoaks in the same year.

Corrie's Richard Hillman (Brian Capron) driving his family into the canal in 2003 is also nominated, as is Vivien's (Anita Carey) rape in Doctors in 2008. 

The British Soap Awards 2018 nominations in full: 

Best British Soap 

• Coronation Street
• Doctors
• EastEnders
• Emmerdale
• Hollyoaks

Best Actor  

• Coronation Street: Jack P Shepherd (David Platt)
• Coronation Street: Connor McIntyre (Pat Phelan)
• Emmerdale: Ryan Hawley (Robert Sugden)
• Hollyoaks: Theo Graham (Hunter McQueen)
• Emmerdale: Michael Parr (Ross Barton)

Best Actress  

• Coronation Street: Catherine Tyldesley (Eva Price)
• Coronation Street: Lucy Fallon (Bethany Platt)
• EastEnders: Lacey Turner (Stacey Fowler)
• Emmerdale: Emma Atkins (Charity Dingle)
• Hollyoaks: Anna Passey (Sienna Blake)

Greatest Moment  

• Coronation Street: Richard Hillman Drives His Family Into Canal (2003)
• Doctors: Vivien’s Rape (2008)
• EastEnders: ‘You Ain’t My Mother’ (2001)
• Emmerdale: Hotten By-Pass Crash (2016)
• Hollyoaks: Jade Says Goodbye To Alfie (2016)

Villain Of The Year  

• Coronation Street: Connor McIntyre (Pat Phelan)
• Doctors: Ryan Prescott (Liam Slade)
• EastEnders: Jake Wood (Max Branning)
• Emmerdale: Gillian Kearney (Emma Barton)
• Hollyoaks: David Easter (Mac Nightingale)                                              

Best Comedy Performance  

• Coronation Street: Louiza Patikas (Moira Pollock)
• Doctors: Ian Midlane (Dr Al Haskey)
• EastEnders: Nitin Ganatra (Masood Ahmed)
• Emmerdale: Sally Dexter (Faith Dingle)
• Hollyoaks: Nicole Barber Lane (Myra McQueen)                 

Best Newcomer  

• Coronation Street: Nicola Thorp (Nicola Rubenstein)
• Doctors: Reis Bruce (Austin Lonsdale)
• EastEnders: Lorraine Stanley (Karen Taylor)         
• Emmerdale: Andrew Scarborough (Graham Foster)
• Hollyoaks: Lauren McQueen (Lily Hutchinson)

Best Storyline  

• Coronation Street: Phelan’s Reign Of Terror        
• Doctors: Consequences
• EastEnders: Karma For Max
• Emmerdale: Who Killed Emma?
• Hollyoaks: Lily’s Self Harm              

Best Single Episode 

• Coronation Street: Eva and Aidan’s Wedding Debacle
• Doctors: Stop All The Clocks
• EastEnders: Max’s Last Stand
• Emmerdale: Cain and Faith Flashback Episode
• Hollyoaks: Three Mother’s, Three Daughters

Best Male Dramatic Performance  

• Coronation Street: Connor McIntyre (Pat Phelan)
• Doctors: Chris Walker (Rob Hollins)
• EastEnders: Jake Wood (Max Branning)
• Emmerdale: Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle)
• Hollyoaks: Ross Adams (Scott Drinkwell)               

Best Female Dramatic Performance  

• Coronation Street: Lucy Fallon (Bethany Platt)
• Doctors: Laura Rollins (Ayesha Lee)
• EastEnders: Lacey Turner (Stacey Fowler)
• Emmerdale: Natalie J Robb (Moira Dingle)
• Hollyoaks: Nadine Mulkerrin (Cleo McQueen)    

Best On-Screen Partnership 

• Coronation Street: Bahavna Limbachia and Faye Brookes (Rana Nazir and Kate Connor)
• Doctors: Matthew Chambers and Elisabeth Dermot Walsh           (Dr Daniel Granger and Dr Zara Carmichael)
• EastEnders: Jake Wood and Lacey Turner (Max Branning and Stacey Fowler)
• Emmerdale: Ned Porteous and Andrew Scarborough (Joe Tate and Graham Foster)
• Hollyoaks: Malique Thompson-Dwyer and Theo Graham (Prince McQueen and Hunter McQueen)

Best Young Actor

• Coronation Street: Matilda Freeman (Summer Spellman)            
• EastEnders: Maisie Smith (Tiffany Butcher)
• Emmerdale: Isobel Steele (Liv Flaherty)
• Hollyoaks: Ela May Demircan (Leah Barnes)                        

Scene Of The Year  

• Coronation Street: The Grooming Of Bethany
• Doctors: Bollywood Proposal
• EastEnders: Lauren and Abi’s Rooftop Fall
• Emmerdale: Emma Meets Her Fate
• Hollyoaks: Scott’s Suicide Note