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Nominations for the 12th annual British Soap Awards revealed...

15:53 04 May 2010

The 12th annual British Soap Award nominations are in, and it's a mixed bag of nominations with Emmerdale edging out the competition so far.

By default, each soap has garnered 15 cast nominations in the public-voted categories and each soap has a 'Best Soap' nomination.

However in the nine panel voted categories, Emmerdale has nominations in all categories, with Coronation Street and EastEnders on eight and Doctors on six while Hollyoaks is the dark horse with five.

The panel selected the nominees for Best Dramatic Performance, Best On-Screen Partnership, Best Storyline, Spectacular Scene and Best Single Episode and will decide on the winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award and Special Achievement Award.

Meanwhile, the public will vote on the six remaining categories, which include Best Soap, Sexiest Male, Sexiest Female, Villain of the Year, Best Actor and Best Actress.

The ceremony will take place on Saturday May 8 and will be aired on Wednesday May 19 on ITV1.

The British Soap Awards 2010 full panel shortlist:

Best Comedy Performance:

'Coronation Street' - Craig Gazey (Graeme Proctor)

'EastEnders' - Nina Wadia (Zainab Masood)

'Emmerdale' - Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk)

'Hollyoaks' - Bronagh Waugh (Cheryl Brady)

Best Dramatic Performance:

'Coronation Street' - Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow)

'EastEnders' - Lacey Turner (Stacey Branning)

'Emmerdale' - Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy)

'Hollyoaks' - Glen Wallace (Malachy Fisher)

Best Dramatic Performance for a Young Actor or Actress:

'Coronation Street' - Alexander Bain (Simon Barlow)

'Doctors' - Ami Metcalf (Sapphire Cox)

'EastEnders' - Maisie Smith (Tiffany Butcher)

'Emmerdale' - Oscar Lloyd (Will Wylde)

Best Exit:

'Coronation Street' - Reece Dinsdale (Joe McIntyre)

'EastEnders' - Charlie Clements (Bradley Branning)

'Emmerdale' - Maxwell Caulfield (Mark Wylde)

'Hollyoaks' - Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox)

Best Newcomer:

'Doctors' - Sophie Abelson (Cherry Malone)

'EastEnders' - Marc Elliott (Syed Masood)

'Emmerdale' - Lyndon Ogbourne (Nathan Wylde)

'Hollyoaks' - Bronagh Waugh (Cheryl Brady)

Best On-Screen Partnership:

'Coronation Street' - Katherine Kelly and Simon Gregson (Becky and Steve McDonald)

'Doctors' - Jan Pearson and Chris Walker (Karen and Rob Hollins)

'EastEnders' - Sid Owen and Patsy Palmer (Ricky and Bianca Butcher)

'Emmerdale' - Nick Miles and Nicola Wheeler (Jimmy King and Nicola De Souza)

Best Storyline:

'Coronation Street' - Peter's Alcoholism

'Doctors' - Zara's Revenge

'EastEnders' - Who Killed Archie?

'Emmerdale' - Aaron's Gay Self-Loathing

Spectacular Scene:

'Coronation Street' - Joe Drowns

'Doctors' - Master of the Universe - Siege

'Emmerdale' - Home Farm Shop Crash

'Hollyoaks' - The Parachute Jump

Best Single Episode:

'Coronation Street' - Peter Falls Off The Wagon

'Doctors' - Master of the Universe

'EastEnders' - EastEnders Live

'Emmerdale' - Aaron Confesses His Sexuality