Soap Awards: The winners
Sunday, May 27 2001, 11:33 BST
By Neil Wilkes, Editor
Sexiest female: Tamzin Outhwaite (Melanie Healy) EastEnders
Best comedy performance: Sarah White (Bev McLoughlin) Brookside
Best newcomer: Jessie Wallace (Kat Slater) Eastenders
Best dramatic performance: Georgia Taylor (Toyah Battersby) Coronation Street
Spectacular scene of the year: Emmerdale - for Andy Sugden burning the barn
Best storyline: Paul Fox, Jacqueline Chadwick, Johnny Briggs Coronation Street - for Mark, Linda and Mike love triangle
Hero of the year: Clive Hornby (Jack Sugden) Emmerdale
Villain of the year: Steve McFaddan (Phil Mitchell) EastEnders
Best on-screen partnership: William Tarmey and Elizabeth Dawn (Jack and Vera Duckworth) Coronation Street
Best exit: Naomi Radcliffe (Alison Webster) Coronation Street
Special achievement award: Phil Redmond
Best single episode: Friday 8 December 2000 Coronation Street - the live episode
Best actress: Natalie Cassidy (Sonia Jackson) EastEnders
Best actor: Martin Kemp (Steve Owen) EastEnders
Best British soap: EastEnders



