Soap Awards: The winners

Published Sunday, May 27 2001, 11:33 BST | By Neil Wilkes

Sexiest male: Martin Kemp (Steve Owen) EastEnders

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