The British Soap Award for Villain of the Year is an award presented annually by the British Soap Awards. Upon its inception, the award was voted for by a panel, until in 2006, it opened as a publicly voted category. This remained until 2014. However, in 2023, it was once again opened as a public vote. Coronation Street is the most awarded soap in the category, with nine wins. Emmerdale is the only current soap not to have won a Villain of the Year award, while Family Affairs (1997–2005) never won the accolade. The award is currently held by Eastenders actor Aaron Thiara, who plays Ravi Gulati in the soap.
| British Soap Award for Villain of the Year | |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| First awarded | 1999 |
| Currently held by | Aaron Thiara (Ravi Gulati in EastEnders) |
| Most awards | Connor McIntyre (2) |
Winners and nominees
edit| Year | Winner | Shortlisted[a] | Longlisted[b] |
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| 2006[8] | Billy Murray (Johnny Allen in EastEnders) |
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| 2007[9] | Gemma Bissix (Clare Devine in Hollyoaks) |
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| 2008[10] | Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt in Coronation Street) |
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| 2009[11] | Gray O'Brien (Tony Gordon in Coronation Street) |
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| 2010[12] | Larry Lamb (Archie Mitchell in EastEnders) |
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| 2011[13] | Emmett J. Scanlan (Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks) |
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| 2012[14] | Andrew Lancel (Frank Foster in Coronation Street) |
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| 2013[15] | Natalie Gumede (Kirsty Soames in Coronation Street) |
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| 2014[16] | Anna Passey (Sienna Blake in Hollyoaks) |
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Wins and nominations by soap
edit| Soap opera | Wins | Nominations |
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| Coronation Street | 9 | 12 |
| EastEnders | 7 | 26 |
| Hollyoaks | 5 | 14 |
| Doctors | 1 | 6 |
| Emmerdale | 0 | 13 |
| Family Affairs | 0 | 3 |
Notes
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