British Soap Award for Villain of the Year
Annual British TV award
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The British Soap Award for Villain of the Year was 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. The final winner of the award was EastEnders actor Navin Chowdhry.
| British Soap Award for Villain of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| First award | 1999 |
| Final award | 2025 |
| Most awards | Connor McIntyre (2) |
Winners and nominees
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| Year | Actor | Role | Soap opera |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999[1] | Stephen Billington | Greg Kelly | Coronation Street |
| Martin Kemp | Steve Owen | EastEnders | |
| Ross Kemp | Grant Mitchell | EastEnders | |
| Claire King | Kim Tate | Emmerdale | |
| 2000[2] | Martin Kemp | Steve Owen | EastEnders |
| 2001[3] | Steve McFadden | Phil Mitchell | EastEnders |
| Martin Kemp | Steve Owen | EastEnders | |
| 2002[4] | Alex Ferns | Trevor Morgan | EastEnders |
| Steve McFadden | Phil Mitchell | EastEnders | |
| Miles Anderson | George Shackleford | Family Affairs | |
| David Easter | Pete Callan | Family Affairs | |
| Tina Hall | Claire Toomey | Family Affairs | |
| 2003[5] | Brian Capron | Richard Hillman | Coronation Street |
| Alex Ferns | Trevor Morgan | EastEnders | |
| Steve McFadden | Phil Mitchell | EastEnders | |
| 2004[6] | Charlie Brooks | Janine Butcher | EastEnders |
| Kate Ford | Tracy Barlow | Coronation Street | |
| Peter Amory | Chris Tate | Emmerdale | |
| Henry Luxemburg | Toby Mills | Hollyoaks | |
Wins and nominations by soap
| Soap opera | Wins | Shortlist nominations[c] |
|---|---|---|
| Coronation Street | 9 | 13 |
| EastEnders | 8 | 25 |
| Hollyoaks | 5 | 15 |
| Doctors | 1 | 6 |
| Emmerdale | 0 | 14 |
| Family Affairs | 0 | 3 |