British Soap Awards 2012

EastEnders and Coronation Street came out on top at this yearÂ’s British Soap Awards, with each winning seven gongs.

It was Eastenders that was named Best British Soap at the awards, held in London and presented by Phillip Schofield.

Pat St Clement, who quit the BBC One soap last year, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award for her role as Pat Evans, while writer Simon Ashdown took home the Special Achievement award for the East London serial.

The gritty soap also took the awards for Best Dramatic Performance, Best Young Performance and Best On-Screen Partnership.

Coronation Street won the Best Single Episode award for 'Becky's Final Farewell', and Stephanie Cole was given the Best Comedy Performance for her role as Sylvia Goodwin, Roy CropperÂ’s mother. 

Emmerdale, meanwhile, took home three awards, with Danny Miller being crowned Best Actor, and the show winning the Spectacular Scene Of The Year and Best Storyline gongs.

SEXIEST FEMALE

Coronation Street: Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre)

SEXIEST MALE 

EastEnders: Scott Maslen (Jack Branning) 

VILLAIN OF THE YEAR

Coronation Street: Andrew Lancel (Frank Foster) 

BEST ACTOR 

Emmerdale: Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy) 

BEST ACTRESS 

Coronation Street: Alison King (Carla Connor) 

BEST BRITISH SOAP 

EastEnders 

BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE 

Coronation Street: Stephanie Cole (Sylvia Goodwin) 

BEST YOUNG PERFORMANCE 

EastEnders: Lorna Fitzgerald (Abi Branning) 

SPECTACULAR SCENE OF THE YEAR

Emmerdale: John and Moira's car accident 

BEST ON-SCREEN PARTNERSHIP 

EastEnders: Jake Wood and Jo Joyner (Max Branning and Tanya Jessop) 

BEST NEWCOMER 

Coronation Street: Natalie Gumede (Kirsty Soames) 

BEST EXIT 

Coronation Street: Katherine Kelly (Becky McDonald) 

BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE 

EastEnders: Jo Joyner (Tanya Jessop) 

BEST STORYLINE 

Emmerdale: Jackson's choice

BEST SINGLE EPISODE 

Coronation Street: BeckyÂ’s Final Farewell 

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Pam St Clement (EastEnders) 

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 

Simon Ashdown (EastEnders)