Inside Soap Awards 2013: Emmerdale wins the battle of the soaps with four awards including Best Soap
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Emmerdale has been named Best Soap at the Inside Soap Awards and has also picked up prizes for Best storyline, Outstanding Achievement and Best Bad Boy.
The long-running ITV show collected the most prizes at the Inside Soap Awards, which are voted for by the public, fighting off stiff competition from rivals EastEnders and Coronation Street.
This was also the first time that the soap had been awarded Best Soap title at an annual event.
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Winners: Lesley Dunlop, Dominic Power and Jane Cox with the Best Soap Award at the 2013 Inside Soap Awards
The show’s Best Storyline trophy was for the cover-up of escaped killer Cameron Murray (Dominic Power), while the Outstanding Achievement award was in recognition of the 40th anniversary live episode.
Actor Dominic Power, whose character’s reign of terror in the village culminated in a siege at The Woolpack, took the bad boy trophy, taking the Yorkshire Dales show's prizes up to four.
Coronation Street and EastEnders also picked up four awards each, with Home And Away managing two wins, and Hollyoaks and Waterloo Road landing one prize each.
Vibrant: Emmerdale stars Jane Cox and Lesley Dunlop stood out in gold and orange outfits
Floral chic: Emmerdale actress Jane Cox wears a patterned velvet wrap to the Inside Soap awards
Main man: Emmerdale's Dominic Power scooped awards for Best Storyline and Best Bad Boy
Coronation Street’s Michelle Keegan, who plays Tina McIntyre, collected the award for soap's sexiest female for a fifth year running.
Danny Mac meanwhile took the equivalent male prize for playing Mark 'Dodger' Savage in Hollyoaks.
The Best Actor award went to David Neilson for his long-standing role as the Street's Roy Cropper who is currently involved in a right-to-die storyline with terminally ill wife Hayley (Julie Hesmondhalgh).
Celebrating: Emmerdale actors Dominic Brunt and Michelle Hardwick pose with the Outstanding Achievement award at the 2013 Inside Soap Awards
Back to black: Emmerdale Actresses Michelle Hardwick and Charley Webb go for classic black outfits at the awards
Best Actress went to Jacqueline Jossa for her troubled, boozy teen character Lauren Branning in EastEnders.
Strictly Come Dancing's Natalie Gumede took the Best B*tch award for her portrayal of domestic abuser Kirsty Soames in Coronation Street, which she exited earlier this year.
The event, staged at London's Ministry Of Sound nightclub, saw the funniest male trophy go to Simon Gregson as Coronation Street’s Steve McDonald.
Colourful: Actresses Sian Reese-Williams and Zoe Henry opted for eye-catching pink outfits
EastEnders' Tameka Empson was declared Funniest Female for her role as Kim Fox.
EastEnders also picked up two awards for its younger cast, with Khali Best named best newcomer as Dexter Hartman and Maisie Smith winning Best Young Actor as Tiffany Butcher.
Home And Away won Best Daytime Soap and Best Daytime Star for Steve Peacocke as Darryl 'Brax' Braxton, while Waterloo Road was crowned best drama.
Another winner: EastEnders' Jacqueline Jossa won Best Actress in the awards
Leading men: Danny Mac from Hollyoaks poses with his Sexiest Male award, while EastEnders' Khali Best gets Best Newcomer
Winners of the Inside Soap Awards 2013
Best Actor - David Neilson (Roy Cropper, Coronation Street)
Best Actress - Jacqueline Jossa (Lauren Branning, EastEnders)
Best Bad Boy - Dominic Power (Cameron Murray, Emmerdale)
Best B*tch - Natalie Gumede (Kirsty Soames, Coronation Street)
Funniest Male - Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald, Coronation Street)
Funniest Female - Tameka Empson (Kim Fox, EastEnders)
Best Newcomer - Khali Best (Dexter Hartman, EastEnders)
Best Young Actor - Maisie Smith (Tiffany Butcher, EastEnders)
Sexiest Male - Danny Mac (Mark 'Dodger' Savage, Hollyoaks)
Sexiest Female - Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre, Coronation Street)
Best Storyline - Cameron's killer cover-up (Emmerdale)
Best Daytime Soap - Home and Away
Best Daytime Star - Steve Peacocke (Darryl 'Brax' Braxton, Home And Away)
Best Drama - Waterloo Road
Outstanding Achievement - Emmerdale: 40th Anniversary Live Episode
Best Soap - Emmerdale
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