The nominations are out for this year's British Soap Awards.

Corrie and EastEnders are up for 8 prizes.

But it's Emmerdale leading the way with 9 nominations.

Each soap has 15 cast nominations in the public-voted categories - which include Best Actor, Sexiest Female, etc.

In the nine panel-voted categories each show has a different number. This year, Emmerdale has nominations in every category, Corrie and EastEnders each have eight, Doctors six and Hollyoaks five.

Here's that panel shortlist in full:

Best Comedy Performance
Coronation Street: Craig Gazey (Graeme Proctor)
EastEnders: Nina Wadia (Zainab Masood)
Emmerdale: Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk)
Hollyoaks: Bronagh Waugh (Cheryl Brady)

Best Dramatic Performance
Coronation Street: Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow)
EastEnders: Lacey Turner (Stacey Branning)
Emmerdale: Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy)
Hollyoaks: Glen Wallace (Malachy Fisher)

Best Dramatic Performance for a Young Actor or Actress
Coronation Street: Alexander Bain (Simon Barlow)
Doctors: Ami Metcalf (Sapphire Cox)
EastEnders: Maisie Smith (Tiffany Butcher)
Emmerdale: Oscar Lloyd (Will Wylde)

Best Exit
Coronation Street: Reece Dinsdale (Joe McIntyre)
EastEnders: Charlie Clements (Bradley Branning)
Emmerdale: Maxwell Caulfield (Mark Wylde)
Hollyoaks: Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox)

Best Newcomer
Doctors: Sophie Abelson (Cherry Malone)
EastEnders: Marc Elliott (Syed Masood)
Emmerdale: Lyndon Ogbourne (Nathan Wylde)
Hollyoaks: Bronagh Waugh (Cheryl Brady)

Best On-Screen Partnership
Coronation Street: Katherine Kelly and Simon Gregson (Becky and Steve McDonald)
Doctors: Jan Pearson and Chris Walker (Karen and Rob Hollins)
EastEnders: Sid Owen and Patsy Palmer (Ricky and Bianca Butcher)
Emmerdale: Nick Miles and Nicola Wheeler (Jimmy King and Nicola De Souza)

Best Storyline
Coronation Street: Peter's Alcoholism
Doctors: Zara's Revenge
EastEnders: Who Killed Archie?
Emmerdale: Aaron's Gay Self-Loathing

Spectacular Scene
Coronation Street: Joe Drowns
Doctors: Master of the Universe - Siege
Emmerdale: Home Farm Shop Crash
Hollyoaks: The Parachute Jump

Best Single Episode
Coronation Street: Peter Falls Off The Wagon
Doctors: 'Master of the Universe'
EastEnders: EastEnders Live
Emmerdale: Aaron Confesses His Sexuality

To be announced on the night:
Lifetime Achievement Award
Special Achievement Award
Best Soap

Which soap do you think should win Best Soap? Let us know!

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