British Soap Award for Villain of the Year

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.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.
1999 winner Stephen Billington .
2001 winner Steve McFadden .
2004 winner Charlie Brooks .
2007 winner Gemma Bissix .
2011 winner Emmett J. Scanlan .
2012 winner Andrew Lancel .
2014 winner Anna Passey .
2016 nominee Ellen Thomas .
2017 winner Lucy-Jo Hudson .
2022 nominee Toby-Alexander Smith .
2022 nominee Paige Sandhu .
2022 and 2023 nominee Laura White .
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