Awards

Babs honoured at Variety Club awards

Barbara Windsor receives lifetime contribution award

Much-loved star Barbara Windsor – who bowed out of EastEnders this year after 16 years as Peggy Mitchell – was yesterday honoured for her outstanding contribution to showbusiness.

The 73-year-old star was rewarded for her achievements at the The Co-operative Variety Club Showbiz Awards.

Other big winners included TV talent show The X Factor which triumphed over hit rival Strictly Come Dancing to collect the best entertainment prize.

Submitted by admin on 17 November 2010 - 1:00am

Soaps win at Stonewall awards

EastEnders and Coronation Street both win awards for their recent storylines

There were wins on the cards for EastEnders and Coronation Street at the annual Stonewall Awards on November 4th 2010, which gives nods to events having a positive impact on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the UK.

John Partridge, better known as Christian Clarke whose on-screen relationship with strict Muslim Syed Masood (Marc Elliott) saw him pick up the award for Entertainer of the Year.

And ITV didn’t go home empty-handed either.

Submitted by admin on 6 November 2010 - 10:52am

Congratulations Babs!

Barbara wins a Lifetime Achievement TRIC award.

Sorry about the lack of updates for the last few days. Normal service should be resumed as soon as I get back onto a computer with a decent internet connection.

One piece of news has struck me as particularly noteworthy in the last couple of days, and that’s Barbara Windsor’s Lifetime Achievement TRIC award.

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Submitted by admin on 9 March 2010 - 9:07pm

EastEnders scores award hat trick

EastEnders has picked up three prizes at the TV Quick and TV Choice awards, including best soap.

The BBC show won best soap storyline, for the episodes where character Danielle Jones revealed she was Ronnie
Mitchell’s long-lost daughter.

Lauren Crace, who played Danielle, also took home the acting award for best soap newcomer.

Coronation Street stars Simon Gregson and Katherine Kelly were awarded the best soap actor and actress prizes.

Submitted by admin on 12 September 2009 - 11:29am

EastEnders take seven British Soaps awards

EastEnders took the top honour at the British Soap Awards by being named best soap for the second year running. The long-running TV favourite, which was first screened in 1985, saw off competition from Coronation Street, Doctors, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks at last night’s award ceremony in central London. The BBC1 soap took seven awards, one more than its closest rival Coronation Street, as 25-year-old Robert Kazinsky, who plays Sean Slater, won best actor and 37-year-old Scott Maslen, who plays Jack Branning, won the sexiest male award. Sexiest female went to Michelle Keegan, 21, Corona
Submitted by admin on 10 May 2009 - 9:27am

EastEnders win TRIC award

EastEnders has been named soap of the year at the Television and Radio Industries Club (TRIC) Awards. The Walford-based serial received the accolade at the industry-voted awards ceremony, which was held at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel yesterday. Coronation Street’s Katherine Kelly also picked up an award at the event, winning the TV soap personality gong for her role as Becky Granger on the ITV1 show. In an impressive showing for the BBC, Strictly Come Dancing won the TV reality programme award, Antiques Roadshow triumphed in the TV arts/documentary programme category and Gavin & St
Submitted by admin on 11 March 2009 - 8:16pm

Small screen stars shine at NTAs

While the stars of the big screen were at the premiere of Bond the stars of the small screen were out in force at the National Television Awards.
Submitted by admin on 31 October 2008 - 9:44am

Soap rivals fuming after awards

Soap wars exploded last night as EastEnders hammered its rivals to be crowned the nation’s favourite show.

Pretty Lacey Turner led a Walford invasion at the Inside Soap Awards, walking away with three gongs, ­including Best Actress. The show bagged nine of the top prizes, leaving their rivals fuming.

Submitted by admin on 1 October 2008 - 9:32am

EastEnders regains best soap crown

EastEnders has swiped back the best soap crown from Coronation Street and swept the board at the Inside Soap awards with nine gongs.

Lacey Turner, who plays EastEnders' Stacey Branning, was named in three awards for EastEnders.

For the second year she triumphed as best actress and best couple alongside Charlie Clements, who plays her on-screen husband Bradley Branning.

Max and Stacey's affair revealed at Christmas won EastEnders the best storyline award, beating other plotlines including the death of Vera Duckworth in Coronation Street.

Submitted by admin on 30 September 2008 - 7:15am

Babs: EastEnders needs to up its game

Barbara Windsor said that despite taking the best soap title at the British Soap Awards, EastEnders needed to "up its game".

The Walford-set soap took top honours at the glitzy London ceremony, but only managed four awards in total.

Babs, who plays Peggy Mitchell in the show, said: "We actually came third in the number of awards and we're going to have to up our game. Hollyoaks is coming up and we will have to do better next year."

Submitted by admin on 5 May 2008 - 2:37pm