EASTENDERS stars Nina wadia and Marc Elliot have been nominated for awards at the 12th annual British Soap Awards taking place tonight.

Nina Wadia is once again up for Best Comedy Performance for the second year running after winning last year. Marc Eliiot is hoping to pick up the Best New Comer.

Both of their characters have been central to the storyline over the past few months, which has seen them share an increasing amount of on-screen time.

From Syed and Amira’s big fat Indian wedding and the gripping gay Muslim storyline to the now rocky relationship between Zainab and Mas, it is no surprise that the Masood family have become household favourites, especially among the soap’s desi viewers!

Full list of nominations:

Best Comedy Performance (Last year’s winner was Nina Wadia, EastEnders)
Coronation Street: Craig Gazey (Graeme Proctor)
EastEnders: Nina Wadia (Zainab Masood)
Emmerdale: Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk)
Hollyoaks: Bronagh Waugh (Cheryl Brady)

Best Dramatic Performance (Last year’s winner was Anita Carey, Doctors)
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 (Last year’s winner was Maisie Smith, EastEnders)
Coronation Street: Alexander Bain (Simon Barlow)
Doctors: Ami Metcalf (Sapphire Cox)
EastEnders: Maisie Smith (Tiffany Butcher)
Emmerdale: Oscar Lloyd (Will Wylde)

Best Exit (Last year’s winner was Rob James Collier, Coronation Street)
Coronation Street: Reece Dinsdale (Joe McIntyre)
EastEnders: Charlie Clements (Bradley Branning)
Emmerdale: Maxwell Caulfield (Mark Wylde)
Hollyoaks: Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox)

Best Newcomer (Last year’s winner was Craig Gazey, Coronation Street)
Doctors: Sophie Abelson (Cherry Malone)
EastEnders: Marc Elliott (Syed Masood)
Emmerdale: Lyndon Ogbourne (Nathan Wylde)
Hollyoaks: Bronagh Waugh (Cheryl Brady)

Best On-Screen Partnership (Last year’s winner was Nitin Ganatra and Nina Wadia, EastEnders)
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 (Last year’s winner was Vivien’s Rape, Doctors)
Coronation Street: Peter’s Alcoholism
Doctors: Zara’s Revenge
EastEnders: Who Killed Archie?
Emmerdale: Aaron’s Gay Self-Loathing

Spectacular Scene (Last year’s winner was Victoria Falls Through The Ice, Emmerdale)
Coronation Street: Joe Drowns
Doctors: Master of the Universe – Siege
Emmerdale: Home Farm Shop Crash
Hollyoaks: The Parachute Jump

Best Single Episode (Last year’s winner was ‘A kind of Hush’, Doctors)
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