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The fourth WriXAs ceremony was hosted in January 2013 and included forum classics These Days, Uncertain Nights, The Avenue, Crown Law and Saints High. This also marked the first ceremony for new members Hannah and Walfman. New projects included City Girls, Council, Crisis Point, No Surrender, Winds of Change, Beneath the Surface and Willow Cove.

Nominations[]

Award Nominations Short List Nominations
Best Newcomer
  • Eddie James (The Avenue)
  • Claire Learner (The Avenue)
  • Rebecca Chambers (These Days)
  • Kenzo Wykin (These Days)
  • Cass Franklin (Uncertain Nights)
  • Mia Palmer (Uncertain Nights)
  • Rebecca Chambers (These Days)
  • Kenzo Wykin (These Days)
  • Cass Franklin (Uncertain Nights)
  • Mia Palmer (Uncertain Nights)
Best Exit
  • Daniela Rossi (The Avenue)
  • Saul Roberts (The Avenue)
  • Shane Cassidy (City Girls)
  • Mike Taylor (City Girls)
  • Cullen McDonagh (Council)
  • Jenny Thompson (Crisis Point)
  • Andrew Francis (Crisis Point)
  • Richard Blackstone (No Surrender)
  • Kate Maguire (No Surrender)
  • Francesca Thomas (Saints High)
  • Rachel Hornby (These Days)
  • Ben Warren (These Days)
  • Mark Green (Uncertain Nights)
  • Riley Clark (Uncertain Nights)
Best Christmas Episode
  • Episode 10: Christmas Eve: Twas' the Night Before Christmas (Beneath the Surface)
  • Episode 11: Christmas Day: Mistletoe & Rum (Beneath the Surface)
  • Episode 2.1: Boxing Day: Out of Sight (City Girls)
  • S2E1: The Trial of Peter Jenners (Council)
  • S2E5: Secrets Under the Tree (Crown Law)
  • S2E9: Ain't the Gift I was Hoping For Part 1 (Saints High)
  • Episode 182: Once Upon A Christmas (Uncertain Nights)
  • Episode 11: Christmas Day: Mistletoe & Rum (Beneath the Surface)
  • Episode 2.1: Boxing Day: Out of Sight (City Girls)
  • Episode 182: Once Upon A Christmas (Uncertain Nights)
Best New Year's Episode
  • Episode 2.3: If Tomorrow Never Comes (City Girls)
  • Episode 184: Too Little, Too Late (Uncertain Nights)
  • Episode 2.3: If Tomorrow Never Comes (City Girls)
  • Episode 184: Too Little, Too Late (Uncertain Nights)
Best Drama Scene
  • Ashley sees her burnt face: 1.13: Missing Pieces (City Girls)
  • Izzie confides in Max about her rape: 1.17: Bad to the Bone (City Girls)
  • Zack/Cullen argue before car crash: S1E18 (Council)
  • Jenny shot dead in college siege: Ep2 (Crisis Point)
  • Christian held hostage: Ep6 (Crisis Point)
  • Allinson/Layton/Jeremy Confrontation: S2E5 (Crown Law)
  • Kate & Husband's Body found: S1E8 (No Surrender)
  • Eddie shoots pregnant Samantha: S1E11 (No Surrender)
  • Ryan attacks Hayley: S2E10 (Saints High)
  • Elliot confronts Jez after being raped: S2E10 (Saints High)
  • Sampson's Passing: Episode 4 (Winds of Change)
  • Martin rises from the dead: Episode 5 (Winds of Change)
  • Ashley sees her burnt face: 1.13: Missing Pieces (City Girls)
  • Christian held hostage: Ep6 (Crisis Point)
  • Ryan attacks Hayley: S2E10 (Saints High)
Best Drama Plot
  • Izzie's Rape (City Girls)
  • Ashley's Disfigurement/Body Dysmorphic Disorder (City Girls)
  • Peter's Deception & Pearson's Exit (Council)
  • College Siege (Crisis Point)
  • Terror Alert (Crisis Point)
  • Jeremy discovers Layton raped Allinson (Crown Law)
  • Eddie's Murder Cover Up (No Surrender)
  • Sniper Hunt (No Surrender)
  • School Explosion/Francesca's Death (Saints High)
  • Elliot goes to prison/Rape (Saints High)
  • The Storm (Winds of Change)
  • Tara/Kim Cover Up Martin's Murder (Winds of Change)
  • Izzie's Rape (City Girls)
  • Ashley's Disfigurement/BDD (City Girls)
Best Drama Male
  • Mike Taylor (City Girls)
  • Max Warren (City Girls)
  • Zack McDonald (Council)
  • Andrew Francis (Crisis Point)
  • Graham Wallace (Crisis Point)
  • Layton (Crown Law)
  • Jeremy Sinclair (Crown Law)
  • Nathan Chadwick (No Surrender)
  • Jeff Washington (No Surrender)
  • Elliot Johnson (Saints High)
  • Martin Brooke (Winds of Change)
  • Edward Carling (Winds of Change)
  • Max Warren (City Girls)
  • Layton (Crown Law)
  • Elliot Johnson (Saints High)
Best Drama Female
  • Izzie Roberts (City Girls)
  • Ashley Woods (City Girls)
  • Helen Allinson (Crown Law)
  • Samantha Bennett (No Surrender)
  • Simone Tully (No Surrender)
  • Beena Khan (Saints High)
  • Hayley Price (Saints High)
  • Tara Brooke (Winds of Change)
  • Anna-Marie Whitmore (Winds of Change)
Best Drama Episode
  • 1.8 What Did I Do to Deserve This? Izzie/Mike Two Hander (City Girls)
  • 1.20 Happily Never After Season Finale (City Girls)
  • S1E13 Bias (Council)
  • S2E1 The Trial of Peter Jenner (Council)
  • Ep3 No Escape Part 2 (Crisis Point)
  • Ep6 Terror Alert (Crisis Point)
  • Secrets Under the Tree (Crown Law)
  • S1E9 Take Out (No Surrender)
  • S1E11 Running out of Time Part 1 (No Surrender)
  • S1E40 Mountains, Molehills & Dragons (Saints High)
  • S2E9 Ain't the Gift I was Hoping For (Saints High)
  • 3/5 Eye of the Storm (Winds of Change)
  • 5/5 Revelations (Winds of Change)
  • 1.8 What Did I Do to Deserve This? Izzie/Mike Two Hander (City Girls)
  • Secrets Under the Tree (Crown Law)
  • S1E11 Running out of Time Part 1 (No Surrender)
Best New Drama
  • City Girls (Hannah)
  • Council (AllThingsUK)
  • No Surrender (Walfman)
Best Drama
  • City Girls (Hannah)
  • Council (AllThingsUK)
  • Crisis Point (Walfman)
  • Crown Law (AllThingsUK)
  • No Surrender (Walfman)
  • Saints High (AllThingsUK)
  • Winds of Change (AppleCobbler & Ross)
Best New Soap
  • Beneath the Surface (Walfman & Ross)
  • Willow Cove (Jaay)
Best Soap Scene
  • Flashbacks of Daniela's Murder: Ep71 (The Avenue)
  • Saul's Torment Comes to an End: Ep71 (The Avenue)
  • Stacey/Nick Paternity Reveal: Ep10 (Beneath the Surface)
  • Michael/Lauren Showdown: Ep 11 (Beneath the Surface)
  • Rachel Hornby's Death: Ep84 (These Days)
  • Ben Warren's Death: Ep100 (These Days)
  • Clark/Green/Leah Car Crash (Uncertain Nights)
  • Zak's Suicide Attempt (Uncertain Nights)
  • Kayla Gives Birth (Willow Cove)
  • Martha confesses to Sharon (Willow Cove)
  • Rachel Hornby's Death: Ep84 (These Days)
  • Ben Warren's Death: Ep100 (These Days)
Best Soap Plot
  • Saul's Final Revenge (The Avenue)
  • Tony/Carla Affair (The Avenue)
  • Luke/Emma Love Story (Beneath the Surface)
  • Stacey/Nick Affair Beneath the Surface)
  • Ben's Fatal Meltdown (These Days)
  • Wykins' Gangland Trouble (These Days)
  • Alan Powell: The Aftermath (Uncertain Nights)
  • Zak's Bullying (Uncertain Nights)
  • The Reed family's Past (Willow Cove)
  • Will/Rebecca/Gareth Triangle (Willow Cove)
Best Soap Male
  • Graham Anderson (The Avenue)
  • Tony Westaway (The Avenue)
  • Nick Goodwin (Beneath the Surface)
  • Matt Kingston (Beneath the Surface)
  • Lee Rogers (These Days)
  • Ben Warren (These Days)
  • Ethan Clark (Uncertain Nights)
  • Jake Green (Uncertain Nights)
  • Will Gilmore (Willow Cove)
  • Sean Raven (Willow Cove)
  • Graham Anderson (The Avenue)
  • Lee Rogers (These Days)
  • Ben Warren (These Days)
Best Soap Female
  • Georgia Seaby (The Avenue)
  • Carla Westaway (The Avenue)
  • Hayley Bridgewater (Beneath the Surface)
  • Karen Collins (Beneath the Surface)
  • Liz Doyle (These Days)
  • Rosy Lyons (These Days)
  • Sanchia Clark (Uncertain Nights)
  • Jasmine Powell (Uncertain Nights)
  • Kayla Harper (Willow Cove)
  • Rebecca Sharpe (Willow Cove)

Georgia Seaby (The Avenue)

Rosy Lyons (These Days)

Sanchia Clark (Uncertain Nights)

Best Soap Family 
  • The Glukhovs (The Avenue)
  • The Westaways (The Avenue)
  • The Collins (Beneath the Surface)
  • The Goodwins (Beneath the Surface)
  • The Donnellys (These Days)
  • The Leading Family (These Days)
  • The Clarks (Uncertain Nights)
  • The Franklins (Uncertain Nights)
  • The Gilmores (Willow Cove)
  • The Reeds (Willow Cove)

The Westaways (The Avenue)

The Clarks (Uncertain Nights)

Best Soap Episode
  • Episode 66 (The Avenue)
  • Episode 67 (The Avenue)
  • Episode 4 (Beneath the Surface)
  • Episode 6 (Beneath the Surface)
  • Episode 84 (These Days)
  • Episode 100 (These Days)
  • Episde 155 (Uncertain Nights)
  • Episode 171 (Uncertain Nights)
  • Episode 10 (Willow Cove)
  • Episode 12 (Willow Cove)
Best New Soap
  • Beneath the Surface (Walfman & Ross)
  • Willow Cove (Jaay)
Best Soap
  • The Avenue (Ross & Lem)
  • Beneath the Surface (Walfman & Ross)
  • These Days (Noxy)
  • Uncertain Nights (AppleCobbler, Ross & Noxy)
  • Willow Cove (Jaay)

The Avenue (Ross & Lem)

These Days (Noxy)

Uncertain Nights (AppleCobbler, Ross & Noxy)

Winners[]

Award Winner(s)
Best Newcomer
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Since arriving back in October 2012, Uncertain Nights character Cass Franklin has become a popular figure - now we know how popular! She is the BEST NEWCOMER, having secured 40% of the votes on the second ballot. Runner Up: Kenzo Wykin (These Days) [30%]

Best Exit
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Popular former These Days favourite Ben Warren secured 38% of the votes, enough to win on the first ballot. This is one of several awards the character alone has won, having previously won for BEST NEWCOMER and BEST SOAP MALE. This BEST EXIT award also marks the 15th award These Days has won since it began just over a year ago.

Runner Up: Daniela Rossi (The Avenue) [25%]

Best Christmas Episode
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Uncertain Nights strikes again! This category was too close to call at several points, but the Birmingham saga's one-hour BEST CHRISTMAS EPISODE secured 44% of the votes, enough to win on the second ballot. 

Runner Up: Episode 11- Christmas Day (Beneath the Surface) [33%]

Best New Year's Episode
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Congratulations to Hannah, who scoops a WRIXA for City Girls with the award for BEST NEW YEAR'S EPISODE, securing 56% of the votes, enough to win on the second ballot.

Runner Up: Uncertain Nights [44%]

Best Drama Scene
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Well done to allthingsuk; by winning the award for BEST DRAMA SCENE - securing 44% - Saints High secures it's first WRIXA to date. Many congratulations, ATUK

Runner Up: Ashley sees her burnt face (City Girls) [33%]

Best Drama Plot
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This one was always going to be Hannah! ;D The powerful storyline of Izzie's rape gives City Girls it's 2nd award tonight, as it wins again for BEST DRAMA PLOT, securing 67% on the second ballot.

Runner Up: Ashley's Disfigurement/BDD (City Girls) [33%]

Best Drama Male
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She did it! Hannah scores a hat trick for City Girls. Max Warren was voted BEST DRAMA MALE, securing 40% of the votes on the second ballot.

Runner Up: Layton (Crown Law) and Elliot Johnson (Saints High) [30% each]

Best Drama Female
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Making her debut in this category, forum favourite Izzie Roberts secured 38% of the votes, enough to win on the first ballot. This gives City Girls its 4th WRIXAS of the night.

Runner Up: Ashley Woods (City Girls) [19%]

Best Drama Episode
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Oh yes! ;D Hannah strikes again, as BEST DRAMA EPISODE (50% on the second ballot) gives it its 5th WRIXA of the night!

Runner Up: S1E11 No Surrender [38%]

Best New Drama
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City Girls scores its 6th win of the night, with a 58% vote share to win BEST NEW DRAMA

Runner Up: No Surrender (Walfman) [33%]

Best Drama
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She did it! ;D Hannah rounds off an incredible night for City Girls, scoring the top award with BEST DRAMA (36% on the first ballot), giving both Hannah and City Girls an incredible 7th WRIXA in one ceremony! Although Lem still holds the record for most WRIXAS won in a single ceremony (8 altogether for ALONE and BACK TO THE START in Summer 2012), Hannah does have a record of her own - CITY GIRLS has just won more WRIXAS in one ceremony than any other WX project. Congratulations, Hannah - we salute you!

Runner Up: Saints High (AllThingsUK) [21%]

Best Soap Scene
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It was a shocking and tragic death - but at least there's a happy ending! These Days picks up its 16th WRIXA (the 2nd tonight) with BEST SOAP SCENE scoring 56% on the second ballot.
RUNNER UP: Ben Warren's Death, These Days [44%]

Best Soap Plot
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Despite competing with 9 other nominations, Ben Warren strikes again with BEST SOAP PLOT, giving These Days it's 3rd win of the night and it's 17th WriXA. Ben Warren's Fatal Meltdown secured 38% of the votes, enough to win on the first ballot. 

RUNNER UP: Tony & Carla's Affair, The Avenue [19%]

Best Soap Male
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It was a closely fought battle all the way through, but in the end evil Ben Warren was to have his wicked way once again. This BEST SOAP MALE awards gives These Days it's 4th win of the night, and it's 18th WriXA. Ben secured 56% of the votes on the second ballot.

RUNNER UP: Graham Anderson, The Avenue [44%]

Best Soap Female
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This is the first of two joint awards tonight. It was a three-horse race until today, but TD's Rosy Lyons and UN's Sanchia Clark (36% apiece) were both so popular, you just couldn't choose between them!

RUNNER UP: Georgia Seaby, The Avenue [28%]

Best Soap Family
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It's another victory for Uncertain Nights as the Clarks are named BEST SOAP FAMILY, securing 63% of the votes on the second ballot. 

RUNNER UP: The Westaways, The Avenue [37%]

Best Soap Episode
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Breaking records tonight by winning it's sixth WriXA, These Days scoops the award for BEST SOAP EPISODE with 33% of the botes, enough to win on the first ballot. The award is for Episode 100 where Ben Warren (yes, him again) bowed out - with predictably dramatic results! This award now makes These Days owner of a siminal 20 WriXAs. 

RUNNER UP: Episode 66, The Avenue and Episode 84, These Days [20% apiece]

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Congratulations are in order here for Ross and Walfy, as Beneath the Surface scoops the award for BEST NEW SOAP, securing a decisive 60% of the votes, enough to win on the first ballot.

RUNNER UP: Willow Cove by Jaay [40%]

Best Soap
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This is the second of two joint awards tonight. It was a three-horse race until today, but These Days - enjoying a fourth consecutive win in this category - and Uncertain Nights - enjoying it's first - [40% apiece] were both so popular, you just couldn't choose between them!

RUNNER UP: The Avenue [20%]

Full Story & Stats[]

Both City Girls and These Days made WriXA history with a record seven awards apiece. City Girls won all but one of the drama category awards and now shares the record with These Days for the most WriXAs won at one ceremony. In total City Girls picked up eight awards. Uncertain Nights picked up an impressive five awards, while Saints High and Beneath the Surface both picked up an award each.

Project Awards
City Girls 7
These Days 7
Uncertain Nights 5
Beneath the Surface 1
Saints High 1
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