Well, that was a stellar year for entertainment, wasn’t it? Must-watch TV, blockbuster films, home-grown talent to rival Hollywood’s greatest, and so many oh-my-god-did-you-see-it-yet moments that it was dizzying to try and keep up.
Over in the telly camp; Adolescence set the bar at an all-time high, a TV series that genuinely had everybody across the world debating the issues at its heart, while shows like Toxic Town and The Hack took that hard-hitting social realism one step further, delicately dramatising stories based on real life that shone a light on historic shameful events in the UK.
On the lighter side, reality TV was a total joy this year too, from perhaps the best ever Traitors iteration in Celebrity Traitors (including an unforgettable celebrity parp), Love On The Spectrum, Drag Race UK and Race Across The World reminding us all why the genre needn’t be filed under “guilty pleasures” anymore.
Meanwhile, the soaps kept everyone hooked; with gripping storylines as wide-ranging as a wedding day affair reveal (always a classic) to a young man sucked into the toxic world of the manosphere.
It was an equally brilliant year over on the big screen too, with some absolutely bombastic scenes in heart-racing actioners like F1: The Movie, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning and Thunderbolts*.
There were astonishing heartfelt and emotive dramas too in the likes of Nickel Boys and The Brutalist, while it was another strong year for horror with Nosferatu, Frankenstein and Presence all giving us the serious spooks – plus, could a dog named Indy actually take the best movie actor award?
But who should really triumph in the Digital Spy Awards of 2025? Have your say by clicking on the link below:
Vote now in the Digital Spy Reader Awards 2025
From today you can get voting and tell us who your faves of this year were. You can vote in as many or as few categories as you want, and you can vote for as many nominees as you want – but in the interest of fairness, we ask that you submit just one ballot each.
Then, that’s it! We’ll reveal the results from all of the categories before the end of the year. May the best entertainment win!
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