You, dear reader, are given the chance to vote in 17 categories from October this year to tell us your favourite theatre, music, TV, film and podcast of 2025.

• Read on for reasons including 8 of 17 categories of our Best Theatre, Music, TV, Film and Podcasts of 2025 so far

As summer comes to a close, we have a look across those categories (see below), remind you of our 2024 winners and our thoughts about the frontrunners from 2025’s 1st 8 months. Longlist part 1

BEST ALBUM 2024 winner: The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan Review Tickets

A Complicated Woman by Self Esteem Review and Tickets

Antidepressants by Suede Review and Tickets

Big In The Suburbs by Welly Review and Tickets

Mayhem by Lady Gaga Review and Tickets

More by Pulp Review and Tickets

BEST GIG 2024 winner: Welly The MOTH Club Review Tickets

Everything But The Girl, MOTH Club Review and Tickets

Pulp, The 02 Review and Tickets

Self Esteem, Duke Of York’s Theatre, Review and Tickets

Scissor Sisters and Alison Goldfrapp, The 02 Review and Tickets

Suede, Clore Ballroom Review and Tickets

BEST SONG: 2024 winner: New London Boy by Pet Shop Boys Review and Tickets

Abracadabra by Lady Gaga Review and Tickets

Cheers To Me by Self Esteem Review and Tickets

Dancing With The Europeans by Suede Review and Tickets

Got To Have Love by Pulp Review and Tickets

Ich Komme by Erika Vikman Review and Tickets

BEST FILM: 2024 winner: All Of Us Strangers Review

28 Years Later Review

A Real Pain Review

Bridget Jones’ Diary: Mad About The Boy Review

Nosferatu Review

The Ballad Of Wallis Island Review

BEST TV: 2024 winner: Lost Boys And Fairies (BBC1) Reasons to watch

Adolescence, Netflix

Andor, Disney +

Bookish, U&Alibi Q&A/preview

Brian and Maggie, Channel 4

Overcompensating, Amazon Prime Reasons to watch

BEST TV/FILM ACTRESS: 2024 winner: Cynthia Erivo, Wicked Part 1 Review

Erin Doherty, Adolescence

Denise Gough, Andor

Bella Ramsey, The Last Of Us

Polly Walker, Bookish Q&A/preview

Harriet Walter, Brian and Maggie

BEST TV/FILM ACTOR: 2024 winner: Sion Daniel Young (Lost Boys And Fairies, BBC1) Reasons to watch

Steve Coogan, Brian and Maggie

Owen Cooper, Adolescence

Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain

Mark Gatiss, Bookish Q&A/preview

Benito Skinner, Overcompensating Reasons to watch

BEST PODCAST:

40 Moyet Moments Listen

ESC Insight (Juke Box Jury) Listen

The EuroTrip Listen

London Theatre Review Listen

Kermode and Mayo‘s Take Listen

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