It’s been quite the year, it’s almost Christmas and what would the festive season be without some recognition of the best of 2025? Over the next week we’ll shortlist five nominees in each of 17 categories for our Oscars, or monstas if you will, of 2025.

• Read on for the nominees for the monsta for the Best Performance Of A Song 2025 Previous winners 2024 Disco Ball, Why Am I So Single?, 2023 Sharing Your Heart, Brokeback Mountain, 2022 World Of Colour Fantastically Great Women, 2021 Cabaret by Jessie Buckley, 2020 A Summer In Ohio  The Last Five Years, 2019: I’m Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman, & Juliet, 2018: Getting Married Today Company, 2017: Tight Connection To My Heart Girl From the North Country

1. A Little Life, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Ambassadors Theatre Review and Tickets

2. Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, EVITA, London Palladium Review 

3. Everything Stops For Top Of The Pops, Sing Street, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith Review

4. It’s Never Too Late, Paddington, Savoy Theatre Review and Tickets

5. Pretty Little Dead Things, Paddington, Savoy Theatre Review and Tickets

• Who should win? Tell us in the comments below, on social media or email us at neildurham3@gmail.com. Winner revealed on this site on 25/12/25
• Vote for best podcast, best venue, best gig, best song, best album, best TV, best film, best tv/film actor, best tv/film actress, best new play, best revival, best performance of a song, best new musical, best theatre actor, best theatre actress, best theatre supporting actor and best theatre supporting actress
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