monstagigz readers have been voting throughout October, November and December for their favourite pop, theatre, TV, film and podcasts of 2025 from our shortlists. Read on for details of our 2025 11th annual monstas winners …

• Read on for reasons including the winners of our 17 monstas for the best theatre, pop, TV, film and podcasts of 2025

2025’s Best Theatre Actress

• Rachel Zegler (pictured above and below), EVITA, London Palladium Review 

2025’s Best TV/Film Actress

•  Erin Doherty, Adolescence (Netflix)

2025’s Best Revival

• EVITA, London Palladium Review 

2025’s Best Album

• Antidepressants by Suede Review and Tickets

2025’s Best Performance Of A Song

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

2025’s Best New Play

• Punch, Young Vic Theatre Review Transferred to Broadway

2025’s Best Venue

• London Palladium Review and Tickets

2025’s Best Theatre Actor

• Bryan Cranston, All My Sons, Wyndham’s Theatre Review and Tickets

2025’s Best Theatre Supporting Actor

• Callum Scott Howells, Ghosts, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith Review

2025’s Best New Musical

• The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Ambassadors Review

2025’s Best Song

• Got To Have Love by Pulp Review and Tickets

2025’s Best Gig

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

2025’s Best Film

• Wicked: For Good Review

2025’s Best Theatre Supporting Actress

• Andrea Riseborough, Mary Page Marlowe, Old Vic Review

2025’s Best TV

• Bookish, U&Alibi Q&A/preview

2025’s Best TV/Film Actor

• Benito Skinner, Overcompensating Reasons to watch

2025’s Best Podcast

• London Theatre Review Listen

And, finally, our 3rd encore award goes to the late, great Dame Patricia Routledge.

• Thank you to everyone who voted and for reading monstagigz in 2025. We’re on track for another year of record views and it’s all thanks to you. Picture via Facebook by Caitlin Devlin courtesy Jamie Lloyd Productions
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