- The Rose d’Or Awards has announced that the event’s most prestigious honour – The Golden Rose – will be awarded to acclaimed Netflix drama Adolescence
- The full list of 2025 Rose d’Or award nominations have been revealed, with 78 finalists from 15 countries selected to go forward to the Rose d’Or Award Ceremony, which will be hosted by comedian Dara Ó Briain on 1st December 2025
- Adolescence writer Jack Thorne will attend the Rose d’Or Awards ceremony in London, alongside a host of other celebrated faces from the world of global television and entertainment
London, Monday 17th November: The Rose d’Or Awards has announced that the event’s most prestigious honour, the Golden Rose, will be made to acclaimed Netflix drama Adolescence, co-created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, in recognition of its emotional and cultural impact. The acclaimed drama has also earned a finalist nomination in the Drama category.
The Golden Rose award is given to a programme or series that has made an exceptional contribution, transcending the normal expectations of the genre and become part of national and international discourse.
The award is reserved for standout programmes and is given at the discretion of the judges and European Broadcast Union, with recent winners including Chernobyl in 2019 and the ITV documentary, Storming the Capitol: The Inside Story in 2021.
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne will attend the Rose d’Or Awards ceremony in London on December 1st to accept the Golden Rose.
Mark Rowland, Chair of the Rose d’Or Awards, said:
“Adolescence exemplifies the values of this special Golden Rose award – outstanding programme-making that changes the way people think about a subject. Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham have created a work of true emotional and cultural impact, and we are thrilled to recognise their achievement at this year’s Rose d’Or Awards.”
Jean Philip De Tender, Director Media & Deputy Director General, European Broadcasting Union, added:
“The recognition of Adolescence with this year’s Golden Rose award underlines the power of storytelling to reflect society and engage audiences with sensitivity and innovation. Its exploration of the online and digital pressures young people face today highlights the importance of content and environments that support their development, safety and wellbeing. We hope its success will inspire creators and broadcasters across Europe to continue innovating with purpose and care.”
Now in its 64th year, the Rose d’Or Awards honour excellence and innovation across global television and entertainment.
This year the Rose d’Or are pleased to announce that 78 finalists from 15 countries have been selected to go forward to the Award Ceremony.
The full list of 2025 Rose d’Or finalists is as follows:
Arts
Draw For Change
Clin d’Oeil Films/Humo/Autlook Filmsales/VRT Canvas/Belgium
Mozart’s Sister
Media Stockade/Sphere Abacus/Sky Arts UK/Australia
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Onomatopee Films & Warboys Films/Mediawan/VRT Canvas/Belgium
The Last Musician of Auschwitz
Two Rivers Media/Abacus Distribution/BBC/BBC Network/UK
The Legends of Paris, a tale of the 19th century artistic scene
Silex Films/Arte Distribution/ARTE France/France
The Lost Music of Auschwitz
Windfall Films/Sky Arts/UK
Audio
Ballad of Scout and the Alcohol Tag
Prison Radio Association/UK
Fool’s Gold
BBC Studios/UK
Missing in the Amazon
The Guardian/UK/Brazil
Stalked
BBC Studios/UK
Up In Smoke
Penny4/UK
Where is Jon
RÚV/RTÉ/Iceland/Ireland
Children and Youth
Bottled Up
NRT/NPO Zapp/Netherlands
Crongton
New Pictures/All3Media International/BBC/UK
Je Zal Het Maar Hebben Junior / Imagine Living With That
SimpelZodiak/BNNVARA/NPOZapp/Netherlands
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
Lupus Films/Islington Films/Universal Content Group/Sky/Sky Cinema/UK
Tiddler
Magic Light Pictures/BBC/BBC1/UK
Wat niemand ziet / My Unseen Story
De Mensen/Ketnet (VRT)/Belgium
Comedy Drama and Sitcom
Big Boys
Roughcut TVFifth Season/Channel 4/UK/Malta
Happiness
Greenstone TV/DCD Rights/Warners/Three Now/New Zealand
Pushers
Merman Television/2LE Media/Channel 4/UK
The Boys
Amazon MGM Studios/Sony Pictures Television/Kripke Enterprises/Original Film/Point Grey Pictures/Prime Video/USA
The Studio
Lionsgate Television in association with Apple/Apple TV/USA
Whisky On The Rocks
Skyverse, a Humanoid company/Disney/Sveriges Television/Lithuania/Sweden
Comedy Entertainment
Ants
Nippon TV/Fremantle/Japan
Have You Been Paying Attention
Working Dog Productions/Network Ten/Australia
Last One Laughing UK
Initial/Zeppotron/Baniay UK/Prime Video/UK
Mitchell & Webb Are Not Helping
That Mitchell & Webb Company in association with Big Talk Studios/ITV/Channel 4/UK
Rob vs Romesh
CPL Productions/Seven.One Studios/Sky Max/UK
The Ultimate Celebrity Car Park Showdown
Woestijnvis/Primitives/Play 4 – GoPlay (Play Media)/Belgium
Competition Reality
Alone Australia
ITV Studios Australia/A+E Networks/SBS (Special Broadcasting Service)/SBS On Demand/Australia
Building The Band
Remarkable Entertainment/Netflix/Netflix USA First (Global)/UK
Kitchen Impossible
EndemolShine Germany/Banijay Group/VOX/Germany
The Box
Seefood TV/Seefood Distribution/TV 2 Norway/Norway
The Fortune Hotel
Tuesday’s Child/Banijay/ITV/UK/Norway/Sweden
The Piano
Love Productions/Fremantle/Channel 4/UK
Documentary
AI Love You
Nordisk Film TV/Banijay Rights (except Nordics)/Nordisk Film TV (Nordics)/TV 2 Denmark/Denmark
Atomic People
Minnow Films/Banijay Rights/BBC/UK
Deaf President Now
Apple/Concordia Studio/Apple TV/USA
Grenfell Uncovered
Netflix/Rogan Productions/UK
Louis Theroux – Settlers
Mindhouse Productions Ltd/BBC Two/UK
The Zelensky Story
72 Films/BBC/BBC Two/UK
Drama
Adolescence
Warp Films, Matriarch Productions/Plan B for Netflix/Netflix/UK
Empathy
Trio Orange/Trio Orange International/Crave/Canal+/Canada
Reunion
Warp Films/BBC Studios/BBC/Paramount+/Showtime/CBC/UK
The Penguin
HBO in association with Acid and Tender Productions/6th & Idaho Motion Picture Company/Dylan Clark Productions/Chapel Place Productions/Zobot Projects/DC Studios/Warner Bros. Television/HBO/HBO Max/USA
What it Feels Like for a Girl
Hera Pictures/BBC/BBC3/UK
Wolf Hall (The Mirror and the Light)
A PLAYGROUND and COMPANY PICTURES Production for BBC/MASTERPIECE/Banijay Rights/BBC Two/PBS/UK
Factual Entertainment and Reality
Back to the Frontier
Wall to Wall Media/Warner Bros Discovery International Distribution/HBO Max/Magnolia Network/UK
Mijn jeugdrechter / Return to the Youth Court
Het Huis/VRT Canvas/Belgium
Scam Interceptors
BBC Studios Documentary Unit/BBC Studios/BBC1/UK
Sort Your Life Out
Optomen Television/All3 Media/BBC One/UK
The Jury Murder Trial
ScreenDog Productions/Blue Ant/Channel 4/UK
Multiplatform Series
Guardians
ZANDLAND/The Royal Foundation Of The Prince and Princess Of Wales/BBC Earth Youtube Channel/UK
In Form
Sputnik Media/VRT MAX/Belgium
No Big Deal
Czech Television/Czech Television – i-Vysilani/Czech Republic
Oorlogsdetective
KRO-NCRV/NPO/NPO 3 Zapp/Netherlands
Red Flag
Percy Percy/VRT/VRT MAX/Belgium
Te Beberi
Shoki Filmproduction/Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen SRF/SRF 1/Switzerland
News and Current Affairs
Blood Parliament
BBC World Service/BBC Africa Eye/UK
Deep Deception
Raw/All3Media International/ITV/UK
State of Rage
Duskwater/Dogwoof/Channel 4/Israel
UVDA, The Lost Images of Be’ri
Uvda/Keshet International/Keshet 12/Israel
Van Gent tot Damascus / English title: From Ghent to Damascus
VRT/VRT Canvas/Belgium
We Will Dance Again
Sipur Studios/Bitachon365/HSCC Slutzky Communication/Osmosis Global/Hot 8 (Israel)/Paramount+ (US)/BBC (UK)/Israel
Soap or Telenovela
Crystal Wall
Producers at Work Film GmbH/ZDF Studios/ZDF/Germany
EastEnders
BBC Studios/BBC One/UK
Eshref Ruya
Tims&B Productions/Inter Medya/Kanal D/Türkiye
Guerreiros do Sol / Love is a Knife
Estúdios Globo/Globoplay/Brazil
Life Happens
Warner Bros. International Television Production Belgium/VTM/VTM GO/Belgium
Valle Salvaje
RTVE/BAMBU PRODUCCIONES/STUDIOCANAL/CRTVE/LA 1 RTVE/PLAY RTVE
Studio Entertainment
A League of Their Own
CPL Productions/Seven.One Studios/Sky Max/UK
Gelukkig gescheiden / Happily Divorced
Panenka/Lineup Industries/VRT 1/Belgium
Lass Dich Überwachen
Unterhaltungsfernsehen Ehrenfeld UE GmbH/ZDF/Germany
Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel
Hungry McBear/Warner Bros/BBC 1/UK
Parents Evening
Ranga Bee Productions/ITV Studios/ITV1/UK
Switch
Panenka/Lineup Industries/VRT 1/Belgium