Adolescence emerged as one of the biggest winners at the 2025 Rose d’Or Awards, securing accolades for Drama, Emerging Talent and the coveted Golden Rose. The Netflix show also celebrated Owen Cooper’s recognition as Emerging Talent of the Year, awarded for his breakthrough performance.
The judges called Adolescence “an extraordinary, sector-changing achievement – a set of outstanding production techniques used to rewire storytelling for a vital collective issue of our time,” and “simply the show of the year.”
Jack Thorne, co-creator of the series, accepted the award, saying: “This is a show that attempted to look at something quite complicated… There are those who believe that the kids are fine, that we need to leave them to their freedom… But we are conducting a giant science experiment with immature brains, and some teenagers will be profoundly affected by the loneliness and toxicity of the online space.
“If you have any sort of power… please check that the teenagers you’re responsible for are OK… The idea that we provoked a bit of talk on people’s sofas with Adolescence means the world.”
The winners of the 64th annual Rose d’Or Awards were announced during a ceremony at Kings Place in London on Monday December 1, hosted by comedian Dara Ó Briain. The event brought together hundreds of finalists, commissioners, producers and executives to honour international excellence across 13 programme categories and four special awards.
The Performance of the Year Award was presented to the ensemble cast of HBO Spain comedy drama Furia (Rage). Accepting the award, star Carmen Machi said: “There is nothing more rewarding than receiving an award together with all your castmates, because teamwork is what makes it work.”
Creator Félix Sabroso added: “This generous and brilliant cast is a gift, portraying five women who represent different cracks in the system, pushed to their limits to create a satirical portrait of the current moment.”
Veteran UK actor Anne Reid received the Lifetime Achievement Award, recognised for a career spanning more than six decades. From her early breakthrough in Coronation Street to acclaimed roles in Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV, Dinnerladies, Last Tango in Halifax and the recently released Riot Women, Reid’s work has helped shape the landscape of British drama and comedy.
Paying tribute, acclaimed writer Sally Wainwright (Riot Women) said: “Annie has that extraordinary quality of realness that so few actors have… You can’t see her acting – she just is. The nuance and the subtlety does take your breath away… I can’t imagine anyone who deserves this award more.”
The US took the Comedy Drama or Sitcom category with Seth Rogen’s Apple TV series The Studio. Judges described it as “a brilliant contemporary satire of art versus business versus ambition versus humanity turned up to 11 – so accurate and hilarious you can only watch through your fingers.”
Japan won the Comedy Entertainment prize for Ants, praised as “an original idea with broad family appeal – and very funny!”
Norway’s The Box won in Competition Reality, described by judges as “brilliantly unique, high-octane and entertaining.”
Belgium triumphed in Arts with Soundtrack to a Coup d’État, hailed as “a tour de force of rhythm.”
Other winners included BBC animated film Tiddler (Children & Youth); Sky’s A League of Their Own (Studio Entertainment); and Channel 4’s The Jury: Murder Trial (Factual Entertainment & Reality).
The audio category was won by The Ballad of Scout and the Alcohol Tag, produced by the Prison Radio Association for the BBC. The judges described it as being “full of character and empathetic storytelling.”
Presenting the Golden Rose, Jean Philip De Tender, director of media and deputy director general at the European Broadcasting Union, said: “This year’s submissions highlight the power of our industry to reflect the lives of diverse communities and offer audiences stories they can trust. Whether delivered through digital innovation or emerging formats, the work honoured tonight shows a shared commitment to storytelling with genuine purpose. Congratulations to all the nominees and this evening’s winners. We are proud to recognise creators whose impact reaches well beyond the screen.”
Mark Rowland, chair of the Rose d’Or, added: “Congratulations to the winners and to everyone from a remarkable field of more than 600 entries from 30 countries. Each year the bar rises again. The ambition, craft and imagination on display across these categories is extraordinary, and our judges had an exceptionally tough job choosing between so many outstanding programmes.”
The 2025 Rose d’Or winners:
Arts
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Onomatopee Films & Warboys Films / Mediawan / VRT Canvas / Belgium
Audio
The Ballad of Scout and the Alcohol Tag
Prison Radio Association / UK
Children and Youth
Tiddler
Magic Light Pictures / BBC / BBC One / UK
Comedy Drama and Sitcom
The Studio
Lionsgate Television in association with Apple / Apple TV / USA
Comedy Entertainment
Ants
Nippon TV / Fremantle / Japan
Competition Reality
The Box
Seefood TV / Seefood Distribution / TV 2 Norway / Norway
Documentary
Louis Theroux – The Settlers
Mindhouse Productions Ltd / BBC Two / UK
Drama
Adolescence
Warp Films, Matriarch Productions / Plan B for Netflix / Netflix / UK
Factual Entertainment and Reality
The Jury Murder Trial
ScreenDog Productions / Blue Ant / Channel 4 / UK
Multiplatform Series
Oorlogsdetective
KRO-NCRV / NPO / NPO 3 Zapp / Netherlands
News and Current Affairs
We Will Dance Again
Sipur Studios / Bitachon365 / HSCC Slutzky Communication / Osmosis Global / Hot 8 (Israel) / Paramount+ (US) / BBC (UK) / Israel
Soap or Telenovela
Guerreiros do Sol / Love is a Knife
Estúdios Globo / Globoplay / Brazil
Studio Entertainment
A League of Their Own
CPL Productions / Seven.One Studios / Sky Max / UK