2025 Golden Tomato Awards: Top Films and Series Honored by Rotten Tomatoes

Muhammad Kumar |Feb 05, 2026, 6:41

The Golden Tomato Awards, presented by Rotten Tomatoes, celebrate the highest-rated movies and TV shows of the year based on Tomatometer scores and other factors.

Announced in early 2026, these awards highlight critical favorites from 2025 across various genres. This summary covers the key winners in movies and TV categories.

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Standout Movies of 2025

In the overall Best Movies category, Sinners took home the Golden Tomato as the top film, praised for its gripping horror elements.

Category	Winner	Tomatometer	Notable Nominees
Best Movies	Sinners	N/A	One Battle After Another (94%), Black Bag (96%), Sentimental Value (97%)
Best Limited Release	Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery	92%	On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (100%), Eephus (100%)
Best Action & Adventure	One Battle After Another	94%	Warfare (92%), Thunderbolts* (88%)
Best Animated	Zootopia 2	91%	Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (98%), Lesbian Space Princess (98%)
Best Comedy	The Naked Gun	N/A	Eephus (100%), Sister Midnight (98%)
Best Documentary	The Perfect Neighbor	N/A	Deaf President Now! (100%), Come See Me in the Good Light (100%)
Best Drama	Sentimental Value	97%	On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (100%), Sorry, Baby (97%)
Best Horror	Sinners	N/A	Weapons (93%), 28 Years Later (88%)
Best International	Sentimental Value	97%	It Was Just an Accident (98%), The Secret Agent (98%)
Best Musical	KPop Demon Hunters	92%	Merrily We Roll Along (95%), The Testament of Ann Lee (88%)
Best Mystery & Thriller	Black Bag	96%	It Was Just an Accident (98%), The Secret Agent (98%)
Best Romance	Pillion	N/A	Viet and Nam (98%), A Nice Indian Boy (95%)
Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy	Companion	N/A	Lesbian Space Princess (98%), Predator: Killer of Killers (95%)

Fan favorites leaned toward blockbuster appeal, with Sinners also winning as the top fan favorite movie, followed by superhero hits like Superman. Other fan categories included Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Infinity Castle for animated and ATEEZ WORLD TOUR [TOWARDS THE LIGHT: WILL TO POWER] IN CINEMAS for concert films.

Top TV Series from 2025

On the TV side, Andor: Season 2 dominated as both the Best TV Series and Best Returning Series, continuing its Star Wars saga with high acclaim. Newcomer Pluribus: Season 1 earned Best New Series honors.

Category	Winner	Tomatometer	Notable Nominees
Best TV Series	Andor: Season 2	N/A	Pluribus: Season 1 (98%), Adolescence (97%)
Best New Series	Pluribus: Season 1	98%	The Chair Company: Season 1 (100%), Long Story Short: Season 1 (100%)
Best Returning Series	Andor: Season 2	N/A	Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Season 2 (100%), Platonic: Season 2 (100%)
Best Anthology or Limited	Adolescence	97%	The Narrow Road to the Deep North (100%), Asura (100%)
Best Animated	Long Story Short: Season 1	100%	Common Side Effects: Season 1 (100%), Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: Season 1 (97%)
Best Action & Adventure	Reacher: Season 3	98%	Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: Season 1 (97%), Peacemaker: Season 2 (94%)
Best Comedy	The Studio: Season 1	92%	The Chair Company: Season 1 (100%), Long Story Short: Season 1 (100%)
Best Drama	Adolescence	97%	The Narrow Road to the Deep North (100%), Asura (100%)
Best Historical	Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light: Season 2	100%	Mussolini: Son Of The Century (96%), The Gilded Age: Season 3 (95%)
Best Horror	Alien: Earth: Season 1	94%	Dexter: Resurrection: Season 1 (95%), The Last of Us: Season 2 (92%)
Best Mystery & Thriller	Task: Season 1	96%	Common Side Effects: Season 1 (100%), Code of Silence: Season 1 (100%)
Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy	Andor: Season 2	N/A	Pluribus: Season 1 (98%), Fallout: Season 2 (97%)

These awards showcase a mix of established franchises and fresh stories that captivated critics in 2025. For more details, check the official Rotten Tomatoes listings.