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

Muhammad Kumar|Feb 05, 2026

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.

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.