Netflix’s Adolescence emerged as one of the biggest winners at the 2025 Rose d’Or Awards, securing accolades in Drama, Emerging Talent, and the Golden Rose. The show also celebrated Owen Cooper’s recognition as Emerging Talent of the Year, awarded for his exceptional breakthrough performance.

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 recipients of the 64th annual Rose d’Or Awards were announced during a ceremony in London on 1st December, celebrating the breadth of global creativity across programmes from Belgium, Japan, Norway, the Netherlands, Brazil, Israel, as well as the US and UK.

Hosted by comedian Dara Ó Briain, the ceremony at King’s Place in London gathered hundreds of finalists, commissioners, producers and executives to celebrate excellence in international television and audio across 13 categories and four special awards.

The Performance of the Year Award, recognizing an outstanding performance in the past year, was awards to the ensemble cast of the hit 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.”

Anne Reid was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award, recognized for a remarkable career spanning more than six decades, from her early breakthrough in Coronation Street through acclaimed roles in Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV, Dinnerladies, Last Tango in Halifax and the recently released, Riot Women. Her work has helped shape the landscape of British drama and comedy, influencing generations of performers, writers and directors.

Acclaimed writer Sally Wainwright, who has written for Anne many times delivered a special tribute, saying: “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 than she does”.

Accepting the award, Reid said: “I am absolutely thrilled to pieces about this award – thank you very much indeed. When I went to RADA in the fifties, I never dreamed that this would ever happen to me, so it’s wonderful”.

The US won the award for best comedy drama or sitcom, with Apple TV’s ‘The Studio’, starring Seth Rogen which the judges described 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 took the Comedy Entertainment prize with Ants, singled out as “an original idea that has very broad family appeal – and very funny!”

Norway won Competition Reality, with the innovative The Box described by judges as brilliantly unique, high octane and entertaining.

In Arts, Belgium secured the prize with Soundtrack to a ‘Coup d’Etat’, called “a tour de force of rhythm…” by judges.

Other big-name winners included the BBC’s heartwarming animated film Tiddler in Children and Youth; Sky’s long-running hit A League of Their Own picked up the In Studio Entertainment award, and Channel 4’s The Jury Murder Trial, winning the award for Factual Entertainment and Reality.

Ballad of Scout and the Alcohol Tag, produced by The Prison Radio Association for the BBC won in audio described by judges as “full of character and empathetic storytelling.”

Jean Philip De Tender, Director Media and Deputy Director General at the European Broadcasting Union, who presented the Golden Rose, commented: “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.”

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