Wednesday, December 31, 2025

2025 Tyler's Choice Music Awards ~ Official Nominations

This took way longer than expected, but I finally decided on what I consider to be the best of music for 2025 before the year is up.

Best Song by a Male Vocalist

  • "Big Money" - Jon Batiste
  • "Cry for Me" - The Weeknd
  • "DTMF" - Bad Bunny
  • "In Plain Sight" - Khalid
  • "Ordinary" - Alex Warren
  • "Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else" - Benson Boone
    (Honourable Mentions: "Back to Friends" - Sombr, "Open Hearts" - The Weeknd, "Petrichor" - Jon Batiste, "Stargazing" - Myles Smith)

Best Song by a Female Vocalist

  • "Abracadabra" - Lady Gaga
  • "Autumn Nocturne" - Samara Joy
  • "Bluebird" - Lana Del Rey
  • "Fresh Out the Slammer" - Taylor Swift
  • "The Subway" - Chappell Roan
  • "That's So True" - Gracie Abrams
    (Honourable Mentions: "End of the World" - Miley Cyrus, "Manchild" - Sabrina Carpenter, "Wildflower" - Billie Eilish, "You're Ain't the Only One" - Mary J. Blige)

Best Song by a Duo, Group or Band

  • "All My Love" - Coldplay
  • "Blink Twice" - Shaboozey, ft. Myles Smith
  • "Luther" - Kendrick Lamar & SZA
  • "Relationships" - Haim
  • "Timeless" - The Weeknd, ft. Playboi Carti
  • "Who Believes in Angels?" - Elton John & Brandi Carlile
    (Honourable Mentions: "Bloodline" - Alex Warren, ft. Jelly Roll, "The Contract" - Twenty One Pilots, "Defying Gravity" - Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande, "The Emptiness Machine" - Linkin Park)

Best Album

  • Big Money - Jon Batiste
  • Debí Tirar Más Fotos - Bad Bunny
  • GNX - Kendrick Lamar
  • Hurry Up Tomorrow - The Weeknd
  • Mayhem - Lady Gaga
  • Portrait - Samara Joy
  • Who Believes in Angels? - Elton John & Brandi Carlile
    (Honourable Mentions: Let God Sort Em Out - Clipse, Moon Music - Coldplay, Wicked: The Soundtrack - various artists)

Best Music Video

  • "Abracadabra" - Lady Gaga
  • "All My Love" - Coldplay
  • "Love" - OK Go
  • "Manchild" - Sabrina Carpenter
  • "Year of the Snake" - Arcade Fire
  • "Young Lion" - Sade
    (Honourable Mentions: "Big Money" - Jon Batiste, "Denial is a River" - Doechii, "From" - Bon Iver, "Squabble Up" - Kendrick Lamar)

Best Country/Americana Song

  • "Bitin' List" - Tyler Childers
  • "Good News" - Shaboozey
  • "Looks Like the End of the Road" - Alison Krauss & The Union Station
  • "Oh What a Beautiful World" - Willie Nelson, ft. Rodney Crowell
  • "Petrichor" - Jon Batiste
  • "Somewhere Over Laredo" - Lainey Wilson
    (Honourable Mentions: "Amen" - Shaboozey & Jelly Roll, "Bad As I Used to Be" - Chris Stapleton, "If You Hadn't Been Here" - Dolly Parton, "Winning Streak" - Jelly Roll)
Best Dance/Electronic Song
  • "Abracadabra" - Lady Gaga
  • "Forever Young" - David Guetta, ft. Ava Max & Alphaville
  • "Midnight Sun" - Zara Larsson
  • "Space Invader" - Kaytranada
  • "Thick of It All" - Alan Walker, ft. Joe Jonas & Julia Michaels
  • "Walk of Fame" - Miley Cyrus, ft. Brittany Howard
    (Honourable Mentions: "Aeterna" - Coldplay, "Beautiful People" - David Guetta, ft. Sia, "Let's Ride Away" - Avicii, ft. Elle King, "When I Got You" - Cash Cash, ft. lovelytheband)

Best Pop Song

  • "APT." - Rosé, ft. Bruno Mars
  • "Back to Friends" - Sombr
  • "Defying Gravity" - Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
  • "Ordinary" - Alex Warren
  • "Sunshine in the Room" - James Bay, ft. Jon Batiste
  • "Who Believes in Angels?" - Elton John & Brandi Carlile
    (Honourable Mentions: "Blowin' in the Wind" - Timothée Chalamet & Monica Barbaro, "DTMF" - Bad Bunny, "The Subway" - Chappell Roan, "That's So True" - Gracie Abrams)

Best Rap Song

  • "The Birds Don't Sing" - Clipse, ft. John Legend & Voices of Fire
  • "Clouds" - J. Cole
  • "Luther" - Kendrick Lamar & SZA
  • "Notes from My Future Self" - Jon Batiste
  • "Timeless" - The Weeknd, ft. Playboi Carti
  • "TV Off" - Kendrick Lamar, ft. Lefty Gunplay
    (Honourable Mentions: "Ace Trumpets" - Clipse, "Anxiety" - Doechii, "Bodies" - Offset, ft. JID, "Sticky" - Tyler the Creator, ft. GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne)

Best Rock/Alternative Song

  • "Caramel" - Sleep Token
  • "The Contract" - Twenty One Pilots
  • "The Emptiness Machine" - Linkin Park
  • "Gods of Rock N Roll" - Billy Morrison & Ozzy Osbourne, ft. Steve Stevens
  • "My Mind is a Mountain" - Deftones
  • "Never Enough" - Turnstile
    (Honourable Mentions: "Another Life" - Alabama Shakes, "Little Richard's Bible" - Elton John & Brandi Carlile, "Rushmere" - Mumford and Sons, "Unraveling" - Muse)

Best Songwriting

  • "All My Love" - Coldplay
  • "Bad Dreams" - Teddy Swims
  • "Lean On My Love" - Jon Batiste, ft. Andra Day
  • "Luther" - Kendrick Lamar & SZA
  • "Never Too Late" - Elton John & Brandi Carlile
  • "Ordinary" - Alex Warren
    (Honourable Mentions: "Abracadabra" - Lady Gaga, "DTMF" - Bad Bunny, "Golden" - HUNTR/X, "Stargazing" - Myles Smith)

Best Original Score

  • The Brutalist (Daniel Blumberg)
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Lorien Testard)
  • Saturday Night (Jon Batiste)
  • Severance (Theodore Shapiro)
  • Wicked (John Powell & Stephen Schwartz)
  • The Wild Robot (Kris Bowers)
    (Honourable Mentions: Death Stranding 2: On the Breach (Ludvig Forssell & Woodkid), Sinners (Ludwig Göransson), The Studio (Antonio Sánchez))

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

  • Arcane League of Legends: Season 2 (Soundtrack from the Animated Series)
  • A Complete Unknown (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • F1: The Album
  • Sinners (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Wicked: The Soundtrack
    (Honourable Mentions: Better Man, Godfather of Harlem: Season 4, Kpop Demon Hunters, Piece by Piece, Spellbound)

Best Song Written for Visual Media

  • "As Alive As You Need Me to Be" - TRON: Ares
  • "Drive" - F1
  • "Forbidden Road" - Better Man
  • "Golden" - Kpop Demon Hunters
  • "I Lied to You" - Sinners
  • "Never Too Late" - Elton John: Never Too Late
    (Honourable Mentions: "I Always Wanted a Brother" - Mufasa: The Lion King, "The Line" - Arcane, "Mi Camino" - Emilia Pérez, "Winter Coat" - Blitz)

Best New Artist

  • Alex Warren
  • Jessie Murph
  • Leon Thomas
  • Myles Smith
  • Sleep Token
  • Sombr
    (Honourable Mentions: Katseye, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, Renee Rapp)

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

2025 Tyler's Choice Music Awards ~ Longlists

These are NOT the official nominations. Those are coming later. These are who I am considering for the official nominations at a later date.

These may not be one-to-one with the official Grammy submissions, but they are my awards so I make the rules when it comes to eligibility.

This list is not finalized. Changes might be made because I am fickle.

Best Song by a Male Vocalist

  • "Azizam" - Ed Sheeran
  • "Back to Friends" - Sombr
  • "Bad Dreams" - Teddy Swims
  • "Big Money" - Jon Batiste
  • "Cry for Me" - The Weeknd
  • "Daisies" - Justin Bieber
  • "DMFR" - Bad Bunny
  • "Good News" - Shaboozey
  • "Honey" - Lenny Kravitz
  • "In Plain Sight" - Khalid
  • "Mystical Magical" - Benson Boone
  • "Nice to Meet You" - Myles Smith
  • "Open Hearts" - The Weeknd
  • "Ordinary" - Alex Warren
  • "Petrichor" - Jon Batitste
  • "Rio" - J Balvin
  • "Sapphire" - Ed Sheeran
  • "Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else" - Benson Boone
  • "Stargazing" - Myles Smith
  • "Vodka Cranberry" - Conan Gray

Best Song by a Female Vocalist

  • "Abracadabra" - Lady Gaga
  • "Am I Okay?" - Megan Moroney
  • "Anxiety" - Doechii
  • "Aquamarine" - Addison Rae
  • "Autumn Nocturne" - Samara Joy
  • "Bluebird" - Lana Del Rey
  • "BMF" - SZA
  • "End of the World" - Miley Cyrus
  • "Fresh Out of the Slammer" - Taylor Swift
  • "The Giver" - Chappell Roan
  • "Manchild" - Sabrina Carpenter
  • "Messy" - Lola Young
  • "Sports Car" - Tate McRae
  • "The Subway" - Chappell Roan
  • "That's So True" - Gracie Abrams
  • "Type Dangerous" - Mariah Carey
  • "What Was That" - Lorde
  • "Where Have You Been" - Kelly Clarkson
  • "Wildflower" - Billie Eilish
  • "You Ain't the Only One" - Mary J. Blige

Best Song by a Duo, Group or Band

  • "All My Love" - Coldplay
  • "APT." - Rosé, ft. Bruno Mars
  • "Are You Even Real" - Teddy Swims, ft. Giveon
  • "Beautiful People" - David Guetta, ft. Sia
  • "Blessings" - Calvin Harris, ft. Clementine Douglas
  • "Blink Twice" - Shaboozey, ft. Myles Smith
  • "Bloodline" - Alex Warren, ft. Jelly Roll
  • "Call Me When You Break Up" - Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco & Gracie Abrams
  • "The Contract" - Twenty One Pilots
  • "Defying Gravity" - Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
  • "The Emptiness Machine" - Linkin Park
  • "Love Me to Heaven" - The Jonas Brothers
  • "Luther" - Kendrick Lamar & SZA
  • "Never Too Late" - Elton John & Brandi Carlile
  • "Please Please Please" - Sabrina Carpenter & Dolly Parton
  • "Relationships" - HAIM
  • "Sympathy is a Knife" - Charli XCX, ft. Ariana Grande
  • "Timeless" - The Weeknd, ft. Playboi Carti
  • "Walk of Fame" - Miley Cyrus, ft. Brittany Howard
  • "Who Believes in Angels?" - Elton John & Brandi Carlile

Best Album

  • American Heart - Benson Boone
  • Beautifully Broken - Jelly Roll
  • Big Money - Jon Batiste
  • Chromakopia - Tyler, the Creator
  • Debí Tirar Más Fotos - Bad Bunny
  • GNX - Kendrick Lamar
  • Hurry Up Tomorrow - The Weeknd
  • Man's Best Friend - Sabrina Carpenter
  • Mayhem - Lady Gaga
  • Moon Music - Coldplay
  • Portrait - Samara Joy
  • The Right Person Will Stay - Lana Del Rey
  • Sable, Fable - Bon Iver
  • The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2 - Barbra Streisand
  • Something Beautiful - Miley Cyrus
  • Swag - Justin Bieber
  • Virgin - Lorde
  • Who Believes in Angels? - Elton John & Brandi Carlile
  • Wicked: The Soundtrack - various artists
  • You'll Be Alright, Kid - Alex Warren

Best Music Video

  • "Abracadabra" - Lady Gaga
  • "All My Love" - Coldplay
  • "Anxiety" - Doechii
  • "Baile Inolvidable" - Bad Bunny
  • "Big Money" - Jon Batiste
  • "Birds of a Feather" - Billie Eilish
  • "Denial is a River" - Doechii
  • "Eusexua" - FKA Twigs
  • "From" - Bon Iver
  • "Love" - OK Go
  • "Luther" - Kendrick Lamar, ft. SZA
  • "Noid" - Tyler, the Creator
  • "Ordinary" - Alex Warren
  • "Party 4 U" - Charli XCX
  • "Red Terror" - The Weeknd
  • "Squabble Up" - Kendrick Lamar
  • "The Subway" - Chappell Roan
  • "Swing for the Fences" - Elton John & Brandi Carlile
  • "Type Dangerous" - Mariah Carey
  • "Year of the Snake" - Arcade Fire

Best Country/American Roots Song

  • "Amen" - Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
  • "Ashes" - Diplo & Bailey Zimmerman
  • "Back in the Saddle" - Luke Combs
  • "Bad As I Used to Be" - Chris Stapleton
  • "Baggage" - Kelsea Ballerini
  • "Bitin' List" - Tyler Childers
  • "Finish This Drink" - Brothers Osborne
  • "Good News" - Shaboozey
  • "Heart of Stone" - Jelly Roll
  • "If You Hadn't Been There" - Dolly Parton
  • "Looks Like the End of the Road" - Alison Krauss & The Union Station
  • "Never You" - Dierks Bentley, ft. Miranda Lambert
  • "Nose to the Grindstone" - Tyler Childers
  • "Oh What a Beautiful World" - Willie Nelson, ft. Rodney Crowell
  • "Petrichor" - Jon Batiste
  • "Please Please Please" - Sabrina Carpenter & Dolly Parton
  • "Somewhere Over Laredo" - Lainey Wilson
  • "A Song to Sing" - Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton
  • "Weren't for the Wind" - Ella Langley
  • "Winning Streak" - Jelly Roll
Best Dance/Electronic Song
  • "Abracadabra" - Lady Gaga
  • "Aeterna" - Coldplay
  • "Beautiful People" - David Guetta, ft. Sia
  • "Blessings" - Calvin Harris, ft. Clementine Douglas
  • "Bluest Flame" - Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco
  • "Break My Love" - Rüfüs Du Sol
  • "Don't Lie" - The Chainsmokers, ft. Kim Petras
  • "Fame is a Gun" - Addison Rae
  • "Forever Young" - David Guetta, Ava Max & Alphaville
  • "Last Night I Dreamt I Fell in Love" - Alok & Kylie Minogue
  • "Let's Ride Away" - Avicii, ft. Elle King
  • "Midnight Sun" - Zara Larsson
  • "Ready for Myself" - Nelly Furtado
  • "Revolving Door" - Tate McRae
  • "Space Invader" - Kaytranada
  • "Talk Talk (Remix)" - Charli XCX & Troye Sivan
  • "Thick of It All" - Alan Walker, ft. Joe Jonas & Julia Michaels
  • "Tonight" - PinkPantheress
  • "Walk of Fame" - Miley Cyrus, ft. Brittany Howard
  • "When I Got You" - Cash Cash, ft. Lovelytheband

Best Pop Song

  • "30 to 30" - SZA, ft. Kendrick Lamar
  • "APT." - Rosé, ft. Bruno Mars
  • "Back to Friends" - Sombr
  • "Blowin' in the Wind" - Timothée Chalamet & Monica Barbaro
  • "Blue Strips" - Jessie Murph
  • "Daisies" - Justin Bieber
  • "Defying Gravity" - Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
  • "DTMF" - Bad Bunny
  • "Love Me Not" - Ravyn Lenae
  • "Love Me to Heaven" - The Jonas Brothers
  • "Manchild" - Sabrina Carpenter
  • "Mystical Magical" - Benson Boone
  • "Ordinary" - Alex Warren
  • "São Paulo" - The Weeknd & Anitta
  • "Sports Car" - Tate McRae
  • "The Subway" - Chappell Roan
  • "Sunshine in the Room" - James Bay, ft. Jon Batiste
  • "That's So True" - Gracie Abrams
  • "Vanish Into You" - Lady Gaga
  • "Who Believes in Angels?" - Elton John & Brandi Carlile

Best Rap Song

  • "1995" - Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
  • "Ace Trumpets" - Clipse
  • "Anxiety" - Doechii
  • "The Birds Don't Sing" - Clipse, ft. John Legend
  • "Bodies" - Offset, ft. JID
  • "Brother" - DJ Khaled, Post Malone & YoungBoy Never Broke Again
  • "Chains & Whips" - Clipse & Kendrick Lamar
  • "Clouds" - J. Cole
  • "Gorgeous" - Dr. Dre, ft. Snoop Dogg & Jhené Aiko
  • "ILMB" - Travis Scott
  • "Luther" - Kendrick Lamar & SZA
  • "Nokia" - Drake
  • "Notes from My Future Self" - Jon Batiste
  • "Outside" - Cardi B
  • "Preacher Man" - Kanye West
  • "Sticky" - Tyler, the Creator, ft. GloRilla, Sexxy Red & Lil Wayne
  • "TGIF" - GloRilla
  • "Timeless" - The Weeknd, ft. Playboi Carti
  • "TV Off" - Kendrick Lamar, ft. Lefty Gunplay
  • "Whatchu Know Bout Me" - GloRilla, ft. Sexxy Red

Best Rock/Alternative Song

  • "Afterlife" - Evanescence
  • "Another Life" - Alabama Shakes
  • "As Alive As You Need Me To Be" - Nine Inch Nails
  • "Back to Me" - The Marias
  • "Caramel" - Sleep Token
  • "Catch These Fists" - Wet Leg
  • "The Contract" - Twenty One Pilots
  • "Down to Be Wrong" - HAIM
  • "The Emptiness Machine" - Linkin Park
  • "Everybody Scream" - Florence + The Machine
  • "Gods of Rock N Roll" - Billy Morrison & Ozzy Osbourne, ft. Steve Stevens
  • "The Lighthouse" - Stevie Nicks
  • "Little Richard's Bible" - Elton John & Brandi Carlile
  • "My Mind is a Mountain" - Deftones
  • "Never Enough" - Turnstile
  • "The Night Before" - The Black Keys
  • "Parachute" - Hayley Williams
  • "Perfect Celebrity" - Lady Gaga
  • "Rushmere" - Mumford and Sons
  • "Unravelling" - Muse

Best Songwriting

  • "Abracadabra" - Lady Gaga
  • "All My Love" - Coldplay
  • "Azizam" - Ed Sheeran
  • "Back to Me" - The Marias
  • "Bad Dreams" - Teddy Swims
  • "Daisies" - Justin Bieber
  • "DTMF" - Bad Bunny
  • "The Giver" - Chappell Roan
  • "If You Hadn't Been There" - Dolly Parton
  • "Lean On My Love" - Jon Batiste, ft. Andra Day
  • "Luther" - Kendrick Lamar & SZA
  • "Manchild" - Sabrina Carpenter
  • "Man of the Year" - Lorde
  • "Never Too Late" - Elton John & Brandi Carlile
  • "Ordinary" - Alex Warren
  • "Relationships" - HAIM
  • "Stargazing" - Myles Smith
  • "Timeless" - The Weeknd, ft. Playboi Carti
  • "Undressed" - Sombr
  • "Wildflower" - Billie Eilish
Best Original Score
  • Alien: Earth
  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
  • Blitz
  • The Brutalist
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Conclave
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
  • Disclaimer
  • The Fantastic Four: First Steps
  • Joker: Folie à Deux
  • Saturday Night
  • Severance
  • The Studio
  • TRON: Ares
  • Wicked

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

  • Arcane (Season 2)
  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
  • Better Man
  • A Complete Unknown
  • Emilia Perez
  • F1
  • Godfather of Harlem: Season 4
  • Highest 2 Lowest
  • Honey Don't
  • Joker: Folie à Deux
  • Kpop Demon Hunters
  • Maria
  • A Minecraft Movie
  • Moana 2
  • Mufasa: The Lion King
  • Piece by Piece
  • Sinners
  • Spellbound
  • Wicked

Best Song Written for Visual Media

  • "Afterlife" - Devil May Cry
  • "Anyone" - Smurfs
  • "As Alive As I Need to Be" - TRON: Ares
  • "Bad As I Used to Be" - F1
  • "The Ballad of the Witches Road" - Agatha All Along
  • "Beautiful That Way" - The Last Showgirl
  • "DOA" - Death of a Unicorn
  • "El Mal" - Emilia Perez
  • "Even When I'm Not" - The Wild Robot
  • "Folie à Deux" - Joker: Folie à Deux
  • "Forbidden Road" - Better Man
  • "Golden" - Kpop Demon Hunters
  • "Happy's Place (Theme Song)" - Happy's Place
  • "I Always Wanted a Brother" - Mufasa: The Lion King
  • "The Line" - Arcane
  • "Lose My Mind" - F1
  • "Mi Camino" - Emilia Perez
  • "My Baby (Got Nothing at All)" - Materialists
  • "Never Too Late" - Elton John: Never Too Late
  • "Winter Coat" - Blitz

Best New Artist

  • Addison Rae
  • Alex Warren
  • Ella Langley
  • Ethel Cain
  • Infinity Song
  • Jessie Murph
  • Katseye
  • Leon Thomas
  • Lola Young
  • The Marias
  • Megan Moroney
  • Myles Smith
  • Olivia Dean
  • PinkPantheress
  • Ravyn Lenae
  • The Red Clay Strays
  • Renee Rapp
  • Rosé
  • Sleep Token
  • Sombr

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Tyler's Choice Awards: Best of the Decade (2000s)

I have decided to do the special awards on here too, because I have no life.

Best Picture

  • Chicago (Martin Richards)
  • The Departed (Brad Grey, Graham King & Brad Pitt)
  • The Lord of the Rings trilogy (Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Barrie M. Osborne & Tim Sanders)
  • Slumdog Millionaire (Christian Clemenson)
  • Up (Jonas Rivera)
    (Honourable Mentions: Catch Me if You Can, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, No Country for Old Men, Spider-Man 2, WALL·E)

Best Director

  • Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
  • Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
  • Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings
  • Ang Lee - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  • Martin Scorsese - The Departed
    (Honourable Mentions: Brad Bird - The Incredibles, Joel & Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men, Ron Howard - A Beautiful Mind, Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight, Steven Spielberg - Minority Report)

Best Lead Actor

  • Adrien Brody - The Pianist
  • Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind
  • Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
  • Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy
  • Paul Giamatti - Sideways
    (Honourable Mentions: Russell Crowe - Gladiator, Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote, Sean Penn - Mystic River, Denzel Washington - Training Day, Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland)

Best Lead Actress

  • Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich
  • Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada
  • Meryl Streep - Julie and Julia
  • Charlize Theron - Monster
  • Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
    (Honourable Mentions: Halle Berry - Monster's Ball, Helen Mirren - The Queen, Elliot Page - Juno, Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby, Renee Zellweger - Bridget Jones' Diary)

Best Supporting Actor

  • Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
  • Benicio del Toro - Traffic
  • Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
  • Tim Robbins - Mystic River
  • Christoph Waltz - Inglorious Basterds
    (Honourable Mentions: Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Tom Hanks - Catch Me if You Can, Ian McKellen - The Lord of the Rings, Alfred Molina - Spider-Man 2, Eddie Murphy - Shrek)

Best Supporting Actress

  • Jennifer Connelly - A Beautiful Mind
  • Mo'Nique - Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire
  • Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
  • Renée Zellweger - Cold Mountain
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones - Chicago
    (Honourable Mentions: Shorheh Aghdashloo - House of Sand and Fog, Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls, Rinko Kikuchi - Babel, Meryl Streep - Adaptation., Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener)

Best Original Screenplay

  • Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe)
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth)
  • Little Miss Sunshine (Michael Arndt)
  • Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola)
  • WALL·E (Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon & Pete Docter)
    (Honourable Mentions: (500) Days of Summer, Finding Nemo, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Pan's Labyrinth, Up)

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • The Lord of the Rings trilogy (Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Stephen Sinclair; based on the "The Lord of the Rings" books by J.R.R. Tolkien)
  • No Country for Old Men (Joel & Ethan Coen; based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy)
  • Shrek (Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott, Joe Stillman & Roger S. H. Schulman; based on the picture book "Shrek!" by William Steig)
  • Slumdog Millionaire (Simon Beaufoy; based on the novel "Q & A" by Vikas Swarup)
  • Traffic (Stephen Mirrione; based on the television series "Traffik" by Simon Moore)
    (Honourable Mentions: A Beautiful Mind, Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Departed, The Pianist)

Best Cast Ensemble

  • The Dark Knight [John Papsidera] (Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Eric Roberts, Nestor Carbonell & Morgan Freeman, et. al.)
  • Into the Wild [Francine Maisler] (Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Catherine Keener, Kristen Stewart, Merritt Wever, Vince Vaughn, Zach Galifianakis & Hal Holbrook, et. al.)
  • Little Miss Sunshine [Justine Arteta & Kim Davis-Wagner] (Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Bryan Cranston, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Dean Norris & Abigail Breslin, et. al.)
  • The Lord of the Rings [Victoria Burrows, Amy Hubbard, John Hubbard, Liz Mullane & Ann Robinson] (Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Christopher Lee, Sean Bean & Andy Serkis, et. al.)
  • Star Trek [April Webster & Alyssa Weisberg] (Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Simon Pegg, Bruce Greenwood, Eric Bana & Leonard Nimoy, et. al.)
    (Honourable Mentions: Almost Famous, Chicago, Moulin Rouge!, Slumdog Millionaire, Traffic)

Best Young Actor

  • Jamie Bell - Billy Elliot
  • Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine
  • Haley Joel Osment - A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
  • Daniel Radcliffe - Harry Potter series
  • Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
    (Honourable Mentions: Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider, Freddie Highmore - Finding Neverland, Max Records - Where the Wild Things Are, Saoirse Ronan - The Lovely Bones, Jaden Smith - The Pursuit of Happyness)

Best Foreign Language Film

  • Amélie [France] (Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon [Taiwan] (Ang Lee)
  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly [France] (Julian Schnabel)
  • Pan's Labyrinth [Mexico] (Guillermo del Toro)
  • Spirited Away [Japan] (Hayao Miyazaki)
    (Honourable Mentions: The Barbarian Invasions, House of Flying Daggers, Letters from Iwo Jima, Talk to Her, Waltz with Bashir)

Best Documentary Feature

  • Bowling for Columbine (Michael Moore, Kathleeen Glynn, Jim Czarnecki & Michael Donovan)
  • The Cove (Louie Psihoyos & Fisher Stevens)
  • Fahrenheit 9/11 (Michael Moore, Kathleen Glynn & Jim Czarnecki)
  • An Inconvenient Truth (Davis Guggenheim, Lawrence Bender, Scott Z. Burns & Lesley Chilcott)
  • March of the Penguins (Luc Jacquet, Yves Darondeau & Emmanuel Pirou)
    (Honourable Mentions: Capturing the Friedmans, Food, Inc., Grizzly Man, Man on Wire, Sicko)

Best Original Score

  • Catch Me if You Can (John Williams)
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Tan Dun)
  • The Lord of the Rings (Howard Shore)
  • Slumdog Millionaire (A.R. Rahman)
  • Up (Michael Giacchino)
    (Honourable Mentions: A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, Atonement, Avatar, Finding Nemo, Gladiator)

Best Original Song

  • "Falling Slowly" - Once (Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová)
  • "Into the West" - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Fran Walsh, Howard Shore & Annie Lennox)
  • "Lost Yourself" - 8 Mile (Eminem, Jeff Bass & Luis Resto)
  • "The Weary Kind" - Crazy Heart (Ryan Bingham & T-Bone Burnett)
  • "Your Heart Will Lead You Home" - The Tigger Movie (Kenny Loggins, Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Accidentally in Love" - Shrek 2, "Down to Earth" - WALL·E, "Here I Am" - Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, "If I Didn't Have You" - Monsters, Inc., "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire)

Best Sound Editing

  • The Dark Knight (Richard King)
  • The Incredibles (Randy Thom & Michael Silvers)
  • King Kong (Mike Hopkins & Ethan Van der Ryn)
  • The Lord of the Rings (Mike Hopkins & Ethan Van der Ryn)
  • Transformers (Mike Hopkins & Ethan Van der Ryn)
    (Honourable Mentions: Gladiator, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Trek, WALL·E)

Best Sound Mixing

  • Avatar (Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson & Tony Johnson)
  • Gladiator (Scott Millan, Bob Beemer & Ken Weston)
  • King Kong (Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges & Hammond Peek)
  • The Lord of the Rings (Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Gethin Creagh, Michael Hedges & Hammond Peek)
  • WALL·E (Tom Myers, Michael Semanick & Ben Burtt)
    (Honourable Mentions: The Bourne Ultimatum, The Hurt Locker, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Slumdog Millionaire, Spider-Man 2)

Best Animated Feature

  • Ratatouille (Brad Bird & Brad Lewis)
  • Shrek (Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson, Aron Warner, John H. Williams & Jeffrey Katzenberg)
  • Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki & Toshio Suzuki)
  • Up (Pete Docter)
  • WALL·E (Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon)
    (Honourable Mentions: Chicken Run, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Kung Fu Panda, Monsters, Inc.)

Best Voice-Over Performance [TIE]

  • George Clooney - Fantastic Mr. Fox for voicing Mr. Fox
  • Ellen DeGeneres - Finding Nemo for voicing Dory
  • Jason Lee - The Incredibles for voicing Syndrome
  • Eddie Murphy - Shrek for voicing Donkey
  • Miranda Richardson - Chicken Run for voicing Mrs. Tweedy
    (Honourable Mentions: Sacha Baron Cohen - Madagascar, Dustin Hoffman - Kung Fu Panda, John Leguizamo - Ice Age, Ian McKellen - Flushed Away, Mike Myers - Shrek)

Best Cinematography

  • Avatar (Mauro Fiore)
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Peter Pau)
  • The Dark Knight (Wally Pfister)
  • The Lord of the Rings (Andrew Lesnie)
  • Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo Navarro)
    (Honourable Mentions: The Aviator, Gladiator, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Road to Perdition, Slumdog Millionaire)

Best Film Editing

  • Chicago (Martin Walsh)
  • The Departed (Thelma Schoonmaker)
  • The Lord of the Rings (John Gilbert, Michael Horton & Jamie Selkirk)
  • Slumdog Millionaire (Chris Dickens)
  • Traffic (Stephen Mirrione)
    (Honourable Mentions: Black Hawk Down, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Dark Knight, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Million Dollar Baby)

Best Art Direction

  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Timmy Yip)
  • The Lord of the Rings (Grant Major, Dan Hennah & Alan Lee)
  • Moulin Rouge! (Catherine Martin & Brigitte Broch)
  • Pan's Labyrinth (Eugenio Caballero & Pilar Revuelta)
  • WALL·E (Ralph Eggleston)
    (Honourable Mentions: The Aviator, Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha, Sherlock Holmes, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)

Best Costume Design

  • The Aviator (Sandy Powell)
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Jacqueline West)
  • Gladiator (Janty Yates)
  • Moulin Rouge! (Catherine Martin & Angus Strathie)
  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Colleen Atwood)
    (Honourable Mentions: Chicago, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Lord of the Rings, Memoirs of a Geisha, Pirates of the Caribbean)

Best Makeup

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Greg Cannom)
  • The Lord of the Rings (Peter Owen, Richard Taylor & Peter "Swords" King)
  • Pan's Labyrinth (David Martí & Montse Ribé)
    (Honourable Mentions: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, La Vie en Rose, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Star Trek)

Best Visual Effects

  • Avatar (Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham & Andrew R. Jones)
  • King Kong (Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers & Richard Taylor)
  • The Lord of the Rings (Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor, Mark Stetson, Joe Letteri & Alex Funke)
  • Spider-Man 2 (John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara & John Frazier)
  • Transformers (Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl & John Frazier)
    (Honourable Mentions: A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Gladiator, Harry Potter series, Pirates of the Caribbean)

Actor of the Decade

  • George Clooney
  • Johnny Depp
  • Leonardo DiCaprio
  • Meryl Streep
  • Kate Winslet
    (Honourable Mentions: Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert Downey, Jr., Ian McKellen, Will Smith, Renée Zellweger)

Non-Actor of the Decade

  • Colleen Atwood (costume designer)
  • Christopher Boyes (sound mixer)
  • Joe Letteri (visual effects supervisor)
  • Michael Moore (film director)
  • Thelma Schoonmaker (film editor)

Saturday, September 6, 2025

2025 Tyler's Choice Television Awards

The following winners were chosen before the Creative Arts Emmy Awards telecast. Any similarity to them is purely coincidental.

(Boldface = winner)

Best Television Series - Drama
  • Andor [Disney+] (Tony Gilroy, Kathleen Kennedy, Diego Luna, Sanne Wohlenberg, John Gilroy & Luke Hull)
  • The Diplomat [Netflix] (Debora Cahn, Janice Williams, Keri Russell, Alex Graves & Peter Noah)
  • The Pitt [HBO Max] (John Wells, R. Scott Gemmill, Noah Wyle, Michael Hissrich, Erin Jontow & Simran Baidwan)
  • Severance [Apple TV+] (Ben Stiller, Dan Erickson, Jackie Cohn, John Lesher, Richard Schwartz, Nicholas Weinstock, Mark Friedman, Beau Willimon, Jordan Tappis, Sam Donovan, Caroline Baron, Adam Scott & Patricia Arquette)
  • Slow Horses [Apple TV+] (Graham Yost, Will Smith, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Douglas Urbanski, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Jane Robertson, Gail Mutrux & Julian Stevens)
  • The White Lotus [HBO] (Mike White, David Bernad & Mark Kamine)
    (Honourable Mentions: The Agency, Dune: Prophecy, Paradise, Squid Game)
Best Television Series - Comedy
  • Abbott Elementary [ABC] (Quinta Brunson, Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker, Randall Einhorn & Brian Rubenstein)
  • American Dad! [TBS] (Seth MacFarlane, Matt Weitzman, Brian Boyle, Zack Rosenblatt, Nic Wegener, Brett Cawley, Robert Maitia & Jeff Kauffman)
  • The Bear [FX] (Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo, Matty Matheson, Tyson Bidner, Josh Senior & Cooper Wehde)
  • Only Murders in the Building [Hulu] (Steve Martin, John Hoffman, Dan Fogelman, Martin Short, Selena Gomez & Jess Rosenthal)
  • The Studio [Apple TV+] (Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, James Weaver, Alex McAtee & Josh Fagen)
  • What We Do in the Shadows [FX] (Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Paul Simms, Garrett Basch, Sam Johnson, Yana Gorskaya, Kyle Newacheck & Sarah Naftalis)
    (Honourable Mentions: Hacks, A Man on the Inside, Poker Face, Shrinking)
Best Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
  • Adolescence [Netflix] (Stephen Graham, Jack Thorne, Philip Barantini, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Mark Herbert, Emily Feller, Hannah Walters & Nina Wolarsky, executive producers; Jo Johnson, producer)
  • Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy [Peacock] (Helen Fielding, Renée Zellweger, Amelia Granger & Sarah-Jane Wright, executive producers; Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner & Jo Wallett, producers)
  • Disclaimer [Apple TV+] (Alfonso Cuarón, Cate Blanchett, Steve Golin, David Levine, Emmanuel Lubezki, Carlos A. Morales, Gabriela Rodríguez & Donald Sabourin, executive producers)
  • Out of My Mind [Disney+] (David Calvert-Jones, Brian Gott, Leah Holzer, Tom Mazza, Eddie Rubin, Jeff Skoll & Alex Turtletaub, executive producers; Dan Angel, Michael B. Clark, Robert Kessel & Peter Saraf, producers)
  • The Penguin [HBO Max] (Lauren LeFranc, Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Craig Zobel, Colin Farrell, Bill Carraro & Daniel Pipski, executive producers; Claudine Farrell, Corina Maritescu, Dana Robin & Nick Towne, producers)
  • Say Nothing [FX on Hulu] (Joshua Zetumer, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Patrick Radden Keefe, Michael Lennox, Monica Levinson & Edward L. McDonnell, executive producers; Claire Barron & Cass Marks, producers)
    (Honourable Mentions: American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez, Mountainhead, Presumed Innocent, Rebel Ridge)
Best Variety Series
  • The Daily Show [Comedy Central] (Jon Stewart, Jennifer Flanz & James Dixon)
  • Everybody's Live with John Mulaney [Netflix] (John Mulaney, Ashley Edens, David Ferguson & John Foy)
  • Hot Ones [YouTube] (Sean Evans, Sarah Honda & Brian Mann)
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver [HBO] (John Oliver, Tim Carvell & Liz Stanton)
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert [CBS] (Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart & Tom Purcell)
    (Honourable Mentions: Hart to Heart, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Saturday Night Live, Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen)
Best Variety Special
  • Adam Sandler: Love You [Netflix] (Barry Bernardi, Robert Digby & John Irwin, executive producers; Adam Sandler, Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush & Dan Bulla, producers)
  • Beyoncé Bowl [Netflix] (Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Justina Omokhua, Jesse Collins & Dionne Harmon, executive producers; Alex Rudzinski, Alex Queen-Sneed & Brittany Brazil, producers)
  • Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor [Netflix] (David Jammy, Chris Convy, Kristen Wong, Rick Austin, Matthew Winer & Monica Holt, executive producers; Marcus Raboy, Phil Rosenberg, Robin Burke, Neha Patel & Emeline Carlisle, producers)
  • The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl [Disney+] (Lou Fox, Tom MacDougall, Gabe Turner & Sally Wood, executive producers; Siena Castillo, producer)
  • SNL50: The Anniversary Special [NBC] (Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Erin Doyle, Tom Broecker, Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward, Colin Jost & Michael Che, producers)
  • Your Friend, Nate Bargatze [Netflix] (Nate Bargatze, Alex Murray, Tim Sarkes & John Irwin, executive producers; Kathy Welch, producer)
    (Honourable Mentions: 2024 Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life, Olivia Rodrigo: Guts World Tour, SNL50: The Homecoming Concert)
Best Reality or Documentary Series
  • America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders [Netflix] (Greg Whiteley, Andrew Fried & Dane Lillegard)
  • Love on the Spectrum [Netflix] (Cian O'Clery & Karina Holden)
  • Shark Tank [ABC] (Mark Burnett, Clay Newbill, Yun Lingner, Max Swedlow, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O'Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec, Brandon Wallace & Barry Poznick)
  • Simone Biles Rising [Netflix] (Gotham Chopra, Giselle Parets, Ameeth Sankaran, Janey Miller, Yiannis Exarchos, JT Taylor, Katie Walsh, Jérôme Parmentier & David Herren)
  • Social Studies [FX] (Lauren Greenfield, Frank Evers, Wallis Annenberg, Regina K. Scully, Andrew Van Buren & Caryn Capotosto)
  • Welcome to Wrexham [FX] (Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney, Josh Drisko, Bryan Rowland, Jeff Luini, Andrew Fried, Andy Thomas, Sarina Roma, Dane Lillegard, Nicholas Frenkel, George Dewey & Humphrey Ker)
    (Honourable Mentions: 100 Foot Wave, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, On Patrol: Live, Queer Eye, Ridiculousness)
Best Reality-Competition Series or Game Show
  • The Amazing Race [CBS] (Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman, Elise Doganieri, Mark Vertullo, Phil Keoghan & Patrick Cariaga)
  • Celebrity Family Feud [ABC] (Steve Harvey, Myeshia Mizuno, Jim Roush, Sara Dansby & Brian Hawley)
  • Jeopardy [ABC] (Michael Davies)
  • Top Chef [Bravo] (Casey Kriley, Jo Sharon, Doneen Arquines, Tracy Tong, Tom Colicchio & Gail Simmons)
  • The Traitors [Peacock] (Stephen Lambert, Jack Burgess, Mike Cotton, Tim Harcourt, Sam Rees-Jones & Rosie Franks)
    (Honourable Mentions: Beast Games, Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars, The Price is Right, Survivor, The Voice)
Best Host - Reality Series or Game Show
  • Alan Cumming - The Traitors
  • Steve Harvey - Celebrity Family Feud
  • Ken Jennings - Jeopardy!
  • Kristen Kish - Top Chef
  • Jeff Probst - Survivor
    (Honourable Mentions: Jeremiah Brent, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski & Jonathan Van Ness - Queer Eye, Zach Cherry & Casey Wilson - The Great American Baking Show, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O'Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec & Daniel Lubetzky - Shark Tank, Gordon Ramsay - MasterChef, Ryan Seacrest & Vanna White - Wheel of Fortune)
Best Animated Program
  • American Dad! - "What Great Advancements" [TBS] (Seth MacFarlane, Matt Weitzman, Brian Boyle, Zack Rosenblatt, Nic Wegener & Jeff Kauffman, executive producers; Jennifer Graves, director; Brett Cawley & Robert Maitia, executive producers/writers)
  • Arcane - "The Dirt Under Your Nails" [Netflix] (Christian Linke & Alex Yee, executive producers/writers; Marc Merrill, Brandon Beck, Shauna Spenley, Brian Wright, Melinda Wunsch Dilger, Hervé Dupont, Ken Basin & Jérôme Combe, executive producers; Arnaud Delord, executive producer/director/supervising director; Pascal Charrue, executive producer/supervising director; Bart Maunoury, director)
  • Love, Death + Robots - "Spider Rose" [Netflix] (David Fincher, Tim Miller, Jennifer Miller, Joshua Donen & Al Shier, executive producers; Jennifer Yuh Nelson, director; Joe Abercrombie, writer [adapted script])
  • Smiling Friends - "Gwimbly: Definitive Remastered Enhanced Extended Dx 4K (Anniversary Directors' Cut)" [Adult Swim] (Mike Cowap, Kelly Crews, Emma Fitzsimons, Jake Ganz & Cameron Tang, executive producers; Michael Cusack & Zach Hadel, directors/writers)
  • Win or Lose - "Home" [Disney+] (Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton & Lindsey Collins, executive producers; Michael Yates & Carrie Hobson, executive producers/directors/writers; Lou Hamou-Lhadj, director)
    (Honourable Mentions: Bob's Burgers - "They Slug Horses, Don't They?", Futurama - "Attack of the Clothes", Invincible - "All I Can Say is Sorry", The Simpsons - "Bart's Birthday", Star Trek: Lower Decks - "The New Next Generation")
Best Lead Actor - Drama
  • Sterling K. Brown - Paradise (Episode: "The Day")
  • Diego Luna - Andor (Episode: "Ever Been to Ghorman?")
  • Gary Oldman - Slow Horses (Episode: "Identity Theft")
  • Eddie Redmayne - The Day of the Jackal (Episode: "Episode 9")
  • Adam Scott - Severance (Episode: "Cold Harbor")
  • Noah Wyle - The Pitt (Episode: "9:00 P.M.")
    (Honourable Mentions: Michael Fassbender - The Agency, Pedro Pascal - The Last of Us, Mark Rylance - Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, Rufus Sewell - The Diplomat)
Best Lead Actor - Comedy
  • Brian Jordan Alvarez - English Teacher (Episode: "Kayla Syndrome")
  • Matt Berry - What We Do in the Shadows (Episode: "March Madness")
  • Steve Martin - Only Murders in the Building (Episode: "Gates of Heaven")
  • Seth Rogen - The Studio (Episode: "The Pediatic Oncologist")
  • Martin Short - Only Murders in the Building (Episode: "Escape from Planet Klongo")
  • Jeremy Allen White - The Bear (Episode: "Tomorrow")
    (Honourable Mentions: Ted Danson - A Man on the Inside, Luke Kirby - Étoile, Nathan Lane - Mid-Century Modern, Jason Segel - Shrinking)
Best Lead Actor - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
  • Colin Farrell - The Penguin
  • Stephen Graham - Adolescence
  • Jake Gyllenhaal - Presumed Innocent
  • Kevin Kline - Disclaimer
  • Josh Andrés Rivera - American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez
    (Honourable Mentions: Steve Carell - Mountainhead, Gael García Bernal - La Máquina, Paul Giamatti - Black Mirror: Eulogy, Brian Tyree Henry - Dope Thief, Cooper Koch - Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story)
Best Lead Actress - Drama
  • Kathy Bates - Matlock (Episode: "I Was That, Too")
  • Keira Knightley - Black Doves (Episode: "To Love Then")
  • Britt Lower - Severance (Episode: "Attila")
  • Melanie Lynskey - Yellowjackets (Episode: "How the Story Ends")
  • Elisabeth Moss - The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Promotion")
  • Keri Russell - The Diplomat (Episode: "St. Paul's")
    (Honourable Mentions: Sharon Horgan - Bad Sisters, Lashana Lynch - The Day of the Jackal, Kaitlin Olson - High Potential, Bella Ramsey - The Last of Us)
Best Lead Actress - Comedy
  • Kristen Bell - Nobody Wants This (Episode: "Pilot")
  • Quinta Brunson - Abbott Elementary (Episode: "Strike")
  • Ayo Edebiri - The Bear (Episode: "Legacy")
  • Kathryn Hahn - Agatha All Along (Episode: "Seekest Thou the Road")
  • Natasha Lyonne - Poker Face (Episode: "Sloppy Joseph")
  • Jean Smart - Hacks (Episode: "I Love L.A.")
    (Honourable Mentions: Uzo Aduba - The Residence, Natasia Demetriou - What We Do in the Shadows, Tina Fey - The Four Seasons, Selena Gomez - Only Murders in the Building)
Best Lead Actress - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
  • Cate Blanchett - Disclaimer
  • Kaitlyn Dever - Apple Cider Vinegar
  • Cristin Milioti - The Penguin
  • Michelle Williams - Dying for Sex
  • Renée Zellweger - Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
    (Honourable Mentions: Uzo Aduba - The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat, Meghann Fahy - Sirens, Rashida Jones - Black Mirror, Lola Petticrew - Say Nothing, Amanda Seyfried - Long Bright River)
Best Supporting Actor - Drama
  • Walton Goggins - The White Lotus (Episode: "Amor Fati")
  • Jack Lowden - Slow Horses (Episode: "Hello Goodbye")
  • Sam Rockwell - The White Lotus (Episode: "Full-Moon Party")
  • Tramell Tillman - Severance (Episode: "The After Hours")
  • John Turturro - Severance (Episode: "Woe's Hollow")
  • Bradley Whitford - The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Janine")
    (Honourable Mentions: Patrick Ball - The Pitt, Zach Cherry - Severance, Jason Isaacs - The White Lotus, Stellan Skarsgård - Andor)
Best Supporting Actor - Comedy
  • Ike Barinholtz - The Studio (Episode: "The War")
  • Colman Domingo - The Four Seasons (Episode: "Eco Resort")
  • Harrison Ford - Shrinking (Episode: "The Last Thanksgiving")
  • Ebon Moss-Bachrach - The Bear (Episode: "Doors")
  • Tyler James Williams - Abbott Elementary (Episode: "Ringworm")
  • Bowen Yang - Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Jean Smart")
    (Honourable Mentions: Matt Bomer - Mid-Century Modern, Harvey Guillén - What We Do in the Shadows, Chris Perfetti - Abbott Elementary, Michael Urie - Shrinking)
Best Supporting Actor - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
  • Javier Bardem - Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
  • Owen Cooper - Adolescence
  • Diego Luna - La Máquina
  • Wagner Moura - Dope Thief
  • Peter Sarsgaard - Presumed Innocent
    (Honourable Mentions: Clancy Brown - The Penguin, Rob Delaney - Dying for Sex, Rhenzy Feliz - The Penguin, Nathan Lane - Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Ashley Walters - Adolescence)
Best Supporting Actress - Drama
  • Patricia Arquette - Severance (Episode: "Sweet Vitrol")
  • Carrie Coon - The White Lotus (Episode: "Amor Fati")
  • Ann Dowd - The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Devotion")
  • Allison Janney - The Diplomat (Episode: "Dreadnought")
  • Katherine LaNasa - The Pitt (Episode: "9:00 P.M.")
  • Parker Posey - The White Lotus (Episode: "Full-Moon Party")
    (Honourable Mentions: Adria Arjona - Andor, Taylor Dearden - The Pitt, Julianne Nicholson - Paradise, Aimee Lou Wood - The White Lotus)
Best Supporting Actress - Comedy
  • Liza Colón-Zayas - The Bear (Episode: "Napkins")
  • Hannah Einbinder - Hacks (Episode: "Mrs. Table")
  • Janelle James - Abbott Elementary (Episode: "Music Class")
  • Catherine O'Hara - The Studio (Episode: "The Promotion")
  • Sheryl Lee Ralph - Abbott Elementary (Episode: "100th Day of School")
  • Jessica Williams - Shrinking (Episode: "Changing Patterns")
    (Honourable Mentions: Linda Cardellini - No Good Deed, Linda Lavin - Mid-Century Modern, Kristen Schaal - What We Do in the Shadows, Lisa Ann Walter - Abbott Elementary)
Best Supporting Actress - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
  • Angela Bassett - Zero Day
  • Erin Doherty - Adolescence
  • Lesley Manville - Disclaimer
  • Ruth Negga - Presumed Innocent
  • Deirdre O'Connell - The Penguin
    (Honourable Mentions: Emma Corrin - Black Mirror, Chloë Sevigny - Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Jenny Slate - Dying for Sex, Sissy Spacek - Dying for Sex, Christine Tremarco - Adolescence)
Best Guest Actor - Drama
  • Scott Glenn - The White Lotus (Episode: "Killer Instincts")
  • Shawn Hatosy - The Pitt (Episode: "9:00 P.M.")
  • Joel McHale - Yellowjackets (Episode: "Croak")
  • Ben Mendelsohn - Andor (Episode: "What a Festive Evening")
  • Forest Whitaker - Andor (Episode: "I Have Friends Everywhere")
  • Jeffrey Wright - The Last of Us (Episode: "Day One")
    (Honourable Mentions: Mackenzie Astin - The Pitt, Robby Benson - Severance, Andy Garcia - Landman, Gong Yoo - Squid Game)
Best Guest Actor - Comedy
  • Jon Bernthal - The Bear (Episode: "Napkins")
  • Timothée Chalamet - Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Timothée Chalamet")
  • Bradley Cooper - The Righteous Gemstones (Episode: "Prelude")
  • Bryan Cranston - The Studio (Episode: "CinemaCon")
  • Richard Kind - Mid-Century Modern (Episode: "Hello, Fisty's")
  • Martin Scorsese - The Studio (Episode: "The Promotion")
    (Honourable Mentions: Dave Chappelle - Saturday Night Live, Giancarlo Esposito - Poker Face, Ron Howard - The Studio, Will Poulter - The Bear)
Best Guest Actress - Drama
  • Gwendoline Christie - Severance (Episode: "Cold Harbor")
  • Kaitlyn Dever - The Last of Us (Episode: "Through the Valley")
  • Cherry Jones - The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Exile")
  • Catherine O'Hara - The Last of Us (Episode: "Future Days")
  • Hilary Swank - Yellowjackets (Episode: "A Normal, Boring Life")
  • Merritt Wever - Severance (Episode: "Who is Alive?")
    (Honourable Mentions: Jane Alexander - Severance, Julie Hegarty - Matlock, Varada Sethu - Andor, Tracey Ullman - Black Doves)
Best Guest Actress - Comedy
  • Jamie Lee Curtis - The Bear (Episode: "Ice Chips")
  • Cynthia Erivo - Poker Face (Episode: "The Game is a Foot")
  • Ariana Grande - Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Ariana Grande")
  • Melissa McCarthy - Only Murders in the Building (Episode: "Valley of the Dolls")
  • Julianne Nicholson - Hacks (Episode: "A Slippery Slope")
  • Sarah Polley - The Studio (Episode: "The Oner")
    (Honourable Mentions: Carol Burnett - Hacks, Olivia Colman - The Bear, Zoë Kravitz - The Studio, Kaitlin Olson - Abbott Elementary)
Best Direction - Drama
  • Hwang Dong-hyuk - Squid Game (Episode: "Friend or Foe")
  • Janus Metz - Andor (Episode: "Who Are You?")
  • Adam Randall - Slow Horses (Episode: "Identity Theft")
  • Ben Stiller - Severance (Episode: "Cold Harbor")
  • Alan Taylor - House of the Dragon (Episode: "A Son for a Son")
  • Mike White - The White Lotus (Episode: "Amor Fati")
    (Honourable Mentions: Jessica Lee Gagné - Severance, Alex Graves - The Diplomat, John Wells - The Pitt, Joe Wright - The Agency)
Best Direction - Comedy
  • James Burrows - Mid-Century Modern (Episode: "Here's to You, Mrs. Schneiderman")
  • Randall Einhorn - Abbott Elementary (Episode: "Please Touch Museum")
  • John Hoffman - Only Murders in the Building (Episode: "Once Upon a Time in the West")
  • Rian Johnson - Poker Face (Episode: "The Game is a Foot")
  • Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg - The Studio (Episode: "Pilot")
  • Christopher Storer - The Bear (Episode: "Tomorrow")
    (Honourable Mentions: Lucia Aniello - Hacks, Ayo Edebiri - The Bear, Yaya Gorskaya - What We Do in the Shadows, Bill Lawrence - Shrinking)
Best Direction - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
  • Philip Barantini - Adolescence
  • Alfonso Cuarón - Disclaimer
  • Lesli Linka Glatter - Zero Day
  • Ridley Scott - Dope Thief
  • Helen Shaver - The Penguin
  • Craig Zobel - The Penguin
    (Honourable Mentions: Paris Barclay - Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Jennifer Getzinger - The Penguin, Michael Lennox - Say Nothing, Michael Uppendahl - American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez)
Best Writing - Drama
  • Dan Erickson - Severance (Episode: "Cold Harbor")
  • R. Scott Gemmill - The Pitt (Episode: "7:00 A.M.")
  • Dan Gilroy - Andor (Episode: "Welcome to the Rebellion")
  • Bruce Miller - The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "The Handmaid's Tale")
  • Will Smith - Slow Horses (Episode: "Hello Goodbye")
  • Mike White - The White Lotus (Episode: "Full-Moon Party")
    (Honourable Mentions: Jez & John-Henry Butterworth - The Agency, Debora Cahn - The Diplomat, Craig Mazin - The Last of Us, Peter Straughan - Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light)
Best Writing - Comedy
  • Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs & Jen Shatsky - Hacks (Episode: "Big, Brave Girl")
  • Quinta Brunson - Abbott Elementary (Episode: "Back to School")
  • Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftals & Paul Simms - What We Do in the Shadows (Episode: "The Finale")
  • Jeff Kauffmann - American Dad! (Episode: "Oh Brothel, Where Art Thou?")
  • Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory & Frida Perez - The Studio (Episode: "The Oner")
  • Christopher Storer - The Bear (Episode: "Forever")
    (Honourable Mentions: Joanna Calo - The Bear, Tina Fey, Lang Fisher & Tracey Wigfield - The Four Seasons, John Hoffman & Joshua Allen Griffith - Only Murders in the Building, Bill Lawrence, Neil Goldman & Garrett Donovan - Shrinking)
Best Writing - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
  • Alfonso Cuarón - Disclaimer
  • Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer & Abi Morgan - Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
  • Stephen Graham & Jack Thorne - Adolescence
  • Lauren LeFranc - The Penguin
  • Joshua Zetumer - Say Nothing
    (Honourable Mentions: Jesse Armstrong - Mountainhead, Charlie Brooker & Ella Road - Black Mirror, David E. Kelley - Presumed Innocent, Kim Rosenstock & Elizabeth Meriwether - Dying for Sex)
Best Casting - Drama
  • Andor (Nina Gold & Martin Ware)
  • The Last of Us (Mary Vernieu, Lindsay Graham Ahanonu, Sydney Shircliff, Corinne Clark & Jennifer Page)
  • The Pitt (Cathy Sandrich Gelfond & Erica Berger)
  • Severance (Rachel Tenner & Bess Fifer)
  • The White Lotus (Meredith Tucker & Non Jungmeier)
    (Honourable Mentions: Arcane, The Diplomat, Matlock, Slow Horses, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light)
Best Casting - Comedy
  • Abbott Elementary (Wendy O'Brien & Chris Gehrt)
  • The Bear (Jeanie Bacharach, Maggie Bacharach, Jennifer Rudnicke & Mickie Paskal)
  • Hacks (Linda Lowy & Morgan Smith)
  • Only Murders in the Building (Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield & Destiny Lilly)
  • The Studio (Melissa Kostenbauder & Francine Maisler)
    (Honourable Mentions: Cobra Kai, Poker Face, The Residence, Shrinking, What We Do in the Shadows)
Best Casting - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
  • Adolescence (Shaheen Baig)
  • Disclaimer (Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann & Victor Jenkins)
  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Tiffany Little Canfield, Josh Einsohn & Bernard Telsey)
  • The Penguin (Cindy Tolan & Suzanne Ryan)
  • Say Nothing (Lucy Amos & Nina Gold)
    (Honourable Mentions: American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez, Black Mirror, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Presumed Innocent, A Very Royal Scandal)
Best Cinematography - Series
  • Andor - Mark Patten (Episode: "Who Are You?")
  • The Diplomat - Julian Court (Episode: "When a Stranger Calls")
  • The Last of Us - Catherine Goldschmidt (Episode: "Through the Valley")
  • Severance - Jessica Lee Gagné (Episode: "Hello, Ms. Cobel")
  • Squid Game - Kim Ji-yong (Episode: "O X")
    (Honourable Mentions: The Day of the Jackal - Christopher Ross, Dune: Prophecy - Richard Gill, Étoile - David Mullen, The Handmaid's Tale - Nicola Daley, House of the Dragon - P.J. Dillon)
Best Cinematography - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
  • Adolescence (Matthew Lewis)
  • Disclaimer (Bruno Delbonnel & Emmanuel Lubezki)
  • Dope Thief (Erik Messerschmidt)
  • The Penguin (David Franco)
  • The Penguin (Zoe White)
    (Honourable Mentions: American Primeval - Jacques Jouffret, The Killer - Mauro Fiore, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story - Baz Idione, The Penguin - Jonathan Freeman, Zero Day - John Conroy)
Best Costume Design - Series
  • 1923 - Janie Bryant (Episode: "A Dream and a Memory")
  • Bridgerton - John Walter Glaser III (Episode: "Into the Light")
  • Dune: Prophecy - Bojana Nikitović (Episode: "The Hidden Hand")
  • House of the Dragon - Caroline McCall (Episode: "The Burning Mill")
  • Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light - Joanna Eatwell (Episode: "Wreckage")
    (Honourable Mentions: Agatha All Along, Andor, The Handmaid's Tale, Only Murders in the Building, What We Do in the Shadows)
Best Costume Design - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
  • American Primeval (Virginia B. Johnson)
  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Stephanie Bradley)
  • The Penguin (Helen Huang)
  • The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (Whitney Anne Adams)
  • A Very Royal Scandal (Natalie Ward)
    (Honourable Mentions: Adolescence, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Disclaimer, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, Say Nothing)
Best Editing - Series
  • Andor - Yan Miles (Episode: "Who Are You?")
  • The Last of Us - Timothy A. Good (Episode: "Through the Valley")
  • The Pitt - Mark Strand (Episode: "7:00 A.M.")
  • Severance - Geoffrey Richman (Episode: "Cold Harbor")
  • Squid Game - Nam Na-young (Episode: "O X")
    (Honourable Mentions: Arcane - Roberto Fernandez, Gilad Carmel & Nazim Meslem, The Pitt - Joey Reinisch, Slow Horses - Robert Frost, The Studio - Eric Kissack, The White Lotus - John M. Valerio & Scott Turner)
Best Editing - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
  • Black Mirror (Tony Kearns)
  • Disclaimer (Adam Gough & Caitlin Squyres)
  • The Killer (Zach Staenberg)
  • The Penguin (Meg Reticker)
  • The Penguin (Henk Van Eeghen)
    (Honourable Mentions: American Primeval - Hugo-Rafael Diaz & Jeffrey M. Werner, Dope Thief - Billy Rich, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story - Peggy Tachdijan, The Penguin - Andy Keir, Rebel Ridge - Jeremy Saulnier)
Best Ensemble - Drama
  • Andor (Diego Luna, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, Stellan Skarsgård, Denise Gough, Genevieve O'Reilly, Varada Sethu, Ben Mendelsohn, Benjamin Bratt & Alan Tudyk, et. al.)
  • The Handmaid's Tale (Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Sam Jaeger, Max Minghella, Samira Wiley, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Ever Carradine & Bradley Whitford, et. al.)
  • The Pitt (Noah Wyle, Tracy Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Supriya Ganesh, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell, Shabana Azeez & Fiona Dourif, et. al.)
  • Severance (Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Dichen Lachman, Jen Tullock, Sarah Bock, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro & Christopher Walken, et. al.)
  • The White Lotus (Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Aimee Lou Wood & Sam Rockwell, et. al.)
    (Honourable Mentions: Arcane, The Diplomat, The Last of Us, Pachinko, Slow Horses)
Best Ensemble - Comedy
  • Abbott Elementary (Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, William Stanford Davis & Sheryl Lee Ralph, et. al.)
  • American Dad! (Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane, Dee Bradley Baker & Jeff Fischer, et. al.)
  • The Bear (Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colon-Zayas, Abby Elliott, Matty Matheson, Jon Bernthal, Joel McHale & Oliver Platt, et. al.)
  • Only Murders in the Building (Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Michael Cyril Creighton, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Jackie Hoffman, Jane Lynch, Molly Shannon, Richard Kind & Kumail Nanjiani, et. al.)
  • The Studio (Seth Rogen, Catherine O'Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders, Kathryn Hahn, Bryan Cranston, David Krumholtz & Nicholas Stoller, et. al.)
    (Honourable Mentions: Cobra Kai, Hacks, The Residence, Shrinking, What We Do in the Shadows)
Best Ensemble - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
  • Adolescence (Stephen Graham, Ashley Walters, Faye Marsay, Mark Stanley, Christine Tremarco, Owen Cooper, Hannah Walters, Jo Hartley & Erin Doherty, et. al.)
  • Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Renee Zellweger, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Leo Woodall, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Colin Firth, James Callis, Shirley Henderson, Sally Phillips & Hugh Grant, et. al.)
  • Disclaimer (Cate Blanchett, Kevin Kline, Sacha Baron Cohen, Leila George, Louis Partridge, Indira Varma, Kodi Smit-McPhee & Lesley Manville, et. al.)
  • The Penguin (Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Deirdre O'Connell, Clancy Brown, Carmen Ejogo, Michael Zegen, Shorheh Aghdashloo, Michael Kelly & Mark Strong, et. al.)
  • The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Sanaa Lathan, Uzo Aduba, Mekhi Pfeifer, Julian McMahon, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Tati Gabrielle, Donna Biscoe & Russell Hornsby, et. al.)
    (Honourable Mentions: Black Mirror, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Out of My Mind, Presumed Innocent, Win or Lose)
Best Main Title Design
  • Dune: Prophecy [HBO] (Aaron Becker, Hsien Lun Su, Michael Lo, Christoph Gabathuler, Lee Nelson & Eric Keller)
  • House of the Dragon [HBO] (Garson Yu, Mulan Leong-Suzuki, James Robertson, Damian Stricker, Dan Tegnelia & Gregory Jones)
  • The Penguin [HBO Max] (Aaron Becker, Joseph Ahn, Michael Lo, Hsien Lun Su, Alasdair Wilson & Ben Hurand)
  • Severance [Apple TV+] (Oliver Latta & Teddy Blanks)
  • The Studio [Apple TV+] (Michael Riley, et. al.)
    (Honourable Mentions: Arcane, Dark Matter, Pachinko, The White Lotus, Your Friends & Neighbors)
Best Main Title Theme Music
  • Daredevil: Born Again [Disney+] (The Newton Brothers)
  • Dune: Prophecy [HBO] (Volker Bertelmann)
  • Landman [Paramount+] (Andrew Lockington)
  • The Residence [Netflix] (Mark Mothersbaugh)
  • Your Friends & Neighbors [Apple TV+] (Hamilton Leithauser & Dominic Lewis)
    (Honourable Mentions: Étoile, Government Cheese, The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh, St. Denis Medical, The White Lotus)
Best Makeup - Series
  • Dune: Prophecy - Jamey-Leigh Weber & Kate Benton (Episode: "Twice Born")
  • House of the Dragon - Amanda Knight, Sara Kramer & Harriet Thompson (Episode: "The Red Dragon and the Gold")
  • The Last of Us - Rebecca Lee, Krystal Devlin, Amber Trudeau & Leslie Graham (Episode: "Day One")
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Hannah Eccleston, Sarah Downes & Duncan Jarman (Episode: "Doomed to Die")
  • What We Do in the Shadows - Sarah Milk & Lorna Thibodeau (Episode: "Come Out and Play")
    (Honourable Mentions: Andor, The Handmaid's Tale, Only Murders in the Building, Severance, Squid Game)
Best Makeup - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
  • American Primeval (Howard Berger, Allie Swift & Jamie Kelman)
  • Good American Family (Julie Hewett & Jeremy Bramer)
  • La Máquina (Pepe Mora & Lorena Sánchez)
  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Miho Suzuki, Michael Anthony Ornelaz & Ana Lozano)
  • The Penguin (Mike Marino, Martha Melendez & Kim Collea)
    (Honourable Mentions: American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez, Black Mirror, Dope Thief, The Gorge, Rebel Ridge)
Best Music Composition - Series
  • American Dad! - Joel McNeely (Episode: "What Great Advancements!")
  • Andor - Brandon Roberts (Episode: "Who Are You?")
  • The Last of Us - David Fleming & Gustavo Santaolalla (Episode: "Future Days")
  • Severance - Theodore Shapiro (Episode: "Cold Harbor")
  • The Studio - Antonio Sánchez (Episode: "The Missing Reel")
    (Honourable Mentions: Cobrai Kai - Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson, Dune: Prophecy - Volker Bertelmann, The Handmaid's Tale - Adam Taylor, Only Murders in the Building - Siddhartha Kholsa, Slow Horses - Daniel Pemberton & Toydrum)
Best Music Composition - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
  • Adolescence (Aaron May & David Ridley)
  • Black Mirror (Daniel Pemberton)
  • Disclaimer (Finneas O'Connell)
  • The Penguin (Mick Giacchino)
  • Zero Day (Jeff Russo)
    (Honourable Mentions: Dope Thief - Dominic Lewis, The Killer - Marco Beltrami, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story - Thomas & Julia Newman, Mountainhead - Nicholas Britell, Out of My Mind - Linda Perry)
Best Original Music and Lyrics
  • Agatha All Along - "The Ballad of the Witches' Road" (Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez)
  • Andor - "We Are the Ghor (Planetary Anthem)" (Tony Gilroy & Nicholas Britell)
  • Landman - "Livin' It Up Down in Texas" (Billy Gibbons, Mark Collie & Billy Bob Thornton)
  • Love on the Spectrum - "Boyfriend Forever" (Abbey Romeo, Casey Kelly & Garth Herberg)
  • SNL50: The Anniversary Special - "50 Years" (Adam Sandler & Dan Bulla)
    (Honourable Mentions: The Acolyte - "Power of Two", American Dad! - "The Wrong Kid", Arcane - "The Line", Forever - "Patient", Will & Harper - "Harper and Will Go West")
Best Production Design - Series
  • Andor - Luke Hull & Rebecca Alleway (Episode: "Who Are You?")
  • Dune: Prophecy - Tom Meyer & Carolyn Loucks (Episode: "The Hidden Hand")
  • Étoile - Bill Groom & Clara Schneider (Episode: "The Swap")
  • House of the Dragon - Jim Clay & Claire Nia Richards (Episode: "Smallfolk")
  • Severance - Jeremy Hindle & David Schlesinger (Episode: "Chikhai Bardo")
    (Honourable Mentions: 1923, Arcane, The Handmaid's Tale, Only Murders in the Building, The Studio)
Best Production Design - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
  • Disclaimer (Neil Lamont, Pancho Chamorro & Katie Scopes)
  • The Gorge (Rick Heinrichs & Kathryn Pyle)
  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Matthew Flood Ferguson & Melissa Licht)
  • The Penguin (Kalina Ivanov, Rich Murray & Richard Devine)
  • A Very Royal Scandal (Noam Piper & Gordon Grant)
    (Honourable Mentions: Adolescence, American Primeval, Black Mirror, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Win or Lose?)
Best Sound Design - Series
  • Andor - David Acord, Margit Pfeiffer & Danny Hambrook (Episode: "Who Are You?")
  • Arcane - Brad Beaumont, Eliot Connors, Penny Harold & Andrew Garrett Lange (Episode: "The Dirt Under Your Nails")
  • House of the Dragon - Alastair Sirkett, Doug Cooper & Simon Bishop (Episode: "The Red Dragon and the Gold")
  • The Last of Us - Michael J. Benavente, Marc Fishman & Samuel Ejnes (Episode: "Through the Valley")
  • Severance - Jacob Ridicoff, Bob Chefalas & David Schwartz (Episode: "Cold Harbor")
    (Honourable Mentions: Daredevil: Born Again, Dune: Prophecy, Love, Death + Robots, The Pitt, What We Do in the Shadows)
Best Sound Design - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
  • American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez (Christian Beunaventura, Gary Megregian, Deb Adair & Robert Carr)
  • Black Mirror (Tom Jenkins, James Ridgway & Stuart Piggott)
  • The Gorge (Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Ron Bartlett & David Giammarco)
  • The Penguin (Rich Bologna, Larry Zipf, Andy Kris & Cristof Gebert)
  • Rebel Ridge (Mariusz Glabinski, Tom Ozanich & Drew Webster)
    (Honourable Mentions: Adolescence, American Primeval, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Zero Day)
Best Visual Effects
  • Andor - Mohen Leo, TJ Falls, Luke Murphy & Ashley Wild (Episode: "Who Are You?")
  • Dune: Prophecy - Terron Pratt, Michael Enriquez, Martyn Culpitt & Philip Engström (Episode: "Pilot")
  • House of the Dragon - Daði Einarsson, Thomas M. Horton, Michael Dawson & Sven Martin (Episode: "The Red Dragon and the Gold")
  • The Last of Us - Alex Wang, Fiona Campbell Westgate, Jed Glassford & Joel Whist (Episode: "The Price")
  • The Penguin - Johnny Han, Michelle Rose, Alexandre Prod'homme & Emanuel Fuchs (Episode: "Bliss")
    (Honourable Mentions: Black Mirror, Daredevil: Born Again, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Severance, The Umbrella Academy)
Best Voice-Over Performance or Narration
  • Jennifer Aniston - Out of My Mind for voicing Melody's inner voice
  • Michael Cusack - Smiling Friends for voicing Pim in "Gwimbly: Definitive Remastered Enhanced Extended Edition Dx 4K (Anniversary Director's Cut)"
  • Tom Hanks - The Americas for narrating "Andes"
  • Ke Huy Quan - The White Lotus for voicing Kenny in "Special Treatments"
  • Hailee Steinfeld - Arcane for voicing Vi in "Blisters and Bedrock"
  • Alan Tudyk - Andor for voicing K-2SO in "Who Else Knows?"
  • Jeffrey Wright - What If...? for voicing The Watcher in "What If... 1872?"
    (Honourable Mentions: Julie Andrews - Bridgerton, Billy West - Futurama, Steven Yeun - Invincible)

Sunday, August 31, 2025

2024 Tyler's Choice Video Game Awards

(Boldface = winner; Italics = runner-up)

Game of the Year

  • Astro Bot (Nicolas Doucet)
  • Balatro (LocalThunk)
  • Black Myth: Wukong (Feng Ji)
  • Final Fantasy VII Remake (Yoshinori Kitase)
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio (Junichi Yoshizawa)
    (Honourable Mentions: Animal Well, Helldivers II, Indiana Jones and the Lost Circle, Thank Goodness You're Here!, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2)

Best Action/Adventure Game

  • Astro Bot (Nicolas Doucet)
  • Black Myth: Wukong (Feng Ji)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Satoshi Terada & Tomomi Sano)
  • Stellar Blade (Kim Hyung-tae)
  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Dmitry Grigorenko & Oliver Hollis-Leick)
    (Honourable Mentions: Batman: Arkham Shadow, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Helldivers II, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Star Wars Outlaws)

Best Game Design

  • Animal Well (Billy Basso)
  • Astro Bot (Gento Morita)
  • Balatro (LocalThunk)
  • Black Myth: Wukong (Jiang Baicun)
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio (Yasuhiro Akimoto)
    (Honourable Mentions: Helldivers II, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, UFO 50, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2)

Best Family/Casual Game

  • Astro Bot (Nicolas Doucet)
  • Little Kitty, Big City (Matt T. Wood)
  • The Plucky Squire (James Turner & Jonathan Biddle)
  • Princess Peach: Showtime! (Etsunobu Ebisu)
  • Super Mario Party Jamboree (Takeru Sugimoto)
    (Honourable Mentions: Animal Well, Cat Quest III, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, Planet Coaster 2, Sonic X Shadow Generations)

Best Sport/Racing Game

  • EA Sports FC 25 (John Shepherd)
  • F1 24 (Lee Mather)
  • MLB '24: The Show (Chris Cutliff)
  • NBA 2K25 (Mike Wang & Erick Boenisch)
  • WWE 2K24 (Lynell Jinks & Gregory A. Thomas)
    (Honourable Mentions: EXOcars, MotoGP 24, MudRunner VR, Night-Runners Prologue, TopSpin 2K25)

Best Technical Innovation

  • Astro Bot (Masayuki Yamada & Takumi Yoshida)
  • Batman: Arkham Shadow (Colin Doody & Troy Johnsen)
  • Black Myth: Wukong (Zhao Wenyong)
  • Indiana Jones and the Lost Circle (Jim Kjellin, Magnus Auvinen & Patrik Wilbo)
  • Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Gavin Costello, Loong Wei Ding & Andrew Vidler)
    (Honourable Mentions: Animal Well, Balatro, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Helldivers II, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2)

Best Multiplayer

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Helldivers II
  • Super Mario Party Jamboree
  • Tekken 8
  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
    (Honourable Mentions: Abiotic Factor, EA Sports FC 25, LEGO Horizon Adventures, Star Wars: Hunters, UFO 50)

Best Strategy/Simulation Game

  • Age of Mythology: Retold (Adam Isgreen & Michael Mann)
  • Balatro (LocalThunk)
  • Frostpunk 2 (Jakub Stokalski & Łukasz Juszczyk)
  • Manor Lords (Grzegorz Styczeń)
  • Tactical Breach Wizards (Tom Francis)
    (Honourable Mentions: Caves of Qud, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, Unicorn Warlord)

Best Audio Design

  • Astro Bot (Junko Sano & Yuji Uchiyama)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Collin Ayers, Scott Eckert, James McCawley & Brian Tuey)
  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Shingo Inoue, Shoi Tokunaga, Hikaru Taniyama & Makoto Ise)
  • Senua's Sacrifice: Hellblade II (David García Díaz, Daniele Galante, Jamie Molloy & Jordan Payne)
  • Star Wars Outlaws (Romain Brillaud, Simon Koudriavtsev, Jacob Coles & Antoine Rozan)
    (Honourable Mentions: Black Myth: Wukong, Frostpunk 2, Helldivers II, Silent Hill 2, Still Wakes the Deep)

Best Music

  • Astro Bot (Kenneth C M Young)
  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Masashi Hamauzu & Mitsuto Suzuki)
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio (Shoji Meguro)
  • Star Wars Outlaws (Wilbert Roget II, Jon Everist & Kazuma Jinnouchi)
  • Stellar Blade (Hwang Joo-eun, Oliver Good & Keita Inoue)
    (Honourable Mentions: Balatro - Luis Clemente, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Jack Wall, Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - Gordy Haab, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - Mentrix & Gareth Coker)

Best Mobile Game

  • Balatro (LocalThunk)
  • Monument Valley 3 (Jennifer Estaris)
  • Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket (Ai Takeuchi & Tetsuya Iguchi)
  • Wuthering Waves (Solon Lee)
  • Zenless Zone Zero (Li Zhenyu)
    (Honourable Mentions: AFK Journey, Ex Astris, Halls of Torment, Paper Trail, Rabbids: Legends of the Multiverse)

Best Fighting Game

  • Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (Tairi Kikuchi)
  • Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (Tetsuya Fukuhara)
  • Tekken 8 (Katsuhiro Harad, Kohei Ikeda & Yasuki Nakabayashi)
  • Underdogs (Dave Levy & Assaf Ronen)
  • WWE 2K24 (Lynell Jinks & Gregory A. Thomas)
    (Honourable Mentions: Blazing Strike, Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics, Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns)

Best Art Direction

  • Astro Bot (Sebastian Brueckner)
  • Black Myth: Wukong (Yang Qi)
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio (Kazuma Koda)
  • Neva (Conrad Roset)
  • Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Dan Attwell)
    (Honourable Mentions: Harold Halibut, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, LEGO Horizon Adventures, The Plucky Squire, Star Wars Outlaws)

Best Animation

  • Astro Bot (Jamie Smith & Kohei Kawa)
  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Yoshiyuki Soma, Akira Iwasawa & Ryo Hara)
  • Neva (Adrián Miguel, Ian García & Arnau Martín)
  • Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Jacques Exertier & Bruce Nguyen Van Lan)
  • Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Guy Midgley, Kirill Spiridonov, Felix Ilsley & Gregorio Malara)
    (Honourable Mentions: Black Myth: Wukong, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, The Plucky Squire, Stellar Blade, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2)

Best Story/Writing

  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Kazushige Nojima)
  • Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Kazunobu Takeuchi, Tsuyoshi Furuta & Masayoshi Yokoyama)
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio (Yuichiro Tanaka & Katsura Hashino)
  • Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Lara Derham & Tameem Antoniades)
  • Thank Goodness You're Here (James Carbutt & Will Todd)
    (Honourable Mentions: 1000xResist, Black Myth: Wukong, Life is Strange: Double Exposure, Silent Hill 2, Still Wakes the Deep)

Best Voice-Over Performance

  • Troy Baker - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle for voicing Indiana Jones
  • Humberly Gonzalez - Star Wars Outlaws for voicing Kay Vess
  • Melina Juergens - Senua's Saga: Hellblade II for voicing Senua
  • Hannah Telle - Life is Strange: Double Exposure for voicing Max Caulfield
  • Briana White - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for voicing Aerith Gainsborough
    (Honourable Mentions: Matt Berry - Thank Goodness You're Here, Cody Christian - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Kazuhro Nakaya - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Luke Roberts - Silent Hill 2, Roger Craig Smith - Batman: Arkham Shadow)

Best Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Game

  • Alien: Rogue Incursion (TQ Jefferson & Eugene Elkin)
  • Batman: Arkham Shadow (Ryan Payton)
  • Metro Awakening (Martin de Ronde & Samar Louwe)
  • Skydance's Behemoth (Brian Murphy & Shawn Kittelsen)
  • Underdogs (Dave Levy & Assaf Ronen)
    (Honourable Mentions: Escaping Wonderland, Metal: Hellsinger VR, Shattered, Starship Home, Tomb Explorer VR)

2024 Tyler's Choice Music Awards

(Boldface = winner; Italics = runner-up)

Best Song by a Male Vocalist

  • "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" - Shaboozey (Nevin Sastry & Sean Cook)
  • "Beautiful Things" - Benson Boone (Evan Blair)
  • "Lose Control" - Teddy Swims (Ammo & Julian Brunetta)
  • "Selfish" - Justin Timberlake (Justin Timberlake, Louis Bell & Cirkut)
  • "Too Sweet" - Hozier (Hozier, Bekon, Sergiu Gherman & Peter Gonzales)
  • "Turn the Lights Back On" - Billy Joel (Freddy Wexler)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Can We Fix Our Nation's Broken Heart" - Stevie Wonder, "It Never Went Away" - Jon Batiste, "Monaco" - Bad Bunny, "Not Like Us" - Kendrick Lamar)

Best Song by a Female Vocalist

  • "360" - Charli XCX (A.G. Cook & Cirkut)
  • "Birds of a Feather" - Billie Eilish (Finneas O'Connell)
  • "Can't Catch Me Now" - Olivia Rodrigo (Dan Nigro)
  • "Espresso" - Sabrina Carpenter (Julian Brunetta)
  • "Good Luck, Babe!" - Chappell Roan (Dan Nigro)
  • "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" - Ariana Grande (Ariana Grande, Max Martin & Ilya)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Deeper Well" - Kacey Musgraves, "Don't Forget Me" - Maggie Rogers, "Houdini" - Dua Lipa, "Texas Hold 'Em" - Beyoncé)

Best Song by a Duo, Group or Band

  • "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Jacob Collier, John Legend & Tori Kelly (Jacob Collier)
  • "Die With a Smile" - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, D'Mile & Andrew Wyatt)
  • "feelslikeimfallinginlove" - Coldplay (Max Martin, Oscar Holter, Bill Rakho & Daniel Green)
  • "Lighter" - David Guetta, ft. Galantis & 5 Seconds of Summer (Bloodshy, David Guetta, Henrik Jonback & Michael Clifford)
  • "Now and Then" - The Beatles (Paul McCartney & Giles Martin)
  • "Sweet Sounds of Heaven" - The Rolling Stones, ft. Lady Gaga & Stevie Wonder (Andrew Watt)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Eyes Closed" - Imagine Dragons, "Finally" - Alicia Keys & Swedish House Mafia, "Northern Attitude" - Noah Kahan, ft. Hozier, "Sunlight to My Soul" - Angelique Kidjo, ft. Soweto Gospel Choir)

Best Album

  • Bando Stone and the New World - Childish Gambino (Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Max Martin, Steve Lacy & Oscar Holter)
  • Brat - Charli XCX (Charli XCX, A.G. Cook & Cirkut)
  • Coming Home - Usher (Andrew Watt, Jermaine Dupri, Tricky Stewart & Pharrell Williams)
  • Hackney Diamonds - The Rolling Stones (Don Was & Andrew Watt)
  • Short 'n' Sweet - Sabrina Carpenter (Julian Brunetta, John Ryan, Ian Kirkpatrick & Jack Antonoff)
  • The Tortured Poets Department - Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Patrik Berger)
    (Honourable Mentions: Cowboy Carter - Beyoncé, Eternal Sunshine - Ariana Grande, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana - Bad Bunny, Only God Was Above Us - Vampire Weekend)

Best Music Video

  • "Die With a Smile" - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars & Daniel Ramos, directors; Jeremy Sullivan, producer)
  • "feelslikeimfallinginlove" - Coldplay (Ben Mor, director; Dimitris Logiadis, Julia Roberson & Sam Seager, producers)
  • "Fortnight" - Taylor Swift, ft. Post Malone (Taylor Swift, director; Jil Hardin, producer)
  • "Now and Then" - The Beatles (Peter Jackson, director/producer; Clare Olssen & Jonathan Clyde, producers)
  • "Tailor Swif" - A$AP Rocky (Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, director; Natan Schottenfels)
  • "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" - Ariana Grande (Christian Breslauer, director; Michael Breslauer, producer)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Alright" - Victoria Monét, "Nine Ball" - Zach Bryan, "Not Like Us" - Kendrick Lamar, "Please Please Please" - Sabrina Carpenter)

Best Country/Americana Song

  • "The Architect" - Kacey Musgraves (Ian Fitchuk, Daniel Tashian & Kacey Musgraves)
  • "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" - Shaboozey (Nevin Sastry & Sean Cook)
  • "Cowboys Cry Too" - Kelsea Ballerini, ft. Noah Kahan (Kelsea Ballerini & Alysa Vanderheym)
  • "I Am Not Okay" - Jelly Roll (Zach Crowell)
  • "Texas Hold 'Em" - Beyoncé (Beyoncé, Killah B & Nathan Ferraro)
  • "Think I'm in Love with You" - Chris Stapleton (Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton & Morgane Stapleton)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" - Luke Combs, "Blackbiird" - Beyoncé, Brittney Spencer, Reyna Roberts, Tanner Adell & Tiera Kennedy, "I Had Some Help" - Post Malone, ft. Morgan Wallen, "Slim Pickins" - Sabrina Carpenter)

Best Dance/Electronic Song

  • "360" - Charli XCX (A.G. Cook & Cirkut)
  • "Houdini" - Dua Lipa (Kevin Parker & Danny L Harle)
  • "I Don't Wanna Wait" - David Guetta, ft. OneRepublic (David Guetta, Brent Hutzle, Tyler Spry & Timofey Reznikov)
  • "Lighter" - David Guetta, Galantis & 5 Seconds of Summer (Bloodshy, David Guetta, Henrik Jonback & Michael Clifford)
  • "Lover/Friend" - Kaytranada, ft. Rochelle Jordan (Kaytranada)
  • "Yes, And?" - Ariana Grande (Ariana Grande, Max Martin & Ilya)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Finally" - Alicia Keys & Swedish House Mafia, "Got Me Started" - Troye Sivan, "Illusion" - Dua Lipa, "Make You MIne" - Madison Beer)

Best Pop Song

  • "Beautiful Things" - Benson Boone (Evan Blair)
  • "Die With a Smile" - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, D'Mile & Andrew Watt)
  • "Espresso" - Sabrina Carpenter (Julian Brunetta)
  • "Little Blue" - Jacob Collier, ft. Brandi Carlile (Jacob Collier)
  • "Now and Then" - The Beatles (Paul McCartney & Giles Martin)
  • "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" - Ariana Grande (Ariana Grande, Max Martin & Ilya)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Birds of a Feather" - Billie Eilish, "Good Luck, Babe!" - Chappell Roan, "Oral" - Björk, ft. Rosalía, "Too Sweet" - Hozier)

Best Rap Song

  • "Humble Me" - Killer Mike (Cory Henry, Cuz Lightyear & Tec Beatz)
  • "Like That" - Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar (Metro Boomin)
  • "Lovin' on Me" - Jack Harlow (Nik D, OZ & Sean Momberger)
  • "Not Like Us" - Kendrick Lamar (DJ Mustard, Sounwave & Sean Momberger)
  • "Whatever She Wants" - Bryson Tiller (TylianMTB)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Attitude" - Don Toliver, ft. Cash Cobain & Charlie Wilson, "A God (There Is)" - Common & Pete Rock, ft. Jennifer Hudson, "Million Dollar Baby" - Tommy Richman, "Spaghetii" - Beyoncé, Linda Martell & Shaboozey, "Temporary" - Eminem, ft. Skyler Grey)

Best Rock/Alternative Song

  • "Beautiful People (Stay High)" - The Black Keys (The Black Keys & Dan the Automator)
  • "Capricorn" - Vampire Weekend (Ariel Rechtshaid & Ezra Koenig)
  • "Ice Cream (Pay Phone)" - Black Pumas (Adrian Quesada)
  • "One More Time" - Blink-182 (Travis Barker)
  • "Sweet Sounds of Heaven" - The Rolling Stones, ft. Lady Gaga & Stevie Wonder (Andrew Watt)
  • "What Now?" - Brittany Howard (Brittany Howard & Shawn Everett)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Broken Man" - St. Vincent, "Dancer" - Idles, ft. LCD Soundsystem, "Lithonia" - Childish Gambino, "Nobody's Soldier" - Hozier)

Best Songwriting

  • "Beautiful Things" - Benson Boone (Benson Boone, Jack LaFrantz & Evan Blair)
  • "Die With a Smile" - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (Stefani Germanotta, Bruno Mars, Dernst Emile II, Andrew Watt & James Fauntleroy)
  • "It Never Went Away" - Jon Batiste (Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson)
  • "Little Blue" - Jacob Collier, ft. Brandi Carlile (Jacob Collier)
  • "Sweet Sounds of Heaven" - The Rolling Stones, ft. Lady Gaga & Stevie Wonder (Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
  • "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" - Ariana Grande (Ariana Grande, Max Martin & Ilya Salmanzadeh)
    (Honourable Mentions: "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" - Shaboozey, "Birds of a Feather" - Billie Eilish, "Deeper Well" - Kacey Musgraves, "Good Luck, Babe!" - Chappell Roan)

Best Original Score

  • American Fiction (Laura Karpman)
  • Dune: Part Two (Hans Zimmer)
  • Killers of the Flower Moon (Robbie Robertson)
  • Shōgun (Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross & Nick Chuba)
  • Society of the Snow (Michael Giacchino)
    (Honourable Mentions: The Boy and the Heron - Joe Hisaishi, Challengers - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Godzilla Minus One - Naoki Satō, The Wild Robot - Kris Bowers)

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

  • The Color Purple (Nick Baxter, Blitz Bazawule & Stephen Bray)
  • The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Dave Cobb)
  • Maestro (Bradley Cooper, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Jason Ruder)
  • Twisters: The Album (Ian Cripps, Brandon Davis, Joe Khoury & Kevin Weaver)
  • Wonka (Neil Hannon & Joby Talbot)
    (Honourable Mentions: Bob Marley: One Love, The Book of Clarence, Mean Girls, The New Look, Priscilla)

Best Song Written for Visual Media

  • "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" - Twisters (Luke Combs, Jessi Alexander & Jonathan Singleton)
  • "Can't Catch Me Now" - The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Olivia Rodrigo & Dan Nigro)
  • "It Never Went Away" - American Symphony (Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson)
  • "Kiss the Sky" - The Wild Robot (Maren Morris, Delacey, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Ali Tamposi & Michael Pollack)
  • "Road to Freedom" - Rustin (Lenny Kravitz)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Addicted to Romance" - She Came to Me, "For a Moment" - Wonka, "I Want You Forever" - The Book of Clarence, "Not My Fault" - Mean Girls, "Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People" - Killers of the Flower Moon)

Best New Artist

  • Benson Boone
  • Chappell Roan
  • Raye
  • Sabrina Carpenter
  • Shaboozey
  • Teddy Swims
    (Honourable Mentions: John Summit, Megan Moroney, The Red Clay Strays, Renee Rapp)

2025 Tyler's Choice Music Awards ~ Official Nominations

This took way longer than expected, but I finally decided on what I consider to be the best of music for 2025 before the year is up. Best So...