Friday 12th September 2025: The British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) is delighted to reveal the shortlist for the 45th BASE Awards in November.
This landmark year marks 45 years of celebrating excellence, creativity, and innovation across UK Home Entertainment, as the industry comes together at the BASE Awards ceremony on Thursday 13th November 2025 at the iconic Camden Roundhouse.
The BASE Awards remains the definitive celebration for the sector – shining a light on the exceptional work of teams and individuals across distribution, retail, creative and production agencies and beyond. The 2025 shortlist highlights the strength, diversity, and imagination of an industry that continues to inspire audiences and deliver world-class campaigns and content.
This year’s entries span Best In Class creative and design, to creative and commercial initiatives, social impact, and technical achievement. The shortlist for the prestigious Hedy Lamarr Rising Star Award — shining a light on the next generation of female talent shaping the future of the industry — will be announced next week; as will the shortlist for the physical and digital Retailer of the Year.
Liz Bales, Chief Executive, BASE, said: “Reaching our 45th anniversary feels incredibly special – it’s not just a celebration of our past, but of the extraordinary evolution of Home Entertainment. The calibre and range of this year’s submissions have been truly inspiring, and it’s a privilege to recognise the passion, talent, and creativity that continues to define our community. Congratulations to everyone shortlisted – I cannot wait to see you all in November to celebrate these achievements in style.”
A reminder that open voting for the Hidden Gem Award closes today! Hidden Gem celebrates those titles that really struck a chord with audiences regardless of budget. The top ten shortlist for Hidden Gem will be revealed next week, when voting will reopen to determine the ultimate winner..
In 2025, the Entertainment Moment of the Year Award will cover the last 45 years of standout entertainment moments in the UK, giving voters the chance to decide the definitive moment in recent Entertainment memory. The voting for this award will opens today! The shortlist will be revealed later in the month for final voting, and the winner will be announced on the night of the awards.
The winners of the prestigious overall Title of the Year, as well as Title of the Year for EST, VOD, and Physical, Distributor of the Year, Independent Distributor of the Year, and Retailer of the Year Physical and Digital, will all be announced on the night.
Tickets are priced at £460 + VAT for members and £560 + VAT for non-members, with £10 from each ticket donated to BASE’s charity partner, Action for Children. Buy your tickets now to avoid disappointment!
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The 2025 BASE Awards Shortlist
Agency of the Year
• Make It Social
• OC
• Official Charts Company
• Silk Factory
Audience Engagement Initiative of the Year
• Advent Calendar 2024 – SKY Store & Sony Pictures Entertainment
• Columbia 100 – Sony Pictures Entertainment
• Paddington in Peru Partnerships Campaign – STUDIOCANAL
• Third Party Credit Collaborations – Amazon Prime Video
Best in Class: Blu-Ray & 4K
• Friends 30th Anniversary Collectors Edition – Warner Bros. Entertainment
• Nightmare on Elm Street Collectors Edition – Warner Bros. Entertainment
• Perfect Days – MUBI
• Seven Samurai – BFI
Best in Class: Bonus Features
• Hitchcock the Beginning – STUDIOCANAL with Silver Salt Restoration
• The Small Back Room – STUDIOCANAL
• Watership Down: Limited Edition 4K UHD – BFI
Best in Class: Packaging & Artwork
• Paddington in Peru: Box of Adventure – STUDIOCANAL with Sophie Bland
• Paramount Scares – Paramount with Spark ASG
• The Third Man – STUDIOCANAL with Nico Delort & Rogue Four Design
Best in Class: Producers Award
• Chuck Chuck Baby – Artemisia Films with Chuck Chuck Baby Ltd, Delta Pictures, BFI, BBC Films, Film Cymru Wales & Moment
• Hundreds of Beavers – Lightbulb Films
• Something In The Water – Julie Baines / Dan Films with STUDIOCANAL
Best in Class: Social/PR
• Deadpool & Wolverine: Dogpool Cake – Disney
• The Garfield Movie – DnA PR with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• The Strangers: Chapter One – Lionsgate UK with Charnley Communications & Prelude
• Venom: The Last Dance – Sony Pictures Entertainment with DnA PR & DDA PR Global
Best in Class: Video Asset
• Flight Risk – Lionsgate
• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire – Sony Pictures Entertainment with Silk Factory
• Piece by Piece TikTok Challenge – NBCUniversal with TikTok & Essence: MediaCam
Campaign of the Year for Catalogue
• Nightmare on Elm Street 40th Anniversary – Warner Bros. Entertainment
• Spark Joy This Christmas on DVD & Blu-Ray – Elevation Sales
• Universal Physical Catalogue Strategy 2024 – Spirit Entertainment
Campaign of the Year for Independent Film
• The Apprentice – STUDIOCANAL
• I Saw The TV Glow – Sony Pictures Entertainment
• The Last Voyage of the Demeter – Lionsgate
Campaign of the Year for New Release Film: Up to £5m BO
• Anora – NBCUniversal
• Small Things Like These – Lionsgate
• The Substance – MUBI
Campaign of the Year for New Release Film: £5m – £15m BO
• Alien Romulus – Elevation Sales
• Back to Black – STUDIOCANAL
• Nosferatu – NBCUniversal
• Twisters – Warner Bros. Entertainment
Campaign of the Year for New Release Film: Over £15m BO
• Deadpool & Wolverine – The Walt Disney Company & Elevation Sales
• Paddington in Peru – STUDIOCANAL
• Wicked – NBCUniversal
Campaign of the Year for Specialist/TV
• Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet – BFI
• Friends 30th Anniversary – Warner Bros. Discovery
• The Mountain Within Me – Universal Pictures Content Group
Commercial Initiative of the Year
• Paddington in Peru x hmv – STUDIOCANAL & hmv
• Sky Store Supersize – SKY Store
Creative Initiative of the Year
• Kraven the Hunter x Tough Mudder x David Kingsbury Training – Sony Pictures Entertainment
• Wicked Premium Release – SKY Store
• The Wild Robot x Vox Pops – NBCUniversal
Social Impact
• Into Film Awards – Amazon Prime Video
• Paddington Visits – STUDIOCANAL
