New Hermes Awards Categories and Dates for 2025

EGA is thrilled to announce the expansion of categories for the Hermes Awards for the upcoming year. In our pursuit of celebrating excellence in the art and science of global storytelling, we are introducing three new categories in addition to the current 14 categories. 

New Award Categories:

• Best Subtitling for a Television Series

• Best Subtitling for a Feature

• Best Script Adaptation for a Dubbed Audio

These new categories aim to spotlight an even wider range of incredible talent and dedication behind the scenes of global storytelling, ensuring audiences worldwide can enjoy seamless experiences in their preferred languages.

Updated Lifetime Achievement Category:

There will not be an announcement of the nominees for the Lifetime Achievement Category for the 2025 award season. The recipient of the award will be publicized at the Awards Show. 

2025 Awards Season Deadlines:

The deadlines for the 2025 awards season is now available:

• Submission Window Opens: September 16, 2024 

• Submission Window Closes: December 20, 2024

• Voter Registration Closes: December 20, 2024

• Judging Round 1: January 10 - February 7, 2025 

• Nominees Announced: February 10, 2025

• Nominee Review Period: February 10 - 21, 2025

• Judging Round 2: February 24 - March 14, 2025 

• 2025 Hermes Awards Show: April 3, 2025

Please visit https://www.egassociation.org/hermes-award for more information.