Empik Bestsellers 2025: Winners & Nominations Revealed

The Empik Bestsellers aren’t just about handing out awards; the event is a spectacular musical show as well. Top artists took the stage, including Dawid Podsiadło, Kaśka Sochacka, Pezet, Mrozu, and Jessie Ware. A particularly anticipated performance came from JJ, the winner of the most recent Eurovision Song Contest.

Empik Bestsellers 2025: The Nominees and Winners

Highest Book Sales (2015–2025):

• Weronika Anna Marczak — creator of the series about the Monet family, which encouraged many young readers to pick up books and significantly contributed to the popularization of Young Adult literature in Poland.
• Remigiusz Mróz — the most-read author of genre literature in Poland, creator of popular and adapted novels and bestselling series, including those featuring Joanna Chyłka and Commissioner Forst.
• Nela Mała Reporterka — author of travel books for children and young people, who has inspired hundreds of thousands of young readers to discover the world.
• Andrzej Sapkowski — creator of the cult saga about The Witcher, one of the most important Polish universes in pop culture, which has crossed the boundaries of literature and continues to fascinate generations around the world.
• Olga Tokarczuk — winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and one of the most important figures in contemporary world literature, whose works combine critical acclaim with great reader interest.

Empik Bestsellers 2025 – List of Award Winners

Highest Album Sales (2015-2025):

• Taco Hemingway — an artist who gave a new voice to Polish hip-hop, and whose discography has become a chronicle of experiences (not only) of millennials.
• Kortez — a multi-instrumentalist who proved that in an age of excess, We see restraint and authenticity that can most strongly move audiences.
• O.S.T.R. — a legendary rapper who built his position on consistency and listener trust, becoming a permanent point of reference for subsequent generations.
• Dawid Podsiadło — one of the most important creators of his generation, who has achieved a level of popularity unprecedented on the Polish market in years, and whose albums consistently set new standards for commercial success.
• sanah — a record holder for Empik Bestsellers, whose three consecutive albums triumphed in their category year after year, confirming her position as one of the most important artists of recent years.

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Empik Bestsellers 2025: Film Category Nominations and Winners

Polish Cinema:

• “100 Days to Graduation,” directed by Mikołaj Piszczan, Ekipa Holding, Laniakea Pictures, Watchout Studio | Next Film
• “Good Home,” directed by Wojciech Smarzowski, Lucky Bob | Warner Bros. Entertainment Poland
• “F*** Mickiewicz 2,” directed by Sara Bustamante-Drozdek, Artrama, MTL Maxfilm | Forum Film
• “The In-Laws 3,” directed by Jakub Michalczuk, Akson Studio, TVN Warner Bros. Discovery | Next Film
• “Vinci 2,” directed by Juliusz Machulski, WFDiF | Warner Bros. Entertainment Poland

Family Cinema:

• “How to Train Your Dragon,” directed by Dean DeBlois (Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation | United International Pictures)
• “Lilo & Stitch,” directed by Dean Fleischer Camp (Walt Disney Pictures | Galapagos)
• “Minecraft: The Movie,” directed by Jared Hess (Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures | Galapagos)
• “Sonic 3: Rapid as Lightning,” directed by Jeff Fowler (Paramount Pictures | Galapagos)
• “Zootopia 2,” directed by Jared Bush (Byron Howard, Walt Disney Animation Studios I The Walt Disney Company) — dubbing director Grzegorz Pawlak.

Empik Bestsellers 2025: The “Music” Category

Pop & Rock:

• Lisa — “Alter Ego” (Lloud Co | Sony Music Entertainment Poland)
• sanah — “Dwoje ludzieńków” (Magic Records | Universal Music Polska)
• Friendz — “FRIEND7” (Friendz | e-Muzyka)
• Kaśka Sochacka, Dawid Podsiadło — “tylko haj” (Pur Pur | Sony Music Entertainment Poland)
• Dawid Podsiadło, Artur Rojek — “Dawid Podsiadło and Artur Rojek Live in Katowice (Zorza 2025)” (Pur Pur | Sony Music Entertainment Poland)

Rap & Hip-Hop:

• Pezet — “Popular Music” (Pezet Entertainment | e-Muzyka)
• Sobel — “Write How You Feel” (Def Jam Poland | Universal Music Polska)
• Opał & Gibbs — “Connections 2” (Dopehouse Records | Step Hurt)
• White 2115 — “Rockst4R” (Sony Music Entertainment Poland)
• Avi — “WPR” (Moya Label | e-Muzyka)

Empik Bestsellers 2025: The “Book” Category

Fiction:

• Melissa Da Costa — “All This Blue” (Znak Literanova)
• Sally Rooney — “Intermezzo” (W.A.B. Publishing)
• Jakub Żulczyk — “The Candidate” (Świat Książki)
• Szczepan Twardoch — “Null” (Marginesy Publishing)
• Shō Ishida — “Recommend a Cat” (Marginesy Publishing)

Crime:

• Remigiusz Mróz — “Untouchable” (Filia Publishing)
• Małgorzata Oliwia Sobczak — “Blue. Colors of Evil. Vol. 5” (W.A.B. Publishing)
• Sławek Gortych — “The Shelter That Was Forgotten” (W.A.B. Publishing)
• Dan Brown — “Secret of Secrets” (Sonia Draga Publishing)
• Harlan Coben — “Before You Say Goodbye” (Albatros Publishing)

Popular Literature:

• Julia Popiel — “Blue Shirt. Scars on Ice. Vol. 2” (NieZwykłe Publishing)
• Aleksandra Negrońska — “Childish. Teenagers. Vol. 1” (NieZwykłe Publishing)
• Rebecca Yarros — “Onyx Storm. Onyx Storm. Empireum. Vol. 3” (Filia Publishing)
• Aleksandra Kondraciuk — “In the Stillness of Peace. Venom. Vol. 3” (NieZwykłe Publishing)
• Suzanne Collins — “Sunrise on the Harvest Day” (Must Read)

Polish Children’s Literature:

• Adam Mirek — “Something Smells. Science That Boils, Bubbles and Explodes” (Znak Emotikon)
• Katarzyna Wierzbicka — “Elf for Special Tasks 2” (Zielona Sowa Publishing)
• Eliza Piotrowska — “Kapibara Barbara” (Agora Publishing for Children)
• Yvette Żółtowska-Darska, Jacek Sarzało — “Lamine Yamal. Golden Hope of Football” (SQN Publishing)
• Urszula Młodnicka, Agnieszka Magdalena Waligóra — “Recognize Your Anger, Pinku! A Book About Anger and Other Emotions for Children and Parents” (Sensus)

Empik Bestsellers 2025: The “Audio” Category

Audiobook:

• Małgorzata Oliwia Sobczak — “Blue. Colors of Evil. Vol. 5” (W.A.B. Publishing), read by Marcin Popczyński
• Remigiusz Mróz — “Kasprowy. Commissioner Forst. Vol. 10” (Filia Publishing), read by Krzysztof Gosztyła
• Alicja Sinicka — “The Caretaker” (W.A.B. Publishing), read by Anna Dereszowska
• Katarzyna Wolwowicz — “Trace of Your Blood” (Wydawnictwo Zwierciadło), read by Filip Kosior
• Harlan Coben, Reese Witherspoon — “Before You Say Goodbye” (Albatros Publishing), read by Filip Kosior

Audio Superproduction:

• Wojciech Chmielarz, Jakub Ćwiek — “The Most Beloved” (EmpikGo, W.A.B. Publishing)
• Robert Małecki — “Rumor” (EmpikGo, Wydawnictwo Literackie)
• Sławek Gortych — “The Shelter That Was Forgotten” (EmpikGo, W.A.B. Publishing)
• Barbara Sinica — “Confession” (EmpikGo)
• Remigiusz Mróz — “Knot of Time” (EmpikGo, W.A.B. Publishing)

Empik Discoveries: Jury Voting

Literature:

• Magdalena Genow for “The Mother Thief” (Biuro Literackie Publishing)
• Dorota Groyecka for “Blood in the Void” (W.A.B. Publishing)
• Emilia Konwerska for “Things Made Especially” (ArtRage Publishing)
• Antonina Tosiek for “Memories of Rural Women” (Czarne Publishing)
• Zofia Zaleska for “Abandonment” (Karakter Publishing)

Music:

• Livka for “Sensitive Spot”
• maks.tachasiuk for “Dogs”
• Metro for “No Connections”
• Sara Girgis for “Heart”
• Vincento for “Bounce”

Film:

• Korek Bojanowski for “Loss of Balance” (Dynamo Film / Polish Film Institute)
• Emi Buchwald for