Parrot Analytics announced the winners for the 7th annual Global Demand Awards

Parrot Analytics announced the winners for the 7th annual Global Demand Awards, with HBO’s "House of the Dragon" and Indian horror-comedy "Stree 2" taking home the top honors. Next, let's go over some of the most important points.

"Stree 2" is the second consecutive Bollywood movie to win World’s Most In-Demand Movie honors, following 2023’s "Pathaan". "Stree 2" won a total of four Global Demand Awards this year, including Most In-Demand Horror Movie, Asian Export, and Movie Premiere of 2024. This coincides with its record setting Hindi and Indian box office success. 

Meanwhile, HBO’s "House of the Dragon" becomes the second series in the Game of Thrones franchise to win the Most In-Demand TV Show category. The original "Game of Thrones" won the same category in 2020 and 2019. "House of the Dragon" also won Most In-Demand Drama Series of 2024, and was previously awarded Most In-Demand Series Debut in 2022.

Tech-backed streamers shined with global audiences in 2024, with Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV+ winning five of the 13 TV categories. Amazon Prime Video’s Hazbin Hotel was the only other TV series to win multiple awards, nabbing Most In-Demand Series Debut and Most In-Demand Comedy Series of 2024. Prime Video’s The Boys won Most In-Demand Superhero Series of 2024. Apple TV+ had two winners in 2024, with Prehistoric Planet in the Documentary Series category and Gary Oldman’s Slow Horses winning Most In-Demand European Export.

Three TV series repeated as winners in 2024 — Apple TV+’s Prehistoric Planet in Most In-Demand Documentary Series, NBC’s The Voice (US) in Reality, and Las Estrellas’ La Rosa De Guadalupe in Latin American Original Series. This is La Rosa De Guadalupe’s third win in the category, having won the honor for the year 2019 as well. Finally, James Cameron’s Titanic won Most In-Demand Classic Film for the second year in a row, demonstrating that 90s nostalgia remains a potent force in entertainment well into the 2020s.

Brandon Katz, Senior Entertainment Industry Strategist for Parrot Analytics and Executive Producer of the Global Demand Awards emphasized that the award reflects what audiences truly want to see: "We're proud to recognize the diverse range of content that captured global audiences' attention in 2024. From tech-backed streaming successes like Amazon Prime's 'Hazbin Hotel' to international breakthroughs like 'Stree 2' and enduring classics like 'Titanic', this year's winners demonstrate the truly global nature of entertainment. Our data-driven awards highlight audience favorites across all platforms, languages, and genres, reflecting what audiences are actually choosing to watch;" highlighted.