While the results may be different each year, the Person of the Year issue always starts the same way. Every fall, we ask TIME’s journalists to submit nominations for the people who had the most impact on the year. The newsroom meets, debates, and argues. Over the following weeks, we narrow the field to a small group of contenders and choose our selections across our categories—including, in 2025, CEO ,  Athlete , Entertainer , and Breakthrough of the Year. Advertisement A project of this scale