Here Are the Winners of the 2025 Critics Choice Awards

Critics Choice Awards comes as one of the first award shows in a post-Emilia Pérez villain world, especially since voting for the show closed well before Karla Sofía Gascón’s controversial tweets were uncovered last week. Unlike at the Oscars, Emilia Pérez isn’t the most nominated film at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards— that honor goes to two Pope-ular movies: Conclave and Wicked. Emilia Pérez did not leave empty-handed; Zoe Saldaña won Best Supporting Actress, and director Jacques Audiard accepted the award for Best Foreign Language Film; neither mentioned Gascón’s name in their speeches. Despite being nominated, Gascón won alongside Saldaña and Camile for Best Original Song but was not in attendance tonight. On a lighter note, we have a tie! A Real Pain and Deadpool and Wolverine tied for Best Comedy. Lastly, the Best Picture winner went to Sean Baker’s Anora— Ani finally had her happily ever after, at least for tonight.

On the television front, The Penguin and Shōgun remain victorious throughout the night; Cristin Milioti and Colin Farrell won Best Actress for a Limited Series and Best Actor for a Limited Series; Tadanobu Asano won Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Hiroyuki Sanada won for Best Actor in a Drama Series, and Moeka Hoshi won Best Supporting Actress in a Series. The latter also won for Best Drama Series.

Below are all the winners of the 2025 Critics Choice Awards, including the winning films and television shows.

Film Categories

Best Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
The Substance
Wicked

Best Director
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker – Anora
Edward Berger – Conclave
Jon M. Chu – Wicked
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two

Best Actor
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown 
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Hugh Grant – Heretic

Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths
Angelina Jolie – Maria
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance

Best Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown 
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II 

Best Supporting Actress
Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson 
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys 
Ariana Grande – Wicked 
Margaret Qualley – The Substance 
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave 
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez 

Best Young Actor/Actress
Alyla Browne – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 
Elliott Heffernan – Blitz
Maisy Stella – My Old Ass 
Izaac Wang – Dìdi
Alisha Weir – Abigail
Zoe Ziegler – Janet Planet 

Best Acting Ensemble
Anora
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Saturday Night
Sing Sing
Wicked

Best Original Screenplay
Sean Baker – Anora
Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, and Alex David – September 5
Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Justin Kuritzkes – Challengers

Best Adapted Screenplay
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox – Wicked
Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley – Sing Sing
RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes – Nickel Boys
Peter Straughan – Conclave
Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts – Dune: Part Two

Best Cinematography
Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu
Alice Brooks – Wicked
Lol Crawley – The Brutalist
Stéphane Fontaine – Conclave
Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two
Jomo Fray – Nickel Boys

Best Editing
Sean Baker – Anora
Marco Costa – Challengers
Nick Emerson – Conclave
Dávid Jancsó – The Brutalist
Joe Walker – Dune: Part Two
Hansjörg Weißbrich – September 5

Best Costume Design
Lisy Christl – Conclave
Linda Muir – Nosferatu
Massimo Cantini Parrini – Maria
Paul Tazewell – Wicked
Jacqueline West – Dune: Part Two
Janty Yates and Dave Crossman – Gladiator II

Best Production Design
Judy Becker and Patricia Cuccia – The Brutalist
Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales – Wicked
Suzie Davies – Conclave
Craig Lathrop – Nosferatu
Arthur Max, Jille Azis, and Elli Griff – Gladiator II
Patrice Vermette and Shane Vieau – Dune: Part Two

Best Score
Volker Bertelmann – Conclave
Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist
Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot
Clément Ducol and Camille – Emilia Pérez
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Challengers
Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two

Best Song
“Beautiful That Way” (Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, and Lykke Li, songwriters; Miley Cyrus, performer) – The Last Showgirl
“Compress/ Repress” (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Luca Guadagnino songwriters; Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, performers) – Challengers
“El Mal” (Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard, songwriters; Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, and Camille, performers) – Emilia Pérez
“Harper and Will Go West” (Sean Douglas, Josh Greenbaum, and Kristen Wiig, songwriters; Kristen Wiig, performer) – Will & Harper
“Kiss the Sky” (Delacey, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, and Ali Tamposi, songwriters; Maren Morris, performer) – The Wild Robot
“Mi Camino” (Clément Ducol and Camille, songwriters; Selena Gomez, performer) – Emilia Pérez

Best Hair and Make-Up
Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener, and Neal Scanlan – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Dune: Part Two Hair and Make-Up Team – Dune: Part Two
Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, and Laura Blount – Wicked
Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, and David White – Nosferatu
Mike Marino, Sarah Graalman, and Aaron Saucier – A Different Man
The Substance Hair and Make-Up Team – The Substance

Best Visual Effects
Mark Bakowski, Pietro Ponti, Nikki Penny, and Neil Corbould – Gladiator II
Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould, and David Shirk – Wicked
Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer – Dune: Part Two
Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, and Peter Stubbs – Better Man
The Substance Visual Effects Team – The Substance
Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, and Rodney Burke – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Best Comedy
Deadpool & Wolverine (Tie)
Hit Man
My Old Ass
A Real Pain (Tie)
Saturday Night
Thelma

Best Animated Feature
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Best Foreign Language Film
All We Imagine as Light (India)
Emilia Pérez (France)
Flow (Latvia)
I’m Still Here (Brazil)
Kneecap (Ireland)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)

Television Categories

Best Drama Series
Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire 
The Day of the Jackal 
The Diplomat
Evil 
Industry
The Old Man 
Shōgun 
Slow Horses

Best Actor in a Drama Series
Jeff Bridges – The Old Man
Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who 
Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal 
Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun
Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat 
Antony Starr – The Boys 

Best Actress in a Drama Series
Caitríona Balfe – Outlander
Kathy Bates – Matlock
Shanola Hampton – Found
Keira Knightley – Black Doves 
Keri Russell – The Diplomat 
Anna Sawai – Shōgun

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun
Michael Emerson – Evil
Mark-Paul Gosselaar – Found
Takehiro Hira – Shōgun
John Lithgow – The Old Man
Sam Reid – Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire 

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Moeka Hoshi – Shōgun
Allison Janney – The Diplomat 
Nicole Kidman – Lioness
Skye P. Marshall – Matlock
Anna Sawai – Pachinko
Fiona Shaw – Bad Sisters 

Best Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary 
English Teacher 
Hacks 
Nobody Wants This 
Only Murders in the Building 
Somebody Somewhere 
St. Denis Medical 
What We Do in the Shadows 

Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Brian Jordan Alvarez – English Teacher 
Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This 
David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical 
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building 
Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows 
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building

Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This 
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary 
Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows 
Bridget Everett – Somebody Somewhere
Jean Smart – Hacks
Kristen Wiig – Palm Royale 

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Paul W. Downs – Hacks
Asher Grodman – Ghosts
Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows
Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts
Michael Urie – Shrinking
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear 
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary 
Stephanie Koenig – English Teacher 
Patti LuPone – Agatha All Along 
Annie Potts – Young Sheldon 

Best Limited Series
Baby Reindeer 
Disclaimer 
Masters of the Air 
Mr Bates vs The Post Office 
The Penguin 
Ripley 
True Detective: Night Country 
We Were the Lucky Ones 

Best Movie Made for Television
The Great Lillian Hall 
It’s What’s Inside 
Música 
Out of My Mind 
Rebel Ridge 
V/H/S/Beyond 

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Colin Farrell – The Penguin
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer 
Tom Hollander – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans 
Kevin Kline – Disclaimer
Ewan McGregor – A Gentleman in Moscow 
Andrew Scott – Ripley 

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer
Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country 
Jessica Lange – The Great Lillian Hall 
Cristin Milioti – The Penguin 
Phoebe-Rae Taylor – Out of My Mind 
Naomi Watts – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans 

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Robert Downey Jr. – The Sympathizer 
Hugh Grant – The Regime 
Ron Cephas Jones – Genius: MLK/X 
Logan Lerman – We Were the Lucky Ones 
Liev Schreiber – The Perfect Couple 
Treat Williams – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans 

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Dakota Fanning – Ripley
Leila George – Disclaimer
Betty Gilpin – Three Women 
Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer 
Deirdre O’Connell – The Penguin 
Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country 

Best Animated Series
Batman: Caped Crusader 
Bluey 
Bob’s Burgers 
Invincible
The Simpsons 
X-Men ‘97 

Best Foreign Language Series
Acapulco 
Citadel: Honey Bunny 
La Máquina 
The Law According to Lidia Poët 
My Brilliant Friend 
Pachinko 
Senna 
Squid Game 

Best Talk Show
The Daily Show 
The Graham Norton Show 
Hot Ones
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA 
The Kelly Clarkson Show 
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Best Comedy Special
Ali Wong: Single Lady 
Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny 
Kevin James: Irregardless 
Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die 
Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Special 
Ramy Youssef: More Feelings

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