2025 Critics Choice Awards Winners: Shōgun Leads While Anora, Wicked and More Bring Surprises

The critics have spoken.

The 30th annual Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler, were broadcast live from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on E! Friday, Feb. 7.

Anora won the top prize for movies, as Emilia Pérez, The Substance and Wicked each took home three wins. Among television, Shōgun had the most wins with four total, including best drama series.

Held by the Critics Choice Association, the award show was originally scheduled to take place Sunday, Jan. 12, but the ceremony was postponed due to the wildfires that broke out across Los Angeles in January.

Read on for the complete list of winners.

Critics Choice Awards Movie Nominees and Winners

Best Picture

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

Best Actor

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist – WINNER
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 – WINNER

Best Supporting Actor

Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain – WINNER
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 – WINNER

Best Young Actor/Actress

Alyla Browne – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Elliott Heffernan – Blitz
Maisy Stella – My Old Ass – WINNER
Izaac Wang – Didi
Alisha Weir – Abigail
Zoe Ziegler – Janet Planet 

Best Acting Ensemble

Anora
Conclave – WINNER
Emilia Pérez
Saturday Night
Sing Sing
Wicked 

Best Director

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

Best Original Screenplay

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

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox – Wicked
Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley – Sing Sing
Ramell Ross, Joslyn Barnes – Nickel Boys
Peter Straughan – Conclave – WINNER
Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts – Dune: Part Two 

Best Cinematography

Nosferatu – WINNER
Wicked
The Brutalist 
Conclave 
Dune: Part Two 
Nickel Boys  

Best Production Design

The Brutalist
Wicked – WINNER
Conclave
Nosferatu 
Gladiator II 
Dune: Part Two  

Best Editing

Anora
Challengers – WINNER
Conclave 
The Brutalist 
Dune: Part Two
September 5

Best Costume Design

Conclave 
Nosferatu 
Maria 
Wicked – WINNER
Dune: Part Two 
Gladiator II  

Best Hair & Makeup

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Dune: Part Two
The Substance – WINNER 
Wicked 
Nosferatu 
A Different Man  

Best Visual Effects

Gladiator II 
Wicked 
Dune: Part Two – WINNER
Better Man 
The Substance 
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 

Best Animated Feature

Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot – WINNER

Best Comedy

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

Best Foreign Language Film

All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez – WINNER
Flow
I’m Still Here
Kneecap
The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Best Song

“Beautiful That Way” from The Last Showgirl – Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li
“Compress/Repress” from Challengers – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca Guadagnino
“El Mal” from Emilia Pérez – Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Camille – WINNER
“Harper and Will Go West” from Will & Harper – Kristen Wiig
“Kiss The Sky” from The Wild Robot – Maren Morris
“Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez – Selena Gomez

Best Score

Conclave
The Brutalist
The Wild Robot
Emilia Pérez
Challengers – WINNER
Dune: Part Two

Critics Choice Awards TV Nominees and Winners

Best Drama Series

The Day of the Jackal
The Diplomat
Evil
Industry
Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire
The Old Man
Shōgun – WINNER
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 – WINNER
Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat
Antony Starr – The Boys

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Caitriona Balfe – Outlander
Kathy Bates – Matlock – WINNER
Shanola Hampton – Found
Keira Knightley – Black Doves
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Anna Sawai – Shōgun

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun – WINNER
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 – WINNER
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 – WINNER
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 – WINNER
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 – WINNER
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 – WINNER
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks – WINNER
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Stephanie Koenig – English Teacher
Patti Lupone – Agatha All Along
Annie Potts – Young Sheldon

Best Limited Series

Baby Reindeer – WINNER
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 – WINNER
V/H/S/Beyond

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

Colin Farrell – The Penguin – WINNER
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 – WINNER
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 – WINNER
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 – WINNER
Deirdre O’Connell – The Penguin
Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country

Best Foreign Language Series

Acapulco
Citadel: Honey Bunny
La Máquina
The Law According to Lidia Poët
My Brilliant Friend
Pachinko
Senna
Squid Game – WINNER

Best Animated Series

Batman: Caped Crusader
Bluey
Bob’s Burgers
Invincible
The Simpsons
X-Men ’97 – WINNER

Best Talk Show

Hot Ones
The Daily Show
The Graham Norton Show
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. – WINNER
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Best Comedy Special

Ali Wong: Single Lady – WINNER
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