The 2025 Critics Choice Awards are about to take place! This prestigious award, which honors the best in film and television, has already revealed its nominees. Here, we tell you who they are so you can start making your predictions.
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of this gala, the 2025 edition promises to be a special evening, with a parade of artists and big surprises for the awards night.
This year, the nominations are led by Conclave and Wicked, which are competing in 11 categories. They are followed by Dune: Part Two and Emilia Pérez, each with 10 nominations.
When will the 2025 Critics Choice Awards ceremony take place?
The ceremony will be held on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at 7:00 PM, at the Barker Hangar in California, USA.
How to watch the 2025 Critics Choice Awards?
The 30th-anniversary edition will be broadcast live on TNT and TNT Series, as well as on HBO Max.
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2025 Critics Choice Awards: Full List of Nominees
Movies
Best Picture
- A Complete Stranger
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Nickel Boys
- Sing Sing
- The Substance
- Wicked
Best Actor
- Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
- Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Stranger
- 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 – My Only Family
- 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 Stranger
- 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 Future Self
- Izaac Wang – Didi
- Alisha Weir – Abigail
- Zoe Ziegler – Janet Planet
Best Ensemble
- Anora
- Conclave
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Denis Villeneuve, 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 Production Design
- Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia – The Brutalist
- Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked
- Suzie Davies – Conclave
- Craig Lathrop – Nosferatu
- Arthur Max, Jille Azis, Elli Griff – Gladiator II
- Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau – Dune: Part Two
Best Editing
- Sean Baker – Anora
- Marco Costa – Challengers
- Nick Emerson – Conclave
- David Jancso – 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, Dave Crossman – Gladiator II
Best Hair and Makeup
- Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener, Neal Scanlan – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Hair and Makeup Team – Dune: Part Two
- Hair and Makeup Team – The Substance
- Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount – Wicked
- Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, David White – Nosferatu
- Mike Marino, Sarah Graalman, Aaron Saucier – A Different Man
Best Visual Effects
- Mark Bakowski, Pietro Ponti, Nikki Penny, Neil Corbould – Gladiator II
- Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould, David Shirk – Wicked
- Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer – Dune: Part Two
- Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs – Better Man
- Visual Effects Team – The Substance
- Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, Rodney Burke – Planet of the Apes: New Kingdom
Best Animated Feature
- Flow
- Inside Out 2
- Memories of a Snail
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Served with Feathers
- Wild Robot
Best Comedy
- A Real Pain
- Deadpool and Wolverine
- Complicit in Deception
- My Future Self
- Saturday Night
- Thelma
Television Series
Best Drama Series
- The Jackal (Peacock)
- The Diplomat (Netflix)
- Evil (Paramount+)
- Industry (HBO Max)
- Interview with the Vampire (AMC)
- The Old Man (FX)
- Shogun (FX/Hulu)
- Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
Best Actor in a Drama Series
- Jeff Bridges – The Old Man (FX)
- Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who (Disney+)
- Eddie Redmayne – The Jackal (Peacock)
- Hiroyuki Sanada – Shogun (FX/Hulu)
- Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
- Antony Starr – The Boys (Prime Video)
Best Actress in a Drama Series
- Caitriona Balfe – Outlander (Starz)
- Kathy Bates – Matlock (CBS)
- Shanola Hampton – Found (NBC)
- Keira Knightley – Black Doves (Netflix)
- Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
- Anna Sawai – Shogun (FX/Hulu)
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Tadanobu Asano – Shogun (FX/Hulu)
- Michael Emerson – Evil (Paramount+)
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar – Found (NBC)
- Takehiro Hira – Shogun (FX/Hulu)
- John Lithgow – The Old Man (FX)
- Sam Reid – Interview with the Vampire (AMC)
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Moeka Hoshi – Shogun (FX/Hulu)
- Allison Janney – The Diplomat (Netflix)
- Nicole Kidman – Special Ops: Lioness (Paramount+)
- Skye P. Marshall – Matlock (CBS)
- Anna Sawai – Pachinko (Apple TV+)
- Fiona Shaw – Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
Best Comedy Series
- Abbott Elementary (ABC)
- English Teacher (FX)
- Hacks (HBO Max)
- Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
- Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
- Somebody Somewhere (HBO Max)
- St. Denis Medical (NBC)
- What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
- Brian Jordan Alvarez – English Teacher (FX)
- Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
- David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical (NBC)
- Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
- Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
- Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
- Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
- Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
- Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
- Bridget Everett – Somebody Somewhere (HBO Max)
- Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max)
- Kristen Wiig – Palm Royale (Apple TV+)
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Paul W. Downs – Hacks (HBO Max)
- Asher Grodman – Ghosts (CBS)
- Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
- Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts (CBS)
- Michael Urie – Shrinking (Apple TV+)
- Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear (FX/Hulu)
- Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO Max)
- Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
- Stephanie Koenig – English Teacher (FX)
- Patti LuPone – Agatha All Along (Disney+)
- Annie Potts – Young Sheldon (CBS)
Best Miniseries
- Baby Reno (Netflix)
- Contempt (Apple TV+)
- Masters of the Air (Apple TV+)
- Mr Bates vs the Post Office (PBS)
- The Penguin (HBO Max)
- Ripley (Netflix)
- True Detective: Night Country (HBO Max)
- We Were the Lucky Ones (Hulu)
Best TV Movie
- The Great Lillian Hall (HBO Max)
- It’s What’s Inside (Netflix)
- Music (Prime Video)
- Out of My Mind (Disney+)
- Rebel Ridge (Netflix)
- V/H/S/Beyond (Shudder)
Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
- Colin Farrell – The Penguin (HBO Max)
- Richard Gadd – Baby Reno (Netflix)
- Tom Hollander – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)
- Kevin Kline – Contempt (Apple TV+)
- Ewan McGregor – A Gentleman in Moscow (Paramount+)
- Andrew Scott – Ripley (Netflix)
Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie
- Cate Blanchett – Contempt (Apple TV+)
- Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country (HBO Max)
- Jessica Lange – The Great Lillian Hall (HBO Max)
- Cristin Milioti – The Penguin (HBO Max)
- Phoebe-Rae Taylor – Out of My Mind (Disney+)
- Naomi Watts – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)
Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
- Robert Downey Jr. – The Sympathizer (HBO Max)
- Hugh Grant – The Regime (HBO Max)
- Ron Cephas Jones – Genius: MLK/X (National Geographic)
- Logan Lerman – We Were the Lucky Ones (Hulu)
- Liev Schreiber – The Perfect Couple (Netflix)
- Treat Williams – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)
Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie
- Dakota Fanning – Ripley (Netflix)
- Leila George – Contempt (Apple TV+)
- Betty Gilpin – Three Women (Starz)
- Jessica Gunning – Baby Reno (Netflix)
- Deirdre O’Connell – The Penguin (HBO Max)
- Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country (HBO Max)
Best Foreign Language Series
- Acapulco (Apple TV+)
- Citadel: Honey Bunny (Prime Video)
- La Máquina (Hulu)
- The Law According to Lidia Poët (Netflix)
- My Brilliant Friend (HBO Max)
- Pachinko (Apple TV+)
- Senna (Netflix)
- Squid Game (Netflix)
Best Animated Series
- Batman: Caped Crusader (Prime Video)
- Bluey (Disney+)
- Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
- Invincible (Prime Video)
- The Simpsons (Fox)
- X-Men ’97 (Disney+)
Best Talk Show
- Hot Ones (YouTube)
- The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
- The Graham Norton Show (BBC America)
- John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA (Netflix)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC/Syndicated)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Best Comedy Special
- Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix)
- Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny (Hulu)
- Kevin James: Irregardless (Prime Video)
- Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die (HBO Max)
- Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Special (Netflix)
- Ramy Youssef: More Feelings (HBO Max)
Who will host the 2025 Critics Choice Awards?
The ceremony will be hosted by American actress and comedian Chelsea Handler.
