Hollywood shone bright at the Critics Choice Awards 2025, celebrating a mix of blockbuster hits and indie gems. Leading the nominations were Conclave and Wicked with 11 nods each, while Anora took home the coveted Best Picture award. Demi Moore and Adrien Brody won big in the acting categories, making the night one to remember.
FILM WINNERS
Best Picture
- Anora (Winner)
- A Complete Unknown
- 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
- Demi Moore – The Substance (Winner)
- Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
- Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths
- Angelina Jolie – Maria
- Mikey Madison – Anora
Best Supporting Actor
- Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain (Winner)
- Yura Borisov – Anora
- Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
- Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
- Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
- Denzel Washington – Gladiator II
Best Supporting Actress
- Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez (Winner)
- Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson
- Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys
- Ariana Grande – Wicked
- Margaret Qualley – The Substance
- Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
Best Young Actor/Actress
- Maisy Stella – My Old Ass (Winner)
- Alyla Browne – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
- Elliott Heffernan – Blitz
- Izaac Wang – Didi
- Alisha Weir – Abigail
- Zoe Ziegler – Janet Planet
Best Acting Ensemble
- Conclave (Winner)
- Anora
- Emilia Pérez
- Saturday Night
- Sing Sing
- Wicked
Best Director
- Jon M. Chu – Wicked (Winner)
- Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
- Sean Baker – Anora
- Edward Berger – Conclave
- Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
- Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
- RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
- Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two
Best Animated Feature
- The Wild Robot (Winner)
- Flow
- Inside Out 2
- Memoir of a Snail
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Best Comedy
- A Real Pain / Deadpool & Wolverine (Winners – Tie)
- Hit Man
- My Old Ass
- Saturday Night
- Thelma
Best Foreign Language Film
- Emilia Pérez (Winner)
- All We Imagine as Light
- Flow
- I’m Still Here
- Kneecap
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig
TELEVISION WINNERS
Best Drama Series
- Shōgun (Winner)
- The Day of the Jackal
- The Diplomat
- Evil
- Industry
- Interview With the Vampire
- The Old Man
- Slow Horses
Best Actor in a Drama Series
- Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun (Winner)
- Jeff Bridges – The Old Man
- Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who
- Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal
- Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat
- Antony Starr – The Boys
Best Actress in a Drama Series
- Kathy Bates – Matlock (Winner)
- Caitriona Balfe – Outlander
- Shanola Hampton – Found
- Keira Knightley – Black Doves
- Keri Russell – The Diplomat
- Anna Sawai – Shōgun
Best Comedy Series
- Hacks (Winner)
- Abbott Elementary
- English Teacher
- 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
- Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This (Winner)
- Brian Jordan Alvarez – English Teacher
- 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
- Jean Smart – Hacks (Winner)
- Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This
- Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
- Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows
- Bridget Everett – Somebody Somewhere
- Kristen Wiig – Palm Royale
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 Foreign Language Series
- Squid Game (Winner)
- Acapulco
- Citadel: Honey Bunny
- La Máquina
- The Law According to Lidia Poët
- My Brilliant Friend
- Pachinko
- Senna
Best Animated Series
- X-Men ’97 (Winner)
- Batman: Caped Crusader
- Bluey
- Bob’s Burgers
- Invincible
- The Simpsons
This year’s Critics Choice Awards highlighted some of the most compelling performances and productions in film and television, setting the stage for an exciting awards season ahead!
