Critics Choice Awards 2025: Full list of nominees

The critics have spoken! Last week, the TV nominations for the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards were announced Shogun six nominations, including best drama series. Now the Critics Choice Association is turning its attention to the big screen as it just announced the 2025 film nominees. conclave And Evil led this year’s lineup with 11 nominations each, including Best Picture. Dune: Part Two And Emilia Perez followed close behind with 10 nods while The brutalist scored nine points.

Check out the list below to see who else is nominated and tune in to the awards show hosted by Chelsea Handler on Sunday, January 12th.

Best picture
A complete unknown
Anora
The brutalist
conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Perez
Nickel Boys
Singing Singing
The substance
Evil

Best Actor
Adrien Brody, The brutalist
Timothee Chalamet, A complete unknown
Daniel Craig, Queer
Colman Domingo, Singing Singing
Ralph Fiennes, conclave
Hugh Grant, Heretic

Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo, Evil
Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Perez
Marianne Jean Baptiste, Hard truths
Angelina Jolie, Mary
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The substance

Best Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A real pain
Clarence Maclin, Singing Singing
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, Evil
Margaret Qualley, The substance
Isabella Rossellini, conclave
Zoe Saldana, Emilia Perez

Best Young Actor/Best Young Actress
Alyla Browne, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Elliott Heffernan, flash
Maisy Stella, My old ass
Izaac Wang, Didi
Alisha Weir, Abigail
Zoe Ziegler, Janet Planet

Best acting ensemble
Anora
conclave
Emilia Perez
Saturday evening
Singing Singing
Evil

Best Director
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Perez
Sean Baker, Anora
Edward Berger, conclave
Brady Corbet, The brutalist
Jon M. Chu, Evil
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 5th
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold; The brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg, A real pain
Coralie Fargeat, The substance
Justin Kuritzkes, challenger

Best Adapted Screenplay
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Perez
Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox; Evil
Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley; Singing Singing
RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes; Nickel Boys
Peter Straughan, conclave
Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts, Dune: Part Two

Best Animated Feature
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoirs of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The wild robot

Best comedy
A real pain
Deadpool and Wolverine
killer
My old ass
Saturday evening
Thelma

Best Foreign Language Film
Everything we imagine as light
Emilia Perez
Flow
I’m still here
kneecap
The seed of the holy fig

Best song
“So beautiful” – The Last ShowgirlMiley Cyrus
“Compress/Suppress” – Challenger, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
“El Mal” – Emilia Perez – Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Camille
“Harper and Will Go West” – Will & HarperKristen Wiig
“Kiss the sky” – The wild robotMaren Morris
“Mi Camino” – Emilia PerezSelena Gomez

Best result
Volker Bertelmann, conclave
Daniel Blumberg, The brutalist
Kris Bowers, The wild robot
Clément Ducol & Camille, Emilia Perez
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, challenger
Hans Zimmer, Dune: Part Two

Best Drama Series
The Day of the Jackal
The diplomat
Devilish
industry
Interview with the vampire
The old man
Shogun
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, Shogun
Rufus Sewell, The diplomat
Antony Starr, The boys

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Tadanobu Asano, Shogun
Michael Emerson, Devilish
Mark Paul Gosselaar, Found
Takehiro Hira, Shogun
John Lithgow, The old man
Sam Reid, Interview with the vampire

Best Actress in a Drama Series
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Shanola Hampton, Found
Keira Knightley, Black pigeons
Keri Russell, The diplomat
Anna Sawai, Shogun

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Moeka Hoshi, Shogun
Allison Janney, The diplomat
Nicole Kidman, Special Unit: Lioness
Skye P. Marshall, Matlock
Anna Sawai, Pachinko
Fiona Shaw, Bad sisters

Best comedy series
Abbott Elementary School
English teacher
Hacks
Nobody wants that
Just murders in the building
Someone 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 that
David Alan Grier, St Denis Medical
Steve Martin, Just murders in the building
Kayvan Novak, What we do in the shadows
Martin Kurz, Just murders in the building

Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Kristen Bell, Nobody wants that
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary School
Natasia Demetriou, What we do in the shadows
Bridget Everett, Someone Somewhere
Jean Smart, Hacks
Kristen Wiig, Palm Royale

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Paul W. Downs, Hacks
Asher Grodman, Ghosts
Harvey Guillen, What we do in the shadows
Brandon Scott Jones, Ghosts
Michael Urie, shrinkage
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary School

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Liza Colon-Zayas, The bear
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary School
Stephanie King, English teacher
Patti LuPone, Agatha all the time
Annie Potts, Young Sheldon

Best limited series
Baby reindeer
Disclaimer
Master of the air
Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office
The penguin
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country
We were the lucky ones

Best TV film
The Great Lillian Hall
It’s what’s inside
Music
Out of my head
Rebel Ridge
V/H/S/Beyond

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Television Movie
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 Television Movie
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 head
Naomi Watts – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
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 TV Movie
Dakota Fanning, Ripley
Leila George, Disclaimer
Betty Gilpin, Three women
Jessica Gunning, Baby reindeer
Deirdre O’Connell, The penguin
Kali rice, 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

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

Best talk show
Hot
The Daily Show
The Graham Norton Show
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 One
Kevin James: Whatever
Nikki Glaser: One day you will die
Rachel Bloom: Death, let me do my special
Ramy Youssef: More feelings

The Critics Choice Awards, hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler, will air on E! broadcast. on January 12th.

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