Critics Choice Awards 2025: Anora Surprises with Best Picture Win, Wicked and Shōgun Dominate
The 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards delivered a night full of surprises and standout wins, with Sean Baker’s Anora taking home Best Picture, overcoming frontrunners The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez. Meanwhile, Wicked soared with three wins, including Best Director for Jon M. Chu, marking a major shift in the awards race.
In television, the FX historical drama Shōgun continued its award season dominance, securing four wins, including Best Drama Series. Hacks led the comedy category with three awards, while Baby Reindeer and The Penguin both made strong showings.
From Adrien Brody’s Best Actor win for The Brutalist to Demi Moore’s surprise victory for The Substance, the night celebrated an exciting mix of talent and creativity across film and television.
FILM CATEGORIES
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
Jarin Blaschke — Nosferatu — WINNER
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 — WINNER
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 — WINNER
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 — WINNER
Jacqueline West — Dune: Part Two
Janty Yates, Dave Crossman — Gladiator II
Best hair and 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 comedy
A Real Pain — WINNER (Tie)
Deadpool & Wolverine — WINNER (Tie)
Hit Man
My Old Ass
Saturday Night
Thelma
Best animated feature
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot — WINNER
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 score
Volker Bertelmann — Conclave
Daniel Blumberg — The Brutalist
Kris Bowers — The Wild Robot
Clément Ducol & Camille — Emilia Pérez
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross — Challengers — WINNER
Hans Zimmer — Dune: Part Two
TELEVISION CATEGORIES
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
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
