Critics Choice Awards 2025 Winners List:
“Wicked,” “Emilia Pérez,” and “The Substance” each triumphed with three wins at the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards on Friday night. However, it was “Anora” that claimed the best picture prize at this year’s ceremony.
The Neon release entered the race with seven nominations, including best actress for Mikey Madison and best director and original screenplay for Sean Baker. But ultimately, “Anora” walked away with the coveted best picture award, and nothing more.
Meanwhile, “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu, who wasn’t nominated in the Academy Awards’ best director category, beat out several Oscar nominees to win the best director honor at the Critics Choice Awards. “I’m going to win that Oscar!” Chu said jokingly on stage.
The film-acting categories had less surprises, as the ceremony handed best actress to Demi Moore (“The Substance”), best actor to Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”), best supporting actress to Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia Pérez”) and best supporting actor to Kieran Culkin (“A Real Pain”).
On the television side, “Shōgun” dominated with four wins, securing every drama prize except for best actress, which went to “Matlock” star Kathy Bates over Emmy winner Anna Sawai. “Hacks” followed closely behind with three wins, including best comedy series and the two female acting awards in the comedy category (Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder).
Chelsea Handler hosted the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards, which was postponed twice due to the L.A. wildfires. The ceremony took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.
View the full list of Critics Choice Awards winners below.
“A Complete Unknown”
“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nickel Boys”
“Sing Sing”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”
Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown”
Daniel Craig – “Queer”
Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing”
Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave”
Hugh Grant – “Heretic”
Cynthia Erivo – “Wicked”
Karla Sofía Gascón – “Emilia Pérez”
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Hard Truths”
Angelina Jolie – “Maria”
Mikey Madison – “Anora”
Yura Borisov – “Anora”
Clarence Maclin – “Sing Sing”
Edward Norton – “A Complete Unknown”
Guy Pearce – “The Brutalist”
Denzel Washington – “Gladiator II”
Danielle Deadwyler – “The Piano Lesson”
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – “Nickel Boys”
Ariana Grande – “Wicked”
Margaret Qualley – “The Substance”
Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave”
Alyla Browne – “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”
Elliott Heffernan – “Blitz”
Izaac Wang – “Didi”
Alisha Weir – “Abigail”
Zoe Ziegler – “Janet Planet”
“Anora”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Saturday Night”
“Sing Sing”
“Wicked”
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”
Sean Baker – “Anora”
Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David – “September 5”
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold – “The Brutalist”
Jesse Eisenberg – “A Real Pain”
Justin Kuritzkes – “Challengers”
Jacques Audiard – “Emilia Pérez”
Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox – “Wicked”
Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley – “Sing Sing”
RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes – “Nickel Boys”
Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts – “Dune: Part Two”
Alice Brooks – “Wicked”
Lol Crawley – “The Brutalist”
Stéphane Fontaine – “Conclave”
Greig Fraser – “Dune: Part Two”
Jomo Fray – “Nickel Boys”
Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia – “The Brutalist”
Suzie Davies – “Conclave”
Craig Lathrop – “Nosferatu”
Arthur Max, Jille Azis, Elli Griff – “Gladiator II”
Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau – “Dune: Part Two”
Sean Baker – “Anora”
Nick Emerson – “Conclave”
David Jancso – “The Brutalist”
Joe Walker – “Dune: Part Two”
Hansjörg Weißbrich – “September 5”
Lisy Christl – “Conclave”
Linda Muir – “Nosferatu”
Massimo Cantini Parrini – “Maria”
Jacqueline West – “Dune: Part Two”
Janty Yates, Dave Crossman – “Gladiator II”
Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener, Neal Scanlan – “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”
Hair and Makeup Team – “Dune: Part Two”
Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount – “Wicked”
Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, David White – “Nosferatu”
Mike Marino, Sarah Graalman, Aaron Saucier – “A Different Man”
Mark Bakowski, Pietro Ponti, Nikki Penny, Neil Corbould – “Gladiator II”
Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould, David Shirk – “Wicked”
Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs – “Better Man”
Visual Effects Team – “The Substance”
Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, Rodney Burke – “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
“Flow”
“Inside Out 2”
“Memoir of a Snail”
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”
“Hit Man”
“My Old Ass”
“Saturday Night”
“Thelma”
“All We Imagine as Light”
“Flow”
“I’m Still Here”
“Kneecap”
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
“Beautiful That Way” – “The Last Showgirl” – Miley Cyrus
“Compress/ Repress” – “Challengers” – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
“Harper and Will Go West” – “Will & Harper” – Kristen Wiig
“Kiss the Sky” – “The Wild Robot” – Maren Morris
“Mi Camino” – “Emilia Pérez” – Selena Gomez
Volker Bertelmann – “Conclave”
Daniel Blumberg – “The Brutalist”
Kris Bowers – “The Wild Robot”
Clément Ducol & Camille – “Emilia Pérez”
Hans Zimmer – “Dune: Part Two”
“The Day of the Jackal” (Peacock)
“The Diplomat” (Netflix)
“Evil” (Paramount+)
“Industry” (HBO | Max)
“Interview With the Vampire” (AMC)
“The Old Man” (FX)
“Slow Horses” (Apple TV+)
Jeff Bridges – “The Old Man” (FX)
Ncuti Gatwa – “Doctor Who” (Disney+)
Eddie Redmayne – “The Day of the Jackal” (Peacock)
Rufus Sewell – “The Diplomat” (Netflix)
Antony Starr – “The Boys” (Prime Video)
Caitriona Balfe – “Outlander” (Starz)
Shanola Hampton – “Found” (NBC)
Keira Knightley – “Black Doves” (Netflix)
Keri Russell – “The Diplomat” (Netflix)
Anna Sawai – “Shōgun” (FX / Hulu)
Michael Emerson – “Evil” (Paramount+)
Mark-Paul Gosselaar – “Found” (NBC)
Takehiro Hira – “Shōgun” (FX / Hulu)
John Lithgow – “The Old Man” (FX)
Sam Reid – “Interview With the Vampire” (AMC)
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+)
“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
“English Teacher” (FX)
“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)
Brian Jordan Alvarez – “English Teacher” (FX)
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)
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)
Kristen Wiig – “Palm Royale” (Apple TV+)
Paul W. Downs – “Hacks” (HBO | Max)
Asher Grodman – “Ghosts” (CBS)
Harvey Guillén – “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)
Brandon Scott Jones – “Ghosts” (CBS)
Tyler James Williams – “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Liza Colón-Zayas – “The Bear” (FX / Hulu)
Janelle James – “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Stephanie Koenig – “English Teacher” (FX)
Patti LuPone – “Agatha All Along” (Disney+)
Annie Potts – “Young Sheldon” (CBS)
“Disclaimer” (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)
“The Great Lillian Hall” (HBO | Max)
“It’s What’s Inside” (Netflix)
“Música” (Prime Video)
“Out of My Mind” (Disney+)
“V/H/S/Beyond” (Shudder)
Richard Gadd – “Baby Reindeer” (Netflix)
Tom Hollander – “FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans” (FX)
Kevin Kline – “Disclaimer” (Apple TV+)
Ewan McGregor – “A Gentleman in Moscow” (Paramount+)
Andrew Scott – “Ripley” (Netflix)
Cate Blanchett – “Disclaimer” (Apple TV+)
Jodie Foster – “True Detective: Night Country” (HBO | Max)
Jessica Lange – “The Great Lillian Hall” (HBO | Max)
Phoebe-Rae Taylor – “Out of My Mind” (Disney+)
Naomi Watts – “FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans” (FX)
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) (WINNER)
Treat Williams – “FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans” (FX)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Dakota Fanning – “Ripley” (Netflix)
Leila George – “Disclaimer” (Apple TV+)
Betty Gilpin – “Three Women” (Starz)
Jessica Gunning – “Baby Reindeer” (Netflix) (WINNER)
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) (WINNER)
BEST ANIMATED SERIES
“Batman: Caped Crusader” (Prime Video)
“Bluey” (Disney+)
“Bob’s Burgers” (Fox)
“Invincible” (Prime Video)
“The Simpsons” (Fox)
“X-Men ’97” (Disney+) (WINNER)
BEST TALK SHOW
“Hot Ones” (YouTube)
“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
“The Graham Norton Show” (BBC America)
“John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.” (Netflix) (WINNER)
“The Kelly Clarkson Show” (NBC/Syndicated)
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
BEST COMEDY SPECIAL
“Ali Wong: Single Lady” (Netflix) (WINNER)
“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)