WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2025
(Los Angeles, CA – June 11, 2025) – The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the nominees for the 5th annual Critics Choice Super Awards, honoring the most popular, fan-obsessed genres across both television and movies, including Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, and Action. Winners will be revealed on CriticsChoice.com on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 9:00am PT.
“Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Thunderbolts*” lead this year’s film nominees, having earned six nominations each including Best Superhero Movie. Both Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds from “Deadpool & Wolverine” were recognized in the category of Best Actor in a Superhero Movie, while Emma Corrin and Jennifer Garner received nods for Best Actress in a Superhero Movie. Emma Corrin also is up for a second award, Best Villain in a Movie.
“Thunderbolts*” received nominations in the same categories, including nods for both David Harbour and Lewis Pullman for Best Actor in a Superhero Movie. Lewis Pullman is also up for Best Villain in a Movie, while Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Florence Pugh were both nominated for Best Actress in a Superhero Movie.
“The Last of Us” leads this year’s television nominees with 6 nominations overall including Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie and Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie. Pedro Pascal received nods for both Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie and Best Actor in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie, while Bella Ramsey earned nominations for both Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie and Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie. (Superhero categories also include Comic Book and Video Game Inspired series.)
The full list of nominees can be found below.
“The Super Awards continue to spotlight the incredible achievements in genre cinema and television,” said Sean O’Connell, CCA Director of the Super Awards. “This year’s slate of nominees truly blew us away with their performances and craftsmanship. These selections represent the very best of popular culture, and we can’t wait to see who takes home the honors.”
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FILM NOMINATIONS FOR THE 5TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS
BEST ACTION MOVIE
Civil War
The Fall Guy
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Monkey Man
Rebel Ridge
Warfare
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Tom Cruise – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Taron Egerton – Carry-On
Ryan Gosling – The Fall Guy
Dev Patel – Monkey Man
Aaron Pierre – Rebel Ridge
Jack Quaid – Novocaine
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Emily Blunt – The Fall Guy
Ana de Armas – From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
Kirsten Dunst – Civil War
Cailee Spaeny – Civil War
June Squibb – Thelma
Anya Taylor-Joy – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
BEST SUPERHERO MOVIE*
Captain America: Brave New World
Deadpool & Wolverine
The People’s Joker
Robot Dreams
Thunderbolts*
Venom: The Last Dance
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE*
David Harbour – Thunderbolts*
Tom Hardy – Venom: The Last Dance
Hugh Jackman – Deadpool & Wolverine
Anthony Mackie – Captain America: Brave New World
Lewis Pullman – Thunderbolts*
Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool & Wolverine
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE*
Emma Corrin – Deadpool & Wolverine
Vera Drew – The People’s Joker
Lady Gaga – Joker: Folie à Deux
Jennifer Garner – Deadpool & Wolverine
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Thunderbolts*
Florence Pugh – Thunderbolts*
BEST HORROR MOVIE
Bring Her Back
Heretic
Longlegs
Nosferatu
Sinners
The Substance
BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR MOVIE
Nicolas Cage – Longlegs
David Dastmalchian – Late Night With the Devil
Hugh Grant – Heretic
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Bill Skarsgård – Nosferatu
Justice Smith – I Saw the TV Glow
BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR MOVIE
Lily-Rose Depp – Nosferatu
Willa Fitzgerald – Strange Darling
Sally Hawkins – Bring Her Back
Demi Moore – The Substance
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Naomi Scott – Smile 2
BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
Alien: Romulus
Companion
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Mickey 17
The Wild Robot
BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
Austin Butler – Dune: Part Two
Timothée Chalamet – Dune: Part Two
David Jonsson – Alien: Romulus
Robert Pattinson – Mickey 17
Jack Quaid – Companion
Miles Teller – The Gorge
BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
Naomi Ackie – Mickey 17
Lupita Nyong’o – The Wild Robot
Cailee Spaeny – Alien: Romulus
Sophie Thatcher – Companion
Alicia Vikander – The Assessment
Zendaya – Dune: Part Two
BEST VILLAIN IN A MOVIE
Austin Butler – Dune: Part Two
Emma Corrin – Deadpool & Wolverine
Hugh Grant – Heretic
Jack O’Connell – Sinners
Lewis Pullman – Thunderbolts*
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II
* Superhero categories also include Comic Book and Video Game Inspired series
TELEVISION NOMINATIONS FOR THE 5TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS
BEST ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
9-1-1
Black Doves
The Day of the Jackal
The Gentlemen
Reacher
Shōgun
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
Theo James – The Gentlemen
Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal
Alan Ritchson – Reacher
Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun
Ben Whishaw – Black Doves
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Angela Bassett – 9-1-1
Viola Davis – G20
Keira Knightley – Black Doves
Lashana Lynch – The Day of the Jackal
Zoe Saldaña – Lioness
Anna Sawai – Shōgun
BEST SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE*
Agatha All Along
The Boys
Fallout
The Last of Us
The Penguin
Superman & Lois
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE*
Charlie Cox – Daredevil: Born Again
Colin Farrell – The Penguin
Walton Goggins – Fallout
Tyler Hoechlin – Superman & Lois
Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
Antony Starr – The Boys
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE*
Danai Gurira – The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
Kathryn Hahn – Agatha All Along
Cristin Milioti – The Penguin
Erin Moriarty – The Boys
Ella Purnell – Fallout
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
BEST HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire
Evil
From
The Last of Us
True Detective: Night Country
What We Do in the Shadows
BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Kevin Bacon – The Bondsman
Matt Berry – What We Do in the Shadows
Mike Colter – Evil
Michael Emerson – Evil
Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
Harold Perrineau – From
BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows
Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country
Katja Herbers – Evil
Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets
Niecy Nash-Betts – Grotesquerie
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
BEST SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Andor
Black Mirror
Doctor Who
Dune: Prophecy
Fantasmas
Severance
BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who
Walton Goggins – Fallout
Diego Luna – Andor
Adam Scott – Severance
Tramell Tillman – Severance
Julio Torres – Fantasmas
BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Adria Arjona – Andor
Caitriona Balfe – Outlander
Kathryn Hahn – Agatha All Along
Britt Lower – Severance
Cristin Milioti – Black Mirror: USS Callister: Into Infinity
Michelle Yeoh – Star Trek: Section 31
BEST VILLAIN IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Vincent D’Onofrio – Daredevil: Born Again
Michael Emerson – Evil
Colin Farrell – The Penguin
Takehiro Hira – Shōgun
Julianne Nicholson – Paradise
Jesse Plemons – Black Mirror: USS Callister: Into Infinity
* Superhero categories also include Comic Book and Video Game Inspired series
NOMINATIONS BY FILM FOR THE 5TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS
Alien: Romulus – 3
Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie
Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – David Jonsson
Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Cailee Spaeny
Bring Her Back – 2
Best Horror Movie
Best Actress in a Horror Movie – Sally Hawkins
Captain America: Brave New World – 2
Best Superhero Movie
Best Actor in a Superhero Movie – Anthony Mackie
Carry-On – 1
Best Actor in an Action Movie – Taron Egerton
Civil War – 3
Best Action Movie
Best Actress in an Action Movie – Kirsten Dunst
Best Actress in an Action Movie – Cailee Spaeny
Companion – 3
Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie
Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Jack Quaid
Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Sophie Thatcher
Deadpool & Wolverine – 6
Best Superhero Movie
Best Actor in a Superhero Movie – Hugh Jackman
Best Actor in a Superhero Movie – Ryan Reynolds
Best Actress in a Superhero Movie – Emma Corrin
Best Actress in a Superhero Movie – Jennifer Garner
Best Villain in a Movie – Emma Corrin
Dune: Part Two – 5
Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie
Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Austin Butler
Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Timothée Chalamet
Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Zendaya
Best Villain in a Movie – Austin Butler
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina – 1
Best Actress in an Action Movie – Ana de Armas
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – 1
Best Actress in an Action Movie – Anya Taylor-Joy
Gladiator II – 1
Best Villain in a Movie – Denzel Washington
Heretic – 3
Best Horror Movie
Best Actor in a Horror Movie – Hugh Grant
Best Villain in a Movie – Hugh Grant
I Saw the TV Glow – 1
Best Actor in a Horror Movie – Justice Smith
Joker: Folie à Deux – 1
Best Actress in a Superhero Movie – Lady Gaga
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – 1
Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie
Late Night With the Devil – 1
Best Actor in a Horror Movie – David Dastmalchian
Longlegs – 2
Best Horror Movie
Best Actor in a Horror Movie – Nicolas Cage
Mickey 17 – 3
Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie
Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Robert Pattinson
Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Naomi Ackie
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – 2
Best Action Movie
Best Actor in an Action Movie – Tom Cruise
Monkey Man – 2
Best Action Movie
Best Actor in an Action Movie – Dev Patel
Nosferatu – 3
Best Horror Movie
Best Actor in a Horror Movie – Bill Skarsgård
Best Actress in a Horror Movie – Lily-Rose Depp
Novocaine – 1
Best Actor in an Action Movie – Jack Quaid
Rebel Ridge – 2
Best Action Movie
Best Actor in an Action Movie – Aaron Pierre
Robot Dreams – 1
Best Superhero Movie
Sinners – 4
Best Horror Movie
Best Actor in a Horror Movie – Michael B. Jordan
Best Actress in a Horror Movie – Wunmi Mosaku
Best Villain in a Movie – Jack O’Connell
Smile 2 – 1
Best Actress in a Horror Movie – Naomi Scott
Strange Darling – 1
Best Actress in a Horror Movie – Willa Fitzgerald
The Assessment – 1
Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Alicia Vikander
The Fall Guy – 3
Best Action Movie
Best Actor in an Action Movie – Ryan Gosling
Best Actress in an Action Movie – Emily Blunt
The Gorge – 1
Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Miles Teller
The People’s Joker – 2
Best Superhero Movie
Best Actress in a Superhero Movie – Vera Drew
The Substance – 2
Best Horror Movie
Best Actress in a Horror Movie – Demi Moore
The Wild Robot – 2
Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie
Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Lupita Nyong’o
Thelma – 1
Best Actress in an Action Movie – June Squibb
Thunderbolts* – 6
Best Superhero Movie
Best Actor in a Superhero Movie – David Harbour
Best Actor in a Superhero Movie – Lewis Pullman
Best Actress in a Superhero Movie – Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Best Actress in a Superhero Movie – Florence Pugh
Best Villain in a Movie – Lewis Pullman
Venom: The Last Dance – 2
Best Superhero Movie
Best Actor in a Superhero Movie – Tom Hardy
Warfare – 1
Best Action Movie
NOMINATIONS BY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE FOR THE 5TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS
9-1-1 – 2
Best Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Angela Bassett
Agatha All Along – 3
Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Kathryn Hahn
Best Actress in a Science Fiction / Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Kathryn Hahn
Andor – 3
Best Science Fiction / Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actor in a Science Fiction / Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Diego Luna
Best Actress in a Science Fiction / Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Adria Arjona
Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire – 1
Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Black Doves – 3
Best Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Ben Whishaw
Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Keira Knightley
Black Mirror – 3
Best Science Fiction / Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actress in a Science Fiction / Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Cristin Milioti
Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Jesse Plemons
Daredevil: Born Again – 2
Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Charlie Cox
Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Vincent D’Onofrio
Doctor Who – 2
Best Science Fiction / Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actor in a Science Fiction / Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Ncuti Gatwa
Dune: Prophecy – 1
Best Science Fiction / Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Evil – 5
Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actor in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Mike Colter
Best Actor in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Michael Emerson
Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Katja Herbers
Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Michael Emerson
Fallout – 4
Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Ella Purnell
Best Actor in a Science Fiction / Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Walton Goggins
Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Walton Goggins
Fantasmas – 2
Best Science Fiction / Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actor in a Science Fiction / Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Julio Torres
From – 2
Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actor in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Harold Perrineau
G20 – 1
Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Viola Davis
Grotesquerie – 1
Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Niecy Nash-Betts
Lioness – 1
Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Zoe Saldaña
Outlander – 1
Best Actress in a Science Fiction / Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Caitriona Balfe
Paradise – 2
Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Sterling K. Brown
Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Julianne Nicholson
Reacher – 2
Best Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Alan Ritchson
Severance – 4
Best Science Fiction / Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actor in a Science Fiction / Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Adam Scott
Best Actor in a Science Fiction / Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Tramell Tillman
Best Actress in a Science Fiction / Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Britt Lower
Shōgun – 4
Best Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Hiroyuki Sanada
Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Anna Sawai
Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Takehiro Hira
Star Trek: Section 31 – 1
Best Actress in a Science Fiction / Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Michelle Yeoh
Superman & Lois – 2
Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Tyler Hoechlin
The Bondsman – 1
Best Actor in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Kevin Bacon
The Boys – 3
Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Antony Starr
Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Erin Moriarty
The Day of the Jackal – 3
Best Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Eddie Redmayne
Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Lashana Lynch
The Gentlemen – 2
Best Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Theo James
The Last of Us – 6
Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Pedro Pascal
Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Bella Ramsey
Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actor in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Pedro Pascal
Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Bella Ramsey
The Penguin – 4
Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Colin Farrell
Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Cristin Milioti
Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Colin Farrell
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live – 1
Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Danai Gurira
True Detective: Night Country – 2
Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Jodie Foster
Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
What We Do in the Shadows – 3
Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Best Actor in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Matt Berry
Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Natasia Demetriou
Yellowjackets – 1
Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie – Melanie Lynskey
