The critics have spoken.
The 2025 Critics Choice Awards handed out their honors Friday evening, with director Sean Baker's scrappy dramedy Anora taking the top film prize and FX's historical epic Shōgun emerging as a big winner in the TV categories.
Hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler, back for her third stint, the ceremony live aired live on E! from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. The event had been postponed twice due to the Los Angeles wildfires, and Handler opened the show by paying tribute to firefighters, the Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity volunteers, and others helping the city deal with the devastation.
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Heading into the evening, the splashy screen adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked had tied the papal succession drama Conclave for the most nominations in the film categories, with 11 apiece. On the small screen, Shōgun led the pack with six nods.
See all the winners from the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards below.
Chelsea Handler hosting the Critics Choice Awards.
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Film
Best Picture
A Complete UnknownWINNER: AnoraThe BrutalistConclaveDune: Part TwoEmilia PérezNickel BoysSing SingThe SubstanceWicked
Best Actor
WINNER: Adrien Brody – The BrutalistTimothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown Daniel Craig – QueerColman Domingo – Sing SingRalph Fiennes – ConclaveHugh Grant – Heretic
Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo – WickedKarla Sofía Gascón – Emilia PérezMarianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard TruthsAngelina Jolie – MariaMikey Madison – AnoraWINNER: Demi Moore – The Substance
Best Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov – AnoraWINNER: Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain Clarence Maclin – Sing SingEdward Norton – A Complete Unknown Guy Pearce – The BrutalistDenzel Washington – Gladiator II
Best Supporting Actress
Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano LessonAunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel BoysAriana Grande – WickedMargaret Qualley – The SubstanceIsabella Rossellini – ConclaveWINNER: Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
Best Young Actor/Actress
Alyla Browne – Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaElliott Heffernan – BlitzWINNER: Maisy Stella – My Old AssIzaac Wang – DidiAlisha Weir – AbigailZoe Ziegler – Janet Planet
Best Acting Ensemble
AnoraWINNER: ConclaveEmilia PérezSaturday NightSing SingWicked
Best Director
Jacques Audiard – Emilia PérezSean Baker – AnoraEdward Berger – ConclaveBrady Corbet – The BrutalistWINNER: Jon M. Chu – WickedCoralie Fargeat – The SubstanceRaMell Ross – Nickel BoysDenis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two
Best Original Screenplay
Sean Baker – AnoraMoritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David – September 5 Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold – The BrutalistJesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain WINNER: Coralie Fargeat – The SubstanceJustin Kuritzkes – Challengers
Best Adapted Screenplay
Jacques Audiard – Emilia PérezWinnie Holzman, Dana Fox – WickedGreg Kwedar, Clint Bentley – Sing SingRaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes – Nickel Boys WINNER: Peter Straughan – ConclaveDenis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts – Dune: Part Two
Best Cinematography
WINNER: Jarin Blaschke – NosferatuAlice Brooks – WickedLol Crawley – The BrutalistStéphane Fontaine – ConclaveGreig Fraser – Dune: Part TwoJomo Fray – Nickel Boys
Best Production Design
Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia – The BrutalistWINNER: Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – WickedSuzie Davies, Cynthia Sleiter – ConclaveCraig Lathrop, Beatrice Brentnerova – NosferatuArthur Max, Jille Azis, Elli Griff – Gladiator II Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau – Dune: Part Two
Best Editing
Sean Baker – AnoraWINNER: Marco Costa – ChallengersNick Emerson – ConclaveDavid Jancso – The BrutalistJoe Walker – Dune: Part TwoHansjörg Weißbrich – September 5
Best Costume Design
Lisy Christl – ConclaveLinda Muir – NosferatuMassimo Cantini Parrini – MariaWINNER: Paul Tazewell – WickedJacqueline West – Dune: Part TwoJanty Yates, Dave Crossman – Gladiator II
Best Hair and Makeup
Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener, Neal Scanlan – Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceHair and Makeup Team – Dune: Part TwoWINNER: Stéphanie Guillon, Frédérique Arguello, Pierre-Olivier Persin – The SubstanceFrances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount – WickedTraci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, David White – NosferatuMike Marino, Sarah Graalman, Aaron Saucier – A Different Man
Best Visual Effects
Mark Bakowski, Pietro Ponti, Nikki Penny, Neil Corbould – Gladiator IIPablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould, David Shirk – WickedWINNER: Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer – Dune: Part TwoLuke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs – Better ManBryan Jones, Chervin Shafaghi, Pierre Olivier-Persin, Jean Miel – The SubstanceErik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, Rodney Burke – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Best Animated Feature
FlowInside Out 2Memoir of a SnailWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most FowlWINNER: The Wild Robot
Best Comedy
WINNER (TIE): A Real PainWINNER (TIE): Deadpool & WolverineHit ManMy Old AssSaturday NightThelma
Best Foreign Language Film
All We Imagine as LightWINNER: Emilia PérezFlowI'm Still HereKneecapThe Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best Song
"Beautiful That Way" – The Last Showgirl – Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus and Lykke Li"Compress / Repress" – Challengers – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca GuadagninoWINNER: "El Mal" – Emilia Pérez – Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Camille"Harper and Will Go West" – Will & Harper – Kristen Wiig"Kiss the Sky" – The Wild Robot – Maren Morris"Mi Camino" – Emilia Pérez – Selena Gomez
Best Score
Volker Bertelmann – ConclaveDaniel Blumberg – The BrutalistKris Bowers – The Wild RobotClément Ducol & Camille – Emilia PérezWINNER: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – ChallengersHans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two
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Television
Best Drama Series
The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)The Diplomat (Netflix)Evil (Paramount+)Industry (HBO | Max)Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire (AMC)The Old Man (FX)WINNER: Shōgun (FX / Hulu)Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Jeff Bridges – The Old Man (FX)Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who (Disney+)Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)WINNER: Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat (Netflix)Antony Starr – The Boys (Prime Video)
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Caitriona Balfe – Outlander (Starz)WINNER: Kathy Bates – Matlock (CBS)Shanola Hampton – Found (NBC)Keira Knightley – Black Doves (Netflix)Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)Anna Sawai – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
WINNER: Tadanobu Asano – 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 – Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire (AMC)
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
WINNER: Moeka Hoshi – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)Allison Janney – The Diplomat (Netflix)Nicole Kidman – Lioness (Paramount+)Skye P. Marshall – Matlock (CBS)Anna Sawai – Pachinko (Apple TV+)Fiona Shaw – Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
Best Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)English Teacher (FX)WINNER: Hacks (HBO | Max)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)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Brian Jordan Alvarez – English Teacher (FX)WINNER: Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)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)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
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)WINNER: Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO | Max)Kristen Wiig – Palm Royale (Apple TV+)
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Paul W. Downs – Hacks (HBO | Max)Asher Grodman – Ghosts (CBS)Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts (CBS)WINNER: Michael Urie – Shrinking (Apple TV+)Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear (FX / Hulu)WINNER: Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO | Max)Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)Stephanie Koenig – English Teacher (FX)Patti LuPone – Agatha All Along (Disney+)Annie Potts – Young Sheldon (CBS)
Best Limited Series
WINNER: Baby Reindeer (Netflix)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)
Best Movie Made for Television
The Great Lillian Hall (HBO | Max)It's What's Inside (Netflix)Música (Prime Video)Out of My Mind (Disney+)WINNER: Rebel Ridge (Netflix)V/H/S/Beyond (Shudder)
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
WINNER: Colin Farrell – The Penguin (HBO | Max)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)
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer (Apple TV+)Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country (HBO | Max)Jessica Lange – The Great Lillian Hall (HBO | Max)WINNER: Cristin Milioti – The Penguin (HBO | Max)Phoebe-Rae Taylor – Out of My Mind (Disney+)Naomi Watts – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
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)WINNER: Liev Schreiber – The Perfect Couple (Netflix)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)WINNER: Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer (Netflix)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)WINNER: Squid Game (Netflix)
Best Animated Series
Batman: Caped Crusader (Prime Video)Bluey (Disney+)Bob's Burgers (Fox)Invincible (Prime Video)The Simpsons (Fox)WINNER: X-Men '97 (Disney+)
Best Talk Show
Hot Ones (YouTube)The Daily Show (Comedy Central)The Graham Norton Show (BBC America)WINNER: John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. (Netflix)The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC/Syndicated)The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Best Comedy Special
WINNER: Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix)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)
