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The 30th annual Critics Choice Awards were held in Santa Monica, California today. Sean Baker’s indie film Anora emerged as one of the top winners of the evening, bagging the Best Picture award. Demi Moore won the Best Actress award for her role in the body-horror film The Substance, while Zoe Saldana won Best Supporting Actress for Emilia Perez. Adrien Brody took home the Best Actor award for The Brutalist while Kieran Culkin won for A Real Pain.
In the TV categories, Shogun was the big winner, earning the Best Drama Series award. Meanwhile, Hacks won the Best Comedy Series award. Here’s the complete list of winners at the Critics Choice Awards 2025:
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)
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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 DirectorView this post on Instagram
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
Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener, Neal Scanlan - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Hair and Makeup Team - Dune: Part Two
Hair and Makeup Team - The Substance (WINNER)
Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount - Wicked
Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, David White - Nosferatu
Mike Marino, Sarah Graalman, Aaron Saucier - A Different Man
Best Visual Effects
Mark Bakowski, Pietro Ponti, Nikki Penny, Neil Corbould - Gladiator II
Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould, David Shirk - Wicked
Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer - Dune: Part Two (WINNER)
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
Best Animated Feature
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot (WINNER)
Best Comedy
A Real Pain (WINNER - TIE)
Deadpool & Wolverine (WINNER - TIE)
Hit Man
My Old Ass
Saturday Night
Thelma
Best Foreign Language Film
All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez (WINNER)
Flow
I’m Still Here
Kneecap
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
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“Beautiful That Way” - The Last Showgirl - Miley Cyrus
“Compress / Repress” - Challengers - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
“El Mal” - Emilia Pérez - Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Camille (WINNER)
“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 - 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
Best Drama Series
The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
Evil (Paramount+)
Industry (HBO | Max)
Interview with the Vampire (AMC)
The Old Man (FX)
Shogun (FX / Hulu) (WINNER)
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)
Hiroyuki Sanada - Shogun (FX / Hulu) (WINNER)
Rufus Sewell - The Diplomat (Netflix)
Antony Starr - The Boys (Prime Video)
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Caitriona Balfe - Outlander (Starz)
Kathy Bates - Matlock (CBS) (WINNER)
Shanola Hampton - Found (NBC)
Keira Knightley - Black Doves (Netflix)
Keri Russell - The Diplomat (Netflix)
Anna Sawai - Shogun (FX / Hulu)
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Tadanobu Asano - Shogun (FX / Hulu) (WINNER)
Michael Emerson - Evil (Paramount+)
Mark-Paul Gosselaar - Found (NBC)
Takehiro Hira - Shogun (FX / Hulu)
John Lithgow - The Old Man (FX)
Sam Reid - Interview with the Vampire (AMC)
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Moeka Hoshi - Shogun (FX / Hulu) (WINNER)
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+)
Best Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
English Teacher (FX)
Hacks (HBO | Max) (WINNER)
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)
Adam Brody - Nobody Wants This (Netflix) (WINNER)
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)
Jean Smart - Hacks (HBO | Max) (WINNER)
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)
Michael Urie - Shrinking (Apple TV+) (WINNER)
Tyler James Williams - Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Liza Colón-Zayas - The Bear (FX / Hulu)
Hannah Einbinder - Hacks (HBO | Max) (WINNER)
Janelle James - Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Stephanie Koenig - English Teacher (FX)
Patti LuPone - Agatha All Along (Disney+)
Annie Potts - Young Sheldon (CBS)
Best Limited Series
Baby Reindeer (Netflix) (WINNER)
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+)
Rebel Ridge (Netflix) (WINNER)
V/H/S/Beyond (Shudder)
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Colin Farrell - The Penguin (HBO | Max) (WINNER)
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)
Cristin Milioti - The Penguin (HBO | Max) (WINNER)
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)
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)
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By: Filmfare
Title: Critics Choice Awards 2025 Winners: Anora Shogun take the lead
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Published Date: 2025-02-08 15:14:45