Critics Choice Awards 2025: See The Full Winners List

Initially delayed by the fires that swept Los Angeles last month, the Critics Choice Awards held its 2025 ceremony at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar on Friday night. It was a postponement noted by host Chelsea Handler. “We’ve been through a lot lately, not just here in Los Angeles, but our entire country,” she said in the event’s opening monologue, “waking up every day not knowing what news we’re going to hear that will disappoint or horrify us. So it is important in times like these to have a distraction, and that’s why I want to personally extend my gratitude to Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively.”

That reference to the legal battle between the This Ends With Us stars set the tone for the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards, an evening marked by moments of irreverence and maybe even a bit of self-awareness. One example: When accepting the best actor award for his role in The Brutalist, Adrien Brody’s speech was interrupted by someone in the audience, who shouted, “Lately, you’ve been doing great!”

“Lately?” Brody responded from the stage with a grin. “I appreciate it.”

Winners included Anora, Sean Baker’s critical darling that had been shut out by the Golden Globes. While accepting the best picture award, Baker spoke at length about the importance of the theatrical experience. “We lost a thousand theaters during Covid, we lose them almost daily,” Baker said from the stage. “That’s where we love to see films. Let’s see films in our local theaters, OK?”

Read on for the full list of Critics Choice Awards 2025 winners below, and don’t miss Vanity Fair’s complete coverage of the 2025 awards season.

FilmBest Picture

WINNER: Anora
A Complete Unknown
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two 
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
The Substance
Wicked

Best Actor

WINNER: Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Hugh Grant – Heretic

Best Actress

WINNER: Demi Moore – The Substance
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths 
Angelina Jolie – Maria 
Mikey Madison – Anora

Best Supporting Actor

WINNER: Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Yura Borisov – Anora 
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II

Zoe Saldana at the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards held at The Barker Hangar on February 7, 2025 in Santa Monica, California.

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Best Supporting Actress

WINNER: Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson 
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Margaret Qualley – The Substance
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave

Best Young Actor/Actress

WINNER: Maisy Stella – My Old Ass
Alyla Browne – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 
Elliott Heffernan – Blitz 
Izaac Wang – Didi 
Alisha Weir – Abigail
Zoe Ziegler – Janet Planet

Best Acting Ensemble

WINNER: Conclave
Anora
Emilia Pérez 
Saturday Night
Sing Sing
Wicked

Best Director

WINNER: Jon M. Chu – 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

(L-R) Coralie Fargeat accepts the Best Original Screenplay award for “The Substance” from Natasha Lyonne onstage during the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on February 07, 2025 in Santa Monica, California.

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Best Original Screenplay

WINNER: Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
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

Best Adapted Screenplay

WINNER: Peter Straughan – Conclave
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

Best Cinematography

WINNER: Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu
Alice Brooks – Wicked
Lol Crawley – The Brutalist
Stéphane Fontaine – Conclave
Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two
Jomo Fray – Nickel Boys

Best Production Design

WINNER: Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked
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

Best Editing

WINNER: Marco Costa – Challengers
Sean Baker – Anora
Nick Emerson – Conclave
David Jancso – The Brutalist
Joe Walker – Dune: Part Two
Hansjörg Weißbrich – September 5

Best Costume Design

WINNER: Paul Tazewell – Wicked
Lisy Christl – Conclave 
Linda Muir – Nosferatu 
Massimo Cantini Parrini – Maria 
Jacqueline West – Dune: Part Two 
Janty Yates, Dave Crossman – Gladiator II

Best Hair and Makeup

WINNER: Hair and Makeup Team – The Substance
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

Best Visual Effects

WINNER: Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer – Dune: Part Two
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

Best Animated Feature

WINNER: The Wild Robot
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Best Comedy

WINNER: A Real Pain and Deadpool & Wolverine
Hit Man 
My Old Ass 
Saturday Night
Thelma

(L-R) Jacques Audiard accepts the Best Foreign Language Film award for “Emilia Pérez” from Jackie Chan onstage during the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on February 07, 2025 in Santa Monica, California.

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Best Foreign Language Film

WINNER: Emilia Pérez
All We Imagine as Light
Flow
I’m Still Here
Kneecap 
The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Best Song

WINNER: “El Mal” – Emilia Pérez – Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Camille
“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

Best Score

WINNER: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers
Volker Bertelmann – Conclave
Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist 
Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot 
Clément Ducol & Camille – Emilia Pérez
Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two

TelevisionBest Drama Series

WINNER: Shōgun
The Day of the Jackal
The Diplomat
Evil
Industry
Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire
The Old Man
Slow Horses

Kathy Bates at the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards held at The Barker Hangar on February 7, 2025 in Santa Monica, California.

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Best Actress in a Drama Series

WINNER: Kathy Bates – Matlock
Caitriona Balfe – Outlander
Shanola Hampton – Found
Keira Knightley – Black Doves
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Anna Sawai – Shōgun

Best Actor in a Drama Series

WINNER: Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun
Jeff Bridges – The Old Man
Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who
Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal
Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat
Antony Starr – The Boys

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

WINNER: Moeka Hoshi – Shōgun
Allison Janney – The Diplomat
Nicole Kidman – Lioness
Skye P. Marshall – Matlock
Anna Sawai – Pachinko
Fiona Shaw – Bad Sisters

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

WINNER: Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun
Michael Emerson – Evil
Mark-Paul Gosselaar – Found
Takehiro Hira – Shōgun
John Lithgow – The Old Man
Sam Reid – Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire

Best Comedy Series

WINNER: Hacks
Abbott Elementary
English Teacher
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Somebody Somewhere
St. Denis Medical
What We Do in the Shadows

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

WINNER: Jean Smart – Hacks
Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows
Bridget Everett – Somebody Somewhere
Kristen Wiig – Palm Royale

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

WINNER: Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This
Brian Jordan Alvarez – English Teacher
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

Michael Urie, Hannah Einbinder at the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards held at The Barker Hangar on February 7, 2025 in Santa Monica, California.

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Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

WINNER: Michael Urie – Shrinking
Paul W. Downs – Hacks
Asher Grodman – Ghosts
Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows
Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

WINNER: Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Stephanie Koenig – English Teacher
Patti LuPone – Agatha All Along
Annie Potts – Young Sheldon

Best Limited Series

WINNER: Baby Reindeer
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

WINNER: Rebel Ridge
The Great Lillian Hall
It’s What’s Inside
Música
Out of My Mind
V/H/S/Beyond

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

WINNER: Cristin Milioti – The Penguin
Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer
Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country
Jessica Lange – The Great Lillian Hall
Phoebe-Rae Taylor – Out of My Mind
Naomi Watts – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans

Colin Farrell at the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards held at The Barker Hangar on February 7, 2025 in Santa Monica, California.

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Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television WINNER: Colin Farrell – The Penguin
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer
Tom Hollander – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Kevin Kline – Disclaimer
Ewan McGregor – A Gentleman in Moscow
Andrew Scott – Ripley

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

WINNER: Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer
Dakota Fanning – Ripley
Leila George – Disclaimer
Betty Gilpin – Three Women
Deirdre O’Connell – The Penguin
Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

WINNER: Liev Schreiber – The Perfect Couple
Robert Downey Jr. – The Sympathizer
Hugh Grant – The Regime
Ron Cephas Jones – Genius: MLK/X
Logan Lerman – We Were the Lucky Ones
Treat Williams – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans

Best Foreign Language Series

WINNER: Squid Game
Acapulco
Citadel: Honey Bunny
La Máquina
The Law According to Lidia Poët
My Brilliant Friend
Pachinko
Senna

Best Animated Series

WINNER: X-Men ’97
Batman: Caped Crusader
Bluey
Bob’s Burgers
Invincible
The Simpsons

Best Talk Show

WINNER: John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.
Hot Ones
The Daily Show
The Graham Norton Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Best Comedy Special

WINNER: Ali Wong: Single Lady
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

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