After two separate delays due to the Los Angeles wildfires, the 2025 Critics Choice Awards have all finally been handed out. The winner's list provides another indicator of the strength of several films leading into the Academy Awards on March 2, though TV plays a big role in the Critics Choice Awards as well — even if many of the top contenders on that side of the event, such as “Shogun,” which led the TV awards with four wins, are not eligible for this September’s Emmys having already stormed last year’s Emmys.
“Anora” won Best Picture out of a field of 10 nominees. It was the only Critics Choice Award the Sean Baker film starring Mikey Madison won full stop. The most film wins went to “Wicked,” “Emilia Pérez,” and “The Substance” with three each.
“Wicked” won Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and, in a shock, Best Director for Jon M. Chu, who quipped, “I’m gonna win the Oscar! … I’m not gonna win the Oscar.” (The Academy did not nominate Chu.)
“Emilia Pérez,” its beleaguered star Karla Sofia Gascon not present (as she is not expected to be for the rest of awards season), won Best Foreign Language Film, Best Song (for “El Mal”), and Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldaña.
“The Substance” won Best Original Screenplay for Coralie Fargeat, Best Hair and Makeup, and Best Actress for Demi Moore.
Adam Brody and his wife Leighton Meester share a kiss after winning best actor in a comedy for #NobodyWantsThis at the #CriticsChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/uA50L4rB3W
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 8, 2025
The film wins were generally spread around with awards going to “Conclave,” “A Real Pain,” “Challengers,” “Dune: Part Two,” “Nosferatu,” and “The Brutalist” as well.
“Shogun” led the TV field with four wins, including Best Drama.
The ceremony took place at Barker Hanger at the Santa Monica Airport, and the live broadcast aired on E! with the event hosted by Chelsea Handler.
See the full list of Critics Choice nominees below, with winners indicated in bold.
Film Winners
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)
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 – “Dìdi”
Alisha Weir – “Abigail”
Zoe Ziegler – “Janet Planet”
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
“Anora”
“Conclave” (WINNER)
“Emilia Pérez”
“Saturday Night”
“Sing Sing”
“Wicked”
BEST DIRECTOR
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)
“Deadpool & Wolverine” (WINNER)
“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”
BEST SONG
“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”
TV Winners
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)
“Shōgun” (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 – “Shōgun” (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 – “Shōgun” (FX / Hulu)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Tadanobu Asano – “Shōgun” (FX / Hulu) (WINNER)
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)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Moeka Hoshi – “Shōgun” (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)
The question of what celebrities will wear to an awards show always looms large before any ceremony. But it took on new significance ahead of the 30th Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on Friday: After postponing the event twice because of the Los Angeles wildfires, organizers announced that a red-carpet preshow would not be part of the televised broadcast.
How might that decision influence the fashion choices of the television and movie stars in attendance? Would they be riskier? More relaxed?
As people started arriving, it soon became clear that the absence of TV cameras on the carpet hadn’t stopped most from taking big-style swings. For myriad reasons — most of them good — these 14 looks were among the most memorable from the Critics Choice Awards.
Nicole Kidman: Most Humphrey Bogart!
Instead of a gown, the “Lioness” and “Babygirl” actress went with a broad-shouldered Saint Laurent suit jacket, high-waist pants, and a polka-dot tie, an ensemble that evoked the men’s wear of Old Hollywood.
Ariana Grande: Most Jellyfish!
The “Wicked” star wafted down the carpet in a Dior couture dress with a tentacle-like fringe hanging from its hoop skirt.
Colman Domingo: Most Layered!
The “Sing Sing” actor, a noted clotheshorse, did not settle for a classic three-piece suit: His sleek monochromatic look consisted of at least five items, including a sumptuous coat draped suavely over his shoulders.
Moeka Hoshi: Most Tubular!
The “Shogun” actress made a strong case for tube tops as formal wear in a breezy red Louis Vuitton ensemble that also included a pleated capelet and a flowy skirt.
Demi Moore: Most Insectoid!
In a navy Schiaparelli couture gown with strips of fabric coming apart toward the bottom, the actress, a star of “The Substance,” resembled a glamorous beetle shedding its exoskeleton.
Lupita Nyong’o: Most Tulle!
There was something both sinister and sweet about the actress’s Chanel couture look of floral-print bustier dress shrouded in yards and yards of black tulle.
Leighton Meester and Adam Brody: Most Prom Court!
The married actors, in a Dior ball gown and a Dior tuxedo, looked as if they were about to be crowned the queen and the king of a certain high school dance. That wasn’t the only reason Ms. Meester and Mr. Brody, a star of “Nobody Wants This,” were a sentimental sight on the carpet: The married actors were among those whose homes were destroyed by the Los Angeles wildfires.
Angelina Jolie: Most Grandma’s Lace!
Did the “Maria” actress’s lace Elie Saab gown look a little like an antique tablecloth? Yes. Did she pull it off? Yes?
Hannah Einbinder: Most Geometric!
As alluring as the construction of the “Hacks” actress’s Louis Vuitton gown was the grace and poise with which she wore it.
Joey King: Most Crafty!
Ruffles, a bow and crystals were just some of the components of the actress’s Miu Miu dress, which had a girlish D.I.Y. charm.
Marissa Bode: Most Quicksilver!
Soft curves and a diaphanous silvery fabric were elements of the “Wicked” actress’s gown that made it look like liquid metal.
Issa López: Most Gallery Owner!
In an artsy combination of sculptural statement necklace, woven shawl and pleated skirt, the director and writer could have gone straight from the awards ceremony to an exhibition opening.
Bridget Everett: Most Runs on Dunkin!
The comedian and actress paired her fiery minidress with a clutch bearing what seemed to be two Ds in the pink and orange colors associated with a certain doughnut chain — the same chain that just released tracksuits to promote its new campaign for Super Bowl LIX on Sunday.
#ThePenguin star Colin Farrell wins Best Actor in a Limited Series of Movie Made for TV at the 2025 #CriticsChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/O9GZLFNbAx
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 8, 2025
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