The nominations for Critics Choice Awards 2025 were announced on December 12, 2024, at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, reflecting the diverse kinds of categories that tell the tapestry of storytelling currently capturing audiences all over the world.
From blockbusters and critically acclaimed indie gems and the best of stand-out series on television that has kept many glued to their seats throughout, the Critics Choice Awards 2025 showcase the height of excellence in cinematic and television production.
The eligibility criteria for Critics Choice Awards 2025 are films and television shows released between January 1 and December 31 of the previous year. The award ceremony honors multifaceted talents who bring stories to life, ranging from Best Picture to Best Actor and Actress, Best Director, and genre-specific awards.
Also included in television nominations are awards for Best Drama Series and Best Comedy Series and outstanding performances that touch the hearts of viewers and critics. The live broadcast of Critics Choice Awards 2025 will air on E! on January 12, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET, with a one-hour red carpet pre-show beginning at 6:00 PM ET.
Peacock will have Critics Choice Awards 2025 available the next day for anyone who misses the live broadcast. For the third year in a row, Chelsea Handler will host the event, which promises to be a night to remember in honoring the best in film and television.
List of nominees for 30th Critics Choice Awards 2025
The Critics Choice Association has announced the film nominees for the Critics Choice Awards 2025. Conclave and Wicked, which have 11 nominations this year, including Best Picture, are the top two films. Seven nods each were received by Anora and The Substance, nine by The Brutalist, and ten by Emilia Pérez and Dune: Part Two.
In addition to competing against Nickel Boys, Sing Sing, and triple candidate A Complete Unknown, all seven of those films are nominated for Best Picture. Shogun received a leading six nominations in the TV categories when the Critics Choice Association released its nominees last week.
1) Best Actor
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Hugh Grant – Heretic
2) 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
3) Best Score
Volker Bertelmann – Conclave
Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist
Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot
Clément Ducol & Camille – Emilia Pérez
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers
Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two
4) 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
5) Best Picture
A Complete Unknown
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
The Substance
Wicked
6) 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
Harper and Will Go West – Will & Harper – Kristen Wiig
Kiss the Sky – The Wild Robot – Maren Morris
Mi Camino – Emilia Pérez – Selena Gomez
7) Best Young Actor / Actress
Alyla Browne – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Elliott Heffernan – Blitz
Maisy Stella – My Old Ass
Izaac Wang – Didi
Alisha Weir – Abigail
Zoe Ziegler – Janet Planet
8) Best Acting Ensemble
Anora
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Saturday Night
Sing Sing
9) Best Foreign Language Film
All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez
Flow
I’m Still Here
Kneecap
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
10) Best Director
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker – Anora
Edward Berger – Conclave
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Jon M. Chu – Wicked
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two
11) Best Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II
12) 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
Justin Kuritzkes – Challengers
13) 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
Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts – Dune: Part Two
14) Best Cinematography
Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu
Alice Brooks – Wicked
Lol Crawley – The Brutalist
Stéphane Fontaine – Conclave
Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two
Jomo Fray – Nickel Boys
15) Best Production Design
Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia – The Brutalist
Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked
Suzie Davies – Conclave
Craig Lathrop – Nosferatu
Arthur Max, Jille Azis, Elli Griff – Gladiator II
Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau – Dune: Part Two
16) Best Costume design
Lisy Christl – Conclave
Linda Muir – Nosferatu
Massimo Cantini Parrini – Maria
Paul Tazewell – Wicked
Jacqueline West – Dune: Part Two
Janty Yates, Dave Crossman – Gladiator II
17) 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
Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount – Wicked
Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, David White – Nosferatu
Mike Marino, Sarah Graalman, Aaron Saucier – A Different Man
18) 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
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
19) Best Animated Feature
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
20) Best Editing
Sean Baker – Anora
Marco Costa – Challengers
Nick Emerson – Conclave
David Jancso – The Brutalist
Joe Walker – Dune: Part Two
Hansjörg Weißbrich – September 5
21) Best Comedy
A Real Pain
Deadpool & Wolverine
Hit Man
My Old Ass
Saturday Night
Thelma
Where and how to watch Critics Choice Awards 2025?
Catch Critics Choice Awards 2025 on Sunday, January 12, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET/PT via live broadcast on E!, with its red carpet pre-show taking place at 6:00 PM ET/PT.
Live streaming of Critics Choice Awards 2025 will also be available on cable TV through channel E!, as well as through various live TV services such as Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, YouTube TV, and FuboTV. If available, they will offer live streaming of the website and app.
For online streaming, the awards will be accessible on Peacock the following day.
Sign up for Peacock and access the Critics Choice Awards 2025 area via the Peacock app on your smart TV, smartphone, tablet, or other streaming device, or through a web login at the Peacock website.
E! and other entertainment news websites will also provide clips and highlights of key moments, and you can follow E! 's social media accounts and the official Critics Choice Awards 2025 accounts on platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for live updates and behind-the-scenes content.
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