Critics Choice Awards Complete Winners' List: 'The Substance', 'Wicked', 'Emilia Perez' dominate but 'Anora' babs Best Picture

The 30th annual Critics Choice Awards saw Wicked, Emilia Perez, and The Substance emerging as top winners, with each film scoring three wins on Friday night. However, the top honour of Best Picture went to Anora in a surprise win.
Wicked and Conclave, which entered the night tied with 11 nominations each, claimed victories in Best Director for Jon M. Chu, as well as Best Costume Design and Best Production Design, while Conclave won Best Ensemble and Peter Straughan’s picked up the award for Original Screenplay.

Neon’s Anora, which had seven nominations including Best Actress for Mikey Madison and Best Director and Original Screenplay for Sean Baker, ultimately took home only one award—the coveted Best Picture prize. The Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler for the third consecutive year, have traditionally served as a strong predictor for the Oscars. Last year’s Best Picture winner at the Critics Choice Awards, Oppenheimer, went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, raising anticipation for Anora's Oscar prospects.
Emilia Perez, which started the evening with 10 nominations, also won three awards, including Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldaña, solidifying her as a frontrunner in the Oscars race. The film also secured Best Foreign Language Film and Best Song (El Mal performed by Saldana, Karla Sofía Gascon, and Camille). Gascón, nominated for Best Actress, did not attend the event amid controversy over past social media posts.
In the acting categories, the Critics Choice Awards followed expected trends. Demi Moore won Best Actress for The Substance, Adrien Brody took home Best Actor for The Brutalist, Zoe Saldana earned Best Supporting Actress for Emilia Perez, and Kieran Culkin won Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain.
A Real Pain also won Best Comedy Film, tying with Disney/Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine.
Other double winners included Amazon MGM’s Challengers, which picked up awards for Best Score and Best Editing.
On the television side, Shōgun emerged as the top winner with four awards, including Best Drama Series and Best Actor in a Drama Series for Hiroyuki Sanada. HBO | Max’s Hacks won three awards, including Best Comedy Series, Best Actress for Jean Smart, and Best Supporting Actress for Hannah Einbinder.
Colin Farrell won Best Actor in a Limited Series for The Penguin, adding to his Golden Globe win. His co-star Cristin Milioti also won Best Actress. However, Best Limited Series went to Netflix’s Baby Reindeer, which also earned Jessica Gunning a win for Best Supporting Performance.
Scroll below foor the complete list of winners:
Film
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 – “Didi”
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 — 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”
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”
Television
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)