Critics Choice Awards 2025: How to Watch, Date Updates & More

As of January 8, 2025, the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards have been postponed from its original air date of January 12, due to the LA wildfires.

There has yet to be any announcement of when the event will be rescheduled for. This post will be updated as more information is released.

Until then, here’s all the information you need to be ready for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards when it does come around, from where to watch live to the top nominated movies and TV shows.

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How to Watch the Critics Choice Awards?

You can tune in to the Critics Choice Awards on E! or Peacock to watch the ceremony live. 2025 will be the first year the awards ceremony will be hosted by its new television host, NBCUniversal.

When are the Critics Choice Awards?

As mentioned above, the awards were set to take place on Sunday, January 12th at 7 p.m. ET, but were postponed until further notice due to the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles’ history.

While we don’t know the rescheduled date for the awards, viewers can expect the event to start at 7 p.m. ET on E! and Peacock.

Who is Hosting?

For the third consecutive year, comedian and actor Chelsea Handler is set to the be host of the CCAs.

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2025 Top TV & Film Nominations

Each year, the Critics Choice Association honors the highest achievements in film and television, and the 2024 year is expected to be a highly competitive one.

Check out Insider’s Best Movies of 2024 list here!

With 11 nominations each, Wicked and Conclave are the standout films from 2024. Dune: Part Two and Emilia Pérez follow closely behind with ten nominations each.

Leading the TV nominations is Shōgun, FX’s breakout limited series based on James Clavell’s novel set in 1600 feudal Japan, with six nominations. Behind Shōgun are the following programs, each with four nominations:

• Abbott Elementary
• The Diplomat
• Disclaimer
• Hacks
• The Penguin
• What We Do in the Shadows

Full List of Critics Choice Awards Nominations for 2025

Starting with film, here are all of the CCA nomination categories, along with the nominees:

Best Picture

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

Best Director

• Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
• Sean Baker – Anora
• Edward Berger – Conclave
• Jon M. Chu – Wicked
• Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
• Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
• RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
• Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two

Best Actor

• Adrien Brody – The Brutalist as László Tóth
• Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown as Bob Dylan
• Daniel Craig – Queer as William Lee
• Colman Domingo – Sing Sing as John “Divine G” Whitfield
• Ralph Fiennes – Conclave as Thomas Cardinal Lawrence
• Hugh Grant – Heretic as Mr. Reed

Best Actress

• Cynthia Erivo – Wicked as Elphaba Thropp
• Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez as Emilia Pérez / Juan “Manitas” Del Monte
• Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths as Pansy Deacon
• Angelina Jolie – Maria as Maria Callas
• Mikey Madison – Anora as Anora “Ani” Mikheeva
• Demi Moore – The Substance as Elisabeth Sparkle

Best Supporting Actor

• Yura Borisov – Anora as Igor
• Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain as Benji Kaplan
• Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing as Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin
• Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown as Pete Seeger
• Guy Pearce – The Brutalist as Harrison Lee Van Buren
• Denzel Washington – Gladiator II as Macrinus

Best Supporting Actress

• Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson as Berniece Charles
• Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys as Hattie Curtis
• Ariana Grande – Wicked as Galinda “Glinda” Upland
• Margaret Qualley – The Substance as Sue
• Isabella Rossellini – Conclave as Sister Agnes
• Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez as Rita Mora Castro

Best Young Actor/Actress

• Alyla Browne – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga as Young Furiosa
• Elliott Heffernan – Blitz as George
• Maisy Stella – My Old Ass as Elliott
• Izaac Wang – Dìdi as Chris Wang
• Alisha Weir – Abigail as Abigail Lazaar
• Zoe Ziegler – Janet Planet as Lacy

Best Acting Ensemble

• Anora
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Saturday Night
• Sing Sing
• Wicked

Best Comedy

• Deadpool & Wolverine
• Hit Man
• My Old Ass
• A Real Pain
• Saturday Night
• Thelma

Best Animated Feature

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

Best Foreign Language Film

• All We Imagine as Light – India
• Emilia Pérez – France
• Flow – Latvia
• I’m Still Here – Brazil
• Kneecap – Ireland
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig – Germany

Best Original Screenplay

• Sean Baker – Anora
• Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, and Alex David – September 5
• Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist
• Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
• Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
• Justin Kuritzkes – Challengers

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
• Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox – Wicked
• Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley – Sing Sing
• RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes – Nickel Boys
• Peter Straughan – Conclave
• Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts – Dune: Part Two

Best Cinematography

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

Best Editing

• Sean Baker – Anora
• Marco Costa – Challengers
• Nick Emerson – Conclave
• Dávid Jancsó – 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
• Jacqueline West – Dune: Part Two
• Janty Yates and Dave Crossman – Gladiator II

Best Production Design

• Judy Becker and Patricia Cuccia – The Brutalist
• Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales – Wicked
• Suzie Davies – Conclave
• Craig Lathrop – Nosferatu
• Arthur Max, Jille Azis, and Elli Griff – Gladiator II
• Patrice Vermette and Shane Vieau – Dune: Part Two

Best Score

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

Best Song

• “Beautiful That Way” – The Last Showgirl
• “Compress/Repress” – Challengers
• “El Mal” – Emilia Pérez
• “Harper and Will Go West” – Will & Harper
• “Kiss the Sky” – The Wild Robot
• “Mi Camino” – Emilia Pérez

Best Hair and Make-Up

• Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener, and Neal Scanlan – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• Dune: Part Two Hair and Make-Up Team – Dune: Part Two
• Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, and Laura Blount – Wicked
• Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, and David White – Nosferatu
• Mike Marino, Sarah Graalman, and Aaron Saucier – A Different Man
• The Substance Hair and Make-Up Team – The Substance

Best Visual Effects

• Mark Bakowski, Pietro Ponti, Nikki Penny, and Neil Corbould – Gladiator II
• Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould, and David Shirk – Wicked
• Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer – Dune: Part Two
• Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, and Peter Stubbs – Better Man
• The Substance Visual Effects Team – The Substance
• Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, and Rodney Burke – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

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And now, for the television nominations:

Best Drama Series

• Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire (AMC)
• The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)
• The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Evil (Paramount+)
• Industry (HBO / Max)
• The Old Man (FX)
• Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
• Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

Best Actor in a Drama Series

• Jeff Bridges – The Old Man as Dan Chase (FX)
• Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who as Fifteenth Doctor (Disney+)
• Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal as The Jackal (Peacock)
• Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun as Lord Yoshii Toranaga (FX / Hulu)
• Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat as Hal Wyler (Netflix)
• Antony Starr – The Boys as Homelander (Prime Video)

Best Actress in a Drama Series

• Caitríona Balfe – Outlander as Claire Fraser (Starz)
• Kathy Bates – Matlock as Madeline “Matty” Matlock (CBS)
• Shanola Hampton – Found as Gabrielle “Gabi” Mosely (NBC)
• Keira Knightley – Black Doves as Helen Webb (Netflix)
• Keri Russell – The Diplomat as Kate Wyler (Netflix)
• Anna Sawai – Shōgun as Toda Mariko (FX / Hulu)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun as Kashigi Yabushige (FX / Hulu)
• Michael Emerson – Evil as Leland Townsend (Paramount+)
• Mark-Paul Gosselaar – Found as Hugh “Sir” Evans (NBC)
• Takehiro Hira – Shōgun as Ishido Kazunari (FX / Hulu)
• John Lithgow – The Old Man as Harold Harper (FX)
• Sam Reid – Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire as Lestat de Lioncourt (AMC)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Moeka Hoshi – Shōgun as Usami Fuji (FX / Hulu)
• Allison Janney – The Diplomat as Grace Penn (Netflix)
• Nicole Kidman – Lioness as Kaitlyn Meade (Paramount+)
• Skye P. Marshall – Matlock as Olympia Lawrence (CBS)
• Anna Sawai – Pachinko as Naomi Ichizaki (Apple TV+)
• Fiona Shaw – Bad Sisters as Angelica Muldoon (Apple TV+)

Best Comedy Series

• Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• English Teacher (FX)
• Hacks (HBO / Max)
• 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 as Evan Marquez (FX)
• Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This as Noah (Netflix)
• David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical as Ron (NBC)
• Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building as Charles-Haden Savage (Hulu)
• Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows as Nandor the Relentless (FX)
• Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building as Oliver Putnam (Hulu)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

• Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This as Joanne (Netflix)
• Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary as Janine Teagues (ABC)
• Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows as Nadja (FX)
• Bridget Everett – Somebody Somewhere as Sam (HBO / Max)
• Jean Smart – Hacks as Deborah Vance (HBO / Max)
• Kristen Wiig – Palm Royale as Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons (Apple TV+)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Paul W. Downs – Hacks as Jimmy LuSaque Jr. (HBO / Max)
• Asher Grodman – Ghosts as Trevor Lefkowitz (CBS)
• Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows as Guillermo de la Cruz (FX)
• Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts as Captain Isaac Higgintoot (CBS)
• Michael Urie – Shrinking as Brian (Apple TV+)
• Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary as Gregory Eddie (ABC)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear as Tina Marrero (FX / Hulu)
• Hannah Einbinder – Hacks as Ava Daniels (HBO / Max)
• Janelle James – Abbott Elementary as Ava Coleman (ABC)
• Stephanie Koenig – English Teacher as Gwen Sanders (FX)
• Patti LuPone – Agatha All Along as Lilia Calderu (Disney+)
• Annie Potts – Young Sheldon as Connie “Meemaw” Tucker (CBS)

Best Limited Series

• Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
• 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)
• V/H/S/Beyond (Shudder)

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

• Colin Farrell – The Penguin as Oswald “Oz” Cobb / The Penguin (HBO / Max)
• Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer as Donny Dunn (Netflix)
• Tom Hollander – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans as Truman Capote (FX)
• Kevin Kline – Disclaimer as Stephen Brigstocke (Apple TV+)
• Ewan McGregor – A Gentleman in Moscow as Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov (Paramount+)
• Andrew Scott – Ripley as Tom Ripley (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

• Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer as Catherine Ravenscroft (Apple TV+)
• Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country as Chief Liz Danvers (HBO / Max)
• Jessica Lange – The Great Lillian Hall as Lillian Hall (HBO / Max)
• Cristin Milioti – The Penguin as Sofia Falcone (HBO / Max)
• Phoebe-Rae Taylor – Out of My Mind as Melody Brooks (Disney+)
• Naomi Watts – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans as Babe Paley (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) (posthumous)
• Logan Lerman – We Were the Lucky Ones (Hulu)
• Liev Schreiber – The Perfect Couple (Netflix)
• Treat Williams – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (FX) (posthumous)

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

• Dakota Fanning – Ripley as Marjorie “Marge” Sherwood (Netflix)
• Leila George – Disclaimer as young Catherine Ravenscroft (Apple TV+)
• Betty Gilpin – Three Women as Lina (Starz)
• Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer as Martha (Netflix)
• Deirdre O’Connell – The Penguin as Francis Cobb (HBO / Max)
• Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country as Detective Evangeline Navarro (HBO / Max)

Best Animated Series

• Batman: Caped Crusader (Prime Video)
• Bluey (Disney+)
• Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
• Invincible (Prime Video)
• The Simpsons (Fox)
• X-Men ’97 (Disney+)

Best Foreign Language Series

• Acapulco (Apple TV+) • United States
• Citadel: Honey Bunny (Prime Video) • India
• La Máquina (Hulu) • Mexico / United States
• The Law According to Lidia Poët (Netflix) • Italy
• My Brilliant Friend (HBO / Max) • Italy / United States
• Pachinko (Apple TV+) • United States
• Senna (Netflix) • Brazil
• Squid Game (Netflix) • South Korea

Best Talk Show

• The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
• The Graham Norton Show (BBC America)
• Hot Ones (YouTube)
• John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA (Netflix)
• The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC / Syndicated)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Best Comedy Special

• Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix)
• 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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