(Los Angeles, CA – June 11, 2025) – The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the nominees for the 5th annual Critics Choice Super Awards, honoring the most popular, fan-obsessed genres across both television and movies, including Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, and Action. Winners will be revealed on CriticsChoice.com on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 9:00am PT.

“Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Thunderbolts*” lead this year’s film nominees, having earned six nominations each including Best Superhero Movie. Both Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds from “Deadpool & Wolverine” were recognized in the category of Best Actor in a Superhero Movie, while Emma Corrin and Jennifer Garner received nods for Best Actress in a Superhero Movie. Emma Corrin also is up for a second award, Best Villain in a Movie.

“Thunderbolts*” received nominations in the same categories, including nods for both David Harbour and Lewis Pullman for Best Actor in a Superhero Movie. Lewis Pullman is also up for Best Villain in a Movie, while Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Florence Pugh were both nominated for Best Actress in a Superhero Movie.

“The Last of Us” leads this year’s television nominees with 6 nominations overall including Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie and Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie. Pedro Pascal received nods for both Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie and Best Actor in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie, while Bella Ramsey earned nominations for both Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie and Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie. (Superhero categories also include Comic Book and Video Game Inspired series.)

FILM NOMINATIONS FOR THE 5TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS

BEST ACTION MOVIE

Civil War

The Fall Guy

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Monkey Man

Rebel Ridge

Warfare

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE

Tom Cruise – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Taron Egerton – Carry-On

Ryan Gosling – The Fall Guy

Dev Patel – Monkey Man

Aaron Pierre – Rebel Ridge

Jack Quaid – Novocaine

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE

Emily Blunt – The Fall Guy

Ana de Armas – From the World of John Wick: Ballerina

Kirsten Dunst – Civil War

Cailee Spaeny – Civil War

June Squibb – Thelma

Anya Taylor-Joy – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

BEST SUPERHERO MOVIE*

Captain America: Brave New World

Deadpool & Wolverine

The People’s Joker

Robot Dreams

Thunderbolts*

Venom: The Last Dance

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE*

David Harbour – Thunderbolts*

Tom Hardy – Venom: The Last Dance

Hugh Jackman – Deadpool & Wolverine

Anthony Mackie – Captain America: Brave New World

Lewis Pullman – Thunderbolts*

Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool & Wolverine

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE*

Emma Corrin – Deadpool & Wolverine

Vera Drew – The People’s Joker

Lady Gaga – Joker: Folie à Deux

Jennifer Garner – Deadpool & Wolverine

Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Thunderbolts*

Florence Pugh – Thunderbolts*

BEST HORROR MOVIE

Bring Her Back

Heretic

Longlegs

Nosferatu

Sinners

The Substance

BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR MOVIE

Nicolas Cage – Longlegs

David Dastmalchian – Late Night With the Devil

Hugh Grant – Heretic

Michael B. Jordan – Sinners

Bill Skarsgård – Nosferatu

Justice Smith – I Saw the TV Glow

BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR MOVIE

Lily-Rose Depp – Nosferatu

Willa Fitzgerald – Strange Darling

Sally Hawkins – Bring Her Back

Demi Moore – The Substance

Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners

Naomi Scott – Smile 2

BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE

Alien: Romulus

Companion

Dune: Part Two

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Mickey 17

The Wild Robot

BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE

Austin Butler – Dune: Part Two

Timothée Chalamet – Dune: Part Two

David Jonsson – Alien: Romulus

Robert Pattinson – Mickey 17

Jack Quaid – Companion

Miles Teller – The Gorge

BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE

Naomi Ackie – Mickey 17

Lupita Nyong’o – The Wild Robot

Cailee Spaeny – Alien: Romulus

Sophie Thatcher – Companion

Alicia Vikander – The Assessment

Zendaya – Dune: Part Two

BEST VILLAIN IN A MOVIE

Austin Butler – Dune: Part Two

Emma Corrin – Deadpool & Wolverine

Hugh Grant – Heretic

Jack O’Connell – Sinners

Lewis Pullman – Thunderbolts*

Denzel Washington – Gladiator II

* Superhero categories also include Comic Book and Video Game Inspired series

TELEVISION NOMINATIONS FOR THE 5TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS

BEST ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

9-1-1

Black Doves

The Day of the Jackal

The Gentlemen

Reacher

Shōgun

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

Sterling K. Brown – Paradise

Theo James – The Gentlemen

Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal

Alan Ritchson – Reacher

Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun

Ben Whishaw – Black Doves

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

Angela Bassett – 9-1-1

Viola Davis – G20

Keira Knightley – Black Doves

Lashana Lynch – The Day of the Jackal

Zoe Saldaña – Lioness

Anna Sawai – Shōgun

BEST SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE*

Agatha All Along

The Boys

Fallout

The Last of Us

The Penguin

Superman & Lois

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE*

Charlie Cox – Daredevil: Born Again

Colin Farrell – The Penguin

Walton Goggins – Fallout

Tyler Hoechlin – Superman & Lois

Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us

Antony Starr – The Boys

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE*

Danai Gurira – The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

Kathryn Hahn – Agatha All Along

Cristin Milioti – The Penguin

Erin Moriarty – The Boys

Ella Purnell – Fallout

Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us

BEST HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire

Evil

From

The Last of Us

True Detective: Night Country

What We Do in the Shadows

BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

Kevin Bacon – The Bondsman

Matt Berry – What We Do in the Shadows

Mike Colter – Evil

Michael Emerson – Evil

Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us

Harold Perrineau – From

BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows

Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country

Katja Herbers – Evil

Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets

Niecy Nash-Betts – Grotesquerie

Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us

BEST SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

Andor

Black Mirror

Doctor Who

Dune: Prophecy

Fantasmas

Severance

BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who

Walton Goggins – Fallout

Diego Luna – Andor

Adam Scott – Severance

Tramell Tillman – Severance

Julio Torres – Fantasmas

BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

Adria Arjona – Andor

Caitriona Balfe – Outlander

Kathryn Hahn – Agatha All Along

Britt Lower – Severance

Cristin Milioti – Black Mirror: USS Callister: Into Infinity

Michelle Yeoh – Star Trek: Section 31

BEST VILLAIN IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

Vincent D’Onofrio – Daredevil: Born Again

Michael Emerson – Evil

Colin Farrell – The Penguin

Takehiro Hira – Shōgun

Julianne Nicholson – Paradise

Jesse Plemons – Black Mirror: USS Callister: Into Infinity

* Superhero categories also include Comic Book and Video Game Inspired series