5th Annual Critics Choice Super Awards Nominees Announced

“Deadpool & Wolverine,” “Thunderbolts,” and “The Last of Us” lead the 2025 Super Awards nominations.

The Critics Choice Association has officially revealed the 5th Annual Critics Choice Super Awards nominations, honoring the best in fan-favorite genres across film and television. This year’s nominees celebrate excellence in Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, and Action storytelling. Winners will be announced exclusively on CriticsChoice.com on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 9:00 AM PT.

“Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Thunderbolts*” Dominate the Super Awards Film Categories

Two major Marvel titles are leading the charge this year: Deadpool & Wolverine and Thunderbolts, each securing six nominations. Both films are recognized in the coveted Best Superhero Movie category, alongside Captain America: Brave New World, The People’s Joker, Robot Dreams, and Venom: The Last Dance.

In the acting categories, Deadpool & Wolverine earned nominations for Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman for Best Actor in a Superhero Movie. At the same time, Emma Corrin and Jennifer Garner landed nominations for Best Actress in a Superhero Movie. Emma Corrin also received a nod for Best Villain in a Movie.

Thunderbolts stars David Harbour and Lewis Pullman were also nominated for Best Actor in a Superhero Movie, with Pullman additionally recognized in the Best Villain category. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Florence Pugh rounded out the film’s nominations for Best Actress in a Superhero Movie.

Other top film nominees include The Fall Guy, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Dune: Part Two, Nosferatu, Monkey Man, and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

“The Last of Us” Leads Super Awards Television Nominations

On television, HBO’s The Last of Us leads with six nominations, earning recognition in both the Superhero and Horror categories. Pedro Pascal received double acting nods for his performance, while Bella Ramsey is also nominated in both categories.

Additional big nominees include Fallout, The Boys, Agatha All Along, Reacher, Shōgun, Severance, Andor, and The Penguin.

CCA Director of the Super Awards, Sean O’Connell, praised the slate of nominees:

“The Super Awards continue to spotlight the incredible achievements in genre cinema and television. This year’s slate of nominees truly blew us away with their performances and craftsmanship. These selections represent the very best of popular culture, and we can’t wait to see who takes home the honors.”

Full List of Nominees

Film Categories

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

Television Categories

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

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