Superman, The Boys, Project Hail Mary and Widow’s Bay Lead Critics Choice 2026 Super Awards

The complete list of movie and television winners includes Superman, The Boys, Project Hail Mary, Widow’s Bay, The Furious and Obsession.

The Critics Choice Association has revealed the winners of the sixth annual Critics Choice Super Awards, celebrating the movies and television shows that keep fans talking. As a proud member of the Critics Choice Association, I also serve on the Super Awards nominating committee, helping recognize standout achievements across some of the most popular and fan-obsessed genres in entertainment.

The annual awards honor superhero, comic book, video game, action, horror, science fiction, and fantasy projects across movies and television. The Boys and Widow’s Bay were the biggest television winners, collecting three awards each. Meanwhile, Obsession, Project Hail Mary, Superman, and The Furious led the movie categories with two victories apiece.

The Boys And Widow’s Bay Lead Television Winners

The Boys earned three wins from its five nominations. The Prime Video hit shared Best Superhero Series, Limited Series, or Made-for-TV Movie with Spider-Noir. Antony Starr won Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series, or Made-for-TV Movie for his performance as Homelander. He also received Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series, or Made-for-TV Movie.

Widow’s Bay swept all three categories in which it was nominated. The series won Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie, while Matthew Rhys and Kate O’Flynn received the acting awards in the horror television categories. Paradise star Sterling K. Brown was another major television winner. Brown earned Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie and Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie.

Pluribus was named Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Made-for-TV Movie. Rhea Seehorn also won Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie. Task received Best Action Series, Limited Series, or Made-for-TV Movie. Kaitlin Olson won Best Actress in an Action Series for High Potential, while Danielle Brooks earned Best Actress in a Superhero Series for Peacemaker.

Superman, Project Hail Mary, and The Furious Win Big

Superman flew to the top of the superhero movie categories with two wins. The film was named Best Superhero Movie, while David Corenswet received Best Actor in a Superhero Movie for his performance as the Man of Steel. Supergirl star Milly Alcock completed a major showing for DC by winning Best Actress in a Superhero Movie.

Project Hail Mary earned Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie, with Ryan Gosling receiving Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie. Emily Blunt won Best Actress in the category for Disclosure Day.

The Furious was named Best Action Movie, while Xie Miao earned Best Actor in an Action Movie. Charlize Theron received Best Actress in an Action Movie for Apex. Obsession dominated the horror movie categories with victories for Best Horror Movie and Best Actress in a Horror Movie for Inde Navarrette. Ralph Fiennes earned Best Actor in a Horror Movie for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.

Amy Madigan’s memorable performance in Weapons earned her Best Villain in a Movie.

Good Boy Star Indy Receives Special Honor

The Critics Choice Super Awards also presented a special honor recognizing one of the year’s most unforgettable horror performances. Indy, the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever and four-legged star of IFC’s Good Boy, received the Best Good Boy in a Horror Movie award for his scene-stealing performance.

The special award celebrates Indy’s work as the loyal canine at the center of the supernatural thriller. His performance helped turn Good Boy into one of the year’s most talked-about horror films.

Below is the complete list of winners from the sixth annual Critics Choice Super Awards.

Best Action Movie

The Furious

Best Actor In An Action Movie

Xie Miao — The Furious

Best Actress In An Action Movie

Charlize Theron — Apex

Best Superhero Movie

Superman

Best Actor In A Superhero Movie

David Corenswet — Superman

Best Actress In A Superhero Movie

Milly Alcock — Supergirl

Best Horror Movie

Obsession

Best Actor In A Horror Movie

Ralph Fiennes — 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Best Actress In A Horror Movie

Inde Navarrette — Obsession

Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie

Project Hail Mary

Best Actor In A Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie

Ryan Gosling — Project Hail Mary

Best Actress In A Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie

Emily Blunt — Disclosure Day

Best Villain In A Movie

Amy Madigan — Weapons

Best Good Boy In A Horror Movie

Indy — Good Boy

The superhero categories also include movies inspired by comic books and video games.

2026 Critics Choice Super Awards Television Winners

Best Action Series, Limited Series Or Made-for-TV Movie

Task

Best Actor In An Action Series, Limited Series Or Made-for-TV Movie

Sterling K. Brown — Paradise

Best Actress In An Action Series, Limited Series Or Made-for-TV Movie

Kaitlin Olson — High Potential

Best Superhero Series, Limited Series Or Made-for-TV Movie

Tie: Spider-Noir & The Boys

Best Actor In A Superhero Series, Limited Series Or Made-for-TV Movie

Antony Starr — The Boys

Best Actress In A Superhero Series, Limited Series Or Made-for-TV Movie

Danielle Brooks — Peacemaker

Best Horror Series, Limited Series Or Made-for-TV Movie

Widow’s Bay

Best Actor In A Horror Series, Limited Series Or Made-for-TV Movie

Matthew Rhys — Widow’s Bay

Best Actress In A Horror Series, Limited Series Or Made-for-TV Movie

Kate O’Flynn — Widow’s Bay

Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series Or Made-for-TV Movie

Pluribus

Best Actor In A Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series Or Made-for-TV Movie

Sterling K. Brown — Paradise

Best Actress In A Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series Or Made-for-TV Movie

Rhea Seehorn — Pluribus

Best Villain In A Series, Limited Series Or Made-for-TV Movie

Antony Starr — The Boys

The superhero categories also include programs inspired by comic books and video games.

About The Critics Choice Association

Founded in 1995, the Critics Choice Association is one of the world’s largest critics organizations, representing more than 500 media critics and entertainment journalists. The organization presents the annual Critics Choice Awards, honoring achievements in movies and television. Its expanding slate also includes the Critics Choice Documentary Awards, Critics Choice Real TV Awards and Critics Choice Super Awards.

The CCA also produces its Celebration events recognizing historically underrepresented communities. These include the Celebration of Black Cinema and Television, Celebration of Latino Cinema and Television, Celebration of AAPI Cinema and Television, and Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema and Television.


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Sean Tajipour is the Founder and Editor of Nerdtropolis and the host of the Moviegoers Society and Reel Insights Podcast. He is also a member of the Critics Choice Association. You can follow on Twitter and Instagram @Seantaj.

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