The Critics Choice Association has unveiled the nominees for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards.
Leading the pack with 11 nominations each are Conclave and Wicked, both vying for the coveted Best Picture award. Close behind are Dune: Part Two and Emilia Pรฉrez with 10 nominations apiece. The Brutalist follows with nine nominations, while Anora and The Substance secure seven nominations each.
Joining the Best Picture race are Nickel Boys and Sing Sing, each with five nominations, and A Complete Unknown with three nominations.
Last week, the Critics Choice Association announced the TV nominees, with Shogun leading the pack with six nominations.
The 30th annual Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler, will take place on January 12th at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar. The ceremony will air live on E! from 7-10 p.m. ET/PT, marking a move from its previous home on The CW to the NBCUniversal cable network.
A complete list of this yearโs film nominees follows.
Best Picture
- A Complete Unknown
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pรฉrez
- Nickel Boys
- Sing Sing
- The Substance
- Wicked
Best Actor
- Adrien Brody โ The Brutalist
- Timothรฉe Chalamet โ A Complete Unknown
- Daniel Craig โ Queer
- Colman Domingo โ Sing Sing
- Ralph Fiennes โ Conclave
- Hugh Grant โ Heretic
Best Actress
- Cynthia Erivo โ Wicked
- Karla Sofรญa Gascรณn โ Emilia Pรฉrez
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste โ Hard Truths
- Angelina Jolie โ Maria
- Mikey Madison โ Anora
- Demi Moore โ The Substance
Best Supporting Actor
- Yura Borisov โ Anora
- Kieran Culkin โ A Real Pain
- Clarence Maclin โ Sing Sing
- Edward Norton โ A Complete Unknown
- Guy Pearce โ The Brutalist
- Denzel Washington โ Gladiator II
Best Supporting Actress
- Danielle Deadwyler โ The Piano Lesson
- Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor โ Nickel Boys
- Ariana Grande โ Wicked
- Margaret Qualley โ The Substance
- Isabella Rossellini โ Conclave
- Zoe Saldaรฑa โ Emilia Pรฉrez
Best Young Actor / Actress
- Alyla Browne โ Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
- Elliott Heffernan โ Blitz
- Maisy Stella โ My Old Ass
- Izaac Wang โ Didi
- Alisha Weir โ Abigail
- Zoe Ziegler โ Janet Planet
Best Acting Ensemble
- Anora
- Conclave
- Emilia Pรฉrez
- Saturday Night
- Sing Sing
- Wicked
Best Director
- Jacques Audiard โ Emilia Pรฉrez
- Sean Baker โ Anora
- Edward Berger โ Conclave
- Brady Corbet โ The Brutalist
- Jon M. Chu โ Wicked
- Coralie Fargeat โ The Substance
- RaMell Ross โ Nickel Boys
- Denis Villeneuve โ Dune: Part Two
Best Original Screenplay
- Sean Baker โ Anora
- Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David โ September 5
- Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold โ The Brutalist
- Jesse Eisenberg โ A Real Pain
- Coralie Fargeat โ The Substance
- Justin Kuritzkes โ Challengers
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Jacques Audiard โ Emilia Pรฉrez
- Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox โ Wicked
- Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley โ Sing Sing
- RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes โ Nickel Boys
- Peter Straughan โ Conclave
- Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts โ Dune: Part Two
Best Cinematography
- Jarin Blaschke โ Nosferatu
- Alice Brooks โ Wicked
- Lol Crawley โ The Brutalist
- Stรฉphane Fontaine โ Conclave
- Greig Fraser โ Dune: Part Two
- Jomo Fray โ Nickel Boys
Best Production Design
- Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia โ The Brutalist
- Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales โ Wicked
- Suzie Davies โ Conclave
- Craig Lathrop โ Nosferatu
- Arthur Max, Jille Azis, Elli Griff โ Gladiator II
- Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau โ Dune: Part Two
Best Editing
- Sean Baker โ Anora
- Marco Costa โ Challengers
- Nick Emerson โ Conclave
- David Jancso โ The Brutalist
- Joe Walker โ Dune: Part Two
- Hansjรถrg Weiรbrich โ September 5
Best Costume Design
- Lisy Christl โ Conclave
- Linda Muir โ Nosferatu
- Massimo Cantini Parrini โ Maria
- Paul Tazewell โ Wicked
- Jacqueline West โ Dune: Part Two
- Janty Yates, Dave Crossman โ Gladiator II
Best Hair and Makeup
- Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener, Neal Scanlan โ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Hair and Makeup Team โ Dune: Part Two
- Hair and Makeup Team โ The Substance
- Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount โ Wicked
- Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, David White โ Nosferatu
- Mike Marino, Sarah Graalman, Aaron Saucier โ A Different Man
Best Visual Effects
- Mark Bakowski, Pietro Ponti, Nikki Penny, Neil Corbould โ Gladiator II
- Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould, David Shirk โ Wicked
- Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer โ Dune: Part Two
- Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs โ Better Man
- Visual Effects Team โ The Substance
- Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, Rodney Burke โ 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
Best Comedy
- A Real Pain
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Hit Man
- My Old Ass
- Saturday Night
- Thelma
Best Foreign Language Film
- All We Imagine as Light
- Emilia Pรฉrez
- Flow
- Iโm Still Here
- Kneecap
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best Song
- โBeautiful That Wayโ โ The Last Showgirl โ Miley Cyrus
- โCompress / Repressโ โ Challengers โ Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
- โEl Malโ โ Emilia Pรฉrez โ Zoe Saldaรฑa, Karla Sofรญa Gascรณn, Camille
- โHarper and Will Go Westโ โ Will & Harper โ Kristen Wiig
- โKiss the Skyโ โ The Wild Robot โ Maren Morris
- โMi Caminoโ โ Emilia Pรฉrez โ Selena Gomez
Best Score
- Volker Bertelmann โ Conclave
- Daniel Blumberg โ The Brutalist
- Kris Bowers โ The Wild Robot
- Clรฉment Ducol & Camille โ Emilia Pรฉrez
- Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross โ Challengers
- Hans Zimmer โ Dune: Part Two
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