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Critics' Choice 2025 winners and nominees

The 2025 Critics' Choice Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Acting Ensemble

Conclave
Conclave (2024)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
Sing Sing
Sing Sing (2024)
GoodWatch score 85
Wicked
Wicked (2024)
GoodWatch score 74
Anora
Anora (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez (2024)
GoodWatch score 58
Saturday Night
Saturday Night (2024)
GoodWatch score 68

Best Limited Series

Baby Reindeer
Baby Reindeer (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
True Detective
True Detective (2014)
GoodWatch score 76
We Were the Lucky Ones
We Were the Lucky Ones (2024)
GoodWatch score 79
Masters of the Air
Masters of the Air (2024)
GoodWatch score 76
Disclaimer
Disclaimer (2024)
GoodWatch score 71
RIPLEY
RIPLEY (2024)
GoodWatch score 80
The Penguin
The Penguin (2024)
GoodWatch score 77

Best Drama Series

Shōgun
Shōgun (2024)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
The Diplomat
The Diplomat (2023)
GoodWatch score 77
The Old Man
The Old Man (2022)
GoodWatch score 72
Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire (2022)
GoodWatch score 83
Industry
Industry (2020)
GoodWatch score 76
Evil
Evil (2019)
GoodWatch score 83
Slow Horses
Slow Horses (2022)
GoodWatch score 85
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal (2024)
GoodWatch score 73

Best Comedy Series

Hacks
Hacks (2021)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
St. Denis Medical
St. Denis Medical (2024)
GoodWatch score 68
English Teacher
English Teacher (2024)
GoodWatch score 80
Somebody Somewhere
Somebody Somewhere (2022)
GoodWatch score 88
Abbott Elementary
Abbott Elementary (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Number 10
Number 10
Nobody Wants This
Nobody Wants This (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

Best Movie Made for Television

Rebel Ridge
Rebel Ridge (2024)
GoodWatch score 72
Won
Out of My Mind
Out of My Mind (2024)
GoodWatch score 75
Música
Música (2024)
GoodWatch score 69
It's What's Inside
It's What's Inside (2024)
GoodWatch score 67
V/H/S/Beyond
V/H/S/Beyond (2024)
GoodWatch score 68
The Great Lillian Hall
The Great Lillian Hall (2024)
GoodWatch score 79

Best Animated Series

X-Men '97
X-Men '97 (2024)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Bob's Burgers
Bob's Burgers (2011)
GoodWatch score 69
Bluey
Bluey (2018)
GoodWatch score 85
INVINCIBLE
INVINCIBLE (2021)
GoodWatch score 80
Batman: Caped Crusader
Batman: Caped Crusader (2024)
GoodWatch score 69

Best Picture

Anora
Anora (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez (2024)
GoodWatch score 58
Sing Sing
Sing Sing (2024)
GoodWatch score 85
The Brutalist
The Brutalist (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Nickel Boys
Nickel Boys (2024)
GoodWatch score 80
A Complete Unknown
A Complete Unknown (2024)
GoodWatch score 75
The Substance
The Substance (2024)
GoodWatch score 77
Wicked
Wicked (2024)
GoodWatch score 74
Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Conclave
Conclave (2024)
GoodWatch score 76

Best Director

Wicked
Wicked (2024)
GoodWatch score 74
Won
The Brutalist
The Brutalist (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Conclave
Conclave (2024)
GoodWatch score 76
The Substance
The Substance (2024)
GoodWatch score 77
Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez (2024)
GoodWatch score 58
Nickel Boys
Nickel Boys (2024)
GoodWatch score 80
Anora
Anora (2024)
GoodWatch score 81

Best Actor

The Brutalist
The Brutalist (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
Heretic
Heretic (2024)
GoodWatch score 74
Conclave
Conclave (2024)
GoodWatch score 76
A Complete Unknown
A Complete Unknown (2024)
GoodWatch score 75
Queer
Queer (2024)
GoodWatch score 67

Best Actress

The Substance
The Substance (2024)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez (2024)
GoodWatch score 58
Hard Truths
Hard Truths (2024)
GoodWatch score 80
Wicked
Wicked (2024)
GoodWatch score 74
Anora
Anora (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Maria
Maria (2024)
GoodWatch score 67

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

The Perfect Couple
The Perfect Couple (2024)
GoodWatch score 65
Won
Genius
Genius (2017)
GoodWatch score 68
The Regime
The Regime (2024)
GoodWatch score 57
FEUD
FEUD (2017)
GoodWatch score 80
We Were the Lucky Ones
We Were the Lucky Ones (2024)
GoodWatch score 79
The Sympathizer
The Sympathizer (2024)
GoodWatch score 76

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

The Penguin
The Penguin (2024)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
FEUD
FEUD (2017)
GoodWatch score 80
Baby Reindeer
Baby Reindeer (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
RIPLEY
RIPLEY (2024)
GoodWatch score 80
Disclaimer
Disclaimer (2024)
GoodWatch score 71
A Gentleman in Moscow
A Gentleman in Moscow (2024)
GoodWatch score 76

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

Baby Reindeer
Baby Reindeer (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
Disclaimer
Disclaimer (2024)
GoodWatch score 71
True Detective
True Detective (2014)
GoodWatch score 76
RIPLEY
RIPLEY (2024)
GoodWatch score 80
The Penguin
The Penguin (2024)
GoodWatch score 77

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Shōgun
Shōgun (2024)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
Evil
Evil (2019)
GoodWatch score 83
Found
Found (2023)
GoodWatch score 62
The Old Man
The Old Man (2022)
GoodWatch score 72
Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire (2022)
GoodWatch score 83

Best Supporting Actress

Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez (2024)
GoodWatch score 58
Won
Wicked
Wicked (2024)
GoodWatch score 74
The Piano Lesson
The Piano Lesson (2024)
GoodWatch score 70
Nickel Boys
Nickel Boys (2024)
GoodWatch score 80
Conclave
Conclave (2024)
GoodWatch score 76
The Substance
The Substance (2024)
GoodWatch score 77

Best Supporting Actor

A Real Pain
A Real Pain (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
A Complete Unknown
A Complete Unknown (2024)
GoodWatch score 75
The Brutalist
The Brutalist (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Gladiator II
Gladiator II (2024)
GoodWatch score 65

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Shrinking
Shrinking (2023)
GoodWatch score 74
Won
Ghosts
Ghosts (2021)
GoodWatch score 74
Abbott Elementary
Abbott Elementary (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Hacks
Hacks (2021)
GoodWatch score 86

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Nobody Wants This
Nobody Wants This (2024)
GoodWatch score 70
Won
English Teacher
English Teacher (2024)
GoodWatch score 80
St. Denis Medical
St. Denis Medical (2024)
GoodWatch score 68

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Shōgun
Shōgun (2024)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
The Old Man
The Old Man (2022)
GoodWatch score 72
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal (2024)
GoodWatch score 73
The Boys
The Boys (2019)
GoodWatch score 74
The Diplomat
The Diplomat (2023)
GoodWatch score 77

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

The Penguin
The Penguin (2024)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
Disclaimer
Disclaimer (2024)
GoodWatch score 71
FEUD
FEUD (2017)
GoodWatch score 80
True Detective
True Detective (2014)
GoodWatch score 76

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Matlock
Matlock (2024)
GoodWatch score 71
Won
Shōgun
Shōgun (2024)
GoodWatch score 85
Found
Found (2023)
GoodWatch score 62
The Diplomat
The Diplomat (2023)
GoodWatch score 77
Black Doves
Black Doves (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Shōgun
Shōgun (2024)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
Matlock
Matlock (2024)
GoodWatch score 71
Pachinko
Pachinko (2022)
GoodWatch score 88
Bad Sisters
Bad Sisters (2022)
GoodWatch score 78
The Diplomat
The Diplomat (2023)
GoodWatch score 77

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Hacks
Hacks (2021)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
English Teacher
English Teacher (2024)
GoodWatch score 80
Young Sheldon
Young Sheldon (2017)
GoodWatch score 69
Abbott Elementary
Abbott Elementary (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Hacks
Hacks (2021)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
Somebody Somewhere
Somebody Somewhere (2022)
GoodWatch score 88
Abbott Elementary
Abbott Elementary (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Palm Royale
Palm Royale (2024)
GoodWatch score 61
Nobody Wants This
Nobody Wants This (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

Best Original Screenplay

The Substance
The Substance (2024)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
The Brutalist
The Brutalist (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
September 5
September 5 (2024)
GoodWatch score 77
Anora
Anora (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
A Real Pain
A Real Pain (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Challengers
Challengers (2024)
GoodWatch score 76

Best Animated Feature

The Wild Robot
The Wild Robot (2024)
GoodWatch score 88
KPop Demon Hunters
KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
Zootopia 2
Zootopia 2 (2025)
GoodWatch score 73
Arco
Arco (2025)
GoodWatch score 79
Inside Out 2
Inside Out 2 (2024)
GoodWatch score 79
Flow
Flow (2024)
GoodWatch score 87
Memoir of a Snail
Memoir of a Snail (2024)
GoodWatch score 85
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (2025)
GoodWatch score 85
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)
GoodWatch score 84
Elio
Elio (2025)
GoodWatch score 65
In Your Dreams
In Your Dreams (2025)
GoodWatch score 70

Best Cinematography

Nosferatu
Nosferatu (2024)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
The Brutalist
The Brutalist (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Conclave
Conclave (2024)
GoodWatch score 76
Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Nickel Boys
Nickel Boys (2024)
GoodWatch score 80
Wicked
Wicked (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

Best Foreign Language Film

Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez (2024)
GoodWatch score 58
Won
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)
GoodWatch score 85
Flow
Flow (2024)
GoodWatch score 87
I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here (2024)
GoodWatch score 88

Best Editing

Challengers
Challengers (2024)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
The Brutalist
The Brutalist (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Anora
Anora (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Conclave
Conclave (2024)
GoodWatch score 76
Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
September 5
September 5 (2024)
GoodWatch score 77

Best Comedy

A Real Pain
A Real Pain (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
Saturday Night
Saturday Night (2024)
GoodWatch score 68
Thelma
Thelma (2024)
GoodWatch score 80
My Old Ass
My Old Ass (2024)
GoodWatch score 77
Hit Man
Hit Man (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

Best Production Design

Wicked
Wicked (2024)
GoodWatch score 74
Won
Conclave
Conclave (2024)
GoodWatch score 76
The Brutalist
The Brutalist (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Gladiator II
Gladiator II (2024)
GoodWatch score 65
Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Nosferatu
Nosferatu (2024)
GoodWatch score 75