One of the biggest mysteries of this awards season was just how many accolades the controversial Emilia Pérez would secure. Now that the Critics Choice Awards have revealed their winners, here’s everything you need to know.
Fun Fact: The voting for these awards closed weeks ago—long before Karla Sofía Gascón’s contentious tweets hit the public sphere. At that time, the film still enjoyed the full backing of the voters, a factor that may have contributed to its success.
However, things could change come Oscar season, as the final round of voting is scheduled for February 11. Could Emilia Pérez end up empty-handed and be remembered as a flop on cinema’s biggest night? We’ll find out on March 2.
Complete List of the Critics Choice Awards 2025
FILM
Best Picture
- A Complete Unknown
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Nickel Boys
- Sing Sing
- The Substance
- Wicked
Best Actor
- Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
- Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
- Daniel Craig – Queer
- Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
- Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
- Hugh Grant – Heretic
Best Actress
- Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
- Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths
- Angelina Jolie – Maria
- Mikey Madison – Anora
- Demi Moore – The Substance
Best Supporting Actor
- Yura Borisov – Anora
- Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain (WINNER)
- Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
- Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
- Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
- Denzel Washington – Gladiator II
Best Supporting Actress
- Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson
- Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys
- Ariana Grande – Wicked
- Margaret Qualley – The Substance
- Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
- Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez (WINNER)
Best Young Actor/Actress
- Alyla Browne – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
- Elliott Heffernan – Blitz
- Maisy Stella – My Old Ass (WINNER)
- Izaac Wang – Didi
- Alisha Weir – Abigail
- Zoe Ziegler – Janet Planet
Best Ensemble
- Anora
- Conclave (WINNER)
- Emilia Pérez
- Saturday Night
- Sing Sing
- Wicked
Best Director
- Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
- Sean Baker – Anora
- Edward Berger – Conclave
- Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
- Jon M. Chu – Wicked
- Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
- RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
- Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two
Best Original Screenplay
- Sean Baker – Anora
- Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David – September 5
- Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist
- Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
- Coralie Fargeat – The Substance (WINNER)
- Justin Kuritzkes – Challengers
Best Foreign Language Film
- All We Imagine as Light
- Emilia Pérez (WINNER)
- Flow
- I’m Still Here
- Kneecap
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
- Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox – Wicked
- Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley – Sing Sing
- RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes – Nickel Boys
- Peter Straughan – Conclave (WINNER)
- Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts – Dune: Part Two
TELEVISION
Best Drama Series
- The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)
- The Diplomat (Netflix)
- Evil (Paramount+)
- Industry (HBO | Max)
- Interview with the Vampire (AMC)
- The Old Man (FX)
- Shōgun (FX / Hulu) (WINNER)
- Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
Best Actor in a Drama Series
- Jeff Bridges – The Old Man (FX)
- Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who (Disney+)
- Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)
- Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun (FX / Hulu) (WINNER)
- Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
- Antony Starr – The Boys (Prime Video)
Best Actress in a Drama Series
- Caitriona Balfe – Outlander (Starz)
- Kathy Bates – Matlock (CBS) (WINNER)
- Shanola Hampton – Found (NBC)
- Keira Knightley – Black Doves (Netflix)
- Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
- Anna Sawai – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun (FX / Hulu) (WINNER)
- Michael Emerson – Evil (Paramount+)
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar – Found (NBC)
- Takehiro Hira – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
- John Lithgow – The Old Man (FX)
- Sam Reid – Interview with the Vampire (AMC)
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Justified: City Primeval
- Jennifer Jason Leigh – Hunters
- Parker Posey – Elsbeth
- Jean Smart – Hacks
- Rachel Weisz – Dead Ringers
- Rinko Kikuchi – Shōgun (WINNER)