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30th Annual Critics Choice Awards: Winners and Nominees

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Sean Baker accepts the Best Picture award for "Anora" onstage during the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on February 07, 2025 in Santa Monica, California. ,

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The 30th annual Critics Choice Awards took place on February 7, 2025, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. The ceremony, hosted by Chelsea Handler, honored the best in film and television. Anora won the top prize of Best Picture, while Wicked and Emilia Pérez each took home three awards.

Adrien Brody's The Brutalist won three awards at the 2025 Golden Globes, including honors for Brody's performance and filmmaker Brady Corbet's work as director. Demi Moore won Best Actress for her work in The Substance, adding to her Oscar momentum. The film's writer-director, Coralie Fargeat, won for Adapted Screenplay, and the pic also won for Hair and Makeup.

In the TV categories, Shōgun led the way with six nominations and won four awards, including Best Drama Series and Best Actor in a Drama Series for Hiroyuki Sanada. Hacks scored three wins, including Best Comedy Series and Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Jean Smart.

Other notable winners included Baby Reindeer, which won Best Limited Series, and The Penguin, which won Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television for Colin Farrell. Ali Wong: Single Lady won Best Comedy Special, and X-Men '97 won Best Animated Series.

The Critics Choice Awards aired live on E! and will be available to stream on Peacock. The ceremony was originally scheduled to take place on January 12, 2025, but was postponed due to the Los Angeles wildfires.

Here is the full list of nominees and winners:

  • Best Picture: Anora
  • Best Actor: Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
  • Best Actress: Demi Moore - The Substance
  • Best Director: Jon M. Chu - Wicked
  • Best Adapted Screenplay: Peter Straughan - Conclave
  • Best Song: “El Mal” - Emilia Pérez
  • Best Production Design: Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales - Wicked
  • Best Costume Design: Paul Tazewell - Wicked
  • Best Hair and Makeup: Hair and Makeup Team - The Substance
  • Best Visual Effects: Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer - Dune: Part Two
  • Best Score: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Challengers
  • Best Drama Series: Shōgun
  • Best Actor in a Drama Series: Hiroyuki Sanada - Shōgun
  • Best Actress in a Drama Series: Kathy Bates - Matlock
  • Best Comedy Series: Hacks
  • Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Adam Brody - Nobody Wants This
  • Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart - Hacks
  • Best Limited Series: Baby Reindeer
  • Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Colin Farrell - The Penguin
  • Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Cristin Milioti - The Penguin
  • Best Comedy Special: Ali Wong: Single Lady
  • Best Animated Series: X-Men '97

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