The 30th annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony, presented by the Television Critics Association for achievements in cinema, took place in Los Angeles on February 7, according to the New York Times.
Wicked: The Conjuring, The Substance, and Emilia Perez received the most awards this year. They won three statuettes in different nominations at once.
The best film was recognized as the American comedy-drama Anora. The story follows a young stripper living in Brighton Beach who starts an affair with the son of a Russian oligarch. Actors Mikey Madison and Mark Eidelstein played the lead roles.
Adrien Brody won Best Actor for his role in The Brutalist. Demi Moore continued her success after the Golden Globes and again won the Best Actress award for the movie Substance.
In the main television categories, the Shogun and Sophisticated won.
See the full list of winners of the Critics Choice Awards 2025:
- Best Picture: “Anora”
- Best Actor: Adrien Brody for “The Brutalist”
- Best Actress: Demi Moore for “Substance”
- Best Director: John M. Chu “Wicked: The Conjuring”
- Best Cinematography: Jarin Blaschke, “Nosferatu”
- Best Editing: Marco Costa, “The Contenders”
- Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin for True Grit
- Best Supporting Actress: Zoe Saldana for Emilia Perez
- Best Young Actor: Macy Stella “My Old Ass”
- Best acting ensemble: “The Conclave”
- Best Original Screenplay: Coralie Farja “Substance”
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Peter Straughan “Conclave”
- Best Song: “El Mal” by Zoe Saldánf, Carla Sofia Gascon and Camilla
- Best Soundtrack: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross – “Challengers”
- Best Animated Film: “The Wild Robot”
- Best Foreign Film: “Emilia Perez”
- Best foreign series: “The Squid Game”
- Best Comedy: “True Grit” and ”Deadpool and Wolverine”
- Best Comedy Series: “The Trick”
- Best Drama Series: “Shogun”
- Best miniseries: “The Deer”
- Best Actor in a Drama Series: Hiroyuki Sanada for “Shogun”
- Best Actress in a Drama Series: Kathy Bates for Matlock
- Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Tadanobu Asano for Shogun
- Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Moeka Hoshi for Shogun
- Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Adam Brody for “Nobody Wants It”
- Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Gene Smart for “The Sopranos”
- Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Michael Urie “Therapy”
- Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Hannah Einbinder for “The Crafty”
- Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie: Colin Farrell, “Penguin”
- Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie: Christine Milioti for “Penguin”
- Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries: Liev Schreiber “The Perfect Match”
- Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries: Jessica Gunning for “The Deer”.