Critics Choice Awards 2025: Film Nominees Announced

The Critics Choice Association has revealed the first wave of nominees for the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards. The ceremony is set for January 12, 2025, at the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles. Leading the nominations are Conclave and Wicked, each securing 11 nods across major categories.

Top contenders for Best Picture include Dune: Part Two, The Brutalist, Wicked, and Conclave. In acting, Adrien Brody (The Brutalist), Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown), and Cynthia Erivo (Wicked) are among the standout nominees. Supporting categories highlight Ariana Grande (Wicked), Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown), and Danielle Deadwyler (The Piano Lesson).

Other notable mentions include Emilia Pérez for Best Foreign Language Film and Inside Out 2 for Best Animated Feature. Technical categories like cinematography, editing, and costume design honor films such as Nosferatu, Dune: Part Two, and Gladiator II. The awards will celebrate the best in film, with winners announced in January.‍

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

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

BEST YOUNG ACTOR / ACTRESS ‍

Alyla Browne – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Elliott Heffernan – Blitz

Maisy Stella – My Old Ass

Izaac Wang – Didi

Alisha Weir – Abigail

Zoe Ziegler – Janet Planet

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