Critics Choice Awards 2025: Complete list of winners along with all nominations; Demi Moore, Emilia Perez and more

The Critics Choice Awards 2025 took place in Los Angeles on February 7. This 30th edition happened weeks after the LA wildfires. The Critics Choice Awards had some surprising wins, leaving audiences shocked.

While some victories were expected, like Demi Moore for Best Actress and Zoe Saldana for Emilia Perez, Ariana Grande’s loss sparked backlash among fans.

Check out the complete list of winners:

Best Director

Brady Corbet – The Brutalist

Coralie Fargeat – The Substance

Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two

Jacques Audiard – Emilia Perez

Jon M. Chu – Wicked (WINNER)

RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys

Best Picture

A Complete Unknown

Best Actress

Angelina Jolie – Maria

Demi Moore – The Substance (WINNER)

Karla Sofia Gascon – Emilia Perez

Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths

Best Actor

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist (WINNER)

Colman Domingo – Sing Sing

Timothee Chalamet – A Complete Unknown

Best Supporting Actress

Ariana Grande – Wicked

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys

Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson

Isabella Rossellini – Conclave

Margaret Qualley – The Substance

Zoe Saldana – Emilia Perez (WINNER)

Best Supporting Actor

Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing

Denzel Washington – Gladiator II

Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown

Guy Pearce – The Brutalist

Keiran Culkin – A Real Pain (WINNER)

Yura Borisov – Anora

Best Young Actor/Actress

Alisha Weir – Abigail

Alyla Browne – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Elliott Heffernan – Blitz

Maisy Stella – My Old Ass (WINNER)

Zoe Ziegler – Janet Planet

Best Acting Ensemble

Anora

Conclave (WINNER)

Emilia Perez

Best Comedy

A Real Pain (JOINT WINNER)

Deadpool & Wolverine (JOINT WINNER)

Best Foreign Language Film

All We Imagine as Light

Emilia Perez (WINNER)

Flow

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Best Production Design

Arthur Max, Jille Azis, Elli Griff – Gladiator II

Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia – The Brutalist

Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked (WINNER)

Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau – Dune: Part Two

Best Original Screenplay

Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist

Coralie Fargeat – The Substance (WINNER)

Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain

Justin Kuritzkes – Challengers

Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David – September 5

Best Adapted Screenplay

Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts – Dune: Part Two

Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley – Sing Sing

Jacques Audiard – Emilia Perez

Peter Straughan – Conclave (WINNER)

RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes – Nickel Boys

Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox – Wicked

Best Animated Feature

Flow

The Wild Robot (WINNER)

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Best Cinematography

Alice Brooks – Wicked

Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two

Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu (WINNER)

Jomo Fray – Nickel Boys

Lol Crawley – The Brutalist

Stephane Fontaine – Conclave

Best Song

Beautiful That Way – The Last Showgirl – Miley Cyrus

Compress/Repress – Challengers – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

El Mal – Emilia Perez – Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofia Gascon, Camille (WINNER)

Harper and Will Go West – Will & Harper – Kristen Wiig

Kiss the Sky – The Wild Robot – Maren Morris

Mi Camino – Emilia Perez – Selena Gomez

Best Editing

David Jancso – The Brutalist

Hansjorg Weißbrich – September 5

Joe Walker – Dune: Part Two

Marco Costa – Challengers (WINNER)

Nick Emerson – Conclave

Best Visual Effects

Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, Rodney Burke – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs – Better Man

Mark Bakowski, Pietro Ponti, Nikki Penny, Neil Corbould – Gladiator II

Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould, David Shirk – Wicked

Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer – Dune: Part Two (WINNER)

Visual Effects Team – The Substance

Best Costume Design

Jacqueline West – Dune: Part Two

Janty Yates, Dave Crossman – Gladiator II

Massimo Cantini Parrini – Maria

Paul Tazewell – Wicked (WINNER)

Best Hair and Makeup

Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener, Neal Scanlan – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount – Wicked

Hair and Makeup Team – Dune: Part Two

Hair and Makeup Team – The Substance (WINNER)

Mike Marino, Sarah Graalman, Aaron Saucier – A Different Man

Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, David White – Nosferatu