Critics Choice Awards 2025: Demi Moore Best Actress, Adrien Brody Best Actor

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

Jon M. Chu - Wicked (WINNER)

Brady Corbet - The Brutalist

Coralie Fargeat - The Substance

Denis Villeneuve - Dune: Part Two

Edward Berger - Conclave

Jacques Audiard - Emilia Perez

RaMell Ross - Nickel Boys

Sean Baker - Anora

Best Picture

Anora (WINNER)

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Perez

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing

The Brutalist

The Substance

Wicked

Best Actress

Demi Moore - The Substance (WINNER)

Angelina Jolie - Maria

Cynthia Erivo - Wicked

Karla Sofia Gascon - Emilia Perez

Marianne Jean-Baptiste - Hard Truths

Mikey Madison - Anora

Best Actor

Adrien Brody - The Brutalist (WINNER)

Colman Domingo - Sing Sing

Daniel Craig - Queer

Hugh Grant - Heretic

Ralph Fiennes - Conclave

Timothee Chalamet - A Complete Unknown

Best Supporting Actress

Zoe Saldana - Emilia Perez (WINNER)

Ariana Grande - Wicked

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor - Nickel Boys

Danielle Deadwyler - The Piano Lesson

Isabella Rossellini - Conclave

Margaret Qualley - The Substance

Best Supporting Actor

Keiran Culkin - A Real Pain (WINNER)

Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing

Denzel Washington - Gladiator II

Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown

Guy Pearce - The Brutalist

Yura Borisov - Anora

Best Young Actor/Actress

Maisy Stella - My Old Ass (WINNER)

Alisha Weir - Abigail

Alyla Browne - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Elliott Heffernan - Blitz

Izaac Wang - Didi

Zoe Ziegler - Janet Planet

Best Acting Ensemble

Conclave (WINNER)

Anora

Emilia Perez

Saturday Night

Sing Sing

Wicked

Best Comedy

A Real Pain (JOINT WINNER)
Deadpool & Wolverine (JOINT WINNER)

Hit Man

My Old Ass

Saturday Night

Thelma

Best Foreign Language Film

Emilia Perez (WINNER)

All We Imagine as Light

Flow

I’m Still Here

Kneecap

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Best Production Design

Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales - Wicked (WINNER)

Arthur Max, Jille Azis, Elli Griff - Gladiator II

Craig Latrop - Nosferatu

Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia - The Brutalist

Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau - Dune: Part Two

Suzia Davies - Conclave

Best Original Screenplay

Coralie Fargeat - The Substance (WINNER)

Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold - The Brutalist

Jesse Eisenberg - A Real Pain

Justin Kuritzkes - Challengers

Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David - September 5

Sean Baker - Anora

Best Adapted Screenplay

Peter Straughan - Conclave (WINNER)

Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts - Dune: Part Two

Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley - Sing Sing

Jacques Audiard - Emilia Perez

RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes - Nickel Boys

Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox - Wicked

Best Animated Feature

Flow

The Wild Robot (WINNER)

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Best Cinematography

Jarin Blaschke - Nosferatu (WINNER)

Alice Brooks - Wicked

Greig Fraser - Dune: Part Two

Jomo Fray - Nickel Boys

Lol Crawley - The Brutalist

Stephane Fontaine - Conclave

Best Song

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

Beautiful That Way - The Last Showgirl - Miley Cyrus

Compress/Repress - Challengers - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

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

Marco Costa - Challengers (WINNER)

David Jancso - The Brutalist

Hansjorg Weißbrich - September 5

Joe Walker - Dune: Part Two

Nick Emerson - Conclave

Sean Baker - Anora

Best Visual Effects

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

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

Visual Effects Team - The Substance

Best Costume Design

Paul Tazewell - Wicked (WINNER)

Jacqueline West - Dune: Part Two

Janty Yates, Dave Crossman - Gladiator II

Linda Muir - Nosferatu

Lisy Christyl - Conclave

Massimo Cantini Parrini - Maria

Best Hair and Makeup

Hair and Makeup Team - The Substance (WINNER)

Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener, Neal Scanlan - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount - Wicked

Hair and Makeup Team - Dune: Part Two

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

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