2025 Critics Choice Awards Nominations:WickedandConclaveLead Film Nominees

Mar. 15, 2025

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in Wicked.Photo:Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures

The critics are having their say on the best movies of the year.

On Thursday, Dec. 12, the movie nominations for the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards were unveiled, withConclaveandWickedleading at 11 nominations each.Dune: Part TwoandEmilia Pérezfollowed as each earned 10 nods.

The Critics Choice Associationpreviously unveiled its television nomineeson Dec. 5, with FX’sShōgunleading with six total nominations.Abbott Elementary,Disclaimer,Hacks,The Diplomat,The PenguinandWhat We Do in the Shadowsfollowed with four nominations each.

Ralph Fiennes in Conclave.Courtesy of Focus Features

Courtesy of Focus Features

See below for the complete list of nominees.

Best picture

A Complete UnknownAnoraThe BrutalistConclaveDune: Part TwoEmilia PérezNickel BoysSing SingThe SubstanceWicked

Best actor

Adrien Brody -The BrutalistTimothée Chalamet -A Complete UnknownDaniel Craig -QueerColman Domingo -Sing SingRalph Fiennes -ConclaveHugh Grant -Heretic

Best actress

Cynthia Erivo –WickedKarla Sofía Gascón –Emilia PérezMarianne Jean-Baptiste –Hard TruthsAngelina Jolie –MariaMikey Madison –AnoraDemi Moore –The Substance

Best supporting actor

Yura Borisov –AnoraKieran Culkin –A Real PainClarence Maclin –Sing SingEdward Norton –A Complete UnknownGuy Pearce –The BrutalistDenzel Washington –Gladiator II

Best supporting actress

Danielle Deadwyler –The Piano LessonAunjanue Ellis-Taylor –Nickel BoysAriana Grande –WickedMargaret Qualley –The SubstanceIsabella Rossellini –ConclaveZoe Saldaña –Emilia Pérez

Karla Sofia Gascon in “Emilia Perez”.Shanna Besson/PAGE 114

Shanna Besson/PAGE 114

Best young actor/actress

Alyla Browne –Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaElliott Heffernan –BlitzMaisy Stella –My Old AssIzaac Wang –DidiAlisha Weir –AbigailZoe Ziegler –Janet Planet

Best acting ensemble

AnoraConclaveEmilia PérezSaturday NightSing SingWicked

Best director

Jacques Audiard –Emilia PérezSean Baker –AnoraEdward Berger –ConclaveBrady Corbet –The BrutalistJon M. Chu –WickedCoralie Fargeat –The SubstanceRaMell Ross –Nickel BoysDenis Villeneuve –Dune: Part Two

Best original screenplay

Sean Baker –AnoraMoritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David –September 5Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold –The BrutalistJesse Eisenberg –A Real PainCoralie Fargeat –The SubstanceJustin Kuritzkes –Challengers

Best adapted screenplay

Jacques Audiard –Emilia PérezWinnie Holzman, Dana Fox –WickedGreg Kwedar, Clint Bentley –Sing SingRaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes –Nickel BoysPeter Straughan –ConclaveDenis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts –Dune: Part Two

Best cinematography

NosferatuWickedThe BrutalistConclaveDune: Part TwoNickel Boys

“Dune: Part Two”.Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures

Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures

Best production design

The BrutalistWickedConclaveNosferatuGladiator IIDune: Part Two

Best editing

AnoraChallengersConclaveThe BrutalistDune: Part TwoSeptember 5

Best costume design

ConclaveNosferatuMariaWickedDune: Part TwoGladiator II

Best hair and makeup

Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceDune: Part TwoThe SubstanceWickedNosferatuA Different Man

Best visual effects

Gladiator IIWickedDune: Part TwoBetter ManThe SubstanceKingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Best animated feature

FlowInside Out 2Memoir of a SnailWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most FowlThe Wild Robot

Best comedy

A Real PainDeadpool & WolverineHit ManMy Old AssSaturday NightThelma

Best foreign language film

All We Imagine as LightEmilia PérezFlowI’m Still HereKneecapThe Seed of the Sacred Fig

Best song

“Beautiful That Way” –The Last Showgirl– Miley Cyrus"Compress / Repress” –Challengers– Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross“El Mal” –Emilia Pérez– Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón,Camille“Harper and Will Go West” –Will & Harper– Kristen Wiig“Kiss the Sky” –The Wild Robot– Maren Morris“Mi Camino” –Emilia Pérez– Selena Gomez

Best score

Volker Bertelmann –ConclaveDaniel Blumberg –The BrutalistKris Bowers –The Wild RobotClément Ducol & Camille –Emilia PerezTrent Reznor & Atticus Ross –ChallengersHans Zimmer –Dune: Part Two

source: people.com