2023 Critics Choice Super Awards Nominations
The nominations for the third annual Critics Choice Super Awards were recently released. This year's film candidates are led by The Batman, which has six award nominations, including Best Superhero Feature. Evil, House of the Dragon, The Boys, and What We Do in the Dark are tied for the most television nominations with four nominations each. Other nominees of note are the Indian film RRR with three nominations, and the films Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Everything Everywhere All At Once have four nominations each.
This year’s winners will be revealed on March 16, 2023. The Critics' Choice Super Awards are an annual awards presentation hosted by the Critics Choice Association that recognizes the best in genres of fiction film, television, and home media releases, such as action, superhero, horror, science fiction, fantasy, and animation.
Special Note: POC nominees are listed in bold below.
BEST ACTION MOVIE
Bullet Train
RRR
Top Gun: Maverick
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The Woman King
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Nicolas Cage, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Ram Charan, RRR
Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick
Brad Pitt, Bullet Train
N.T. Rama Rao Jr., RRR
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Sandra Bullock, The Lost City
Jennifer Connelly, Top Gun: Maverick
Viola Davis, The Woman King
Joey King, Bullet Train
Joey King, The Princess
BEST SUPERHERO MOVIE
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
DC League of Super-Pets
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Thor: Love and Thunder
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE
Benedict Cumberbatch, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Paul Dano, The Batman
Colin Farrell, The Batman
Tenoch Huerta, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Robert Pattinson, The Batman
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE
Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Zoë Kravitz, The Batman
Elizabeth Olsen, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Natalie Portman, Thor: Love and Thunder
Letitia Wright, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
BEST HORROR MOVIE
Barbarian
The Black Phone
Pearl
Smile
Speak No Evil
X
BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR MOVIE
Ethan Hawke, The Black Phone
Fedja van Huêt, Speak No Evil
Ralph Fiennes, The Menu
Rory Kinnear, Men
Justin Long, Barbarian
BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR MOVIE
Jessie Buckley, Men
Aisha Dee, Sissy
Anna Diop, Nanny
Mia Goth, Pearl
Rebecca Hall, Resurrection
BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
Avatar: The Way of Water
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Nope
The Northman
Prey
BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
Colin Farrell, After Yang
Daniel Kaluuya, Nope
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Ryan Reynolds, The Adam Project
Alexander Skarsgård, The Northman
BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
Karen Gillan, Dual
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Amber Midthunder, Prey
Keke Palmer, Nope
Zoe Saldana, Avatar: The Way of Water
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
BEST VILLAIN IN A MOVIE
Paul Dano, The Batman
Mia Goth, Pearl
Tenoch Huerta, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Joey King, Bullet Train
Elizabeth Olsen, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Mark Rylance, Bones and All
BEST ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
9-1-1
Cobra Kai
Kung Fu
Reacher
Tulsa King
Vikings: Valhalla
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Kevin Costner, Yellowstone
John Krasinski, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
Ralph Macchio, Cobra Kai
Alan Ritchson, Reacher
Sylvester Stallone, Tulsa King
William Zabka, Cobra Kai
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Angela Bassett, 9-1-1
Queen Latifah, The Equalizer
Olivia Liang, Kung Fu
Katherine McNamara, Walker: Independence
Helen Mirren, 1923
Kelly Reilly, Yellowstone
BEST SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
The Boys
Doom Patrol
Ms. Marvel
Peacemaker
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Werewolf by Night
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
John Cena, Peacemaker
Brendan Fraser, Doom Patrol
Grant Gustin, The Flash
Oscar Isaac, Moon Knight
Elliot Page, The Umbrella Academy
Antony Starr, The Boys
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Danielle Brooks, Peacemaker
Michelle Gomez, Doom Patrol
Caity Lotz, Legends of Tomorrow
Tatiana Maslany, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Erin Moriarty, The Boys
Iman Vellani, Ms. Marvel
BEST HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire
Chucky
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Evil
The Walking Dead
Wednesday
What We Do in the Shadows
BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Jacob Anderson, Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire
Matt Berry, What We Do in the Shadows
Mike Colter, Evil
Harvey Guillén, What We Do in the Shadows
Evan Peters, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Sam Reid, Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire
BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Jennifer Coolidge, The Watcher
Natasia Demetriou, What We Do in the Shadows
Katja Herbers, Evil
Niecy Nash-Betts, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
Christina Ricci – Wednesday
BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Andor
For All Mankind
House of the Dragon
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Stranger Things
BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Chiwetel Ejiofor, The Man Who Fell to Earth
Samuel L. Jackson, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
Diego Luna, Andor
Anson Mount, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Adam Scott, Severance
Matt Smith, House of the Dragon
BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Milly Alcock, House of the Dragon
Patricia Arquette, Severance
Morfydd Clark, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Moses Ingram, Obi-Wan Kenobi
Fiona Shaw, Andor
Sissy Spacek, Night Sky
BEST VILLAIN IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Ethan Hawke, Moon Knight
Brad Dourif, Chucky
Matt Smith, House of the Dragon
Hayden Christensen, Obi-Wan Kenobi
Antony Starr, The Boys
Michael Emerson, Evil
Jamie Campbell Bower, Stranger Things
Harriet Sansom Harris, Werewolf By Night