‘Wicked’ & ‘Conclave’ Lead 2025 Critics Choice Awards Nominations: Full List
The nominees for best original score were the same as those nominated for Golden Globes on Monday.
staff
Wicked and Conclave tied for the most nominations in this year’s Critics Choice Association Awards – 11 each. Dune: Part Two and Emilia Perez were closed behind with 10 nods each.
Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are nominated for best actress and best supporting actress, respectively. The film is nominated for best picture and best acting ensemble.
The film is already the second-highest grossing film based on a Broadway musical (just behind Mamma Mia!). The soundtrack album has so far reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
Selena Gomez failed to receive a supporting actress nod for her work in Emilia Pérez, though “Mi Camino,” which she performs in that film, was nominated for best original song. The film is nominated for best picture and best acting ensemble.
The Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown is nominated for best picture. In addition, star Timothée Chalamet is nominated for best actor, while Edward Norton is nominated for best supporting actor for his portrayal of Pete Seeger.
The six nominees for best original score were exactly the same as those nominated for Golden Globe Awards on Monday: Volker Bertelmann for Conclave; Daniel Blumberg for The Brutalist; Kris Bowers for The Wild Robot; Clément Ducol and Camille for Emilia Pérez; Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for Challengers; and Hans Zimmer for Dune: Part Two.
There was just one difference in the nominations for best original song between the Critics Choice Awards and the Golden Globes. “Harper and Will Go West” from Will & Harper by Sean Douglas and Kristen Wiig is nominated for Critics Choice, whereas the Globes nominated “Forbidden Road” from Better Man (music and Lyrics by Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek).
The other five nominees are the same for both shows: “Beautiful That Way” from The Last Showgirl, “Compress/Repress” from Challengers, “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez, “Kiss the Sky” from The Wild Robot and “Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez.
“This year brought us an incredible wealth of storytelling and performances, leading to indescribably close races for nominations,” Critics Choice Association CEO Joey Berlin said in a statement. “We are honored to be able to celebrate our landmark 30th year of the Critics Choice Awards with this talented group of nominees and are thrilled to bring viewers our best show yet. Knowing how close the balloting for nominations was, we anticipate an exciting evening of high drama on January 12.”
The 2025 Critics Choice Awards take place on Sunday, Jan. 12, beginning at 7 p.m. ET and will air this year on E! Chelsea Handler is set to host.
Here’s the full list of nominations for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards.
Best Picture
A Complete Unknown
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
The Substance
Wicked
Best Song
“Beautiful That Way” – The Last Showgirl – Music by: Andrew Wyatt
Lyrics by: Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li
“Compress/Repress” – Challengers – Music by: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Lyrics by: Trent Reznor, Luca Guadagnino
“El Mal” – Emilia Pérez – Music by: Clément Ducol, Camille
Lyrics by: Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard
“Harper and Will Go West” – Will & Harper – Sean Douglas, Kristen Wiig
“Kiss the Sky” – The Wild Robot – Music & Lyrics by: Delacey, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, Ali Tamposi
“Mi Camino” – Emilia Pérez – Music & Lyrics by: Clément Ducol, Camille
Best Score
Volker Bertelmann – Conclave
Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist
Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot
Clément Ducol & Camille – Emilia Pérez
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers
Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two
Best Acting Ensemble
Anora
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Saturday Night
Sing Sing
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
Best Director
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker – Anora
Edward Berger – Conclave
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Jon M. Chu – Wicked
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two
Best Original Screenplay
Sean Baker – Anora
Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David – September 5
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Justin Kuritzkes – Challengers
Best Adapted Screenplay
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox – Wicked
Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley – Sing Sing
RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes – Nickel Boys
Peter Straughan – Conclave
Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts – Dune: Part Two
Best Cinematography
Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu
Alice Brooks – Wicked
Lol Crawley – The Brutalist
Stéphane Fontaine – Conclave
Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two
Jomo Fray – Nickel Boys
Best Production Design
Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia – The Brutalist
Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked
Suzie Davies – Conclave
Craig Lathrop – Nosferatu
Arthur Max, Jille Azis, Elli Griff – Gladiator II
Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau – Dune: Part Two
Best Editing
Sean Baker – Anora
Marco Costa – Challengers
Nick Emerson – Conclave
David Jancso – The Brutalist
Joe Walker – Dune: Part Two
Hansjörg Weißbrich – September 5
Best Costume Design
Lisy Christl – Conclave
Linda Muir – Nosferatu
Massimo Cantini Parrini – Maria
Paul Tazewell – Wicked
Jacqueline West – Dune: Part Two
Janty Yates, Dave Crossman – Gladiator II
Best Hair and Makeup
Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener, Neal Scanlan – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Hair and Makeup Team – Dune: Part Two
Hair and Makeup Team – The Substance
Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount – Wicked
Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, David White – Nosferatu
Mike Marino, Sarah Graalman, Aaron Saucier – A Different Man
Best Visual Effects
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
Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs – Better Man
Visual Effects Team – The Substance
Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, Rodney Burke – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Best Animated Feature
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best Comedy
A Real Pain
Deadpool & Wolverine
Hit Man
My Old Ass
Saturday Night
Thelma
Best Foreign Language Film
All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez
Flow
I’m Still Here
Kneecap
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
