The critics have made their choice.
At 2025 Critics Choice Awards, plenty of movies and TV shows—ranging from pop-u-lar blockbusters to streaming smash hits—were honored by the American-Canadian Critics Choice Association.
In the film department, Wicked entered the ceremony with a whopping 11 nominations, including Best Actress for Cynthia Erivo and Best Supporting Actress for Ariana Grande. However, the musical adaptation was evenly matched by Conclave, a thriller about the death of the Pope starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and John Lithgow.
Emilia Pérez—which picked up four Golden Globes Jan. 5—tied with Dune: Part Two at 10 nominations a piece, while The Brutalist came into the show with nine nods.
As for TV? Shogun was clearly a favorite amongst critics, leading the pack of nominees with six nods—including two for stars Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada in the Lead Actress and Lead Actor in a Drama categories, respectively.
