Pamela Anderson, Charlize Theron, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Matt Damon are among the marquee stars in the running at the sixth annual Critics Choice Super Awards.
The Critics Choice Super Awards put the spotlight on crowd-pleasing genres that are often overlooked during traditional awards season, celebrating standout superhero, science fiction, fantasy, horror and action titles from 2025 to 2026 — along with the scene-stealing villains who made them memorable.
This year’s Critics Choice Super Awards nominations have now been unveiled, bringing together a high-profile lineup of Hollywood talent competing in fan-favorite categories such as Best Villain and Best Horror Film.
Winners for the awards, which honor both film and television performances and productions, are set to be revealed on August 6 through an official press release.
In the action race, The Furious and The Naked Gun are among the contenders for Best Action Movie, while Superman and Supergirl are set to face off in the Best Superhero Movie category.
Superman leads are also getting individual recognition, with David Corenswet nominated for Best Actor in a Superhero Movie and Rachel Brosnahan earning a nod for Best Actress in a Superhero Movie.
Pamela Anderson, Charlize Theron, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Matt Damon are among the stars nominated for a Critics Choice Super Award
Meanwhile, two of the year’s buzziest genre releases, Obsession and Backrooms, picked up multiple mentions, including nominations in the Best Horror Movie category.
The Naked Gun star Pamela Anderson, The Bluff star Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Apex star Charlize Theron will also be competing for Best Actress in an Action Movie.
The Best Actor in an Action Movie category also boasts nominees such as Matt Damon of The Rip, Taron Egerton of Apex, and Bob Odenkirk of Normal.
The nominees for Best Superhero Movie include Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, Exit 8, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Masters of the Universe, Mortal Kombat II, Supergirl, and Superman.
As for Best Actress in a Superhero Movie, Superman star Rachel Brosnahan will be facing off against The Fantastic Four: First Steps stars Julia Garner and Vanessa Kirby.
The nominations for Best Horror Movie are 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Backrooms, The Long Walk, Obsession, Send Help, and Weapons.
For Best Actor In A Horror Movie, Weapons star Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor of Backrooms, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple stars Ralph Fiennes and Jack O’Connell, Michael Johnston of Obsession, The Long Walk star David Jonsson, and Hokum star Adam Scott.
The nominations for Best Actress in a Horror Movie are Alison Brie of Together, The Bride! star Jessie Buckley, Weapons star Amy Madigan, Send Help star Rachel McAdams, Obsession star Inde Navarrette, and Backrooms star Renate Reinsve.
As for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie, Bugonia, Disclosure Day, Frankenstein, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, I Love Boosters, Predator: Badlands, and Project Hail Mary have all been nominated.
Charlize Theron will also be competing for Best Actress in an Action Movie for her role in Apex
Anderson starred in the reboot of the beloved comedy franchise last year
One of the year’s hottest horror films, Obsession, has received multiple nods
The nominees for Best Actor In A Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie are Jacob Elordi of Frankenstein, Project Hail Mary stars Ryan Gosling and James Ortiz, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie star Matt Johnson, Jesse Plemons of Bugonia and Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die star Sam Rockwell.
Disclosure Day star Emily Blunt, Oona Chaplin of Avatar: Fire and Ash, Elle Fanning of Predator: Badlands, Project Hail Mary star Sandra Hüller, I Love Boosters star Keke Palmer, and Bugonia star Emma Stone have all been nominated for Best Actress In A Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie.
In one of the more unconventional categories, the association also has an award for Best Villain in a Movie.
Oona Chaplin or Avatar: Fire and Ash, Superman star Nicholas Hoult, Obsession star Michael Johnston, Jared Leto of Masters of the Universe, and Weapons star Amy Madigan are all up for Best Villain.
On the small screen, 9-1-1 Nashville, Boston Blue, Dark Winds, High Potential, Hijack, The Lowdown, and TaskTracker have all been nominated for Best Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie.
Matt Damon is up for Best Actor in an Action Movie for his work in The Rip
Superman stars David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan have both been nominated
The nominees for Best Actor In An Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie are Sterling K. Brown of Paradise, Hijack star Idris Elba, The Lowdown star Ethan Hawke, Dark Winds star Zahn McClarnon, Task star Mark Ruffalo, and R.J. Decker star Scott Speedman.
Other nomination highlights include The Miniature Wife star Elizabeth Banks for Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie, Macaulay Culkin, Peter Dinklage, and Paul Giamatti for Best Villain In A Series, Limited Series or Made-For TV Movie, as well as Toni Collette and Jenna Ortega competing for Best Actress In A Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie.
The Critics Choice Awards are presented by the American–Canadian Critics Choice Association, which is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 600 media critics and entertainment journalists.
It was established in 2019 with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the intersection between film, television, and streaming content.
2026 CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS
BEST ACTION MOVIE
The Furious
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Motor City
The Naked Gun
Normal
The Rip
Sisu: Road to Revenge
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Matt Damon – The Rip
Taron Egerton – Apex
Xie Miao – The Furious
Bob Odenkirk – Normal
Alan Ritchson – Motor City
Joe Taslim – The Furious
Jorma Tommila – Sisu: Road to Revenge
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Pamela Anderson – The Naked Gun
Priyanka Chopra Jonas – The Bluff
Eiza González – Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Akari Takaishi – Ghost Killer
Charlize Theron – Apex
Samara Weaving – Over Your Dead Body
Maddie Ziegler – Pretty Lethal
Pamela Anderson has been nominated for her role in The Naked Gun
BEST SUPERHERO MOVIE
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Exit 8
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Masters of the Universe
Mortal Kombat II
Supergirl
Superman
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE
David Corenswet – Superman
Nicholas Galitzine – Masters of the Universe
Edi Gathegi – Superman
Nicholas Hoult – Superman
Kazunari Ninomiya – Exit 8
Pedro Pascal – The Fantastic Four: First Steps
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE
Milly Alcock – Supergirl
Rachel Brosnahan – Superman
Julia Garner – The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Vanessa Kirby – The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Camila Mendes – Masters of the Universe
Adeline Rudolph – Mortal Kombat II
Obsession is up for Best Horror Movie
BEST HORROR MOVIE
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Backrooms
The Long Walk
Obsession
Send Help
Weapons
BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR MOVIE
Josh Brolin – Weapons
Chiwetel Ejiofor – Backrooms
Ralph Fiennes – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Michael Johnston – Obsession
David Jonsson – The Long Walk
Jack O’Connell – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Adam Scott – Hokum
BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR MOVIE
Alison Brie – Together
Jessie Buckley – The Bride!
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Rachel McAdams – Send Help
Inde Navarrette – Obsession
Renate Reinsve – Backrooms
BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
Bugonia
Disclosure Day
Frankenstein
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
I Love Boosters
Predator: Badlands
Project Hail Mary
BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Ryan Gosling – Project Hail Mary
Matt Johnson – Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
James Ortiz – Project Hail Mary
Jesse Plemons – Bugonia
Sam Rockwell – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
Emily Blunt – Disclosure Day
Oona Chaplin – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Elle Fanning – Predator: Badlands
Sandra Hüller – Project Hail Mary
Keke Palmer – I Love Boosters
Emma Stone – Bugonia
BEST VILLAIN IN A MOVIE
Oona Chaplin – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Nicholas Hoult – Superman
Michael Johnston – Obsession
Jared Leto – Masters of the Universe
Amy Madigan – Weapons
BEST ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
9-1-1: Nashville
Boston Blue
Dark Winds
High Potential
Hijack
The Lowdown
TaskTracker
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
Idris Elba – Hijack
Ethan Hawke – The Lowdown
Zahn McClarnon – Dark Winds
Mark Ruffalo – Task
Scott Speedman – R.J. Decker
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Angela Bassett – 9-1-1
Julianne Nicholson – Paradise
Kaitlin Olson – High Potential
Gloria Reuben – Boston Blue
Octavia Spencer – Ride or Die
Hannah Waddingham – Ride or Die
BEST SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
The Boys
Daredevil: Born Again
Fallout
Gen V
Invincible
Peacemaker
Spider-Noir
Wonder Man
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Wonder Man
Nicolas Cage – Spider-Noir
John Cena – Peacemaker
Walton Goggins – Fallout
Hamish Linklater – Gen V
Antony Starr – The Boys
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Danielle Brooks – Peacemaker
Valorie Curry – The Boys
Colby Minifie – The Boys
Annabel O’Hagan – Fallout
Jaz Sinclair – Gen V
Deborah Ann Woll – Daredevil: Born Again
BEST HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
The Beauty
The Boroughs
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Dexter: Resurrection
Ghosts
IT: Welcome to Derry
Wednesday
Widow’s Bay
BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Michael Chernus –Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Michael C. Hall – Dexter: Resurrection
Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Alfred Molina – The Boroughs
Harold Perrineau – From
Matthew Rhys – Widow’s Bay
BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Toni Collette – Wayward
Laurie Metcalf – Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Camila Morrone – Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
Kate O’Flynn – Widow’s Bay
Jenna Ortega – Wednesday
Taylour Paige – IT: Welcome to Derry
BEST SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Alien: Earth
For All Mankind
House of the Dragon
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Paradise
Pluribus
Silo
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Dexter Sol Ansell – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
Peter Claffey – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Colin Farrell – Sugar
Timothy Olyphant – Alien: Earth
Matt Smith – House of the Dragon
BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Elizabeth Banks – The Miniature Wife
Sydney Chandler – Alien: Earth
Emma D’Arcy – House of the Dragon
Rebecca Ferguson – Silo
Holly Hunter – Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus
BEST VILLAIN IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Macaulay Culkin – Fallout
Peter Dinklage – Dexter: Resurrection
Paul Giamatti – Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Brendan Gleeson – Spider-Noir
Ewan Mitchell – House of the Dragon
Antony Starr – The Boys
