The Press Release:
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the winners of the 2nd annual Critics Choice Super Awards, honoring the most popular, fan-obsessed genres across both movies and television, including Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, and Action.

“Spider-Man: No Way Home” led the film winners this year, garnering three awards overall. The film was awarded Best Superhero Movie, while Andrew Garfield took the prize for Best Actor in a Superhero Movie, and Willem Dafoe won Best Villain in a Movie.

“Squid Game” and “WandaVision” tied for most series wins, earning three awards each. “Squid Game” swept the Action Series categories, with Lee Jung-jae winning Best Actor in an Action Series, HoYeon Jung winning Best Actress in an Action Series, and the show taking home the Best Action Series award. “WandaVision” was named Best Superhero Series, and Elizabeth Olsen was awarded Best Actress in a Superhero Series, while her co-star Kathryn Hahn won Best Villain in a Series.

“This year’s slate of Critics Choice Super Awards nominees and winners represents the absolute best in genre storytelling,” said Sean O’Connell, Critics Choice Super Awards Branch President. “It’s an honor to showcase these incredible accomplishments in Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Comic Book films and television. The Super Awards will proudly continue to shine a brighter light on the talented people telling stories in these fields.”

The full list of winners can be found below.

Best Action Movie:
Gunpowder Milkshake
The Harder They Fall
The Last Duel
Nobody
WINNER – No Time to Die
Wrath of Man

Best Actor In An Action Movie:
WINNER – Daniel Craig – No Time to Die
Dwayne Johnson – Jungle Cruise
Jonathan Majors – The Harder They Fall
Mads Mikkelsen – Riders of Justice
Liam Neeson – The Ice Road
Bob Odenkirk – Nobody

Best Actress In An Action Movie:
WINNER – Jodie Comer – The Last Duel
Ana de Armas – No Time to Die
Karen Gillan – Gunpowder Milkshake
Regina King – The Harder They Fall
Lashana Lynch – No Time to Die
Maggie Q – The Protégé

Best Superhero Movie:
Black Widow
Eternals
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
WINNER – Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Suicide Squad
Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Best Actor In A Superhero Movie:
John Cena – The Suicide Squad
Idris Elba – The Suicide Squad
WINNER – Andrew Garfield – Spider-Man: No Way Home
Tom Holland – Spider-Man: No Way Home
Tony Leung – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Simu Liu – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Best Actress In A Superhero Movie:
Gal Gadot – Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Scarlett Johansson – Black Widow
WINNER – Florence Pugh – Black Widow
Margot Robbie – The Suicide Squad
Michelle Yeoh – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Zendaya – Spider-Man: No Way Home

Best Horror Movie:
Candyman
Last Night in Soho
Malignant
The Night House
WINNER – A Quiet Place Part II
Titane

Best Actor In A Horror Movie:
WINNER – Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Candyman
Nicolas Cage – Willy’s Wonderland
Dave Davis – The Vigil
Vincent Lindon – Titane
Cillian Murphy – A Quiet Place Part II
Sam Richardson – Werewolves Within

Best Actress In A Horror Movie:
Barbara Crampton – Jakob’s Wife
Rebecca Hall – The Night House
Anya-Taylor Joy – Last Night in Soho
Thomasin McKenzie – Last Night in Soho
WINNER – Agathe Rousselle – Titane
Millicent Simmonds – A Quiet Place Part II

Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie:
Don’t Look Up
WINNER – Dune
Free Guy
The Green Knight
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Swan Song

Best Actor In A Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie:
Mahershala Ali – Swan Song
Timothée Chalamet – Dune
Leonardo DiCaprio – Don’t Look Up
Tom Hanks – Finch
WINNER – Dev Patel – The Green Knight
Ryan Reynolds – Free Guy

Best Actress In A Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie:
Cate Blanchett – Don’t Look Up
Jodie Comer – Free Guy
WINNER – Rebecca Ferguson – Dune
Mckenna Grace – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Jennifer Lawrence – Don’t Look Up
Alicia Vikander – The Green Knight

Best Villain In A Movie:
Ben Affleck – The Last Duel
WINNER – Willem Dafoe – Spider-Man: No Way Home
Idris Elba – The Harder They Fall
Tony Leung – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Marina Mazepa (performer) & Ray Chase (voice) – Malignant
Tony Todd – Candyman

TELEVISION

Best Action Series:
9-1-1 (Fox)
Cobra Kai (Netflix)
Heels (Starz)
Kung Fu (The CW)
Lupin (Netflix)
WINNER – Squid Game (Netflix)

Best Actor in an Action Series:
Mike Faist – Panic (Prime Video) as Dodge Mason
WINNER – Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game (Netflix) as Seong Gi-hun
Alexander Ludwig – Heels (Starz) as Ace Spade
Ralph Macchio – Cobra Kai (Netflix) as Daniel LaRusso
Omar Sy – Lupin (Netflix) as Assane Diop
William Zabka – Cobra Kai (Netflix) as Johnny Lawrence

Best Actress in an Action Series:
Angela Bassett – 9-1-1 (Fox) as Athena Grant-Nash
Kim Joo-ryoung – Squid Game (Netflix) as Han Mi-nyeo
WINNER – HoYeon Jung – Squid Game (Netflix) as Kang Sae-byeok
Queen Latifah – The Equalizer (CBS) as Robyn McCall
Olivia Liang – Kung Fu (The CW) as Nicky Shen
Mary McCormack – Heels (Starz) as Willie Day

Best Horror Series:
Chucky (Syfy/USA)
Dr. Death (Peacock)
Evil (Paramount+)
Midnight Mass (Netflix)
Servant (Apple TV+)
WINNER – Yellowjackets (Showtime)

Best Actor in a Horror Series:
Adrien Brody – Chapelwaite (Epix) as Charles Boone
Mike Colter – Evil (Paramount+) as David Acosta
Zach Gilford – Midnight Mass (Netflix) as Riley Flynn
Rupert Grint – Servant (Apple TV+) as Julian Pearce
WINNER – Hamish Linklater – Midnight Mass (Netflix) as Father Paul Hill
Aasif Mandvi – Evil (Paramount+) as Ben Shakir

Best Actress in a Horror Series:
Lauren Ambrose – Servant (Apple TV+) as Dorothy Turner
Katja Herbers – Evil (Paramount+) as Dr. Kristen Bouchard
Christine Lahti – Evil (Paramount+) as Sheryl Luria
WINNER – Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets (Showtime) as Shauna
Kate Siegel – Midnight Mass (Netflix) as Erin Greene
Samantha Sloyan – Midnight Mass (Netflix) as Bev Keane

Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series:
Foundation (Apple TV+)
Resident Alien (Syfy)
Snowpiercer (TNT)
Star Trek: Discovery (Paramount+)
WINNER – Station Eleven (HBO Max)
The Witcher (Netflix)

Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series:
Henry Cavill – The Witcher (Netflix) as Geralt of Rivia
WINNER – Daveed Diggs – Snowpiercer (TNT) as Andre Layton
Matthew Goode – A Discovery of Witches (Sundance Now) as Matthew Clairmont
Jared Harris – Foundation (Apple TV+) as Hari Seldon
Lee Pace – Foundation (Apple TV+) as Brother Day
Alan Tudyk – Resident Alien (Syfy) as Dr. Harry Vanderspiegle

Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series:
WINNER – Mackenzie Davis – Station Eleven (HBO Max) as Kirsten Raymonde
Laura Donnelly – The Nevers (HBO) as Amalia True
Sonequa Martin-Green – Star Trek: Discovery (Paramount+) as Michael Burnham
Teresa Palmer – A Discovery of Witches (Sundance Now) as Diana Bishop
Jodie Whittaker – Doctor Who (BBC America) as The Thirteenth Doctor
Alison Wright – Snowpiercer (TNT) as Ruth Wardell

Best Superhero Series:
Doom Patrol (HBO Max)
Hawkeye (Disney+)
Loki (Disney+)
Lucifer (Netflix)
Superman & Lois (The CW)
WINNER – WandaVision (Disney+)

Best Actor in a Superhero Series:
Paul Bettany – WandaVision (Disney+) as Vision
Tom Ellis – Lucifer (Netflix) as Lucifer Morningstar
Brendan Fraser – Doom Patrol (HBO Max) as Cliff Steele
WINNER – Tom Hiddleston – Loki (Disney+) as Loki
Tyler Hoechlin – Superman & Lois (The CW) as Clark Kent / Superman
Anthony Mackie – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Disney+) as Sam Wilson / Falcon

Best Actress in a Superhero Series:
Sophia Di Martino – Loki (Disney+) as Sylvie
Kathryn Hahn – WandaVision (Disney+) as Agnes / Agatha Harkness
Javicia Leslie – Batwoman (The CW) as Ryan Wilder / Batwoman
Gugu Mbatha-Raw – Loki (Disney+) as Judge Ravonna Renslayer
WINNER – Elizabeth Olsen – WandaVision (Disney+) as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
Hailee Steinfeld – Hawkeye (Disney+) as Kate Bishop

Best Villain in a Series:
Vincent D’Onofrio – Hawkeye (Disney+) as Kingpin
Michael Emerson – Evil (Paramount+) as Dr. Leland Townsend
WINNER – Kathryn Hahn – WandaVision (Disney+) as Agnes / Agatha Harkness
Joshua Jackson – Dr. Death (Peacock) as Dr. Christopher Duntsch
Jonathan Majors – Loki (Disney+) as He Who Remains
Samantha Sloyan – Midnight Mass (Netflix) as Bev Keane

About the Critics Choice Association (CCA): The Critics Choice Association is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 525 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. For more information, visit: CriticsChoice.com (linked below).

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PiercingMetal Thoughts: Whew, now those are some winners and I think that I’ve said this before but if I didn’t let me say it now. This is my kind of awards show. As a bit of a geek Pop Culturist, I’ve seen a lot of the movies and television series that won an award but there are still some that I need to check out. One of the things that I like about this particular awards ceremony is that it helps spark the interest in these programs a little more. Let’s face it, a lot of what this audience enjoys doesn’t always manage to get an Oscar or Emmy nod. It’s great when they do but one cannot count on it happening. So wrapping this one up I wonder what you all think about the results. Did some of your favorite films and series win big or were they left out of the nomination process? Chime in down below and I will see you next time around. Please stay safe out there my friends.

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