5th Annual Critics Choice Super Awards: ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘The Penguin,’ June Squibb Top Winners List

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the winners of the 5^th 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.

Deadpool & Wolverine, Dune: Part Two, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, and Sinners lead this year’s film winners, having earned two wins each. Deadpool & Wolverine was named Best Superhero Movie, while Hugh Jackman earned Best Actor in a Superhero Movie. Dune: Part Two was recognized as Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie, with Timothée Chalamet honored as Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning took home Best Action Movie, with its star Tom Cruise winning Best Actor in an Action Movie. In the Horror categories, Sinners won Best Horror Movie, and Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor in a Horror Movie. June Squibb won Best Actress in an Action Movie for Thelma.

The Penguin was the standout among this year’s television winners, taking home wins in all four of its nominated categories including Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie. The Penguin star Colin Farrell also won Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series, or Made-For-TV Movie, as well as Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series, or Made-For-TV Movie, while Cristin Milioti was awarded Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series, or Made-For-TV Movie. Shōgun was a triple winner, taking Best Action Series, Limited Series, or Made-For-TV Movie, Hiroyuki Sanada for Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series, or Made-For-TV Movie and Anna Sawai for Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series, or Made-For-TV Movie.

The full list of winners can be found below.

FEATURE FILM

BEST ACTION MOVIE
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Tom Cruise – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
June Squibb – Thelma

BEST SUPERHERO MOVIE*
Deadpool & Wolverine

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE*
Hugh Jackman – Deadpool & Wolverine

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE*
Florence Pugh – Thunderbolts*

BEST HORROR MOVIE
Sinners

BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR MOVIE
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners

BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR MOVIE
Demi Moore – The Substance

BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
Dune: Part Two

BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
Timothée Chalamet – Dune: Part Two

BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
Sophie Thatcher – Companion

BEST VILLAIN IN A MOVIE
Hugh Grant – Heretic

* Superhero categories also include Comic Book and Video Game Inspired series

TELEVISION

BEST ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Shōgun

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Anna Sawai – Shōgun

BEST SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE*
The Penguin

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE*
Colin Farrell – The Penguin

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE*
Cristin Milioti – The Penguin

BEST HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
The Last of Us

BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us

BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country

BEST SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Andor

BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Diego Luna – Andor

BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Britt Lower – Severance

BEST VILLAIN IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Colin Farrell – The Penguin

* Superhero categories also include Comic Book and Video Game Inspired series

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