Third Critics Choice Super Awards

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) on March 16 announced the winners of the 3rd 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.”

Everything Everywhere All at Once led the film winners with three awards overall, awarded Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie, while Ke Huy Quan took home Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie and Michelle Yeoh won Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie.

The Boys led with the most television series wins, also earning three awards. It won Best Superhero Series, while Antony Starr was named both Best Actor in a Superhero Series as well as Best Villain in a Series. 

The complete list of winners follows the jump.

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2021 Critics Choice Super Awards

The inaugural The Critics Choice Super Awards were presented January 10 in a ceremony broadcast on the CW.

Amazon’s The Boys led the field with four awards, including best superhero series. The show’s Antony Starr won twice for the same role, as best actor in a superhero series and best villain in a series. Co-star Aya Cash was named best actress in a superhero series.

The movies Palm Springs and Soul led the film winners with three apiece.

The line of the night was Sonic the Hedgehog star Jim Carrey’s acceptance for best movie villain — “Thanks for naming me best villain of 2020. … That’s saying something.”

The winners were selected by the Critics Choice Association, an association of approximately 250 television, radio and online critics which also has presented the Critics’ Choice Awards since 1995.

BEST ACTION MOVIE

  • Da 5 Bloods (Netflix)

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE

  • Delroy Lindo – Da 5 Bloods (Netflix)

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE

  • Betty Gilpin – The Hunt (Universal)

BEST ANIMATED MOVIE

  • Soul (Disney+)

BEST VOICE ACTOR IN AN ANIMATED MOVIE

  • Jamie Foxx – Soul (Disney+)

BEST VOICE ACTRESS IN AN ANIMATED MOVIE

  • Tina Fey – Soul (Disney+)

BEST SUPERHERO MOVIE*

  • The Old Guard (Netflix)

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE*

  • Ewan McGregor – Birds of Prey (Warner Bros.)

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE*

  • Margot Robbie – Birds of Prey (Warner Bros.)

BEST HORROR MOVIE

  • The Invisible Man (Universal)

BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR MOVIE

  • Vince Vaughn – Freaky (Universal)

BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR MOVIE

  • Elisabeth Moss – The Invisible Man (Universal)

BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE

  • Palm Springs (Hulu and NEON)

BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE

  • Andy Samberg – Palm Springs (Hulu and NEON)

BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE

  • Cristin Milioti – Palm Springs (Hulu and NEON)

BEST VILLAIN IN A MOVIE

  • Jim Carrey – Sonic the Hedgehog (Paramount)

BEST ACTION SERIES

  • Vikings (History)

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION SERIES

  • Daveed Diggs – Snowpiercer (TNT)

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION SERIES

  • Angela Bassett – 9-1-1 (Fox)

BEST ANIMATED SERIES

  • BoJack Horseman (Netflix)

BEST VOICE ACTOR IN AN ANIMATED SERIES

  • Will Arnett – BoJack Horseman (Netflix)

BEST VOICE ACTRESS IN AN ANIMATED SERIES

  • Kaley Cuoco – Harley Quinn (HBO Max)

BEST SUPERHERO SERIES*

  • The Boys (Amazon)

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO SERIES*

  • Antony Starr – The Boys (Amazon)

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO SERIES*

  • Aya Cash – The Boys (Amazon)

BEST HORROR SERIES

  • Lovecraft Country (HBO)

BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR SERIES

  • Jensen Ackles – Supernatural (The CW)

BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR SERIES

  • Jurnee Smollett – Lovecraft Country (HBO)

BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY SERIES

  • The Mandalorian (Disney+)

BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY SERIES

  • Patrick Stewart – Star Trek: Picard (CBS All Access)

BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY SERIES

  • Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

BEST VILLAIN IN A SERIES

  • Antony Starr – The Boys (Amazon)

*Superhero categories also include comic book- and video game-inspired series

[Thanks to David K.M. Klaus for the story.]