6th Critics' Choice Super Awards

The 6th Critics' Choice Super Awards, presented by the Critics Choice Association, will honor the best in genre fiction film and television, including Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror and Action. The nominations were announced on July 15, 2026.^[1] The winners will be announced on August 6, 2026.^[1]

DateAugust 6, 2026

CountryUnited States

Most nominationsFilm:
Superman (6)
Television:
The Boys (5)

Websitewww.criticschoice.com

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6th Critics' Choice Super Awards
Date	August 6, 2026 (2026-08-06)
Country	United States
Most nominations	Film: Superman (6) Television: The Boys (5)
Website	www.criticschoice.com
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Superman received the most film nominations with six while The Boys led all television nominations with five.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Nominees

Film

Best Action Movie The Furious Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice Motor City The Naked Gun^[a] Normal The Rip Sisu: Road to Revenge
Best Actor in an Action Movie Matt Damon – The Rip as Lieutenant Dane Dumars Taron Egerton – Apex as Ben Xie Miao – The Furious as Wang Wei Bob Odenkirk – Normal as Ulysses Richardson Alan Ritchson – Motor City as John Miller Joe Taslim – The Furious as Navin Jorma Tommila – Sisu: Road to Revenge as Aatami Korpi	Best Actress in an Action Movie Pamela Anderson – The Naked Gun as Beth Davenport Priyanka Chopra Jonas – The Bluff as Ercell Bodden Eiza González – Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice as Alice Akari Takaishi – Ghost Killer as Fumika Matsuoka Charlize Theron – Apex as Sasha Samara Weaving – Over Your Dead Body as Lisa Maddie Ziegler – Pretty Lethal as Bones
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 as Archer Graff Chiwetel Ejiofor – Backrooms as Clark Ralph Fiennes – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple as Dr. Ian Kelson Michael Johnston – Obsession as Baron "Bear" Bailey David Jonsson – The Long Walk as Peter McVries #23 Jack O'Connell – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple as Jimmy Crystal Adam Scott – Hokum as Ohm Bauman	Best Actress in a Horror Movie Alison Brie – Together as Millie Wilson Jessie Buckley – The Bride! as Ida / The Bride / Mary Shelley Amy Madigan – Weapons as Gladys^[b] Rachel McAdams – Send Help as Linda Liddle Inde Navarrette – Obsession as Nikki Freeman Renate Reinsve – Backrooms as Dr. Mary Kline
Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Bugonia^[c] Disclosure Day Frankenstein^[c] 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 as The Creature^[d] Ryan Gosling – Project Hail Mary as Ryland Grace Matt Johnson – Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie as Matt James Ortiz – Project Hail Mary as Rocky (voice) Jesse Plemons – Bugonia as Teddy Gatz Sam Rockwell – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die as The Man from the Future	Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Emily Blunt – Disclosure Day as Margaret Fairchild Oona Chaplin – Avatar: Fire and Ash as Varang Elle Fanning – Predator: Badlands as Thia / Tessa Sandra Hüller – Project Hail Mary as Eva Stratt Keke Palmer – I Love Boosters as Corvette Emma Stone – Bugonia as Michelle Fuller^[e]
Best Superhero Movie Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: 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 as Clark Kent / Superman Nicholas Galitzine – Masters of the Universe as Adam Glenn / He-Man Edi Gathegi – Superman as Michael Holt / Mister Terrific Nicholas Hoult – Superman as Lex Luthor Kazunari Ninomiya – Exit 8 as Lost Man Pedro Pascal – The Fantastic Four: First Steps as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic	Best Actress in a Superhero Movie Milly Alcock – Supergirl as Kara Zor-El / Supergirl Rachel Brosnahan – Superman as Lois Lane Julia Garner – The Fantastic Four: First Steps as Shalla-Bal / Silver Surfer Vanessa Kirby – The Fantastic Four: First Steps as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman Camila Mendes – Masters of the Universe as Teela Adeline Rudolph – Mortal Kombat II as Kitana
Best Villain in a Movie Oona Chaplin – Avatar: Fire and Ash as Varang Nicholas Hoult – Superman as Lex Luthor Michael Johnston – Obsession as Baron "Bear" Bailey Jared Leto – Masters of the Universe as Skeletor Amy Madigan – Weapons as Gladys^[b]

[a]
Won Best Comedy at the 31st Critics' Choice Awards
[b]
Won Best Supporting Actress at the 31st Critics' Choice Awards
[c]
Nominated for Best Picture at the 31st Critics' Choice Awards
[d]
Won Best Supporting Actor at the 31st Critics' Choice Awards
[e]
Nominated for Best Actress at the 31st Critics' Choice Awards

Television

Best Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie 9-1-1: Nashville Boston Blue Dark Winds High Potential Hijack The Lowdown Task^[a] Tracker
Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Sterling K. Brown – Paradise as Xavier Collins^[b] Idris Elba – Hijack as Sam Nelson Ethan Hawke – The Lowdown as Lee Raybon Zahn McClarnon – Dark Winds as Joe Leaphorn Mark Ruffalo – Task as Tom Brandis^[b] Scott Speedman – R.J. Decker as R.J. Decker	Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Angela Bassett – 9-1-1 as Athena Grant Julianne Nicholson – Paradise as Samantha "Sinatra" Redmond Kaitlin Olson – High Potential as Morgan Gillory Gloria Reuben – Boston Blue as Mae Silver Octavia Spencer – Ride or Die as Debbie Hannah Waddingham – Ride or Die as Judith
Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie The Beauty The Boroughs Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy^[c] Dexter: Resurrection Ghosts^[d] 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 as John Wayne Gacy^[e] Michael C. Hall – Dexter: Resurrection as Dexter Morgan Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story as Ed Gein^[e] Alfred Molina – The Boroughs as Sam Harold Perrineau – From as Boyd Stevens Matthew Rhys – Widow's Bay as Tom Loftis	Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Toni Collette – Wayward as Evelyn Wade Laurie Metcalf – Monster: The Ed Gein Story as Augusta Gein Camila Morrone – Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen as Rachel Harkin Kate O'Flynn – Widow's Bay as Patricia Moyer Jenna Ortega – Wednesday as Wednesday Addams Taylour Paige – It: Welcome to Derry as Charlotte Hanlon
Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Alien: Earth^[a] For All Mankind House of the Dragon A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Paradise^[a] Pluribus^[a] 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 as Prince Aegon "Egg" Targaryen Sterling K. Brown – Paradise as Xavier Collins^[b] Peter Claffey – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms as Ser Duncan "Dunk" the Tall Colin Farrell – Sugar as John Sugar Timothy Olyphant – Alien: Earth as Kirsh Matt Smith – House of the Dragon as Daemon Targaryen	Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Elizabeth Banks – The Miniature Wife as Lindy Littlejohn Sydney Chandler – Alien: Earth as Wendy Emma D'Arcy – House of the Dragon as Rhaenyra Targaryen Rebecca Ferguson – Silo as Juliette Nichols Holly Hunter – Star Trek: Starfleet Academy as Nahla Ake Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus as Carol Sturka^[f]
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 as Simon Williams Nicolas Cage – Spider-Noir as Ben Reilly / The Spider John Cena – Peacemaker as Christopher Smith / Peacemaker Walton Goggins – Fallout as The Ghoul / Cooper Howard Hamish Linklater – Gen V as Cipher / Doug Brightbill Antony Starr – The Boys as Homelander	Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Danielle Brooks – Peacemaker as Leota Adebayo^[g] Valorie Curry – The Boys as Firecracker Colby Minifie – The Boys as Ashley Barrett Annabel O'Hagan – Fallout as Stephanie Harper Jaz Sinclair – Gen V as Marie Moreau Deborah Ann Woll – Daredevil: Born Again as Karen Page
Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Macaulay Culkin – Fallout as Lacerta Legate Peter Dinklage – Dexter: Resurrection as Leon Prater Paul Giamatti – Star Trek: Starfleet Academy as Nustopher "Nus" Braka Brendan Gleeson – Spider-Noir as Finbar "Finn" Byrne / Silvermane Ewan Mitchell – House of the Dragon as Aemond Targaryen Antony Starr – The Boys as Homelander

[a]
Nominated for Best Drama Series at the 31st Critics' Choice Awards
[b]
Nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the 31st Critics' Choice Awards
[c]
Nominated for Best Limited Series at the 31st Critics' Choice Awards
[d]
Nominated for Best Comedy Series at the 31st Critics' Choice Awards
[e]
Nominated for Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie at the 31st Critics' Choice Awards
[f]
Won Best Actress in a Drama Series at the 31st Critics' Choice Awards
[g]
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 31st Critics' Choice Awards

Most nominations

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Films with multiple nominations
Title	Genre	Number of nominations
Superman	Superhero	6
The Fantastic Four: First Steps		4
Masters of the Universe
Obsession	Horror
Project Hail Mary	Science Fiction/Fantasy
Weapons	Horror
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple		3
Backrooms
Bugonia	Science Fiction/Fantasy
The Furious	Action
Apex	Action	2
Avatar: Fire and Ash	Science Fiction/Fantasy
Disclosure Day	Science Fiction/Fantasy
Exit 8	Superhero
Frankenstein	Science Fiction/Fantasy
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
I Love Boosters
The Long Walk	Horror
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice	Action
Mortal Kombat II	Superhero
Motor City	Action
The Naked Gun
Normal
Predator: Badlands	Science Fiction/Fantasy
The Rip	Action
Send Help	Horror
Sisu: Road to Revenge	Action
Supergirl	Superhero

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Television series with multiple nominations
Title	Genre	Number of nominations
The Boys	Superhero	5
Fallout	Superhero	4
House of the Dragon	Science Fiction/Fantasy
Paradise	Action Science Fiction/Fantasy
Alien: Earth	Science Fiction/Fantasy	3
Dexter: Resurrection	Horror
Gen V	Superhero
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms	Science Fiction/Fantasy
Peacemaker	Superhero
Spider-Noir	Superhero
Widow's Bay	Horror
The Boroughs	Horror	2
Boston Blue	Action
Daredevil: Born Again	Superhero
Dark Winds	Action
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy	Horror
High Potential	Action
Hijack	Action
It: Welcome to Derry	Horror
The Lowdown	Action
Monster: The Ed Gein Story	Horror
Pluribus	Science Fiction/Fantasy
Ride or Die	Action
Silo	Science Fiction/Fantasy
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy	Science Fiction/Fantasy
Task	Action
Wednesday	Horror
Wonder Man	Superhero

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6th Critics' Choice Super Awards

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