‘Wicked,’ ‘Emilia Pérez,’ and ‘The Substance’ Lead at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards: Full Winners List

‘Wicked,’ ‘Emilia Pérez,’ and ‘The Substance’ Lead at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards: Full Winners List

The 30th annual Critics Choice Awards, held on February 7, 2025, at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, saw Wicked, Emilia Pérez, and The Substance each claim three awards. However, none of these films took home the top honor, Best Picture, which went to Anora (which did not win any other awards that evening).

Jon M. Chu, director of Wicked, was honored with Best Director, making him the third director to win this Critics Choice Award for a musical, following Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!) and Damien Chazelle (La La Land). While Chazelle went on to win the Oscar for his film, neither Chu nor Luhrmann were nominated for the respective films in the same category. Wicked also took home Best Production Design and Best Costume Design.

Emilia Pérez was awarded Best Foreign Language Film, Best Original Song for “El Mal,” and Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldaña, who notably sang “El Mal” in the movie.

The Substance garnered Best Actress for Demi Moore, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Hair & Makeup.

Films that won two awards include A Real Pain, Conclave, and Challengers.

“El Mal,” co-written by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard, also took home the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song on January 5, 2025. With its Critics Choice win, “El Mal” is now seen as the frontrunner for the Oscar in the Best Original Song category.

The film score for Challengers, composed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, won Best Original Score at the Critics Choice Awards, mirroring its success at the Golden Globes. However, it is ineligible for the Oscar, having not received a nomination. This marks the third time a film score has won both the Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award but did not receive an Oscar nomination, joining Howard Shore’s score for The Aviator and Justin Hurwitz’s for First Man.

Chelsea Handler returned as the host for the third consecutive year. The show, originally set for January 12, was postponed twice due to wildfires in Los Angeles and aired live at 7 p.m. ET/PT on E!. It will also be available for streaming on Peacock the following day.

Here is the full list of film nominees and winners at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards

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