# 3rd Critics' Choice Super Awards

The 3rd Critics' Choice Super Awards, presented by the Critics Choice Association and honoring the best in genre fiction film and television. The nominees were announced on February 22, 2023. The winners were announced on March 16, 2023.
The Batman led the film field with six nominations, while The Boys, Evil, House of the Dragon, and What We Do in the Shadows, tied for the most television nominations, garnering four.

## Winners and nominees
### Film

Best Action Movie
Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount)
Bullet Train (Sony)
RRR (DVV)
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (Lionsgate)
The Woman King (TriStar) :
| Best Actor in an Action Movie Tom Cruise – Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount) as Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell Nicolas Cage – The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (Lionsgate) as himself Ram Charan – RRR (DVV) as Alluri Sitarama Raju Brad Pitt – Bullet Train (Sony) as Ladybug N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – RRR (DVV) as Komaram Bheem | Best Actress in an Action Movie Viola Davis – The Woman King (TriStar) as General Nanisca Sandra Bullock – The Lost City (Paramount) as Loretta Sage Jennifer Connelly – Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount) as Penelope "Penny" Benjamin Joey King – Bullet Train (Sony) as the Prince Joey King – The Princess (20th Century Studios) as the Princess |
| Best Horror Movie Barbarian (20th Century Studios) The Black Phone (Universal) Pearl (A24) Smile (Paramount) Speak No Evil (Profile Pictures) X (A24) ||
| Best Actor in a Horror Movie Ralph Fiennes – The Menu (Searchlight Pictures) as Chef Julian Slowik Ethan Hawke – The Black Phone (Universal) as the Grabber Fedja van Huêt – Speak No Evil (Profile Pictures) as Patrick Rory Kinnear – Men (A24) as Geoffrey Justin Long – Barbarian (20th Century Studios) as AJ | Best Actress in a Horror Movie Mia Goth – Pearl (A24) as Pearl Jessie Buckley – Men (A24) as Harper Marlowe Aisha Dee – Sissy (Shudder) as Sissy Anna Diop – Nanny (Prime Video) as Aisha Rebecca Hall – Resurrection (IFC Films) as Margaret |
| Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24) Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century Studios) Nope (Universal) The Northman (Focus Features) Prey (20th Century Studios) ||
| Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24) as Waymond Wang Colin Farrell – After Yang (A24) as Jake Daniel Kaluuya – Nope (Universal) as Otis "OJ" Haywood Jr. Ryan Reynolds – The Adam Project (Netflix) as Adam Reed Alexander Skarsgård – The Northman (Focus Features) as Amleth | Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24) as Evelyn Quan Wang Karen Gillan – Dual (XYZ Films) as Sarah Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24) as Joy Wang / Jobu Tupaki Amber Midthunder – Prey (20th Century Studios) as Naru Keke Palmer – Nope (Universal) as Emerald "Em" Haywood Zoe Saldana – Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century Studios) as Neytiri |
| Best Superhero Movie The Batman (Warner Bros.) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios) DC League of Super-Pets (Warner Bros.) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Marvel Studios) Thor: Love and Thunder (Marvel Studios) ||
| Best Actor in a Superhero Movie Colin Farrell – The Batman (Warner Bros.) as Oswald "Oz" Cobblepot / The Penguin Benedict Cumberbatch – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Marvel Studios) as Stephen Strange Paul Dano – The Batman (Warner Bros.) as Edward Nashton / The Riddler Tenoch Huerta – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios) as Namor Robert Pattinson – The Batman (Warner Bros.) as Bruce Wayne / Batman | Best Actress in a Superhero Movie Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios) as Queen Ramonda Zoe Kravitz – The Batman (Warner Bros.) as Selina Kyle / Catwoman Elizabeth Olsen – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Marvel Studios) as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch Natalie Portman – Thor: Love and Thunder (Marvel Studios) as Jane Foster Letitia Wright – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios) as Shuri / Black Panther |
| Best Villain in a Movie Mia Goth – Pearl (A24) as Pearl Paul Dano – The Batman (Warner Bros.) as Edward Nashton / The Riddler Tenoch Huerta – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios) as Namor Joey King – Bullet Train (Sony) as the Prince Elizabeth Olsen – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Marvel Studios) as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch Mark Rylance – Bones and All (United Artists) as Sully ||
* 1 2 3 Nominated for Best Picture at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards
* ↑ Nominated for Best Actor at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards
* 1 2 Nominated for Best Actress at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards
* ↑ Won Best Picture at the 28th Critics Choice Super Awards
* ↑ Won Best Supporting Actor at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards
* ↑ Nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards
* ↑ Nominated for Best Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards
* ↑ Won Best Supporting Actress at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards

### Television

Best Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
Cobra Kai (Netflix)
9-1-1 (Fox)
Kung Fu (The CW)
Reacher (Prime Video)
Tulsa King (Paramount+)
Vikings: Valhalla (Netflix) :
| Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Kevin Costner – Yellowstone (Paramount Network) as John Dutton John Krasinski – Jack Ryan (Prime Video) as Jack Ryan Ralph Macchio – Cobra Kai (Netflix) as Daniel LaRusso Alan Ritchson – Reacher (Prime Video) as Jack Reacher Sylvester Stallone – Tulsa King (Paramount+) as Dwight Manfredi William Zabka – Cobra Kai (Netflix) as Johnny Lawrence | Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Helen Mirren – 1923 (Paramount+) as Cara Dutton Angela Bassett – 9-1-1 (Fox) as Athena Grant-Nash Queen Latifah – The Equalizer (CBS) as Robyn McCall Olivia Liang – Kung Fu (The CW) as Nicky Shen Katherine McNamara – Walker: Independence (The CW) as Abby Walker Kelly Reilly – Yellowstone (Paramount Network) as Beth Dutton |
| Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Wednesday (Netflix) Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire (AMC) Chucky (Syfy/USA) Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix) Evil (Paramount+) The Walking Dead (AMC) What We Do in the Shadows (FX) ||
| Best Actor in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Evan Peters – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix) as Jeffrey Dahmer Jacob Anderson – Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire (AMC) as Louis de Pointe du Lac Matt Berry – What We Do in the Shadows (FX) as Leslie "Laszlo" Cravensworth Mike Colter – Evil (Paramount+) as David Acosta Harvey Guillen – What We Do in the Shadows (FX) as Guillermo de la Cruz Sam Reid – Interview with the Vampire (AMC) as Lestat de Lioncourt | Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Jenna Ortega – Wednesday (Netflix) as Wednesday Addams Jennifer Coolidge – The Watcher (Netflix) as Karen Calhoun Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows (FX) as Nadja of Antipaxos Katja Herbers – Evil (Paramount+) as Dr. Kristen Bouchard Niecy Nash – Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix) as Glenda Cleveland Christina Ricci – Wednesday (Netflix) as Marilyn Thornhill |
| Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Andor (Disney+) Stranger Things (Netflix) For All Mankind (Apple TV+) House of the Dragon (HBO) The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Prime Video) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+) ||
| Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Adam Scott – Severance (Apple TV+) as Mark Scout Chiwetel Ejiofor – The Man Who Fell to Earth (Showtime) as Faraday Samuel L. Jackson – The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray (Apple TV+) as Ptolemy Gray Diego Luna – Andor (Disney+) as Cassian Andor Anson Mount – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+) as Captain Christopher Pike Matt Smith – House of the Dragon (HBO) as Prince Daemon Targaryen | Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Patricia Arquette – Severance (Apple TV+) as Harmony Cobel Milly Alcock – House of the Dragon (HBO) as young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen Morfydd Clark – The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Prime Video) as Galadriel Moses Ingram – Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+) as Reva Sevander / Third Sister Fiona Shaw – Andor (Disney+) as Maarva Andor Sissy Spacek – Night Sky (Prime Video) as Irene York |
| Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie The Boys (Prime Video) Doom Patrol (HBO Max) Ms. Marvel (Disney+) Peacemaker (HBO Max) She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Disney+) Werewolf by Night (Disney+) ||
| Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Antony Starr – The Boys (Prime Video) as Homelander John Cena – Peacemaker (HBO Max) as Christopher Smith / Peacemaker Brendan Fraser – Doom Patrol (HBO Max) as Cliff Steele / Robotman Grant Gustin – The Flash (The CW) as Barry Allen / The Flash Oscar Isaac – Moon Knight (Disney+) as Marc Spector / Moon Knight / Steven Grant / Mr. Knight / Jake Lockley Elliot Page – The Umbrella Academy (Netflix) as Viktor Hargreeves / The White Violin / Seven | Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Tatiana Maslany – She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Disney+) as Jennifer "Jen" Walters / She-Hulk Danielle Brooks – Peacemaker (HBO Max) as Leota Adebayo Michelle Gomez – Doom Patrol (HBO Max) as Laura De Mille / Madame Rouge Caity Lotz – Legends of Tomorrow (The CW) as Sara Lance / White Canary Erin Moriarty – The Boys (Prime Video) as Annie January / Starlight Iman Vellani – Ms. Marvel (Disney+) as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel |
| Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Antony Starr – The Boys (Prime Video) as Homelander Jamie Campbell Bower – Stranger Things (Netflix) as Henry Creel / Vecna / One Hayden Christensen – Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+) as Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader Brad Dourif – Chucky (Syfy/USA) as Chucky Michael Emerson – Evil (Paramount+) as Dr. Leland Townsend Harriet Sansom Harris – Werewolf by Night (Disney+) as Verussa Bloodstone Ethan Hawke – Moon Knight (Disney+) as Arthur Harrow Matt Smith – House of the Dragon (HBO) as Prince Daemon Targaryen ||
* ↑ Nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards
* ↑ Nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy Series at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards
* ↑ Won Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards
* 1 2 Nominated for Best Drama Series at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards
* 1 2 3 4 Nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards
* ↑ Nominated for Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards
* 1 2 3 Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards
* ↑ Nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards

## Most nominations
### Film

| Film | Genre | Studio | No. of Nominations |
| The Batman | Superhero | Warner Bros. Pictures | 6 |
| Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Superhero | Marvel Studios | 5 |
| Bullet Train | Action | Sony Pictures | 4 |
| Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Superhero | Marvel Studios | 4 |
| Everything Everywhere All at Once | Science Fiction/Fantasy | A24 | 4 |
| Nope | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Universal Pictures | 3 |
| Pearl | Horror | A24 | 3 |
| RRR | Action | Variance Films | 3 |
| Top Gun: Maverick | Action | Paramount Pictures | 3 |
| Avatar: The Way of Water | Science Fiction/Fantasy | 20th Century Studios | 2 |
| Barbarian | Horror | 20th Century Studios | 2 |
| The Black Phone | Horror | Universal Pictures | 2 |
| Men | Horror | Entertainment Film Distributors | 2 |
| The Northman | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Focus Features | 2 |
| Prey | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Hulu | 2 |
| Speak No Evil | Horror | Nordisk Film | 2 |
| Thor: Love and Thunder | Superhero | Marvel Studios | 2 |
| The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent | Action | Lionsgate | 2 |
| The Woman King | Action | Sony Pictures | 2 |

### Television

| Series | Genre | Network | No. of Nominations |
| The Boys | Superhero | Amazon Prime Video | 4 |
| Evil | Horror | Paramount+ | 4 |
| House of the Dragon | Science Fiction/Fantasy | HBO | 4 |
| What We Do in the Shadows | Horror | FX | 4 |
| Andor | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Disney+ | 3 |
| Cobra Kai | Action | Netflix | 3 |
| Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | Horror | Netflix | 3 |
| Doom Patrol | Superhero | HBO Max | 3 |
| Interview with the Vampire | Horror | AMC | 3 |
| Peacemaker | Superhero | HBO Max | 3 |
| Wednesday | Horror | Netflix | 3 |
| 9-1-1 | Action | Fox | 2 |
| Chucky | Horror | Syfy / USA | 2 |
| Kung Fu | Action | The CW | 2 |
| Moon Knight | Superhero | Disney+ | 2 |
| Ms. Marvel | Superhero | Disney+ | 2 |
| Obi-Wan Kenobi | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Disney+ | 2 |
| Reacher | Action | Amazon Prime Video | 2 |
| Severance | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Apple TV+ | 2 |
| She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | Superhero | Disney+ | 2 |
| Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Paramount+ | 2 |
| Stranger Things | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Netflix | 2 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Amazon Prime Video | 2 |
| Tulsa King | Action | Paramount+ | 2 |
| Werewolf by Night | Superhero | Disney+ | 2 |
| Yellowstone | Action | Paramount Network | 2 |

## Most wins
### Film

| Film | Genre | Studio | No. of Wins |
| Everything Everywhere All at Once | Science Fiction/Fantasy | A24 | 3 |
| The Batman | Superhero | Warner Bros. Pictures | 2 |
| Pearl | Horror | A24 | 2 |
| Top Gun: Maverick | Action | Paramount Pictures | 2 |

### Television

| Series | Genre | Network | No. of Wins |
| The Boys | Superhero | Amazon Prime Video | 3 |
| Severance | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Apple TV+ | 2 |
| Wednesday | Horror | Netflix | 2 |