Pamela Anderson nominated for Critics Choice Super Award

Pamela Anderson, Charlize Theron, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Matt Damon are among the big names up for a trophy at the sixth annual Critics Choice Super Award.  

The genres that aren’t traditionally recognized by awards shows are getting their time to shine at the Critics Choice Super Awards – where trophies recognizing the superhero, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and action films (and even villains) that stood out from 2025 to 2026 up for honors. 

The nominations for this year’s Super Awards have been announced and boast a star-studded list that will see A-listers go head-to-head for unconventional honors that include ‘Best Villain’ and Best Horror Film. 

The winners of the awards – which honors actors and projects across film and television – will be announced on August 6 via a press release. 

The Furious and The Naked Gun are among the films nominated for Best Action Movie, while Superman and Supergirl will be competing for Best Superhero Movie. 

Superman stars David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan have also both been nominated for Best Actor in a Superhero Movie and Best Actress in a Superhero Movie. 

Pamela Anderson , Charlize Theron , Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Matt Damon are all the celebrities nominated for a Critics Choice Super Award

Two of the year’s most talked-about films, Obsession and Backrooms, have also received multiple nominations, including Best Horror Movie. 

The Naked Gun star Pamela Anderson, The Bluff star Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Apex star Charlize Theron will also be competing for Best Actress in an Action Movie. 

The Best Actor in an Action Movie category also boasts nominees such as Matt Damon of The Rip, Taron Egerton of Apex, and Bob Odenkirk of Normal. 

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The nominees for Best Superhero Movie include Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, Exit 8, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Masters of the Universe, Mortal Kombat II, Supergirl, and Superman.

As for Best Actress in a Superhero Movie, Superman star Rachel Brosnahan will be facing off against The Fantastic Four: First Steps stars Julia Garner and Vanessa Kirby.

The nominations for Best Horror Movie are 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Backrooms, The Long Walk, Obsession, Send Help, and Weapons.

For Best Actor In A Horror Movie, Weapons star Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor of Backrooms, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple stars Ralph Fiennes and Jack O’Connell, Michael Johnston of Obsession, The Long Walk star David Jonsson, and Hokum star Adam Scott.

The nominations for Best Actress in a Horror Movie are Alison Brie of Together, The Bride! star Jessie Buckley, Weapons star Amy Madigan, Send Help star Rachel McAdams, Obsession star Inde Navarrette, and Backrooms star Renate Reinsve.

As for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie, Bugonia, Disclosure Day, Frankenstein, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, I Love Boosters, Predator: Badlands, and Project Hail Mary have all been nominated. 

Charlize Theron will also be competing for Best Actress in an Action Movie for her role in Apex

One of the year’s H๏τtest horror films, Obsession, has received multiple nods

The nominees for Best Actor In A Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie are Jacob Elordi of Frankenstein, Project Hail Mary stars Ryan Gosling and James Ortiz, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie star Matt Johnson, Jesse Plemons of Bugonia and Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die star Sam Rockwell.

Disclosure Day star Emily Blunt, Oona Chaplin of Avatar: Fire and Ash, Elle Fanning of Predator: Badlands, Project Hail Mary star Sandra Hüller, I Love Boosters star Keke Palmer, and Bugonia star Emma Stone have all been nominated for Best Actress In A Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie.

In one of the more unconventional categories, the ᴀssociation also has an award for Best Villain in a Movie.

Oona Chaplin or Avatar: Fire and Ash, Superman star Nicholas Hoult, Obsession star Michael Johnston, Jared Leto of Masters of the Universe, and Weapons star Amy Madigan are all up for Best Villain. 

On the small screen, 9-1-1 Nashville, Boston Blue, Dark Winds, High Potential, Hijack, The Lowdown, and TaskTracker have all been nominated for Best Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie. 

Matt Damon is up for Best Actor in an Action Movie for his work in The Rip

Superman stars David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan have both been nominated

The nominees for Best Actor In An Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie are Sterling K. Brown of Paradise, Hijack star Idris Elba, The Lowdown star Ethan Hawke, Dark Winds star Zahn McClarnon, Task star Mark Ruffalo, and R.J. Decker star Scott Speedman. 

Other nomination highlights include The Miniature Wife star Elizabeth Banks for Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie, Macaulay Culkin, Peter Dinklage, and Paul Giamatti for Best Villain In A Series, Limited Series or Made-For TV Movie, as well as Toni Collette and Jenna Ortega competing for Best Actress In A Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie. 

The Critics Choice Awards are presented by the American–Canadian Critics Choice ᴀssociation, which is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 600 media critics and entertainment journalists.

It was established in 2019 with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics ᴀssociation and the Broadcast Television Journalists ᴀssociation, recognizing the intersection between film, television, and streaming content.

2026 CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS 

BEST ACTION MOVIE 

The Furious 

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

Motor City

The Naked Gun

Normal

The Rip

Sisu: Road to Revenge

 

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE 

Matt Damon – The Rip

Taron Egerton – Apex

Xie Miao – The Furious

Bob Odenkirk – Normal

Alan Ritchson – Motor City

Joe Taslim – The Furious

Jorma Tommila – Sisu: Road to Revenge

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE 

Pamela Anderson – The Naked Gun

Priyanka Chopra Jonas – The Bluff

Eiza González – Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

Akari Takaishi – Ghost Killer

Charlize Theron – Apex

Samara Weaving – Over Your ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Body

Maddie Ziegler – Pretty Lethal

Pamela Anderson has been nominated for her role in The Naked Gun

 

BEST SUPERHERO MOVIE 

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 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

Nicholas Galitzine – Masters of the Universe

Edi Gathegi – Superman

Nicholas Hoult – Superman

Kazunari Ninomiya – Exit 8

Pedro Pascal – The Fantastic Four: First Steps

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE 

Milly Alcock – Supergirl

Rachel Brosnahan – Superman

Julia Garner – The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Vanessa Kirby – The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Camila Mendes – Masters of the Universe

Adeline Rudolph – Mortal Kombat II

 

Obsession is up for Best Horror Movie

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

Chiwetel Ejiofor – Backrooms

Ralph Fiennes – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Michael Johnston – Obsession

David Jonsson – The Long Walk

Jack O’Connell – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Adam Scott – Hokum

BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR MOVIE 

Alison Brie – Together

Jessie Buckley – The Bride!

Amy Madigan – Weapons

Rachel McAdams – Send Help

Inde Navarrette – Obsession

Renate Reinsve – Backrooms

 BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE

Bugonia

Disclosure Day

Frankenstein

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

Ryan Gosling – Project Hail Mary

Matt Johnson – Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

James Ortiz – Project Hail Mary

Jesse Plemons – Bugonia

Sam Rockwell – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE 

Emily Blunt – Disclosure Day

Oona Chaplin – Avatar: Fire and Ash

Elle Fanning – Predator: Badlands

Sandra Hüller – Project Hail Mary

Keke Palmer – I Love Boosters

Emma Stone – Bugonia

BEST VILLAIN IN A MOVIE

Oona Chaplin – Avatar: Fire and Ash

Nicholas Hoult – Superman

Michael Johnston – Obsession

Jared Leto – Masters of the Universe

Amy Madigan – Weapons

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

9-1-1: Nashville

Boston Blue

Dark Winds

High Potential

Hijack

The Lowdown

TaskTracker

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE 

Sterling K. Brown – Paradise

Idris Elba – Hijack

Ethan Hawke – The Lowdown

Zahn McClarnon – Dark Winds

Mark Ruffalo – Task

Scott Speedman – R.J. Decker

 

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE 

Angela Bᴀssett – 9-1-1

Julianne Nicholson – Paradise

Kaitlin Olson – High Potential

Gloria Reuben – Boston Blue

Octavia Spencer – Ride or Die

Hannah Waddingham – Ride or Die

 

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

Nicolas Cage – Spider-Noir

John Cena – Peacemaker

Walton Goggins – Fallout

Hamish Linklater – Gen V

Antony Starr – The Boys

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE 

Danielle Brooks – Peacemaker

Valorie Curry – The Boys

Colby Minifie – The Boys

Annabel O’Hagan – Fallout

Jaz Sinclair – Gen V

Deborah Ann Woll – Daredevil: Born Again

 

BEST HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE 

The Beauty

The Boroughs

Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy

Dexter: Resurrection

Ghosts

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

Michael C. Hall – Dexter: Resurrection

Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Alfred Molina – The Boroughs

Harold Perrineau – From

Matthew Rhys – Widow’s Bay

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

Toni Collette – Wayward

Laurie Metcalf – Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Camila Morrone – Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen

Kate O’Flynn – Widow’s Bay

Jenna Ortega – Wednesday

Taylour Paige – IT: Welcome to Derry

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

Alien: Earth

For All Mankind

House of the Dragon

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Paradise

Pluribus

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

Sterling K. Brown – Paradise

Peter Claffey – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Colin Farrell – Sugar

Timothy Olyphant – Alien: Earth

Matt Smith – House of the Dragon

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

Elizabeth Banks – The Miniature Wife

Sydney Chandler – Alien: Earth

Emma D’Arcy – House of the Dragon

Rebecca Ferguson – Silo

Holly Hunter – Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus

 

BEST VILLAIN IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE 

Macaulay Culkin – Fallout

Peter Dinklage – Dexter: Resurrection

Paul Giamatti – Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

Brendan Gleeson – Spider-Noir

Ewan Mitchell – House of the Dragon

Antony Starr – The Boys