Critics Choice Super Awards Hand Out Inaugural Genre Prizes

The inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards announced their winners tonight, awarding what they consider the best in genre film and television from the year 2020. It’s a noble undertaking, aiming to give recognition to the kinds of movies and series that are often overlooked at the major awards shows by awards bodies who have a bias against horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and action works. 

2020 was a weird year for genre features, and I’m sure the Critics Choice Association were planning for their Best Superhero Movie category to be a little more stacked before the many release date delays this year ultimately led to them having to fill nominations with things like Secret Society of Second Born Royals, alongside some other unconventional nominees like Sputnik in Best Horror Film, and Iliza Shlesinger (currently starring in awards contender Pieces of a Woman) getting nominated for her performance in Spenser Confidential. 

That being said, a few of the Oscar contenders still managed to sneak in there, and in most cases were the ones taking home the prizes in their categories. Delroy Lindo pulled in a win for Best Actor in an Action Movie for Da 5 Bloods, which won the Best Action Movie category. Palm Springs has a fighting chance for a Best Original Screenplay nomination at the Oscars, and it took home the award here for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie, as well as the acting prizes in that category for its leads Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti. Another potential contender with a longshot hope is Elisabeth Moss, who won for Best Actress in a Horror Movie for The Invisible Man, with Leigh Whannel’s film getting the win for Best Horror Movie. 

For the full list of winners from the first ever Critics Choice Super Awards, see below: 

BEST ACTION MOVIE 

Da 5 Bloods 

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE 

Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods 

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE 

Betty Gilipin, The Hunt 

BEST ANIMATED MOVIE 

Soul 

BEST VOICE ACTOR IN AN ANIMATED MOVIE 

Jamie Foxx, Soul 

BEST VOICE ACTRESS IN AN ANIMATED MOVIE 

Tina Fey, Soul 

BEST SUPERHERO MOVIE 

The Old Guard 

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE 

Ewan McGregor, Birds of Prey 

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE 

Margot Robbie, Birds of Prey 

BEST HORROR MOVIE

The Invisible Man 

BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR MOVIE

Vince Vaughn, Freaky 

BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR MOVIE 

Elisabeth Moss, The Invisible Man 

BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE

Palm Springs 

BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE 

Andy Samberg, Palm Springs 

BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE 

Cristin Milioti, Palm Springs 

BEST VILLAIN IN A MOVIE 

Jim Carrey, Sonic the Hedgehog 

BEST VILLAIN IN A SERIES

Anthony Starr, The Boys 

BEST ACTION SERIES 

Vikings 

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION SERIES

David Diggs, Snowpiercer

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION SERIES

Angela Bassett, 9-1-1

BEST ANIMATED SERIES 

BoJack Horseman 

BEST VOICE ACTOR IN AN ANIMATED SERIES

Will Arnett, BoJack Horseman 

BEST VOICE ACTRESS IN AN ANIMATED SERIES 

Kaley Cuoco, Harley Quinn 

BEST SUPERHERO SERIES

The Boys 

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO SERIES

Anthony Starr, The Boys 

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO SERIES 

Aya Cash, The Boys 

BEST HORROR SERIES

Lovecraft Country 

BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR SERIES

Jensen Ackles, Supernatural 

BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR SERIES 

Jurnee Smollett, Lovecraft Country 

BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY SERIES

The Mandalorian 

BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY SERIES

Patrick Stewart, Star Trek: Picard 

BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY SERIES 

Natasia Demetriou, What We Do In The Shadows