Critics Choice Super Awards: The Winners

The Critics Choice Super Awards are airing tonight on The CW and Solzy at the Movies will be posting up the winners throughout the ceremony.

Kevin Smith and Dani Fernandez are hosting the ceremony, which was taped while following Covid-19 protocols.

The Critics Choice Association will also present the Legacy Award to the Star Trek franchise, recognizing the cultural impact it has had across multiple decades while continuing to appeal to and grow its loyal fanbase with new stories and characters. Star Trek icon Patrick Stewart and Star Trek: Discovery‘s Sonequa Martin-Green are accept the honor on behalf of the franchise, which is celebrating its 55th anniversary this year. Star Trek: The Original Series premiered on September 8, 1966.

Film Awards

  • Best Action Movie: Da 5 Bloods (Netflix)
  • Best Actor in an Action Movie: Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods (Netflix)
    • I don’t know if this bit with Caity Lotz and Lindsey Morgan was prepared but it is as bonkers as if it were on an episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.
  • Best Actress in an Action Movie: Betty Gilpin, The Hunt (Universal)
    • Betty Gilpin makes note of the drama surrounding The Hunt’s theatrical release and subsequent delay. Also, please watch her in Future ’38!
  • Best Animated Movie: Soul (Disney+)
  • Best Voice Actor in an Animated Movie: Jamie Foxx, Soul (Disney+)
  • Best Voice Actress in an Animated Movie: Tina Fey, Soul (Disney+)
  • Best Superhero Movie: The Old Guard (Netflix)
    • Brandon Routh presents the award to Superman Returns. If the show had a physical audience, it would have had a ton of laughs. Courtney Ford corrects Brandon before saying that the winner would join a long history of Critics Choice Super Award winners. I’m not lying when I say how much I’ll miss these two on DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.
  • Best Actor in a Superhero Movie: Ewan McGregor, Birds of Prey (Warner Bros.)
  • Best Actress in a Superhero Movie: Margot Robbie, Birds of Prey (Warner Bros)
  • Best Horror Movie: The Invisible Man (Universal)
  • Best Actor in a Horror Movie: Vince Vaughn, Freaky (Universal)
  • Best Actress in a Horror Movie: Elisabeth Moss, The Invisible Man (Universal)
  • Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie: Palm Springs (Hulu and NEON)
    • Andy Samberg accepts from Universal Studios. It looked like the War of the Worlds wreckage but he was running too fast.
  • Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie: Andy Samberg, Palm Springs (Hulu and NEON)
    • I love how he accepted the award from the historic Bates Motel at Universal Studios
  • Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie: Cristin Milioti, Palm Springs (Hulu and NEON)
  • Best Villain in a Movie: Jim Carrey, Sonic The Hedgehog (Paramount)
    • Carrey on winning Best villain: “That’s really saying something.”

Television Awards

  • Best Action Series: Vikings (History)
    • A joke about forgetting The Karate Kid Part III preceded the award.
  • Best Actor in an Action Series: Daveed Diggs, Snowpiercer (TNT)
  • Best Actress in an Action Series: Angela Bassett,  9-1-1 (Fox)
  • Best Animated Series: BoJack Horseman (Netflix)
  • Best Voice Actor in an Animated Series: Will Arnett, BoJack Horseman (Netflix)
  • Best Voice Actress in an Animated Series: Kaley Cuoco, Harley Quinn (HBO Max)
  • Best Superhero/Comic Book Series: The Boys (Amazon)
    • Eric Kripke points out that The Boys is the first show that ever won a Critics Choice Award that has an exploding whale and a 10-foot penis.
  • Best Actor in a Superhero/Comic Book Series: Antony Starr, The Boys (Amazon)
  • Best Actress in a Superhero/Comic Book Series: Aya Cash, The Boys (Amazon)
  • Best Horror Series: Lovecraft Country (HBO)
  • Best Actor in a Horror Series: Jensen Ackles, Supernatural (The CW)
  • Best Actress in a Horror Series: Jurnee Smollett, Lovecraft Country (HBO)
  • Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series: The Mandalorian (Disney+)
    • I love the bit in Fear the Walking Dead‘s Lennie James introducing the genre. “I’m talking to you through this laptop because I just love sweatpants.”
    • Jon Favreau and Dave Filioni are masked while thanking the members of the Critics Choice Association.
  • Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series: Patrick Stewart, Star Trek: Picard (CBS All Access)
  • Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series: Natasia Demetriou, What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
  • Best Villain in a Series: Antony Starr, The Boys (Amazon)

The Critics Choice Super Awards will air on The CW Network on Sunday, January 10, 2021 (8:00-10:00pm ET/PT) and will stream the next day for free on The CW App and cwtv.com

Danielle Solzman

Danielle Solzman is native of Louisville, KY, and holds a BA in Public Relations from Northern Kentucky University and a MA in Media Communications from Webster University. She roots for her beloved Kentucky Wildcats, St. Louis Cardinals, Indianapolis Colts, and Boston Celtics. Living less than a mile away from Wrigley Field in Chicago, she is an active reader (sports/entertainment/history/biographies/select fiction) and involved with the Chicago improv scene. She also sees many movies and reviews them. She has previously written for Redbird Rants, Wildcat Blue Nation, and Hidden Remote/Flicksided. From April 2016 through May 2017, her film reviews can be found on Creators.

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