Delayed presumably due to the pandemic, this list is filled with dull selections and questionable ones (such as Zack Snyder’s director’s cut of Justice League being at all eligible).

Nominations Tallies

(5) Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Spider-Man: No Way Home
(4) Don’t Look Up, No Time to Die, The Harder They Fall, The Suicide Squad
(3) Black Widow, Candyman, Dune, Free Guy, Last Night in Soho, The Green Knight, The Last Duel, A Quiet Place Part II, Titane

The Nominations

Best Superhero Movie

Black Widow
Eternals
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Suicide Squad
Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Best Actor in a Superhero Movie

John Cena – The Suicide Squad
Idris Elba – The Suicide Squad
Andrew Garfield – Spider-Man: No Way Home
Tom Holland – Spider-Man: No Way Home
Tony Leung – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Simu Liu – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Best Actress in a Superhero Movie

Gal Gadot – Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Scarlett Johansson – Black Widow
Florence Pugh – Black Widow
Margot Robbie – The Suicide Squad
Michelle Yeoh – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Zendaya – Spider-Man: No Way Home

Best Action Movie

Gunpowder Milkshake
The Harder They Fall
The Last Duel
Nobody
No Time to Die
Wrath of Man

Best Actor in a Action Movie

Daniel Craig – No Time to Die
Dwayne Johnson – Jungle Cruise
Jonathan Majors – The Harder They Fall
Mads Mikkelsen – Riders of Justice
Liam Neeson – The Ice Road
Bob Odenkirk – Nobody

Best Actress in a Action Movie

Jodie Comer – The Last Duel
Ana de Armas – No Time to Die
Karen Gillan – Gunpowder Milkshake
Regina King – The Harder They Fall
Lashana Lynch – No Time to Die
Maggie Q – The Protégé

Best Horror Movie

Candyman
Last Night in Soho
Malignant
The Night House
A Quiet Place Part II
Titane

Best Actor in a Horror Movie

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Candyman
Nicolas Cage – Willy’s Wonderland
Dave Davis – The Vigil
Vincent Lindon – Titane
Cillian Murphy – A Quiet Place Part II
Sam Richardson – Werewolves Within

Best Actress in a Horror Movie

Barbara Crampton – Jakob’s Wife
Rebecca Hall – The Night House
Anya-Taylor Joy – Last Night in Soho
Thomasin McKenzie – Last Night in Soho
Agathe Rousselle – Titane
Millicent Simmonds – A Quiet Place Part II

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie

Don’t Look Up
Dune
Free Guy
The Green Knight
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Swan Song

Best Actor in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie

Mahershala Ali – Swan Song
Timothée Chalamet – Dune
Leonardo DiCaprio – Don’t Look Up
Tom Hanks – Finch
Dev Patel – The Green Knight
Ryan Reynolds – Free Guy

Best Actress in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie

Cate Blanchett – Don’t Look Up
Jodie Comer – Free Guy
Rebecca Ferguson – Dune
Mckenna Grace – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Jennifer Lawrence – Don’t Look Up
Alicia Vikander – The Green Knight

Best Villain

Ben Affleck – The Last Duel
Willem Dafoe – Spider-Man: No Way Home
Idris Elba – The Harder They Fall
Tony Leung – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Marina Mazepa & Ray Chase – Malignant
Tony Todd – Candyman

Critics Choice Association Data

Year Founded: 1995
First Super Awards: 2020 (2)