“THE BATMAN” LEADS FILM NOMINATIONS
“EVIL,” “HOUSE OF THE DRAGON,” “THE BOYS,” AND “WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS” LEAD WITH MOST TV NODS
Winners to be Announced on March 16
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced the nominees for the 3rd Annual Critics Choice Super Awards, honoring the most popular, fan-obsessed genres across both television and movies, including Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, and Action. Winners will be revealed via a special announcement on Thursday, March 16.
“The Batman” leads this year’s film nominees, earning six nominations including Best Superhero Movie. Robert Pattinson, Paul Dano, and Colin Farrell each received nods for Best Actor in a Superhero Movie, while Zoë Kravitz is up for Best Actress in a Superhero Movie. Paul Dano could also take home the award for Best Villain in a Movie.
“Evil,” “House of the Dragon,” “The Boys,” and “What We Do in the Shadows” tied for the most television nominations, with each project garnering four nods. “Evil” and “What We Do in the Shadows” were both nominated for Best Horror Series, while “House of the Dragon” received a nomination for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, and “The Boys” received a nod for Best Superhero Series. Mike Colter from “Evil” garnered a nomination for Best Actor in a Horror Series, while Katja Herbers will vie for Best Actress in a Horror Series, and Michael Emerson earned a nod for Best Villain in a Series. “What We Do in the Shadows” also has two actors, Matt Berry and Harvey Guillén, competing in the category of Best Actor in a Horror Series, while Natasia Demetriou is also up for Best Actress in a Horror Series. For “House of the Dragon,” Matt Smith garnered two nominations for both Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series and Best Villain in a Series, while Milly Alcock received a nod for Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series. For “The Boys,” Antony Starr received a nomination for Best Actor in a Superhero Series in addition to Best Villain in a Series, and Erin Moriarty is up for Best Actress in a Superhero Series.
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| FILM NOMINATIONS FOR THE 3RD ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDSBEST ACTION MOVIE Bullet Train RRR Top Gun: Maverick The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent The Woman King BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE Nicolas Cage – The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Ram Charan – RRR Tom Cruise – Top Gun: Maverick Brad Pitt – Bullet Train N.T. Rama Rao Jr. – RRR BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE Sandra Bullock – The Lost City Jennifer Connelly – Top Gun: Maverick Viola Davis – The Woman King Joey King – Bullet Train Joey King – The Princess BEST SUPERHERO MOVIE* The Batman Black Panther: Wakanda Forever DC League of Super-Pets Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Thor: Love and Thunder BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE* Benedict Cumberbatch – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Paul Dano – The Batman Colin Farrell – The Batman Tenoch Huerta – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Robert Pattinson – The Batman BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE* Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Zoë Kravitz – The Batman Elizabeth Olsen – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Natalie Portman – Thor: Love and Thunder Letitia Wright – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever BEST HORROR MOVIE Barbarian The Black Phone Pearl Smile Speak No Evil X BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR MOVIE Ethan Hawke – The Black Phone Fedja van Huêt – Speak No Evil Ralph Fiennes – The Menu Rory Kinnear – Men Justin Long – Barbarian BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR MOVIE Jessie Buckley – Men Aisha Dee – Sissy Anna Diop – Nanny Mia Goth – Pearl Rebecca Hall – Resurrection BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE Avatar: The Way of Water Everything Everywhere All at Once Nope The Northman Prey BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE Colin Farrell – After Yang Daniel Kaluuya – Nope Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once Ryan Reynolds – The Adam Project Alexander Skarsgård – The Northman BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE Karen Gillan – Dual Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All at Once Amber Midthunder – Prey Keke Palmer – Nope Zoe Saldana – Avatar: The Way of Water Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once BEST VILLAIN IN A MOVIE Paul Dano – The Batman Mia Goth – Pearl Tenoch Huerta – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Joey King – Bullet Train Elizabeth Olsen – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Mark Rylance – Bones and All * Superhero categories also include Comic Book and Video Game Inspired MoviesTELEVISION NOMINATIONS FOR THE 3RD ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDSBEST ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE 9-1-1 Cobra Kai Kung Fu Reacher Tulsa King Vikings: Valhalla BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE Kevin Costner – Yellowstone John Krasinski – Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Ralph Macchio – Cobra Kai Alan Ritchson – Reacher Sylvester Stallone – Tulsa King William Zabka – Cobra Kai BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE Angela Bassett – 9-1-1 Queen Latifah – The Equalizer Olivia Liang – Kung Fu Katherine McNamara – Walker: Independence Helen Mirren – 1923 Kelly Reilly – Yellowstone BEST SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE* The Boys Doom Patrol Ms. Marvel Peacemaker She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Werewolf by Night BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE* John Cena – Peacemaker Brendan Fraser – Doom Patrol Grant Gustin – The Flash Oscar Isaac – Moon Knight Elliot Page – The Umbrella Academy Antony Starr – The Boys BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE* Danielle Brooks – Peacemaker Michelle Gomez – Doom Patrol Caity Lotz – Legends of Tomorrow Tatiana Maslany – She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Erin Moriarty – The Boys Iman Vellani – Ms. Marvel BEST HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire Chucky Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Evil The Walking Dead Wednesday What We Do in the Shadows BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE Jacob Anderson – Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire Matt Berry – What We Do in the Shadows Mike Colter – Evil Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows Evan Peters – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Sam Reid – Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE Jennifer Coolidge – The Watcher Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows Katja Herbers – Evil Niecy Nash-Betts – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Jenna Ortega – Wednesday Christina Ricci – Wednesday BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE Andor For All Mankind House of the Dragon The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Stranger Things BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE Chiwetel Ejiofor – The Man Who Fell to Earth Samuel L. Jackson – The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Diego Luna – Andor Anson Mount – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Adam Scott – Severance Matt Smith – House of the Dragon BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE Milly Alcock – House of the Dragon Patricia Arquette – Severance Morfydd Clark – The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Moses Ingram – Obi-Wan Kenobi Fiona Shaw – Andor Sissy Spacek – Night Sky BEST VILLAIN IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE Ethan Hawke – Moon Knight Brad Dourif – Chucky Matt Smith – House of the Dragon Hayden Christensen – Obi-Wan Kenobi Antony Starr – The Boys Michael Emerson – Evil Jamie Campbell Bower – Stranger Things Harriet Sansom Harris – Werewolf By Night * Superhero categories also include Comic Book and Video Game Inspired SeriesNOMINATIONS BY FILM FOR THE 3RD ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDSAfter Yang – 1 Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Colin Farrell Avatar: The Way of Water – 2 Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Zoe Saldana Barbarian – 2 Best Horror Movie Best Actor in a Horror Movie – Justin Long Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – 5 Best Superhero Movie Best Actor in a Superhero Movie – Tenoch Huerta Best Actress in a Superhero Movie – Angela Bassett Best Actress in a Superhero Movie – Letitia Wright Best Villain in a Movie – Tenoch Huerta Bones and All – 1 Best Villain in a Movie – Mark Rylance Bullet Train – 4 Best Action Movie Best Actor in an Action Movie – Brad Pitt Best Actress in an Action Movie – Joey King Best Villain in a Movie – Joey King DC League of Super-Pets – 1 Best Superhero Movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – 4 Best Superhero Movie Best Actor in a Superhero Movie – Benedict Cumberbatch Best Actress in a Superhero Movie – Elizabeth Olsen Best Villain in a Movie – Elizabeth Olsen Dual – 1 Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Karen Gillan Everything Everywhere All at Once – 4 Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Ke Huy Quan Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Stephanie Hsu Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Michelle Yeoh Men – 2 Best Actor in a Horror Movie – Rory Kinnear Best Actress in a Horror Movie – Jessie Buckley Nanny – 1 Best Actress in a Horror Movie – Anna Diop Nope – 3 Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Daniel Kaluuya Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Keke Palmer Pearl – 3 Best Horror Movie Best Actress in a Horror Movie – Mia Goth Best Villain in a Movie – Mia Goth Prey – 2 Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Amber Midthunder Resurrection – 1 Best Actress in a Horror Movie – Rebecca Hall RRR – 3 Best Action Movie Best Actor in an Action Movie – Ram Charan Best Actor in an Action Movie – N.T. Rama Rao Jr. Sissy – 1 Best Actress in a Horror Movie – Aisha Dee Smile – 1 Best Horror Movie Speak No Evil –2 Best Horror Movie Best Actor in a Horror Movie – Fedja van Huêt The Adam Project – 1 Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Ryan Reynolds The Batman – 6 Best Superhero Movie Best Actor in a Superhero Movie – Paul Dano Best Actor in a Superhero Movie – Colin Farrell Best Actor in a Superhero Movie – Robert Pattinson Best Actress in a Superhero Movie – Zoë Kravitz Best Villain in a Movie – Paul Dano The Black Phone – 2 Best Horror Movie Best Actor in a Horror Movie – Ethan Hawke The Lost City – 1 Best Actress in an Action Movie – Sandra Bullock The Menu – 1 Best Actor in a Horror Movie – Ralph Fiennes The Northman – 2 Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Alexander Skarsgård The Princess – 1 Best Actress in an Action Movie – Joey King The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent – 2 Best Action Movie Best Actor in an Action Movie – Nicolas Cage The Woman King – 2 Best Action Movie Best Actress in an Action Movie – Viola Davis Thor: Love and Thunder – 2 Best Superhero Movie Best Actress in a Superhero Movie – Natalie Portman Top Gun: Maverick – 3 Best Action Movie Best Actor in an Action Movie – Tom Cruise Best Actress in an Action Movie – Jennifer Connelly X – 1 Best Horror MovieNOMINATIONS BY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE FOR THE 3RD ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS9-1-1 – 2 Best Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Angela Bassett 1923 – 1 Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Helen Mirren Andor – 3 Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Diego Luna Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Fiona Shaw Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire – 3 Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Actor in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Jacob Anderson Best Actor in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Sam Reid Chucky – 2 Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Brad Dourif Cobra Kai – 3 Best Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Ralph Macchio Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – William Zabka Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story – 3 Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Actor in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Evan Peters Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Niecy Nash-Betts Doom Patrol – 3 Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Brendan Fraser Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Michelle Gomez Evil – 4 Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Actor in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Mike Colter Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Katja Herbers Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Michael Emerson For All Mankind – 1 Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie House of the Dragon – 4 Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Matt Smith Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Milly Alcock Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Matt Smith Kung Fu – 2 Best Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Olivia Liang Legends of Tomorrow – 1 Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Caity Lotz Moon Knight – 2 Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Oscar Isaac Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Ethan Hawke Ms. Marvel – 2 Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Iman Vellani Night Sky – 1 Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Sissy Spacek Obi-Wan Kenobi – 2 Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Moses Ingram Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Hayden Christensen Peacemaker – 3 Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – John Cena Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Danielle Brooks Reacher – 2 Best Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Alan Ritchson Severance – 2 Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Adam Scott Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Patricia Arquette She-Hulk: Attorney at Law – 2 Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Tatiana Maslany Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – 2 Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Anson Mount Stranger Things – 2 Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Jamie Campbell Bower The Boys – 4 Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Antony Starr Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Erin Moriarty Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Antony Starr The Equalizer – 1 Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Queen Latifah The Flash – 1 Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Grant Gustin The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey – 1 Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Samuel L. Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – 2 Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Morfydd Clark The Man Who Fell to Earth – 1 Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Chiwetel Ejiofor The Umbrella Academy – 1 Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Elliot Page The Walking Dead – 1 Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie The Watcher – 1 Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Jennifer Coolidge Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan – 1 Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – John Krasinski Tulsa King – 2 Best Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Sylvester Stallone Vikings: Valhalla – 1 Best Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Walker: Independence – 1 Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Katherine McNamara Wednesday – 3 Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Jenna Ortega Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Christina Ricci Werewolf by Night – 2 Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Harriet Sansom Harris What We Do in the Shadows – 4 Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie Best Actor in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Matt Berry Best Actor in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Harvey Guillén Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Natasia Demetriou Yellowstone – 2 Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Kevin Costner Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie – Kelly Reilly |
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Lynn (Zipfel) Venhaus has had a continuous byline in St. Louis metro region publications since 1978. She writes features and news for Belleville News-Democrat and contributes to St. Louis magazine and other publications.
She is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic, currently reviews films for Webster-Kirkwood Times and KTRS Radio, covers entertainment for PopLifeSTL.com and co-hosts podcast PopLifeSTL.com…Presents.
She is a member of Critics Choice Association, where she serves on the women’s and marketing committees; Alliance of Women Film Journalists; and on the board of the St. Louis Film Critics Association. She is a founding and board member of the St. Louis Theater Circle.
She is retired from teaching journalism/media as an adjunct college instructor.
