Critics Choice Super Awards winners announced

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

The winners have been announced for the first inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards and Palm Springs and Soul were the big winners on the film side of things while The Boys dominated television with multiple wins.

The Critics Choice Super Awards honors the best of the best in superhero, science fiction/fantasy, horror, action, and animation movies and series. Our very own Chris Bumbray is a voting member of the CCA so I'm sure he had some tough choices to make from the list of worthy nominees. In regards to movies, Palm Springs and Soul led the film wins with three each. Palm Springs was recognized for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie, Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie (Andy Samberg), and Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie (Cristin Milioti). Pixar's Soul earned Best Animated movie as well as Best Voice Actor in an Animated Movie (Jamie Foxx) and Best Voice Actress in an Animated Movie (Tina Fey).

On the television side of things, Amazon's The Boys was the big winner of the night as the popular series took home four awards. The Boys earned Best Superhero Series, Best Actor in a Superhero Series (Antony Starr), Best Actress in a Superhero Series (Aya Cash), and Best Villain in a Series (Antony Starr).  Starr was the only actor to take home multiple awards for his work. 

The ceremony also presented 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 star Sonequa Martin-Green were on-hand to accept this special honor, which came as the franchise celebrates its 55^th anniversary.  

The Critics Choice Super Awards was hosted by Kevin Smith and Dani Fernandez and they aired The CW on January 10, 2021, at 8:00 ET/PT. In cased you missed it, the award show is available to stream for free on The CW App and cwtv.com.

Check out the full list of winners below:

BEST ACTION MOVIE 

Da 5 Bloods (Netflix) 

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE 

Delroy Lindo – Da 5 Bloods (Netflix) 

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE 

Betty Gilpin – The Hunt (Universal) 

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) 

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) 

BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE 

Andy Samberg – Palm Springs (Hulu and NEON) 

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) 

* Superhero categories also include Comic Book and Video Game Inspired Movies 

WINNERS BY FILM FOR THE INAUGURAL CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS 

Birds of Prey (Warner Bros.) – 2 

Best Actor in a Superhero Movie – Ewan McGregor  

Best Actress in a Superhero Movie – Margot Robbie  

Da 5 Bloods (Netflix) – 2 

Best Action Movie 

Best Actor in an Action Movie – Delroy Lindo 

Freaky (Universal) – 1 

Best Actor in a Horror Movie – Vince Vaughn 

Palm Springs (Hulu and NEON) – 3  

Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie 

Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Andy Samberg  

Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie – Cristin Milioti 

Sonic The Hedgehog (Paramount) – 1  

Best Villain in a Movie – Jim Carrey 

Soul (Disney+) – 3  

Best Voice Actor in an Animated Movie – Jamie Foxx  

Best Voice Actress in an Animated Movie – Tina Fey  

Best Animated Movie 

The Hunt (Universal) – 1  

Best Actress in an Action Movie – Betty Gilpin  

The Invisible Man (Universal) – 2  

Best Horror Movie 

Best Actress in a Horror Movie – Elisabeth Moss 

The Old Guard (Netflix) – 1  

Best Superhero Movie 

SERIES WINNERS FOR THE INAUGURAL CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS 

BEST ACTION SERIES 

Vikings (History) 

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 SERIES* 

The Boys (Amazon) 

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO SERIES* 

Antony Starr – The Boys (Amazon) 

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO 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+) 

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) 

* Superhero categories also include Comic Book and Video Game Inspired Series  

WINNERS BY SERIES FOR THE INAUGURAL CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS  

9-1-1 (Fox) – 1  

Best Actress in an Action Series – Angela Bassett 

BoJack Horseman (Netflix) – 2 

Best Animated Series 

Best Voice Actor in an Animated Series – Will Arnett  

Harley Quinn (HBO Max) – 1  

Best Voice Actress in an Animated Series – Kaley Cuoco  

Lovecraft Country (HBO) – 2 

Best Horror Series 

Best Actress in a Horror Series – Jurnee Smollett  

Snowpiercer (TNT) – 1 

Best Actor in an Action Series – Daveed Diggs  

Star Trek: Picard (CBS All Access) – 1 

Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series – Patrick Stewart  

Supernatural (The CW) – 1 

Best Actor in a Horror Series – Jensen Ackles  

The Boys (Amazon) – 4 

Best Superhero Series 

Best Actor in a Superhero Series – Antony Starr  

Best Actress in a Superhero Series – Aya Cash  

Best Villain in a Series – Antony Starr   

The Mandalorian (Disney+) – 1 

Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series 

Vikings (History) – 1 

Best Action Series 

What We Do in the Shadows (FX) – 1 

Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series – Natasia Demetriou 

WINNERS BY NETWORK/STUDIO FOR THE INAUGURAL CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS

Netflix – 5  

Amazon – 4  

Disney+ – 4   

Universal – 4  

HBO / HBO Max – 3  

Hulu – 3  

NEON – 3  

Warner Bros. – 2 

CBS All Access – 1  

Fox – 1   

FX – 1  

History – 1  

Paramount – 1  

The CW – 1  

TNT – 1