The Boys Season 2 Episode 1 Critics Choice Super Awards: ‘Vikings,’ ‘The Boys,’ and ‘The Mandalorian’ Among Winners

Critics Choice Super Awards: ‘Vikings,’ ‘The Boys,’ and ‘The Mandalorian’ Among Winners

Ashley Bissette Sumerel 9-1-1, BoJack Horseman, Critics Choice Awards, Supernatural, The Boys, The Mandalorian

The inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards offered a fun chance for fans to celebrate their favorite Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, Action, and Animation films and television series.

Produced remotely following COVID safety protocols, the ceremony was hosted by writer/director/podcaster Kevin Smith and actress/writer Dani Fernandez on The CW. 

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Critics Choice Super Awards — Kevin Smith and Dani Fernandez — Photo: Gari Askew/The CW — © 2020 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

The Critics Choice Association also presented the Legacy Award to the Star Trek franchise. Patrick Stewart and Sonequa Martin-Green accepted the honor.

Among the TV series winners were Atony Starr and Aya Cash from The Boys, Jensen Ackles from Supernatural, and Angela Bassett from 9-1-1.

Vikings won the award for Best Action Series, while The Boys won for Best Superhero Series, and The Mandalorian won for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series. BoJack Horseman won the award for Best Animated Series.

Highlight — Presenters Bob Morley and Eliza Taylor:
Here’s a look at the full list of winners in the television categories:

BEST ACTION SERIES 

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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+) 

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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  

 

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The full show will be available to stream for free on The CW App and cwtv.com starting today.

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Ashley Bissette Sumerel is a television and film critic living in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is editor-in-chief of Tell-Tale TV as well as Eulalie Magazine. Ashley has also written for outlets such as Rolling Stone, Paste Magazine, and Insider. Ashley has been a member of the Critics Choice Association since 2017 and is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. In addition to her work as an editor and critic, Ashley teaches Entertainment Journalism, Composition, and Literature at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.