30th Annual Critics Choice Awards: Television Nominations Include Shōgun, Abbott Elementary, The Diplomat

The Critics Choice Awards are back to celebrate the best of film and television. This year marks the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards, which will once again be hosted by Chelsea Handler.

The awards show will air live on E! on Sunday, January 12, 2025, from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica (7:00–10:00 PM ET/PT). The show will also be available to stream the following day on Peacock.

Leading the pack this year is Shōgun, with a total of six nominations, including Best Drama Series. Following closely with four nominations each are Abbott Elementary, Disclaimer, Hacks, The Diplomat, The Penguin, and What We Do in the Shadows.

Here’s a look at the complete list of television nominations:

Best Drama Series

• The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)
• The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Evil (Paramount+)
• Industry (HBO | Max)
• Interview with the Vampire (AMC)
• The Old Man (FX)
• Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
• Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

Best Actor in a Drama Series

• Jeff Bridges – The Old Man (FX)
• Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who (Disney+)
• Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)
• Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
• Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Antony Starr – The Boys (Prime Video)

Best Actress in a Drama Series

• Caitriona Balfe – Outlander (Starz)
• Kathy Bates – Matlock (CBS)
• Shanola Hampton – Found (NBC)
• Keira Knightley – Black Doves (Netflix)
• Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Anna Sawai – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
• Michael Emerson – Evil (Paramount+)
• Mark-Paul Gosselaar – Found (NBC)
• Takehiro Hira – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
• John Lithgow – The Old Man (FX)
• Sam Reid – Interview with the Vampire (AMC)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Moeka Hoshi – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
• Allison Janney – The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Nicole Kidman – Special Ops: Lioness (Paramount+)
• Skye P. Marshall – Matlock (CBS)
• Anna Sawai – Pachinko (Apple TV+)
• Fiona Shaw – Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)

Best Comedy Series

• Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• English Teacher (FX)
• Hacks (HBO | Max)
• Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
• Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
• Somebody Somewhere (HBO | Max)
• St. Denis Medical (NBC)
• What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

• Brian Jordan Alvarez – English Teacher (FX)
• Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
• David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical (NBC)
• Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
• Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
• Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

• Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
• Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
• Bridget Everett – Somebody Somewhere (HBO | Max)
• Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO | Max)
• Kristen Wiig – Palm Royale (Apple TV+)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Paul W. Downs – Hacks (HBO | Max)
• Asher Grodman – Ghosts (CBS)
• Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
• Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts (CBS)
• Michael Urie – Shrinking (Apple TV+)
• Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear (FX / Hulu)
• Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO | Max)
• Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Stephanie Koenig – English Teacher (FX)
• Patti LuPone – Agatha All Along (Disney+)
• Annie Potts – Young Sheldon (CBS)

Best Limited Series

• Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
• Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
• Masters of the Air (Apple TV+)
• Mr Bates vs the Post Office (PBS)
• The Penguin (HBO | Max)
• Ripley (Netflix)
• True Detective: Night Country (HBO | Max)
• We Were the Lucky Ones (Hulu)

Best Movie Made for Television

• The Great Lillian Hall (HBO | Max)
• It’s What’s Inside (Netflix)
• Música (Prime Video)
• Out of My Mind (Disney+)
• Rebel Ridge (Netflix)
• V/H/S/Beyond (Shudder)

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

• Colin Farrell – The Penguin (HBO | Max)
• Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
• Tom Hollander – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)
• Kevin Kline – Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
• Ewan McGregor – A Gentleman in Moscow (Paramount+)
• Andrew Scott – Ripley (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

• Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
• Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country (HBO | Max)
• Jessica Lange – The Great Lillian Hall (HBO | Max)
• Cristin Milioti – The Penguin (HBO | Max)
• Phoebe-Rae Taylor – Out of My Mind (Disney+)
• Naomi Watts – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

• Robert Downey Jr. – The Sympathizer (HBO | Max)
• Hugh Grant – The Regime (HBO | Max)
• Ron Cephas Jones – Genius: MLK/X (National Geographic)
• Logan Lerman – We Were the Lucky Ones (Hulu)
• Liev Schreiber – The Perfect Couple (Netflix)
• Treat Williams – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

• Dakota Fanning – Ripley (Netflix)
• Leila George – Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
• Betty Gilpin – Three Women (Starz)
• Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
• Deirdre O’Connell – The Penguin (HBO | Max)
• Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country (HBO | Max)

Best Foreign Language Series

• Acapulco (Apple TV+)
• Citadel: Honey Bunny (Prime Video)
• La Máquina (Hulu)
• The Law According to Lidia Poët (Netflix)
• My Brilliant Friend (HBO | Max)
• Pachinko (Apple TV+)
• Senna (Netflix)
• Squid Game (Netflix)

Best Animated Series

• Batman: Caped Crusader (Prime Video)
• Bluey (Disney+)
• Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
• Invincible (Prime Video)
• The Simpsons (Fox)
• X-Men ’97 (Disney+)

Best Talk Show

• Hot Ones (YouTube)
• The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
• The Graham Norton Show (BBC America)
• John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. (Netflix)
• The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC/Syndicated)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Best Comedy Special

• Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix)
• Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny (Hulu)
• Kevin James: Irregardless (Prime Video)
• Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die (HBO | Max)
• Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Special (Netflix)
• Ramy Youssef: More Feelings (HBO | Max)

About the Critics Choice Association (CCA)

The Critics Choice Association is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing almost 600 media critics and entertainment journalists. It was established in 2019 with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the intersection between film, television, and streaming content.

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