31st Annual Critics Choice Awards: Television Nominations Include Adolescence, Ghosts, The Pitt

The Critics Choice Association has officially unveiled the nominees for its 31st annual Critics Choice Awards, spotlighting the best in film and TV across genres.

The awards show, once again hosted by Chelsea Handler, will air Live on E! and USA Network on Sunday, January 4 from 7-10 pm ET at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.

Leading this year’s nominations is Adolescence.

The Netflix limited series earned six nominations, including Best Limited Series and a Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television nod for Owen Cooper’s performance.

Nobody Wants This follows with five nominations in the comedy category. Other notable TV series nominees who snagged four total nominations include The Pitt, Severance, Ghosts, Hacks, The Diplomat, and All Her Fault.

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

Best Drama Series

• Alien: Earth (FX)
• Andor (Disney+)
• The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Paradise (Hulu)
• The Pitt (HBO Max)
• Pluribus (Apple TV)
• Severance (Apple TV)
• Task (HBO Max)

Best Actor in a Drama Series

• Sterling K. Brown – Paradise (Hulu)
• Diego Luna – Andor (Disney+)
• Mark Ruffalo – Task (HBO Max)
• Adam Scott – Severance (Apple TV)
• Billy Bob Thornton – Landman (Paramount+)
• Noah Wyle – The Pitt (HBO Max)

Best Actress in a Drama Series

• Kathy Bates – Matlock (CBS)
• Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age (HBO Max)
• Britt Lower – Severance (Apple TV)
• Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us (HBO Max)
• Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus (Apple TV)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Patrick Ball – The Pitt (HBO Max)
• Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV)
• Ato Essandoh – The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Wood Harris – Forever (Netflix)
• Tom Pelphrey – Task (HBO Max)
• Tramell Tillman – Severance (Apple TV)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show (Apple TV)
• Denée Benton – The Gilded Age (HBO Max)
• Allison Janney – The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt (HBO Max)
• Greta Lee – The Morning Show (Apple TV)
• Skye P. Marshall – Matlock (CBS)

Best Comedy Series

• Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Elsbeth (CBS)
• Ghosts (CBS)
• Hacks (HBO Max)
• Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
• Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
• The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max)
• The Studio (Apple TV)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

• Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
• Ted Danson – A Man on the Inside (Netflix)
• David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical (NBC
• Danny McBride – The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max)
• Seth Rogen – The Studio (Apple TV)
• Alexander Skarsgård – Murderbot (Apple TV)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

• Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
• Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face (Peacock)
• Rose McIver – Ghosts (CBS)
• Edi Patterson – The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max)
• Carrie Preston – Elsbeth (CBS)
• Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Ike Barinholtz – The Studio (Apple TV)
• Paul W. Downs – Hacks (HBO Max)
• Asher Grodman – Ghosts (CBS)
• Oscar Nuñez – The Paper (Peacock)
• Chris Perfetti – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Timothy Simons – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Danielle Brooks – Peacemaker (HBO Max)
• Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO Max)
• Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Justine Lupe – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
• Ego Nwodim – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
• Rebecca Wisocky – Ghosts (CBS)

Best Limited Series

• Adolescence (Netflix)
• All Her Fault (Peacock)
• Chief of War (Apple TV)
• Death by Lightning (Netflix)
• Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
• Dope Thief (Apple TV)
• Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu)
• The Girlfriend (Prime Video)

Best Movie Made for Television

• Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock)
• Deep Cover (Prime Video)
• The Gorge (Apple TV)
• Mountainhead (HBO Max)
• Nonnas (Netflix)
• Summer of ’69 (Hulu)

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

• Michael Chernus – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
• Stephen Graham – Adolescence (Netflix)
• Brian Tyree Henry – Dope Thief (Apple TV)
• Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix)
• Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me (Netflix)
• Michael Shannon – Death by Lightning (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

• Jessica Biel – The Better Sister (Prime Video)
• Meghann Fahy – Sirens (Netflix)
• Sarah Snook – All Her Fault (Peacock)
• Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu)
• Robin Wright – The Girlfriend (Prime Video)
• Renée Zellweger – Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock)

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

• Owen Cooper – Adolescence (Netflix)
• Wagner Moura – Dope Thief (Apple TV)
• Nick Offerman – Death by Lightning (Netflix)
• Michael Peña – All Her Fault (Peacock)
• Ashley Walters – Adolescence (Netflix)
• Ramy Youssef – Mountainhead (HBO Max)

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

• Erin Doherty – Adolescence (Netflix)
• Betty Gilpin – Death by Lightning (Netflix)
• Marin Ireland – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
• Sophia Lillis – All Her Fault (Peacock)
• Julianne Moore – Sirens (Netflix)
• Christine Tremarco – Adolescence (Netflix)

Best Foreign Language Series

• Acapulco (Apple TV)
• Last Samurai Standing (Netflix)
• Mussolini: Son of the Century (MUBI)
• Red Alert (Paramount+)
• Squid Game (Netflix)
• When No One Sees Us (HBO Max)

Best Animated Series

• Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
• Harley Quinn (HBO Max)
• Long Story Short (Netflix)
• Marvel Zombies (Disney+)
• South Park (Comedy Central)
• Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (Disney+)

Best Talk Show

• The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
• Hot Ones (YouTube)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo)

Best Variety Show

Conan O’Brien Must Go (HBO Max)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO Max)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Best Comedy Special

Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life (HBO Max)
Caleb Hearon: Model Comedian (HBO Max)
Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things (Netflix)
Marc Maron: Panicked (HBO Max)
Sarah Silverman: PostMortem (Netflix)
SNL50: The Anniversary Special (NBC)

For the full list of TV and film nominees, visit criticschoice.com.

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About the Critics Choice Association (CCA) 

The Critics Choice Association is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 500 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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