“SHŌGUN” LEADS WITH 6 NOMINATIONS
“ABBOTT ELEMENTARY,” “DISCLAIMER,” “HACKS,” “THE DIPLOMAT,” “THE PENGUIN,” AND “WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS” EACH COLLECT 4 NODS
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(Los Angeles, CA – December 5, 2024) – The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the TV category nominees for the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards. The winners will be revealed at the star-studded Critics Choice Awards gala hosted by Chelsea Handler, which will broadcast LIVE on E! on Sunday, January 12, 2025 (7:00 – 10:00pm ET / PT) from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. The show will also be available to stream the next day on Peacock.
“Shōgun” (FX / Hulu) leads the television contenders for the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards with six nominations. The show earned a nod for Best Drama Series, while the cast was recognized in multiple categories including Hiroyuki Sanada for Best Actor in a Drama Series and Anna Sawai for Best Actress in a Drama Series. Tadanobu Asano and Takehiro Hira are both up for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, while Moeka Hoshi could take home the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series award.
“Abbott Elementary” (ABC), “Disclaimer” (Apple TV+), “Hacks” (HBO | Max), “The Diplomat” (Netflix), “The Penguin” (HBO | Max), and “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX) followed with an impressive four nominations each. “Abbott Elementary,” “Hacks,” and “What We Do in the Shadows” will all face off in the Best Comedy Series category, while “Disclaimer” and “The Penguin” are up for Best Limited Series and “The Diplomat” earned a nod for Best Drama Series.
“Abbott Elementary” earned additional nods for Quinta Brunson for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, Tyler James Williams for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, and Janelle James for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. “Disclaimer” received nominations for Kevin Kline for Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television, Cate Blanchett for Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television, and Leila George for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television. The cast of “Hacks” was recognized in several categories, earning nods for Jean Smart for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, Paul W. Downs for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, and for Hannah Einbinder for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. “The Diplomat” earned nominations for Rufus Sewell and Keri Russell who are up for Best Actor in a Drama Series and Best Actress in a Drama Series respectively, while Allison Janney garnered a nod for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Colin Farrell could take home the Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television award for his role in “The Penguin,” while the show’s Cristin Milioti is up for Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television and Deirdre O’Connell was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television. “What We Do in the Shadows” garnered nominations for Kayvan Novak for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, Natasia Demetriou for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, and Harvey Guillén for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
The full list of television category nominations can be found below.
Nominations for the film categories of the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards will be announced on Thursday, December 12, 2024.
The Critics Choice Awards are bestowed annually to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. Historically, they are the most accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations. The 30th annual Critics Choice Awards show will be executive-produced by Bob Bain Productions and Berlin Entertainment. The Critics Choice Awards are represented by Dan Black at Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
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TELEVISION NOMINATIONS FOR THE 30TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS
BEST DRAMA SERIES
The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
Evil (Paramount+)
Industry (HBO | Max)
Anne Rice’s 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 – Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire (AMC)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Moeka Hoshi – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
Allison Janney – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Nicole Kidman – 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)
NOMINATIONS BY PROGRAM FOR THE 30TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS
A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW (Paramount+) – 1
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Ewan McGregor
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (ABC) – 4
Best Comedy Series
Best Actress in a Comedy Series – Quinta Brunson
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Tyler James Williams
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Janelle James
ACAPULCO (Apple TV+) – 1
Best Foreign Language Series
AGATHA ALL ALONG (Disney+) – 1
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Patti LuPone
ALI WONG: SINGLE LADY (Netflix) – 1
Best Comedy Special
BABY REINDEER (Netflix) – 3
Best Limited Series
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Richard Gadd
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Jessica Gunning
BAD SISTERS (Apple TV+) – 1
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Fiona Shaw
BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER (Prime Video) – 1
Best Animated Series
BLACK DOVES (Netflix) – 1
Best Actress in a Drama Series – Keira Knightley
BLUEY (Disney+) – 1
Best Animated Series
BOB’S BURGERS (Fox) – 1
Best Animated Series
CITADEL: HONEY BUNNY (Prime Video) – 1
Best Foreign Language Series
DISCLAIMER (Apple TV+) – 4
Best Limited Series
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Kevin Kline
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Cate Blanchett
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Leila George
DOCTOR WHO (Disney+) – 1
Best Actor in a Drama Series – Ncuti Gatwa
ENGLISH TEACHER (FX) – 3
Best Comedy Series
Best Actor in a Comedy Series – Brian Jordan Alvarez
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Stephanie Koenig
EVIL (Paramount+) – 2
Best Drama Series
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Michael Emerson
FEUD: CAPOTE VS. THE SWANS (FX) – 3
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Tom Hollander
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Naomi Watts
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Treat Williams
FOUND (NBC) – 2
Best Actress in a Drama Series – Shanola Hampton
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Mark-Paul Gosselaar
GENIUS: MLK/X (National Geographic) – 1
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Ron Cephas Jones
GHOSTS (CBS) – 2
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Asher Grodman
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Brandon Scott Jones
HACKS (HBO | Max) – 4
Best Comedy Series
Best Actress in a Comedy Series – Jean Smart
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Paul W. Downs
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Hannah Einbinder
HOT ONES (YouTube) – 1
Best Talk Show
INDUSTRY (HBO | Max) – 1
Best Drama Series
ANNE RICE’S INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (AMC) – 2
Best Drama Series
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Sam Reid
INVINCIBLE (Prime Video) – 1
Best Animated Series
IT’S WHAT’S INSIDE (Netflix) – 1
Best Movie Made for Television
JIM GAFFIGAN: THE SKINNY (Hulu) – 1
Best Comedy Special
JOHN MULANEY PRESENTS: EVERYBODY’S IN L.A. (Netflix) – 1
Best Talk Show
KEVIN JAMES: IRREGARDLESS (Prime Video) – 1
Best Comedy Special
LA MÁQUINA (Hulu) – 1
Best Foreign Language Series
MASTERS OF THE AIR (Apple TV+) – 1
Best Limited Series
MATLOCK (CBS) – 2
Best Actress in a Drama Series – Kathy Bates
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Skye P. Marshall
MR BATES VS THE POST OFFICE (PBS) – 1
Best Limited Series
MÚSICA (Prime Video) – 1
Best Movie Made for Television
MY BRILLIANT FRIEND (HBO | Max) – 1
Best Foreign Language Series
NIKKI GLASER: SOMEDAY YOU’LL DIE (HBO | Max) – 1
Best Comedy Special
NOBODY WANTS THIS (Netflix) – 3
Best Comedy Series
Best Actor in a Comedy Series – Adam Brody
Best Actress in a Comedy Series – Kristen Bell
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (Hulu) – 3
Best Comedy Series
Best Actor in a Comedy Series – Steve Martin
Best Actor in a Comedy Series – Martin Short
OUT OF MY MIND (Disney+) – 2
Best Movie Made for Television
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Phoebe-Rae Taylor
OUTLANDER (Starz) – 1
Best Actress in a Drama Series – Caitriona Balfe
PACHINKO (Apple TV+) – 2
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Anna Sawai
Best Foreign Language Series
PALM ROYALE (Apple TV+) – 1
Best Actress in a Comedy Series – Kristen Wiig
RACHEL BLOOM: DEATH, LET ME DO MY SPECIAL (Netflix) – 1
Best Comedy Special
RAMY YOUSSEF: MORE FEELINGS (HBO | Max) – 1
Best Comedy Special
REBEL RIDGE (Netflix) – 1
Best Movie Made for Television
RIPLEY (Netflix) – 3
Best Limited Series
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Andrew Scott
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Dakota Fanning
SENNA (Netflix) – 1
Best Foreign Language Series
SHŌGUN (FX / Hulu) – 6
Best Drama Series
Best Actor in a Drama Series – Hiroyuki Sanada
Best Actress in a Drama Series – Anna Sawai
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Tadanobu Asano
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Takehiro Hira
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Moeka Hoshi
SHRINKING (Apple TV+) – 1
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Michael Urie
SLOW HORSES (Apple TV+) – 1
Best Drama Series
SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE (HBO | Max) – 2
Best Comedy Series
Best Actress in a Comedy Series – Bridget Everett
LIONESS (Paramount+) – 1
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Nicole Kidman
SQUID GAME (Netflix) – 1
Best Foreign Language Series
ST. DENIS MEDICAL (NBC) – 2
Best Comedy Series
Best Actor in a Comedy Series – David Alan Grier
THE BEAR (FX / Hulu) – 1
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Liza Colón-Zayas
THE BOYS (Prime Video) – 1
Best Actor in a Drama Series – Antony Starr
THE DAILY SHOW (Comedy Central) – 1
Best Talk Show
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (Peacock) – 2
Best Drama Series
Best Actor in a Drama Series – Eddie Redmayne
THE DIPLOMAT (Netflix) – 4
Best Drama Series
Best Actor in a Drama Series – Rufus Sewell
Best Actress in a Drama Series – Keri Russell
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Allison Janney
THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW (BBC America) – 1
Best Talk Show
THE GREAT LILLIAN HALL (HBO | Max) – 2
Best Movie Made for Television
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Jessica Lange
THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW (NBC/Syndicated) – 1
Best Talk Show
THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT (CBS) – 1
Best Talk Show
THE LAW ACCORDING TO LIDIA POËT (Netflix) – 1
Best Foreign Language Series
THE OLD MAN (FX) – 3
Best Drama Series
Best Actor in a Drama Series – Jeff Bridges
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – John Lithgow
THE PENGUIN (HBO | Max) – 4
Best Limited Series
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Colin Farrell
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Cristin Milioti
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Deirdre O’Connell
THE PERFECT COUPLE (Netflix) – 1
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Liev Schreiber
THE REGIME (HBO | Max) – 1
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Hugh Grant
THE SIMPSONS (Fox) – 1
Best Animated Series
THE SYMPATHIZER (HBO | Max) – 1
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Robert Downey Jr.
THREE WOMEN (Starz) – 1
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Betty Gilpin
TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY (HBO | Max) – 3
Best Limited Series
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Jodie Foster
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Kali Reis
V/H/S/BEYOND (Shudder) – 1
Best Movie Made for Television
WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES (Hulu) – 2
Best Limited Series
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Logan Lerman
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (FX) – 4
Best Comedy Series
Best Actor in a Comedy Series – Kayvan Novak
Best Actress in a Comedy Series – Natasia Demetriou
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Harvey Guillén
X-MEN ’97 (Disney+) – 1
Best Animated Series
YOUNG SHELDON (CBS) – 1
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Annie Potts
TELEVISION NOMINATIONS BY COMPANY FOR THE 30TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS
Netflix – 23
HBO | Max – 21
FX – 13
Apple TV+ – 12
FX / Hulu – 7
Hulu – 7
CBS – 6
Disney+ – 6
Prime Video – 6
ABC – 4
NBC – 4
Paramount+ – 4
AMC – 2
Fox – 2
Peacock – 2
Starz – 2
BBC America – 1
Comedy Central – 1
National Geographic – 1
NBC/Syndicated – 1
PBS – 1
Shudder – 1
YouTube – 1