‘Superman’ & ‘The Boys’ Lead Nominees For Critics Choice Super Awards

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Look! Up in the sky! It’s Superman leading the nominees for the 2026 Critics Choice Super Awards!

The Critics Choice Association handed a half-dozen noms to the Warner Bros/DC flick, including Best Superhero Movie and three Best Actor mentions for its stars David Corenswet, Edi Gathegi and Nicholas Hoult. Prime Video’s now-wrapped The Boys topped the TV field with five nominations including Best Superhero Series and Best Actor for Antony Starr.

Eight titles were next with four nominations each: Masters of the Universe, Obsession, Project Hail Mary, The Fantastic Four: First Steps and Weapons on the movie front and Fallout, House of the Dragon and Paradise from the small screen. See the full list below.

The CCA’s Super Awards honor the most popular, fan-obsessed genres across movies and TV, including superhero, sci-fi/fantasy, horror and action. There’s no awards ceremony, but winners will be announced Thursday, August 6.

Here are the nominees for the sixth annual Critics Choice Super Awards:

Eiza González – Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

Nicholas Galitzine – Masters of the Universe

Pedro Pascal – The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Julia Garner – The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Vanessa Kirby – The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Camila Mendes – Masters of the Universe

Ralph Fiennes – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Jack O’Connell – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE

Matt Johnson – Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

Sam Rockwell – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die

BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE

BEST ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

BEST SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

Deborah Ann Woll – Daredevil: Born Again

BEST HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

Michael Chernus –Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy

Michael C. Hall – Dexter: Resurrection

Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story

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