Critics Choice Awards 2025 slammed as 'painfully boring'

The 2025 Critics Choice Awards have gotten off to a flying start - but viewers at home are not as entertained by Hollywood's night of nights. The awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler, are finally taking place at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, after twice being delayed due to the devastating LA fires. While the best of TV and film are dressed to the nines, eager viewers are not impressed with the show thus far.

'Why do the Critics Choice Awards feel so unprofessional? I've never sat down and watched it b4, is this how it always is?' one user questioned. 'The Critics Choice Awards need to put a little more effort to entertain me because the way how everything is organized is sooo unclassy and boring,'. 'My god the Critics Choice Awards are so painfully boring,' whined another. 'Wow nobody truly cares about the Critics Choice Awards like that,' suggested another.

'Critics Choice Awards is so f**king boring…. pls show Ariana’s category asap I wanna turn this s**t off,' complained another. The Awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler , are finally taking place at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California , after twice being delayed due to the devastating LA fires. The Critics Choice Awards are not only bestowed to honor the finest in films but television as well. Wicked scored the most Critics Choice Awards 2025 nominations including major nods for Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as the musical ties Conclave for the most nominations with 11.

Both Wicked and Conclave are also up for the biggest prize of all in Best Picture. The two films will face off against an impressive field including: A Complete Unknown, Anora, The Brutalist, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Perez, Nickel Boys, Sing Sing, and The Substance. Transgender actress Gascon, who has been slammed for resurfaced 'racist' social media posts, is not in attendance with her Emilia Perez castmates.

Rounding out the top individual honors is Best Supporting Actor which features: Yura Borisov – Anora, Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain, Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing, Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown, Guy Pearce – The Brutalist, and Denzel Washington – Gladiator II. Both Wicked and Conclave are up for Best Acting Ensemble against Anora, Emilia Pérez, Saturday Night, and Sing Sing. Best Director will be a contentious category as the field includes: Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez, Sean Baker – Anora, Edward Berger – Conclave, Brady Corbet – The Brutalist, Jon M. Chu – Wicked, Coralie Fargeat – The Substance, RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys, and Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two.

While the best of TV and film are dressed to the nines, eager viewers are not impressed with the show thus far. Hannah Einbinder wins the Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series award for Hacks. The 2025 Critics Choice Awards have gotten off to a flying start - but viewers at home are not as entertained by Hollywood's night of nights. Behind the two frontrunners with most nominations were Dune: Part Two and Emilia Perez which each landed 10 nods.

The Brutalist had nine while Anora and The Substance trailed slightly with seven nominations each. FX series Shōgun led the way 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. Abbott Elementary, Disclaimer, Hacks, The Diplomat, The Penguin and What We Do in the Shadows followed with an impressive four nominations each.