The Critics Choice Association has begun voting to decide the best films and shows of 2025. Think of it as throwing a grenade into the entertainment world to see what truly stands out! This year, the competition is particularly heated between Marvel Studios and DC Studios, as they’re facing off in several categories.
The Association has announced its first-ever shortlist of 11 categories and revealed the nominees. This year’s list features popular movies from both major comic book universes, films that have significantly influenced the superhero genre and captivated audiences.
The nominations are relatively few, featuring James Gunn’s Superman, The Fantastic Four: Final Steps, and surprisingly, Thunderbolts (formerly The New Avengers). What was expected to be a weak entry has become a potential contender. In total, there are eleven categories, with superhero films dominating six of them.
Best Production Design
- Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis – The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios)
Best Costume Design
- Alexandra Byrne – The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios)
Best Visual Effects
- Alexandra Byrne – The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios)
- Superman (DC Studios/Warner Bros.)
Best Stunt Design
- Thunderbolts* (Marvel Studios)
- Superman (DC Studios/Warner Bros.)
Best Sound
- Superman (DC Studios/Warner Bros.)
Best Hair and Makeup
- Superman (DC Studios/Warner Bros.)
While these new films – Superman, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and Thunderbolts – are generating excitement, they face tough competition. They’ll need to really impress to stand out against popular movies like Sinners, One Battle After Another, Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, Brad Pitt’s F1, Wicked: For Good, and the highly anticipated Avatar: Fire and Ash. That Avatar film is especially noteworthy because it will also debut the first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday. And that’s still not every movie Marvel and DC Studios are competing against for awards and box office success.
A Super, Fantastic Showing for the Genre
Not winning any awards from the Critics Choice Association wouldn’t be a major setback. It’s easy to forget that Hollywood used to dismiss superhero movies, with actors considering them beneath them and respected directors like Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, and Ridley Scott openly criticizing the genre. (It’s ironic that some consider Ridley Scott’s Alien more similar to a gritty drama like The Wolf of Wall Street than to the action of The Avengers – both involve fighting aliens in space, after all!)
The landscape has changed, and both Marvel and DC now have a huge number of A-list actors competing for roles. This is becoming a problem for Marvel, especially with large-scale events like the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, potentially forcing them to exclude even popular actors eager to return. Just getting considered for a part is a major achievement, considering how things used to be, and landing a role would be a remarkable success.
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2025-11-26 18:12