the boys - photo courtesy of Miguel Lagoa on shutterstock
the boys - photo courtesy of Miguel Lagoa on shutterstock

Amazon’s “The Boys” and AppleTV’s “Widow’s Bay” were the big winners announced Thursday for the sixth annual Critics Choice Super Awards, with each claiming three prizes that honor the genres of superhero, science fiction/fantasy, horror and action.

“The Boys” tied with fellow Amazon production “Spider-Noir” for best superhero series, limited series or made-for-TV movie, while series star Antony Starr was named best actor and best villain in a superhero series, limited series or made-for-TV movie.

“Widow’s Bay,” meanwhile, earned prizes for best horror series, limited series or made-for-TV movie, along with best horror actor and actress honors for Matthew Rhys and Kate O’Flynn.

On the big screen, “Obsession,” “Project Hail Mary,” “Superman” and “The Furious” each collected two of the honors presented by the Critics Choice Association.

“Obsession” was named best horror movie, “Project Hail Mary” won best science fiction/fantasy movie, “Superman” won best superhero movie and “The Furious” was named best action movie.

The CCA presented a special honor this year, awarding the prize for “best good boy in a horror movie” to Indy, a Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever featured in IFC’s “Good Boy.”

Here is a complete list of winners:

BEST ACTION MOVIE

“The Furious”

 

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE

Xie Miao, ” The Furious

 

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE

Charlize Theron, “Apex

 

BEST SUPERHERO MOVIE

“Superman”

 

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE

David Corenswet, “Superman”

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE*

Milly Alcock, “Supergirl”

 

BEST HORROR MOVIE

“Obsession”

 

BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR MOVIE

Ralph Fiennes, “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple”

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR MOVIE

Inde Navarrette, “Obsession”

 

BEST SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY MOVIE

“Project Hail Mary”

 

BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY MOVIE

Ryan Gosling, “Project Hail Mary”

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY MOVIE

Emily Blunt, “Disclosure Day”

 

BEST VILLAIN IN A MOVIE

Amy Madigan, “Weapons”

BEST GOOD BOY IN A HORROR MOVIE

Indy, “Good Boy”

 

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

“Task”

 

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

Sterling K. Brown, “Paradise”

 

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

Kaitlin Olson, “High Potential”

 

BEST SUPERHERO SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE (Tie)

“Spider-Noir”

“The Boys”

 

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

Antony Starr, “The Boys”

 

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

Danielle Brooks, “Peacemaker”

 

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

“Widow’s Bay”

 

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

Matthew Rhys, “Widow’s Bay”

 

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

Kate O’Flynn, “Widow’s Bay”

 

BEST SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

“Pluribus”

 

BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

Sterling K. Brown, “Paradise”

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

Rhea Seehorn, “Pluribus”

 

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

Antony Starr, “The Boys”

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