Apple TV was recognized with 26 total nominations across 10 programs for the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards.
With a record 19 television nominations, top category nods included seven total nominations for acclaimed film “F1,” following its global release as the highest-grossing sports feature of all time, as well as Best Drama Series for culture-defining phenomena “Severance” and “Pluribus;” Best Comedy Series for “The Studio,” which also recently became the most Emmy-winning freshman comedy in history; Best Limited Series for the Gotham Award-nominated “Dope Thief” and Spirit Award winner “Chief of War”; Best Movie Made for Television for fan-favorite “The Gorge”; and Best Foreign Language Series for Imagen Award-winning “Acapulco.” Beloved drama “The Morning Show” and acclaimed comedy “Murderbot” also scored key acting nods. The winners will be revealed on Sunday, January 4, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Apple Original Films’ “F1” scored seven nominations in total including Best Song for Ed Sheeran, John Mayer and Blake Slatkin’s “Drive”; Best Score by Hans Zimmer; Best Cinematography by Claudio Miranda; Best Editing by Stephen Mirrione; Best Visual Effects by Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price and Keith Dawson; Best Sound by Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta and Gareth John; and Best Stunt Design by Gary Powell, Luciano Bacheta and Craig Dolby.
Apple TV earned top acting nominations, including Best Actor in a Drama Series for Adam Scott, Best Actress in a Drama Series for Britt Lower, and Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Tramell Tillman for “Severance,” while “Pluribus” lands a Best Actress in a Drama Series nod for lead Rhea Seehorn. “The Studio” scored nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Seth Rogen and Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Ike Barinholtz, while “Dope Thief” scored nods for Best Actor in a Limited Series for Brian Tyree Henry and Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for Wagner Moura. Apple’s global hit and award-winning drama “The Morning Show” lands Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Billy Crudup, Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Nicole Beharie, and Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Greta Lee, while “Murderbot” earns a nod for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Alexander Skarsgård.
These nominations mark Apple’s most recent recognition from the Critics Choice Awards following wins earlier this year for Best Limited Documentary Series and Best Biographical Documentary “Mr. Scorsese” at the Critics Choice Documentary Awards as well as Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Michael Urie in “Shrinking,” and wins for Best Foreign Language Series “Pachinko” and Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for Paul Walter Hauser for “Black Bird” in 2023. In 2022, “Ted Lasso” swept the top comedy categories for the second consecutive year with four awards in total, including back-to-back awards for Best Comedy Series, Best Actor in a Comedy Series and Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, as well as for Brett Goldstein in the Best Supporting Actor category. The broadly acclaimed, Academy Award-winning Apple Original Film “CODA” was also honored in 2022, with star Troy Kotsur winning Best Supporting Actor, becoming the first Deaf actor to win a Critics Choice Award.
To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honored with 649 wins and 2,944 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning and history-making comedies “The Studio” and “Ted Lasso,” and Oscar Best Picture winner “CODA.”
About Apple TV
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