Los Angeles [US], July 16, 2026 : Actor Priyanka Chopra has secured a nomination for
Best Actress in an Action Movie for her performance in ‘The Bluff’ at the 2026 Critics
Choice Super Awards, adding another international recognition to her growing list of
accolades.
Priyanka’s nomination comes shortly after she earned an Emmy nomination for ‘Heads of
State’. She will compete in the Best Actress in an Action Movie category alongside
Pamela Anderson (The Naked Gun), Eiza Gonzalez (Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice), Akari
Takaishi (Ghost Killer), Charlize Theron (Apex), Samara Weaving (Over Your Dead Body)
and Maddie Ziegler (Pretty Lethal).
‘Superman’ emerged as the most nominated film this year, earning six
nominations, including Best Superhero Movie and three Best Actor in a Superhero Movie
nods for David Corenswet, Edi Gathegi and Nicholas Hoult, according to Deadline.
On the television front, Prime Video’s The Boys’ led the nominations with five nods,
including Best Superhero Series and Best Actor in a Superhero Series for Antony Starr.
Several titles received four nominations each, including ‘Masters of the Universe’,
‘Obsession’, ‘Project Hail Mary’, ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ and ‘Weapons’ in the
film categories, while ‘Fallout’, ‘House of the Dragon’ and ‘Paradise’ were among the top
television nominees.
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The Critics Choice Super Awards honor the most popular genre films and television
series across action, superhero, science fiction, fantasy and horror. Winners of the sixth
edition will be announced on August 6.
The Critics Choice Super Awards honor the most popular genre films and television
series across action, superhero, science fiction, fantasy and horror. Winners of the sixth
edition will be announced on August 6.
Among the key film categories, the nominees for Best Action Movie include ‘The Furious’,
‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’, ‘Motor City’, ‘The Naked Gun’, ‘Normal’, ‘The Rip’ and ‘Sisu:
Road to Revenge’.
The Best Superhero Movie category features ‘Superman’, ‘Supergirl’, ‘The Fantastic Four:
First Steps’, ‘Masters of the Universe’, ‘Mortal Kombat II’, ‘Exit 8’ and ‘Demon Slayer:
Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle’, as per the outlet.
The television categories include nominees such as The Boys, Daredevil: Born Again,
Fallout, Gen V, Peacemaker, Spider-Noir and Wonder Man for Best Superhero Series,
while ‘House of the Dragon’, ‘Alien: Earth’, ‘Silo’, ‘Paradise’ and ‘Star Trek: Strange New
Worlds’ are among the contenders for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series.
The full list of nominations was announced by the Critics Choice Association ahead of the
winners’ announcement on August 6.
Here are the nominees for the sixth annual Critics Choice Super Awards, according to
Deadline.
BEST ACTION MOVIE
The Furious
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Motor City
The Naked Gun
Normal
The Rip
Sisu: Road to Revenge
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Matt Damon – The Rip
Taron Egerton – Apex
Xie Miao – The Furious
Bob Odenkirk – Normal
Alan Ritchson – Motor City
Joe Taslim – The Furious
Jorma Tommila – Sisu: Road to Revenge
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Pamela Anderson – The Naked Gun
Priyanka Chopra Jonas – The Bluff
Eiza Gonzalez – Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Akari Takaishi – Ghost Killer
Charlize Theron – Apex
Samara Weaving – Over Your Dead Body
Maddie Ziegler – Pretty Lethal
BEST SUPERHERO MOVIE
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Exit 8
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Masters of the Universe