Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie

Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie
The 2025 recipient: Tom Cruise
Country	United States
Presented by	Critics Choice Association
First award	2021
Currently held by	Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)
Most wins	Tom Cruise (3)
Most nominations	Tom Cruise (3)
Website	http://www.criticschoice.com/

The Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie is an award presented by the Critics Choice Association to the best performance by an actor in an action film.

This award was first presented in 2021 to Delroy Lindo for his role as Paul on Da 5 Bloods . The most nominated actor in this category is Tom Cruise with three consecutive nominations and wins.

The current recipient of the award is Tom Cruise for his role as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning .

Winners and nominees

Year	Actor	Role	Film
2021 [1]	Delroy Lindo	Paul	Da 5 Bloods
	Tom Hanks	Commander Ernest Krause	Greyhound
	Chris Hemsworth	Tyler Rake	Extraction
	Caleb Landry Jones	Ty Michael Carter	The Outpost
	Will Smith	Detective Lieutenant Michael Eugene "Mike" Lowrey	Bad Boys for Life
	John David Washington	The Protagonist	Tenet
2022 [2]	Daniel Craig	James Bond	No Time to Die
	Dwayne Johnson	Frank Wolff	Jungle Cruise
	Jonathan Majors	Nat Love	The Harder They Fall
	Mads Mikkelsen	Markus Hansen	Riders of Justice
	Bob Odenkirk	Hutch Mansell	Nobody
	Liam Neeson	Mike McCann	The Ice Road
2023 [3]	Tom Cruise	Pete "Maverick" Mitchell	Top Gun: Maverick
	Nicolas Cage	Himself	The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
	Ram Charan	Alluri Sitarama Raju	RRR
	Brad Pitt	Ladybug	Bullet Train
	N. T. Rama Rao Jr.	Komaram Bheem	RRR
2024 [4]	Tom Cruise	Ethan Hunt	Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
	Chris Hemsworth	Tyler Rake	Extraction 2
	Keanu Reeves	John Wick	John Wick: Chapter 4
	Denzel Washington	Robert McCall	The Equalizer 3
	Donnie Yen	Caine	John Wick: Chapter 4
2025 [5]	Tom Cruise	Ethan Hunt	Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
	Taron Egerton	Ethan Kopek	Carry-On
	Ryan Gosling	Colt Seavers	The Fall Guy
	Dev Patel	Kid	Monkey Man
	Aaron Pierre	Terry Richmond	Rebel Ridge
	Jack Quaid	Nathan "Novocaine" Caine	Novocaine

Performers with multiple wins

3 wins

• Tom Cruise (consecutive)

Performers with multiple nominations

3 nominations

• Tom Cruise

2 nominations

• Chris Hemsworth

See also

• Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Action Movie
• Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie

References

1. "Inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards – List of Nominees and Winners". Critics Choice Association. January 10, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
2. "2nd Annual Critics Choice Super Awards – List of Nominees and Winners". Critics Choice Association. March 17, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
3. "3rd Annual Critics Choice Super Awards – List of Nominees and Winners". Critics Choice Association. March 16, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
4. "Nominations announced for the Critics Choice Association's 4th Annual "Critics Choice Super Awards" honoring Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, and Action Movies and Series". Critics Choice Association. March 7, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
5. "Nominations Announced for the Critics Choice Association's 5th Annual "Critics Choice Super Awards"". Critics Choice Association. June 11, 2025. Retrieved August 18, 2025.