Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in a Superhero Movie

Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in a Superhero Movie
The 2025 recipient: Florence Pugh
Country	United States
Presented by	Critics Choice Association
First award	2021
Currently held by	Florence Pugh, Thunderbolts* (2025)
Most wins	Florence Pugh (2)
Most nominations	Florence Pugh Margot Robbie (2)
Website	http://www.criticschoice.com/

The Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in a Superhero Movie is an award presented by the Critics Choice Association to the best performance by an actress in a superhero film.

This award was first presented in 2021 to Margot Robbie for her role as Harley Quinn on Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) . Along with Florence Pugh, they are also the most nominated actresses in this category with two nominations each.

The current recipient of the award is Florence Pugh for her role as Yelena Belova in Thunderbolts* .

Winners and nominees

Year	Actress	Role	Film
2021 [1]	Margot Robbie	Harley Quinn	Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
	KiKi Layne	Nile Freeman	The Old Guard
	Peyton Elizabeth Lee	Princess Samantha "Sam"	Secret Society of Second-Born Royals
	Jurnee Smollett	Dinah Lance / Black Canary	Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
	Charlize Theron	Andy / Andromache of Scythia	The Old Guard
2022 [2]	Florence Pugh	Yelena Belova	Black Widow
	Gal Gadot	Diana Prince / Wonder Woman	Zack Snyder's Justice League
	Scarlett Johansson	Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow	Black Widow
	Margot Robbie	Harley Quinn	The Suicide Squad
	Michelle Yeoh	Ying Nan	Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
	Zendaya	Michelle "MJ" Jones-Watson	Spider-Man: No Way Home
2023 [3]	Angela Bassett	Queen Ramonda	Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
	Zoë Kravitz	Selina Kyle / Catwoman	The Batman
	Elizabeth Olsen	Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch	Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
	Natalie Portman	Jane Foster	Thor: Love and Thunder
	Letitia Wright	Shuri / Black Panther	Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2024 [4]	Iman Vellani	Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel	The Marvels
	Ayo Edebiri	April O'Neil	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
	Chloë Grace Moretz	Nimona	Nimona
	Zoe Saldaña	Gamora	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
	Hailee Steinfeld	Gwen Stacy / Spider-Gwen	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2025 [5]	Florence Pugh	Yelena Belova	Thunderbolts*
	Emma Corrin	Cassandra Nova	Deadpool & Wolverine
	Vera Drew	Joker the Harlequin / Vera	The People's Joker
	Lady Gaga	Harley "Lee" Quinzel	Joker: Folie à Deux
	Jennifer Garner	Elektra Natchios	Deadpool & Wolverine
	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Valentina Allegra de Fontaine	Thunderbolts*

Performers with multiple wins

2 wins

• Florence Pugh

Performers with multiple nominations

2 nominations

• Florence Pugh
• Margot Robbie

See also

• Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Superhero Movie
• Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actor in a Superhero 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.