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

Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
The 2025 recipient: Cristin Milioti
Country	United States
Formerly called	Best Actress in a Superhero Series
First award	2021
Currently held by	Cristin Milioti, The Penguin (2025)
Most nominations	Sophia Di Martino Kathryn Hahn Erin Moriarty Bella Ramsey (2)
Website	http://www.criticschoice.com/

The Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie is an award presented by the Critics Choice Association to the best performance by an actress in a superhero, comic book or video game-inspired television series or TV movie.

This award was first presented in 2021 to Aya Cash for her role as Klara Risinger / Liberty / Stormfront on The Boys . The most nominated actresses in this category are Sophia Di Martino, Kathryn Hahn, Erin Moriarty and Bella Ramsey, with two nominations each.

The current recipient of the award is Cristin Milioti for her role as Sofia Gigante (née Falcone) in The Penguin .

Winners and nominees

Year	Actress	Role	Series	Network	Ref
Best Actress in a Superhero Series
2021	Aya Cash	Klara Risinger / Liberty / Stormfront	The Boys	Amazon Prime Video	[1]
	Melissa Benoist	Kara Zor-El / Kara Danvers / Supergirl	Supergirl	The CW
	Diane Guerrero	Jane	Doom Patrol	DC Universe/HBO Max
	Elizabeth Marvel	Victoria Helstrom / Mother / Lily / Kthara	Helstrom	Hulu
	Lili Reinhart	Betty Cooper	Riverdale	The CW
	Cobie Smulders	Dexadrine "Dex" Parios	Stumptown	ABC
2022	Elizabeth Olsen	Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch	WandaVision	Disney+	[2]
	Sophia Di Martino	Sylvie	Loki	Disney+
	Kathryn Hahn	Agnes / Agatha Harkness	WandaVision
	Javicia Leslie	Ryan Wilder / Batwoman	Batwoman	The CW
	Gugu Mbatha-Raw	Judge Ravonna Renslayer	Loki	Disney+
	Hailee Steinfeld	Kate Bishop	Hawkeye
Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
2023	Tatiana Maslany	Jennifer "Jen" Walters / She-Hulk	She-Hulk: Attorney at Law	Disney+	[3]
	Danielle Brooks	Leota Adebayo	Peacemaker	HBO Max
	Michelle Gomez	Laura De Mille / Madame Rouge	Doom Patrol
	Caity Lotz	Sara Lance / White Canary	Legends of Tomorrow	The CW
	Erin Moriarty	Annie January / Starlight	The Boys	Amazon Prime Video
	Iman Vellani	Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel	Ms. Marvel	Disney+
2024	Bella Ramsey	Ellie	The Last of Us	HBO	[4]
	Lizze Broadway	Emma Meyer/Little Cricket	Gen V	Amazon Prime Video
	Rosario Dawson	Ahsoka Tano	Ahsoka	Disney+
	Sophia Di Martino	Sylvie	Loki
	Jaz Sinclair	Marie Moreau	Gen V	Amazon Prime Video
	Michelle Yeoh	Guanyin	American Born Chinese	Disney+
2025	Cristin Milioti	Sofia Gigante (née Falcone)	The Penguin	HBO	[5]
	Danai Gurira	Michonne Grimes	The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live	AMC
	Kathryn Hahn	Agatha Harkness	Agatha All Along	Disney+
	Erin Moriarty	Annie January / Starlight	The Boys	Amazon Prime Video
	Ella Purnell	Lucy MacLean	Fallout
	Bella Ramsey	Ellie	The Last of Us	HBO

Series with multiple nominations

3 nominations

• The Boys
• Loki

2 nominations

• Doom Patrol
• Gen V
• The Last of Us
• WandaVision

Performers with multiple nominations

2 nominations

• Sophia Di Martino
• Kathryn Hahn
• Erin Moriarty
• Bella Ramsey

See also

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

References

1. "Inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards – List of Nominees and Winners". Critics Choice Association. January 10, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
2. "2nd Annual Critics Choice Super Awards – List of Nominees and Winners". Critics Choice Association. March 17, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
3. "3rd Annual Critics Choice Super Awards – List of Nominees and Winners". Critics Choice Association. March 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 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 16, 2025.
5. "Nominations Announced for the Critics Choice Association's 5th Annual "Critics Choice Super Awards"". Critics Choice Association. June 11, 2025. Retrieved August 16, 2025.