Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Villain in a Series

Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
The 2025 recipient: Colin Farrell
Country	United States
Formerly called	Best Villain in a Series
First award	2021
Currently held by	Colin Farrell, The Penguin (2025)
Most awards	Antony Starr (2)
Most nominations	Michael Emerson (3)
Website	http://www.criticschoice.com/

The Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie is an award presented by the Critics Choice Association to the best villain in a television series or TV movie.

This award was first presented in 2021 to Antony Starr for his role as John / Homelander on The Boys . The most nominated performer in this category is Michael Emerson with three nominations.

The current recipient of the award is Colin Farrell for his role as Oswald "Oz" Cobb / The Penguin in The Penguin . ^[1]

Winners and nominees

Year	Performer	Role	Series	Network	Ref
Best Villain in a Series
2021	Antony Starr	John / Homelander	The Boys	Amazon Prime Video	[2]
	Tom Ellis	Lucifer Morningstar	Lucifer	Netflix
	Abbey Lee	Christina Braithwhite	Lovecraft Country	HBO
	Samantha Morton	Alpha	The Walking Dead	AMC
	Sarah Paulson	Nurse Mildred Ratched	Ratched	Netflix
	Finn Wittrock	Edmund Tolleson
2022	Kathryn Hahn	Agnes / Agatha Harkness	WandaVision	Disney+	[3]
	Vincent D'Onofrio	Wilson Fisk / Kingpin	Hawkeye	Disney+
	Michael Emerson	Dr. Leland Townsend	Evil	Paramount+
	Joshua Jackson	Dr. Christopher Duntsch	Dr. Death	Peacock
	Jonathan Majors	He Who Remains / The Time-Keepers	Loki	Disney+
	Samantha Sloyan	Bev Keane	Midnight Mass	Netflix
Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
2023	Antony Starr	John / Homelander	The Boys	Amazon Prime Video	[4]
	Jamie Campbell Bower	Henry Creel / Vecna / One	Stranger Things	Netflix
	Hayden Christensen	Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader	Obi-Wan Kenobi	Disney+
	Brad Dourif	Chucky	Chucky	Syfy/USA Network
	Michael Emerson	Dr. Leland Townsend	Evil	Paramount+
	Harriet Sansom Harris	Verussa Bloodstone	Werewolf by Night	Disney+
	Ethan Hawke	Arthur Harrow	Moon Knight
	Matt Smith	Prince Daemon Targaryen	House of the Dragon	HBO
2024	Melanie Lynskey	Kathleen Coghlan	The Last of Us	HBO	[5]
	Carla Gugino	Verna	The Fall of the House of Usher	Netflix
	Neil Patrick Harris	The Toymaker	Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials	BBC One/Disney+
	Mary McDonnell	Madeline Usher	The Fall of the House of Usher	Netflix
	Lars Mikkelsen	Grand Admiral Thrawn	Ahsoka	Disney+
	Amanda Plummer	Captain Vadic	Star Trek: Picard	Paramount+
2025	Colin Farrell	Oswald "Oz" Cobb / The Penguin	The Penguin	HBO	[6]
	Vincent D'Onofrio	Wilson Fisk / Kingpin	Daredevil: Born Again	Disney+
	Michael Emerson	Dr. Leland Townsend	Evil	Paramount+
	Takehiro Hira	Ishido Kazunari	Shōgun	FX
	Julianne Nicholson	Samantha "Sinatra" Redmond	Paradise	Hulu
	Jesse Plemons	Robert Daly	Black Mirror: USS Callister: Into Infinity	Netflix

Series with multiple wins

2 wins

• The Boys

Performers with multiple wins

2 wins

• Antony Starr

Series with multiple nominations

3 nominations

• Evil

2 nominations

• The Boys
• The Fall of the House of Usher
• Ratched

Performers with multiple nominations

3 nominations

• Michael Emerson

2 nominations

• Vincent D'Onofrio
• Antony Starr

References

1. Murray, Rebecca (2025-08-07). "Critics Choice Super Awards 2025 Winners: 'The Penguin' Snags 4 Wins". ShowbizJunkies. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
2. "Inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards – List of Nominees and Winners". Critics Choice Association. January 10, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
3. "2nd Annual Critics Choice Super Awards – List of Nominees and Winners". Critics Choice Association. March 17, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
4. "3rd Annual Critics Choice Super Awards – List of Nominees and Winners". Critics Choice Association. March 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
5. "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.
6. "Nominations Announced for the Critics Choice Association's 5th Annual "Critics Choice Super Awards"". Critics Choice Association. June 11, 2025. Retrieved August 16, 2025.