Ralph Fiennes has driven fans wild after he took part in a Babygirl skit with the host of the 2025 Critics’ Choice Awards, Chelsea Handler.
Chelsea, 49, did a bit alluding to a scene from the erotic thriller, which stars Nicole Kidman as a CEO embarking on an affair with her intern.
The scene in question sees Nicole’s CEO character served a glᴀss of milk that was ordered for her by her much-younger lover. He later whispers to her, ‘good girl.’
‘Babygirl was one of my favorite movies this year because I love everything Nicole Kidman does. And it even inspired me to hire a new, Sєxy intern! Oh, this must be from him!’ Chelsea said as she stood amongst the star-studded audience before being presented with a glᴀss of milk.
Fiennes, 62, who was seated right next to Chelsea during the bit, gazed up at the actress as she drank the milk before she noticed he was watching her.
‘Good girl,’ Ralph said after she paused. ‘Good girl. Good girl. Keep going, don’t stop! Go on! Go on!’
Ralph Fiennes has driven fans wild after he took part in a тιтillating Babygirl skit with the host of the 2025 Critics’ Choice Awards, Chelsea Handler
Chelsea, 49, did a bit alluding to the a scene from the erotic thriller, which stars Nicole Kidman as a CEO embarking on an affair with her intern
In a flustered tone, Chelsea then transitioned to the next award. ‘Anyway, here to present the award for best animated feature,’ she said before handing off to Craig Robinson.
Fans showed their appreciation for the bit on X, with one writing: ‘got my cup of milk ready for ralph fiennes to call me good girl.’
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‘somebody get me a glᴀss of milk and a meeting with ralph fiennes rn,’ one wrote.
‘Oh to be called a “Good girl” by Ralph Fiennes,’ another posted.
One referenced Ralph’s film Conclave as they asked he call them ‘good girl.’
‘can ralph fiennes put on his cardinal lawrence costume and call me “good girl”‘, another posted.
One said they were ‘not okay’ after watching the bit.
‘ralph fiennes saying “good girl” I’m not okay,’ they posted.
Another praised Handler’s bravery for being able to continue the bit despite Fiennes’ тιтillating remarks.
‘She’s so strong because if Ralph fiennes called me a good girl on live tv I would’ve fainted on the spot,’ another said.
The Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Handler , are finally taking place at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on Friday, February 7, after twice being delayed due to the LA fires .
The show was first slated to take place on Sunday, January 12 before being pushed to Sunday, January 26.
‘Good girl,’ Ralph said after she paused. ‘Good girl. Good girl. Keep going, don’t stop! Go on! Go on!’
The scene in question sees Nicole’s CEO character served a glᴀss of milk that was ordered by her much-younger lover. He later whispers to her, ‘good girl’
Handler drank the glᴀss of milk as she stood amongst the star-studded audience
Fans showed their appreciation for the bit on X, with one writing: ‘got my cup of milk ready for ralph fiennes to call me good girl
Critics Choice Awards 2025 winners: AT A GLANCE
MOVIES
BEST PICTURE: Anora
BEST ACTOR: Adrien Brody — The Brutalist
BEST ACTRESS: Demi Moore — The Substance
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Kieran Culkin — A Real Pain
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Zoe Saldaña — Emilia Pérez
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS: Maisy Stella — My Old ᴀss
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE: Conclave — WINNER
BEST DIRECTOR: Jon M. Chu — Wicked
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Coralie Fargeat — The Substance
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Peter Straughan — Conclave
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jarin Blaschke — Nosferatu
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales — Wicked
BEST EDITING: Marco Costa — Challengers
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Paul Tazewell — Wicked
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP: The Substance
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer — Dune: Part Two
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: The Wild Robot
BEST COMEDY: A Real Pain and ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine (TIE)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Emilia Pérez
BEST SONG: “El Mal” – Emilia Pérez — Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Camille
BEST SCORE: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross — Challengers
TELEVISION
BEST DRAMA SERIES: Shōgun
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES: Hiroyuki Sanada — Shōgun
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES: Kathy Bates — Matlock
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES: Tadanobu Asano — Shōgun
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES: Moeka Hoshi — Shōgun
BEST COMEDY SERIES: Hacks
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES: Adam Brody — Nobody Wants This
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES: Jean Smart — Hacks
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES: Michael Urie — Shrinking
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES: Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
BEST LIMITED SERIES: Baby Reindeer
BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Rebel Ridge
BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Colin Farrell — The Penguin
BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Cristin Milioti — The Penguin
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Liev Schreiber — The Perfect Couple
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES: Squid Game
BEST ANIMATED SERIES: X-Men ’97
BEST TALK SHOW: John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.
BEST COMEDY SPECIAL: Ali Wong: Single Lady
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But due to the venue’s close proximity to the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades, ceremony officials decided to push the show to February.
The Critics Choice Awards both shook up and solidified the awards season race ahead of the Academy Awards.
Anora was the upset winner of Best Picture, despite failing to win any of the other six awards it was nominated for, while Demi Moore and Adrien Brody emerged triumphant in the lead acting categories at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on Friday.
The Sean Baker–directed verité-style comedy stars Mikey Madison as an adult dancer who impetuously marries the son of a Russian oligarch, only to have his handlers go to shocking ends to annul the marriage.
In his emotional acceptance speech, Baker noted that the film only cost $6 million — a shockingly small amount for a major film.
Demi, 62, brought down the house when her name was announced for Best Actress.
She stars in the satirical body-horror film The Substance, about an aging actress who resorts to an untested therapy to allow her to temporarily inhabit the body of a younger woman (Margaret Qualley).
But both are affected by stomach-churning physical side effects when they overstay their welcomes in the younger body.
Adrien praised critics for making his ‘very small, epic film very visible and accessible to people’ after winning Best Actor for The Brutalist, which cemented his status as the Oscar frontrunner in the category.
In the Brady Corbet–directed historical epic, he plays a Jewish architect and Holocaust survivor who butts heads with a wealthy benefactor (Guy Pearce) after emigrating to the US.
The ceremony, which was hosted by Chelsea Handler, finally took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, after it was first slated to take place on Sunday, January 12, before being pushed to Sunday, January 26.
But due to the venue’s close proximity to the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades, ceremony officials decided to push the show to February.
Zoe Saldaña was a surprise Best Supporting Actress winner for Emilia Pérez. The film was swept up in controversy after tweets containing racist and Islamophobic sentiments from its star Karla Sofía Gascón — some of them fairly recent — were discovered.
However, the Critics Choice Award ballots were turned in before the controversy came into the public eye, whereas voting for the Oscars isn’t yet over.
The controversial Netflix film also won for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Song.
Notably, Gascón was among those credited for the Best Song win, but she did not attend after Netflix stopped paying for Gascón’s travel and accommodations for the awards season due to her tweets and subsequent half-hearted apologies that didn’t improve the film’s outlook.
Keiran Culkin also won for Best Supporting Actor, while Jon M. Chu won for directing Wicked, setting him up as the Oscars frontrunner, despite positive reviews that sometimes dismissed his contributions.
The Oscar hopes of Ralph Fiennes and Conclave were kept alive, as the film won the acting ensemble award — with Fiennes accepting — and the Best Adapted Screenplay prize.
Among the TV winners, Shōgun emerged triumphant with wins for Best Drama Series, Best Actor (Hiroyuki Sanada) and both supporting categories (for Tadanobu Asano and Moeka Hoshi).
Hacks was the top comedy, win in the Best Comedy Series category and nabbing honors for Best Actress (Jean Smart) and Best Supporting Actress (Hannah Einbinder).
The Limited Series categories were split between Baby Reindeer, which won Best Limited Series and Best Supporting Actress for Jessica Gunning, and The Penguin, which won Best Actor and Actress for stars Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti.
Critics Choice Awards 2025 winners
MOVIES
BEST PICTURE
A Complete Unknown
Anora — WINNER
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
The Substance
Wicked
Wicked leads the way with 11 nominations
BEST ACTOR
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist — WINNER
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Hugh Grant – Heretic
Ralph Fiennes is nominated in the Best Actor category for his work in Conclave, which also earned 11 nods
BEST ACTRESS
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths
Angelina Jolie – Maria
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance — WINNER
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain — WINNER
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Danielle ᴅᴇᴀᴅwyler – The Piano Lesson
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Margaret Qualley – The Substance
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez — WINNER
Ariana Grande earned a Best Supporting Actress nod for her role as Glinda in Wicked
BEST YOUNG ACTOR / ACTRESS
Alyla Browne – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Elliott Heffernan – Blitz
Maisy Stella – My Old ᴀss — WINNER
Izaac Wang – Didi
Alisha Weir – Abigail
Zoe Ziegler – Janet Planet
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Anora
Conclave — WINNER
Emilia Pérez
Saturday Night
Sing Sing
Wicked
BEST DIRECTOR
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker – Anora
Edward Berger – Conclave
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Jon M. Chu – Wicked — WINNER
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Sean Baker – Anora
Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David – September 5
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance — WINNER
Justin Kuritzkes – Challengers
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox – Wicked
Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley – Sing Sing
RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes – Nickel Boys
Peter Straughan – Conclave — WINNER
Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts – Dune: Part Two
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu — WINNER
Alice Brooks – Wicked
Lol Crawley – The Brutalist
Stéphane Fontaine – Conclave
Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two
Jomo Fray – Nickel Boys
Dune: Part Two earned 10 nominations, including a Best Cinematography nod for Greig Fraser
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia – The Brutalist
Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked — WINNER
Suzie Davies – Conclave
Craig Lathrop – Nosferatu
Arthur Max, Jille Azis, Elli Griff – Gladiator II
Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau – Dune: Part Two
BEST EDITING
Sean Baker – Anora
Marco Costa – Challengers — WINNER
Nick Emerson – Conclave
David Jancso – The Brutalist
Joe Walker – Dune: Part Two
Hansjörg Weißbrich – September 5
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Lisy Christl – Conclave
Linda Muir – Nosferatu
Mᴀssimo Cantini Parrini – Maria
Paul Tazewell – Wicked — WINNER
Jacqueline West – Dune: Part Two
Janty Yates, Dave Crossman – Gladiator II
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener, Neal Scanlan – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Hair and Makeup Team – Dune: Part Two
Hair and Makeup Team – The Substance — WINNER
Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount – Wicked
Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, David White – Nosferatu
Mike Marino, Sarah Graalman, Aaron Saucier – A Different Man
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Mark Bakowski, Pietro Ponti, Nikki Penny, Neil Corbould – Gladiator II
Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould, David Shirk – Wicked
Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer – Dune: Part Two — WINNER
Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs – Better Man
Visual Effects Team – The Substance
Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, Rodney Burke – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot — WINNER
BEST COMEDY
A Real Pain — WINNER (TIE)
ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine — WINNER (TIE)
Hit Man
My Old ᴀss
Saturday Night
Thelma
ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine earned a Best Comedy nod
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez — WINNER
Flow
I’m Still Here
Kneecap
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
BEST SONG
“Beautiful That Way” – The Last Showgirl – Miley Cyrus
“Compress / Repress” – Challengers – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
“El Mal” – Emilia Pérez – Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Camille — WINNER
“Harper and Will Go West” – Will & Harper – Kristen Wiig
“Kiss the Sky” – The Wild Robot – Maren Morris
“Mi Camino” – Emilia Pérez – Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez earned a nod in the Best Song category for Mi Camino from Emilia Pérez
BEST SCORE
Volker Bertelmann – Conclave
Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist
Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot
Clément Ducol & Camille – Emilia Pérez
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers — WINNER
Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two
TELEVISION
BEST DRAMA SERIES
The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
Evil (Paramount+)
Industry (HBO | Max)
Interview with the Vampire (AMC)
The Old Man (FX)
Shōgun (FX / Hulu) — WINNER
Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
FX series Shōgun leads the way with six nominations, including top honor Best Drama Series
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jeff Bridges – The Old Man (FX)
Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who (Disney+)
Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)
Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun (FX / Hulu) — WINNER
Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Antony Starr – The Boys (Prime Video)
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Caitriona Balfe – Outlander (Starz)
Kathy Bates – Matlock (CBS) — WINNER
Shanola Hampton – Found (NBC)
Keira Knightley – Black Doves (Netflix)
Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Anna Sawai – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
Anna Sawai was recognized in the Best Actress in a Drama Series category for her work in Shogun
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun (FX / Hulu) — WINNER
Michael Emerson – Evil (Paramount+)
Mark-Paul Gosselaar – Found (NBC)
Takehiro Hira – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
John Lithgow – The Old Man (FX)
Sam Reid – Interview with the Vampire (AMC)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Moeka Hoshi – Shōgun (FX / Hulu) — WINNER
Allison Janney – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Nicole Kidman – Special Ops: Lioness (Paramount+)
Skye P. Marshall – Matlock (CBS)
Anna Sawai – Pachinko (Apple TV+)
Fiona Shaw – Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
BEST COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
English Teacher (FX)
Hacks (HBO | Max) — WINNER
Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Somebody Somewhere (HBO | Max)
St. Denis Medical (NBC)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Abbott Elementary is nominated for Best Comedy Series
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Brian Jordan Alvarez – English Teacher (FX)
Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This (Netflix) — WINNER
David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical (NBC)
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Bridget Everett – Somebody Somewhere (HBO | Max)
Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO | Max) — WINNER
Kristen Wiig – Palm Royale (Apple TV+)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Paul W. Downs – Hacks (HBO | Max)
Asher Grodman – Ghosts (CBS)
Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts (CBS)
Michael Urie – Shrinking (Apple TV+) — WINNER
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear (FX / Hulu)
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO | Max) — WINNER
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Stephanie Koenig – English Teacher (FX)
Patti LuPone – Agatha All Along (Disney+)
Annie Potts – Young Sheldon (CBS)
BEST LIMITED SERIES
Baby Reindeer (Netflix) — WINNER
Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
Masters of the Air (Apple TV+)
Mr Bates vs the Post Office (PBS)
The Penguin (HBO | Max)
Ripley (Netflix)
True Detective: Night Country (HBO | Max)
We Were the Lucky Ones (Hulu)
Baby Reindeer is up for Best Limited Series
BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
The Great Lillian Hall (HBO | Max)
It’s What’s Inside (Netflix)
Música (Prime Video)
Out of My Mind (Disney+)
Rebel Ridge (Netflix) — WINNER
V/H/S/Beyond (Shudder)
BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Colin Farrell – The Penguin (HBO | Max) — WINNER
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
Tom Hollander – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)
Kevin Kline – Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
Ewan McGregor – A Gentleman in Moscow (Paramount+)
Andrew Scott – Ripley (Netflix)
BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country (HBO | Max)
Jessica Lange – The Great Lillian Hall (HBO | Max)
Cristin Milioti – The Penguin (HBO | Max) — WINNER
Phoebe-Rae Taylor – Out of My Mind (Disney+)
Naomi Watts – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Robert Downey Jr. – The Sympathizer (HBO | Max)
Hugh Grant – The Regime (HBO | Max)
Ron Cephas Jones – Genius: MLK/X (National Geographic)
Logan Lerman – We Were the Lucky Ones (Hulu)
Liev Schreiber – The Perfect Couple (Netflix) — WINNER
Treat Williams – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Dakota Fanning – Ripley (Netflix)
Leila George – Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
Betty Gilpin – Three Women (Starz)
Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer (Netflix) — WINNER
Deirdre O’Connell – The Penguin (HBO | Max)
Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country (HBO | Max)
Jessica Gunning is up for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television for Baby Reindeer
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES
Acapulco (Apple TV+)
Citadel: Honey Bunny (Prime Video)
La Máquina (Hulu)
The Law According to Lidia Poët (Netflix)
My Brilliant Friend (HBO | Max)
Pachinko (Apple TV+)
Senna (Netflix)
Squid Game (Netflix) — WINNER
BEST ANIMATED SERIES
Batman: Caped Crusader (Prime Video)
Bluey (Disney+)
Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
Invincible (Prime Video)
The Simpsons (Fox)
X-Men ’97 (Disney+) — WINNER
BEST TALK SHOW
H๏τ Ones (YouTube)
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
The Graham Norton Show (BBC America)
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. (Netflix) — WINNER
The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC/Syndicated)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
BEST COMEDY SPECIAL
Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix) — WINNER
Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny (Hulu)
Kevin James: Irregardless (Prime Video)
Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die (HBO | Max)
Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Special (Netflix)
Ramy Youssef: More Feelings (HBO | Max)
