Adam Brody and Leighton Meester made their first awards show appearance since losing their home in the devastating LA fires last month.

The couple, whose Palisades home burnt down just days after they attended the Golden Globes, were a vision of glamour on the Critics’ Choice Awards red carpet on Friday.

Leighton, 38, looked incredible in a glimmering gold gown with corseted top and magical tulle skirt. 

Her husband Adam, 45 – who won the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Nobody Wants This – sported a crisp black suit and glossy footwear.

The actor, who was last seen at the Golden Globes with a bit of stubble, was now sporting a much bushier beard. 

Leighton, who has been married to Adam since 2014 and shares two children with him, opted for an understated yet sophisticated hairstyle consisting of a simple updo with blunt fringe.

Adam Brody and Leighton Meester attended the Critics’ Choice Awards on Friday, their first red carpet appearance since losing their home in the devastating LA fires last month

She ramped up the glam with a dazzling necklace along with a beautifully done-up complexion heavy on the earth tones. 

Also in attendance at the show was Brody’s Nobody Wants This co-star Kristen Bell, who opted for a classic black dress with a backless accent. 

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Nobody Wants This had a total of three nominations – on top of Brody’s nod, Bell is up for Best Actress in a Comedy Series while the series has been nominated for Best Comedy Series. 

While Brody was victorious, both Bell and the show lost to Hacks.  

Adam and Leighton were among a host of celebrities who lost their home in the LA fires. 

The pair bought the Palisades home that was destroyed in the blaze back in 2019 for $6.5million. They lived there with their children.

The home had five bedrooms, six bathrooms and three floors spread over 6,000 square feet.

The Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Chelsea 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.

The couple, whose Palisades home burnt down just days after they attended the Golden Globes , were a vision of glamour on the Critics’ Choice Awards red carpet on Friday

Meester wowed in a glimmering gold dress with majestic tulle skirt

Leighton’s gown featured a corseted top 

Brody won the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Nobody Wants This

The actor proudly posed with his metallic trophy 

The couple recently lost their Palisades home in the LA fires; pictured

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.

Wicked, Conclave and Shogun lead the nominations.

Wicked scored the most Critics Choice Awards 2025 nominations including major nods for Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as the musical ties Conclave for the most nominations with 11.

Both Wicked and Conclave are also up for the biggest prize of all in Best Picture.

Brody’s Nobody Wants This co-star Kristen Bell was also in attendance

She rocked a classic black dress with a backless accent

She carried a glossy silky clutch

The two films will face off against an impressive field including: A Complete Unknown, Anora, The Brutalist, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Perez, Nickel Boys, Sing Sing, and The Substance.

Ariana, 31, is up for Best Supporting actress as she will take on Danielle ᴅᴇᴀᴅwyler – The Piano Lesson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys, Margaret Qualley – The Substance, Isabella Rossellini – Conclave, and Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez.

Cynthia will also face stiff compeтιтion in the coveted Best Actress category as she is up against: Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez, Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths, Angelina Jolie – Maria, Mikey Madison – Anora, and Demi Moore – The Substance.

Wicked is centered around Elphaba (Erivo), a misunderstood young woman because of her green skin, and Glinda (Grande), a popular girl, become friends at Shiz University in the Land of Oz. After an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads.

Nobody Wants This had a total of three nominations – on top of Brody’s nod, Bell was up for Best Actress in a Comedy Series while the series was also nominated for Best Comedy Series. Both Bell and the show lost to Hacks

Meanwhile Conclave’s Ralph Fiennes leads the way in the individual categories of the film as he was nominated for Best Actor in a field which includes: Adrien Brody – The Brutalist, Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown, Daniel Craig – Queer, Colman Domingo – Sing Sing, and Hugh Grant – Heretic.

Conclave is centered around Fiennes’ character Cardinal Lawrence who is tasked with leading one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope, he finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could shake the very foundation of the Catholic Church.

Rounding out the top individual honors is Best Supporting Actor which features: Yura Borisov – Anora, Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain, Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing, Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown, Guy Pearce – The Brutalist, and Denzel Washington – Gladiator II.

Both Wicked and Conclave are up for Best Acting Ensemble against Anora, Emilia Pérez, Saturday Night, and Sing Sing.

Best Director will be a contentious category as the field includes: Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez, Sean Baker – Anora, Edward Berger – Conclave, Brady Corbet – The Brutalist, Jon M. Chu – Wicked, Coralie Fargeat – The Substance, RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys, and Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two.

Behind the two frontrunners with most nominations were Dune: Part Two and Emilia Perez which each landed 10 nods.

The Brutalist had nine while Anora and The Substance trailed slightly with seven nominations each. 

The Critics Choice Awards are not only bestowed to honor the finest in films but television as well.

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)