‘The Boys’ and ‘Widow’s Bay’ Win Three Awards Each as Critics Choice Super Awards Name 2026 Honorees

The 6th annual Critics Choice Super Awards announced its 2026 honorees Thursday, with Prime Video’s superhero series The Boys and Apple TV’s horror comedy Widow’s Bay both leading the night with three wins apiece, according to Deadline’s report on the Critics Choice Association awards show.

Deadline said the ceremony, designed to honor genre work across superhero, sci-fi and fantasy, horror, and related categories, also spotlighted additional series and performances that were part of the group’s 2026 lineup. The awards were framed as a “now-wrapped” moment for fans tracking the year’s genre releases, with the winners list published as the event concluded.

In its summary of the results, Deadline connected The Boys’ three awards to its continued presence in the Critics Choice Super Awards conversation this cycle, and pointed to Widow’s Bay as an Emmy-noms-laden production that similarly collected three honors. The report’s emphasis on both programs highlighted how mainstream streaming pipelines continue to treat genre formats as award-worthy, not niche fare.

The Critics Choice Super Awards, now in their sixth year, are presented by the Critics Choice Association and focus on genre storytelling that includes superhero content, science fiction and fantasy series, and horror programming. The group’s approach, as described in the awards coverage, centers on identifying standout creative work across those genres rather than limiting recognition to traditional broadcast and prestige categories.

Deadline’s report also indicated that multiple other titles were recognized among the broader winners announced Thursday, including Superman, Obsession, and Good Boy, the dog-themed project referenced in the awards coverage headline as part of the year’s acknowledged slate.

While the full list of category winners and individual honorees was published alongside the report, the published summary available for this write-up underscores the night’s two clear leaders, The Boys and Widow’s Bay, and situates their wins within the Critics Choice Super Awards’ broader mission to track genre performances and productions.

Beyond the headline winners, the awards’ annual results typically feed into how audiences and industry participants track genre momentum across streaming platforms. Thursday’s releases similarly contribute to the awards calendar for creators and studios associated with superhero, sci-fi, fantasy, and horror releases during the eligibility cycle.

For fans, the announced results provide a single point of reference for the year’s celebrated genre entries, while for studios and platforms the Critics Choice Super Awards offer another form of industry validation that can be used in marketing and distribution discussions, particularly for streaming titles seeking to demonstrate broad critical reach.