The 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony was held on Friday, February 7th, 2025, recognizing the finest achievements of filmmaking and television programming in 2024 as presented by the American-Canadian Critics Choice Association.
This year, 8 alumni received 6 awards for their work across 6 projects. See below for the Tisch winners and see all winners here.
BEST PICTURE
Anora
Sean Baker '98 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Director/Writer/Producer
Samantha Quan '01 (MFA, Grad Acting), Producer
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Wicked
Paul Tazewell ’89 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film)
BEST COMEDY
A Real Pain
Ryan Heller '16 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), Executive Producer
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Shōgun
Michael DeLuca '95 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Executive Producer
BEST COMEDY SERIES
Hacks
Jen Statsky '08 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Written by/Executive Producer
Samantha Riley '18 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), Supervising Producer
BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Rebel Ridge
Jeremy Saulnier ‘98 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV) Director/Writer/Producer
*We apologize for any omissions! Send any edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu