2026 Critics Choice Awards Winners: Stay Updated Live
Michael B. Jordan and Miles Caton in "Sinners".
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Critics Choice Awards Announce Nominees
The 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler, will take place on January 4, with a live ceremony airing on E! and USA Network from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.
Leading into the night, Sinners has received the most nominations, totaling 17. The awards celebrate the best in film and television, as selected by critics.
Handler’s return marks her ongoing association with the event, as critics gather to acknowledge standout performances of the year. This year features the introduction of four new categories: Best Variety Series, Best Stunt Design, Best Casting and Ensemble, and Best Sound.
When nominations were revealed on December 5, Sinners not only led in films but also set a high bar for expectations. Meanwhile, Netflix’s Adolescence topped the television categories with six nominations.
For a complete list of nominees and live updates throughout the ceremony, viewers are encouraged to stay tuned.
Movie Categories
Best Picture
- Bugonia
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Jay Kelly
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
- Wicked: For Good
Best Actor
- Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
- Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
- Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
- Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
- Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
- Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
Best Actress
- Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
- Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
- Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
- Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
- Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
- Emma Stone – Bugonia
Best Supporting Actor
- Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
- Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
- Paul Mescal – Hamnet
- Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
- Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly
- Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
Best Supporting Actress
- Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
- Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
- Amy Madigan – Weapons
- Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
- Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Best Young Actor / Actress
- Everett Blunck – The Plague
- Miles Caton – Sinners
- Cary Christopher – Weapons
- Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family
- Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
- Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl
Best Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
- Ryan Coogler – Sinners
- Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
- Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
- Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
- Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Best Original Screenplay
- Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer – Jay Kelly
- Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
- Ryan Coogler – Sinners
- Zach Cregger – Weapons
- Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
- Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
- Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar – Train Dreams
- Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar, Jahye Lee – No Other Choice
- Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
- Will Tracy – Bugonia
- Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet
Best Casting and Ensemble
- Hamnet
- Jay Kelly
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Wicked: For Good
Best Cinematography
- Claudio Miranda – F1
- Dan Laustsen – Frankenstein
- Łukasz Żal – Hamnet
- Michael Bauman – One Battle After Another
- Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners
- Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams
Best Production Design
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- Sinners
- Wicked: For Good
Best Editing
- A House of Dynamite
- F1
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- The Perfect Neighbor
- Sinners
Best Costume Design
- Kate Hawley – Frankenstein
- Malgosia Turzanska – Hamnet
- Lindsay Pugh – Hedda
- Colleen Atwood, Christine Cantella – Kiss of the Spider Woman
- Ruth E. Carter – Sinners
- Paul Tazewell – Wicked: For Good
Best Hair and Makeup
- 28 Years Later
- Frankenstein
- Sinners
- The Smashing Machine
- Weapons
- Wicked: For Good
Best Visual Effects
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- F1
- Frankenstein
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
- Sinners
- Superman
Best Stunt Design
- Ballerina
- F1
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Warfare
Best Animated Feature
- Arco
- Elio
- In Your Dreams
- KPop Demon Hunters
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
- Zootopia 2
Best Comedy
- The Ballad of Wallis Island
- Eternity
- Friendship
- The Naked Gun
- The Phoenician Scheme
- Splitsville
Best Foreign Language Film
- It Was Just an Accident
- Left-Handed Girl
- No Other Choice
- The Secret Agent
- Sirāt
- Belén
Best Song
- “Drive” – Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Blake Slatkin – F1
- “Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy – KPop Demon Hunters
- “I Lied to You” – Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
- “Clothed by the Sun” – Daniel Blumberg – The Testament of Ann Lee
- “Train Dreams” – Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner – Train Dreams
- “The Girl in the Bubble” – Stephen Schwartz – Wicked: For Good
Best Score
- Hans Zimmer – F1
- Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein
- Max Richter – Hamnet
- Daniel Lopatin – Marty Supreme
- Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another
- Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
Best Sound
- F1
- Frankenstein
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Sirāt
- Warfare
TV Categories
Best Drama Series
- Alien: Earth
- Andor
- The Diplomat
- Paradise
- The Pitt
- Pluribus
- Severance
- Task
Best Actor in a Drama Series
- Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
- Diego Luna – Andor
- Mark Ruffalo – Task
- Adam Scott – Severance
- Billy Bob Thornton – Landman
- Noah Wyle – The Pitt
Best Actress in a Drama Series
- Kathy Bates – Matlock
- Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age
- Britt Lower – Severance
- Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
- Keri Russell – The Diplomat
- Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Patrick Ball – The Pitt
- Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
- Ato Essandoh – The Diplomat
- Wood Harris – Forever
- Tom Pelphrey – Task
- Tramell Tillman – Severance
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show
- Denée Benton – The Gilded Age
- Allison Janney – The Diplomat
- Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt
- Greta Lee – The Morning Show
- Skye P. Marshall – Matlock
Best Comedy Series
- Abbott Elementary
- Elsbeth
- Ghosts
- Hacks
- Nobody Wants This
- Only Murders in the Building
- The Righteous Gemstones
- The Studio
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
- Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This
- Ted Danson – A Man on the Inside
- David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical
- Danny McBride – The Righteous Gemstones
- Seth Rogen – The Studio
- Alexander Skarsgård – Murderbot
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
- Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This
- Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face
- Rose McIver – Ghosts
- Edi Patterson – The Righteous Gemstones
- Carrie Preston – Elsbeth
- Jean Smart – Hacks
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Ike Barinholtz – The Studio
- Paul W. Downs – Hacks
- Asher Grodman – Ghosts
- Oscar Nuñez – The Paper
- Chris Perfetti – Abbott Elementary
- Timothy Simons – Nobody Wants This
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Danielle Brooks – Peacemaker
- Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
- Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
- Justine Lupe – Nobody Wants This
- Ego Nwodim – Saturday Night Live
- Rebecca Wisocky – Ghosts
Best Limited Series
- Adolescence
- All Her Fault
- Chief of War
- Death by Lightning
- Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
- Dope Thief
- Dying for Sex
- The Girlfriend
Best Movie Made for Television
- Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
- Deep Cover
- The Gorge
- Mountainhead
- Nonnas
- Summer of ’69
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
- Michael Chernus – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
- Stephen Graham – Adolescence
- Brian Tyree Henry – Dope Thief
- Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story
- Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me
- Michael Shannon – Death by Lightning
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
- Jessica Biel – The Better Sister
- Meghann Fahy – Sirens
- Sarah Snook – All Her Fault
- Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex
- Robin Wright – The Girlfriend
- Renée Zellweger – Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
- Owen Cooper – Adolescence
- Wagner Moura – Dope Thief
- Nick Offerman – Death by Lightning
- Michael Peña – All Her Fault
- Ashley Walters – Adolescence
- Ramy Youssef – Mountainhead
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
- Erin Doherty – Adolescence
- Betty Gilpin – Death by Lightning
- Marin Ireland – Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
- Sophia Lillis – All Her Fault
- Julianne Moore – Sirens
- Christine Tremarco – Adolescence
Best Foreign Language Series
- Acapulco
- Last Samurai Standing
- Mussolini: Son of the Century
- Red Alert
- Squid Game
- When No One Sees Us
Best Animated Series
- Bob’s Burgers
- Harley Quinn
- Long Story Short
- Marvel Zombies
- South Park
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Best Talk Show
- The Daily Show
- Hot Ones
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Late Night with Seth Meyers
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Best Variety Series
- Conan O’Brien Must Go
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Saturday Night Live
Best Comedy Special
- Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life
- Caleb Hearon: Model Comedian
- Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things
- Marc Maron: Panicked
- Sarah Silverman: PostMortem
- SNL50: The Anniversary Special
