Golden and Sinners Take Home Awards in Music at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards: Complete Winners List
Honors for Film and Television Excellence
In a recent ceremony celebrating cinematic and television achievements, a host of awards were presented across various categories, highlighting standout performances and creations in the industry.
Film Music Categories
Best Score
- Hans Zimmer for F1
- Alexandre Desplat for Frankenstein
- Max Richter for Hamnet
- Daniel Lopatin for Marty Supreme
- Johnny Greenwood for One Battle After Another
- WINNER: Ludwig Göransson for Sinners
Best Song
- “Drive” by Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Blake Slatkin – F1
- WINNER: “Golden” by Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy – KPop Demon Hunters
- “I Lied to You” by Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
- “Clothed by the Sun” by Daniel Blumberg – The Testament of Ann Lee
- “Train Dreams” by Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner – Train Dreams
- “The Girl in the Bubble” by Stephen Schwartz – Wicked: For Good
Other Film Categories
Best Picture
- Bugonia
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Jay Kelly
- Marty Supreme
- WINNER: One Battle After Another
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
- Wicked: For Good
Best Actor
- WINNER: Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme
- Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another
- Joel Edgerton for Train Dreams
- Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon
- Michael B. Jordan for Sinners
- Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent
Best Actress
- WINNER: Jessie Buckley for Hamnet
- Rose Byrne for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
- Chase Infiniti for One Battle After Another
- Renate Reinsve for Sentimental Value
- Amanda Seyfried for The Testament of Ann Lee
- Emma Stone for Bugonia
Best Supporting Actor
- Benecio del Toro for One Battle After Another
- WINNER: Jacob Elordi for Frankenstein
- Paul Mescal for Hamnet
- Sean Penn for One Battle After Another
- Adam Sandler for Jay Kelly
- Stellan Skarsgård for Sentimental Value
Best Supporting Actress
- Elle Fanning for Sentimental Value
- Ariana Grande for Wicked: For Good
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for Sentimental Value
- WINNER: Amy Madigan for Weapons
- Wunmi Mosaku for Sinners
- Teyana Taylor for One Battle After Another
Best Young Actor/Actress
- Everett Blunck for The Plague
- WINNER: Miles Caton for Sinners
- Cary Christopher for Weapons
- Shannon Mahina Gorman for Rental Family
- Jacobi Jupe for Hamnet
- Nina Ye for Left-Handed Girl
Best Casting/Acting Ensemble
- Hamnet
- Jay Kelly
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- WINNER: Sinners
- Wicked: For Good
Best Director
- WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another
- Ryan Coogler for Sinners
- Guillermo Del Toro for Frankenstein
- Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme
- Joachim Trier for Sentimental Value
- Chloé Zhao for Hamnet
Best Original Screenplay
- Jay Kelly — Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer
- Marty Supreme — Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
- WINNER: Sinners — Ryan Coogler
- Weapons — Zach Cregger
- Sorry, Baby — Eva Victor
- Sentimental Value — Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
Best Adapted Screenplay
- WINNER: One Battle After Another — Paul Thomas Anderson
- Train Dreams — Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
- No Other Choice — Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar, Jahye Lee
- Frankenstein — Guillermo del Toro
- Bugonia — Will Tracy
- Hamnet — Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell
Best Animated Feature
- Arco
- Elio
- In Your Dreams
- WINNER: KPop Demon Hunters
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
- Zootopia 2
Best Comedy
- The Ballad of Wallis Island
- Eternity
- Friendship
- WINNER: The Naked Gun
- The Phoenician Scheme
- Splitsville
Best Foreign Language Film
- It Was Just an Accident
- Left-Handed Girl
- No Other Choice
- WINNER: The Secret Agent
- Sirāt
- Belén
Best Cinematography
- F1
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- WINNER: Train Dreams
Best Editing
- A House of Dynamite
- WINNER: F1
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- The Perfect Neighbor
- Sinners
Best Costume Design
- WINNER: Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Hedda
- Kiss of the Spider Woman
- Sinners
- Wicked: For Good
Best Production Design
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- WINNER: Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- Sinners
- Wicked: For Good
Best Hair and Makeup
- 28 Years Later
- WINNER: Frankenstein
- Sinners
- The Smashing Machine
- Weapons
- Wicked: For Good
Best Visual Effects
- WINNER: Avatar: Fire and Ash
- F1
- Frankenstein
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
- Sinners
- Superman
Best Stunt Design
- Ballerina
- F1
- WINNER: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Warfare
Best Sound
- WINNER: F1
- Frankenstein
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Sirāt
- Warfare
TV Categories
Best Drama Series
- Alien: Earth
- Andor
- The Diplomat
- Paradise
- WINNER: The Pitt
- Pluribus
- Severance
- Task
Best Actor in a Drama Series
- Sterling K. Brown for Paradise
- Diego Luna for Andor
- Mark Ruffalo for Task
- Adam Scott for Severance
- Billy Bob Thornton for Landman
- WINNER: Noah Wyle for The Pitt
Best Actress in a Drama Series
- Kathy Bates for Matlock
- Carrie Coon for The Gilded Age
- Britt Lower for Severance
- Bella Ramsey for The Last of Us
- Keri Russell for The Diplomat
- WINNER: Rhea Seehorn for Pluribus
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Patrick Ball for The Pitt
- Billy Crudup for The Morning Show
- Ato Essandoh for The Diplomat
- Wood Harris for Forever
- Tom Pelphrey for Task
- WINNER: Tramell Tillman for Severance
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Nicole Beharie for The Morning Show
- Denée Benton for The Gilded Age
- Allison Janney for The Diplomat
- WINNER: Katherine LaNasa for The Pitt
- Greta Lee for The Morning Show
- Skye P. Marshall for Matlock
Best Comedy Series
- Abbott Elementary
- Elsbeth
- Ghosts
- Hacks
- Nobody Wants This
- Only Murders in the Building
- The Righteous Gemstones
- WINNER: The Studio
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
- Adam Brody for Nobody Wants This
- Ted Danson for A Man on the Inside
- David Alan Grier for St. Denis Medical
- Danny McBride for The Righteous Gemstones
- WINNER: Seth Rogen for The Studio
- Alexander Skarsgård for Murderbot
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
- Kristen Bell for Nobody Wants This
- Natasha Lyonne for Poker Face
- Rose McIver for Ghosts
- Edi Patterson for The Righteous Gemstones
- Carrie Preston for Elsbeth
- WINNER: Jean Smart for Hacks
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- WINNER: Ike Barinholtz for The Studio
- Paul W. Downs for Hacks
- Asher Grodman for Ghosts
- Oscar Nuñez for The Paper
- Chris Perfetti for Abbott Elementary
- Timothy Simons for Nobody Wants This
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Danielle Brooks for Peacemaker
- Hannah Einbinder for Hacks
- WINNER: Janelle James for Abbott Elementary
- Justine Lupe for Nobody Wants This
- Ego Nwodim for Saturday Night Live
- Rebecca Wisocky for Ghosts
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
- WINNER: SNL50: The Anniversary Special
Best Limited Series
- WINNER: 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
- WINNER: 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 for Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
- WINNER: Stephen Graham for Adolescence
- Brian Tyree Henry for Dope Thief
- Charlie Hunnam for Monster: The Ed Gein Story
- Matthew Rhys for The Beast in Me
- Michael Shannon for Death by Lightning
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made For Television
- Jessica Biel for The Better Sister
- Meghann Fahy for Sirens
- WINNER: Sarah Snook for All Her Fault
- Michelle Williams for Dying for Sex
- Robin Wright for The Girlfriend
- Renée Zellweger for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made For Television
- WINNER: Owen Cooper for Adolescence
- Wagner Moura for Dope Thief
- Nick Offerman for Death by Lightning
- Michael Peña for All Her Fault
- Ashley Walters for Adolescence
- Ramy Youssef for Mountainhead
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made For Television
- WINNER: Erin Doherty for Adolescence
- Betty Gilpin for Death by Lightning
- Marin Ireland for Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
- Sophia Lillis for All Her Fault
- Julianne Moore for Sirens
- Christine Tremarco for Adolescence
Best Talk Show
- The Daily Show
- Hot Ones
- WINNER: 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
- WINNER: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Saturday Night Live
Best Animated Series
- Bob’s Burgers
- Harley Quinn
- Long Story Short
- Marvel Zombies
- WINNER: South Park
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Best Foreign Language Series
- Acapulco
- Last Samurai Standing
- Mussolini: Son of the Century
- Red Alert
- WINNER: Squid Game
- When No One Sees Us
