The complete list of winners at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards
The 2026 Critics' Choice Awards was on this Sunday, celebrating some of the best new entertainment available to blast into your eyeballs. Here are all the winners.
Hosted by Chelsea Handler for the fourth year in a row, this year's Critics' Choice Awards ceremony was once again held at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica Airport, California.
Sinners was poised to win big in the film categories, leading with 17 nominations including Best Picture and Best Director. Both categories were ultimately won by One Battle After Another, which had racked up the second highest number of nominations at 14, followed by Hamnet and Frankenstein with 11 each. However, Ryan Coogler's vampire film didn't go home emptyhanded. Sinners scored four wins all up, including Best Original Screenplay, Best Casting and Ensemble, Best Score, and Best Young Actor/Actress (Miles Caton).
Meanwhile, Netflix dominated the television nominations, boasting 31 spread across various series. This included the two most nominated series, with drama Adolescence up for six awards and comedy Nobody Wants This up for five. HBO Max followed close behind at 27 nominations, Hacks and medical drama The Pitt each accounting for four.
Adolescence had a terrific night, winning every category it was nominated in and taking home four trophies (multiple actors were nominated in some categories). The Netflix show took the Critics' Choice Awards for Best Limited Series, Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television (Stephen Graham), Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television (Owen Cooper), and Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television (Erin Doherty).
Here is the full list of nominees and winners at the 31st annual Critics' Choice Awards, with winners bolded. The Critics' Choice Awards aired live on E! and USA Network from 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT.
2026 Critics' Choice Awards Film Winners
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 and Emily Mortimer (Jay Kelly)
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
Zach Cregger (Weapons)
Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby)
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar (Train Dreams)
Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar, and Jahye Lee (No Other Choice)
Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein)
Will Tracy (Bugonia)
Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell (Hamnet)
Best Casting and Ensemble
Nina Gold (Hamnet)
Douglas Aibel and Nina Gold (Jay Kelly)
Jennifer Venditti (Marty Supreme)
Cassandra Kulukundis (One Battle After Another)
Francine Maisler (Sinners)
Tiffany Little Canfield and Bernard Telsey (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
Kasra Farahani and Jille Azis (The Fantastic Four: First Steps)
Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau (Frankenstein)
Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton (Hamnet)
Jack Fisk and Adam Willis (Marty Supreme)
Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne (Sinners)
Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales (Wicked: For Good)
Best Editing
Kirk Baxter (A House of Dynamite)
Stephen Mirrione (F1)
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
Andy Jurgensen (One Battle After Another)
Viridiana Lieberman (The Perfect Neighbor)
Michael P. Shawver (Sinners)
Best Costume Design
Kate Hawley (Frankenstein)
Malgosia Turzanska (Hamnet)
Lindsay Pugh (Hedda)
Colleen Atwood and Christine Cantella (Kiss of the Spider Woman)
Ruth E. Carter (Sinners)
Paul Tazewell (Wicked: For Good)
Best Hair and Makeup
Flora Moody and John Nolan (28 Years Later)
Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey (Frankenstein)
Siân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, and Shunika Terry (Sinners)
Kazu Hiro, Felix Fox, and Mia Neal (The Smashing Machine)
Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, and Jason Collins (Weapons)
Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, and Laura Blount (Wicked: For Good)
Best Visual Effects
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett (Avatar: Fire and Ash)
Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, and Keith Dawson (F1)
Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, and José Granell (Frankenstein)
Alex Wuttke, Ian Lowe, Jeff Sutherland, and Kirstin Hall (Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning)
Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, and Donnie Dean (Sinners)
Stephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, and Guy Williams (Superman)
Best Stunt Design
Stephen Dunlevy, Kyle Gardiner, Jackson Spidell, Jeremy Marinas, Jan Petřina, Domonkos Párdányi, and Kinga Kósa-Gavalda (Ballerina)
Gary Powell, Luciano Bacheta, and Craig Dolby (F1)
Wade Eastwood (Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning)
Brian Machleit (One Battle After Another)
Andy Gill (Sinners)
Giedrius Nagys (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
Belén
It Was Just an Accident
Left-Handed Girl
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sirāt
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
Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, and Gareth John (F1)
Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, and Greg Chapman (Frankenstein)
Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, and Tony Villaflor (One Battle After Another)
Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco, and David V. Butler (Sinners)
Laia Casanovas (Sirāt)
Mitch Low, Glenn Freemantle, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, and Richard Spooner (Warfare)
2026 Critics' Choice Awards Television Winners
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